• TP-Link has unveiled two new Wi-Fi 8 routers at IFA 2026
• The Archer 9 Ultra is a traditional router with a smart design and coverage of up to 3,600 square feet
• The Deco 8 Ultra is a mesh system, and a 3-pack is good for a home of up to 9,800 square feet

TP-Link has revealed the world's first Wi-Fi 8 routers at IFA 2026, with two models arriving in the form of a standard router and a mesh Wi-Fi offering.

These are the Archer 9 Ultra router and the Deco 8 Ultra, the latter being the mesh Wi-Fi system. Both are built around TP-Link's Wi-Fi 8 StabilityEngine.

With the Deco 8 Ultra, you're getting a tri-band (including 6GHz) Wi-Fi 8 mesh system offering a speed of 22Gbps (19Gbps in Europe). A 3-pack of these cylindrical routers can cover a home of up to 9,800 square feet, with support for 200+ devices.

The Archer 9 Ultra boasts a tri-band speed of 19Gbps and bristles with 18 antennas, delivering coverage of up to 3,600 square feet in your home (or 3,000 square feet in Europe).

TP-Link underlines three key benefits of these routers thanks to Wi-Fi 8. First, they are more reliable with a greater number of devices hooked up, and they also cope much better with interference. Finally, Wi-Fi 8 allows for a better wireless connection at the edge of the system's effective range.

Handling devices more reliably is facilitated by Dynamic Sub-band Operation (DSO) and Non-Primary Channel Access (NPCA) tech. The former ensures every connected device gets only the bandwidth it needs — so more is open for other usage — and NPCA opens a second channel if the main one gets too busy. Or as TP-Link puts it, "Every device gets its own fast lane."

New modulation technology in these routers helps to deal with interference from other devices or nearby networks (like your neighbor's Wi-Fi), and boosts performance at longer distances from the router.

There are also Enhanced Long Range (ELR) and Distributed Resource Units (DRU) features with these Wi-Fi routers, which further strengthen the wireless signal at the edge of its reach.

TP-Link notes, "ELR extends the router's usable range, while DRU concentrates a device's limited uplink power into a narrower band so it can be heard clearly from far away. Uploads, calls, and camera feeds hold where they used to stutter."

Both routers benefit from a smart and contemporary design, with a minimalist and streamlined look. TP-Link argues that it needs to make its hardware look good so it won't be hidden away in a cupboard or under a table.

Gary Chang, Lead Industrial Designer at TP-Link, commented, "We stopped building a piece of networking equipment and started designing for the home. When a router's design becomes something people want to display, it ends up exactly where it performs best."

Analysis: ready for the future of Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 8 doesn't deliver any speed boost over Wi-Fi 7, at least not in terms of raw performance — but it does aim to improve performance by delivering a stronger signal when you're further away from the router, and a more reliable connection overall. Part of that strategy is to better deal with interference from other wireless networks (or appliances in general), and as TP-Link observes, this is a big part of the puzzle here.

We don't yet have a release date (or price) for the Archer 9 Ultra or Deco 8 Ultra, but the expectation is that these routers will ship later this year. Of course, to get the benefit of a Wi-Fi 8 router, you'll need devices that support the new wireless standard, too — and they won't be here for a while yet.

Indeed, the Wi-Fi 8 standard itself is still a draft and not finalized, and the likes of smartphones and laptops won't arrive with Wi-Fi 8 support until next year (and there probably won't be very many of them, either, to begin with).

That said, your Wi-Fi 7 (or earlier) devices will still run just fine on a Wi-Fi 8 router, because as ever, the new standard is fully backwards compatible — you just won't get the benefits that Wi-Fi 8 phones and laptops will (when they arrive).

That said, some of the improved traffic management and interference reduction tech in these routers will still help with devices that don't support Wi-Fi 8. However, buying a Wi-Fi 8 router later this year when these TP-Link models (and others) emerge is more about future-proofing than anything else for now.

• Premiere: Mon, Aug 31 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Peacock (USA)
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The Love Island USA season 8 reunion premieres exclusively on Peacock on Monday, August 31 at 9pm ET and if it's anything like the spicy trailer, reality TV fans are in for a treat. All eyes on Melanie... that's all we're saying.

You can watch the Love Island USA season 8 reunion online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.

The fiery sneak peek, co-hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen and Ariana Madix, sees the islanders going in hard: "If you don't like me, go f–k yourself" rages paralympian Beatriz Hatz. Fans can also expect season 8 winner Trinity Tatum – still going strong with Bryce btw – to address the wild rumors on social media.

Peacock has officially confirmed season 8 racked up over 19 billion minutes streamed, so let's find out all the ways to watch the Love Island USA season 8 reunion from anywhere.

Watch the Love Island USA S8 reunion from anywhere

If you're keen to watch the Love Island USA reunion but you're away from home and access to the show is geo-blocked, you can always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.

Use one of the best VPNs to watch Love Island reunion from anywhere:

Watch the Love Island USA S8 reunion in USA

The Love Island USA S8 reunion premieres at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Mon, Aug 31 in the US, streaming exclusively on Peacock.

You'll need the $11.99/month plan to tune in.

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How to watch the Love Island USA S8 reunion in Canada

The Love Island USA season 8 reunion show premieres an hour after the US show airs – 10pm ET/PT on Mon, Aug 31 on Crave in Canada.

Outside Canada right now? Use a VPN to gain access to all the content you'd normally stream at home.

Can I watch the Love Island USA S8 reunion in the UK?

Free-to-air ITVX is home to Love Island USA in the UK, but the season 8 reunion show isn't likely to drop for a while. For now, you can watch all 35 episodes of season 8 for free...

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How to watch the Love Island USA S8 reunion in Australia

The Love Island USA season 8 reunion show with Bravo's Andy Cohen premieres on Stan in Australia on Tuesday, September 1.

A subscription starts at AU$12 a month.

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What to expect: Love Island USA S8 reunion

Andy Cohen is co-hosting – For the first time in Love Island history, host Ariana Madix is joined by Bravo big cheese Andy Cohen to co-host Monday's reunion special, meaning the Islanders can expect a proper Real Housewives-style grilling.

Live studio audience – The 2026 reunion show was filmed on location at Universal Studios Hollywood in front of a live studio audience, departing from standard closed-set reunion formats. How will the crowd react?

More blockbuster ratings – According to Peacock, Love Island USA season 8 racked up over 19 billion minutes streamed, ranking as the No. 1 reality streaming title of the 2026 summer season for six consecutive weeks (per MediaPlayNews).

Breakups on stage – Season 8 winners Trinity and Bryce are still together, but let's be honest, many couples who look solid after leaving Fiji hit the buffers when the cameras stop rolling. The reunion will catch viewers up on the breakups – and we might even see some on-stage breakups.

Season 9 preview – Alongside the reunion announcement, Peacock has officially renewed Love Island USA for season 9 with host Ariana Madix returning in 2027. The streamer also greenlit third seasons of both spinoffs – Love Island Games and Love Island: Beyond the Villa. Monday's reunion show could contain some kind of teaser...

Love Island USA S8 reunion date and & time

Peacock officially confirmed that the Love Island USA Season 8 Reunion drops on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.

Love Island USA S8 reunion cast?

The Finalists:

Trinity Tatum & Bryce Dettloff (Winners)

Aniya Harvey & Carl Schmidt (Runners-Up)

Melanie Moreno & Sincere Rhea (3rd Place)

Kayda Bosse & Zach Georgiou (4th Place)

Notable Returnees & Bombshells:

KC Chandler & Tierra “Titi” Davis

Kenzie Annis

Jen Terry

Beatriz Hatz

Caleb & Jaiden (returning to discuss their post-villa split)

No Shows / Minimal screentime

Unlike previous seasons there no major boycotts (so far) but don't expect to see much of early dropouts, early bombshells or Casa Amor cuts such as Tino Ellis or Trae Taylor (looks like they were either not invited to stage seats or only featured in the audience).

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• AI data center construction is now a hot-button topic in the US
• President Trump wants constituents to embrace data centers or risk falling behind
• Trump does not address energy, resource, or other growing concerns

The growth and expansion of generative AI is unprecedented, surpassed only, perhaps, by the rapid expansion and impact of the data centers that support it. While anti-data center sentiment is on the rise, US President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media platform on Monday to urge people to support rapid data center growth, warning those who oppose that "the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is that they want to end up being backwards and poor."

Before we dive into the rest of Trump's post, it's worth stepping back to look at data center construction growth and the more recent and somewhat remarkable backlash.

Data centers are not just an artificial intelligence phenomenon. These large buildings packed with servers and connected to the Internet have been around for decades and initially marked their greatest expansion during the rise of the World Wide Web. As the Internet grew in the 1990s and the number of websites skyrocketed, data centers that could keep copies of these sites and their data and then serve them to whoever wanted to access them around the world popped up around the world. Modern-day cloud systems like Amazon Web Services (AWS) serve millions of websites with a reported 900 data centers.

The recent rapid rise of AI usage around the globe in the form of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini has supercharged a new kind of data center growth. While traditional cloud servers relied on relatively efficient CPUs, generative AI demands more powerful and power-hungry GPUs, primarily from Nvidia.

Power-hungry AI

According to the World Resources Institute, a single AI data center can eat as much energy as 100,000 homes. When you consume that kind of energy, you also generate a lot of heat, and one of the other earmarks of modern AI data centers is their use of water for cooling. The WRI reports that a large AI data center can consume up to 5 million gallons of water a day.

Finally, these large data centers can be loud, producing a constant hum that can be heard in nearby communities.

These issues are being amplified by the stunning growth of these data centers. Cleanview reports roughly 3,400 US data centers, with another 2,059 planned. Many of these massive buildings are planned along the eastern seaboard of the US and in Texas, where the governor recently instituted a moratorium.

Perhaps more concerning are the AI data centers planned for Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, where a lengthy drought and the shrinking Colorado River are leading to water shortages that may result in far more stringent water conservation measures. It's unclear how AI data center plans sync with that.

In the meantime, public opinion on data centers has shifted. A May 2026 Gallup poll found that 7 in 10 Americans oppose local construction of AI data centers, basically a "not in my town" sentiment. As expected, chief concerns revolve around the environment and quality of life. Many are also worried about resources.

In the midst of all this, we have the US leadership trying to encourage people to just let AI data center companies build. Here's Trump's full post:

"The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is that they want to end up being backwards and poor. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign. The good news is that there are plenty of other places that want them. If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame. China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement. Actually, they can't believe it is happening!"

Yes and no

Trump is right that data centers can result in an economic boom, including investment and new jobs, but it can also be short-lived after construction is done. Basically, the workforce is needed for the build and setup, and then automation tends to take on the majority of the day-to-day workload.

The concern about falling behind China in the AI race is more supportable in that there is undoubtedly an AI global supremacy race. With its lack of regulation and fewer open-source models, the US has not necessarily done itself any favors. And it's safe to assume that Chinese citizens have little say in the power, resources, and quality-of-life impacts of AI data center development and construction.

Still, the idea that consumers, as opposed to AI companies, and the companies that build, support, and invest in these companies, will get rich is — well — rich. Communities can potentially benefit economically if the tax base is spread over these massive structures (utilities in your town can have a similar effect), therefore taking some of the burden off residents, but that doesn't address water, electricity, sound, and aesthetic concerns.

Some data center developers are working with communities and local utilities to ensure they pay their fair share of electricity (and maybe manage electricity use) and reuse water, but no regulation ensures these data centers are built responsibly.

Naturally, Trump does not address any of those worries in his post, and his administration has in recent days worked with the EPA to try and remove opportunities for communities to comment on the construction of these AI data centers before they're built in their communities.

"Let data reign" sounds like a campaign slogan that might work for more simplistic issues, but Trump's promises of jobs and wealth for all are likely to fall flat with communities who see the cranes dotting the landscape, walls rising from the dust and, eventually, resources being sucked dry.

• Asobo Games says it's interested in making a new A Plague Tale game set in the modern day
• The studio says it would be like The Last of Us, since Naughty Dog's game was a "big inspiration"
• Actor Anna Demetriou says a modern-day spin-off would work well since the Macula is "fantastical"

Asobo Games has said it "would love" to make a new A Plague Tale game set in the modern day, since Naughty Dog's The Last of Us influenced the series.

In an interview with TechRadar Gaming at Gamescom ahead of the launch of the studio's latest game, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Valérian Robert (lead level designer), Carol Ann Bañuls (lead writer), and actor Anna Demetriou, who played the part of Resonance protagonist Sophia were asked about its next project and confirmed that a modern-day spin-off is something they're asked about frequently.

"Absolutely," Bañuls replied when asked if the setting would be a good pick for Asobo. "Definitely. Personally, I think so. I think it would be great."

Demetriou said, "It's one of the things a lot of people ask me about," with Bañuls adding, "It would be really Last of Us kind of."

Bañuls went on to say that, "Yeah, definitely, because it was a big inspiration. So yeah, if it's in modern days, it would be great."

In the A Plague Tale universe, the Prima Macula is an ancient curse that poisons the blood of certain families and is something that appears in every major A Plague Tale game, including Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Demetriou thinks the Macula would work very well in a modern-day setting, because the plague is "fantastical."

"It would be amazing," Demetriou continued, "I would love that to fit into a modern-day setting. Yeah, it would be interesting to see what that would look like. I would love that."

Asobi Games hasn't announced its next project just yet, but A Plague Tale game set in a time gamers are familiar with sounds awesome. Now, fans can pick up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, which is available today on PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.

• Castle unveils four new loudspeakers in two ranges
• Castle Tintagel sell for lower prices, with refined driver combos
• Castle Walmer are a higher price, and one has an unusual driver layout

When you think about British Castle, you probably think about Windsor, Warwick or the Tower of London; little did I know that the name also referred to a brand making old-school-looking loudspeakers.

I learned the truth because British Castle is back with a new quartet of speakers, all designed and made in the UK.

These new models, named Castle Tintagel and Castle Walmer after the real-life castles (and, in the case of the former, King Arthur's stomping ground), all have an old-school look which really catches the eye. Now, I'm not talking 'ancient castles' old-school — think ’70s wood-on-wood vibes.

The models will go on sale in September. We only have UK prices for now, and there's no word whether the models will sell elsewhere.

Hearing some Wamler audio

The lower-cost new models are the British Castle Tintagel range: the Tintagel 1 costs £1,999 (roughly $2,700 / AU$4,000) for a pair and a duo of the Tintagel 2 sell for £2,999 (about $4,000 / AU$6,000). The former is a two-way standmount, the latter a 2.5-way floor-stander.

The Tintagel 1 combines a 130mm mid/bass driver and 28mm silk dome treble, while the Tintagel 2 keeps that treble, but enhances the low-end with twin 150mm drivers. Apparently the low-end drivers are a real selling point, and are fiber cones that are designed for quick response and controlled low-end.

Despite not being cheap, the Tintagel is aimed as British Castle's entry-level speaker line. It offers a warm sound profile and classic ’70s look at a lower cost compared to its other options.

Then we have the Castle Walmer line. The Walmer 1 is a 2-way standmount speaker which sells for £2,499 (roughly $3,400 / AU$5,000) for a pair, while the Walmer 2 is a 3-way floorstander that you can buy for the sum of £4,999 (around $6,800 / AU$10,000) for a pair.

In the Walmer 1, you'll find a 130mm mid/bass driver and 12x45mm high-frequency true ribbon unit. The Walmer 2 keeps the latter but uses dual 150mm bass drivers and a 115mm midrange unit, with all of these made of the same fibre as we've already seen in the Tintagel — and what's unusual is that one of the two bass drivers is actually above the tweeter and mid/bass driver, while the other one is below them.

