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Jamie Dornan Boards ‘Nostalgie,’ Starring Aidan Gillen as Washed-up Pop Star, as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

Kathryn Ferguson’s IFTA-winning short film features original music by Bastille’s Dan Smith and cinematography by two-time Oscar nominee Robbie Ryan.
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Bitter times for Rayalaseema’s sweet lime farmers

Farmers growing sweet lime are facing mounting losses as water scarcity, triggered by a deficit in rainfall and depleting groundwater levels, threatens orchards across several mandals. The crisis has pushed cultivators into severe financial distress, raising concerns about the economic future of sweet lime cultivation and its impact on the livelihoods of those dependent on the crop, writes G.V.R. Subba Rao.

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X Factor 2026, secondo Live: chi è stato eliminato e chi invece si è salvato

Veronica Bruganelli è la seconda eliminata dei Live di X Factor 2026. La concorrente della squadra di Jake La Furia ha perso il ballottaggio contro Lenanie, del team di Irama. Il verdetto è arrivato con tre voti contro uno: Irama, Francesco Gabbani e Paola Iezzi hanno scelto di eliminare Veronica, mentre Jake La Furia ha votato contro Lenanie.

X Factor 2026, chi è finito al ballottaggio

Il secondo Live è stato diviso in due manche da sei concorrenti. Al termine della prima il meno votato dal pubblico è stato Lenanie, che aveva interpretato C’è tempo di Ivano Fossati con una riscrittura personale del testo. La scelta aveva provocato anche una discussione tra i giudici, soprattutto tra Francesco Gabbani e Irama, sull’opportunità di modificare così profondamente una cover.

Nella seconda manche è stata invece Veronica a ottenere meno voti. La cantante aveva affrontato Total Eclipse of the Heart di Bonnie Tyler.

X Factor 2026: Veronica contro Lenanie, il voto dei giudici

Nel confronto finale Lenanie ha cantato Cambia un uomo di Marco Mengoni. Veronica ha scelto invece il proprio cavallo di battaglia, You Stole the Show di Sienna Spiro. Jake La Furia ha difeso la propria concorrente votando per eliminare Lenanie. Irama ha fatto la scelta opposta.

A decidere il risultato sono stati quindi Gabbani e Paola Iezzi, che hanno entrambi votato contro Veronica. Con tre voti su quattro la concorrente ha dovuto lasciare il talent e non è stato necessario ricorrere al Tilt, il televoto rapido previsto in caso di parità.

X Factor 2026: chi si è salvato

Lenanie resta quindi nella squadra di Irama insieme a Patrizia e Le Distanze. Jake La Furia prosegue invece con ALÌA e Alex Fontana. Veronica era già finita al ballottaggio durante il primo Live, quando era riuscita a salvarsi contro Alice Fregoso. Alla seconda occasione il verdetto è stato opposto.

Tutti gli altri concorrenti hanno superato direttamente il televoto. Tra le esibizioni più apprezzate della serata quelle di camilla con As the World Caves In e Alex Fontana con Street Spirit (Fade Out) dei Radiohead.

X Factor 2026, MEEK ospite del secondo Live

Superospite della puntata è stata MEEK, progetto della cantautrice e producer britannica Georgia Meek. L’artista si è esibita con Fabulous, brano che negli ultimi mesi ha ottenuto forte diffusione anche in Italia. Dopo due Live sono quindi due le concorrenti eliminate: Alice Fregoso nella prima serata e Veronica nella seconda. Il prossimo appuntamento è previsto per giovedì 5 novembre.

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Patrick Stewart morto a 86 anni: da Picard al Professor X, chi era e quali film ha fatto

Patrick Stewart è morto a 86 anni nella sua casa di Los Angeles, circondato dalla moglie Sunny Ozell, dai familiari e dagli amici. L’attore britannico, protagonista di Star Trek e della saga degli X-Men, aveva affrontato negli ultimi anni l’Alzheimer. La famiglia ha annunciato la morte il 29 ottobre.

Patrick Stewart: da Shakespeare al capitano Picard

Patrick Stewart era nato il 13 luglio 1940 a Mirfield, nello Yorkshire. Prima della fama televisiva aveva costruito una lunga carriera nel teatro britannico. Dopo la formazione alla Bristol Old Vic Theatre School entrò nella Royal Shakespeare Company, dove rimase per circa 14 anni interpretando numerosi personaggi del repertorio classico.

