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A bootleg of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was up on X for over seven hours before eventually being pulled. During that time, it reached over 5.9 million accounts and accumulated over 143,000 likes. Other accounts have reposted the leaked film, but none have lasted particularly long, as Disney now seems to be on top of issuing takedown requests.The leak is unlikely to slow down the box office juggernaut, which is already shattering records. It raked in $72 million in previews this week. The previous record holder was Avengers: Endgame, which grossed $60 million during its previews way back in 2019.…

If well implemented, Nigeria could define what credible virtual asset supervision looks like in a large emerging market, argues TOPE FASORANTI For a country whose central bank once drew a firm line between the banking system and the world of cryptocurrency, Nigeria has travelled a remarkable distance. In the span of five years, the nation has moved from restriction to measured engagement, and now to an attempt at coordinated governance of one of the era’s most consequential financial innovations. How well that attempt succeeds will matter to millions of Nigerians who already hold, trade and transact in digital assets. On…

Job hunting in the current economic climate can feel like a futile task for many early-career researchers.Credit: Amit Basu/GettyI am struggling to find job security. Over the past two years, I’ve been rejected for positions as a senior research fellow, a lecturer and a research funding manager. My initial one-year contract, which was extended to 2.5 years, officially ends in three months. Every application feels like a lottery ticket. Every rejection feels personal, even when I know it shouldn’t. It’s as if I’m no longer good enough to be in academia. The stress is building. I feel like my career…

Key eventsThat’s it from me. Billy Munday is back to take you through a big evening of athletics.ShareJudo: England have a bronze: Jemima Yeats-Brown in the women’s -70kg, beating New Zealand’s Moira de Villiers. She also won Commonwealth bronze in 2022 and all the way back in 2014.ShareWales are up in the top 10 in the medal table: see the full standings here:ShareGold for Emma Finucane in women’s 1,000m time trialCycling: Last up is New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews, another Olympic champion. But she can only manage third, so it’s gold for the Welsh athlete, her third of these Games.Emma Finucane…

Linda Blair, the Exorcist star-turned-animal rescue activist, says she’s doing fine after her Southern California property was searched by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control yesterday regarding a reported kennel operation. Animal control officials, along with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, conducted the search of the property that the officials suspected was being used as a kennel operation with more than 100 dogs present. (Subsequent reports indicate there were as many as 200 dogs on the property.) “The warrant allows us to lawfully access the property and verify compliance with County codes,” the…

August: do you buy for the holiday you’ll be melting through this month, or the one you’ll be pretending to enjoy in a jumper come October? Answers on a postcard, please! The key to staying (relatively) sane in silly season is to embrace the contradictions.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Read on for the holiday-coded necklace I’ve fallen in love with and the elegant leather handbag I’m dreaming of when I hang up my straw basket. Plus, a lace camisole and a cosy jumper – and the absolute…

Former officials will appeal sentences handed down for neglecting intelligence warnings before the deadly attacks.By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 1 Aug 20261 Aug 2026A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former police chief and a former Defence Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence for the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 260 people in 2019.Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were convicted and sentenced in a 2-1 decision on Friday by the three-member High Court bench.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe judgements at the special…

At least 11 people have been wounded in a Colombian car bombing, days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is set to take office.The detonation occurred in the city of Cucuta, which borders Venezuela, on Saturday, six days before de la Espriella is set to replace outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first left-wing leader.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“At this time, we have eight police officers and three civilians who have been injured,” George Quintero, the security secretary for the department of Norte de Santander, told reporters.No groups immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Several rebel…

The possibility of consumers delegating financial tasks to agentic AI poses a new risk for lenders

Screen-time apps aren’t effective for many people because, in the end, they depend on your willpower. They remind you to stop scrolling or let you set timers, but such notifications can be easy to ignore.  Autonomous Key takes a different approach to this issue simply by being a physical device. It’s an NFC key that pairs with a companion app to let you lock away distracting apps. So instead of tapping a button to bypass the block, you have to physically scan the key with your phone to regain access to your locked apps. Each unlock session can last for…