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UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe
The UK will witness its fullest solar eclipse since 1999 on Wednesday evening, with the whole country experiencing the event and up to 96% of the Sun’s disc obscured by the Moon in some areas. Experts describe it as the best eclipse the UK will see for the next 50 years, while parts of Europe…
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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star Officially Confirms the Show’s Surprising Connection to ‘Hamlet’ [Exclusive]
James Marsters explains the surprising connection between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Hamlet and why the series remains his favorite sci-fi.
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Yob killer sentencing row, OpenAI’s Astra maths breakthrough, Sydney knifeman tasered
Politics erupts over sentencing reforms as PC Andrew Harper’s killers may serve less time; OpenAI’s Astra cracks ten maths problems while researchers expose an AI reasoning flaw; plus Sydney’s tasered intruder, Rodgers’ vaccine-card claims and Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
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Riley Green shares how Luke Grimes unexpectedly launched his acting career, reveals job he left behind
Country singer Riley Green has revealed that fellow star and “Yellowstone” actor Luke Grimes played a key role in helping him land his new acting role in the series “Marshals.” Speaking on “CBS Mornings,” the 37-year-old Alabama-born musician explained how his friendship with Grimes unexpectedly opened the door to a screen career alongside his established…
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As Peak gets its final big update, developers Landfall and Aggro Crab explain why it isn’t a “forever game”
Landfall and Aggro Crab have released The Final Ascent, described as the last major content update for their hit co-op climbing game Peak. The developers say they always intended the game to be “finished” at launch rather than a live-service title, and don’t want it to become a “forever game” bloated with endless additions purely…
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Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you’re actually chatting with the right person
Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification (AKV), a new feature designed to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks in which someone could intercept encrypted messages by tampering with the app’s central directory of user accounts. The update matters because Signal is widely relied upon by diplomats, activists and journalists for secure communication, and while its end-to-end encryption…
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Julie Andrews Won’t Be Returning For ‘The Princess Diaries 3’: “I Think The Story Has To Continue In Princess Mia”
Julie Andrews has confirmed she will not reprise her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in the upcoming third instalment of The Princess Diaries, telling interviewers the story now belongs to Anne Hathaway’s character, Princess Mia. Speaking to Today.com, Andrews said it was “too late” for her to take part and that the narrative “has to…
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421 bugs in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release, and the Norks have already attacked one
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, a slightly lighter load than the previous month’s record but likely reflective of a new normal driven by AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and patching. The standout issue is CVE-2026-68820, a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock that North Korea’s Lazarus Group exploited as a…
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Give Palantir up to $244m through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency