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European leaders expressed alarm on Thursday over Russian hostility threatening their countries after the incursion into NATO-member Poland deepened fears over WWIII.

There are 100s of them apparently, all vetted, profiled and just right for me. All I have to do is sign on the dotted line, hand over a significant amount of money, and my happy ever after can begin.

Amid yesterday's news of Oracle's soaring stock, which propelled founder Larry Ellison to the top of the world's richest list, the Wall Street Journal reported that the cloud giant and OpenAI have struck one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed. Under the deal, OpenAI will purchase $300 billion worth of compute power from Oracle over roughly five years, with purchases beginning in 2027. "This move away from Microsoft was timed with OpenAI's involvement with the Stargate Project, in which OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle have committed to invest $500 billion into domestic data center projects over the next four years," notes TechCrunch. OpenAI also recently signed a cloud deal with Google. "The deal ... underscores the fact that the two are willing to overlook heavy competition between them to meet the massive computing demands," wrote analyst in Reuter's report.

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As is often the case, we need more wine. But I'm not a naughty teenager drinking with my friends: I'm drinking at home with my mother. More than this, she is an alcoholic - as am I.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Either nobody bothered looking at the opening minutes of The Newsreader, or worse still, somebody did - and failed to see how grossly offensive it was.

Controversial podcaster Joe Rogan was left nearly speechless after finding out Charlie Kirk was assassinated while filming his podcast.

Within hours of the shooting, videos, photos, and eyewitness accounts began circulating on social media, with users rushing to dissect every frame for clues.

The 79-year-old legendary music artist and her toyboy, 39, enjoyed a night out on Wednesday at Valentino's beauty event afterparty, held at the storied Studio 54 in New York City.

The sniper's nest used by the assassin who killed Charlie Kirk has been revealed by authorities as they continue an urgent manhunt for the gunman.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware -- a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security. In 2024, 20 new US-based spyware investors were identified, bringing the total number of American backers of this technology to 31. This growth has largely outpaced other major investing countries such as Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom, according to a new report published today by the Atlantic Council. The study surveyed 561 entities across 46 countries between 1992 and 2024, identifying 34 new investors. This brings the total to 128, up from 94 in the dataset published last year. The number of identified investors in the EU Single Market, plus Switzerland, stands at 31, with Italy -- a key spyware hub -- accounting for the largest share at 12. Investors based in Israel number 26. US-based investors include major hedge funds D.E. Shaw & Co. and Millennium Management, prominent trading firm Jane Street, and mainstream financial-services company Ameriprise Financial -- all of which, according to the Atlantic Council, have channeled funds to Israeli lawful-interception software provider Cognyte, a company allegedly linked to human rights abuses in Azerbaijan and Indonesia, among others. [...] Apart from focusing on investment, the Atlantic Council notes that the global spyware market is "growing and evolving," with its dataset expanded to include four new vendors, seven new resellers or brokers, 10 new suppliers, and 55 new individuals linked to the industry. Newly identified vendors include Israel's Bindecy and Italy's SIO. [...] The study reveals the addition of three new countries linked to spyware activity -- Japan, Malaysia, and Panama. Japan in particular is a signatory to international efforts to curb spyware abuse, including the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware and the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States. The Atlantic Council's Jen Roberts, who also worked on the report, urged expanding Executive Order 14105 to also include spyware. He also emphasized preserving Executive Order 14093, noting that U.S. purchasing power is a key lever in shaping and constraining the global spyware market. "US purchasing power is a significant tool in shaping and constraining the global market for spyware," said Roberts.

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British holidaymakers have been urged to do one thing before jetting off abroad this autumn or risk their trip being 'ruined' - as The UK Health Security Agency issues warning amid a potential rise in cases.

The best psychos out this month

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, hit Adrian Daniel, 33, after he pulled out of a T-junction in his £200,000 Mercedes after failing to stop at a give-way sign in March 2022.

Espousing a fiery - and usually provocative - brand of conservatism, Charlie Kirk took the battle for converts to the place where he felt his opponents were most deeply entrenched.

As the hunt continued, aided by the offer of £73,650, enforcement agencies ditched a press conference due to 'rapid developments in our investigation'.

The mother-daughter duo have been spending some time together in Cornwall, which Kelly, 40, had said 'put a smile back on mum's face.'

The British socialite and on-off girlfriend of the paedophile has claimed she was kept in the dark about his sexual crimes.

Change is clearly in the air - and the sense of flux extends to his eighth album, Play, touted as a return to 'big pop' after 2023's folky detours.

Russian drones sent into Polish airspace were reportedly heading to a NATO base used to supply Ukraine, it has been revealed. 

Google is updating Gmail with a new Purchases tab that collects all delivery-related emails in one place, along with package-tracking cards at the top of the inbox for shipments arriving that day. Engadget reports: Each card comes with a "See item" or a "Track Package" button that you can click or tap without having to search for the original delivery email. The new delivery tab will start showing up in your personal Gmail accounts starting today. In addition, Google is updating Gmail's Promotions tab, allowing you to sort the emails in it by "most relevant." Gmail will decide which brands and emails are most relevant for you based on what you've interacted with the most in the past. It will also send you "nudges" on upcoming deals and offers that are set to expire soon. You'll see the changes to the Promotions tab in the coming weeks.

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