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An anonymous reader shared this report from the tech-news blog Neowin: Apple appears to have temporarily prevented apps, including Replit and Vibecode, from pushing new updates. Apple seems bothered by how apps like Replit present vibe-coded apps in a web view within the original app. This process virtually allows the app to become something else. And the new app isn't distributed via the App Store, but it still runs on the user's device... [S]uch apps would also bypass the App Store Review process that ensures that apps are safe to use and meet Apple's design and performance standards... According to the publication (via MacRumors), Apple was close to approving pending updates for such apps if they changed how they work. For instance, Replit would get the green light if its developers configure the app to open vibe-coded apps in an external browser rather than the in-app web view. Vibecode is also close to being approved if it removes features, such as the ability to develop apps specifically for the App Store.

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The UK has given US forces the green light to run 'defensive' operations from its military sites, such as Diego Garcia.

Jude Law's ex thanked Lewis Capaldi for his 'kindness' after he posed for a snap with the actor's daughter on Sunday.

She thinks key changes could see more businesses surviving and 'thriving'

From freeing up capital to cutting down on housework and clutter, Pip Rich reveals why he has no regrets about swapping his grand abode for smaller square footage

Panic set in across the country last week after two people in Kent sadly died from meningitis B (menB).

Previously 'confirmed' cases have decreased from 23 to 20 after they were downgraded following further testing, the UK Health Security Agency said.

Pc Bradley Corke, 27, was killed in the collision near Farningham on Thursday evening while his colleague remains critically ill in hospital.

Freddy and his girlfriend, Holly Swinburn, who recently rekindled their relationship, announced earlier this month that they had welcomed a daughter, Isla Jade Brazier.

Marius Kamna first arrived in the UK form Cameroon for a UN climate change conference in 2021 on a temporary visa before claiming for asylum over his homosexuality.

Christy Kinahan - the elusive head of the Kinahan drugs cartel - is living in Dubai and spends his days leaving Google reviews for restaurants he visits with a nom de guerre.

It has faded from memory

It was 60 years ago when William Shatner — born in 1931 — portrayed Captain Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. Shatner turns 95 today — and celebrated by posting a picture of himself smoking a cigar. "At 95, I'm still smokin'!" Shatner joked, adding that in life he'd learned two things. "Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should 'act your age.'" For more celebrations, Paramount's free/ad-supported streaming platform Pluto TV announced a "Trek TV takeover birthday celebration" that will run through April 3rd, according to TrekMovie.com, with marathon of Star Trek movies and TV shows — and even that time he was roasted on Comedy Central. ("Freeâ½ My favorite price!" Shatner quipped on X.com.) Shatner still remains a popular celebrity, even travelling to space five years ago on a Blue Origin flight past the Kármán line. Since then he's led a cruise to Antarctica — and even performed an alternate take of Captain Kirk's final scene on the Jimmy Fallon show. And this week Shatner (along with hundreds of thousands attendees) appeared at Orlando's MegaCon — and shared stories about his life with Orlando Weekly: Shatner: Last month, I was on board a cruise ship, and they said the only thing I had to do over the next three days, "before we let you go home," is sing "Rocket Man." So I thought, "I'm not going to sing 'Rocket Man' the same way that what's-his-name did. ... So, I looked at the song very carefully to see if I could find what actors call a throughline. What is the character singing? What is he singing about? And so I look through all of these weird lyrics, and all of a sudden, the word sticks out to me: "alone." So I say to the band members, "OK, let's make this song about being alone in space." And I work on it with the band and the musicians, and again on a Saturday night, I perform the number, and 4,000 people stand up and applaud "Rocket Man." And they won't let me off the stage, again and again. Four times, I get a standing ovation, wild. And that's the progression for me, of science fiction for me, as exemplified by this song. The song went from superficial to something of depth and meaning... It touched people enough for them to stand up and applaud, and I realized that is the story of science fiction... Science fiction with all its great technology has evolved into great storytelling that reaches people in a manner that is very difficult for other types of drama to do. Shatner answered questions from Slashdot readers in 2002 ("My life is my statement...") and again in 2011. ("I used to try to assemble computers way back when and they came out looking like a skateboard...") And judging by his X.com posts, Shatner is now involved in early testing of the site's upcoming digital payment system X Money.

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Silvestri was taken to hospital following a shocking incident towards the end of the Milan-San Remo race when several riders were involved in a pile-up and left on the ground.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Brian Brobbey's dramatic 90th-minute winner secured all three points for Sunderland and extended their unbeaten run at Newcastle to 16 years.

This star played one of the seven von Trapp children cared for by Julie Andrew's Maria in the iconic musical.

Alan Bennett, our greatest living writer - and such an accredited national treasure in Britain that the public applaud him in car parks - is feeling every bone-cracking moment of his 90-odd years.

Guy Goma had his five minutes of fame in 2006 when - arriving at BBC headquarters for a data analyst job interview - he was ushered into the studio as 'a 'tech expert'.

Nicola Bulley dropped her two daughters at school on January 27, 2023, kissing them goodbye before taking her dog for a morning stroll along a quiet Lancashire riverbank.

Writing on the social media platform X, India Willoughby accused Dame Jenni of spreading 'Terf garbage' and for helping to create an anti-trans atmosphere in the UK.