News for September 1, 2025

Google Play Games enhancing Steam-like profiles later this month

9to5google.com
Google is preparing a major Play Games update which will introduce Steam-like public “gamer profiles” that show stats, milestones, and other data about your time playing games across Android and Play Games on Windows. more…
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Steam games with adult content banned from early access, after payment processors force restrictions

Notebookcheck.net
Adult Steam games are increasingly struggling to find buyers. The latest obstacle is with Valve blocking these titles from early access periods. Payment processors have lobbied for Steam and other marketplaces to restrict or ban offensive games.
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Mark Stoops focuses on the present as Kentucky’s SEC home losing streak lingers

On3.com
The past offseason was a busy one at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. Mark Stoops and his Kentucky staff went through a hard roster reset while they attempted to rebuild and restructure the program’s culture following a highly disappointing 4-8 campa…
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3-2-1: Cats win ugly opener

On3.com
Cats Illustrated’s “3-2-1” feature returns with the typical format. Three things we’ve learned, followed by two things we’re asking, and finally, one bold prediction to finish it off. This edition follows Kentucky’s 24-16 win over Toledo. Three Things We’ve L…
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Defence Secretary Statement to the House of Commons – Monday 1 September 2025

Www.gov.uk
Statement on Ukraine
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How to watch The Great British Bake Off 2025 on Channel 4 — it's *FREE*

TechRadar
Paul, Prue, Noel and Alison are back with 12 fresh amateur bakers. Our guide explains how to watch The Great British Bake Off 2025 online now and free from anywhere.
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UK to Treat Children From Gaza, Ripping Israel for Blocking Aid

Newser
British officials are working to get critically sick and injured children out of Gaza for specialist treatment in UK hospitals, the British foreign secretary said Monday, adding that the first patients will arrive in coming weeks. David Lammy said he was outr…
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UK suspends refugee family reunion applications as part of asylum system changes

The Irish Times
Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the country’s asylum system needs ‘substantial reforms’
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Spirit of Tasmania ferry lease options and final costs revealed

ABC News (AU)
Options for the new Spirit of Tasmania ship to “ease the housing crisis” in Scotland or accommodate “displaced residents” in California were passed over in favour of it being docked at a cost to Tasmanian taxpayers of around $600 a month, documents reveal.
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Open Thread: Howard Lutnick, Trump Crony *And* Sycophant

Balloon-juice.com
Trump’s Secretary of Commerce: Mao Zedong has come to America Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has said that his department has been in contact with top universities to create “deals” that would give the government patents for their research and invention…
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Storage and memory Holy Grail gets massive boost with new partnership: UltraRAM inches closer to industrial production of NAND and DRAM killer

TechRadar
UltraRAM wants to combine RAM and storage into one chip, although manufacturing density and market readiness remain uncertain.
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UK Steam users with adult-aged accounts are still expected to provide credit card verification as part of Valve's compliance drive

Notebookcheck.net
The move, forced upon Valve to comply with UK government regulations, has seen some hilarious situations where some accounts that are over 19 years old or older have to prove that their owners are actual adults.
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Asia is ahead of the curve of using AI to fight fraud. Here’s what the rest of the world can learn from it

Fortune
As Asia’s crime syndicates make headlines, Asian banks are quietly leading a shift in how to prevent fraud.
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Why Puglia's slow pace makes it one of Italy's top road trips

National Geographic
Dial down the pace driving the backroads of southern Puglia. In Salento, discovery comes with every twist of the road — from olive mills and remote farmhouses to coves and a sea-facing castle.
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How to spend a weekend in San Antonio

National Geographic
Historic sites, culture and caves converge in Texas’s most attractive city, where the best of the Lone Star State is on display, from mouthwatering culinary offerings to Tejano heritage.
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Indian exporters shift focus to new markets amid US tariff hike

The Times of India
Facing rising US tariffs, Indian exporters of rice, gems, jewellery, and tractors had already begun diversifying into markets like the UAE, Bangladesh, and Italy. The Indian government is implementing a phased export diversification plan, targeting existing m…
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Biblical Animated Comedy ‘The Chosen Adventures’ Gets Series Order At Prime Video; Paul Walter Hauser, Yvonne Orji, Jordin Sparks Among Voice Cast

Deadline
Prime Video has handed a series order to The Chosen Adventures, an animated adventure comedy series about Jesus of Nazareth, from Amazon MGM Studios and Dallas Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios banner. The series, which consists of 14 11-minute episodes, will premiere on …
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Kentucky was able to keep former running back Chip Trayanum in check

On3.com
The entirety of Big Blue Nation knew that Chip Trayanum was going to come into Saturday’s game with a… well… *chip* on his shoulder. But Kentucky’s defense was able to (mostly) keep him in check during the Wildcats’ 24-16 season-opening win over Toledo. Let’s…
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Tom Odell on the lesson he learnt from Billie Eilish and Finneas

BBC News
Tom Odell talks touring with Billie Eilish and the “anguish” behind his new album, A Wonderful Life.
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University of Kentucky cheerleader, 21, arrested after dead infant found stuffed in trash bag tossed inside closet

