The first Googlebooks are here they definitely aren’t Chromebooks

Google appears to be full-steam ahead with its Googlebook initiative, which is a new PC platform that combines the best bits of Android and ChromeOS into a single, unified desktop-class computing experience. At a recent media presentation, the tech giant unveiled the official name of the operating system — Googlebook…

Millie Bobby Brown Celebrates 2nd Anniversary With Jake Bongiovi

Millie Bobby Brown Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Husband Jake Bongiovi Millie Bobby Brown’s life is upside down with sweet milestones. Just days after the Stranger Things actress confirmed she and husband Jake Bongiovi had welcomed their second baby, she marked their second wedding anniversary with a sweet message on social media. “two…

Tragedy after hiker, 19, sheltered in tin shack dies during thunderstorm on Utah trail

By ANANYA SWAROOP, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:55 BST, 21 September 2026 | Updated: 17:03 BST, 21 September 2026 A teenage hiker has died after being hit by lightning while taking shelter during a thunderstorm. The 19-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was huddled inside the metal hut…

Fourth time a charm for Nick Daicos? AFL star missed out on the Brownlow the last three years – here’s who could rob him of it this year

By ASHLEY NICKEL FOR DAILY MAIL and SHAYNE HOPE FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 09:56 BST, 21 September 2026 | Updated: 16:52 BST, 21 September 2026 Betting odds have picked Collingwood’s Nick Daicos as the favourite to win this year’s Brownlow Medal after just falling short of the award in the…

Benchmark’s full partnership joins the main stage at Disrupt 2026

What does one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture firms think founders are getting wrong? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re putting all five Benchmark general partners on one stage to find out. Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta, Everett Randle and Eric Vishria will come together for this main stage…

Giant memorials to Traveller King and his brother with 30-tonne headstones, marble tombs and life-size statues take over cemetery

Two giant memorials to a man dubbed the ‘Traveller King’ and his brother at a council-run cemetery have sparked fury – after the first was erected without planning permission.  The latest nine-foot-high stone memorial marks the grave of Michael Collins and is situated just metres from a 37-ton, £200,000 marble…

ECB to invest reserve funds in tokenized securities via new Pontes platform

The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to invest a small portion of its reserves in tokenized securities, giving the central bank direct exposure to blockchain-based financial markets. The purchase would be settled through Pontes, the new Eurosystem platform, which allows wholesale transactions to settle in central bank money. The platform…