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Andy Burnham grilled at first PMQs as royals brace for Sussex circus and Falklands row reignites
At his debut PMQs, PM Andy Burnham faced Badenoch and pressure to hike defence spending as borrowing costs rise; Cramlington vigil turns violent; Harry and Meghan weigh a UK return; Milei revives Falklands claim; hackers leak nine million Manchester Airports Group records.
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Zuck’s Muse to Spark joy with open weights release ‘soon’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will “soon” release an open-weights version of its flagship AI model, Muse Spark, though no firm date was given. In the meantime, an updated version, Muse Spark 1.3, has gone live on Meta’s API service and its Muse Code CLI, offering efficiency and reliability improvements aimed particularly…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals
TechCrunch has announced a new “Real World AI Stage” for its Disrupt 2026 conference, splitting its previously single AI-focused stage into two to reflect the rapid growth of artificial intelligence coverage. The new stage will focus on the convergence of digital and physical technology, examining how autonomous hardware is expanding beyond self-driving cars into public…
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Claude Mythos completes full autonomous cyber attack chain
Booz Allen Hamilton’s first-ever Cyber Weapon Index found that Anthropic’s Claude Mythos was the only AI model, out of 18 tested, to autonomously complete an entire cyber attack “kill chain” from vulnerability discovery through to full network compromise. The consultancy warns that most of the other 17 US and Chinese models are likely to reach…
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NBA Hits L.A. Clippers Hard In Kawhi Leonard Probe, Suspending Steve Ballmer And Pulling Draft Picks
The NBA has issued severe punishments against the Los Angeles Clippers following a salary-cap investigation linked to star player Kawhi Leonard, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for a year and stripping the team of five future first-round draft picks. The action stems from findings that the Clippers had circumvented the league’s salary cap by arranging sham…
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‘Jawbreaker’ Stage Musical Shines Spotlight On Vylette’s “Trans Narrative” With Non-Binary Actor AJ Paramo
Jawbreaker The Musical, a stage adaptation of the 1999 teen cult film, is making a notable change to one of its central characters by explicitly reimagining outcast Fern Mayo, who transforms into the glamorous Vylette, as a trans character. Writer Darren Stein said the decision followed years of trans fans, including actress Eve Lindley, telling…
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CD Projekt Red stays busy with Witcher 4 full steam ahead, Cyberpunk’s major sales milestone, and another new IP taking shape
CD Projekt Red has revealed in its latest quarterly earnings report that Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold over 40 million copies, with its expansion Phantom Liberty adding a further 15 million sales, underlining the Polish studio’s ability to keep older titles commercially relevant years after launch. Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski described Cyberpunk as an “evergreen franchise”…
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NBA levies astonishing penalty against Clippers over cap circumvention involving Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard
The NBA has handed down its harshest penalty in years against the Los Angeles Clippers after a yearlong investigation found the club circumvented salary-cap rules in connection with star forward Kawhi Leonard. The team will forfeit five first-round draft picks (2029–2033), owner Steve Ballmer has been fined $30 million and suspended for a year from…
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‘Can I cry?’: Stalker 2 devs say its 2.0 update’s engine overhaul was a nightmare—but worth the effort
GSC Game World’s developers say that rebuilding Stalker 2’s underlying engine systems for the game’s 2.0 update was an exceptionally difficult process, but one they believe has significantly improved the experience. The work matters because it aims to address long-standing technical problems and make the game’s open-world simulation more stable, responsive and credible. The update…