Apple has launched a new $50-a-month tier of its AppleCare One insurance plan, called AppleCare One Family, unveiled at the same event where it introduced the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18. The plan covers eligible devices belonging to up to six family members under a single subscription, making…
The Metropolitan Police has carried out a major crackdown on e-bike and moped-enabled phone thieves across central London, arresting 187 people and seizing 157 vehicles between February and July. The operation targeted prolific offenders in Westminster and other crime hotspots, combining plain-clothes and uniformed patrols with specialist officers…
Zeiss Group has abandoned its "greenfield" migration to SAP's S/4HANA platform, opting instead for a "brownfield" approach that moves its existing R/3-based ERP landscape onto the new system rather than rebuilding processes from scratch. The industrial optics company, which posted revenue of around €11.9 billion, had pursued the…
The Guardian's review of Todd Rundgren's London concert at Cadogan Hall finds the 78-year-old musician's astonishing versatility undercut by a set list that leans too heavily on unremarkable rock rather than showcasing the experimental range that made his career so distinctive. Despite producing landmark albums for artists like…
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has said it believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have a secret son, though it stressed that even if he exists, he is not currently positioned to succeed his father. The agency reaffirmed that Kim's daughter, believed to be around…
The former partner of Robert Aichinger, an Austrian man accused of drugging his wife and handing her unconscious to other men for sex, has described a pattern of violent abuse she suffered during their relationship, including a broken jaw from a punching attack and severe beatings of their…
The Trump phone, sold by Trump Mobile as the "T1 Phone", has jumped in price from $499 at launch to $749, a $250 increase implemented quietly by changing the company's website rather than through any formal announcement. The device itself is unchanged, but the price rise removes any…
The Meffs, a Clacton-based punk duo of Lily Hopkins (vocals, guitar) and Lewis Copsey (drums), have released their second album, Business, following their 2024 debut What A Life. Produced by Dan Weller (known for his work with prog-metallers Sikth), the record is praised for capturing the band's confrontational…
The supermarket chain Iceland is to open a store in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, becoming the first UK high street retailer to have a presence in the British territory. The move, announced by executive chair Richard Walker, comes as tensions over the islands' sovereignty have…
Coastal luxury villas often struggle to stay cool despite their striking sea views, as sun-heated glass, warm roofs and open terrace doors undermine air conditioning. The article argues that comfort depends on the building's design, ventilation, cooling equipment and controls working together, rather than simply fitting the largest…
New research from Capgemini finds that most large organisations have given up on the idea of achieving full digital sovereignty, concluding that true technological independence from outside suppliers is unrealistic. Instead, two-thirds now favour what the consultancy terms "resilient interdependence" — accepting ongoing reliance on external technology providers…
President Donald Trump opened the first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas by urging supporters to treat the November elections as a referendum on him personally, declaring "I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot." With Republicans facing a tough political climate and control of both chambers…
This piece from Exposed Magazine explains how enterprise marketing management platforms can help large organisations coordinate complex marketing operations. It argues that when businesses rely on spreadsheets, emails and disconnected tools to run multiple campaigns across various brands and markets, problems such as missed deadlines, unclear workloads and…
This piece from Exposed Magazine offers guidance on using AI video generation tools, specifically MakeShot, to construct a simple visual comedy scene: a grand silver serving dome being lifted to reveal just a single pea. It argues that the humour relies entirely on setting up a convincing sense…
Ministers are set to give mayors in England the power to impose a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays, dubbed a "tourist tax", as part of a wider devolution push. Housing secretary Angela Rayner is meeting mayors on Thursday to outline plans that would let local leaders…
Korean studio Nirvanana, working with publisher Krafton, has unveiled Project Zeta at Gamescom, a MOBA designed to strip away the genre's traditional downtime in favour of near-constant combat. CEO Namseok Kim says the aim is to modernise MOBAs for an audience conditioned to expect "immediate gratification," addressing long-standing…
Alan Ritchson's new action film Runner has received a mixed critical reception, contrasting with the strong acclaim given to Season 4 of his hit series Reacher. The film, opening in cinemas on 11 September, sees Ritchson play a former soldier drawn into a race against time after a…
This Fox News opinion piece argues that in the year since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, sections of the media and commentariat have responded with hostility rather than sympathy, directing hateful or dismissive remarks at Kirk, his widow Erika, and conservatives generally. The author contends this reflects…
Woody Norman, Malachi Kirby, Tuppence Middleton, Conrad Khan and Kola Bokinni have been cast in "Skag & Bone," a British urban horror thriller described as a mix of "Top Boy" and "Talk to Me." Conor Boru will direct from a script he co-wrote with Ed Hartland, with UTA…
Damon Albarn has once again suggested that some of Blur's biggest hits could just as easily have been Gorillaz songs, blurring the lines he's often expected to draw between his various musical projects. Speaking in a recent interview and echoing comments made six years earlier to Vulture, the…