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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Have 9 Games To Finish Before August Ends
PlayStation Plus subscribers have been warned that nine games are due to leave the service’s catalogue before the end of August. This matters because members who want to play them through their subscription will need to start and finish them before they are removed, after which access will normally require a separate purchase. The available…
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Mamdani dodges on ‘political theater’ of empty Netanyahu arrest threat, calls for US action and NYC protests
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has declined to explain when he discovered that his administration has no legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite having repeatedly promised during his campaign to detain the Israeli leader if he visited the city. The revelation undercuts a signature pledge from his mayoral run and…
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MindsEye’s Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League
MindsEye, the PS5 action game that suffered a widely mocked launch, has received a major Update 8 as its developers continue efforts to win back players. The headline addition is Grenade Football, the game’s first cross-platform multiplayer mode, alongside a new Time Trial mission and console support for user-generated ARCADIA content. It marks one of…
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Greene knocks ‘stupid’ Trump post on US service members’ deaths in Iran war
The article text was unavailable, so the reported event can only be summarised from the headline: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised a Trump post concerning US service members’ deaths during the Iran war, calling it “stupid”. The dispute matters because it signals public disagreement within Trump-aligned political circles over how military casualties are discussed. No…
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FEQ 2026: Six-Figure Crowds Flock to Canada’s Best-Kept Musical Secret
Québec City’s Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) drew massive crowds for its 2026 edition, an 11-day celebration featuring headliners including Muse, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, Cypress Hill, Kesha and Limp Bizkit. Now approaching its 60th year, the festival has built a reputation as one of Canada’s most eclectic music events, notable for its affordability, community…
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Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like
Samsung has shown off the first physical designs and specifications for its upcoming smart glasses, developed jointly with Google alongside eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Two new frames were revealed, adding to the pair shown at Google I/O in May, ahead of a planned launch this autumn. The move puts Samsung and Google…
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Husband stabbed Marvelous Mrs Maisel set designer to death, then left their baby son with body and went to park to hang himself, as it’s revealed his brother is also a murderer
A husband stabbed his wife, Marvellous Mrs Maisel set designer Mary Kate Golding, to death in their Astoria, New York home, leaving their baby son with her body before going to a nearby park and hanging himself. The killing has shocked colleagues in the television industry and neighbours in the Queens community, and has drawn…
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Mamdani walks back pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed away from an earlier pledge to have Benjamin Netanyahu arrested should the Israeli prime minister visit the city, saying he lacks the legal authority to do so. Instead, he is urging US federal officials to act on the International Criminal Court’s outstanding arrest warrant against Netanyahu over…
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Songwriter sues Willie Colón’s publishing company over royalties from salsa hit ‘Talento de Televisión’
Songwriter Amílcar Boscán has sued ElMalo, Inc. (trading as Willie Colón Music Company), the publishing company of the late salsa musician Willie Colón, alleging he was never paid the royalties owed to him for co-writing the hit track “Talento de Televisión.” Filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the…
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Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous
Arcee, a US open-source AI lab, has pushed back against growing calls to restrict or ban Chinese open-weight AI models, arguing they pose no greater security risk than any other open-source software. The comments, from CTO Lucas Atkins, come as debate intensifies over models like Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 and Alibaba’s Qwen, which offer far…