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Google launches AI design suite for Workspace users
Google has launched Google Pics, a new suite of AI-powered creative design tools for Workspace users, aimed at making it easier for businesses to generate and edit “professional-grade” images. Built on Gemini and the Nano Banana generative AI model, the tool offers more precise control over image creation and editing than typical chatbot-generated visuals, letting…
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NASA panel confirms Orion heat shield performed well on Artemis II
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel has confirmed that the heat shield on the Orion capsule performed well during the Artemis II mission, resolving a major point of concern that had lingered since problems emerged during Artemis I in 2022. On that earlier uncrewed test flight, the ablative heat shield unexpectedly lost large chunks of char,…
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Another Putin hybrid attack? Major power plant ‘is hit with home-made explosive rockets’ as Germany blames Russia for airport drone bombs
A key installation near the Janschwalde lignite-fired power plant in Brandenburg, Germany’s largest such site, was struck on 1 September 2026 by what local media described as homemade explosive rockets, damaging power lines and prompting emergency crews to locate and defuse a growing number of improvised explosive and incendiary devices, eventually reaching double figures. Interior…
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Obama-era mandate slashed after being blamed for ‘skyrocketing’ housing costs
The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era housing policy that it blames for pushing up building, buying and renting costs across the United States. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, working with the Department of Justice, has scrapped a rule that allowed third parties to file accessibility-related complaints over original building design flaws indefinitely,…
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California’s affordability crisis threatens America’s defense industrial base
This opinion piece argues that California’s high cost of living is undermining efforts to rebuild America’s defence industrial base by driving away the skilled tradespeople needed to sustain it. The state hosts over 30 major defence installations and a substantial aerospace and defence sector offering well-paid jobs, but the author contends that soaring housing, energy…
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Block of 425 flats will have 711 bicycle spaces and just 22 for cars in, you guessed it… Cambridge
A joint planning committee of Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved a 425-flat development, the Cambridge North Residential Quarter, with just 22 car parking spaces but 711 bicycle spaces for residents. The decision has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents arguing the scheme is unrealistic given that roughly half to two-thirds of…
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Edward Berger & Jane Tranter Among Headliners At New-Look MIA
Italy’s MIA Market has unveiled its 2026 speaker line-up and a significant expansion of its Rome footprint, with Conclave director Edward Berger, Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Canal+ deputy CEO Anna Marsh and Industry and Succession producer Jane Tranter set to take part in fireside chats. Organised by ANICA and APA under director Gaia Tridente,…
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Burnham’s First Parliamentary Appearance as Prime Minister Faces Scrutiny on Prisoner Releases and Public Services
Andy Burnham used his first Commons statement as Prime Minister to call for greater public control over water, energy and transport, arguing these services have become unreliable and unaffordable under the current model and that public ownership could drive economic growth. The appearance, his first at the despatch box in 16 years, gave MPs their…