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No Dogs in Space returns after two-year hiatus with Punk 2.0
The music-history podcast *No Dogs in Space* is returning with its fourth season, *Punk 2.0*, after a gap of more than two years. Hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks are focusing again on punk, where they believe their strongest expertise and most compelling stories lie; the opening episodes explore New York Dolls. The delay followed…
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World-model firms attract funding while concealing their commercial ambitions
World-model companies such as AMI Labs and World Labs are attracting substantial attention and funding, but remain unusually secretive about their commercial plans. The technology could support robotics, interactive video, manufacturing and advanced self-driving systems, yet companies appear reluctant to reveal which markets they will pursue, partly to delay competition. AMI Labs, founded less than…
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‘Pokémon GO’s Biggest Feature Change Officially Has Players Furious
Pokémon GO’s Team GO Rocket balloons now appear only once per day, down from four times daily, in an intentional change confirmed by Scopely. The reduction has angered many players because balloons provide an important way for rural and disabled Trainers to access Rocket battles without travelling to PokéStops. Previously, balloons appeared during four six-hour…
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William Shatner debuts live metal act aged 95 in Chicago
William Shatner, the 95-year-old Star Trek legend, made his live heavy metal debut with his newly formed band The *uckers at a warm-up show in Chicago on 19 September ahead of his Riot Fest performance. The unexpected musical venture sees the actor performing covers of classic metal tracks including Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Crazy Train’, Metallica’s ‘Enter…
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Sherlock Holmes actor David Burke left £77,912 estate after death
David Burke, the actor best known for portraying Dr Watson in the 1980s television series Sherlock Holmes opposite Jeremy Brett, has died aged 91, with his estate valued at £77,912 following probate. The Liverpool-born performer, who also appeared in Coronation Street, Heartbeat and numerous other television dramas across a five-decade career, left his entire estate…
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Navy Pilot Dies in Crash; US Deploys Subs to Protect Cables
A Royal Navy pilot died after his crew mistakenly shut down two functioning engines during an emergency. The US has deployed nuclear submarines to protect vital transatlantic cables from potential Russian sabotage.
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Mountjoy bakery closed after years of contraband trafficking
The bakery at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison has been shut down after internal Irish Prison Service (IPS) files revealed it was being exploited as a route for smuggling drugs and phones to inmates. The closure, uncovered by the Irish Mail on Sunday through a Freedom of Information request, followed years of negotiations between IPS management and…
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Popular honeymoon destination declares national emergency over massive HIV surge
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after infections rose sharply, with the government expanding testing, prevention and treatment. The crisis matters because Fiji’s role as a regional transport and tourism hub could increase transmission elsewhere in the South Pacific. UNAIDS estimates about 9,000 people in Fiji were living with HIV in 2025, roughly one…
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Andrew feels he is ‘living in limbo’ over Epstein investigation but is ‘making the most’ of his new life in Sandringham, friends say
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is said by friends to be “living in limbo” while police continue investigating his links to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, though he is reportedly making the most of his relocated life at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate. He was moved out of Royal Lodge in Windsor and arrested on 19 February,…
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SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship’s first orbital flight
SpaceX has set 28 September as the new target date for the 14th test flight of its Starship rocket, which will mark the vehicle’s first orbital mission. The flight is significant because it will also be the first time SpaceX deploys next-generation Starlink V3 satellites into active service, a step the company says is essential…