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Exclusive First Look Images From Mikael Marcimain’s The Cold Song

Exclusive First Look Images From Mikael Marcimain’s The Cold Song

Published by Daniella Wilson

At the first meeting for The Cold Song, director Mikael Marcimain told producer Christian Rank he thought it was the last chance they would get to make a show like it. The six-part Swedish series, an adaptation of Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s acclaimed novel, recalls the kind of ambitious, European TV seen a decade ago, when global streamers were backing big swing dramas in international territories. The plot follows a wealthy family whose lives fall apart after their young nanny disappears during a summer holiday and the family’s secrets and buried guilt rise to the surface. Marciman, whose credits include the Series Mania best series winner Blackwater (2023) and the thriller Call Girl, which won the Fipresci international critics award in Toronto, says for him, the show was “an excuse to make something new, to do a new take on on what we call the Nordic Noir. You know those series, we do a lot of them in Sweden, about investigators, usually middle aged men, investigating the disappearance, usually of a young woman. We also …

Striking images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal

Striking images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal

Published by Sam Flores

Striking new images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal. This comes only six weeks after another disaster there left more than 1,400 dead and 5,000 missing. According to an initial assessment by the Nepalese authorities, at least five people are now missing. Elitsa Gadeva and France 2 have the details. Keywords for this article Source link

Volkswagen’s best-seller goes EV to replace the ID.4 [Images]

Volkswagen’s best-seller goes EV to replace the ID.4 [Images]

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Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Tiguan, an all-electric version of its best-selling vehicle. The ID. Tiguan will go on sale in early 2027, replacing the ID.4 and ID.5 with up to 372 miles of range and plenty of other upgrades. Meet the ID.4’s replacement, the Volkswagen ID. Tiguan The ID.4 and ID.5 are on the way out as the new ID. Tiguan steps in. With over 950,000 models sold since they went on sale in 2021, the ID.4 and ID.5 have been at the core of Volkswagen’s EV lineup. Following the ID. Polo and ID. Cross, the ID. Tiguan is the next to go on sale as a “True Volkswagen,” as the company calls it, bringing more than just a new name. The ID. Tiguan is an upgrade in nearly every aspect over its predecessors, with a new design, updated tech, and refined interior. Advertisement – scroll for more content Its “hallmark feature,” according to VW, is the completely redesigned exterior. Based on its new Pure Positive design language, the ID. Tiguan looks more like the …

Tech firms urged to block nude images on children’s smartphones | Science, Climate & Tech News

Tech firms urged to block nude images on children’s smartphones | Science, Climate & Tech News

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Tech firms should act urgently to introduce nudity-blocking technology on children’s smartphones to prevent exposure to “horrific” abuse, MPs have said. A letter to bosses at Apple and Google, signed by more than 100 MPs, warned that nude images are being used to “exploit, groom, and blackmail children”. Online child sexual abuse crimes are being committed “out of sight from moderators or regulation”, the letter said, adding it is “unacceptable that children continue to suffer whilst, as adults, we have the power and the capacity to protect them”. Earlier this month, ministers said major tech platforms would be forced by law to make it impossible for children to take, share or view nude pictures. Previously in June they gave Apple and Google three months to either detect and block such images for children – or face being forced to by law. The letter, organised by Labour MP Alistair Strathern and the NSPCC, comes as the children’s charity estimates 11,400 online child sexual abuse offences – on average 100 every day – will have been recorded …

Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Published by Sam Flores

EXPLAINER New Google Maps images show the scale of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed. Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026 Newly updated Google Maps satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip nearly three years into Israel’s genocidal war. With neighbourhood after neighbourhood reduced to rubble and little left but the faint outlines of main roads, it is now almost impossible to tell one part of Gaza from another. Farmland has been charred, and centuries-old places of worship have been damaged or wiped from the landscape. A recent assessment by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) found that the number of destroyed structures across Gaza has increased by 9 percent since a “ceasefire” took effect nearly a year ago. Overall, about 82 percent of structures in Gaza, roughly 200,000 buildings, have been damaged, and about two-thirds of those have been destroyed, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Using satellite images recently released on Google Maps, Al Jazeera compared Gaza before …

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge

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After images that users uploaded to OpenAI models were included in training data, AI agents operating in the company’s research environment posted them on public image hosting sites. Fifty-three “user-provided images” were “posted to image-hosting sites as links that weren’t publicly listed,” the company said for the first time. The images could still be discovered even if the links were not publicly listed. “This is not an appropriate use of this data,” the company said, stating the obvious. While the company’s privacy policy lists many uses of personal data collected from users, this kind of activity isn’t one of them. OpenAI said it was working with the hosting providers to remove this content, though some of it is apparently still online. OpenAI said it could not notify the affected users because “our technical approach and privacy policy” prevent it from “reassociating” the images with the original providers, but declined to say how the lab determined whether the images were provided by users. The news came in a post collecting public statements from the lab’s ongoing …

