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‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?
As facial recognition technology becomes more widespread across Britain’s public spaces, a growing number of fashion designers are creating “adversarial clothing” – garments featuring specially designed patterns intended to confuse computer vision systems. Brands such as Vollebak, Cap_able and Urban Privacy argue their designs offer both a degree of protection from surveillance and a visible…
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Paramount-Warner Deal Faces Weeks Of Uncertainty As British Lawmakers Go On Summer Break
Paramount’s proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery faces at least several weeks of uncertainty in the UK after Parliament began its summer recess without a decision from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. The delay matters because Nandy has indicated she may intervene on media-plurality grounds, potentially prompting formal reviews that could outlast the deal’s…
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Home Office hands £28M to immigration IT incumbents after procurement challenge
The Home Office has awarded £28 million in non-competitive extensions to PA Consulting and Mastek to keep its Atlas immigration and asylum IT system running after a procurement process for replacement support contracts was withdrawn. The move matters because Atlas supports critical immigration and asylum casework, while the delayed procurement prolongs reliance on incumbent suppliers…
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Konami confirms Rose Belmont as lead in new Castlevania game
Konami has confirmed Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the franchise’s first mainline instalment in more than ten years, developed in partnership with Evil Empire. The game follows Rose Belmont, daughter of series hero Trevor Belmont, as she investigates a supernatural crisis gripping medieval Paris, marking Konami’s clearest signal yet that it intends to revive one of gaming’s…
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Green-light for next steps on Doncaster Sheffield Airport Airspace Change Proposal – Business Doncaster
Business Doncaster has announced that the Doncaster Sheffield Airport Airspace Change Proposal has been given approval to proceed to its next stage. The decision matters because changes to controlled airspace could support the airport’s future operations and potential reopening, while also affecting airlines, nearby communities and other airspace users. The supplied article text contains only…
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Lorde criticises Spotify over AI-generated song and album descriptions
Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify for using artificial intelligence to generate introductory blurbs that accompany songs and albums on the platform. She argued that these AI-written descriptions can be inaccurate and risk colouring how listeners interpret her music before they have heard it for themselves, and she called on Spotify to give artists the ability…
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How Gartner can help turn your AI vision into business reality
This sponsored article promotes Gartner’s 2026 Application Innovation and Business Solutions Summit in London, presenting it as a way for enterprise technology leaders to move AI projects from pilots into production. It argues that boards now expect measurable returns from AI, including cost savings and staff redeployment, but that technical complexity, weak data foundations and…
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England out of World Cup as care worker pay rise risks strikes
Care workers face NHS-style annual pay rises amid strike fears, GOP unease grows over Trump’s Iran stance, and England’s World Cup dream ends against Argentina, though Root’s ton levelled the cricket series.
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Coca-Cola’s dairy company fairlife hit with a ransomware attack
Coca-Cola halts the US operations of its dairy company fairlife due to a ransomware attack.
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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – Konami classic rises again from Paris sewers and Joan of Arc is a boss
Konami is reviving its long-dormant Castlevania series with Belmont’s Curse, a new side-scrolling instalment launching in October developed in partnership with Dead Cells studio Evil Empire. The move comes as Castlevania’s influence has spawned an entire “metroidvania” genre in the years since the last mainline entry, 2014’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, meaning many younger…