Damian Pickett · No. 1
Friday 4 September 2026
Apple’s iPhone launch event is just days away, and Ferrari lead opening practice at their home Grand Prix in Monza this weekend.
Nvidia is buying the open-source hub that hosts over three million AI models and serves more than 18 million developers. It brings the company that makes AI’s chips and the platform many developers build on under one roof.
OpenAI claims Astra represents “a new frontier on computer and browser use,” handling tasks with “unmatched speed, accuracy and safety.” It rolls out across ChatGPT and Codex over the coming days.
The UK’s box office had its best August in almost a decade, led by Spider-Man and The Odyssey, even as the country recorded its hottest August since weather records began.
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The data-centre developer’s new funding round follows a reported $13 billion contract with Jane Street, another sign of capital pouring into AI’s compute infrastructure.
The AI startup’s annual revenue run rate stands at over $100 million. Accel is reportedly leading a $1 billion round that would value the company at $40 billion.
WeatherNext 3 is Google’s latest deep-learning weather model, and the company says it will start feeding into forecasts shown in Search and Google Maps, part of a broader shift in meteorology driven by machine learning.
The family-focused AI assistant wants access to the details of your everyday life, but says it will not use that data to train models or share it with others.
Tesla has officially launched the Cybercab, its autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, and has begun asking the public whether they would buy and run their own Cybercab fleets.
Ultrahuman is building a new Qualcomm-powered smart ring and is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027.
Users can now search for emails or draft documents using a new conversational voice feature across the three apps.
The grid is straining under new AI data centres, and that is pushing utilities to court fusion startups such as Realta Fusion.
A new supply chain report, less than a week before Apple’s event, says the company’s high quality-control standards have sharply limited daily output of its first foldable iPhone. A report, not a confirmed figure.
Code found in the audioOS 27 beta points to a four-speaker surround sound system and a new “Party Mode” for HomePod, according to MacRumors. Still unconfirmed.
Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, streams free for Apple TV subscribers from today.
Research firm Omdia says Apple has scrapped development of a foldable MacBook and a larger OLED MacBook Pro, according to a new report on the company’s longer-term roadmap.
The French-Algerian director, known for films exploring Roma culture such as Gadjo Dilo, died in Arles, southern France, on 3 September.
Julia Loktev’s sequel follows independent Russian journalists forced to flee after the invasion of Ukraine, continuing the story begun in Part I. Variety calls it just as riveting as its predecessor.
The Venice jury president experimented with AI to transform Dakota Johnson into Marilyn Monroe for her short film Flesh Impact, but says it “fundamentally did not work” and cut the sequence.
Director Rami Kodeih’s film follows two women who scheme to rob a Beirut bank to reclaim their own money, ahead of its Venice premiere.
The Clippers were hit with league penalties for circumventing the salary cap with Kawhi Leonard. Boston holds the Clippers’ 2028 first-round pick, so a weaker Clippers team next season would work in the Celtics’ favour.
New England’s 53-man roster and depth chart have been updated following final roster cuts, ahead of the season opener against Seattle.
The cornerback says he does not know whether a new contract will be in place before the Patriots open the season against Seattle in the Super Bowl LX rematch.
The second-year running back remained out of practice on Thursday after an injury, with the season opener against Seattle approaching.
Charles Leclerc topped a Ferrari one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix, a promising start for the team on home soil.
The FIA’s Court of Appeal has reinstated Pierre Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalties from June’s Monaco Grand Prix, costing him his podium finish and shuffling the constructors’ standings.
Formula 1 teams have agreed to shorten grand prix distances from 2027 as the sport rebalances electrical and combustion power under new technical rules.
Boston had just one hit through five innings against Baltimore on Thursday, then rallied to win, with Rutschman’s return to Camden Yards including two home runs.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said the full impact of trading for Rutschman will not be clear for another five or six years, and gave an update on a player injury.
A new anamorphic artwork of Freddie Mercury has gone up at Wembley Park, an image that only resolves into shape when viewed from one marked spot roughly 65 feet away.
