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Linux likers and AI dislikers, it's time to raid the cutlery drawer and fork your favourite distro. Why? Because Linus Torvalds has declared that Linux is not an "anti-AI" project.

Torvalds recently responded to a discussion about Sashiko, an agentic Linux kernel code review system, writing, "I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer. Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects." His full response has been preserved via the archive for Linux kernel mailing lists, lore.kernel.org (via The Register ).

If users and developers don't like the project using AI, Torvalds instructs them to either fork their distro "or just walk away". Torvalds goes on to argue, "AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one. It may not have been that "clearly" even just a year ago, but it's no longer in question today."

He also notes that "yes, [AI] can also be a somewhat painful tool, both for maintainer workloads and just from a 'it keeps finding embarrassing bugs' standpoint." But, not dissimilarly to Microsoft and Firefox , he is apparently now welcoming AI as a tool that can help make the maintainer bug-hunt a little less painful.

It's not a complete 180 from Torvalds—even if, back in May, Torvalds has previously lamented how the use of LLMs to find bugs was wasting a lot of the Linux team's time. He explained then, "The continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools."

Before then, during the Open Source Summit in 2024, Torvalds had described AI as " 90 per cent marketing and ten per cent reality ." He also said: " Let's wait 10 years and see where it actually goes before we make all these crazy announcements." It would appear, as far as Torvalds is concerned, we didn't even need to wait that long.

In his latest missive, Torvalds goes on to write: "We're not forcing anybody to use it, but I will very loudly ignore people who try to argue against other people from using it. And no, AI isn't perfect. But Christ, anybody who points to the problems at AI had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time. Because it's not like natural intelligence is always all that great either."

Torvalds also writes that, "the kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology," and he concludes his missive by saying, "we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools."

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Greek drivers risk their lives crossing a collapsed bridge in Larissa.

The concrete span buckled during the Storm Daniel in Sept 2023.

Locals ignore warning signs to avoid a massive detour via the highway.

If you have ever complained about a pothole or a brutal speed bump on your morning commute , a look at central Greece might reset your sense of scale. Residents and farmers near the city of Larissa have pushed corner-cutting into territory few would dare, driving across a concrete bridge that officially collapsed almost three years ago and never got fixed. What should be a barricaded hazard has become part of the local route.

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The trouble dates back to September 2023, when the devastating Storm Daniel tore through Greece , Bulgaria, Turkey , and Libya, leaving thousands of casualties and wrecking infrastructure across the region. Thessaly in north-central Greece caught the worst of it, with flooding so extensive that 79 bridges came down.

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Among the casualties is the buckled Palaiopyrgos bridge, its central section now sagging to within inches of the Pineios river below. The deformation is impossible to miss, yet drivers keep using the crossing in pickups and SUVs as though nothing happened.

The current state of the bridge. Photo: Thanasis Kaliakoudas / LarissaNet

The bridge before its collapse (Google Maps)

Drone footage captured by local news outlet LarissaNet shows a Ford Ranger dropping down one side of the steep slope and clawing up the other, looking every bit like a truck picking its way through an off-road course rather than a public road.

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For the people who live there, ignoring the danger of a collapsed bridge comes down to plain convenience. The only other way across the river is a slow detour along the National Highway, and for farmers watching the clock and the fuel gauge, that time and money adds up fast. The catch, of course, is that every trip over the ruined bridge carries the risk of turning into a rescue operation.

Three years after the storm, residents know the infrastructure is compromised, but tourists have no such awareness. Traffic is officially banned, though without physical barriers the warning signs are easy to ignore. Navigation systems routinely route travelers toward the defunct crossing, forcing them to slam their brakes and swing into U-turns when the cracked concrete ramp appears in front of them.