Normally, speaker drivers are simply arranged from highest-frequency at the top to lowest at the bottom, so I'm curious as to how this performs.

Not only does this more advanced driver combination keep the Walmer feeling unique, but the ribbon unit apparently offers a unique top-end which is detailed and delicate. The entire Walmer 2 set-up is unusual, with a bespoke mid-range speaker being relatively rare.

• Aston Villa vs Newcastle: Monday, August 31 at 8pm BST / 3pm ET / 5am AEST (Tues)
• Streams: Sky Sports (UK) / USA Network via Fubo (US)
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Watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live streams as the Gunners look to inflict more misery on the home side who lost their opening Premier League 2026/27 game 4-0 after seeing a host of their best players depart over the summer.

It’s been a tough start to the campaign for Aston Villa boss Unai Emery. The Spaniard has seen Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa all depart, while Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martinez could soon follow suit. His decimated squad was then thumped 4-0 by Brighton, with João Gomes seeing red. With injuries also sidelining strikers Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham, Villa fans will be fearing the worst against the reigning champions.

In stark contrast to the negativity around Villa Park, Arsenal will head to Birmingham brimming with confidence. The Gunners eased past Coventry 3-0 on the opening weekend, with new signing Christos Tzolis particularly impressive in attack. Mikel Arteta’s side will relish the opportunity to expose Villa’s problems and will expect the likes of Tzolis, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz to create plenty of chances.

Here's how to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal in the 2026/27 Premier League from anywhere in the world.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal team news

Aston Villa XI: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Hemmings, Barkley, Jackson.

Subs: Bizot, Mings, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Bogarde, Wan-Bissaka, Alysson, Lynch.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Tzolis, Odegaard, Havertz.

Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Konsa, Madueke, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes.

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live streams in the USA

Soccer fans in the US can watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal in the Premier League on USA Network.

There is no dedicated streaming platform for USA Network, but it is available on cord-cutters like YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV, many of which carry free trials.

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live streams in the UK

In the UK, Aston Villa vs Arsenal is being broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Sky Sports packages cost £35 per month for new customers, or £22 per month if you already have a 24-month Sky TV contract.

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live streams in Canada

Fubo is the Premier League's broadcast partner in Canada and has live coverage of Aston Villa vs Arsenal.

Prices start from CA$31.49 per month for Fubo's Sports Monthly package. However, the best option right now is the Quarterly Package which costs just CA$27.99 CA$14.99 for each of the first three months. You can also watch Fubo's content if you have a selected DAZN subscription in Canada.

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live streams in Australia

An Aston Villa vs Arsenal live stream is available in Australia on Stan Sport.

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It's hard to believe that we're almost halfway through Ted Lasso season 4, but we are. Indeed, once its fifth episode has been released, the hit Apple TV show's latest season will have reached its midpoint.

So, when will it premiere on Apple's streaming platform? Below, I'll tell you the exact dates and times for the soccer comedy-drama's next chapter, so you can block out some time in your busy schedule to catch it as soon as it arrives. Here, then, is when Ted Lasso season 4 episode 5 will drop in your neck of the woods.

What is the launch time for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 5?

Episode 5 of Ted Lasso's fourth season will launch at 6pm PT / 9pm ET on Tuesday, September 1 in the US and Canada.

If you frequent these parts, you'll know that new episodes have come out on one of the best streaming services every Tuesday in North and South America. So, it won't be a shock if (or, rather, when) this week's entry does as well.

If you live on another continent, you'll have to wait until Wednesday, September 2 to catch season 4 episode 5. Depending on where you live, here are the exact launch times for the series' forthcoming installment:

• US — Tuesday, September 1 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET
• Canada — Tuesday, September 1 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET
• UK — Wednesday, September 2 at 2am BST
• India — Wednesday, September 2 at 6:30am IST
• Singapore — Wednesday, September 2 at 9am SGT
• Australia — Wednesday, September 2 at 11am AEST
• New Zealand — Wednesday, September 2 at 1pm NZST

Ted Lasso season 4 full episode schedule: how many are there?

If it wasn't obvious from this article's introduction, there'll be 10 episodes to enjoy in Ted Lasso season 4. After this week's installment, there'll be five more to laugh, cry, and cheer at before the hugely popular program's latest season ends, too.

Want to know when each subsequent episode will be released? Of course you do, so read the list below for more details:

• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 1 — out now
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 2 — out now
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 3 — out now
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 4 — out now
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 5 — September 1/2
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 6 — September 8/9
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 7 — September 15/16
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 8 — September 22/23
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 9 — September 29/30
• Ted Lasso season 4 episode 10 — October 6/7

• Linus Torvalds introduced Linux in 1991 as a modest personal project
• Linux grew from roughly 10,000 lines into more than 40 million
• Linux now operates across servers, embedded devices, and cloud infrastructure worldwide

On August 25, 1991, a 21-year-old Finnish computer enthusiast introduced an operating system project online.

At that time, Linus Torvalds was experimenting with Minix, an educational operating system created for teaching operating system principles.

His announcement appeared on Usenet, where he sought reactions from people familiar with Minix and explained what he was developing.

A modest announcement becomes Linux

Torvalds described the project cautiously, making clear that he did not expect anything particularly large from his experiment.

In his original announcement, he wrote, "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things)."

However, this operating system did not remain merely an announcement for very long, because Torvalds released the first version less than one month later.

Linux became available on September 17, 1991, establishing a project that would continue developing through contributions from programmers worldwide.

The early project therefore moved quickly from private experimentation into something available for other developers to examine and modify.

Its development model eventually became closely associated with open-source software, where publicly available code permits further examination and modification.

From personal project to computing mainstay

The scale of Linux's later adoption contrasts sharply with the modest expectations expressed in Torvalds' original announcement.

Linux also became an important foundation for technologies that millions of people encounter without necessarily knowing which operating system supports them.

What began around personal computers eventually became associated with servers, embedded systems, cloud computing infrastructure, and numerous other computing environments.

By January 2025, the Linux kernel had grown from roughly 10,000 lines in 1991 to more than 40 million lines of code.

The 6.19 kernel development cycle involved 2,141 developers and produced 14,344 non-merge changesets during its development.

Linux also runs on all 500 systems listed in the TOP500 ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

The project's development now involves thousands of contributors, with Open Hub recording 6,201 contributors during its latest twelve-month period.

Its continued development has involved contributions from individuals, companies, organisations, and communities working across different parts of the tech industry.

Thirty-five years after that initial announcement, Torvalds remains closely involved with Linux development, although the project's circumstances have changed considerably.

The anniversary therefore provides a direct comparison between the project's modest beginnings and its extensive role across modern computing environments.

Torvalds' original description was understandable given his circumstances, since he was announcing a personal project rather than predicting decades of technological adoption.

Still, describing Linux as merely a hobby now appears remarkably restrained considering how extensively the operating system subsequently spread.

The original message remains available today, preserving an unusually clear record of the moment Linux first entered public discussion.

Via XDA-Developers

• Samsung's flagship now comes with Canvas's audiophile soundbars
• 1,000 to 1,500W of Class D amplification
• From $7,999 (about £5,905 / AU$11,165)

Samsung's flagship S99H OLED TV (S95H in the US) is a phenomenal TV with a divisive design: as we said in our Samsung S99H review, "A new silver frame around the TV, called the FloatLayer Design, has been added and [we] found the frame to be distracting. While meant for wall-mounting, the extra width may cause space issues for some people, and the handsome central pedestal stand of its predecessor has been replaced by two plastic feet."

The good news: Samsung has made its flagship OLED beautiful by teaming up with Danish audiophile firm Canvas to create the Samsung HiFi S99H, which looks great and gives you a hugely powerful sound system too.

The bad news: prices start at $7,999.

Boom, shake the room: the HiFi S99H has a seriously powerful sound system

The Samsung HiFi S99H will debut at IFA 2026 in Berlin this week, and it'll be available in 55", 65", 77", and 83" sizes. It includes a fixed floor stand or wall mount as standard, and there's an optional rotating floor stand in aluminum or black.

As you can see, it's a good-looking thing — but there's sonic substance as well as Scandi style. You can choose between two versions of the Canvas soundbar: the standard Canvas or the larger, even louder Canvas L. With 1,000W or 1,500W of Class D amplification, both versions will make you very popular with your neighbors.

Canvas describes its soundbar as the world's first audiophile soundbar, and while other manufacturers might dispute that claim, there's no doubt that both Canvas models are serious sound systems: we were very impressed when we heard the Canvas in action. However, it's worth noting that while Canvas has just announced a full Dolby Atmos soundbar system, the two models in the HiFi S99H are stereo rather than surround systems — although they do include Baach's 3D sound processing to create a more immersive experience than standard stereo.

According to Samsung, the goal is "more than simply the combination of a TV and a sound system. The ambition is to create a new category in which true HiFi, picture quality and furniture design are developed as one integrated solution — developed for consumers who do not want to choose between performance and interior design."

The HiFi S99H will launch on September 4, 2026, at IFA Berlin and will be available in selected Canvas showrooms from October 2026. The Canvas L version will be available later this year.

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• Microsoft has made a welcome change to OneDrive in Windows 11
• Prompts to use the backup service can now be permanently dismissed
• The change has been positively received by most users online

There have been complaints about this going back years, but Microsoft has finally caved in and decided to stop nagging users to back up their files to OneDrive: these alerts can now be permanently dismissed with an Opt out of backup button.

As spotted by Windows Latest, the move is going to please users who have no intention of using OneDrive to store their files, and would rather not have occasional reminders from their operating system that this is an option.

The change seems to be tied to the latest stable Windows 11 25H2 build. Previously, if you didn't want to go ahead with the OneDrive sync, you could only pick Remind me later or Remind me in 3 days — and the message would eventually loom back into view.

It's something we see across the majority of software now, and it's what Windows Latest rightly calls "dark patterns": interface choices that are designed to nudge users towards a certain option even if they're not sure about it.

Heading in the right direction

The reaction on Reddit has been mostly positive, with the general sentiment of the comments suggesting that this change was long awaited. "I fully opted out of Windows instead," remarks one commenter in the thread.

Several contributors to the Reddit discussion say they've already bailed on Windows 11 and switched to Linux or macOS — not just over the OneDrive issue, but also for other problems like memory management and privacy concerns.

For many years now, Microsoft has been trying to foist OneDrive and its other Windows-adjacent apps on to users of its desktop operating system, but it appears that it's finally figured out that this may be doing more harm than good.

To give Microsoft some credit, it has largely been making good on its promise to address the biggest complaints users have had about Windows 11 in recent months, even if a lot of the improvements should've been made a long time ago.

• The River City series finale is on BBC Scotland on August 31 and BBC iPlayer afterwards
• Use NordVPN to watch when outside UK
• This Scottish crime drama series has been running since 2002 but it's finally coming to an end

River City has been a staple of Scottish television since 2002 and has entertained audiences over hundreds and hundreds of episodes, but all good things must come to an end.

You can watch River City online from anywhere with a VPN.

Get ready for Lenny and Harry's bitter rivalry to finally come to a head. Based on images we've seen of the River City finale, Lenny will walk away from an explosive car crash, but who will be left in the wreckage? And will Lenny still be in one piece by the end of the show?

Meanwhile, Bob faces a moment of introspection, and love lives and marriages will come under intense scrutiny. The soap may have been cancelled, but fans can still enjoy an hour-long special finale to really send the show off in style.

When the action closes out on Shieldinch, there's even going to be a documentary offering viewers the chance to go behind the scenes one last time to revel in the drama, laughter, and love this series has provided.

If you're ready to dive into the epic culmination of the show, here's how to watch River City online and on TV – from anywhere.

How to watch River City from anywhere

If you're keen to watch River City but you're away from the UK and access to the show is geo-blocked, then you could use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do. Plus, we have a great 75% discount on our #1 VPN...

How to watch River City in the UK

In the UK, River City is available on BBC iPlayer for free.

You can also watch the finale on the linear TV channel BBC Scotland. It airs on Monday, August 31 at 9 p.m. BST.

Outside the UK? If you're currently traveling outside the UK, you can use this VPN (try risk-free) to watch UK TV from abroad. We recommend NordVPN.

Can you watch River City in the US?

River City is confined to Scottish television and BBC iPlayer, so you can't find a broadcast or stream of the show in the States.

If you're traveling around, you can use this VPN (try risk-free) to watch the show from anywhere. We recommend NordVPN.

Can you watch River City in Canada?

Similar to the US, River City is not available to stream in Canada and is not on any television channels there.

The solution? Use a VPN to gain access to all the content you'd normally stream at home.

Can you watch River City in Australia?

Like in the US and Canada, River City will not be available to stream or watch on any linear TV channels.

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River City need to know

Why was River City cancelled?

Unfortunately, the show was cancelled by the BBC as it was not attracting enough viewers.

In an article on the BBC, BBC Scotland's director Hayley Valentine said: "I did think about the consequences for cast, for crew, for people who are impacted by the decision.

"However, we have to put our audience needs first, and the audience for River City has declined significantly over the last five years.

"In terms of value for money for the audience, I'm afraid that River City didn't pass that test for us any longer."

River City – cast

• Stephen Purdon
• Sally Howitt
• Frank Gallagher
• Jacqueline Leonard
• Jordan Young
• Carmen Pieraccini
• Grant Stott
• Gayle Telfer Stevens

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• Lake Ontario is now Lake America in the US via an executive order
• Google Maps has updated its maps to reflect the change
• Viewing the map from outside the US still shows the original name

Some 18 months on from the controversial renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, another edit has been made to Google Maps at the behest of US President Donald Trump: Lake Ontario, spread across the US-Canadian border, is now Lake America.

Or rather, it is if you're viewing Google Maps from inside the US (via Gizmodo) — the rest of the world will still see the Great Lake labeled as it has been since at least the 17th century. The name Ontario most likely comes from the Iroquoian word Kaniatarí:io or Oniatarí:io meaning "lake of shining waters" or "beautiful lake", as per Wikipedia.

The name change is the result of an executive order from the White House, as President Trump bickers with Canada over trade tariffs. In response, Canadian authorities have installed a large new sign at the lake (via the BBC), reading 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always'.

Reactions on Reddit are calling the switch "beyond ridiculous" and "braindead", though some commenters are pointing out that Google is obliged to follow the lead of the US Board on Geographic Names (part of the United States Geological Survey).

Google responds

For its part, Google has also chimed in to say that it has to follow "official government sources" when it comes to place names, saying that "these updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now".

"People using Maps in the US will see 'Lake America', those in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario', and those outside of the US and Canada will see both names," according to the official blog post from Google Maps on the matter.

However, not everyone is towing the line on this: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul took to social media to declare that "New York won't be calling it [Lake America]", so there are going to be some pockets of resistance regarding the change.

As yet the change hasn't rolled out on Apple Maps, but presumably it'll eventually have to comply with the official government, and start renaming Lake Ontario depending on where in the world you're viewing the map from.

The world’s second-largest data center has been proposed to be built next to the tiny historic town of Auchertool in Fife, Scotland.

The proposed data center would cover over 170 acres - covering a footprint larger than the town itself - with a 600MW capacity, making it the second largest operational data center upon completion, just a few acres behind Nevada’s Citadel Campus.

The project has attracted over 1,600 objections. “The public pressure is huge,” said David Torrance, Scottish parliament member for Kirkcaldy. “I’ve never seen this level of objection to a local plan, and I have been in politics for 25 years" (via The Guardian).

A moratorium may dawn on Scotland

As the Scottish Parliament is set to resume after the summer break, data centers are likely to be a major topic of conversation within Holyrood. Auchertool isn’t alone in facing down a data center, with Airdrie and Larbert also opposing local developments.