La svolta internazionale arrivò nel 1987, quando ottenne il ruolo del capitano Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Interpretò Picard per 178 episodi fino al 1994 e tornò successivamente nel personaggio nei film Star Trek: Generations, Primo contatto, L’insurrezione e La nemesi. Decenni più tardi tornò ancora una volta nell’universo di Star Trek con la serie Star Trek: Picard.

Patrick Stewart e il professor Xavier negli X-Men

Per un’altra generazione Stewart è soprattutto Charles Xavier, il Professor X. Il debutto avvenne con X-Men nel 2000. Tornò nel ruolo in X-Men 2, X-Men: Conflitto finale, X-Men – Giorni di un futuro passato e Logan, oltre ad altre apparizioni legate all’universo Marvel.

Il rapporto sullo schermo con Ian McKellen, interprete di Magneto e suo grande amico anche nella vita, diventò uno degli elementi più riconoscibili della saga. Stewart riprese ancora una versione di Xavier in Doctor Strange nel Multiverso della Follia.

Patrick Stewart: da Dune a Robin Hood

La carriera cinematografica era però molto più ampia. Nel 1981 partecipò a Excalibur di John Boorman. Nel Dune di David Lynch del 1984 interpretò Gurney Halleck. Nel 1993 apparve invece nella commedia Robin Hood – Un uomo in calzamaglia di Mel Brooks, interpretando Re Riccardo.

La sua attività teatrale non si interruppe con la fama hollywoodiana. Nel West End e a Broadway fu protagonista, insieme a Ian McKellen, anche di Aspettando Godot di Samuel Beckett.

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Mahmood infuriates fellow ministers by failing to reveal impact of UK migration shake-up

Home secretary’s colleagues fear homelessness will rise as a result of changes to the asylum system

Shabana Mahmood has infuriated ministerial colleagues by failing to share what they see as crucial information about the impact of her migration changes.

Sources say the home secretary has repeatedly refused to reveal how much she expects homelessness to rise as a result of changes to the asylum system.

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Starlink activa su cobertura D2D en Toledo tras el accidente ferroviario

Starlink, de SpaceX, ha activado su servicio de conexión via satélite directa a móviles (Direct to Cell, D2D) en la provincia de Toledo, donde la mañana del miércoles 28 chocaron dos trenes de alta velocidad -uno de Renfe y otro de Iryo- en la línea Madrid-Sevilla, entre Los Yébenes y Urda.

El gobierno regional de Castilla-La Mancha cifra en 69 los fallecidos, en un balance todavía provisional. La red satelital, que funciona con smartphones convencionales, sirve de apoyo a la cobertura terrestre afectada por el accidente.

Gratuito para clientes de Orange y Movistar

El servicio está disponible para los clientes de Movistar y de Orange y sus marcas, entre ellas MásMóvil, Pepephone, Simyo y Yoigo.

En un mensaje en X, Starlink Mobile ha señalado que es gratuito para los afectados de Orange y Telefónica, y que quienes tengan un teléfono compatible pueden seguir conectados con aplicaciones y mensajes de texto aunque las torres no funcionen.

Orange ha explicado en un comunicado que su objetivo es mantener las comunicaciones y facilitar la labor de los servicios de emergencia.

La operadora ya había enviado a la zona unidades móviles y de wifi. El servicio permite mandar SMS y utilizar datos para mensajería, llamadas de WhatsApp y Google Maps.

Espectro de pruebas y sin protección

El portal Banda Ancha ha accedido a una carta de Eduardo Rodríguez, director de Servicios Digitales de Orange España, en la que afirma que la operadora y su socio SpaceX cuentan con las autorizaciones necesarias del Gobierno.

Se utiliza espectro autorizado antes para pruebas: 2.560-2.565 MHz en el enlace ascendente y 2.680-2.685 MHz en el descendente.

Según la carta, el servicio funciona sin causar interferencias y sin protección frente a ellas, conforme a las autorizaciones de la FCC estadounidense a SpaceX para la cobertura suplementaria desde el espacio (SCS).

En el documento se habla de más de una docena de torres destruidas o inutilizadas. El portal citado cifra en 18 los nodos afectados al principio, de los que 10 se han recuperado ya.

En la zona, Orange comparte red con Vodafone, que se encarga de su mantenimiento. Las primeras informaciones apuntan a que la causa son cortes de suministro eléctrico o de fibra.

Segunda activación este año

En julio ya se recurrió a esta tecnología durante el complejo de incendios de la Sierra Oeste, que quemó más de 60.000 hectáreas en Ávila, Madrid y Toledo.

Un permiso excepcional de la Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones permitió pasar en pocas horas de un piloto técnico a un servicio de emergencia, que también se abrió a Movistar.

