Mobile

iPhone Ultra foldable case leak reveals design, dual camera setup

Apple’s foldable iPhone, which is rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra, is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup in September. Several leaks have already offered a glimpse at the foldable’s design. Now, a case manufacturer has seemingly revealed the device’s design through newly surfaced renders. The leaked case renders showcase the iPhone Ultra from multiple angles....

Movie

Power Ballad review – amiable musical comedy…

The name of the film is Power Ballad; the name of its lead character is Rick Power. Is there anything else you really need to know about this picture? American singer/​songwriter Rick (Paul Rudd) is slumming it as the lead singer for an up-market Irish wedding band having married and settled down in Dublin. He’s content with his lot, but...

Music

Tuner review – woefully off-key

Cinema has the power to shape perceptions of entire groups of people. People with AIDS are Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993); trans women are Norman Bates in Psycho (1960) or Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs (1991); both are Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Autistic people are Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988) – the archetypal ​“retard”,...

TECH

Vertu wants CEOs to run companies from an AI foldable starting at $6,880

Luxury smartphone brand Vertu on Thursday unveiled a foldable phone powered by an AI agent that connects with enterprise software and coordinates workflows. The company is targeting executives who manage business operations and communications on the move. Called the Alphafold, the foldable smartphone starts at $6,880 for the calfskin version. Higher-end models feature bespoke finishes including alligator leather, 18K gold,...

TECH

The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday. Titled Magnifica Humanitas, it addresses “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.” And while AI is the hook, the problems Leo focuses on are older and more pervasive: inequality, war, the erosion of democracy, and the concentration of power in the hands of those who don’t necessarily care...

Nature

How to breathe life back into brain theory

The Brain, In Theory Romain Brette Princeton Univ. Press (2026)What is a brain? The question might seem obvious, but it is not trivial. Neuroscience has progressed in the past century, with the development of sophisticated techniques to measure and manipulate brain cells, neural circuits and even animal behaviours. Yet how the brain actually works still eludes us.In The Brain, In...

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