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Massive Attack Addresses Singapore Concert Aftermath in New Statement
Massive Attack has responded to the fallout from its Singapore concert, describing how founding members Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall were detained, questioned separately, had their hotel rooms searched and had passports temporarily confiscated after unfurling a Palestinian flag during their 29 July show. Singapore authorities have permanently banned both men…
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AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb over $400bn merger
AstraZeneca, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, is in talks to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near-$400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group. The tie-up would rank among the largest pharmaceutical mergers ever and would create the world’s fourth-biggest drugmaker by market value, significantly expanding AstraZeneca’s presence in the United States,…
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IT boss left root session open for bring-your-kid-to-work day
A veteran IT worker’s Halloween goodwill gesture backfired spectacularly in the 1990s, according to a story shared with The Register’s “Who, Me?” column. An IT boss at a company running an IBM RS/6000 Unix machine left his terminal logged in as root while his young children played in his office during a family-friendly trick-or-treating event,…
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Marvel’s Wolverine ESRB Rating Promises ‘a Handful of Sequences’ Featuring ‘Exposed Buttocks’
Marvel’s Wolverine, the upcoming PlayStation 5-exclusive from Insomniac Games, has received an M for Mature 17+ rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board, with the description flagging blood and gore, intense violence, drug references, strong language and partial nudity. Ratings details like this help prospective buyers, and particularly parents, understand what to expect from a…
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The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air
Apple’s global memory chip shortage has spread from its niche desktop models to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The shortage, driven by demand from AI companies for memory chips, had already squeezed supply of the Mac mini and Mac Studio, but retailers now report tighter-than-usual constraints on the MacBook…
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Hands On: HoYoverse’s Pokémon Rival Won Me Over – I Just Need It on PS5
A Push Square writer shares hands-on impressions of Honkai: Nexus Anima, HoYoverse’s new title blending Teamfight Tactics-style auto-battler strategy with Pokémon-esque creature catching, after playing a closed beta on iPad Mini for a few hours. The game matters as the latest expansion of HoYoverse’s gaming empire, drawing on auto-battler elements the studio has already tested…
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Sharon Osbourne gives an update on Ozzfest – and confirms there will be a Back To The Beginning film: “Ozzy’s legacy isn’t fading”
Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that Ozzfest will return in 2027, alongside a forthcoming film of the Back To The Beginning tribute show, as part of a year of events marking Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy since his death. Speaking to Metal Hammer around the first anniversary of his death, Sharon said the response to his memory had…
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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
TechCrunch has published a fresh round-up of “hidden gem” apps on Apple’s App Store, arguing that despite predictions AI agents might replace traditional apps, indie and creative software development is thriving. The piece links this resurgence partly to AI-assisted coding, which is letting more people, including novices, build and ship apps quickly, though it also…
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Perennial early access game Project Zomboid hit a new concurrent player record after a huge map update added reworked towns, a spooky orphanage and ‘400 procedural basements’
Project Zomboid, the long-running zombie survival game that has remained in Early Access for over a decade, has reached a new concurrent player record following the release of a major map update. The update overhauls the game’s world with reworked towns, a new spooky orphanage location, and hundreds of procedurally generated basements, reinvigorating interest in…
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Live updates: Trump holds off on Iran strikes; Medicare subsidy move cuts against midterm message
The article text was inaccessible, so its reporting cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates live coverage of Donald Trump delaying possible strikes on Iran and a Medicare-subsidy decision that may complicate his midterm political message. No verified details, numbers or additional context were available beyond the headline. A fuller summary would require the article’s…