Scotland is prime real estate for data centers as the country produces over one quarter of the UK’s total electricity production. Coupled with low land prices and a naturally cooler climate, it is no surprise that data center developers are being drawn north of the border to meet the capacity required for the UK’s AI strategy.

But a spanner could be thrown in the works if the Scottish parliament decides to pass a moratorium on data centers.

There is already talk of heavily regulating new data center developments. Scotland’s minister for public finance, Hannah Mary Goodlad, has already issued new rules requiring planning authorities to notify the government of any development larger than 50MW. Some data centers will also have to submit an environmental assessment.

Campaigns against data centers are already being planned, with a demonstration in Edinburgh expected to take place in early September once the Scottish parliament has returned.

Does the UK want data centers?

Planned data centers across the UK are facing a increasing backlash from locals. A petition opposing a 32-acre site that would draw 150MW of electricity in Norwich has reached over 12,000 signatures in just two months.

A 4.5 acre site in Wales near the M4 motorway has reached almost 4,500 signatures. A Northern Ireland petition against data centers has surpassed 5,000 signatures.

Across all of these petitions the sentiment is the same. People don’t want their local areas filled with resource-hungry data centers - especially when the proposed benefits are filled with ifs, buts, and maybes.

The UK currently sits in the number three spot for active data centers at around 500 data centers, just a few behind Germany at about 525, and the US at over 3,600. The government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan wants to see this number increased so that the UK can become “an AI superpower.”

But it’s a very hard sell for the UK public. The government promises economic growth, more jobs, and a greater level of foreign investment in the UK economy - but they are forgetting that these promises mean little to everyday people already struggling to afford daily life.

Since 2020, food prices in the UK have risen by almost 40%. In the same period, the average water bill has risen 50%. Since the start of the Iran war, energy prices have risen by as much as 70%. Pay increases in real terms have failed to keep pace with inflation, meaning that the average person in the UK is significantly worse off than they were just six years earlier.

But a mass buildout of data centers across the UK will only worsen this problem. Infrastructural upgrades to energy grids to match data center capacity are paid through increases in household bills, not to mention the enormous increase in energy production required to power new data centers which will put additional strain on energy bills. Water infrastructure will also have to be upgraded to supply data centers with cooling, much of which will be added to the bills of consumers.

The UK water trade body accused the government of failing to account for its AI buildout when forecasting future water needs. The government has designated AI data centers as critical infrastructure, meaning that during droughts or water shortages they will be given priority during heatwaves and hosepipe bans.

Promises of economic prosperity therefore fall on deaf ears. The economy may grow, GDP may go up, but neither of these directly benefit the average working person. If the government wants people on board with its AI growth project, it needs to offer some visceral, tangible return to the UK public.

Lanterns episode 3 has been released on HBO Max — and, after two weeks of teasing, it finally pulls back the veil on the mysterious extraterrestrials known as the Guardians of the Universe.

Until now, the Guardians have been something of an enigma in the HBO TV Original. However, its latest chapter, titled 'OutKast', gives us a much clearer picture of these beings and why they want John Stewart to succeed Hal Jordan as Earth's Green Lantern.

So, who are they? Where did they come from? Do they have powers? What's their connection to the Green Lantern Corps? And why are they obsessed with Stewart replacing Jordan? Let's take a closer look at the Guardians' comic book history and role in this HBO Max sci-fi crime drama.

Who are the Guardians of the Universe in DC Comics?

Created by DC icons Gil Kane and Jeff Broome during the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Guardians of the Universe are an immortal alien race depicted as blue-skinned humanoids originally from the planet Maltus. However, after a time-bending experiment — one that leads to the birth of the DC Multiverse and the anti-matter universe — goes awry, the Maltusians relocated to a new world named Oa and rebranded themselves as the Guardians of the Universe.

The Guardians gave themselves a new objective following the aforementioned and ill-fated time-based test: combat evil and create an orderly universe.

With this goal in mind, they created sentient androids known as the Manhunters to patrol the universe and combat any threats they encounter. However, the Manhunters soon came to resent their creators, committed mass genocide in a harrowing event known as the Massacre of Sector-666, and later attempted a coup, which the Guardians quelled. For more on the Manhunters and their role in this show, read my Manhunters in Lanterns explained piece.

In the wake of the Manhunters' uprising, the Guardians started afresh and created the Green Lantern Corps. A new interstellar police agency, its members carry out the Manhunters' former duties of watching over the universe and tackling anyone who threatens the peace. Two Green Lanterns guard each of the 3,600 sectors that make up the known universe, meaning there are 7,200 space cops in total.

Abilities-wise, the Guardians are some of the most powerful beings in DC Comics. Their powerset includes — but isn't limited to — the ability to fly, time travel, and phase through objects; telepathy; astral projection; invulnerability to conventional weapons; energy manipulation; reality warping; size manipulation; omniscience; and force field projection.

When and why did the Guardians choose John Stewart to be Earth's next Green Lantern?

Now that we've learned about the Guardians' comic book history, let's see how they factor into the DC Universe (DCU) TV show's story.

For starters, when Stewart is interviewed by a Guardian named Lianna (played by Laura Linney) for the chance to become Jordan's successor, we quickly learn that there are only 11 Guardians left. There were 12, but as episode 2 revealed, the former Green Lantern known as Sinestro killed one of them. You can learn more about him via my Sinestro in Lanterns explained article.

Anyway, by way of Lanterns' flashback-heavy third episode, the Guardians had originally tried to recruit Stewart's father — aka John Stewart Sr — as Earth's first Green Lantern when Stewart Jr was a baby. However, Stewart Sr failed the Guardians' 'Are you afraid?' test, so he wasn't chosen.

Traumatized by that cosmic event, Stewart Sr becomes a danger to his loved ones, so he's kicked out of the family home by his wife Bernadette. She doesn't believe her husband's claims surrounding the aforementioned event, either — until Lianna unexpectedly shows up to apologize for the trouble that the Guardians caused the Stewart family.

To keep things brief, Lianna indicates — over a late-night cup of coffee — that Stewart Jr has the makings of being a future Green Lantern. The reason? His parents are formidable individuals, so it stands to reason that, based on his genetic make-up alone, Stewart Jr would be cut from the same cloth.

After Bernadette tells all of this to Stewart Sr, they decide to raise Stewart Jr to not only be fearless, but also groom him so he will become a Green Lantern when he's older. So begins a years-long mission that sees them treat their youngest son differently from his older siblings. They train him to be undaunted and brainwash him into thinking it's his destiny to be a Green Lantern.

A couple of decades later, Stewart Jr is — the emotional detachment issues born from his unique upbringing notwithstanding — well on his way to becoming the so-called 'chosen one', too.

As the saying goes, though, the best-laid plans often go awry. Now a decorated US Marine sniper, Stewart Jr is sent on a months-long mission to assassinate a prominent money launderer known as 'Gray Wolf' in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Long story short, he fails said assignment when Hal Jordan, who was eventually chosen as Earth's first Green Lantern, surprisingly arrives and arrests the highly sought-after criminal. Forced to take the blame as part of a government cover-up, Stewart Jr is dishonorably discharged by the military.

Dejected after seeing his chances of becoming a Green Lantern ruined, Stewart Jr receives an unlikely pep talk from his mom, who also tells him that he's going to art school. Remember, his real passion has always been drawing, so to somewhat make up for her terrible parenting, Bernadette applied to a nearby university on his behalf. After being accepted by said university, Stewart Jr moves on from his Green Lantern dream.

Or so he thinks. Again, to keep things short, Stewart Jr is selected for what appears to be a special university project. However, the man he's trying to impress with his art skills is actually a male Guardian who, after Stewart Jr demonstrates his ability to construct his father's watch using a Green Lantern ring, is sent to be interviewed by Lianna.

Why do the Guardians want John Stewart to replace Hal Jordan?

For myriad reasons; but two specific reasons stand out among all others.

First — and perhaps most importantly — the Guardians are concerned about Jordan's relationship with Sinestro. Sure, Jordan was the one who defeated Sinestro after the latter killed one of the Guardians, but they know Jordan still harbors affection for his former mentor.

I wouldn't be shocked if they knew Jordan had visited Sinestro for information about the Manhunters in Lanterns episode 2, either. If they do, they'll be even more worried because there's no telling what Sinestro could do or say to Jordan to win him over to Sinestro's cause.

The other reason is Jordan's reckless nature. During their chat, Lianna tells Stewart that, despite regularly being told not to interfere in terrestrial matters, Jordan continues to do so. Replacing Jordan with Stewart would mean that these impulsive interventions would stop because Stewart wouldn't defy his bosses' wishes.

After successfully passing his Green Lantern interview, all eyes are now on how and when Stewart will succeed Jordan as Earth's primary Green Lantern in the DCU Chapter One TV series. Based on what Jordan tells Stewart at the end of this episode, though, he won't go quietly into that good night. Well, until Lanterns' 2026 storyline, when Jordan is murdered by someone, anyway...

• 80% of teachers use AI, but only 35% work fewer hours and 55% work the same
• It's freeing up time that's then being spent on other work
• Technology alone might not be enough to tackle excessive workloads

New YouGov data has revealed around four in five teachers now use artificial intelligence at work, marking around a 2x increase over the past year.

However, despite a clear appetite for the productivity-boosting tech, teachers aren't actually saving any meaningful time – only one in three (35%) said they were actually working fewer hours as a result of adopting AI, with more than half (55%) noting they were working the same amount of time.

But crucially, that's not to say that artificial intelligence isn't saving workers time where it's being applied. They're just spending the time that they've already saved taking on other workloads, implying that teachers have long been overstretched.

AI is helping teachers catch up with work

Teacher workload is already a major issue in the UK, where the study of 1,033 workers was conducted. Some of the most common use cases where AI is helping to free up some time include producing lesson plans and worksheets (76%) and drafting letters and emails to parents or writing pupil reports (39%).

Importantly, with just 8% using AI to mark students' work, it's clear that they're focused on using AI to speed up administrative workloads rather than replacing the highly skilled work they trained for.

However, there's still some concern about how AI may be impacting student learning. More than half (57%) suspect at least one of their students of submitting AI-assisted work in the past month without the teacher's permission.

Ultimately, the findings paint a complicated picture whereby AI could be both improving and damaging education at the same time, and the government is clearly still working out how the technology can best be positioned to have a positive impact on all.

• AWS plans to add 2 million Nvidia GPUs between 2027 and 2028
• The expanded deployment follows an earlier commitment exceeding one million chips
• New Vera-based CPUs will support increasingly demanding artificial intelligence workloads

Amazon Web Services and Nvidia have expanded their long-running partnership to add far more computing power for artificial intelligence workloads.

The cloud provider intends to add two million more GPUs across its global infrastructure between 2027 and 2028.

This expansion follows an earlier pledge to add more than a million chips starting in 2026, as customer demand outpaced expectations.

A bigger push into AI infrastructure

The companies also plan to bring new Vera-based CPUs into Amazon's cloud to support increasingly advanced AI applications.

Additional networking upgrades, including extended NVLink Fusion technology paired with custom high-bandwidth memory, aim to boost performance across large computing clusters.

Separate upgrades to Amazon's analytics service using Nvidia's cuDF software promise processing speeds nearing 3.7x faster than typical standard configurations.

The same upgrades are expected to deliver roughly a 30% improvement in price performance versus setups that rely only on standard chips.

Vector search capabilities on Amazon's search service are also improving, with index construction now completing roughly 9x quicker when run on GPUs.

Amazon's robotics division is separately working with Nvidia on simulation tools intended to speed up training for next-generation warehouse robots.

Government agencies are also included in the plan, with 100,000 chips reserved for sensitive government and defense computing needs nationwide.

"Customers want the freedom to choose the best tools for their AI workloads, and they want confidence that everything works seamlessly together," said Matt Garman, CEO of AWS.

“That’s why we’ve invested deeply with Nvidia to make AWS the best place to run Nvidia AI technologies, optimizing performance across our infrastructure from networking and security to deployment. This expanded collaboration gives frontier labs, enterprises and governments even more ways to build and deploy AI on AWS.”

Executives point to rising demand

Demand for accelerated computing across global cloud storage has continued to outpace projections that were made only months earlier this year.

“Nvidia and AWS have built one of the great growth engines of the AI era, and demand is running ahead of every forecast,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.

“For 16 years, we have scaled Nvidia computing in the cloud together. Now, we are expanding our partnership across the full stack — GPUs, CPUs, networking, open models and software — to make agentic and physical AI real at an unprecedented pace and scale that only AWS and Nvidia can deliver.”

New processors delivered under the expanded plan are expected to offer notably faster inference and improved graphics performance for customers.

Recent hardware upgrades already deliver up to 4.6x faster inference and 2.1x stronger graphics output than the previous generation of systems.

Such a large hardware commitment suggests both companies expect artificial intelligence spending to keep climbing well beyond today's already elevated levels.

Whether actual demand keeps pace with these ambitious plans will only become clear once the new infrastructure is fully operational.

• Norway activates its first dedicated autonomous counter-drone system at an air base
• The system can detect, identify, and neutralize small drones autonomously
• The HAL10 launcher can rapidly deploy up to ten effectors

Norway has activated its first dedicated system built specifically to detect, identify and neutralize small drone threats without human intervention.

The Counter-Unmanned Aerial System, known as C-UAS, is currently stationed at an air base located close to the city of Trondheim.

The Royal Norwegian Air Force also plans to station its newly acquired F-35 warplanes at this same facility.

Responding to rising drone threats

Defense planners have described protecting these aircraft on the ground as an urgent and immediate operational priority.

Images show the system uses a HAL10 launcher supplied by British firm ISS Aerospace, capable of deploying up to 10 effectors rapidly.

State broadcaster NRK reported the system is designed to protect bases against Class 1 drones that weigh as much as 150 kilograms, or 331 pounds.

European nations have reported a sharp rise in unexplained drone activity near airports and military installations since late last year.

Authorities in multiple countries have struggled to identify the exact source of these unmanned aircraft or their intended purpose(s).

Some of these sightings reportedly forced temporary closures at several Danish and Norwegian airports, disrupting operations there for several hours.

“Because small drones have become readily available, they … can potentially cause great damage to vulnerable and expensive systems such as aircraft that are in the open,” said Lars Peder Haga, associate professor at the Norwegian Air Force Academy.

“This is something we have been aware of for a very long time, but [the drone sightings have] clearly made it more close and relevant.”

Expansion to additional sites

Norwegian defense officials plan to gradually extend C-UAS coverage to additional installations, including another air base located near Evenes in the north.

That site plays a key role in Norway's quick reaction awareness initiative, which defends its airspace from unidentified aircraft threats.

Evenes also serves as a hub supporting Norway's efforts to monitor and respond quickly to unidentified aircraft across the region.

The system's automated capabilities allow it to respond considerably faster than earlier manually operated counter-drone equipment used across Norway.

Officials have not disclosed full procurement details, though the system will reportedly gain additional sensor and effector upgrades at each site.

It remains unclear precisely when the counter-drone system will become fully operational at the Evenes site.

ISS Aerospace has also not publicly detailed how many additional launcher units will eventually be delivered under this expanding program nationwide.

Whether this single system alone can adequately safeguard expensive fighter jets against a growing range of drone threats remains unclear.

Wider deployment across Norway's remaining air bases could take considerable time, leaving some facilities without dedicated protection for quite a while.

Via The DroneFront

Oh Reacher (Alan Ritchson)... what have you done? A key part of the Prime Video show is when our hero falls for the chosen girl of each season... but in Reacher season 4, that comes at a huge price.

