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Europe’s scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
Successive summer heatwaves have visibly altered western Europe’s landscape, with satellite images showing drier rivers, retreating Alpine glaciers, wildfire scars and farmland turning brown. The changes matter because they illustrate the immediate disruption caused by extreme heat—from transport and energy problems to ecological damage—and are consistent with a warming climate making heatwaves more frequent and…
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Ryan Gosling stars in post-Skywalker Star Wars film
Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled footage from “Star Wars: Starfighter” at D23, introducing Ryan Gosling as pilot Kade Auberon and a young companion. The film will be the first standalone Star Wars feature set after 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker”, placing it in a previously unseen period of the franchise’s timeline. Directed by Shawn Levy from…
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South Yorkshire Police’s multi-million pound uniform bill revealed amid criticism over rising costs
The figures have been released amid claims Yorkshire police forces routinely destroy wearable garments instead of giving them a thorough wash
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VisionQuest trailer reunites Paul Bettany and James Spader
Marvel has released a trailer for “VisionQuest”, an eight-episode Disney+ series starring Paul Bettany as Vision and James Spader as Ultron. The show, due to premiere on 14 October, is presented as the conclusion to the “WandaVision” trilogy and follows Vision as he questions his identity, memories and relationship with Wanda Maximoff. The trailer shows…
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Ewan McGregor’s 6-Episode Sci-Fi Series Is the Most Underrated Space Opera of the Decade
Collider argues that Obi-Wan Kenobi is an overlooked space opera because it gives Ewan McGregor’s character a focused emotional journey between the Star Wars prequels and the original 1977 film. The six-part series depicts Obi-Wan as traumatised and isolated after Anakin Skywalker’s fall, then gradually restores his sense of purpose through protecting the Skywalker children,…
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Is the US already in World War IV — and losing?
What if our enemies bypass weapons and tactics imagined for World War III, and instead just hit us the crippling cyberattacks of World War IV?
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These 6 Near-Perfect BBC Sci-Fi Series Deserve To Be Rediscovered
Collider recommends six BBC science-fiction series for rediscovery, arguing that the broadcaster’s contribution to the genre extends far beyond Doctor Who. The article places these programmes within the BBC’s long history of sci-fi innovation, from early television experiments to influential dramas, space operas and comedies. – Years and Years: Russell T. Davies’s six-part drama follows…
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‘Incredibles 3’: Pete Docter Teases A Powerful New Villain In Upcoming Threequel As Violet & Dash Step Up To Plate – D23
Pixar has revealed early story details for *Incredibles 3* at Disney’s D23 event, including the arrival of a powerful new villain and a greater focus on Violet and Dash Parr. The sequel will explore the children’s attempts to establish themselves as superheroes, while Bob Parr faces doubts about his place in an expanding superhero world.…
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Shake Shack worker allegedly calls out before robbing own restaurant, returns in uniform 2 days later
An Arizona Shake Shack employee has been accused of robbing the Phoenix restaurant where he worked, allegedly at gunpoint, after calling in sick for his shift. The case is notable because police say he returned to the same workplace in uniform two days later, while facing allegations that two colleagues were locked in a walk-in…
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Anthropic says text watermarking scheme relies on inconsequential words
Anthropic has announced a plan to watermark text produced by its Claude AI models, partly to help comply with the EU AI Act and make AI-generated material more detectable. The scheme subtly steers the model towards alternative but inconsequential word choices, creating a statistical signature that can later be identified with a digital key. The…