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Sky Orders “Second Chapter” of Rafe Spall-Starring Crime Drama ‘Under Salt Marsh’
Sky has commissioned a second series of its crime drama Under Salt Marsh, with Rafe Spall returning as the enigmatic Detective Eric Bull. In the new instalment, Bull relocates to a remote Scottish mining village where a murder investigation draws him closer to secrets from his own past. The renewal follows a strong debut for…
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London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
Uber and Wayve’s plan to launch self-driving taxi rides in London “later this summer” now looks unlikely to happen this year, as regulatory and technical hurdles delay the timetable the UK government had set out. Transport for London has yet to publish the guidance companies must follow to gain approval, with TfL’s director of strategy…
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Metro 2039 Reforged by War: Ukrainian Developer Creates Series’ Darkest Chapter
Ukrainian studio 4A Games has substantially reworked Metro 2039 following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, resulting in what the developer describes as the darkest instalment in the franchise’s history. Executive producer Jon Bloch has said the team’s direct experience of the war forced them to abandon their original vision and rebuild the narrative from…
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Metro 2039 Dev Reveals How the Ukraine War Led to the Series’ Darkest Game Yet
Metro 2039’s developers say Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine forced them to rebuild much of the game’s story around the human consequences of war. The result is intended to be the series’ darkest entry: creative director Andriy Shevchenko calls it “a game without heroes”, with its protagonist driven by personal motives rather than altruism. Due…
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Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say
Ukrainian developer 4A Studios has revealed that Metro 2039, the next instalment in its post-apocalyptic Metro series, has been fundamentally reshaped by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Executive producer Jon Bloch explained that earlier games explored the “grey morality” of war in a detached, hypothetical way, but with the studio’s team living under war…
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Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services, Kling AI Join Busan Market Tech Program InnoAsia
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), run alongside the Busan International Film Festival, has unveiled the full line-up for InnoAsia 2026, its programme exploring the crossover between film and emerging technology. Confirmed AI and tech participants include Amazon Web Services, Google DeepMind, Kling AI, Alibaba Cloud, BytePlus and Netflix’s Eyeline Studios, alongside numerous production,…
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Stephen couldn’t find a free space so he parked his car on the grass… then came the $345 fine from council: ‘Greedy’
A Brisbane man has criticised Brisbane City Council after being fined $345 for parking his car on a grassed area near a full car park. Stephen Allthorpe, 63, said he had visited Shaw Park in Wooloowin as usual to walk his dog when he found no regular spaces available, prompting him to leave his SUV…
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Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities
A wave of paid social clubs, including Cliq, PLY and Agora, is expanding across UK cities, using algorithms rather than users themselves to decide who they meet at organised events. The trend is being driven by the decline of “third spaces” such as pubs and youth centres, a rise in remote working, and growing loneliness,…
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India’s crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets
India’s space agency ISRO has confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of its long-delayed Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme will launch this year, after previously missed targets in 2022 and 2025. ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan made the announcement during India’s third National Space Day, ending a year of silence on the programme’s timeline and…
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‘AI receptionist could not understand me after stroke’
A woman recovering from a stroke has said she felt “upset and frustrated” after an AI receptionist system at her GP surgery repeatedly failed to understand her speech, leading her to switch practices. Judith Butterfield, 71, from near Doncaster, said she tried five times to book an appointment through the AI service, called EMMA, but…