Without giving too much away, let's just say that Reacher's current love interest Lila (Agnez Mo) hasn't been incredibly truthful about who she really is. Considering that a major CIA cover-up is in the process of being debunked, this is far from good news.

But surely this is nothing Reacher can't handle, right? And more to the point... when does Reacher season 4 episode 6 arrive on Prime Video?

What time can I watch Reacher season 4 episode 6 on Prime Video?

We're expecting episode 6 of Reacher season 4 to be available on September 2 at 12am PT / 3am ET in the US.

Internationally, look out for the below times:

• US – 12am PT / 3am ET
• Canada – 12am PT / 3am ET
• UK – 8am BST
• India – 12:30pm IST
• Singapore – 3pm SGT
• Australia – 5pm AEST
• New Zealand – 7pm NZST

When do new episodes of Reacher season 4 come out?

After its three-episode premiere, new installments of Reacher season 4 episodes will air on a weekly basis. That gives us the following release schedule:

• Episode 1: out now
• Episode 2: out now
• Episode 3: out now
• Episode 4: out now
• Episode 5: out now
• Episode 6: September 2
• Episode 7: September 9
• Episode 8: September 16

• Man Utd vs Ipswich: Sunday, August 30 at 4.30pm BST / 11.30am ET / 1.30am AEST (August 31)
• Streams: Sky Sports (UK) / USA Network via Fubo (US)
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So much for that pre-season optimism. A 2-0 defeat by newly promoted Hull City represented an awful start to the campaign for Man Utd, who were second best against the odds-on favourites for relegation. Michael Carrick will be looking for a response from his players when they face Ipswich at Old Trafford.

Ipswich are another promoted side, but the experience of last weekend means Man Utd will not take them lightly. Home advantage is one factor in Carrick's side's favour this time around, but Man Utd must play with more intensity and dynamism here. After conceding two goals from set-pieces against Hull, they also need to be more switched-on when defending dead balls.

Ipswich beat Sunderland 2-1 last time out, so this is something of a free hit for the Tractor Boys. They possess pace and trickery on the break, so it will not be entirely one-way traffic at Old Trafford. And having already lost unexpectedly this term, Man Utd are immediately under pressure. Welcome back, Red Devils.

Here's how to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich in the 2026/27 Premier League from anywhere in the world.

Man Utd vs Ipswich team news

Man Utd XI: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, Tielemans, Fernandes, Rashford, Cunha, Mbeumo.

Ipswich XI: Scherpen, O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Lukic, Nunez, Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda, Emersonn.

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How to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich live streams in the USA

Soccer fans in the US can watch Man Utd vs Ipswich in the Premier League on USA Network.

There is no dedicated streaming platform for USA Network, but it is available on cord-cutters like YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV, many of which carry free trials.

Outside of the US? Use a VPN whilst you're traveling away from home to unlock your stream.

How to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich live streams in the UK

In the UK, Man Utd vs Ipswich is being broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Sky Sports packages cost £35 per month for new customers, or £22 per month if you already have a new 24-month Sky TV contract.

If you're out of the UK but still want to tune in, explore the VPN route set out above, which will help you access your accounts from anywhere.

How to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich live streams in Canada

Fubo is the Premier League's broadcast partner in Canada and has live coverage of Man Utd vs Ipswich.

Prices start from CA$31.49 per month for Fubo's Sports Monthly package. However, the best option right now is the Quarterly Package which costs just CA$27.99 CA$14.99 for each of your first three months. You can also watch Fubo's content if you have a selected DAZN subscription in Canada.

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How to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich live streams in Australia

A Man Utd vs Ipswich live stream is available in Australia on Stan Sport.

You can pick up a Stan Sport subscription for as little as AU$29.99 per month for the basic plan containing adds. That price consists of the AU$9.99 Stan subscription fee plus the Sport add-on for AU$20.

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• There's more evidence of a tie-in with Philips Hue and Nanoleaf
• An official support page appeared and then disappeared
• We could get an announcement about this later in the week

A few days ago we heard some whispers that Philips Hue would be adding support for Nanoleaf Shapes, meaning these lights could be controlled in the app — and now the integration has almost been officially confirmed.

As spotted by Android Authority, a support page for the Nanoleaf integration briefly went up on the Philips Hue website, explaining the types of light that would be supported, and explaining a little bit about how the tie-in will work.

That support page has now promptly disappeared again, suggesting that it was put up too early by mistake. According to the initial rumor, Philips Hue will be adding support for Nanoleaf integration on Thursday, September 3, which seems about right.

Put together that first leak and the brief appearance of an official support page, and it's now looking extremely likely that this will happen. However, until Philips Hue makes the announcement, nothing is guaranteed.

Nanoleaf panels behaving like Hue lights

According to the support page that has now been yanked from the web, the integration means Nanoleaf panels will "behave like a Hue light, ready to be used across your entire smart lighting setup".

There was also a line saying that Nanoleaf panels behave similarly to a gradient striplight", so you should be able to use the standard color wheel in the Philips Hue app to adjust the colors of the Nanoleaf panels you've got connected.

All of this will be made possible through a Philips Hue Wall Light Module that will connect to Nanoleaf devices. The support document lists Nanoleaf Hexagons, Triangles, and Mini Triangles as the smart lights that are going to be supported.

While there are still some questions about exactly how the connectivity is going to work — with a lot of smart home standards to account for — this seems like good news for both Philips Hue and Nanoleaf users.

• Researchers found unclaimed llms.txt references on 120 domains, exploitable by cybercriminals
• AI agents could install malware if they execute hallucinated or outdated documentation commands
• Fixes: clean documentation and restrict AI agents from treating docs as executable instructions

Cybercriminals are able to now abuse hallucinated, outdated, and outright incorrect website documentation to deliver malware to unsuspecting victims through AI agents, new research has claimed.

An increasing number of websites now contain two documents: llms.txt, and llms-full.txt. These are conventions that allow AI agents to properly read the contents of the websites. If an AI agent is looking to install software or add code to a project, they can search through these documents across the web until they find a fitting solution.

Researcher Alon Hertz analyzed 6,214 live domains belonging to defense contractors, Fortune 500 organizations, as well as big tech. On these domains he found 8,265 of these .txt files and among them 120 (all on a different site) pointing to one or more code packages and domain names that weren’t registered at all.

Claiming packages and domains

There can be a myriad of reasons why they’re not registered. It can be due to human error, renamed or abandoned packages, copy/paste errors, or hallucinated documentation.

Now, for the purpose of the experiment, Hertz registered some of these unclaimed names and hosted packages that would phone home when installed. It took less than an hour for a Fortune 500 company to start pinging, and the numbers soon grew to “a few dozen more”.

This means that if the researchers can do it, so can cybercriminals. In theory, a cybercriminal could find these unclaimed packages and register malware. If an AI agent has permission to execute shell/package-manager commands and stumbles upon this documentation, it can end up infecting the device.

Claude, OpenAI’s Codex, and Nous Research’s Hermes were all “guilty”, the researchers said.

To fix the vulnerability, two things need to happen. First, companies need to clean up their documentation and make sure it’s not pointing towards non-existent or malicious content. Second, AI agents need to stop treating documentation as executable instructions. Since the latter most likely isn’t happening any time soon, the immediate answer would probably lie in the former. In the meantime, organizations using AI for coding should consider the risks when granting AI agents permission to execute commands.

Via Ars Technica

• Stream Day 1 at US Open 2026 for FREE on 9Now (AU)
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• Start time: 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BST / 1am AEST

The US Open Day 1 2026 live stream sees the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year take its berth at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York. And there are plenty of the sport's most famous faces on show.

Still chasing her first major, number 3 seed and 2024 finalist Jessica Pegula gets things started in the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday at 12pm ET local time in a 1st Round tie against Romanian Elena Ruse. That's followed by 2021 men's champion Daniil Medvedev taking on Hugo Gaston.

The evening session on the main court is looking like a veritable blockbuster. Four-time winner Novak Djokovic will get his campaign for a Roger Federer-equalling fifth title with a potentially tricky encounter with Mariano Navone from 7pm ET. And then it's the legendary Venus Williams starting her 26th US Open with an all-American matchup against Sofia Kenin.

Playing elsewhere around the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are the likes of Tommy Paul, Cameron Norrie, Jasmine Paolini and Elina Svitolina. You can find Sunday's full Order of Play and expected start times at the bottom of this article.

Here's how to watch US Open Day 1 2026 from anywhere in the world – including where you can find FREE live streams.

Can you watch US Open Day 1 2026 for free?

Yes. Free US Open 2026 Day 1 coverage is being shown all day on 9Gem in Australia, with live streaming available via 9Now.

In the US, select matches are being shown on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, which are all carried by YouTube TV (10-day free trial), DirecTV Stream (5-day free trial) and Hulu+Live TV (3-day free trial).

Traveling abroad right now? You can use a VPN to watch Day 1 action from the 2026 US Open for free as if you were right at home.

Use a VPN to watch US Open Day 1 2026 live streams

How to watch US Open 2026 Day 1 live streams in the US

Coverage of Day 1 at the 2026 US Open is being provided by ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN Unlimited in the US.

ESPN Unlimited is live streaming every match on every court and costs $31.99 a month or $319.99 for a full year. Or bundle it with Disney Plus and Hulu for $35.99.

Alternatively, ESPN and ESPN2 and ABC are all available through Sling TV. Sling Orange (from $4.99 for a day) and Sling Essentials (from $19.99 per month) both feature ESPN and ESPN2. While its Orange & Blue plan starts at $60.99 a month and adds ABC in select locations.

Alternatively, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are also carried by Fubo, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, each of which offers a free trial to new users.

Outside of the US? Use a VPN while you're traveling away from home to unlock your stream.

How to watch US Open 2026 Day 1 live streams in the UK

In the UK, live US Open 2026 coverage is being provided by Sky Sports. Day 1 coverage will be shown across the Sky Sports+ and Tennis channels on TV, while subscribers can use the Sky Go app to watch online.

Sky Sports packages start at £35 a month with £22 a month pricing available for those who are already customers. Remember you can also access via a NOW Sports Membership.

If you're out of the UK but still want to tune in via Sky Go, explore the VPN route set out above, which will help you access your accounts from anywhere.

How to watch US Open 2026 Day 1 live streams in Australia

Action from Day 1 at the 2026 US Open is free-to-air on 9Gem in Australia, with live streaming available via the 9Now platform.

Stan Sport, meanwhile, will have exhaustive coverage of every court. Stan Sport costs AU$20 a month on top of a Stan subscription, which itself starts at AU$9.99. It's also home to the Premier League, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, Super Rugby, the Nations Championship and much more.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like Norton VPN to watch all the action as if you were back home.

How to watch US Open 2026 Day 1 live streams in Canada

In Canada, US Open 2026 tennis is exclusive to TSN. Action from Day 1 will be shown across TSN 1, 2, 3 and 4.

If you don't have cable, the TSN subscription service allows tennis fans to watch US Open Day 1 coverage online. Plans start from CA$24.99 a month to access what goes out on regular TSN, or CA$29.99 for more comprehensive coverage via TSN Premium.

Want to tune in from outside Canada? You can always use a VPN to watch geo-blocked streams when overseas.

US Open 2026 Day 1 schedule

Arthur Ashe Stadium
Jessica Pegula (3) vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse – From 12pm ET / 5pm BST
Daniil Medvedev (7) vs Hugo Gaston (follows)
Novak Djokovic (4) vs Mariano Navone – From 7pm ET / 12am BST (Mon)
Venus Williams vs Sofia Kenin (follows)

Louis Armstrong Stadium
Jasmine Paolini (19) vs Veronika Erjavec – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Tommy Paul (20) vs Coleman Wong (follows)
Elina Svitolina (9) vs Solana Sierra – From 7pm ET / 12am BST (Mon)
Alexander Bublik (15) vs J.J. Wolf (follows)

Grandstand
Jiří Lehečka (18) vs Pablo Carreño Busta – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Marta Kostyuk (11) vs Storm Hunter (follows)
Denis Shapovalov vs Miomir Kecmanovic (follows)
Emma Navarro (26) vs Lois Boisson – Not before 5pm ET / 10pm BST

Stadium 17
Barbora Krejcikova (27) vs Kamilla Rakhimova – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Leylah Fernandez (31) vs Shuai Zhang (follows)
Jenson Brooksby vs Jaime Faria (follows)
Alex Michelsen vs Federico Cina – Not before 5pm ET / 10pm BST

Court 5
Talia Gibson vs Donna Vekic – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Cameron Norrie (29) vs Luca Van Assche (follows)
Katie Boulter vs Carol Young Suh Lee (follows)
Martin Landaluce vs Jacob Fearnley (follows)

Court 6
Renata Zarazua vs Polina Iatcenko – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Emiliana Arango vs Xinyu Wang (follows)
Adrian Mannarino vs Thiago Agustin Tirante (follows)
Tomás Martín Etcheverry (27) vs Vit Kopriva (follows)

Court 7
Arthur Rinderknech (26) vs Sho Shimabukuro – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Dayana Yastremska vs Lucrezia Stefanini (follows)
Aleksandar Vukic vs Rei Sakamoto (follows)
Petra Marcinko vs Kimberly Birrell (follows)

Court 10
Dino Prizmic vs Alexander Shevchenko – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Tomáš Macháč vs Toby Samuel (follows)

Court 11
Yibing Wu vs Adam Walton – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Elvina Kalieva vs Lanlana Tararudee (follows)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) vs Mccartney Kessler (follows)
Ronald Collignon vs Sebastian Gorzny (follows)

Court 12
Hamad Medjedovic vs Kamil Majchrzak – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Lloyd Harris vs James Kennedy (follows)
Hanne Vandewinkel vs Karolína Plíšková (follows)
Talia Preston vs Alycia Parks (follows)

Court 13
Marton Fucsovics vs Daniel Merida – From 11am ET / 4pm BST
Jaume Munar vs Terence Atmane (follows)

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Almost all of the big names in cameras — Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, OM System, Sigma, Ricoh, Pentax and others — hail from Japan, the birthplace of digital photography.

Want one of the best mirrorless cameras? Unless it's a Leica or a Hasselblad, right now it'll come from Japan. But a new superpower is rising up in the camera industry, and that's China.

Take DJI, which is headquartered in Shenzhen. It has surpassed GoPro to lead action cam sales, and dominates numerous other sales charts with its pocket vlogging cameras and range of drones.

Insta360, meanwhile, leads the way in 360 cameras. And within interchangeable-lens camera ecosystems, Chinese lens manufacturer Viltrox is a growing force, producing lenses for Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm cameras and, more recently, L-mount.

A string of recent reports and rumors suggest that certain China-based manufacturers are about to break new ground by producing their first mirrorless cameras — and I think this could be the dramatic shake up that the industry needs.

What Chinese mirrorless cameras can we expect?

First, there are the concrete reports. Insta360 CEO Jingkang 'JK' Liu revealed the 360 camera specialist is making not one but two mirrorless cameras. He described one of these as being "a shape no one thought of" that has "the potential to completely change the way we take pictures", while leaked pictures of the other point to a minimalist Micro Four Thirds body.

Liu's reference to a new camera shape, along with the Insta360 CEO's recent post about replacing photographers with "intelligent photography robots" (remarks he clarified somewhat when I interviewed Insta360) has me thinking that a completely new kind of camera could be on the cards.

And it's not just Insta360. Viltrox, which makes superb lenses for multiple camera systems — many of which I have reviewed, most recently a superb 'pancake' optic — is in an excellent position to disrupt Canon and Sony's 70%-plus share of the digital camera market.

