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Tech & AI · Privacy
A stranger's smart glasses film you and the clip goes online, and the
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Box office
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Tom Holland is reported to earn about $20 million upfront for Spider-Man: Brand New Day; the widely-quoted $100 million is an unconfirmed box-office-bonus estimate.
Markets
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SpaceX's first results as a public company, for the quarter to 30 June 2026, show revenue up 92% to $7.8bn and the net loss narrowing to $541m from $1.0bn.
Cycling report
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Sigrid Haugset rode some 88km alone to win stage three of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes and take the yellow jersey: the first Norwegian to lead the race.
Accessibility
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Venues from cinemas to courtrooms are banning Meta-style glasses as
Copyright
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The copyright in a clip your Ray-Ban Meta glasses save is yours automatically, as its author, the instant it is recorded; Meta's terms take a licence to use what you share, not ownership of it.…
Law explainer
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Is it a federal crime to secretly film you with smart glasses? Almost never. The one federal video-voyeurism law reaches only intimate images and only on federal land, and state voyeurism statutes are built around…
Ad-ruling explainer
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The UK ad watchdog ruled that outdoor posters for Lee Cronin's The Mummy gave a "realistic impression of a dead child" and could not run on the Tube.
Courts explained
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Ed Sheeran, 35, pleaded guilty at Bradford Magistrates' Court and was fined £1,032 for keeping a 1966 Aston Martin uninsured: a car that has sat dismantled in a Durham workshop since 2021, mid-conversion to electric.…
Entertainment
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On Sunday Ariana Grande's representative said she will "take a step back from visibility" once the Eternal Sunshine tour ends in London on 1 September 2026 — a break from public-facing appearances, not a stated…
Tennis report
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Alexandra Eala beat top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to win the Mubadala DC Open on 3 August 2026, the first WTA singles title ever for a player from the Philippines.
Football
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U.S. Soccer extended Mauricio Pochettino's contract through 2030 on 3 August 2026, less than a month after a 4-1 Round-of-16 exit to Belgium ended the home World Cup.
Golf report
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Shiho Kuwaki of Japan beat Esther Henseleit in a two-hole play-off to win the AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes on 2 August 2026, both level at five under par.
UK devolution
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England's metro mayors run regional institutions, but their transport budgets, public mandates and direct relationship with Whitehall can also build a national political profile.
Energy
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BP put its UK North Sea oil-and-gas business up for sale on 31 July 2026 after more than 60 years, the first big move by new chief executive Meg O'Neill toward shedding $20bn of assets…
Deals
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Electronic Arts expects to complete its $55 billion take-private on or about August 4, 2026, at $210 a share. The buyers are Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and…