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Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades
Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop with Intel’s newer Core Series 3 chips, expanded customisation options and, for the first time, a pre-built configuration running Linux instead of Windows. The update matters because it lowers the entry price and reflects Framework’s efforts to better serve its user base, given that the company says almost…
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Apparent human remains found in US reservoir as water levels hit record low
Potential human remains, including a jawbone with teeth still attached, have been found at Lake Mead in Nevada as record-low water levels expose more of the reservoir bed. The US National Park Service confirmed it received reports of apparent skeletal remains at Boulder Beach on 16 August, and rangers along with Las Vegas police attended…
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Polaroid’s Latest Collab Has Us Itching For A Pokémon Snap Replay
Polaroid has teamed up with The Pokémon Company to launch a Pokémon-themed range of instant cameras and accessories, giving fans of Pokémon Snap fresh reason to celebrate. The collaboration features cute, character-inspired designs across cameras, film and storage, appealing to both photography enthusiasts and long-time Pokémon collectors. The range includes the Polaroid Now Instant Camera…
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Mark Kelly takes on Trump over USS Abraham Lincoln, boosts Dems
Many Democrats are eying Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as a potential contender for the 2028 presidential race. But Kelly, who is not up for reelection this year, says his focus is on the midterm elections in November. Kelly has been spending his time in recent days highlighting that priority, traveling to Kansas, Iowa and Georgia…
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Fast and Furious star wants the final movie to go back to “what it all started as” rather that “007 bring your cars to space s***”
A Fast & Furious cast member has said they want the franchise’s upcoming final instalment to return to its street-racing origins rather than continue the increasingly outlandish, spy-film-style spectacle of recent entries. The comment reflects growing fan and cast debate over the series’ direction, as instalments have shifted from underground car culture towards globe-trotting action…
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US charges 17 Iranians over ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
The US Department of Justice has charged 17 Iranians in connection with a years-long, state-sponsored hacking campaign that allegedly stole vast amounts of data from American universities, government agencies and private companies. Officials say members of the Iran-based Mabna Institute, working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ran the operation from at least…
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VENUS GRRRLS Announce New EP ‘To Die As Lovers May’
VENUS GRRRLS have announced a new EP, ‘To Die As Lovers May’, set for release on 16 October via Killabop. The five-track collection explores themes of death, love and romanticism, blending 90s grunge melancholy with 80s goth atmospherics, and drawing on 19th-century literature and mythology to tell a story of romance, decay and acquiescence. The…
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After 25 years, I’m breaking up with The Sims. Here’s why you should, too | Jordan Erica Webber
The Guardian columnist Jordan Erica Webber announces she is quitting The Sims after 25 years of playing, following the completion of a deal in which Electronic Arts (EA), the game’s publisher, was taken private by a consortium including the Saudi Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. She argues the takeover matters…
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15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here’s where, and why
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.
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“Pink Floyd were difficult, but everyone else was really friendly. We closed the first half and Hendrix closed the second. You wouldn’t want to follow him onstage”: The Move could have been massive, but three things stopped them
In a 2018 interview with Prog magazine, former ELO and Black Sabbath drummer Bev Bevan reflected on his earlier band The Move, who seemed poised for major success in the mid-to-late 1960s but never quite achieved it. Bevan identified three specific setbacks that held the group back: a missed touring opportunity, a damaging lawsuit, and…