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Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega – and it’s an absolute blast
Sega has shown a new hands-on demo of Crazy Taxi: World Tour at Gamescom, offering the clearest sign yet that the long-awaited revival can recapture the frantic arcade energy of the 1999 Dreamcast original. Despite ongoing controversy over the game’s use of generative AI, Eurogamer’s preview suggests the core driving experience remains faithful to the…
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Plea to give Thames seals space for everyone’s safety
Thames Seal Watch is urging the public to keep their distance from seals in the River Thames as sightings become increasingly common further upstream, warning that close encounters can harm both people and animals. The plea follows the death in May of “Marmalade”, a golden-coated harbour seal well known to communities in Greenwich and Rotherhithe,…
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‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
OpenAI has claimed its newest model, GPT-6 Astra, has crossed the threshold into artificial general intelligence (AGI), meaning autonomous systems that can outperform humans at most economically valuable work. The claim, made in the same week the company was preparing a potential $850bn stock flotation, coincides with growing alarm among AI safety experts and politicians,…
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How Trump is using ‘chip diplomacy’ and dangling precious AI technology to stop wars… and one of the world’s richest men is reaping the rewards
The Trump administration has been using access to Nvidia’s advanced AI chips as a diplomatic bargaining tool to help broker peace deals between rival nations, according to a Wall Street Journal report. US negotiators reportedly leveraged the promise of cutting-edge AI hardware to encourage Armenia to pursue a peace agreement with Azerbaijan, ending decades of…
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Manx space group urges election candidates to back treaty
The Isle of Man’s chapter of the Mars Society has written to candidates in the island’s general election, urging them to support signing the Artemis Accords, an international framework for peaceful and transparent space exploration. Chapter leader Stuart Mullan described it as a “low-risk, high-visibility” step, arguing it would raise the island’s international profile and…
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Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay
Food delivery riders in Edinburgh are calling on platforms including Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat to reveal how their pay-setting algorithms work, arguing that growing use of automation has driven down earnings even as workloads have stayed the same. Riders working with the Workers’ Observatory, a charity founded by gig economy workers and academics…
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Bayeux Tapestry makes historic UK debut at British Museum as King Charles and Macron view medieval artefact
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum for its first public display in the United Kingdom since its creation nearly 1,000 years ago. King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition
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Bayeux Tapestry goes on display as Reform UK councillor quits
Charles and Macron viewed the historic tapestry, a Reform councillor quit amid financial mismanagement claims, a British couple died in Spain, Diddy’s defamation case advances, a US murder trial ended in mistrial, and Jack Lowden is tipped for Bond.
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This Sci-Fi Movie With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes Is a Perfect Time Loop From Start to Finish
The article highlights *River*, a 2023 Japanese sci-fi comedy directed by Junta Yamaguchi, which holds a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes for its inventive take on the time-loop genre. Rather than the usual day-long or hour-long loops seen in films like *Groundhog Day* or *Edge of Tomorrow*, *River* traps its entire ensemble cast in a…
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The “scary” voice Brian Wilson was always challenged by: “Don’t try”
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, always chased musical originality, even as the band’s trajectory took a bittersweet turn following the release of Pet Sounds. Although Pet Sounds is now hailed as a landmark achievement, the commercial failure of the follow-up project Smile allowed The Beatles to overtake The Beach Boys as…