BYD releases the first official images of the ‘bigger’ Seagull EV

BYD releases the first official images of the ‘bigger’ Seagull EV

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BYD revealed the second-generation Seagull inside and out in a series of sketches: a bigger, smarter version of its most affordable EV. When is BYD launching the new Seagull EV? The Seagull, sold as the Dolphin Surf and Dolphin Mini in markets outside China, is BYD’s entry-level electric hatch. In China, the Seagull starts at just 69,900 yuan, or about $10,000. That’s much cheaper than any new vehicle in the US. To give you a better idea, the most affordable new car in the US is the 2026 Hyundai Venue, which starts at just over $20,500. Even overseas, BYD’s electric hatch is among the most affordable EVs. In Europe, the Dolphin Surf starts at about €22,900 ($26,500). Advertisement – scroll for more content It’s no wonder the low-cost electric hatch is among the world’s top-selling electric vehicles. According to Cleantechnica, the Seagull (including the Dolphin Surf and Mini) was the sixth best-selling EV globally through the first half of 2026, with over 27,500 units sold. BYD is now preparing to launch the second-generation model. Zhang …

Ford Fathom may have a front tailgate you can put a TV in, per patent images

Ford Fathom may have a front tailgate you can put a TV in, per patent images

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Ford has filed for a new patent showing a multi-use tailgate on the front end of a truck, with the possibility of putting a whole television inside the tailgate. It seems likely to apply to the upcoming Fathom. Ford has been preparing its Fathom electric truck for a few years now, even establishing a “skunkworks” development center to revolutionize its manufacturing methods. (We took a tour of the design studio this May, but didn’t get to see the truck… yet). The truck is a make or break moment for the company, as the US auto industry tries (well… sort of) to find a way to catch up with Chinese rivals that are eating its lunch internationally… and will inevitably come to the US eventually. We’re finally getting more information about the truck, as t was spied at a Tesla Supercharger. Then we learned last month that the truck would be called Fathom and start just under $30k, which is the right price point for a truck that Ford wants to sell 100k of in the first year. But sightings …

Toyota’s $15,000 Chinese EV spotted overseas in RHD [Images]

Toyota’s $15,000 Chinese EV spotted overseas in RHD [Images]

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The bZ3X is the best-selling EV produced by a joint venture in China. A right-hand drive version was spotted testing overseas, suggesting Toyota will bring the popular electric SUV to global markets. Is Toyota launching the bZ3X overseas? After the bZ3X went on sale in March 2025, the electric SUV became an instant hit. Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, which produces and sells it, claimed the bZ3X was “so popular that the server crashed,” securing over 10,000 orders in an hour. The bZ3X is Toyota’s “first 100,000 yuan-level pure electric SUV” in China, with prices typically starting at 109,800 yuan (15,500) Although it was initially a “limited-time” promotion, GAC-Toyota has been discounting the bZ3X, with the base model starting at just 94,800 yuan, or just over $14,000. Advertisement – scroll for more content Toyota’s joint venture announced that the bZ3X was again China’s top-selling new energy vehicle last month, holding the top spot through August. After the bZ3X was spotted in Thailand testing as an RHD model, all signs point to a global launch soon. New …

20 soaring images from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 awards

20 soaring images from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 awards

Published by Jenni Sidey

A northern gannet dramatically breaks the surface of the ocean, propelling through the water like a torpedo at speeds of up to 86km/h 53mph). Photographer Henley Spiers captured the moment in a stunning image (seen below) and earned the top prize at the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year awards. “The handsome northern gannets lead a dualistic existence,” Spiers said in a press release. “In the nest, their newborn is carefully nurtured, and a couple’s bond is reinforced by pointing sharp beaks to the sky as they tenderly stroke their white necks together. In flight, hunting mode takes over, and piercing yellow eyes, fringed with blue circles, scour the sea for prey”.  Overall winners Bird Photographer of the Year 2026: “Sunball Rocket” by Henley SpiersA northern gannet seems to burst through the sun as it pierces down through the water. The handsome northern gannets lead a dualistic existence. In the nest, their newborn is carefully nurtured, and a couple’s bond is reinforced by pointing sharp beaks to the sky as they tenderly stroke their white …