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Apple’s foldable phone, the Duo, has a hinge designed and manufactured with the assistance of artificial intelligence and 3D printing, the company has revealed. The hinge is central to Apple’s efforts to address one of the biggest weaknesses of foldable smartphones: the wear caused by repeatedly opening and closing the device. The company says the Duo includes several measures intended to improve its durability. Johny Srouji, Apple’s chief hardware officer, said algorithms are used during production to match every hinge with the housing best suited to it, helping ensure precise alignment. “During manufacturing, we use AI algorithms to precisely match…

Marcos Llorente struck again at Anfield as Atlético Madrid took a 1-0 lead over Liverpool in their Champions League opener on Wednesday night. The goal arrived against the run of play after Liverpool had made the sharper start and threatened to break the deadlock during the opening quarter of an hour. Julián Álvarez released Llorente with a perfectly weighted through ball, allowing the Spain international to run beyond Milos Kerkez before finishing calmly past Alisson. Marcos Llorente continues to haunt Liverpool at Anfield The 17th-minute strike was Llorente’s fifth Champions League goal against Liverpool at Anfield, extending a remarkable record…

Two people have died after a shooting in the South River Manor subdivision in Henry County, Georgia, police said. Officers were called to the 100 block of Limbaugh Valley Drive, in the McDonough area, at about 10.36am on Wednesday, 9 September. Henry County Police secured the scene and said there was no continuing threat to people living in the neighbourhood. A large area around a home was cordoned off as detectives began examining the circumstances of the shooting. The identities of those who died have not been released. Police have also not said whether anyone else was injured or explained…

Brendan Cowell has embraced another role in which love, fear and moral compromise collide, playing a secretive father opposite Patrick Brammall in Apple TV’s new Australian thriller Last Seen. The six-part series, which premieres on Wednesday, follows former police detective Ian Ridley, played by Brammall, as he becomes convinced that a distress call from a teenage girl has come from his daughter Maggie, who disappeared 11 years earlier. Cowell plays Henry, a deeply religious man living with his wife Jenna, portrayed by Maxine Peake, and their teenage daughter Sarah on an isolated property in Victoria. When Sarah reaches out to…

A former Anthropic researcher has warned that the company and rival OpenAI are “gambling with our lives” by racing to develop self-improving superintelligence. Jacob Coxon announced his resignation on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, saying the two leading artificial intelligence firms were pursuing technology that could eventually become impossible for humans to control. His intervention was followed by a stark warning from Evan Hubinger, an Anthropic researcher, who said he believed there was a greater than 10% chance that AI could kill all humans within the next decade. Hubinger said Anthropic was “trying its best” but did not yet have a…

The widow of a van driver killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Amazon, the aircraft’s operator and its two pilots. Yaraisi Santiso Morejon is seeking damages of more than $50,000 over the death of her husband, Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53, who was driving a cleaning-company van struck by Amazon Air Flight 7598 on September 6. The Boeing 767, operated by North Carolina-based 21 Air, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it ran beyond the end of Runway 30, crashed through a fence and hit vehicles…

Trust in information from the US federal government has fallen sharply across a range of major issues, with about six in 10 Americans expressing little or no confidence in official guidance on subjects including elections, foreign affairs and the environment, a new poll has found. The survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts suggests public scepticism is higher than it was at the end of Donald Trump’s first term and has deepened since 2024. The findings come as Mr Trump’s administration has moved to dismantle parts of the federal bureaucracy, with thousands of employees dismissed…

Brandon Thomas Lee, the eldest son of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, is engaged to model and influencer Katarina Demetriades after proposing during a trip to Indonesia. The 30-year-old Emmy-nominated producer asked Demetriades, 22, to marry him on August 29, according to People. The couple are understood to be planning a wedding for late 2027. Lee and Demetriades both grew up in Los Angeles and had been friends for several years before beginning a relationship in 2025. They now live together in New York. Demetriades, who uses the name Katarina Deme online, has almost 900,000 followers on Instagram and is…

Apple’s first foldable iPhone has arrived with IP68 protection, addressing one of the biggest durability concerns surrounding devices with moving hinges and flexible screens. However, the company warns that the dust and water resistance of the iPhone Duo may weaken over time. The warning appears in a footnote on Apple’s product listing. It says the device was tested in controlled laboratory conditions to the IP68 standard, including submersion at a depth of up to six metres for 30 minutes. Apple also states that the phone is resistant to splashes, water and dust, but adds that these protections are “not permanent…

Alexis Mac Allister could leave Liverpool next summer after Ben Jacobs revealed that the club are not currently planning to offer the Argentina international a new contract. Speaking on The Redmen TV, the transfer journalist said Liverpool were taking a data-led approach to the midfielder’s future and would assess his performances during the 2026-27 campaign before deciding whether to change their position. “My read from Liverpool sources is as it stands, he’s not going to get a new Liverpool contract,” Jacobs said. “My expectation is once Alexis Mac Allister leaves, and that will likely be summer 2027, a new midfielder…