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PSG v Barcelona, Manchester City v AEK Athens, and more: Champions League – live
The article is a live Champions League update announcing the starting line-ups and substitutes for eight fixtures. It matters as a preview of the evening’s matches, including the headline meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. The other games are Liverpool v Villarreal, Manchester City v AEK Athens, Napoli v Bodø/Glimt, Porto v PSV, Roma v…
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Swamped curl maintainers take low-level flaws public to survive vulnerability ‘avalanche’
The curl project will make low- and medium-severity vulnerability reports public from 26 October, while keeping high and critical cases private. Maintainer Daniel Stenberg says an unrelenting surge of reports is overloading the project’s key maintainers, and the change is intended to spread the work and help curl cope. More people may be able to…
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OneDrive loses bunch of Copilot shortcuts in File Explorer clear-out
Microsoft is removing several dedicated Copilot shortcuts from OneDrive files’ right-click menu in File Explorer, while keeping the broader “Ask Copilot” option. The change is part of an effort to simplify a crowded menu and reflects Microsoft’s stated intention to reduce unnecessary Copilot entry points. The rollout is due to begin in mid-November and finish…
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WGA East Is Trying To Help Writers Make Their Work “Unreadable” To AI Models
The Writers Guild of America East is giving members free access to Cloak, software designed to make scripts harder for AI models to analyse, scrape or use for training while keeping their formatting intact. The initiative aims to help writers protect their work when sharing it with industry contacts. Non-members can use Cloak for $10…
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Writers Guild East Inks Deal With AI-Shielding Software Company
The Writers Guild of America East has partnered with software company Cloak to help stop AI models from scanning writers’ scripts. The union says the service is intended to protect members’ work when they share it with agents, representatives and potential buyers, amid concerns that AI tools could use scripts without permission or generate summaries…
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Unrequested software changes consume 28 per cent of IT budgets
A survey of senior IT decision-makers found that organisations spend an average of 28 per cent of their software budgets on vendor-driven upgrades, migrations and licensing changes they would not have chosen. The findings suggest these demands can consume money and staff time without improving systems, while delaying work businesses prioritise, including AI and data…
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Viewers reject smart TVs over adverts, updates and privacy concerns
Some viewers, including people with technology backgrounds, are rejecting smart TVs because of frequent updates, unreliable features, intrusive advertising and concerns about data collection. Their experiences highlight a growing tension between televisions’ connected features and people’s desire for control, privacy and a straightforward viewing experience. Dan, a 71-year-old in Illinois, smashed his television after it…
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Paddy Power owner blames tax rises for plan to shed up to 1,400 jobs
Flutter Entertainment plans to cut up to 1,400 jobs across its UK and Ireland business, saying higher betting and gaming taxes have made its operating model less viable. The move could put more than one in 10 of its 8,960 workers in those markets at risk, intensifying debate over whether tax rises are driving job…
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Australian parties push wider AI use as workplace protections lag
Australian Labor and Coalition politicians are moving towards a shared push for greater AI adoption, despite declining public confidence and concerns about its effects. The authors argue that government should respond to practical harms already affecting workers, rather than focus on promoting AI’s benefits. They cite workplace surveillance that tracks workers through devices and software,…
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How a 20-year friendship imploded at Salesforce Tower’s elite Japanese restaurant Besuto: Inside the vicious WhatsApps, drinking claims and legal threats: ‘Hope you can afford a lawyer’
Japanese chef Michiaki Miyazaki has challenged his dismissal from Besuto, a high-end Sydney restaurant, before the Fair Work Commission. The case has exposed the breakdown of his 20-year friendship with owner Joel Best, alongside disputes over drinking at work, performance and long hours. The Commission heard that Miyazaki worked more than 70 hours a week,…