Variety

Venice Immersive Celebrates 10 Years of XR Evolution and the Growth of Location-Based Entertainment

Ten editions in, Venice Immersive has plenty to celebrate — just don’t expect the new-media showcase to spend much time looking back. “We’re not planning any retrospectives,” Venice Immersive counselor Michel Reilhac says of this year’s landmark edition. “Instead, we want to focus on what’s happening next. This really feels like the beginning of a […]

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

NASA News

APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon’s Shadow

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Chasing the Moon’s […]

science  Sep 5, 2026

BBC World

Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.

general  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times World

German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.

general  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud

Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

Is Keynesianism dead?

When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

The other side of the 1990s

What a misremembered decade says about the fallibility of memory

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

The gloves are starting to come off in markets

Wall Street analysts and investors are more willing to directly criticise Trump, particularly since a Treasury intervention on bonds

business  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

50? Moi? How The Muppets rocked the world with anarchy, nonsense and the inimitable Miss Piggy

Half a century on, Jim Henson’s fuzzy felt friends are as influential as Monty Python and the Beatles. It’s been a wild journey of nightclubbing, light operas, duetting with Debbie Harry and tying John Cleese to a chairFifty years ago today, it was time to play the music and time to light the lights. On 5 September 1976, the British public first met the Muppets – an epochal moment in the history of light entertainment whose reverberations are still felt to this day.This was the show that saw Ri

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian

‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her valedictory bout

Irish boxer lauded for her tenacity and inspiration before her last fight in front of 80,000 people at Croke ParkWhen Katie Taylor steps into the ring on Saturday night to defend her titles and once again enthral Ireland, there will be a bittersweet tinge. After a singular career that pioneered women’s boxing, the super-lightweight champion and Olympic gold medallist is bowing out. She is 40 and it is to be her final bout.“The end of an era, isn’t it?” said Trevor McMahon, her brother-in-law and

general  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifies

Governors crack down on licence-plate-reading start-up bankrolled by Trump donors

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism

How nationalists, religious fundamentalists and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremism

Large-scale terrorism has receded but smaller attacks by individuals recruited online are on the rise

business  Sep 5, 2026

Financial Times

‘RAMageddon’ hits consumer electronics as AI drains chip supply

Prices for phones, laptops and gaming consoles already up and retailers forecasting further increases

business  Sep 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86

"He was almost always the smartest, funniest person in whatever room he was in. He inspired in me, and many others, a love of photography, music, and storytelling," his son, Ian, wrote on Instagram.

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

ESPN

Williams sisters put on NY show, lose 3-set thriller

Serena and Venus Williams are out of the US Open women's doubles after losing to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in a third-set tiebreaker.

sports  Sep 5, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Medicare Won’t Pay for Long-Term Care: Why Retirees Could Face a $115,000-a-Year Bill

business  Sep 5, 2026

BBC World

At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks

Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions.

general  Sep 5, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

HK’s Lee Says City to Expand Offshore Yuan Usage in 5-Year Plan

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said the city’s first five-year plan will focus on areas including expanding offshore yuan usage and cross-border investment with the mainland.

business  Sep 5, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Honeywell Is Now Three Companies. Here's Which Piece I'd Actually Own.

business  Sep 5, 2026