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Watch Karol G & Bruno Mars Get Cozy & Playful Backstage in Sweet Video for ‘Still’
Karol G and Bruno Mars released the official music video for their collaboration “Still” on 2 September, built from footage shot around their first-ever live performance of the track at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on 15 August, part of Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour. Largely shot in black-and-white before switching to colour…
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Alexa can verify suspected Amazon scam messages
Amazon has expanded its Alexa for Shopping assistant so it can verify whether an email, text message or phone call claiming to be from the company is genuine, in an effort to counter impersonation scams. Users can ask the AI assistant about a suspicious message and it will check it against Amazon’s own records of…
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets a surprise Switch 2 update, bringing eight-player split-screen to the evergreen racing game
Nintendo has released a surprise free Switch 2 update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with the headline feature being support for eight-player split-screen racing on a single console. This doubles the previous local multiplayer limit of four players and marks a notable enhancement for a title still hugely popular nearly a decade after its original…
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Range Rover’s new EV looks just like a regular Range Rover — that’s refreshing
Range Rover has unveiled its first fully electric model, the Range Rover Electric, which deliberately mirrors the styling of its petrol and hybrid siblings rather than adopting a radically different design. This is notable because many rivals have used electrification as a chance to reinvent their looks, whereas Jaguar Land Rover has opted for continuity,…
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“When you’re friends first and the music comes later, you know it’s non-competitive”: Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery aimed to prove two guitarists can share a studio without dissolving into a duel of overplaying egos. Did they do it?
Progressive rock guitarists Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis) and Steve Rothery (Marillion) have released their first full-length collaborative album, The Roaring Waves, an instrumental, cinematic work built around oceanic themes. The pair, who are close friends, deliberately set out to avoid the competitive, technically showy dynamic that can arise when two virtuoso guitarists share a…
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Rare, working Apple I computer heads to auction
A rare, working Apple I computer known as the “Hatfield” unit is going back under the hammer this autumn, with auction house Bonhams estimating it could fetch between $500,000 and $800,000. The machine last sold for $671,400 in 2013, and its return to auction highlights the enduring collector demand for early Apple hardware, even though…
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Cybercrime losses near $21B: 5 ways to protect your money
Americans lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crime in 2025, according to the FBI, a 26% increase on the previous year, with investment fraud accounting for the largest share at roughly $8.65 billion. The tech commentator known as “CyberGuy” (Kurt Knutsson) highlights the figures alongside a growing concern that artificial intelligence is making scams far…
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The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far
Ahead of IFA 2026 opening to the public in Berlin, a range of manufacturers have already unveiled new devices at Europe’s largest consumer tech show, spanning laptops, robot vacuums and gaming accessories. The Verge has rounded up some of the standout announcements so far, highlighting growing competition for Apple’s MacBook Neo and fresh takes on…
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Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release
OpenAI is preparing to release Astra, its most advanced AI model yet, but safety researchers are raising alarm over reports that the system reveals far less of its internal “thinking” than other leading AI models, making it potentially much harder to monitor for dangerous behaviour. The concern follows earlier delays to Astra’s launch after its…
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Trump administration backs OpenAI fair-use defence in Times lawsuit
The Trump administration has formally intervened in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, filing a statement of interest backing OpenAI’s fair-use defence for training AI models on copyrighted material. The move gave weight to the administration’s broader policy stance that restricting fair use to exclude AI training would hamper scientific progress and economic…