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House Democrats ask former Prince Andrew to appear for questioning about Jeffrey Epstein
London — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent a letteron Thursday to the former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, requesting that the disgraced British royal appear before Congress for questioning over his former ties to the late sex offender…
‘Gremlins 3’: ‘Final Destination’ Duo Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein Join Chris Columbus to Write Script (Exclusive)
Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are learning why you don’t get a Mogwai wet. The directing duo behind this summer’s horror hit Final Destination: Bloodlines have teamed up with Chris Columbus to write the new feature installment of Gremlins,…
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
Social media accounts on TikTok and X are posting AI-generated videos of women and girls being strangled, showing yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.…
Apple spotlights third-party apps adopting Liquid Glass in iOS 26 and more – 9to5Mac
Apple launched iOS 26 with its new Liquid Glass design language in September. Since then, third-party developers have been hard at work rolling out new Liquid Glass versions of their apps. Now, Apple has debuted a new page on the…
Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders. The unprecedented deal was approved by 75% of votes and drew huge applause from the audience at the firm’s annual…
Following lawsuit dismissal, Apple wants its $540,000 back – 9to5Mac
Last September, Apple and Amazon were cleared in an iPhone and iPad price-fixing lawsuit. Now, they’re seeking reimbursement for their attorneys’ fees. Here are the details. Law firm promises to ‘vigorously’ contest the demand In 2022, Apple and Amazon were…
Apple blocks iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2 betas on devices with C1 – 9to5Mac
Following the release of the first developer betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 earlier this week, Apple is now preventing the update from being installed on devices with the C1 modem. Here are the details. OTA shows as available,…
WhatsApp launches Apple Watch app packed with new features – 9to5Mac
The rumors were true: WhatsApp for Apple Watch is official. Following last week’s TestFlight leak, Meta today announced the release of a full-featured watchOS version of WhatsApp. Here are the details. WhatsApp now has proper watchOS support beyond notifications Meta…
New Study Finds Physical Games Are 100x More Carbon-Intensive Than Digital
A new study has revealed its findings on the carbon footprint of physical video games, and unsurprisingly, digitally downloaded games are considered to be more environmentally friendly in comparison to physical. French carbon-accounting firm Greenly studied the environmental impact of…
Google removes AI model after it allegedly accused a senator of sexual assault
Google has pulled the AI model Gemma from its Studio platform after a Republican senator said it ”fabricated serious criminal allegations” against her, as reported by The Verge. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai to…
Apple Launches Unified App Store Website – TidBITS
With no fanfare, Apple has launched a new App Store website that brings together the individual platform stores for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It’s a well-designed, responsive site that adjusts well to different screen and window sizes.…
FactChecking Trump’s ”60 Minutes” Interview – FactCheck.org
In a lengthy ”60 Minutes” interview, President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims about nuclear weapons testing, inflation and military strikes in the Caribbean Sea. He also repeated numerous misleading claims he has made before on a range of…