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I’ll make you a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?17.dubna From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’? Fun fact: in the history of cinema, there has never been a single script. It is a pervasive myth that film-making requires “screenplays” – in fact, most scenes are made up on the spot. Perf… US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret17.dubna Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules. The secrecy provision, wh… Media coverage of violence against women reaches ‘dismal’ low, report finds17.dubna Analysis finds stories citing terms of misogynistic abuse fell to 1.3% of global online news in 2025 Media coverage of violence against women and girls and misogynistic harassment is at a “pitiful” low, despite a proliferation of high-profile cases of men abusing women and children, and a rise in AI-assisted violence against women and girls, new research shows. An analysis of 1.14bn online storie… Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’16.dubna PM summons senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X and says social media is ‘putting our children at risk’ Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety. The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Google and X to No 10 on Thursday morning as his government considers imposing new restrictions on pla… Amazon to buy satellite firm Globalstar for $11.57bn in challenge to Musk’s Starlink14.dubna Deal, subject to regulatory approval, would give Bezos firm access to Globalstar’s network of two dozen satellites Amazon said on Tuesday it would acquire a satellite company in an $11.57bn deal, bolstering its own fledgling space business as it looks to take on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink. The deal gives Amazon access to Globalstar’s network of two dozen satellites, boosting the tech gia… Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI13.dubna US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protection Goldman Sachs’s chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is “hyper-aware” of the capabilities of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model and is working “closely” with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses. The US bank had been monitoring the rapid advances in artificial… Elon Musk’s X cuts payments to users who post clickbait13.dubna Platform says it will reward original creators as it penalises ‘aggregators’ for flooding timelines with ‘stolen posts’ Business live – latest updates Elon Musk’s X has reduced payments to users who post clickbait and recycle news stories as it warned account holders against “flooding the timeline” with low-quality content. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product , wrote on the social media platform tha… Booking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data13.dubna Undisclosed number of names and contact and reservation details accessed in latest cybercrime attempt Business live – latest updates The accommodation reservation website Booking.com has suffered a data breach with “unauthorised parties” gaining access to customers’ details. The platform said it “noticed some suspicious activity involving unauthorised third parties being able to access some of ou… Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over new rules for artificial intelligence10.dubna Company claims law regulating AI systems, set to go into effect in June, infringes on its first amendment rights Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over a new AI law set to take effect in June. The suit seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, which would impose new requirements on AI systems to protect state residents from “algorithmic discrimination” in sectors such as education, employment, healthcare, housing and fina… Amazon to finally launch Leo satellite internet in ‘mid-2026’, says CEO10.dubna Andy Jassy tells shareholders that long-awaited rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink is ‘on the verge’ of going live Business live – latest updates Amazon has said its long-awaited satellite internet rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink will finally go live in “mid-2026”. The chief executive, Andy Jassy, said in a letter to shareholders that the technology company was “on the verge of launching Amazon Leo” and… Reform UK voters least likely to see social media posts from family and friends, study finds10.dubna Thinktank says algorithms are fuelling isolation and division after analysing posts shown to social media users Reform UK voters are the least likely to see posts from friends and family on social media and most likely to see content from brands and news organisations, a study has found. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank said algorithms were fuelling isolation and division… Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices9.dubna Up to 2m e-readers made before 2013 will no longer be able to download new titles Amazon is to stop supporting older Kindle models leaving longtime ebook fans unable to access new content from the Kindle store. Devices released during or before 2012 will no longer receive updates from 20 May, affecting owners of older Kindles, including the earliest models such as the Touch and some Fire tablets.… Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’9.dubna Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’ Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to take significantly stronger action against social media companies that spread disinformation after a study showed a surge in hostile accounts posting falsehoods about London’s crime rates and integration. In an intervention on what he called “the outrage ec… Man who groomed 14-year-old girl he met on Roblox jailed for 28 months9.dubna Police say case highlights online dangers to children after Carlo Tritta pleads guilty to making indecent images A man who obsessively groomed a 14-year-old girl he met through the online gaming platform Roblox has been jailed for 28 months. Carlo Tritta, now 19, kept indecent images of the girl and travelled hundreds of miles from his home in Eastleigh, Hampshire in order to turn up, uninvited, … Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage8.dubna Expert stresses importance of keeping routers updated and checking for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites’ Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has said. The hack could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to fake sites, and potentially access other … |
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