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Are you convinced the Earth is flat? If so, you've probably had a tough life. That's according to a new study, which has revealed why some people are more likely to be swayed by conspiracy theories.

Longtime Slashdot reader neoRUR shares a report from Game Developer: EA Sports FC and Battlefield publisher EA has been taken private by an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF). The move means the U.S. juggernaut is no longer a publicly-traded entity and is now majority owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its PIF investment arm. Other investors include Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the latter of which was established by U.S. president Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The $55 billion transaction was financed via a combination of cash from PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners as well as roll-over of PIF's existing stake in EA -- constituting an equity investment of approximately $36 billion. Notably, $20 billion of debt financing was provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank. The deal cleared the necessary regulatory hurdles in July, paving the way for its completion at the close of trading on August 4, 2026. It was approved by regulators in major markets such as the European Union and the United States without incident, despite lawmakers and union leaders in the U.S. calling on the Federal Trade Commission to heavily scrutinize the leveraged buyout over geopolitical and employment concerns.

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Researchers say patients taking tadalafil - commonly prescribed under the brand name Cialis - may be up to 33 per cent more likely to develop glaucoma.

Tracy Shaw has shared an emotional update on her cancer treatment as she described the 'pain and suffering' she has been feeling.

Daisy May Cooper has branded her father Paul a 'narcissist' in a foul-mouthed rant with brother Charlie about their 'messed up' childhood on Tuesday.

Annie Kilner has shared the first picture of her newborn daughter after revealing she had welcomed her fifth child with her husband Kyle Walker.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has come under intense scrutiny since plans to sell £3.1billion in World Cup stakes leaked last week.

Gardens, parks and golf courses across London have turned into a desert amid temperatures of up to 35C, following one of the driest July months ever recorded.

Apple has capped the number of open bug-bounty reports researchers can submit after being flooded with low-quality and sometimes entirely fabricated vulnerabilities generated by AI. MacRumors reports: The Financial Times learned of the limit after cybersecurity startup Bynario used ChatGPT to locate more than 50 macOS bugs in three weeks. Bynario found a privilege escalation exploit that could let an attacker get unrestricted access to a Mac, but was unable to report it because Apple limited the number of bug reports Bynario could submit. Bynario sent eight reports to Apple in 2025, and another five in 2026 before hitting a restriction. Bynario's founder said it is a "very difficult time in the industry" because companies are being "flooded by the sheer amount of bugs." Apple has since been in contact with Bynario and is reviewing the company's submissions. While Apple now has a cap on the number of open submissions a researcher can have, researchers can request an increase to make sure Apple's security team doesn't miss a critical vulnerability.

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The 44-year-old music superstar was joined by the unnamed male companion who has chauffeured her on numerous occasions in the last few weeks since her latest brush with the law .

Ohio police officer Jamie Patterson defended allowing an adult to whip a teenage boy while he was in her custody.

Sarah Myers, 44, and her mother, Amy Steadman, 64, are accused of orchestrating the June murder-suicide that left Myers' four children dead inside an upstate New York home.

Officers were travelling at a 'low speed' when their patrol car collided with the moped, which was travelling towards them in Wythenshawe at around 3.45pm today.

Giving away your hard-earned cash and placing it in the hands of your children or grandchildren is always a nerve-racking business.

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With so many of us feeling the pinch, I'm not surprised to see that an app called Freecash - Earn Money is rising towards to the top of the download charts.

New plugins for K-12 teachers, university instructors, and college kids? Read the room, guys

Bending Spoons has made its first acquisition since going public last month at an $18 billion valuation, agreeing to buy spreadsheet and database startup Airtable for $1.28 billion in cash. Airtable joins a growing portfolio of notable brands owned by the Italian app developer, including Evernote, WeTransfer, EventBrite, and Vimeo. TechCrunch reports: Founded in 2013, Airtable has so far raised more than $1.4 billion over multiple funding rounds. At its peak, during the boom days of 2021, it was valued at over $11 billion, but earlier this year, its shares were said to be trading on the secondary markets at a valuation of $4 billion. With its current net cash-and-cash-equivalents balance, Airtable is now valued at about $2.25 billion, Bending Spoons said. "Airtable is a pioneering brand reshaping how teams organize data and manage critical workflows. The value being delivered is reflected in annual recurring revenue growing over 20% YoY to approximately $480 million as of June 2026, and joining forces with Bending Spoons will accelerate innovation even further," Bending Spoons' founder Luca Ferrari said in a statement.

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New React framework lowers memory usage by 90%, team claims

The 16-year-old got on a bus heading towards Abbey Wood Underground Station and claimed a man followed her on board. Throughout the journey the girl said she noticed the man looking at her.