New York Post
Officers found the infant “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag,” in a closet.
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One UI 8 beta is now available for the Samsung Galaxy S23 and other devices in select regions

PhoneArena
Samsung has kept its promise and is extending the beta of its new software to the Galaxy S23, A36, A35, A54, and A55.
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7 factors that make one more likely to get Alzheimer's

The Times of India
Alzheimer’s is a serious, and progressive brain disorder that slowly affects memory, thinking, and the ability to carry out daily tasks. While it most commonly affects older adults, researchers have found that several factors can increase the chances of devel…
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Anthropic's leading researchers acted as moderate accelerationists

Lesswrong.com
Published on September 1, 2025 11:23 PM GMTIn 2021, a circle of researchers left OpenAI, after a bitter dispute with their executives. They started a competing company, Anthropic, stating that they wanted to put safety first. The safety community responded wi…
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Ethan Hawke gets candid about ‘humiliating’ split from ex-wife Uma Thurman

Page Six
The former couple tied the knot in 1998 and welcomed two kids before splitting six years later.
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Police urged to improve 'poor quality' uniforms

BBC News
Trousers worn by officers were found to be insufficiently stretchy and faded in colour and fleeces were too thin.
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Gen Z Unhappier Than Middle Aged People For First Time, New Study

Newsweek
Young people are now more unhappy than those in middle age, a new study has found.
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UK sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

The Star Online
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out emergency funding support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, saying it would ensure that the aid does not go to the South Asian country’s current Taliban administration by channelling it through its …
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Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions

The BMJ
Mark Bellis and colleagues argue health professionals must do more to counterbalance the arms industry’s influence on government, media, finance, and science and its damaging effects on human and planetary health Defence and security are fundamental respo…
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Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health

The BMJ
As governments worldwide increase defence spending and arms company revenues climb, we urgently need to examine how the arms industry (and not just its products) influences health, argue Mark Bellis and colleagues Governments often justify investment in wea…
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Will drones deliver your next hot food order?

BBC News
A Swedish firm hopes that drones will open up a new market for hot food delivery.
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Bank of England and Accenture deliver on RTGS renewal programme

Finextra
The Bank of England and Accenture have rebuilt and modernised a core component of the payments infrastructure in the UK, marking a major milestone of a multi-year transformation programme.
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Fintech pioneers unite to build bank for high net worth individuals

Finextra
A group of well-known fintech pioneers behind the likes of Monzo, Starling and Nutmeg are launching a bank for high net worth individuals.
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Alzheimer's: At-Home Brainwave Test Offers Early Warning

Newsweek
The accessible technology, say researchers, opens the door to wider screening and more prompt intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Three corporations show how to use extended reality for business growth

Lse.ac.uk
Many believe that extended reality is only for online games, ignoring the immense engagement and cost benefits it can bring to businesses. The post Three corporations show how to use extended reality for business growth first appeared on LSE Business Review.
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UK provides emergency aid to Afghanistan earthquake victims

Www.gov.uk
The UK has announced emergency funding to support families affected by the devastating earthquake which hit Afghanistan.
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Lucas spent months in a coma – now he's on the brink of a landmark music award

Sky.com
Lucas Horne, from Nottinghamshire, spent almost four months in a coma after suffering a brain bleed in 2016, at the age of 17. Since then he has been writing songs for several years, but AI has helped him become The BTO Kid – and he is now shortlisted for the…
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Molecular mobility of extraterrestrial ices: surface diffusion in astrochemistry and planetary science

Royal Society of Chemistry
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5CP02278A, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.N. F. W. Ligterink, C. Walsh, H. M. Cuppen, M. N. Drozdovskaya, A. Ahmad, D…
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As her marriage collapsed this surprising PM became Princess Diana's closest confidant

ABC News (AU)
From detailing Princess Diana’s secret counselling sessions with the Queen’s favourite PM, to meddling in Australia’s biggest political scandal, this new book lays bare the relationship between Crown and State
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Cost of living ‘crisis’: Why Kiwi expectations may be the problem – Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

New Zealand Herald
OPINION: Rethinking profit, pricing and perception in New Zealand.
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Scotland's drug deaths expected to remain worst in Europe

BBC News
The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.
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How to save global cancer research from Trump’s cuts

The Conversation Africa
What happens if Trump cuts cancer research funding?
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Kentucky volleyball moves up in national poll despite tough loss to top-ranked Nebraska

On3.com
Kentucky volleyball lost a heartbreaker over the weekend, but the national media came away with even respect for Craig Skinner’s squad. The Wildcats (1-1) moved up three spots in this week’s AVCA Top 25 poll, jumping from No. 7 to No. 4 in the country despite…
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My rent's gone up by almost 20% – and my landlord wants to evict me

BBC News
Glasgow tenant Elle Glenny says the impact of a rent increase has been catastrophic.
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Scotland's wild boar numbers set to increase

BBC News
Researchers say the number of wild boars is likely to increase to about 2,400 by 2075.
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Net-zero 'not a platitude' for oil and gas sector – regulator

BBC News
The North Sea Transition Authority said the energy transition was “well underway” and has been “for decades”.
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Bridgerton Season 5: When and where will filming start? Here's all about filming schedule, storyline and what to expect

