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Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 at its “awe dropping” event along with the super skinny iPhone Air and the powerful iPhone 17 Pro/17 Pro Max. You may be wondering whether to get the new shiny standard iPhone 17 or buy last year’s iPhone 16 which is $100 less. To help with that decision, here’s a breakdown of how the two handsets compare.The iPhone 17 starts at $829 (or $799 if you activate with a carrier), the same as the iPhone 16 when it came out — with the caveat that the iPhone 17 starts with a higher 256GB storage option,…

Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet has won this year’s people’s choice award at the Toronto film festival.The acclaimed drama, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel, stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and tells a fictionalised account of William Shakespeare and wife Agnes as they grieve for their young son.The award has come to suggest future Oscar success with every recipient from 2011 to 2023 scoring either a best picture nomination or a win. Last year’s winner was Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston. The film later struggled at the box office upon release this summer. In…

India and Pakistan cricketers did not shake hands after their first meeting since the conflict between the two nations earlier this year, with India winning the Asia Cup tie by seven wickets.India cruised home with 25 balls to spare in pursuit of 128, after which captain Suryakumar Yadav, who was unbeaten on 47, and batting partner Shivam Dube immediately left the field.Pakistan’s players appeared to walk towards India’s dugout when they left the field but the India players had already returned to the dressing room.There was also no handshake between Suryakumar and Pakistan captain Salman Agha at the toss in…

Must what goes up always come down? Sadia, via emailSend new questions to [email protected] replyI like Douglas Adams’ idea of flying: to throw yourself at the ground and miss. LMCollisYes. Although sometimes it can be: fall back to ground and miss, which we call “being in orbit”. HaveYouFedTheFishHopeful that Reform’s poll ratings do not defy this rule and come down very soon. On the other hand, Farage’s levels of hypocrisy show no signs of stopping their ascent. MosesQuestIf they can maintain orbital velocity or achieve escape velocity, they will not come down. Paulo777That’s what the Venusians said about the asteroid…

Unlike the Matrimandir viewpoint, which is open to all, the Inner Chamber is designed solely for meditation, with strict guidelines to eliminate everyday distractions and any form of religious practice. The free experience begins with a brief orientation about Matrimandir, followed by 10 minutes of silence at the Lotus Pond to set the tone. Guests are then guided to the Inner Chamber, a white spherical room wrapped in silence, with a crystal globe at its center, illuminated by a single shaft of natural light from a small opening overhead. The atmosphere, intended to heighten focus, allows for 15 minutes of…

People attend a vigil for Charlie Kirk at Western Trails Ranch in Morristown, Arizona, on Saturday. Eric Thayer/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Eric Thayer/Getty Images North America Utah prosecutors have booked the suspect accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week on an aggravated murder charge. Tyler Robinson was also arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and the felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, authorities said. The 22-year-old Utah resident has been detained in a county jail since he turned himself over to police in connection with the assassination of the conservative…

I’m here in Las Vegas for a conference where I just paid $7 for a cup of coffee and then was shamed into tipping another $1 to the server for pouring the coffee and handing it to me. Welcome to America. I feel like I’m tipping for everything, everywhere. And now it’s only going to get worse. And for that I blame President Trump.Of course, our tipping culture was in place long before Trump took office. But now that his “no tax on tips” promise became law, our government is officially enabling it. That’s good news for tipped workers and…

Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded.  Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She’s now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces.  She called vibe coding a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin on which one can perpetually sketch ideas. But dealing with AI-generated code that one hopes to use in production can be “worse than babysitting,” she said, as these AI models can mess up work in ways that are hard to predict.  She had turned…

The “timid” approach by the government when it comes to regulating businesses is a shift from the promises of just a year ago to face down the nanny-state jibes to secure the long-term future of the NHS (Editorial, 9 September). This approach is also at odds with public sentiment. Recent polling showed 74% of people want the government to prioritise people’s health over business growth.With millions of people affected by preventable diseases caused by tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food, we need stronger action from the government to match the rhetoric – including minimum unit pricing to prevent strong alcohol being…

Debbie Gibson blasted out of America’s boomboxes in the summer of 1987 with her Top Ten hit “Only In My Dreams.” It was a teen-crush disco anthem, straight from the shopping malls of Long Island, but it cooked like a freestyle club banger, mixed by Little Louie Vega. Everybody loved this song, but it was more than just a radio hit — it was a sign of the future. Debbie was a 16-year-old girl — still in high school! — writing her own pop mega-smash. In the Eighties, that just wasn’t done. But she was just getting started. At 17,…