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Developer takes first step of scheme to build green belt homes in Handsworth in face of controversy
The earliest plans for the 870 home scheme were first submitted in 2016 – by the Duke of Norfolk
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Dark Pictures Dev Forced into Layoffs to Ensure the Future of the Company
Up to 75 workers to depart Supermassive. Supermassive Games, the studio behind The Dark Pictures series and Until Dawn, has announced it will have to lay off up to 75 employees to “ensure the sustainability of the company”. The developer has begun a redundancy consultation process, with as many as 75 workers losing their jobs…
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Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Cutting Up to 75 Staff, Following Mixed Response to Directive 8020
Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced layoffs impacting up to 75 staff — the studio’s third round of job losses in three years.
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Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful
Amazon customers have noticed that order confirmation emails have become vague, listing only broad product categories such as “Beauty” or “Hardware” instead of naming the specific item purchased. The change, which appears to have begun in July, has left some shoppers confused and complaining that the stripped-down emails are harder to use for tracking purchases…
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Lindsay Clancy was NEVER seen in person by psychiatrist, who did not have access to killer mom’s complete medical records before her three children were strangled, court hears: Live updates
A court has heard that a psychiatrist who treated Lindsay Clancy never saw her in person and did not have access to her complete medical records before she strangled her three young children. The testimony forms part of ongoing proceedings in the high-profile case, which centres on the mental health care and medication Clancy received…
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Live updates: Iran holds to demands on Strait of Hormuz, US fires on cargo ship and Trump evades Tehran threat
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after President Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past. He told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and…
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New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate
A new surveillance system called SignalTrace, marketed by security firm Leonardo, links automatic licence plate readers with sensors that detect nearby electronic devices such as phones and smartwatches. By logging which devices repeatedly travel together with a particular vehicle, the system builds “electronic signatures” that can later be searched even without knowing a car’s number…
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Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
Spotify has announced it will label AI-generated artist profiles and exclude their music from recommendations, as streaming platforms grapple with a growing wave of AI-produced content. From mid-September, profiles that do not represent a real person will carry an “AI Persona” badge, and such music will no longer appear by default in editorial suggestions or…
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Bumble allows either user to initiate heterosexual match chats
Bumble has scrapped its founding rule that only women could send the first message in heterosexual matches, now letting anyone initiate a conversation. The dating app, long marketed as the “feminist Tinder” for shielding women from unwanted approaches, says the shift reflects users wanting “more flexibility” rather than one prescribed way to connect, and points…
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‘A Must-Have Day One Purchase’: You Only Need to Buy Control Resonant in September, Remedy Reckons
Remedy Entertainment has ramped up its marketing rhetoric for Control Resonant, calling it a “must-have day one purchase” ahead of its release in a heavily contested September 2026 window. This is a notable shift for a studio typically described as modest in its promotional tone, and reflects confidence in a title that will compete directly…