Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory.

The company's free cash flow, the cash it maintained after paying for operations and investments, came in at negative $5.9bn (£4.3bn) for the first time in at least a decade, according to its past financial records.

Scottish Labour at a crossroads again as Sarwar jumps ship

Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers

DEVELOPING STORY,

Claimed attacks come days after Houthis announced naval embargo on Saudi vessels.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have claimed an attack on two Saudi oil tankers transiting through the Red Sea.

China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas

When videos showing the horrific killing of a stray dog and her puppies sparked outrage on the Chinese internet in June, Beijing's censorship machine kicked into action.

But what was unusual this time was that it pitted the shocked and angry voices against authorities who said they were concerned about the four boys involved, all of them younger than 14.

Watch and Listen to the Newest Toyota MR2 Development Car Go Testing at Fuji Speedway

• A new set of photos and a video posted to Twitter show what appears to be a Toyota MR2 test mule lapping Fuji Speedway in Japan.
• The mule appears to be based on the GR Yaris hatchback, and we think it's the seventh of at least 20 iterations of MR2 development cars.
• The MR2 prototype in the social media post wears mismatched bodywork and hides a mid-engine setup.

The Toyota MR2's return continues to march closer. A new set of spy photos along with a video showing an MR2 development mule were posted to Twitter by a user who happened to stop by the Fuji Speedway Motorsport Museum in Japan at exactly the right time.

Even IMAX's CEO didn't expect 'The Odyssey' demand to get this crazy

Christopher Nolan's latest epic, "The Odyssey," had an opening weekend at the box office worthy of the gods.

Forgo visiting the real thing this summer and build the waterpark of your dreams in Aquapark Tycoon, now out in early access

Wetting the appetite

Waterparks have always felt like quite a strange concept to me in that the UK is small enough that you can just take a quick train ride and be at a beach within an hour or so, give or take. We do have them here, I've just had no reason to go one, and also the idea of having to be rescued from the inside of a slide due to getting stuck for one reason or another is a (I think rational) fear I've had since discovering them. Therefore, I'll take a pass on actually visiting one, but I won't say no to building my own in Aquapark Tycoon, a waterpark sim game that's out in early access today.

Marc Maron Starrer ‘In Memoriam’ to Kick Off 11th Annual Indie Street Film Festival; Full Lineup Revealed (Exclusive)

The 2026 Indie Street Festival has revealed its full lineup, including New Jersey premieres of the Marc Maron-starring In Memoriam — which will open the weeklong festival with a screening and Q&A with writer, director and New Jersey native Rob Burnett — and the Will Poulter and Noah Centineo starrer Union County, directed by Adam Meeks, which will serve as the closing night movie.

Casey Affleck’s Gothic Mystery ‘Company’ to Star Nick Nolte, Adelaide Clemens, Ben Mendelsohn and Scoot McNairy (EXCLUSIVE)

Casey Affleck has directed his third feature and first since 2019’s “Light of My Life.”

“Company,” which wrapped earlier this year in Whistler, Canada, is a gothic mystery starring Nick Nolte (“Cape Fear,” “Die My Love”), Adelaide Clemens (“The Great Gatsby”), Ben Mendelsohn (“The Dark Knight Rises,” “The King”), Scoot McNairy (“A Complete Unknown,” “Speak No Evil”), Emily Alyn Lind (“We Were Liars,” “Speed-the-Plow”) and Caylee Cowan (“Sunrise in Heaven”).

Jason Alexander Apologizes to Courtney Stodden for Inappropriate Sketch: ‘I Truly Regret It’

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Alexander rubbed a cellphone on Stodden’s breasts in a Funny or Die sketch when she was 17

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologized to reality TV star Courtney Stodden for his participation in an inappropriate comedy sketch which was filmed when she was a minor, saying he “truly regret[s]” his actions.