Según un análisis de Ookla el número de dispositivos conectados a la red satelital llegó a multiplicarse por 30 respecto al nivel habitual.

Starlink ha cifrado en unos 270.000 los usuarios de aquel episodio y ha pedido al Gobierno que autorice el servicio de forma definitiva.

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Corea del Sur multa a Apple y Google por sus políticas de aplicaciones

Apple y Google han recibido multas conjuntas de 63.700 millones de wones surcoreanos (47,6 millones de dólares, unos 42 millones de euros) por actos prohibidos en sus respectivas tiendas de aplicaciones, y el regulador de comunicaciones surcoreano les ha ordenado revisar sus prácticas comerciales.

La Comisión de Medios y Comunicaciones de Corea (KMCC) ha impuesto a Google una multa de 42.900 millones de wones (unos 28 millones de euros) y a Apple una de 20.800 millones (unos 14 millones de euros), y les ha comunicado que deben revisar sus políticas de pagos externos y corregir otros problemas.

En un comunicado, el organismo ha afirmado que las empresas «incurrieron en actos prohibidos» conforme a la Ley de Empresas de Telecomunicaciones.

El regulador lleva investigando desde 2022 diversos aspectos de los procedimientos de distribución de aplicaciones de ambas firmas.

La investigación ha analizado si se imponían métodos de pago concretos, las denuncias de retrasos injustificados en la revisión de aplicaciones y, en el caso de Apple, el «perjuicio a los intereses de los usuarios», en referencia a las comisiones.

La KMCC acusa a ambas empresas de imponer «condiciones poco razonables» a los desarrolladores que querían utilizar métodos de pago de terceros, lo que, según el organismo, obligaba de hecho a emplear los sistemas integrados en las aplicaciones de las marcas.

También sostiene que las firmas «retrasaron de forma injustificada la revisión de las aplicaciones», pese a que los «plazos de revisión predecibles» son «fundamentales» para los negocios de los desarrolladores.

La KMCC señala que los desarrolladores no recibieron «razones concretas cuando se retrasaron las revisiones» y que Apple y Google no respondieron con claridad a las consultas individuales en las que se pedían explicaciones o plazos previstos.

También acusa a Apple de aplicar «comisiones discriminatorias» a los desarrolladores de aplicaciones entre 2015 y 2023.

El regulador ha ordenado a Google y Apple que modifiquen sus procedimientos comerciales eliminando las restricciones sobre las opciones de pago alternativas o los procesos de revisión de aplicaciones, «y que eviten que se repita la discriminación entre desarrolladores de aplicaciones nacionales y extranjeros».

El presidente de la KMCC, Kim Jong-cheol, ha dicho que espera que «las sanciones sirvan como punto de inflexión hacia cambios sustanciales en la estructura del mercado, que puedan percibir tanto los desarrolladores de aplicaciones como los usuarios finales».

Con información de Chris Donkin.

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AI-controlled .50-cal gun turrets are becoming a reality of war

An automatic turret sits on top of a tower above the treeline.
The Sky Sentinel turret can autonomously acquire and lock onto air targets, even jet-powered drones.

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  • Once experimental tech, AI turrets are now becoming an "integral part of air defense" in Ukraine's war.
  • These are guns that can detect and lock onto targets by calculating speed and trajectory.
  • Ukraine has deployed over a dozen of these and is looking to surge their production and use.

Ukraine is using machine gun turrets controlled by artificial intelligence in battle, and they're working well enough that Kyiv wants to roll them out at a faster pace.

While Ukraine began revealing prototypes of these systems last year, Brave1, the country's defense innovation platform, said on Thursday that they've now become "an integral part of air defense" for its forces.

"In the last month alone, automated turrets have destroyed dozens of enemy drones over Kyiv," Brave1 said, adding that it started work on these weapons in 2024 as experimental technology.

Not much is publicly known about the core capabilities of these turrets, such as their range or how their software works, but they've primarily been described as an air defense tool against Russian drones.

The idea is that artificial intelligence helps the turret detect, acquire, and track a target, making it more accurate than human operators at engaging high-speed air targets such as jet-powered Gerans.

More than a dozen such systems are now deployed in the Kyiv area, with another eight planned for the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in early October.

In a sign that Ukraine plans to lean further into the technology, Zelenskyy later praised the systems further, saying on October 19 that AI-powered turrets have "proven highly effective against shaheds."

"We are increasing orders, and it is important to accelerate every process as much as possible — organizational, financial, and production-related," Zelenskyy said.

