BBC Names Chris Sussman Director of Comedy

BBC The BBC has a new comedy head. Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K. and prior to that head of comedy at BBC Studios, has rejoined the broadcaster as its director of comedy, where he’ll be responsible for leading what the BBC says is the “U.K.s largest generator of original British […]

World’s youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34

​ Image source, AFP via Getty Images BySwaibu Ibrahim BBC Africa, Reporting fromKampala 37 minutes ago A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world’s youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV became king of Tooro in western Uganda at just three years old in 1995 after the […]

United Flight Makes Emergency Landing Over ‘Terrifying’ Issue

Cheat Sheet Top 10 Right Now 1 Grammy Winner Cancels Show After Crew Member KilledTRAGIC ACCIDENT The singer called off his concert hours before he was set to take the stage. 2 Music Legend, 82, Gives Bombshell Update Amid Health FearsNEW CHAPTER Fans had been concerned about the seven-time Grammy winner. Shop with Scouted PCA’s […]

Secret of Barron Trump’s ‘Reclusive’ Life Revealed

Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest child, hides from public view as he fears he could be the target of an assassination attempt, according to a report. Barron, 20, is said to be desperate to keep a low profile following three attempts on his father’s life in two years. The president and first lady Melania […]

“Somebody will make the Half-Life 2 of AI” – after the Rideshare controversy, Saber CCO says something will come along and “change people’s minds” about gen-AI

Saber Interactive made headlines recently when its boss had an ugly spat with a former employee about the company’s use of gen-AI in taxi game Rideshare Stimulator. Matthew Karch, Saber’s co-founder and CEO, since apologised, and made sure Rideshare got proper AI disclosure labels on Steam. But a larger question mark over Saber’s approach to […]

Common vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk in older adults

A recent study led by researchers at Brown University appears to strengthen the link between shingles vaccination and a reduced risk of dementia diagnoses in older adults. The study, published in The Annals of Internal Medicine, evaluated electronic health records and Medicare claims for more than 509,926 U.S. adults 66 and older who were admitted […]

PSA: It’s Your Last Chance To Pick Up A Switch 2 Before The Price Goes Up

Numbers go up Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Nintendo is raising the price of Switch 2 outside Japan on Tuesday 1st September. The price increase took effect soon after the May announcement in Nintendo’s home territory, but everywhere else is following suit next week. To recap, here’s an overview of the new and old […]

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Inside Canada’s illegal immigration pipeline to America

American independent journalist Tayler Hansen has created an internet stir with videos documenting a side of America’s illegal immigration problem that received comparatively little attention during the Biden years.Illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States from Canada.’We spoke to multiple Indian nationals out there, and they all said the same thing: that they literally […]

Silo Season 3’s Big Death Scene Redeems Its Most Underrated Character

Television Science Fiction Shows By  Aug. 28, 2026 7:00 am EST Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “Silo” Season 3, Episode 9, “Farewell.” If you ever wondered why people try to avoid talking to anyone associated with the IT department like the plague, look no further than Bernard Holland. Tim Robbins’ mustache-twirling “Silo” villain […]

He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them

Since early 2023, photographer Jingna Zhang and a small crew of volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain an image-sharing social media and portfolio app called Cara. So far, it has attracted about 1.5 million artists. What drew them to the platform? A shared opposition to the unauthorized use of their work to train AI models […]

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects. The ongoing effort, which has not been previously reported, may eventually allow Meta to operate its rapidly expanding data center footprint with fewer humans, keeping […]

3 Afghan Aliens Filmed Themselves Gang Raping Young Girl In Germany

A young German woman from the feminist group Lukreta has posted a video decrying yet another gang rape by foreigners in her country, this time involving three Afghan suspects who are accused of gang raping a 17-year-old girl in Dortmund, filming the rape, and then laughing as they traumatized the victim. The three men – […]

The Easiest Ways to Share Anything Between Android and iOS

Whisper it quietly, but certain bricks in Apple’s walled garden might be getting taken away. Thanks to some recent upgrades added to Android by Google, it’s now easier than ever to share files between an iPhone and an Android phone, without installing any new apps (though that’s still an option too). So if you need […]

Who is Norway’s new King Haakon VIII?

​ Image source, Getty Images ByJames Gregory and Mallory Moench 15 minutes ago King Haakon VIII has inherited the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, Harald V. Many in Norway believe he has big shoes to fill. King Harald was immensely popular with ordinary Norwegians, as shown by his consistent high polling and the outpouring […]

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

​ China has warned there is a “high risk” that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream. The warning comes after Wednesday’s deadly flash flood in the same area which scientists say was triggered by the collapse of a mountain glacier […]

United Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Mid-Flight Drama

A United Airlines flight heading to New Jersey had to make an emergency landing in London following a mid-flight technical issue. Flight UA169 departed Venice Marco Polo Airport on Monday morning for Newark when the issue arose. The plane, a Boeing 767-400 carrying 216 passengers, then approached Heathrow, but first had to circle the London […]

MILLIONS worth of METH seized in leek shipment at US-Mexico border, CBP says

A massive shipment of methamphetamine allegedly being smuggled into the U.S. was seized by federal authorities, according to a statement to Blaze News.The contraband was seized from a shipment of leeks being transported across the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility on Saturday, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department.’The efforts of our CBP […]

XGIMI Vibe One Battery-Powered Projector Review (2026)