Viltrox makes top-quality lenses for a fraction of the price of proprietary optics, though it's yet to produce a zoom lens (I'm expecting one soon enough, though). If it could apply that same value principle to an equally high-quality camera body, it could potentially dominate the beginner segment of the market, with its own lenses already in production. For many, mirrorless cameras are simply unaffordable, and Viltrox could change that situation.

Think about it: Viltrox might have already made the lenses for a future Viltrox mirrorless camera. Currently, it makes optics for the full-frame and APS-C formats (we're yet to see a Micro Four Thirds lens, despite a teaser suggesting we should have some by now).

If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on a beginner-level Viltrox mirrorless camera in the APS-C format, with an L-mount. Why so? We've seen reports of two new Viltrox APS-C format prime lenses for L-mount.

Two new lenses don't mean much in isolation. But when you consider that there are no current APS-C format camera bodies using the L-mount, that begs up the question: why make lenses that no current camera can use, unless you're making that camera yourself?

I might be getting ahead of myself. But an industry that's long been dominated and shaped by the big three — Canon, Sony and Nikon, more recently joined by Fujifilm, which has wrestled third place from Nikon after it sparked a surge of interest in retro cameras — could do with a shake-up.

I don't mean another AI-powered shake-up, along the lines of the Nano banana-equipped Caira camera, which can make live edits to your photos in-camera based on word prompts, but a shake-up that makes mirrorless cameras more affordable, and in which the form factor / handling playbooks are ripped up. Those are the kind of changes I'd be excited to see.

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• Daily start time: 11am ET / 4pm BST / 1am AEST
• Arthur Ashe today: No.1 Sabalenka vs Osorio, No.2 Alcaraz vs Safiullin, No.8 Shelton vs Griekspoor, No.13 Osaka vs Zakharova

Watch US Open 2026 live streams, as No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, No.13 Naomi Osaka and No.8 Iga Swiatek enter the fray on Day 2 of the tournament. Today's must-watch tie, however, can be found on Grandstand, where 2026 champion Stan Wawrinka is set to face off with Matteo Berrettini.

Wawrinka and Berrettini met for the very first time at Wimbledon two months ago – and produced the match of the tournament. With Wawrinka set to hang up his racket this year, today's match could end up being his final ever appearance at a major.

World No.1 Jannik Sinner may be injured and Novak Djokovic out at the hands of Mariano Navone, but Alcaraz can't take anything for granted after being drawn against Roman Safiullin. The hard-hitting Russian is a less-than-ideal opponent for the reigning champion, who's been out of action since April with a wrist injury.

Here's how to watch US Open 2026 from anywhere in the world. We've also listed the the seeds, recent winners and prize money below.

US Open order of play – Monday, August 31, 2026

(All times ET)

Arthur Ashe Stadium
11.30am – No.1 Aryna Sabalenka vs Camila Osorio
No.2 Carlos Alcaraz vs Roman Safiullin
7pm – No.8 Ben Shelton vs Tallon Griekspoor
No.13 Naomi Osaka vs Anastasia Zakharova

Louis Armstrong Stadium
11am – No.10 Arthur Fils vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
No.10 Amanda Anisimova vs Ashlyn Krueger
7pm – No.8 Iga Swiatek vs Xiyu Wang
No.11 Frances Tiafoe vs Martin Damm

Grandstand
11am – No.7 Karolina Muchova vs Sinja Kraus
No.26 Emma Navarro vs Lois Boisson
No.20 Maja Chwalinska vs Taylor Townsend
Stan Wawrinka vs Matteo Berrettini
5pm – No.3 Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Rinky Hijikata

Can you watch US Open 2026 for free?

Yes. Free US Open 2026 coverage is being provided by Channel 9 and 9Gem in Australia, with live streaming available via 9Now.

In the US, select matches are being shown on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, which are all carried by YouTube TV (10-day free trial), DirecTV Stream (5-day free trial) and Hulu+Live TV (3-day free trial).

Traveling abroad right now? You can use a VPN to watch US Open for free as if you were right at home.

Use a VPN to watch US Open 2026 live streams

A VPN is handy piece of software that can make your device appear as if it's back in your home country, so you can unlock your usual service. The best VPN right now? We recommend NordVPN – it does everything and comes with up to 75% off.

How to watch US Open 2026 live streams in the US

US Open 2026 coverage is being provided by ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN Unlimited in the US.

ESPN Unlimited, which is live streaming every match on every court, costs $31.99/month or $319.99/year, but you can bundle it with Disney Plus and Hulu for $35.99/month.

New to ESPN's coverage this year is US Open RedZone, a whiparound show that will air on ESPN Unlimited from Sunday, August 30 to Friday, September 4, between 11am and 6pm ET.

ESPN Unlimited includes streaming access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SECN, ACCN, ESPN+, ESPN on ABC, SECN+, ACCNX, NFL Network and CW Sports.

Alternatively, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are available through Sling – specifically the Orange & Blue plan, which starts at $60.99/month. It includes ABC, NBC and Fox in select locations, plus ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, USA Network, FX and more.

Alternatively, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are also carried by Fubo, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, each of which offers a free trial to new users.

Outside of the US? Use a VPN while you're traveling away from home to unlock your stream.

How to watch US Open 2026 live streams in the UK

In the UK, live US Open 2026 coverage is being provided by Sky Sports.

Sky Sports packages start at £35/month with £22/month pricing available for those who are already customers. You can also tune in via a NOW Sports membership that carries the Sky Sports channels.

If you're out of the UK but still want to tune in, explore the VPN route set out above, which will help you access your accounts from anywhere.

How to watch US Open 2026 live streams in Australia

US Open 2026 is free-to-air on Channel 9 and 9Gem in Australia, with live streaming available via the 9Now platform.

Stan Sport, meanwhile, will have exhaustive coverage of every court. Stan Sport costs AU$20/month on top of a Stan subscription, which itself starts at AU$9.99/month. It's also home to the Premier League, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, Super Rugby, the Six Nations and the Nations Championship.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the action as if you were back home.

How to watch US Open 2026 live streams in New Zealand

US Open 2026 is exclusively available on ESPN via Disney+ in New Zealand, with all matches live across the entire two-week period of the Slam.

Disney+ prices start at NZ$9.99 a month for the ad-supported tier in New Zealand, with free access to ESPN, which means you also get extensive basketball coverage (NBA, WNBA, NBL and more) as well as UFC Fight Night, Stanely Cup playoffs, and a heck of a lot more.

Not in New Zealand right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the action as if you were back home.

How to watch US Open 2026 live streams in Canada

In Canada, US Open 2026 is exclusive to TSN.

If you don't have cable, the TSN Plus streaming service costs CA$29.99/month or CA$249.99/year.

If you're out of Canada but still want to tune in, explore the VPN route set out above, which will help you access your accounts from anywhere.

US Open 2026 FAQs

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Ready for another bout of back-stabbing and treachery from the Emerald Isle? The Traitors Ireland and its host Siobhán McSweeney are back from another series of banishments and murders as the conniving players try to gameplay their way to a €50,000 cash prize.

You can watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.

The 18th century Slane Castle – around an hour north of Dublin – is once again the suitably gothic venue for the fiendish games of loyalty and betrayal. Prepare for the usual high-tension gatherings around the fire pit, as the Faithfuls try to work out who they can and can't trust, while the Traitors... well, they have nothing but murder on their minds!

The 23 players arrived in Slane Castle for the opening episode on Sunday and three Traitors were immediately revealed (you can see the full cast and the trio of Traitors at the bottom of this article). It wasn't long before the scheming started and the paranoia set in, but the group managed to pull together enough to quickly add €6,500 to the prize pot. And then things were set up for a fourth Traitor to be added to the group in Monday's episode and, with them, the first murder...

Assuming the series follows the same format as the first one, you can expect episodes to go out at 9.30pm IST (so 4.30pm ET) on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesday for four weeks. And that's followed each episode by the show's sister show The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked for all the gossip and analysis with presenter Kevin McGahern.

Read on as we explain how to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 from anywhere.

Can I watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 for free?

Yes. Faithfuls in Ireland can watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 FREE of charge on RTÉ One and the channel's RTÉ Player streaming platform and app.

How to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 from anywhere

If you're keen to watch The Traitors Ireland but you're away from home and access to the show is geo-blocked, you can always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.

Use one of the best VPNs to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 from anywhere:

Using a VPN is incredibly simple:

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're visiting the US and want to view your usual Irish service, you'd select an Ireland-based server from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your usual local streaming service and watch the show.

Can I watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 in the US?

Strangely, The Traitors Ireland hasn't been picked up by any networks or streaming services in the US. Not even on Peacock, which is generally home to all things The Traitors.

If you're an Irish resident who is currently across the pond, a VPN will help you tune in for free. NordVPN is our recommended provider, and you can find out why with our in-depth NordVPN review.

Can I watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 in Canada?

It looks like Canadians will have to wait a short while to watch all the goings on from The Traitors Ireland season 2. Subscription service Crave did show the first run, but not until a few months after it originally aired in Ireland.

Crave plans start from CA$11.99 a month and offers classic HBO series, on-demand movies and Crave originals alongside shows like The Traitors.

Outside of Canada? Use a VPN to gain access to all the content you'd normally stream at home.

Can I watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 in the UK?

The first season of The Traitors Ireland was available to stream on the BBC iPlayer in the UK, but not for a few months after it aired in Ireland.

If the BBC follows the same release schedule this time around, you'll be waiting until January 2027 to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 in the UK.

Visiting the UK? from Ireland Use a VPN to access your usual The Traitors Ireland on RTÉ Player.

Can I watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 in Australia?

The Traitors Ireland season 2 is likely to go out online via Paramount Plus in Australia, but no launch date has yet been announced. We'll update this section as and when that gets announced in due course.

The free-to-air 10 streaming platform is also streaming the first season of the show, but didn't land there until June this year – a whole 10 months after it went out in Ireland.

Outside Australia? NordVPN will help you gain access to free 10 streams while you're out of the country.

The Traitors Ireland season 2 – Need to Know

The Traitors Ireland season 2 trailer

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• Watch Vigil season 3 for free on BBC iPlayer (UK)
• Use NordVPN to watch BBC iPlayer when abroad
• The first two of the six episodes arrive on Sunday, August 30

After uncovering the dark secrets of drone warfare technology in the Middle East in season 2, Vigil season 3 will see DCI Amy Silva (played by Suranne Jones) and DS Kirsten Longacre (played by Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie) come together to investigate the murder of a covert British Special Forces operative at a remote Arctic search station in a Russian enclave.

From high-speed car chases and explosions to tense, gun-packed standoffs, the season 3 trailer tells us that the new season is going to be bigger, more intense, and higher-stakes than anything the duo has handled before.

Plus, creator and writer Tom Edge has already hinted that Amy and Kirsten will be looking to avoid an international confrontation, saying, “We travel to the frozen north, where the world's great powers are competing to secure advantages as the ice melts.”

Alongside the main duo, the familiar faces in Vigil season 3 include Gary Lewis as Robertson, Orla Russell as Amy's daughter Poppy, and Dominic Mafham as Sir Ian Downing.

Apart from that, we have a host of new inclusions, most notably Jeppe Beck Larsen (The Trip), Stephen Miller (Dept. Q), Amy Manson (Rebus, Bodies), Stephen Cree (All of You), and Derek Riddell (Industry).

Abroad? Here's where to watch Vigil season 3 online and on TV from anywhere in the world, for free.

How to watch Vigil season 3 in the UK for free

Vigil season 3 is exclusive to BBC, and is therefore available to stream FREE on BBC iPlayer in the UK.

The first two episodes arrive on BBC iPlayer on Sunday, August 30 at 6am BST, while broadcast loyalists can watch the first episode on BBC One at 9pm BST that evening, followed by the second on Monday evening.

The show will follow the same schedule for two more weeks, meaning fans will be able to unravel the latest investigation's mystery within three weeks.

How to watch Vigil season 3 from anywhere

If you're keen to watch Vigil season 3 but you're away from the UK and access to the show is geo-blocked, then you could use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do. Plus, we have a great 75% discount on our #1 VPN...

How to watch BBC iPlayer with a VPN

Using a VPN to unblock Vigil season 3 is very straightforward. Just follow these steps:

1. Download and install a VPN: As we say, our top choice is NordVPN.

2. Connect to the appropriate server location: Open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select your home geographical location (anywhere in the UK).

3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream: In this case, just head to BBC iPlayer.

What devices can I watch BBC iPlayer on?

• Amazon Fire (Tablets, Cube, Stick, TVs)
• Android TV (please note: some models aren’t supported)
• Android (Mobile & Tablet) - Android 7.0 and above
• Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)
• Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)
• Freely
• Freesat (please note: some models aren’t supported)
• Freeview Play (TVs and set-top boxes) (some models aren’t supported)       
• iOS (iPhone & iPad) - iOS 14 and above        
• LG Smart TVs (2016-2024)       
• NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes (minimum firmware v11.5.0)
• PlayStation (PS4 and PS5)
• Roku (Stick & Roku-OS powered TVs, minimum firmware v11.5.0)
•  Samsung Smart TVs (2017 and above)        
• Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck
• Virgin Media (360, Stream, TiVo)
• YouView (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)
•  Xbox (One, Series X, Series S)

Vigil season 3: FAQs

Can I watch Vigil season 3 online in the US, Canada, Australia, and worldwide?

At the time of its release, Vigil season 3 will be exclusive to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, meaning it's not currently available to stream in any international locations.

However, as has been the case with the previous two seasons, it should arrive on Peacock TV (US), SBS On Demand (Australia), and Crave (Canada) shortly after its UK broadcast.

These platforms also currently have the first two Vigil seasons, so feel free to catch up before the latest series arrives!

If you're a Brit traveling abroad, you can use this VPN to watch your usual streaming services from anywhere in the world.

Note: Not all VPNs work for this, but NordVPN does. It's also great for privacy and comes with a 30-day risk-free trial.

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• Cyborg cockroaches designed for disaster rescue missions reach targets with a 95% success rate
• The complete movement and injection sequence achieved 72% success
• Tiny injectors allow the insects to deliver close-range emergency assistance

Engineers in Australia have built small robotic systems around live cockroaches, equipping them with cameras and injectors to reach disaster survivors.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) collaborated on the project.

The project combined insect biology with lightweight electronics built specifically for collapsed structures.

Precision under pressure

Cockroaches were fitted with electrode harnesses and tiny devices while sedated, and they survived the process without apparent harm.

“Augmenting their natural biomechanics could allow these cyborg insects to deliver timely emergency assistance when direct access to people trapped in narrow, debris-filled spaces isn’t possible,” said Thang Vo-Doan, biorobotics engineer at the University of Queensland.

In controlled trials, the machines guided themselves toward a designated point and completed close-range delivery with a 95% success rate.

When the full sequence of movement, alignment and injection was measured together, the success rate dropped to 72% across all trials.

PhD candidate Hai Nhan Le explained that steady, accurate movement toward a person in need remained one of the toughest engineering hurdles.

"The cyborg insect has to navigate to the target, position itself accurately and remain stable enough to perform the injection," said Hai Nhan Le, PhD candidate at the University of Queensland.

A separate concern raised by Le involves public reaction, since many people recoil at the idea of a large insect approaching them for help.

"A lot of people might not like the sight of a giant cockroach scurrying towards them, but if you're trapped in rubble or stuck in a cave and need help, it could make a real difference between life and death," Le added.

Support from emergency services

Fire and Rescue NSW superintendent Tim Hassiotis said the innovation might extend how far response teams can operate during emergencies.

"If cyborg insects can safely enter spaces we can't, locate casualties and ultimately help deliver emergency care, they could become another valuable tool in the future of urban search and rescue," said Tim Hassiotis, Superintendent at Fire and Rescue NSW.

