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Winnie-the-Pooh books to fill phone box libraries
The original publisher says it will donate Milne's classics alongside a new authorised sequel.

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Euromonitor adds Passport Connect to AI assistants
The move could let clients blend Euromonitor research with their own data inside AI tools, speeding decisions and widening use beyond the portal.

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands
The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

Comparables.ai raises USD $6 million in seed funding
The Helsinki-based firm plans to expand into multiple markets after the seed round, which backs its AI platform used by more than 50,000 professionals.

Jimmy McGovern claims young offenders institute staff 'lazy'
McGovern says officers are lazy after visiting youth offenders' institutions for new series of BBC drama.

Amazon wins global rights to stream Emmys in six-year deal
The gala is leaving traditional US broadcast networks for live worldwide streaming.

A lifetime license for Microsoft’s latest IDE is only $30 right now
TL;DR: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is Microsoft’s full IDE, and a lifetime license is on sale for $30 through October 11. Professional IDEs usually have a recurring license fee, and you keep paying it as long as you write code. Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is the full 64-bit version of...

Kmart’s $89 camera glasses removed from sale online amid privacy backlash
The cut-price Anko glasses sold out within a week. Now they’re gone, and the privacy watchdog is investigating the company behind their app.

Pornhub returns for Australians, but only if Apple says you’re over 18
The Canadian owner of the adult content website says Apple’s age checks for iPhone and iPad users are some of the hardest to get around.

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102
She starred opposite Marlon Brando, then alongside Cary Grant in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

Orange Business & Aviatrix expand Asia-Pacific tie-up
Enterprises in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand will gain a single service to manage AI-era cloud networks across multiple platforms.

Sphera launches AI tools to link sustainability to decisions
The tools aim to help firms turn scattered environmental data into decisions on capital, procurement and product design as rules tighten.

Abnormal AI expands security suite with five products
The expansion gives security teams clearer oversight of staff and autonomous agents as businesses rush to embed generative AI in daily work.

Jamf unveils AI governance tools for Apple devices
The new controls aim to help employers monitor AI use on managed Apple fleets and reduce compliance risk as adoption spreads.

Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?