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Migrant rape claim, courts weigh Anthony verdict and Lil Durk trial, Musk’s satellite waste plan
A series of legal developments drew attention on 21 August. In the UK, an Upper Tribunal ruling allowed Hendrix Ekwen, an Italian national convicted of rape in 2020, to remain despite a deportation order; the tribunal’s assessment turned on the legal test of whether he represented a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat. In Texas,…
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Udio and GRAI Adopt UMG and Liquidax-Backed AI Music Patents
Music IP Holdings (MIH), a company formed by Universal Music Group and Liquidax Capital, has announced that AI music start-ups Udio and GRAI are the first to license patents from its portfolio for use in their AI products. The move matters because it establishes a framework through which UMG and its partners can be compensated…
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Jon Landau Remembers ‘Generous Friend’ and Springsteen Biographer Dave Marsh
Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen’s longtime manager, has paid tribute to Dave Marsh, the rock critic and biographer who died on 14 August at the age of 76. Marsh, who died of unknown causes at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, was best known for writing “Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story”, widely regarded 50 years…
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Another Crab’s Treasure Scores A Switch 2 Edition And Free Upgrade
Another Crab’s Treasure, the soulslike game starring a hermit crab, has received a surprise Switch 2 Edition this week, offered as a free upgrade to existing Switch owners. Nintendo says the enhanced version brings smoother, higher frame rates in both handheld and docked play, alongside improved resolution and stability, addressing performance complaints some players had…
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Trade unions vow to fight against single-sex spaces
Eight trade unions, including Unison, Unite and the National Union of Students, have voiced strong opposition to new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance on single-sex spaces and pledged to resist its implementation. The code of practice, which came into force earlier this month, requires toilets, changing rooms, hospital wards and refuges to be…
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Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
The Nevada Transportation Authority has unanimously approved permits allowing Tesla, Uber and Waymo to run commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas, paving the way for up to 8,000 driverless vehicles on the county’s roads within a year. The decision marks one of the largest single approvals of autonomous ride-hailing capacity in…
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Russian snoops add OAuth abuse to targeted phishing campaigns
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it is tracking three suspected Russian state-linked hacking groups running highly targeted phishing and OAuth-abuse campaigns against people in government, academia, aerospace, defence and think tanks across Europe and the US. The operations have been ongoing since at least last year, with some activity as recent as this month, and…
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AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom
Micro1, a four-year-old AI data-labelling startup, has seen its gross annual run rate surge from $100 million to $500 million over the past eight months, reflecting soaring demand from AI labs and corporations for high-quality training data. The company, which contracts domain experts such as doctors, lawyers and scientists, retains roughly 60-70% of that revenue,…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premieres on Netflix on 20 October 2026
Netflix has confirmed that “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” will premiere on 20 October 2026, releasing a new trailer and teaser images at Anime NYC that shift focus onto the story’s four new leads. The sequel to Studio Trigger’s acclaimed 2022 dystopian anime unfolds in the same Night City as CD Projekt Red’s “Cyberpunk 2077”, and tells…
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Netflix Reveals Packed Anime Slate: Full Announcement Rundown, Trailers, and Images
Netflix used the Anime NYC convention to unveil a broad slate of upcoming anime and animated projects, releasing new trailers and images for both returning franchises and original series. The showcase gives fans a clearer picture of the streamer’s release calendar for the rest of 2026 and into 2027, spanning established hits, new adaptations and…