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Halle Berry accused of child abuse by ex-husband Olivier Martinez – National
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Halle Berry accused of child abuse by ex-husband Olivier Martinez – National

Halle Berry is being accused of abusing her 12-year-old son by her ex-husband, Olivier Martinez. In a new court filing, viewed by People, USA Today and Variety, Martinez filed for sole custody and a domestic violence restraining order against Berry on Thursday.Global News has not independently viewed the court documents. 0:52 Who’s playing the Little Mermaid, Halle Bailey or Halle Berry? The internet is confused In the request, Martinez alleged that the 60-year-old actor “physically abused our son, Maceo, by jumping on him, putting her hands around his neck, and choking him,” on Sept. 26, according to USA Today. Story continues below advert...
Changing This Setting May Extend Your Battery Life on iOS 27
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Changing This Setting May Extend Your Battery Life on iOS 27

If you've updated your iPhone to iOS 27, you might have already put Siri AI to the test or tried out some of Apple's AI-powered photo editing features. But you may have also noticed something else: Your iPhone's battery isn't lasting as long between charges. While I can't say this is a universal experience (I'm don't believe my iPhone is dying faster on iOS 27 than it did on iOS 26), some users are adamant the update has had a detrimental effect on their battery life. And while there are many possible factors here, some think they have found the culprit: a feature called Connectivity Assist. What is Connectivity Assist?Connectivity Assist's mission is noble. The feature is designed to tap into cellular data any time your wifi connection grows too weak. In theory, it should be particularl...
Florence Pugh’s sex scene leaked on social media
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Florence Pugh’s sex scene leaked on social media

Florence Pugh’s intimate scene from Netflix’s East of Eden has surfaced on social media, with a clip from the series being shared on X. Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in the seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel, which premiered on Netflix on October 1 Source link
Apple Wants to Make It Harder to Run Agentic AI on Your Mac
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Apple Wants to Make It Harder to Run Agentic AI on Your Mac

It appears agentic AI is all the rage: OpenAI's new agents, "Dots," rolled out this week, while Meta's Muse just passed five million downloads. Rather than just chatting with or using them to generate images, AI companies want users to start asking their bots to do things on their behalf, from managing their inboxes to ordering dinner.But agents aren't just the next logical step for AI as a technology. When implemented poorly, they can be wildly dangerous. AI agents are designed to run on their own, and, in order to do that, they often need near-total access to your devices and their data. Some people are now giving agents full use of their computers, including all of their messages, files, passwords, and accounts. That's a lot of trust, especially when it's not that difficult to "hack" on...
AI ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada
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AI ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada

OTTAWA – Quebec correspondent “Geneviève Tremblay” — who has been reporting on multiple news stories a day lately — seemed to be experiencing a glitch. She wasn’t the only one. All of We News’ reporters and editors seemed to be malfunctioning on Friday, sending out error messages whenever The Canadian Press tried to ask them questions via chat.That can happen when your “journalists” are — like the virtual staffers at We News — just fake personas generated by artificial intelligence.AI has infiltrated news media in Canada and around the world. In early September, Nunatsiaq News published a story about an AI persona posing as an Inuk journalist in Nunavut — one of many personas used to repurpose work from legitimate news sources, including The Canadian Press, for We News.The site describes i...
The Top 10 TV Series Streaming in September 2026, According to Streaming Data
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The Top 10 TV Series Streaming in September 2026, According to Streaming Data

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Streaming in September was eclectic. The top 10 most popular TV shows of the month, according to data from JustWatch, include opposite takes on international espionage—Lioness's "everything is at stake" blockbuster vibe versus Slow Horses' darkly funny, morally ambiguous style. Other series burning up the charts: spy-adjacent action show Reacher, a couple of sports comedies named after their main characters (Ted Lasso and Chad Powers), a dystopian sci-fi drama (Silo), a superhero show (Lanterns), and stories of criminals and cops (Furious and The Gentlemen). There's even a horror comedy (Widow's Bay). You could say there's something for everyone.Lanterns Topping the streaming charts this month is DC's TV revamp of Gr...
Miranda Lambert reveals details of bar fight with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger – National
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Miranda Lambert reveals details of bar fight with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger – National

Country singer Miranda Lambert is sharing the details of a long-rumoured bar fight she had in 2010 with Nickelback’s frontman Chad Kroeger. During an appearance on The New York Times’ Popcast, Lambert was asked about her interaction with Kroeger more than 15 years after it was rumoured that she got into a fight with the Canadian singer.Co-host Joe Coscarelli asked, “True or false: you hit Chad Kroeger in the face?” 1:36 Day 2 of TIFF 2023 includes Nickelback documentary ‘Hate to Love’ “I threw moonshine in his face,” Lambert said, clarifying that she never hit him. Story continues below advertisement When co-host Jon C...
These DeWalt Cordless Power Tools Are up to 40% Off During Lowe’s Competing October Prime Day Sale 2026
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These DeWalt Cordless Power Tools Are up to 40% Off During Lowe’s Competing October Prime Day Sale 2026

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you've been eyeing new power tools to tackle your DIY projects this fall, you might have noticed that quality cordless tools can be expensive. Paradoxically, choosing higher quality tools with long battery life will save you money in the long run, but keeping your budget in check right now can be tough. Thankfully, with Amazon's October Prime Day event coming up, Lowe's has launched its own competing sale, offering major discounts on trustworthy options from DeWalt. These are the best deals I'm seeing right now.The best DeWalt drill and driver set dealA good drill and driver are the foundation of a cordless tool set because they a...