Team lead Thang Vo-Doan said the long-term goal involves deploying groups of specialised insects, each performing a different supporting function.

"Hopefully, within the next five to 10 years, we could see cyborg insect rescue teams deployed to help people in real emergencies," Vo-Doan added.

Whether this technology advances from laboratory testing into real disaster zones will likely depend on further trials, funding and regulatory approval.

Public comfort with the sight of insects performing medical tasks near vulnerable individuals may prove just as significant a factor.

Via The Guardian

• Nvidia is looking to set up a political action committee (PAC)
• Many companies have set up PACs to help shape US policy
• The US mid-term elections have seen a record level of corporate funding

Companies using their money to shape policy in the United States is nothing new - in fact, it’s the whole reason the US is so dependent on car-centric infrastructure and transport thanks to the work of numerous motoring lobbying groups.

Groups such as Political Action Committees (PACs) donate to politicians aligned with their interests in the hopes of helping them win elections. The capital they provide is tax exempt and can be used for campaign advertisements and canvassing.

Now Nvidia might be getting involved in the PAC party, as the company plans to set up an employee-funded committee called NVPAC, according to a source familiar with the matter (via Reuters). Nvidia has refused to comment on the plans, but what sort of policy could it be looking to influence?

Nvidia wants its own PAC

The corporate world has already shown its hand in the US political election cycle, but tech companies are becoming more and more involved in electoral donating and funding. Donald Trump received a whopping $242 million from Elon Musk in the run up to the 2025 election.

Following his inauguration, multiple tech companies including Meta, Amazon, Google, Nvidia, and Broadcom made voluntary $1 million donations to Trump’s Inaugural Committee Fund.

Nvidia has seen huge growth during the AI boom. Its hardware is used across the AI ecosystem and the company has scaled up production and capacity to become the largest supplier of AI GPUs.

These GPUs are used in data centers to provide the necessary compute for AI models to be trained, run, and used by many different AI firms. But plans for data center developments across the US have seen some serious hurdles in the form of local and national opposition.

So much so that many state representatives are implementing moratoriums on data centers, or introducing legislation to make it harder for data centers to be built. In Q1 of this year, $130 billion worth of AI data center projects were cancelled or delayed due to public opposition.

The Trump administration’s policy has made clear that the US must lead in AI at any cost, particularly for reasons of national security. But that is at odds with many of Trump’s supportive MAGA base. Data centers have now become a key issue of the 2026 midterm elections, which has seen a record $646 million in donations from corporate entities.

The majority of Americans have made it clear that they have are concerned about AI and locally opposed to data centers, and to many of Trump’s inaugural donors that's bad news for business.

But there are few candidates willing to say they are pro-data centers. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott - who was once an advocate for data center development in Texas - recently criticized data center developers for their public image, stating they “got the backlash they deserve.”

Candidates who campaign from an anti-data center standpoint are taking a serious risk. The corporate entities funding candidates want them built, but those they represent don’t. This puts many candidates between a rock and a hard place.

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Watch Argentina vs Australia live streams as the Wallabies travel to San Salvador de Jujuy for the first of two Tests against Los Pumas. The hosts come into the game on the back of a hard-fought loss against South Africa, while the visitors secured successive wins over Japan.

Argentina showed their quality earlier this month when they came agonisingly close to ending South Africa’s run of 11 straight wins. Los Pumas pounded the visitors for 15 phases as they looked to snatch a draw but a final pass to an unmarked Matías Moroni was dropped and they succumbed to a 17-10 defeat. They’ll hope for more luck against the Wallabies and will be confident of returning to winning ways having beaten Australia 28-26 last year in Sydney.

For Australia, facing Argentina provides the perfect litmus test for new head coach Les Kiss. The 61-year-old saw his side edge to a narrow victory in Japan in his first game in charge, before the Wallabies delivered a thumping 56-17 victory on home soil a week later. Los Pumas will provide a far sterner challenge, but Australia have received a timely boost in the return to fitness of centre duo Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Read on as we explain how to watch Argentina vs Australia online from anywhere in the world.

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Down Under, the Argentina vs Australia game is available to watch on Stan Sport.

Stan Sport costs AU$20/month on top of a Stan subscription, which itself starts at AU$9.99/month. As well as watching Argentina vs Australia, you can also access live coverage of huge competitions, including the Six Nations, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry and the Rugby Championship.

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In New Zealand, Sky Sport Now will be showing Argentina vs Australia.

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• ShinyHunters leaked 12.9 million Carhartt customer records after failed $3.3 million ransom talks
• Data stolen from Databricks platform included names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses
• Group now focuses on exfiltration via vishing and SaaS breaches, abandoning encryption

Millions of user records belonging to customers of clothing giant Carhartt has been leaked onto the dark web, exposing people’s names, email addresses, postal addresses, and phone numbers, to all sorts of scammers and cybercriminals.

The infamous ShinyHunters ransomware gang recently added Carhartt to its data leak site, saying negotiations broke down and uploading the entire archive that was stolen in the breach.

"Millions of records of customer data and vast amount of sensitive information and PII containing employee, customer, customer metadata (royalty info), and other internal corporate data was compromised," the group said.

Compromising analytics platforms

It added that the demand was $3.3 million, which Carhartt turned down:

"After careful review and internal discussions with leadership, we have decided not to move forward with negotiations or further discussions," a company negotiator allegedly told the extortionists.

At the same time, security researcher Troy Hunt from HaveIBeenPwned? analyzed the leaked batch and concluded that it most likely came from Carhartt’s Databricks analytics platform.

Hunt said some 12.9 million accounts were compromised, containing information such as email addresses, names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. The batch also contains "millions of synthetic records that did not relate to real individuals and were excluded from the breach."

ShinyHunters is currently one of the most active threat actors. They started as a typical ransomware group but decided to abandon the encryption part and to focus solely on data exfiltration. The group mostly engages in vishing, tricking victims into trying to log into the corporate environment through spoofed landing pages.

After gaining a foothold, they target for SaaS solutions, through which they steal valuable information. They have claimed responsibility for breaches at hundreds of Salesforce and tens of Snowflake customers.

Carhartt runs roughly 60 stores around the US, and employs some 3,000 people, bringing in an estimated $1.8 billion in annual revenue.

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The Tottenham vs Newcastle live stream involves two teams looking for their first wins of the new season. Tottenham were humbled by Brentford on matchday one, while Newcastle were denied all three points by a last-gasp Liverpool equaliser.

There were few positives for Roberto De Zerbi to take from this side's display against Brentford. Spurs finished 17th last season, and their performance at the Gtech Community Stadium was worse than most of their showings in 2025/26. The only saving grace is that Tottenham's starting XI will be significantly different going forward, starting with the visit of Newcastle.

The Magpies were much more impressive in their first outing of the campaign. They played with energy and intensity under new boss Matthias Jaissle, and were just seconds away from beating Liverpool 2-1. The German will be looking for more of the same against Tottenham.

Spurs were dismal at home last term, while Newcastle struggled to pick up points on the road. This clash is therefore a chance for us to see if either team has improved on one of their weak points. Given what happened last weekend, Tottenham cannot afford another lacklustre display.

Here's how to watch Tottenham vs Newcastle in the 2026/27 Premier League from anywhere in the world.

Tottenham vs Newcastle team news

Tottenham XI: Kinksy; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Gray, Tonali, Bentancur; Fernandes, Marmoush, Tel.

Newcastle XI: Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Miley, Gonzalez, Willock; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes.

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Stan Sport is showing the Tottenham vs Newcastle game in Australia.

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The People v Gorilla Grodd is officially in the works at DC Studios.

Initially positioned as a Superman spin-off show tentatively titled DC Crime, the forthcoming crime mockumentary series will star Jimmy Olsen and many other familiar faces from Metropolis-based news outlet The Daily Planet. It'll also feature the live-action debut of Gorilla Grodd, aka one of The Flash's most famous adversaries, in a DC comic book project.

With development on the HBO Max program underway, I suspect you're *ahem* going ape over this announcement and want to know more about it. You've come to the right place, then, because you'll find more information on the DC Universe (DCU) TV show below, including its confirmed cast and plot brief. So, here's what we know so far about The People v Gorilla Grodd (TPvGG).

The People v Gorilla Grodd release window prediction

The People v Gorilla Grodd was only announced in mid-August, so you won't be shocked to read that it doesn't have a firm release date yet.

It might not be long before the cameras begin to roll on the DCU TV series, though. Indeed, while some of its cast members were shooting Man of Tomorrow, aka the sequel to last year's Superman movie, DC Studios co-head and Man of Tomorrow's director James Gunn has confirmed that principal photography has wrapped on that film. It's possible, then, that TPvGG could enter full production before the end of 2026.

If filming starts soon, we could see TPvGG in late 2027. However, with what I'd expect to be a lengthy post-production process, I think it's more likely it'll debut on HBO Max, aka one of the world's best streaming services, in early 2028.

The People v Gorilla Grodd trailer: is there one?

No. If my early 2028 release window prediction is correct, I doubt we'll see one before the end of 2027. Whenever a teaser gets shared online by DC Studios, I'll update this section.

The People v Gorilla Grodd confirmed cast

Possible spoilers follow for The People v Gorilla Grodd.

Here's the DCU Chapter One TV series' confirmed cast so far:

• Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen
• Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard
• Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant
• Wendell Pierce as Perry White
• Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
• Mary Holland as TBC
• Eduardo Franco as TBC
• Arian Moayed as TBC
• Dan Perrault as TBC
• Andrew Leeds as TBC
• Tim Baltz as TBC

The first four names, all of whom work at The Daily Planet, will be familiar to anyone who's seen 2025's Superman movie. Gisondo had a fairly large supporting role in that film, while Bennett, Hoover, and Pierce only appeared in a couple of scenes.

On the newcomers' front, Tatro (American Vandal) is the only actor whose role has been announced. He'll play Gorilla Grodd, aka the hyperintelligent and telepathic ape this crime-comedy series focuses on.

As for the other six stars, their character identities are being kept under wraps. However, industry insider Apocalyptic Horseman has claimed Moayed (Wonder Man, Ms Marvel) will portray the prosecutor who helped to put Grodd behind bars. Meanwhile, per Apocalyptic Horseman again, Franco (Stranger Things) is playing a close friend of Grodd's.

Could other individuals possibly make an appearance? David Corenswet's Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, who are also Daily Planet reporters, are surprisingly conspicuous by their absence from the cast list. It'll be interesting to see whether they're added in a cameo or supporting role at a later date. Or, depending on when TPvGG is set in relation to Man of Tomorrow, if they'll have to sit this one out.

Elsewhere, given this series is based around Grodd, it would be surprising if Barry Allen/The Flash didn't show up. That said, Gunn and fellow DCU overseer Peter Safran haven't said if they'll introduce their version of the Scarlett Speedster anytime soon, so he might just be referenced in The People v Gorilla Grodd rather than appear in the flesh.

The People v Gorilla Grodd story synopsis

Here's the official logline for TPvGG: "A super-intelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part 'true' crime docuseries, the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials."

That would've been enough to go on for now. However, DC Studios released an even longer story synopsis as part of the above X/Twitter post.

"The People v. Gorilla Grodd will take a fresh, 360-degree look at the case, revealing the 'lesser-seen side' of the hyper-intelligent ape, according to the film's first-time director Jimmy Olsen," it reads. "Olsen was granted unprecedented, exclusive access to interview Grodd inside Stryker's Island Penitentiary for the documentary.

"Grodd has long claimed his innocence in the murder and brain consumption of his father, King Grodd — a crime he was convicted of in March 2021 and has remained incarcerated for ever since. The series will take an in-depth look at the investigation, featuring brand new reporting from members of the Daily Planet staff, as well as interviews with witnesses and experts on both Grodd's and the Metropolis District Attorney's side of the case, including Grodd's new counsel at the Metropolis Freedom Project."

As for what else we know about TPvGG, it'll be a half-hour comedy comprising eight episodes, and produced by DC Studios in collaboration with Warner Bros. Television.

How will The People v Gorilla Grodd impact the DCU?

Nobody knows. Right now, we can't say where it'll sit on the DCU timeline, whether it'll be a standalone project that doesn't significantly affect DCU Chapter One's overarching narrative, and/or whether putting Grodd front and center will set the stage for The Flash's eventual introduction in this cinematic franchise.

Until Gunn or someone else gives us some firm details on the above, your guess is as good as mine. Hopefully, it won't be too long before more light is shed on TPvGG and its potential impact on the DCU.

In the meantime, read up on everything we know so far about Man of Tomorrow, get the full lowdown on Creature Commandos season 2, and find out whether Peacemaker season 3 will ever be made.

• Apple TV is going up by $2 a month in the US
• Brazil, Chile, and Mexico are the other countries affected
• Apple One individual plans are increasing in price too

Apple TV, home to Widow's Bay, Severance, Ted Lasso, Silo, Slow Horses, and more, is putting up its subscription prices in the US. Access to the entertainment platform will now set you back $14.99 a month rather than $12.99 a month.

This doesn't come direct from Apple, but rather from Deadline (via The Verge). Apparently, the price rise goes into effect immediately, and subscribers will be told about the bump before their next billing date.

The Apple TV page on the Apple site confirms the price increase. The annual subscription rate is going up too, from $99 to $119, while an individual Apple One subscription now costs $21.95 a month, which is up $2 from $19.95.

This is the fourth Apple TV price hike in four years: as recently as mid-2022, Apple TV cost just $4.99 a month. Prices are reportedly also going up in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico at the same time, but no other regions are affected for now.

More costs for viewers

The last Apple TV price rise in the US was back in August, when the monthly cost was increased from $9.99 to $12.99. Before that it went up $3 in October 2023, and $3 in October 2022, so it's the time of year for Apple TV to get more expensive.

It's also the time of year for new iPhones, with certain iPhone 18 handsets expected to break cover a week on Wednesday, September 9. It will be the first launch event fronted by the new Apple CEO, John Ternus.

Understandably, users aren't too happy about having to pay more for their Apple TV subscription. "Ted Lasso reruns aren't worth it," says one commenter on Reddit, while another says "there isn't enough content on Apple TV to justify this price".

Plenty of users on the same Reddit thread are bemoaning the regular price hikes that we're seeing across most streaming services, and suggesting that subscription hopping or even going back to physical media is the way forward.

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The Springboks vs All Blacks 2nd Test promises to be another cracker, as South Africa captain Siya Kolisi returns from injury to lead his country in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry. After New Zealand triumphed 33-16 in Johannesburg last Saturday, the hosts cannot afford to lose if they are to retain any hope of winning the four-match series.

Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus left it late before confirming that inspirational skipper Kolisi would feature following his recovery from a hamstring injury. Pieter-Steph du Toit had been provisionally announced as captain, with the flanker set to make his 100th Test appearance in Cape Town.

Kolisi is one of four changes to the South Africa XV, with fellow two-time World Cup winner Handre Pollard recalled at fly-half, while Ethan Hooker and Cobus Reinach start at wing and scrum-half respectively. The four players to drop out are injured duo Cheslin Kolbe and Grant Williams, Paul de Villiers and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who struggled at fly-half in the first Test.

New Zealand capitalised on the 24-year-old's difficult afternoon and ran in five tries at Ellis Park, with prolific wing Will Jordan crossing twice to take his Test tally to 53. Fellow wing Josh Moorby also scored a try but drops out of the XV, as Leroy Carter steps up. Head coach Dave Rennie has made two further changes, with George Bower and Simon Parker replacing forwards Ethan de Groot and Josh Lord, who are both still undergoing Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocols.

