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ZDNET’s key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is regularly priced at $1,250.Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest.Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. jul / 2025Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Acer’s Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full-sized keyboard, and Intel Core Ultra 7 or 9 “Lunar Lake” processor starting at $1,200: a competitive price for a device that feels…

André Rhoden-Paul & Francesca GillettBBC NewsWatch: “Please give me an invite” – Young Americans react to Taylor Swift’s engagement”Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”With that one-line, five-picture Instagram post, signed off with a fire cracker emoji, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to American football player Travis Kelce, sending the internet into a frenzy.Tuesday’s post by the couple – who have been together for two years – has been liked more than 18 million times on the social media platform.NFL star Kelce is pictured getting down on one knee to pop the question to the world-famous music…

SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures.The world’s largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (23:30 BST) for a nail-biting 60-minute flight.Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side-to-side.US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.”Great work by the SpaceX team!!”, posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X.He will be welcoming the…

Hotel Gabrielli Venezia – Starhotels Collezione The hotel’s location along Venice’s Riva degli Schiavoni offers close proximity to Piazza San Marco, while being just far enough away from the city’s dense crowds. Hotel Gabrielli now has 66 rooms, down from the original 105, offering more spacious accommodations with luxurious textures and a chic gray color palette.The ground-floor Felice al Gabrielli Restaurant, K Lounge Bar, and 6,458-square-foot garden flow together to form ample space for dining and relaxing.Terrazza Gabrielli rooftop offers a menu of signature cocktails and 360-degree city views. It was an emotional moment for everyone, as our water taxi approached…

A former Aussie Rules player has come out as the first openly gay or bisexual man in the Australian Football League’s (AFL) 129-year history.Mitch Brown, who played 94 matches for the West Coast Eagles from between 2007 and 2016, told The Daily Aus that the weight of hiding his sexuality played a “huge” part in his decision to retire.He added that he hopes his decision to speak out will create the “safety, comfort and space” for others to come forward.The news marks a pivotal moment for the AFL, which before Brown’s announcement, was the only major professional men’s sport globally…

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and export restrictions on countries whose taxes, legislation and regulations target US big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple.In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, the US president said: “Digital taxes, legislation, rules or regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American technology.”He said such measures – which include the UK’s digital services tax, which raises about £800m annually from global tech companies through a 2% levy on revenues – also “outrageously give a complete pass to China’s largest tech companies”.Trump said: “As the president…

Adam Raine learned to bypass these safeguards by claiming he was writing a story—a technique the lawsuit says ChatGPT itself suggested. This vulnerability partly stems from the eased safeguards regarding fantasy roleplay and fictional scenarios implemented in February. In its Tuesday blog post, OpenAI admitted its content blocking systems have gaps where “the classifier underestimates the severity of what it’s seeing.” OpenAI states it is “currently not referring self-harm cases to law enforcement to respect people’s privacy given the uniquely private nature of ChatGPT interactions.” The company prioritizes user privacy even in life-threatening situations, despite its moderation technology detecting self-harm…

800 years of British legal history. 15 years of campaigning to change it. Decades of suffering after the murder of her daughter. England’s Ann Ming, 79, is a force of nature. Now, the four-part ITV drama series I Fought the Law will tell her story and bring it to a broader audience, starting on Sunday, when the show hits U.K. screens. Written by Jamie Crichton (All Creatures Great and Small, The Last Kingdom, Grantchester), starring English actress and singer Sheridan Smith (Cilla, Mrs Biggs, Gavin & Stacey) as Ming and produced by Hera Pictures (What It Feels Like for A Girl, Mary…

August 26, 20253 min readSpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft after String of MishapsOvercoming three recent failed tries, Elon Musk’s rocket company successfully flew its reusable jumbo booster and upper-stage Starship spacecraftBy Dan Vergano edited by Clara MoskowitzAn earlier SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy booster are moved to the launch pad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX successfully test launched its Starship rocket on Tuesday, overcoming past failures that had raised questions about the capabilities—and planetary aspirations—of the pioneering space launch firm.”Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting tenth flight test of Starship!,” the company announced…

This article is part of Crews on Cruise, a bimonthly column spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.Seb Coulthard’s thirst for adventure started young. Originally from Worcestershire, England, his dad frequently traveled for his job in the oil industry. Upon returning home from work trips, he would regale Coulthard with tales of far-flung destinations like the Amazonian jungle and the Sahara desert. “I grew up wanting that in my life,” Coulthard says.While with the Royal Navy, Coulthard earned a degree in aerospace engineering; it’s…