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‘East of Eden’ Hits 6.5 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix
The Netflix adaptation of ‘East of Eden,’ created by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh, accumulated 6.5 million views in its first four days, claiming the top position on the streamer’s weekly TV rankings.
Andrew Garfield Could Win an Oscar for ‘Artificial’ and His Norman Bates-Inspired Turn as Sam Altman
Andrew Garfield plays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial,” a dark dramedy about five pivotal days in November 2023 that could position the actor for Oscar consideration.
Yemeni gov’t forces aim for Sanaa, but Houthi defeat will be a challenge
Yemeni government forces have announced a major offensive to recapture territory from Houthi militants, claiming recent advances along the Red Sea coast and around the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait.
DR Congo boat collision kills at least 30, dozens missing
A boat collision on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed at least 30 lives, with dozens more reported missing, according to provincial officials.
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The world freaked out about AI doomsday. Now what?
World concerns about AI doomsday have intensified as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet and discuss the technology, though both leaders show reluctance to impose regulatory constraints.
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 with enhanced safeguards designed to reduce risky behaviors and boundary circumvention attempts, following recent AI hacking incidents across the industry.
Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta
Andreessen Horowitz is launching a tuition-free academy in San Francisco with partnerships from major tech companies like Google, Meta, and Palantir, offering students hands-on experience over traditional classroom instruction.
IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust lost 11 years of maternity viewing records due to an IT department error that overwrote the database during routine technical work in August.
San Francisco sues Trump Media for selling early access to Trump posts
San Francisco sued Trump Media for its Truth API service, which charges customers $100,000 monthly for early access to President Trump’s posts, alleging it violates insider trading laws and unfair competition statutes.
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, a subscription-based platform that compromised 12,000 accounts using AI-powered tools to automate mass email compromise and fraud schemes targeting organizations globally.
Apple clarifies that Texture and Grain controls are exclusive to the latest iPhones’ cameras
Apple clarified that its new texture and grain photo controls will only work on older iPhones when editing images captured by the latest iPhone 18 Pro models, not for photos taken on the older devices themselves.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a higher-end Extreme variant, both built on 2nm process technology with improved AI and video capabilities on the Extreme model.
Saudi Arabia’s new Exobot EVs make the Cybertruck look normal
Saudi Arabian startup Ceer unveiled two futuristic electric vehicles with angular, sci-fi designs, planning to launch five additional models by 2030 and begin sales in 2027.
Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies
A June weekend heatwave caused severe flight disruptions across London airports, with climate change raising concerns about increasingly unstable weather and future aviation chaos.
‘Cost of housing’ crunch looms for low-income families, warns Resolution Foundation
A thinktank warns that over 1.1 million low-income renting families face a housing affordability crisis, with weekly shortfalls averaging £158 unless the government adjusts housing support in its upcoming budget.
Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers
Hundreds of flights were delayed at major US East Coast airports Monday after construction workers accidentally severed a critical air traffic control cable, disrupting operations ahead of the UN General Assembly.