Oh dear, did someone steal something from Apple?

Oh dear, did someone steal something from Apple?

By Alistair Barr

Dark smoke rose above a Virginia data center as a heat wave pushed the power grid close to its limits

Dark smoke rose above a Virginia data center as a heat wave pushed the power grid close to its limits

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‘Incredible, beast, machine’: Kane in awe of Haaland heroics at World Cup

England captain Harry Kane has labelled Erling Haaland “a machine” but said he and Norway’s “beast” of a number nine are completely different players as they prepare to face off in the World Cup quarterfinal.

Don Iwerks, Disney Camera and Projection Pioneer, Dies at 96

Don Iwerks, the Disney legend who spearheaded various camera and projection systems for the company’s parks and films, has died. He was 96.

Disney announced Iwerks died Thursday evening.

“It is with great sadness that we report that Disney Legend Don Iwerks has passed away at the age of 96,” reads a statement shared on Disney D23’s Instagram. “Iwerks was an innovator whose work brought The Walt Disney Company to new technological heights, aiding in perfecting the sodium vapor process used in 1964’s Academy Award®-winning Mary Poppins, developing the 360-degree Circle-Vision camera used to film America the Beautiful for Disney Parks, and implementing the projection system for the fan-favorite Star Tours attraction, among numerous other advancements. The achievements of Don Iwerks and his family have shaped Disney’s creative ethos and will forever be part of the company’s history.”

Doom dev id Software issues official response to Xbox layoffs

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Published Jul 10, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT

Microsoft's brutal cuts won't stop id from making games

Doom developer id responds to layoff reports: 'We still have the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for'

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id Software was one of the studios hit hard by Microsoft's devastating layoffs and cutbacks across Xbox this week, but the developer behind Doom and Quake said Friday it will continue on, making games and developing its world-famous tech. The Texas-based studio issued a statement in response to reports that id had been slashed in half, and that “most (if not all) coders” at the company had been cut.

This Startup Aims To Catapult Satellites Into Space

Catapulting satellites into space. Making all the data center heat useful. Why memory technology needs disrupting. All that and more in this week’s Prototype. To get it in your inbox, sign up here.

EU says ‘addictive’ features on Instagram and Facebook breach its rules

Bloc says some design features on platforms built by Meta can cause users’ brains to go into ‘autopilot mode’.

The European Union has accused the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of designing both platforms to be “addictive”, warning that it could face hefty fines if it continues to breach the bloc’s tech rules.

Legionnaires' outbreak hits New York as officials rush to test water towers

For the past few days, Justine Kirby has been sporting an N95 mask every time she leaves her house to walk in her quiet Upper East Side neighbourhood.

She is keeping her apartment windows closed, too, as an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease grows to 46 cases, which the city has linked to contaminated water cooling towers.

Kraken is rebuilding its app around agentic trading as crypto exchanges evolve beyond crypto

Kraken is one of the world's largest crypto exchanges.

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Kraken is preparing to reintroduce its app with agentic trading at its core, a development that could mark the next major competitive battleground for crypto exchanges, the company told CNBC exclusively.

Before Marvel made superheroes mainstream, this TV show changed everything

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Published Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

Heroes makes for the perfect weekend binge

This classic superhero show on Netflix will remind you why you fell in love with the genre

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It’s hard to think of a time when superhero stories felt new. Over the past two decades, superhero movies and shows have taken over the entire entertainment industry. Somehow, comic book characters are cool now, a safe topic for water cooler chatter or something people might casually talk about at parties. It may sound surprising, but for many years this wasn’t the case. Superheroes were considered a kind of niche genre apart from heavyweights like Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man.