The pair of built-in, three Watt JBL speakers are adequate here, but as you can imagine, there’s very little in the way of bass frequencies. Dialogue can also get lost if there’s a lot going on in a scene, and it all sounds very localized. As a Bluetooth speaker, it’s perfectly fine, but it can’t […]

PS5, PS4 Beat-‘Em-Up Scott Pilgrim EX Grows with Both Free and Premium Content

New mode and characters available Earlier this year, we were treated to Scott Pilgrim EX, a brand new side-scrolling beat-’em-up from developer Tribute Games. The game is pretty good, with a retro art style, punchy combat, and a metric tonne of references to the beloved Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novels. Now, nearly six months after […]

Secret White House Strain Exposed as Trump’s Frustration Grows

A prominent journalist has pulled back the curtain on a White House gripped by tension and led by a president who is lashing out at his staff more and more. Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, who appeared on CNN as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrapped up her final day, was asked […]

Trump Admin Study: Transgender Ideology May Fuel Left-Wing Violence

(LifeSiteNews) — A newly published study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found a strong correlation between transgender ideology and societal and political violence. Titled “Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian (LWA) Psychology?,” the study, which surveyed 1,208 U.S. adults, determined that LWA was […]

Putin Given Humiliating Warning in Secret Meeting

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow involved telling one of Vladimir Putin’s top officials that Russia needs to end the war in Ukraine before its economic situation worsens, according to a report. Ratcliffe met with Aleksandr Bortnikov, director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), to deliver a warning that Russia’s military and economic […]

Minister Bartlett takes tourism’s new growth agenda global

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has spent years arguing that resilience must sit at the heart of tourism strategy. Now, as Minister Bartlett accepts an invitation to co-chair the World Economic Forum’s Beyond Tourism Day 2026 at its Geneva headquarters on September 25th, the appointment marks a remarkable rise, both for resilience […]

I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead

I filed a request with McDonald’s earlier this month to access all of the personal data the fast food company collected about me, and I received a stunning 515-page report a few days later that detailed my app interactions in granular detail and predicted I would never stop eating there. Under the California Consumer Privacy […]

Mercedes confirm Russell grid penalty – but where will he take it?

Mercedes have confirmed George Russell will take a grid penalty for exceeding his engine allocation, but are yet to decide which race to serve it at. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start at the back of the field at the next Formula 1 race in Italy next weekend, but Russell will also face the same […]

The 16 Best Deals at the REI Labor Day Sale

Published August 28, 2026 04:08AM REI Labor Day Sale We love a holiday weekend. That bonus day makes any adventure significantly sweeter. But we don’t just love Labor Day because we get to spend an extra night in the woods—we love it because we get to spend less money on gear, too! REI’s huge Labor […]

Senate Probes Flock Safety Over 20 Billion Vehicle Scans

The US Senate has joined a host of other actors in putting pressure on Flock Safety, a maker of automated license-plate readers, over misuse of its technology by law enforcement and others. The Senate’s scrutiny came in the form of a letter that was sent by Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on […]

The FBI’s new active-shooter report has a surprise

On July 30, the FBI released its annual report on active-shooter incidents, and the coverage went where you would expect: 34 attacks in 2025, a 42% increase over the year before, with 51 people killed and 115 wounded. All true. All worth knowing. Less noticed: 34 attacks were 21% below the five-year average of 43, […]

‘Not far enough’ – US parents and teens on Meta’s new limits for young users

​ Image source, Handout ByBrandon Drenon and Max Matza 2 hours ago For Elizabeth Cardner, a mother of two girls in Houston, Texas, Meta’s new limits on how teenagers can use its platforms are a welcome sign that more people are aware of social media’s potential dangers. But, she tells the BBC, they probably won’t help much […]

Brexit isn’t what’s dragging Britain down

In countless American minds, Brexit and President Donald Trump are linked, and not in a good way. The term Brexit is shorthand for “British exit.” The vote of more than 17 million U.K. citizens on a referendum to leave the European Union and Trump’s shock election to the presidency both happened in the same year, […]

Archer strikes early as Pakistan two down before lunch LIVE!

England vs Pakistan, second Test, day two LIVE! Latest cricket score, updates, videos and analysis from Lord’s as Joe Root’s side target series win | Cricket News | Sky Sports Skip to content England lead three-match series 1-0 after innings-and-103-run victory at Headingley last week; build-up to Lord’s Test dominated by Brydon Carse’s nightclub incident […]

There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines

Conspiracy theories surrounding singer and philanthropist Dolly Parton’s recent death have flooded the internet, referencing everything from satanic rituals to cloning. But one conspiracy theory has dominated all the others: the claim that Parton’s death was caused by “turbo cancer” brought on by the Covid vaccine. There is no evidence to support the claim that […]

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety Friday as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that killed more than 470 people and left more than 1,500 missing. Nepal authorities said the death toll there rose to 469, injured people were […]

Nicola Coughlan, Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and More Back Campaign Against AI Voice Cloning: ‘An Existential Threat to Our Entire Industry’

Getty Images Nicola Coughlan, Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville are among the high-profile names backing a new campaign against AI voice cloning. Titled “Save Our Voices Now,” the initiative calls for greater protections against AI technology being used to replicate a person’s voice, according to The Guardian. The group of over 80 industry names — […]

Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Drives Arthouse Success From Taiwan to Romania as Distributors Reveal Nordic Playbook

Joachim Trier’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “Sentimental Value,” starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, is providing independent distributors with a potent case study in how Nordic arthouse cinema can still break through internationally — when festival heat is matched with intensely local marketing. At a Europa Distribution panel held today during New Nordic […]