The All Blacks are playing at DHL Stadium for just the second time, having lost the previous meeting here 18-12 in 2024, but have a good record against South Africa in Cape Town, winning on seven of their 11 visits.

Read on as we explain how to watch Springboks vs All Blacks for free in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 2026.

Can you watch Springboks vs All Blacks for free?

Yes. The 2nd South Africa vs New Zealand Test is being shown on free-to-air RugbyPass TV in the US.

The game will also be available to watch for free on ThreeNow in New Zealand on tape-delay at 11am NZST on Sunday.

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The 2nd Test between the Springboks and All Blacks is available to live stream for FREE on Rugbypass TV in the US.

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In the UK, the Springboks vs All Blacks 2nd Test is being shown on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports+.

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You can also watch Rugby's Greatest Rivalry unfold via a NOW Sports membership that carries the Sky Sports channels.

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How to watch Springboks vs All Blacks live streams in Australia

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How to watch Springboks vs All Blacks live streams in New Zealand

In New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ is showing the Springboks vs All Blacks 2nd Test on the Sky Sport 1 channel.

You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream, with the Sky Sport Now subscription service starting at NZ$29.99 per day or NZ$59.99 per month.

However, if you can wait a few hours, another option for this game is free-to-air ThreeNow, which will show a full replay of South Africa vs New Zealand at 11am NZST on Sunday for those who don't want to wake up at 3.10am NZST to catch the action live.

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How to watch Springboks vs All Blacks live streams in South Africa

The Springboks vs All Blacks 2nd Test is being shown on SuperSport in South Africa.

SuperSport is the home of live rugby in South Africa, including coverage of the Springboks and the United Rugby Championship. You'll need a DStv access package to watch the game, with prices starting at Rs99/month for the streaming version.

Abroad right now? Use a VPN to tell your device that you're back home and you'll be good to go.

How to watch Springboks vs All Blacks live streams in Canada

Fans in Canada can watch the Springboks vs All Blacks 2nd Test on Premier Sports .

A monthly pass costs CA$29.99. You'll need either the CA$79.99 six-month pass or the CA$139.99/year annual subscription to tune into the whole tournament.

If you're out of Canada but still want to catch the action, explore the VPN route set out above, which will help you access your accounts from anywhere.

Team News

South Africa: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.

Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Andre Esterhuizen, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Morne van den Berg, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

New Zealand: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Leroy Carter, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (captain), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Simon Parker, 5 Tupou Vaa'i, 4 Fabian Holland, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 George Bower.

Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Xavier Numia, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Josh Moorby.

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• Amazon will permanently close Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026
• Mechanical Turk once connected more than 500,000 workers with paid tasks
• Workers completed image tagging, transcription, surveys, and other routine assignments

Amazon plans to permanently close Mechanical Turk, its long-running platform for outsourcing small tasks to human workers.

Launched in 2005, the platform enabled companies to hire people to complete small, routine tasks that computers could not easily handle at the time.

Jeff Bezos once summarized the concept with a phrase that stuck: "artificial artificial intelligence," in remarks about the platform.

A tool built to outsmart the limits of early computers

“We regularly evaluate our programs, tools and services and make adjustments based on those assessments,” a notice on the Mechanical Turk website said.

“Following an assessment, we’ve made the decision to close AWS Mechanical Turk, effective September 30, 2026.”

The platform's original name referenced a historical automaton that appeared to play chess but was secretly guided by a hidden human operator.

Amazon initially built Mechanical Turk to help label the enormous volume of product data listed across its own retail website.

At its peak, the service reportedly connected more than 500,000 workers, known informally as turkers, to available paid tasks online.

Workers typically earned only a few cents per task, completing jobs like tagging photos, converting speech into text, or filling out surveys.

Amazon later marketed that same workforce as a convenient data annotation source to support its own SageMaker machine learning service.

Rapid AI growth left the human workforce behind

Krista Pawloski, an organizer with the worker advocacy group Turkopticon, said the platform had clearly been declining for several years now.

She said Amazon appeared to spend less on maintaining the platform just as several newer competitors entered the market rapidly.

Companies including Scale AI, Mercor, and Prolific have since emerged to recruit workers specifically for training a wide range of newer AI models.

Researchers based in Switzerland published a 2023 study reporting that 46% of surveyed workers had relied on AI systems while finishing assigned jobs.

Amazon disclosed one month earlier that it would no longer accept new customers, a move workers quietly read as an early warning sign.

Certain firms in insurance and travel sectors continue relying on this workforce and are now hurriedly searching for replacement services.

“There’s some people that still pretty much still do it full time,” said Krista Pawloski, a data worker and organizer with Turkopticon. “They’re concerned now.”

Although Mechanical Turk is going down, the company claims to remain committed to serving both its Amazon and AWS customer base well.

“[Amazon is] focused on delivering the best possible experience for all our Amazon and AWS customers,” said Amazon’s spokesperson Montana MacLachlan.

The platform's decline says as much about shifting AI economics as it does about Amazon's own waning commitment to it.

A service once built to prove humans could out-think machines is closing just as AI tools increasingly outcompete many of those same humans.

Via CNBC

This week, Nokia launched new retro phones, and we got an extended look at GTA 6.

To catch up on all of this and plenty more, scroll down for our recap of the week’s biggest tech news stories.

And if you want to test your memory of last week’s news, try our quiz and see if you can get full marks.

7. Nokia debuted new retro phones

The original Nokia may be gone, but its spirit lives on under its new HDM Global owner — and this week we welcomed the new Nokia 300 Charge, a dumbphone that’s brimming with handy features.

There are no touchscreens or apps here, which potential buyers will consider a good thing. But the 300 Charge does have a handy power bank mode, which lets you charge up other gadgets via its USB-C port. If you want an emergency camping phone, it also has a “high-power” LED flashlight.

Sadly, there’s no international pricing for the 300 Charge yet, but it is showing on HMD’s global website — so we will hopefully see this practical, anti-doomscrolling phone get a worldwide launch.

• Read the full story: Nokia’s latest retro feature phone comes with a super-bright flashlight and built-in power bank

6. We went to Gamescom

This week we’ve been at Gamescom, and it was a treat.

There was the unusual batch of conferences like Gamescom Opening Night Live and the Future Games Show which showcased exciting new games and updates like our very first look at the highly anticipated The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past DLC.

We saw some incredible new hardware like a ridiculously fast 1100Hz OLED monitor, and the goofy IKEA x Xbox collection — plus so much more.

• Read the full story: Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

5. Meta settled its $1.4 trillion case

Meta has reached a settlement in a landmark social media trial that could have seen it pay out the company’s entire market cap had it lost. The case, which was brought by several states’ Attorneys General, alleged that Meta’s products were designed to addict teens and may have caused them mental harm.

Without admitting any wrongdoing or fault, Meta will instead pay a more modest $18 billion, and has agreed to several self-imposed restrictions such as hiding likes on teens’ profiles, an optional algorithm-free feed, and a two-hour daily time limit (cumulative across Instagram and Facebook) — though this limit would drop to one hour if TikTok, Snap and YouTube also agree to self-regulate.

Some aren’t convinced this is anything more than another slap on the wrist, but perhaps this effort will finally curtail our social media addiction epidemic.

• Read the full story: Meta settles its alleged social media harm case for $18B

4. The Garmin Fenix 9 Pro launched

It’s been a big week for Garmin fans and anyone who likes gloriously powerful adventure watches. Two new Garmin flagships, the Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro, arrived for hiking duty — and we’ve already taken the latter out on a 12 km trip in the French Alps.

Garmin’s Fenix 8 was already packed with features, but its successor brings some meaningful upgrades. One standout is ‘Garmin Epic’, which helpfully combines your stats across big trips like multi-day backpacking excursions. We also like the Fenix 9 Pro’s new green light for boosting our camping night vision. For an in-depth debrief, check out our hands-on review below.

• Read the full story: I wore the Garmin Fenix 9 Pro on a 12km hike and run in the French Alps

3. We watched GTA 6’s Extended Look

Gamers, we ate good this week as, on top of Gamescom, we also got the Extended Look at Grand Theft Auto6, and any complaints about the Netflix debut washed (mostly) away as we saw the game in the fullest glory we’ve seen thus far.

Explosive action, intense car chases, character swapping, beautiful lighting, an expansive map, tense story moments, and the return of the six-star rating.

Not everyone was impressed, but there are always haters online. For most, GTA 6 looks like the best yet, and it can’t come soon enough.

• Read the full story: Grand Theft Auto 6's 'Extended Look' on Netflix is now live

2. Apple announced a new Mac Mini

Back in 2024, Apple revived the Mac mini with a sportier, more compact design and an M4 chip. And this week it came back for generation two.

Apple stuck with the same chassis that doesn’t skimp on ports, but upgraded the internals with either the M6, which is Apple’s first 2nm chip, or the M5 Pro for those who need an even more substantial setup.

The downside? The Mac mini with M6 starts at $899 / £899 / AU$1,449 for 256GB of storage and 16GB of RAM — that's a $100 increase in the US over the current price of the M4 model — while the M5 Pro starts at $1,699 / £1,699 / AU$2,699 with 512GB of storage and 24GB of RAM.

• Read the full story: Apple’s new Mac mini looks the same, but the M6 inside brings a major performance boost

1. Apple invited us to ‘Surprise and Shine’

The most eagerly anticipated Apple Event of the year — if not in recent years — finally has a day, September 9, and a time, 10AM PST. This is the moment when we will watch freshly minted CEO John Ternus run his first Apple keynote and, we think, finally meet the iPhone Ultra, a.k.a. the folding iPhone.

That’ll probably be the event’s “one more thing,” but there will be so many other things like new iPhone 18 Pro phones, a new HomePod mini, an updated Apple TV box, Apple Watch Series 12, and so much more. It’s set to be a jam-packed event. We’ll have a team on the ground and back at TechRadar home base covering it all on Wednesday. Buckle in!

• Read the full story: Apple reveals when to tune into its September event and teases what’s coming

• Intel shows three agentic AI architectures at Hot Chips 2026: the 256-core Diamond Rapids Xeon, the Crescent Island inference GPU, and the already-shipping Wildcat Lake client SoC
• Diamond Rapids matches AMD's EPYC Venice on cores and bandwidth but arrives in 2027 with half the threads, while Wildcat Lake's 17 TOPS NPU falls short of Copilot+'s 40+ TOPS certification
• Intel's Crescent Island will support up to 480 GB via third-party partner cards, but the Intel-branded variant will be limited to 160 GB, even as it currently does not publish the memory bandwidth that determines its token economics.

Intel used its slot at Hot Chips 2026 to lay out three architectures it says will carry agentic AI from the rack to the laptop.

The already-shipping Wildcat Lake Core Series 3 SoC is for mainstream client and edge machines, Crescent Island is an inference-optimized data center GPU, and Diamond Rapids is its next-generation enterprise-class data center CPU that can be configured with up to 256 cores.

Pushkar Ranade, Intel's chief technology officer, said in a statement accompanying the announcement that agentic AI is changing how the company designs computing from the transistor upward.

Plenty of compute promises, sans some GPU numbers

Intel's Diamond Rapids, which it plans to brand as Xeon 7, is where the chipmaker provides the most information, unsurprisingly, in an industry that plans purchases and upgrades years in advance.

Its flagship offering can encompass as many as 256 cores, backed by 1.28G of fast last-level cache, 16 memory channels, 128 PCIe 6 lanes, and CXL 3.0. ServeTheHome reported that the maximum configuration uses 16-core chiplets, built on Intel's 18A-P process node.

Rival chipmaker AMD also offers a 256-core trim: the EPYC 9996, built on TSMC's 2nm node, keeps hyperthreading in play, effectively doubling its thread count versus Intel's flagship.

Its Crescent Island GPU is arguably the most interesting design of the three, but the least detailed: a 350W air-cooled PCIe card built on its Xe3P GPU architecture, with 32 cores feeding 256 third-generation XMX engines and 32 MB of unified L2 cache. It surprisingly uses LPDDR5X rather than HBM, but the choice seems rationalized to offer capacity at a power and cost profile that lets Intel compete meaningfully with Nvidia and AMD.

Interestingly, the 480GB figure Intel touts in its press release isn't what it will ship; Intel-branded cards cap at 160GB, and 480GB is a ceiling available to ODM partners building their own configurations. Intel also remains mum on memory bandwidth specifics and told Chips and Cheese it won't disclose the figure; this is crucial for many AI applications, as memory bandwidth determines decode throughput, and decode throughput essentially determines token economics.

Of the three architectures that Intel talked about, Wildcat Lake is the only one you can pick up off a shelf (as a miniPC or laptop) today; it launched as Intel's Core Series 3. Intel stated that it replaced the Foveros packaging used in Panther Lake with an organic multi-chip package, eliminating the base die and, with it, assembly cost and yield loss. Compute die area fell by 38 percent, and I/O tile area by 15 percent.

The 17 TOPS NPU available to such CPUs sits well below the 40 TOPS Microsoft requires for Copilot+ certification. The 40 TOPS Intel cites is a platform total across CPU, GPU, and NPU, which arguably can be met elsewhere, but it's a sticking point for the chipmaker's AI push, which has otherwise been concentrated on capturing enterprise and hyperscale customers.

• This torpedo could glide through the air before quietly entering the ocean
• Silent Anvil must enter the water at angles between 45 and 90 degrees
• Its glide phase could extend submarine hunting far beyond torpedo range

The US Navy is weighing two paths toward a new class of Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo (SAA-LT) meant to enter the water quietly and track threats beneath the surface.

One route involves building an entirely new torpedo designed from the ground up to glide toward its target before submerging.

The alternative approach would attach a glide kit onto a torpedo already in service, extending its reach without a full redesign.

Weight and size requirements

Officials have set strict limits on the weapon's physical dimensions, capping it at 268 pounds with a maximum length of 70 inches and a diameter reaching up to 7.5 inches.

These figures place Silent Anvil in a similar weight class to existing torpedoes, though officials have not disclosed how far the weapon must travel before impact.

By comparison, the Mark 54 torpedo currently in Navy inventory carries a range of roughly 5.7 miles, giving industry a rough benchmark even though exact figures for the new system remain undefined.

"The Government is seeking industry input on the maximum standoff glide range achievable," the Navy said.

Officials have also outlined specific launch conditions, requiring the weapon to operate across three distinct speed bands measured at Mach 0.25, 0.50 and 0.85.

Altitude requirements stretch from as low as 10 feet to as high as 60,000 feet, a ceiling that exceeds the operational limits of the P-8 Poseidon aircraft.

That upper range instead aligns more closely with the capabilities of the MQ-4C Triton, a high-altitude surveillance drone already flying missions for the fleet.

Strict water entry requirements

Engineers must also account for how the weapon behaves once it approaches the ocean surface, since prolonged airborne travel offers a stealth advantage.

"SAA-LT shall maximize aerial flight endurance while minimizing aquatic immersion time, restricting water residence strictly to the minimum duration required for successful mission execution," the Navy said.

Under the glide-kit configuration, the torpedo would need to strike the water somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees, moving at a velocity ranging from 40 to 120 feet per second.

Development is expected to move quickly once a contract is finalized, with a working prototype required within 18 months of any award.

Should that early test succeed, the program would then scale toward 180 additional units built within three years.

This effort unfolds as China has been steadily enlarging its submarine fleet in recent years, adding vessels with far greater technical capability than before.

Among these additions are unmanned underwater vehicles engineered to operate effectively across great distances without needing any human crew aboard.

In response, the US Navy is also developing a separate weapon known internally as the Long-Range Antisubmarine Warfare system, still early in testing.

That system would let torpedoes launch from tubes built into ship decks and strike enemy submarines from a much greater distance.

