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China tightens travel restrictions for citizens
China has introduced sweeping new rules restricting overseas and outbound travel for its citizens, a move critics say hands Beijing even greater control over the population. Under the regulations, people deemed to have “harmed” national security or interests while abroad can be barred from leaving China for up to three years, with the rules also…
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Suspended UK physio opens Indian clinic after drink-drive conviction
A physiotherapist who was convicted of drink-driving while more than three times the legal alcohol limit has been suspended from practising in the UK, but has since launched a new clinic in India, where he says such offences are not taken as seriously. Bijoy Bridewin Thomas, 45, told a misconduct panel he “did not think…
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Middle East drone strikes send oil above $108 as Man Utd crash 5-0
At home, Harry Dunn’s mother slams a secret US diplomat flight amid a child-images inquiry, and an ex-HMP Bristol pharmacy technician is jailed for smuggling drugs; Revolut suffers a data breach and MPs push for an AI regulator.
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Michael Fassbender’s $46 Million Sci-Fi Epic Is Officially Off to a Rough Start at the Box Office
The South Korean-produced sci-fi film “Hope”, featuring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Taylor Russell alongside Korean stars including Jung Ho-yeon, has debuted weakly at the North American box office despite critical acclaim and a strong run in its home market. Directed by Na Hong-jin and produced on a reported $46 million budget, the film opened…
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Apple Releases iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate with AI-Powered Siri
Apple has released its 2026 suite of major operating system updates—iOS 27, macOS 27 “Golden Gate”, watchOS 27, visionOS 27 and tvOS 27—headlined by a substantially overhauled, AI-powered Siri. The new Siri uses large language models to understand natural language requests, explain on-screen content, search a user’s personal history such as old emails and texts,…
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Mark Lee Wants to Convey ‘the Greatest Love’ Through His New Song ‘My Friend’
Mark Lee, formerly of SM Entertainment’s NCT, has released his first single since leaving the label five months ago, marking a fresh chapter as an independent singer-songwriter. The mid-tempo track, “My Friend”, built around a breezy guitar loop, is being framed by the artist as an attempt to express deep, genuine affection through music that…
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Spy chief warns AI threatens party as Beijing rejects US calls
China has rejected as “fearmongering” calls from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei for the US to actively hinder Beijing’s progress in artificial intelligence, even as one of its own top intelligence officials publicly warned that AI could pose a threat to Communist party rule. The exchange highlights growing anxiety on both sides of the US-China…
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Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Will Poulter is to be honoured at the 35th Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where he will attend a special screening of his drama “Union County” on 17 October before being recognised at the festival’s awards brunch. The film, released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, stars Poulter alongside Noah Centineo as brothers navigating a court-mandated drug…
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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has warned that Europe must urgently develop its own artificial intelligence models and build more datacentres to avoid becoming dangerously dependent on the US or China. Speaking in Vienna, she argued that if this dependence is left unchecked, trade partners could gain unprecedented leverage over Europe, potentially…
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Siri AI is here as Apple releases iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and other major OS updates
Apple has released the public versions of iOS 27, macOS 27 (“Golden Gate”), iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27, headlined by the long-delayed debut of Siri AI, a major overhaul of its virtual assistant. Siri AI can draw on personal information from various apps and use on-screen context to give more relevant responses, and…