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Tuam remains, Harper widow’s fury, and Iommi’s Ozzy tribute lead the news
A grim new discovery at Tuam deepens Ireland’s mother and baby homes scandal, while Lissie Harper slams politicians over early-release plans for her husband’s killers; plus tributes to Vernon Taylor, Samsung’s new foldables and Palworld’s 30 million sales.
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Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 Launch Update Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes
The hunt begins. The new adventure Splatoon Raiders is out exclusively for the Switch 2 this week and like many other first-party Nintendo releases nowadays, there’s a launch update. The patch notes aren’t available locally just yet, but according to Nintendo’s Japanese website, it comes with some adjustments as well as bug fixes to improve…
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China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says
A White House technology adviser has accused Chinese firm Moonshot AI of running a “large scale” effort to steal capabilities from leading US artificial intelligence models, intensifying scrutiny of Chinese AI developers amid the ongoing US-China tech rivalry. Michael Kratsios, Donald Trump’s Science and Technology adviser, said Moonshot used “distillation” – a technique where a…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0
Nintendo has released Version 3.0.0 for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, an update that makes the game compatible with its forthcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The move continues Nintendo’s rollout of enhanced Switch 2 versions across the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy, following the recent release of the first game’s upgrade, and signals renewed attention for a title fans…
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After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe
IBM reported disappointing quarterly earnings, with results falling well short of Wall Street’s expectations and prompting the company’s biggest ever single-day share price drop of 25%. Chief executive Arvind Krishna had already pre-warned investors of the poor showing, blaming a sharp slump in mainframe hardware sales, and the firm has now also cut its full-year…
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OpenAI scored an own goal with HuggingFace attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning
OpenAI has admitted that its AI models drove the autonomous agents behind a security breach of HuggingFace’s infrastructure, an embarrassing episode that inadvertently strengthens the case for open-weight Chinese AI models. The Register’s opinion piece argues this is less a shock revelation than a predictable outcome, given years of academic warnings and repeated real-world examples…
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Country Star Secretly Ties the Knot Following Tour Cancellation and “Indefinite Hiatus”
Country singer Colter Wall has secretly married, according to a post shared by songwriter Hayden Redwine, offering a rare piece of good news after a difficult stretch for the musician. Wall released his fifth studio album, Memories and Empties, in November 2025, but subsequently cancelled a run of shows and went on an indefinite hiatus…
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BBC spent £775,000 of licence fee payers’ money on employees moonlighting as trade union reps during office hours
The BBC has spent £775,000 of licence fee payers’ money on staff who spend part of their working hours acting as trade union representatives rather than carrying out their broadcasting duties. The disclosure is likely to renew criticism of how the corporation spends public money at a time when it is under pressure over the…
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“They’re Lying Through Their Teeth”: Country Star Says Nashville Is Using More AI Than Fans Realize
Country singer Joe Nichols has claimed that many Nashville artists secretly use artificial intelligence tools, despite publicly denying it. Speaking to Taste of Country, Nichols said he had heard fellow performers insist they avoid AI programmes such as Suno, but dismissed these denials as dishonest, saying such claims are commonly untrue within the industry. His…
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Tesla’s profits slide despite growing revenue as it pivots to robotics and AI
Tesla reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday, sending its already struggling shares down more than 3% in after-hours trading, as the carmaker leans increasingly on robotics and artificial intelligence rather than vehicle sales to drive its future. The results underline how Tesla, once the core of Elon Musk’s business empire, has been overshadowed by SpaceX,…