Via Defense News

• Ukraine has deployed a turbojet interceptor specifically designed to hunt Russian attack drones
• The compact aircraft can return home when an interception attempt fails
• Multiple warhead options allow the interceptor to tackle different aerial targets

Ukraine's defense ministry has confirmed a new turbojet-powered aircraft built to shoot down Russian attack drones has now entered military service.

Dubbed Alexa Spatium, the compact v-tail craft was engineered domestically to intercept small aerial and surface threats across the battlefield.

It was built chiefly to engage Russia's Geran-3, Geran-4 and Geran-5 kamikaze drones, together with the frequently deployed Shahed-131 loitering munition.

Built for speed and reuse

The aircraft measures 1.5 by 1.7 meters and is fired from a portable catapult stationed close to the front line.

If it fails to strike anything on a given mission, the interceptor is designed to fly back toward its own launch point.

It can be fitted with thermobaric, shaped-charge, fragmentation or high-explosive warheads, depending on the kind of threat it aims to destroy in the air.

Guidance comes either from coordinates loaded before launch or through direct operator control once the aircraft is already flying toward its objective.

Detection relies on an electro-optical camera paired with an infrared sensor, allowing it to spot enemy aircraft even in low visibility conditions.

As of the time of writing, Kyiv has not officially revealed the interceptor's top speed, and a statement from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence left several performance figures undisclosed.

A wider race against faster threats

Ukraine is not the only country fielding this kind of weapon, since Britain introduced a comparable system earlier in the year.

Known as Skyhammer and built by Cambridge Aerospace, it also runs on a turbojet engine and hunts down Shahed-style drones.

It relies on a nose-mounted radar seeker and a fragmentation warhead built to disable rather than fully destroy its objective.

Neither weapon, however, offers real protection from ballistic missiles, which travel far faster than any propeller or jet drone can manage.

This gap matters a great deal for Ukraine, whose stock of American-supplied Patriot missiles has thinned after years of steady combat use.

Ten European countries, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, formed an Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition in July to help Ukraine close the gap.

During a Kyiv visit marking Ukraine's independence anniversary, held every August 24th, the U.K.’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed its desire to help Ukraine.

London cleared MBDA, the joint European missile maker, to hand over classified data on the Storm Shadow's internal components to Ukrainian engineers.

The move should let Ukraine begin producing its own version of the joint British and French cruise missile domestically.

Even so, none of these interceptors solve the core problem, since drones and missiles remain two very different categories of threat entirely.

Whether new missile production can scale quickly enough to matter will likely depend more on politics than on engineering alone.

That question, more than any single weapon unveiled this month, may ultimately decide how well Ukraine's skies are defended through the coming winter months.

Via The Register

• Russia is offering the Garpia-A1E to foreign military customers
• The drone can reportedly travel up to 1,000 kilometres
• Garpia-A1E carries over 50kg payload and endures for over six hours

Moscow has begun marketing a long-range loitering munition built by a state defense manufacturer to foreign militaries.

The weapon, known as the Garpia-A1E, has drawn interest from buyers abroad following a series of live demonstrations.

Officials confirmed the export plan, but declined to name which countries have expressed interest so far.

A weapon built for distance

Unlike drones designed for repeated missions, this class of weapon flies toward its programmed coordinates and detonates on arrival, destroying itself in the process — a one-way flight profile that has earned the informal label "suicide drone."

The aircraft spans 3.4 meters in length, carries a takeoff weight of 250 kilograms, and stretches 3 meters across its wings.

Engineers built the airframe around an existing gasoline-powered munition design, relying on a tailless layout and a rear-mounted propeller to strike fixed coordinates set before launch.

It tops out near 170 kilometers per hour, can remain airborne for more than six hours, and operates at altitudes ranging from 50 to 2,500 meters.

"Today, the Garpia-A1E is the only loitering munition on the global market with a range of up to 1,000 kilometers," said Alexander Mikheev, general director of Rosoboronexport.

The payload capacity exceeds 50 kilograms, and the system's accuracy keeps errors within four meters of the intended point of impact.

Prospective buyers overseas have already shown interest following a round of live testing, the director added.

Rosoboronexport remains open to negotiating direct sales agreements, along with arrangements to manufacture the drone inside countries considered friendly toward Moscow.

Meanwhile, the drone's maker, Almaz-Antey, has expanded output at its production facilities, supporting the defense sector's ability to fulfill international orders on competitive timelines.

Domestic orders come first

Any commercial arrangement involving Russian military hardware must account for existing domestic commitments before new contracts move forward.

However, it seems Russia’s domestic needs will not be a problem because the company has since expanded production.

Almaz-Antey has now reached a production capacity sufficient to meet foreign orders within competitive delivery windows.

That balance between domestic obligation and export ambition now defines Russia's approach to marketing kamikaze drones internationally.

"When conducting contract and supply work regarding Russian military products, Rosoboronexport primarily considers the need for the manufacturer to fulfill its obligations to the Russian Ministry of Defence," said Alexander Mikheev, general director of Rosoboronexport.

“Almaz-Antey has mastered the series production of the Garpia-A1E system and reached a level that enables it to fulfill contracts with foreign customers…without compromising the country’s defence capability.”

Loitering munitions have grown into one of the defining weapons of current conflicts, prompting analysts to closely track their battlefield influence and cost.

As of the time of writing, no delivery timeline has been disclosed publicly, though analysts expect pricing and rival systems to shape eventual contract decisions.

Via The Drone Front

• The Garmin Enduro 4 might have appeared in a new leak
• Details emerged in Indonesian regulatory filings
• The device might arrive before the end of 2026

We’ve barely had time to catch our breath after the Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro announcement, but here comes news of another high-end Garmin watch looming over the horizon. Only this time, it’s not an official announcement that has shone a light on the device, but instead an intriguing leak that Garmin would probably rather you didn’t see.

The leak in question first appeared in regulatory filings from Indonesia (via Garmin News). There, listings mentioned an unnamed Garmin device bearing the model number A05197 in the “Outdoor Product” category.

Other details are pretty thin on the ground, but there is reason to believe it could point towards the unreleased Enduro 4. For one thing, Garmin News reports that Garmin uses the Outdoor Product category for “almost all of its high-end multisport smartwatches during testing phases, including past Fenix, Tactix, and Enduro generations.” That could therefore be an indicator that this mystery device belongs to one of those product families.

Then there’s the issue of previously leaked code references. We’ve already seen mention of the Enduro 4 in code contained within the Garmin Connect app, suggesting that the wearable is in development at the very least. Combine that with the new Indonesian regulatory filings and an Enduro 4 launch is looking increasingly likely.

A battery champ

Prior to the Fenix 9 Pro announcement, we had hopes that the Enduro 4 would also appear at Garmin’s launch event. That never came to pass, but it hasn’t dampened our expectations that the device exists and is on the way.

Interestingly, the unnamed Garmin device was granted regulatory approval in Indonesia on August 25 — the same day as the Fenix 9 event. Garmin News notes that it can take one to three months for a Garmin device to be unveiled after it is approved, suggesting that we could see the Enduro 4 — or whatever this unknown wearable is — before the end of 2026.

If and when that happens, it should be good news for fans of the best Garmin watches who want a device with phenomenal battery life. After all, as our Garmin Enduro 3 review noted, this line of watches “puts battery first.” We can expect the Enduro 4 to continue that tradition.

• McKinsey report into the state of AI finds more businesses are deploying agentic solutions
• 20% of organizations have been constrained by operating costs but plan to increase investments into AI
• However some are still concerned about job cuts due to AI replacement

More companies are adopting agentic AI solutions, but are also facing difficulties in making the technology pay for itself, according to new research from McKinsey - however, there is good news on the horizon, with reports of an encouraging financial impact attributed to AI use.

Several cost-saving advantages of AI adoption have been found, with almost 33% of respondents saying they had moved away from software procurement in favor of developing in-house solutions with agentic coding tools.

Interestingly, the survey has found that while AI use for organizations at large seems relatively muted, it is boosting the performance of individual employees. But on the downside, 39% of those who responded expect a decline in the size of their organization’s workforce due to AI.

Reshaping businesses

Many organizations have explored AI, with 40% of those surveyed with annual revenues of more than $1 billion are scaling AI agents, an increase on last year’s survey which recorded 27%.

In smaller organizations, just 22% reported scaling, a figure that hasn’t improved notably since the previous survey. It’s a figure that suggests – unsurprisingly – that the larger organizations are more suited to exploring AI and scaling agentic applications. This is something that is highlighted in McKinsey’s report.

“Organizations’ conviction in AI is growing faster than the immediate financial returns they can attribute to it,” McKinsey said. “More expect AI to reshape their business over the next three years than did a year ago, and they continue to plan to invest more.”

So, the EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) factor, where at least 5% goes into AI, may seem low, and seems pretty flat with just 6% of respondents, but it has not declined, which at this stage is vital.

The downside of agentic AI

This survey reveals some significant trends, however, that could be seen as challenging for any business putting their eggs into a basked marked “AI.”

A key challenge is proving to be the token cost, with 20% reporting reduced use of AI due to operating costs. However, while 80% have reported that increases in “individual productivity” and 50% have claimed improved decision making, the use of AI seems to be making the changes that many observers have predicted over recent years.

The survey’s respondents are not optimistic on the impact of AI on the size of their workforce. 39% expect workforce declines caused by AI over the coming 12 months. This is up from 32% in McKinsey’s previous report, although it is important to note that 43% expect no AI-related decline or increase.

• Digital Foundry says getting Grand Theft Auto 6 to run at 60fps on current-gen consoles is "extremely unlikely"
• The tech experts say the 30fps footage from the Extended Look was "the most impressive example of real-time game rendering" they've seen
• It says the eventual PC version running at 60fps would be "genuinely challenging"

Tech analysts have suggested that getting Grand Theft Auto 6 to run smoothly at 60 frames per second would be a massive challenge on console.

After Grand Theft Auto 6's Extended Look, which finally offered a deep dive into Rockstar's biggest game yet running on the base PS5, reports confirmed that the game will run at 30fps on PlayStation and Xbox, with the possibility of 60fps being added post-launch.

That's no surprise considering the scale and how hyper-realistic GTA 6 looks, but according to the tech experts at Digital Foundry, it may be impossible for current-gen consoles to even hit 60fps.

Speaking about last night's extended look footage, the folks at Digital Foundry said it looks like "the most impressive example of real-time game rendering" they've ever seen; the gameplay shown is "relatively stable and well-paced 30fps output, with only very occasional single frame drops (though the nature of the 30fps asset means there could be more, unseen)."

It's believed that, while 30fps might seem low for a current-gen title such as GTA 6, Rockstar appears to be targeting this level to maximize the game's level of visual detail.

"It's clear that the focus was absolutely maximizing the level of visual detail at a fixed 30fps frame rate on all platforms," Digital Foundry wrote. "The rendering, simulation and presentation have all been tuned around that constraint — and the result is an unprecedented level of density, material quality and world coherence, with trade-offs landing primarily in image quality and animation smoothness rather than systemic scale or fidelity."

It continued, "The evidence suggests that the game maintains its 33.3ms cadence with care, and Rockstar has clearly spent immense effort balancing CPU and GPU workloads to fully saturate the hardware."

For this reason, Digital Foundry believes "a 60fps version extremely unlikely on console hardware — there's no way to regain enough GPU and particularly CPU time to make a 16.7ms update rate work without compromising the world."

It also suggests that the game could look better on PS5 Pro, thanks to the console's powerful GPU with PSSR upscaling, but Rockstar has yet to reveal official gameplay running on the hardware.

As for the eventual PC release, which hasn't been announced yet, "some level of caution is required" as while the platform could allow higher resolutions and benefit from upscalers like Nvidia DLSS, the CPU demand of GTA 6's complex world could "make hitting 60fps genuinely challenging in a way we don't often see, and will likely require a high-end CPU like a recent Ryzen X3D to avoid bottlenecks."

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X, and Series S, and Rockstar has confirmed that the game can take up to 80 hours to beat.

• An X investigation just found 200k Chinese bot accounts, including 200 posting anti-AI content
• The posts were targeting and amplifying legitimate US citizen concerns about data centers
• Is this part of a Chinese effort to slow down American innovation, to race ahead?

X's Global Government Affairs account has revealed it "identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts," 200 of which "posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy."

Some of the narratives that these 200 accounts were promoting included that: AI data centers are pushing up household electricity prices, rapid data centre construction is placing excessive strain on the US grid, and ordinary households are subsidising wealthy AI and data center companies.

Among the post types were visual, cartoon-like illustrations depicting data center operators getting rich, while consumers picked up the cost.

X Chinese bot accounts

X described the activity as an attempt to interfere with what it explicitly acknowledged as "legitimate debate" about American AI and energy – many of the underlying concerns about electricity demand and consumer bills are indeed supported by genuine data, but the platform worries these accounts could skew public discourse.

The company now says it's suspended the accounts that violate its authentication policy, stressing that while it wants X to remain an "open and authentic platform," fake accounts and bots are not welcome.

The post describes the offenders as "suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts," but no further detail was shared about the operators, the ties to China, engagement and reach figures, and what the other 199,000+ accounts were doing.

Is China targeting US AI?

In a similar vein, OpenAI also recently uncovered a similar operation, implying this X case isn't alone. The ChatGPT maker called that earlier operation a 'Data Center Bandwagon', when it banned a cluster of likely Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to produce propaganda-like material and other similar social media content criticizing US AI data centers.

According to the company, the accounts responsible prompted in Simplified Chinese, often requested English outputs and used VPNs to avoid the restrictions placed on mainland China.

More broadly, Axios previously reported pro-AI organizations were worried that China-linked bot campaigns were promoting opposition to US data centers, possibly in a bid to slow America's ability to build out its AI infrastructure while buying China time to get ahead.

"Industry, governments, civil society and the public should remain alert for similar attempts to scale these messages and foreign interference activities," OpenAI warned in its June 2026 report.

Together, these two cases imply that China-linked operators are deliberately experimenting with ways to boost American opposition to AI infrastructure using existing concerns, but what sort of an impact these accounts are actually having on public perception is not yet so clear.

"We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square and suspend accounts that violate our Authenticity policy," X wrote.

• Grand Theft Auto 6's hand-crafted NPCs have over 600,000 animations
• Rockstar North co-head Aaron Garbut says Rockstar established a new team that art-directed every single NPC
• Garbut says every single room and the NPCs inside them were hand-crafted

To achieve the grand scale and realism we witnessed this week in Grand Theft Auto 6's extended look, the development team went above and beyond, according to Rockstar.

In an interview with The New York Times about the game's development, Rockstar North co-head Aaron Garbut revealed that the studio established a new Los Angeles-based team of writers, directors, and producers to focus solely on realizing non-player characters (NPCs).

"We art-directed each individual one of them," said Garbut, revealing that GTA 6 has over 600,000 animations, compared to GTA 5's 55,000 and double Red Dead Redemption 2's 300,000 animations.

"Every room in the game, somebody thought about this," Garbut said. "Who's sitting where, what they're drinking, the marks that are left on the table. The pictures on the wall will have the people that are in that room, with their tattoos on their arms and their family behind them. That whole thing has been made, and built, and photographed, and placed in this random room in a random building in a huge city, in a world."

Rob Nelson, the head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North, also emphasised that the game is "an evolution" of what the studio achieved with Red Dead Redemption 2 and its impressive gameplay systems.

"Once we managed to accomplish that level of interactive fidelity in a more sparsely populated version of America 100 years ago," Nelson said, "we were already imagining what it would be like if we could do that at the scale and density of a modern environment."

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X, and Series S, and a new report has confirmed that the game will run at 30fps on consoles at launch.