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CultureYou Can See Everything mania lifts viewership for The Dropout by 186%
The hit Elizabeth Holmes documentary led to increased interest in the award-winning narrative series on Hulu as well as Bad Blood, a 2018 book on the scandal‘Stranger than stranger-than-fiction’: how Lance Oppenheim made the year’s two buzziest films‘You can’t make this stuff up’: why we remain fascinated by Elizabeth HolmesInterest in Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos fraud scandal has surged ami
21 Oct 2026
Technology‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV
Is your television listening to every conversation? Filling your home with highly invasive ads? Some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacyWhen Dan had had enough of his television, he threw a rock straight through the screen. The offence? His smart TV was downloading its third update in three days. “It drove me crazy with what seemed like daily software updates that never fixed a
21 Oct 2026
CultureTom Cruise’s Digger is a commercial flop – but also the perfect climate film for our time
The movie follows Digger Rockwell, whose drilling triggers a vast iceberg that’s five times the size of Washington DCDigger, the new Alejandro González Iñárritu film, is bombastic, misanthropic and an epic, critically savaged flop. It is also the near-perfect climate change film for our era.Digger Rockwell, the eponymous protagonist played by Tom Cruise, is a bluntly caricatured Texas oilman blase
21 Oct 2026
TechnologyJudge orders Meta to pay $25bn in fines for Facebook privacy violations
A jury found Meta guilty of lying to Facebook users in New Mexico about access to their data.
21 Oct 2026
WorldWill Russia’s diesel shipment to the US lower prices before midterms?
Moscow dispatches its inaugural diesel shipment to the US, aiming to ease fuel shortages as midterm elections loom.
21 Oct 2026
WorldColombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of cocaine in biggest haul in a decade
Colombian authorities have seized 7.6 tonnes of cocaine at the Caribbean port of Cartagena
21 Oct 2026
WorldAI illustrationVideo shows Israeli settler assaulting Palestinian child
An Israeli settler was filmed shouting at and assaulting a Palestinian child during an attack on a family east of Yatta.
21 Oct 2026
CultureJason Alexander recalls Palestinian protection in Ramallah
Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander recalls a visit to Ramallah that challenged his fears about visiting Palestinian cities.
21 Oct 2026
WorldCuba accuses US of threatening countries ahead of UN embargo vote
Havana says Washington is threatening countries with retaliation if they refuse to vote against condemning its embargo.
21 Oct 2026
WorldWhat happened to Australian politician Helen Haines?
Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after a car rammed into her.
21 Oct 2026
PoliticsUK Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate after Al Jazeera investigation
The UK's Conservatives suspend former candidate Jack Ross after he was filmed discussing hiring contract killers.
21 Oct 2026
WorldIndia’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders free after a week in jail
Two top leaders of India’s Cockroach Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, have been released after a week in jail.
21 Oct 2026
PoliticsTunisia jails opposition politician for four years over social media posts
Olfa Hamdi, a US-Tunisian national, was convicted of 'plotting' and 'inciting' military to disobey orders.
21 Oct 2026
WorldRussia willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine, US after Witkoff visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US.
21 Oct 2026
SportSteelers and Saints set for historic NFL clash in riot-hit Paris
The NFL’s Steelers and Saints will play in Paris on Sunday despite the riots.
21 Oct 2026