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Mateusz Smółka named Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe
Warner Music Group has appointed Mateusz Smółka as Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe, taking up the newly created role from 7 September. Based in Warsaw, he will report to Simon Robson, President of EMEA at Warner Music, and will oversee operations across Poland, the Czech Republic, South Eastern Europe and Ukraine, with responsibility…
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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
1Password has come under fire from customers and its own staff after pledging $300,000 to Omacom, the foundation behind the Omarchy Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the Ruby on Rails and Basecamp creator who has published racist blog posts calling for the deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. Critics accused the password…
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International equestrian body lifts ban on Russia
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has lifted its four-and-a-half-year ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, allowing them to compete under their own flags again from 5 October. The restrictions had been in place since March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, during which time participants from the two countries were only permitted to…
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Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh lead Apple TV+ Cold War comedy
Apple TV+ is releasing “Mayday,” a Cold War-inspired action-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, from Friday. Directed by John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, the film draws comparisons to “Top Gun” and “Midnight Run,” and the review argues it is strong enough that it deserved a cinema release rather than going straight to streaming,…
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‘If they wanted me dead, I’d be dead.’ Chilling texts reveal FBI spy’s mistress feared Russian reprisals before sudden death…as cops block release of records amid ‘criminal investigation’
Allison Guerriero, the former mistress whose evidence helped convict jailed FBI counterintelligence chief Charles McGonigal, has died suddenly in Florida, with text messages seen by the Daily Mail revealing she had feared Russian reprisals before her death. The 52-year-old, who spent 18 months in a relationship with McGonigal that ultimately exposed his covert work for…
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The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far
Ahead of IFA 2026 opening to the public in Berlin, a range of manufacturers have already unveiled new devices at Europe’s largest consumer tech show, spanning laptops, robot vacuums and gaming accessories. The Verge has rounded up some of the standout announcements so far, highlighting growing competition for Apple’s MacBook Neo and fresh takes on…
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Cost-of-living squeeze deepens as markets slide and Burnham clashes with Badenoch at PMQs
Global bond markets tumbled on inflation and AI-borrowing fears, prompting the Dutch central bank to shift gold reserves to London, as Andy Burnham made his PMQs debut sparring with Kemi Badenoch over EU steel concerns; also today, a South Korean care-home director was jailed for abuse, and Arsenal end the transfer …
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‘Mayday’ Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Have Infectious Chemistry in Derivative but Diverting Apple TV Action-Comedy
This Hollywood Reporter review assesses “Mayday”, a 1987-set action-comedy from Apple TV+ starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh. It matters as another example of a mid-budget genre film that would once have been a cinema staple now heading straight to streaming, with the review crediting the two leads’ chemistry for making an otherwise formulaic story…
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Zelenskyy warns airlines Russian airspace is unsafe
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned airlines, insurers and operators still using Russian airports that the country’s airspace is becoming “completely unsafe”, citing the growing number of Ukrainian attack drones striking deep inside Russian territory. Vladimir Putin responded angrily, calling the warning “state terrorism” and insisting “negotiations are not conducted with terrorists”, while confirming Russian forces have…
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Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Uber drivers from the UK, the Netherlands and other European countries have launched a landmark legal action against Uber, alleging that the AI-powered algorithm the company uses to set pay and allocate jobs breaches data protection law and unfairly depresses their earnings. Drivers describe the system as a “black box” that learns their individual willingness…