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Tim Curry, the actor famed for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King's It, has died at his Los Angeles home at age 80. His career spanned decades across film, television and theatre, including West End and Broadway stage roles in productions such as Hair, Travesties, Amadeus and Spamalot.
As part of an $18 billion settlement with 29 U.S. states over children's online safety, Meta agreed to major restrictions on how teens use Instagram and Facebook. The changes include a cumulative two-hour daily time limit across both apps, a default midnight-to-6 a.m. usage block, options for a non-algorithmic default feed, and usage-break prompts every 15 minutes, with most measures required to stay in place for a decade pending court approval.
Apple has scheduled its annual fall hardware event, where reports suggest the company will introduce its first foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. New Apple Watch and AirPods models are also expected to debut at the same showcase.
Apple has confirmed a product event for September 9 at 10 a.m. PT, themed 'Surprise and shine,' where it plans to reveal the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first-ever foldable iPhone, reportedly called iPhone Ultra. Notably absent this year is a standard iPhone model, with Apple said to be shifting that release to spring 2027 alongside the iPhone 18e and Air 2.
A film outlet has published its curated list of the 25 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and superhero movies it considers most anticipated for the upcoming fall and winter release period. The selection spans multiple genres and studios, reflecting a busy slate of genre filmmaking heading into year-end.
The IEEE Computer Society has created two new endowed honors: the Artificial Intelligence Innovator Award and the Artificial Intelligence Rising Stars Award. Both will be administered by the society and are backed by dedicated funding to recognize contributions to the AI field.
Google has released Gemini Audio, a set of three new speech-focused AI models: Gemini 3.5 Live, 3.5 Live Experimental, and 3.5 Transcribe. These models are meant to handle real-time conversation and speech-to-text tasks and are rolling out across Search Live, Gemini Live, Docs, Keep, Gmail, the Gemini app, and Gboard. Notably, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe replaces Google's older Chirp 3 model and adds features like filler-word removal, auto-formatting, and voice editing.
Papa Johns has named KM Capital, a Mexican investment firm founded in 1986, as its new franchise partner in the country, handing it control of 44 existing locations. The firm plans to invest further in operations, branding and expansion there, while Papa Johns' international division has now posted seven consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth, up 1.5% in Q2, even as U.S. sales fell 8.3% over the same period.
An Entrepreneur contributor recounts learning a growth strategy not from business school but from observing an advertising creative director, who sat silently with a blank page before generating ideas. The author argues that unconventional questions and unexpected connections, not conventional market research or AI-generated summaries, produce genuine innovation. The piece frames this quiet, unstructured thinking as a discipline entrepreneurs should adopt.
Meta has settled requirements forcing Instagram and Facebook to add new teen safeguards, including a non-personalized feed option, stricter age verification, a combined two-hour daily usage cap across both apps, and recurring prompts urging teens to stop scrolling. The changes must roll out within four months and apply across alternate accounts Meta detects belonging to the same teen user.
Stockholm's Lovable recently raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, nearly doubling its worth in just eight months, while fellow Swedish startups Legora and Neko Health are also posting strong growth. TechCrunch's Equity podcast spoke with Cherry Ventures partner Sophia Bendz about the factors fueling this Nordic startup momentum.
Tim Curry, the actor best known for originating the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the stage and film versions of The Rocky Horror Show, has died. Curry rose to prominence in London's original cast of Hair before collaborating with Richard O'Brien to shape the iconic transvestite mad-scientist character, ultimately performing it across London, Los Angeles and New York.