Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced they are renaming South Park to 'South America' for its new season, mocking President Trump's pattern of renaming geographic features like the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. The change was unveiled on the show's social media with a doctored sign reading 'South America' instead of 'South Park', shortly after the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. The creators also sarcastically thanked parent company Paramount Skydance, referencing its pending $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery.
A security researcher describes the practical difficulty of confirming and reproducing race condition bugs in software, particularly the Linux kernel. Current techniques include manually inserting delay calls into kernel code to force specific thread interleavings, or using DTrace probes on macOS and Windows, both of which are slow and require trial and error.
Apple has introduced the iPhone Duo, a foldable device featuring a 5.4-inch external OLED display and a 7.6-inch flexible internal OLED panel. Built with a titanium frame and IP68 water and dust resistance, the device is heavier and thicker than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, but includes design refinements such as a near-seamless screen transition, a reduced-visibility crease, and an under-display FaceTime camera.
Amazon announced that Kevin Mandia, who founded Mandiant and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion, will join its board. Mandia left Google in 2024 and has since started an AI-driven vulnerability-detection company called Armadin while remaining a general partner at Ballistic Ventures. As part of the appointment, he received roughly $1 million in stock that vests starting in 2027.
Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order requiring data centers with peak demand above 25 megawatts to supply their own clean power meeting state renewable energy standards, or fund new generation or pay into a ratepayer protection fund. The order also discourages communities from signing non-disclosure agreements with developers and pauses a recently enacted data center sales tax exemption while regulators implement the new rules.
watchOS 27 introduces a single new watch face called Siri Modular, available on both Apple Watch Series and Ultra models, though the Ultra version offers extra customization like bezel options. The face includes a top line complication, centered time, a wide complication, and three circular complications, with three clock-height styles and multiple color and font choices. The feature is included in today's release candidate build of watchOS 27.
Apple has introduced a Reference Image feature for the iPhone 18 Pro that generates a kind of digital negative alongside each photo taken. This reference file can later be used to confirm whether the original image has been altered or was AI-generated.
Motorola posted an Instagram Reel showing the history of its Razr line, ending with a silhouette of a new device that folds like a book rather than flipping vertically like past Razr phones. The teaser shows a thicker, boxier shape but offers no name, release date, or specifications. This follows Motorola's earlier 2025 launches of three clamshell Razr models and the full-sized Razr Fold.
George Wada, president of Wit Studio, argued that Japan should establish its own anime awards ceremony rather than leaving major recognition to overseas events. He also previewed the studio's upcoming series 'Lona,' discussed its position on AI use and worker protections, and spoke about the scope of its remake of 'One Piece.'
Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo, arriving in October, includes a fourth camera hidden beneath the inner display alongside its front-facing and dual rear cameras. Unlike those, the under-screen camera lacks a listed megapixel count and skips features like 4K video, cinematic mode, slow-mo, LED flash and portrait mode, offering only 1080p recording, FaceTime support, Center Stage and an f/1.8 aperture.
Automattic's board voted to place founder Matt Mullenweg on paid leave and name CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO, a move Mullenweg says he opposed and learned of only shortly before the vote. Board member Toni Schneider confirmed the decision, saying Mullenweg was asked to step away while Davies takes over daily leadership, though Mullenweg retains a board seat.
Apple published a new support document clarifying that Siri AI, Image Playground, Clean Up, Extend, Spatial Reframing, and certain Shortcuts and developer tools relying on server-side models will face usage limits. The company says limits will vary by feature, complexity, and demand, and that users who hit them will temporarily lose access before it's restored. Apple confirmed increased access can be purchased, though it hasn't disclosed exact thresholds or a rollout timeline.
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