The Times of India
Bridgerton Season 5 will begin filming in the UK in Spring 2026. The season is expected to adapt Eloise Bridgerton’s story from Julia Quinn’s novel To Sir Phillip, With Love.
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Skana Robotics Unveils Scalable Maritime Autonomy Designed for Operational Resilience

Soldiersystems.net
The company’s first vessels- Bull Shark (USV) and Stingray (UUV) – introduce software-defined, mission-adaptive capabilities across surface and sub-surface domains DSEI UK, Spetember 9-12 2025, Booth N11-100 September 01, 2025 – Skana Robotics, a defense-tech…
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The story of Transfer Deadline Day

Sky Sports
Take a look back at what was an eventful transfer deadline day which saw drama throughout the day and after the window shut.
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Joe Bugner Dies: Boxer Who Fought Muhammad Ali Twice & Later Became An Actor Was 75

Deadline
Joe Bugner, a boxer who went the distance with Joe Frazier once and Muhammad Ali twice — once for the heavyweight title — and later became an actor and pro wrestler, died Monday in Brisbane, Australia. He was 75. The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed …
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Ancient human skull discovered in Greece rewrites human evolutionary timeline

The Jerusalem Post
Researchers from France, China, the UK, and Greece revealed that the Petralona cranium is at least 286,000 years old, placing it firmly in the Middle…
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Director Talks Scrapped Scenes

Bleeding Cool News
As Warner Bros. prepares to bring the widely recognized Harry Potter franchise back to life in the form of a long-form television adaptation, conversations around what the new version could add, or perhaps restore, are starting to pick up. And now Chris Colum…
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Northern Lights potentially visible across much of the UK

BBC News
The Met Office says those with clear and dark skies could be get “a rare and memorable display”.
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Northern Lights: UK could see aurora for another night on Tuesday

BBC News
The lights put on a strong display on Monday and could continue into Tuesday night.
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Australia’s No. 2 Pension Cuts Treasuries Bet on Rising US Risks

Financial Post
Australia’s second-biggest pension fund has grown increasingly bearish on US Treasuries due to concerns that Washington’s policies may stoke inflation.
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Racial Assault Against Filipino Nurse In UK Park Sparks Massive Outrage

Boredpanda.com
“That is so disgusting.”
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'Sums up how Newcastle feel' | Magpies release 37-word statement announcing Isak exit

Sky Sports
Newcastle release 37-word statement to announce the exit of Alexander Isak to Liverpool.
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Wednesday Season 2 Part 2: When will new episodes drop? Netflix release date, time, episodes list and plot

The Times of India
Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 releases on Netflix on September 3, 2025. The season concludes with four episodes. Fans can expect new twists, Addams Family secrets and a confirmed Wednesday Season 3.
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Liverpool sign Isak for £125m | How the Reds afforded a record £446m summer?

Sky Sports
Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Alexander Isak for £125m, Sky Sports News discuss how the Reds afforded a record-breaking £446m summer.
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Former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik appointed as UK economic adviser

PBS
Shafik, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, served a tumultuous year as president of Columbia University amid protests over the Gaza war.
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AI chatbots can be manipulated into breaking their own rules with simple debate tactics like telling them that an authority figure made the request

PC Gamer
LLMs once again prove too pliable.
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House of Cards actress joins Hollywood exodus from US after calling country a 's—show'

Fox News
Robin Wright joined other Hollywood celebrities criticizing America, telling The Times of London she loves the UK and plans to move there with her family and dogs.
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Yvette Cooper attempts to seize the limelight from Reform on immigration

Sky.com
It’s finally hit home for the government that the public want proof of change, and not just rhetoric.
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Kentucky solved short-yardage issues in Week 1

On3.com
Kentucky had many problems to fix this offseason. This football program went to the transfer portal to fix those problems. Most notably, the offense wanted to get back to its roots on offense under head coach Mark Stoops. This is an organization that wants wi…
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UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record

New Zealand Herald
The UK’s average summer temperature was 16.1C, breaking the 2018 record.
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Bitcoin clings to $109K as whales rotate to ETH and UK bonds spike

Cointelegraph
Soaring bond yields, an upcoming US jobs report, and the risk of $390 million in long liquidations are making things difficult for Bitcoin price.
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Lammy 'outraged' by Israel's obstruction of aid into Gaza

BBC News
The Foreign Secretary pledged £15m more for Gazans through a UK charity and branch of the WHO.
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Ghana locks in stable cocoa freight rates

GhanaWeb
Ghana has secured stable freight rates for the 2025/26 cocoa crop season, shielding exporters from the volatility affecting global shipping markets.
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Aurora Alert: Rare northern lights could be seen across the UK this week

The Times of India
Britain is set to witness a celestial spectacle. The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, might be visible further south than usual. This is due to a coronal mass ejection from the Sun. The event is predicted to peak on September 1st and 2nd. Northern parts o…
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Tech founder Dharmesh Shah paid Anguilla $700,000 to use the .ai domain

Business Insider
Anguilla owns the .ai web domain, and founders in the AI space are paying the country millions to license its use.
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