One such system, the Sky Sentinel, is a .50-cal M2 Browning turret developed and operated by private air defense firm Carmine Sky. It can spin 360 degrees and lock onto a target while firing by calculating speed and trajectory.

Each one costs about $150,000, a Ukrainian commander told Business Insider's Jake Epstein last summer, and can distinguish between birds and drones. The turret still requires a human operator to authorize when to fire, the commander said.

A Ukrainian AI-powered turret called Sky Sentinel.
Ukraine said an AI-enabled turret shot down Russia's fastest attack drone.

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Brave1 released a montage on Thursday indicating that Ukraine is also fielding other types of automated turrets, showcasing clips of several designs.

It said turrets had shot down at least 60 targets under its Private Air Defense Project, a pilot that allows private Ukrainian firms to buy air defense equipment and train civilian staff to use them against drones threatening factories, warehouses, and other important sites.

Notably, Brave1 said these turrets took down Russian Geran-5s and Banderols — jet-powered drones and cruise missiles that can reach speeds of 375 to 400 mph.

A similar claim was made by Yuriy Ihnat, the Ukrainian air force's spokesperson, in early October, when he said that AI-powered turrets had shot down Russian jet-powered drones for the first time. Ihnat did not say which system was used.

Kyiv has eagerly integrated AI into much of its war effort, using machine learning models for other functions, such as predicting enemy drone strikes and autonomously conducting supply runs with robotic buggies.

The turrets do have limited range, making them more useful as a final defense against drones or against low-flying targets.

They'll likely be one of several tools Ukraine is developing to counter Russian jet-powered threats.

Over the last few months, the Kremlin has been ramping up production and deployment of cheap cruise missiles or drones equipped with turbojet engines. These weapons, flying at nearly half the speed of sound and launched by the thousands every month, have become a major challenge for Ukrainian air defenses.

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Reddit's era of open browsing could be coming to an end

Reddit CEO and co-founder, Steve Huffman, poses for picture before the opening bell as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024.
Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, announced that Reddit might soon become a logged-in-only experience.

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  • Reddit is testing a departure from its open-internet roots.
  • The platform will soon require users to log in to view its content to prevent content scraping.
  • CEO Steve Huffman said Reddit can also better target ads to logged-in users.

Your lurking days on Reddit may be numbered.

Reddit plans to begin testing a primarily logged-in experience, a shift that could make it harder for casual visitors to browse the site without an account.

CEO and cofounder Steve Huffman said on Thursday's earnings call that Reddit will test the change in select markets outside the US in the fourth quarter. The company has not said when it will roll out a fully logged-in experience globally.

The tests will help Reddit determine how much content logged-out visitors can still access, including through shared links, search, and its front page.

This is a departure from the open platform it has been for over two decades, where internet users could view its content without logging in.

"It's a big one for us, and it's a big one for me," Huffman said to investors about the change. He gave a few reasons for the shift.

First, logged-in users mean Reddit can target ads more effectively, as they provide the platform with more information to make ad decisions. COO Jen Wong added that more than 80% of Reddit's monetization "sits on the shoulders of logged-in and app users," calling them the company's "bedrock."

Second, the move aims to protect Reddit content from third-party scraping.

"The vast majority of the scraping and stealing of Reddit happens in our logged-out user base," Huffman said. He did not specify who the third parties involved in content scraping were, AI agents or otherwise.

Reddit addressed similar concerns in 2024, updating its "Robots Exclusion Policy" to put guardrails in place against unknown bots crawling its site. It also sued Anthropic, Perplexity, and several other data-mining companies last year, accusing them of scraping Reddit comments for AI training.

Reddit reported a 53% increase in third-quarter revenue, from $584 million in 2025 to $895 million in 2026. Its global daily active unique users in the quarter rose 12% to 130.3 million, even as US users declined 2%.

Huffman said Reddit's search-referral traffic was down in the third quarter. In October, search traffic fell by more than 1 million referrals per week on average, he said. If that rate continues, he said Reddit could lose a significant percentage of its current 130 million daily active unique users in the fourth quarter.

The company's stock dropped more than 17% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

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Seth Meyers Cheers ‘Stand-Up Obama’ for Riling Republicans

“He’s working on material for his next special, ‘Hussein in the Membrane,’” Meyers said after the former president ruffled feathers with jokes about the Cheesecake Factory.
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Cyclone Arnab: Andhra Pradesh secretariat staff struggle to charge phones ahead of pension distribution

Without power to charge smartphones and biometric devices, secretariat staff are clueless on how to validate beneficiaries’ thumb impressions for identity verification during the NTR Bharosa pension distribution on October 30

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