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With any luck, the viral video footage will finally push local authorities to install real physical closures and head off a serious accident before one happens

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The National Gallery of Armenia is the largest fine arts museum in Armenia and home to the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

Founded in 1921, the Gallery preserves more than 42,000 works of Armenian and international fine art and decorative-applied arts. Its collections include masterpieces by world-renowned artists such as Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Vardges Sureniants, Arshile Gorky, Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Donatello, Tintoretto, and many others. The Gallery also preservs unique fragments of medieval Armenian church frescoes from Armenia and Armenian cultural centers abroad, including Aruch, Lmbatavank, Tatev, Haghpat, Ani, Talin, Akhtala, Kobayr, Meghri, and Crimea. In addition, it houses an exceptional archive of approximately 200,000 items, including photographs, notebooks, letters, articles, personal belongings, and documentary materials related to prominent Armenian and international artists and significant cultural events.

Today, the National Gallery of Armenia is the only museum in the region distinguished by the breadth and scale of its collection of world fine art. It serves as a key center for national cultural memory, creative thought, and artistic values, contributing to the international recognition of Armenian art and fostering intercultural dialogue while strengthening Armenia’s place on the global cultural map.

The National Gallery of Armenia is housed on eight floors of a building recognized as a monument of national significance and operates 14 branches in Yerevan and across the regions of Armenia.

Drawing upon international best practices and adapting its activities to the standards of the contemporary museum, the Gallery continues the mission initiated more than a century ago: preserving, studying, and transmitting Armenia’s spiritual and cultural heritage to future generations.

The collections of the National Gallery of Armenia represent an immense intellectual, emotional, and cultural resource, offering both Armenian and international visitors the opportunity to discover and engage with the treasures of Armenian and world art.

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Universal fit with cooling, improved coverage and better battery life

On sale from 29 July 2026, pre-orders open now

It's £339.99 (about $459 / AU$655)

We really rate the Shark CryoGlow LED face mask, giving it four and a half stars out of five in our Shark CryoGlow review . Our only real niggle was the relatively short battery life, so we're pleased to see a newer version with more stamina and even better facial coverage. Say hello to the Shark CryoGlow Plus, which promises to deliver everything we liked about the original with some important improvements.

As before, the CryoGlow Plus uses three kinds of LED light: blue, red and deep infra-red. Coverage has been improved 120% around the crows' feet area in this new model and it's more energy efficient too.

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The CryoGlow Plus has Shark's InstaChill Cold technology, which provides two active cooling points to help soothe the under-eye area. The mask's Under-Eye Revive Mode has three cooling levels and you can use it solo or alongside any of the LED modes.

There are three LED modes: Better Ageing Mode, which is a six-minute treatment using red and deep infra-red light; Blemish Repair Mode, which is an eight-minute, three-phase routine using blue and deep infra-red before finishing with red LED light; and Skin Sustain Mode, which is a four-minute maintenance treatment using red, blue and deep infra-red.

In our time with the original CryoGlow we were impressed by its performance, with the important caveat that your mileage may vary because everybody's skin is different. We particularly liked the InstaChill feature, which really did de-puff the under-eye area. Provided you keep up your use of the mask, we found it to be the best alternative to regular, professional skincare treatment.

The CryoGlow Plus is only marginally more expensive than its predecessor: that had a list price of $349 / £299 / AU$699, while the CryoGlow Plus is £339 in the UK. US and Australian prices haven't been announced yet but that's about $459 / AU$655 before taxes and tariffs.

The CryoGlow Plus officially launches on 29 July but you can pre-order from SharkNinja.co.uk and John Lewis now. It'll be available in two shades, Pastel Berry and Pastel Dusk.

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After cracking into the animation world with family-friendly animated features from the "Despicable Me " and "Minions" franchise, "The Lorax," and the musical menagerie of "Sing," Illumination is finally setting their sights on outer space with next year's "Not Alone."

"Not Alone" isn’t due to arrive in theaters until Apr. 16, 2027 but this sneak peek — accompanied by David Bowie's somber 1969 anthem "Space Oddity" — sets a sweet tone telling the lively tale of an introverted rocket mechanic name Joe, and Fran, his astro-botanist colleague who has engineered the planet's first plant-based rocket, when alien fugitives toss their lives into chaos.

Xenomorph monstrosities and spaceship laser battles can often dominate sci-fi, so it's great to see something different on the horizon, and while a space rom-com starring Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez wasn't on our bingo card, the trailer has us really hyped for this one.

It's a wholly original story that's a definite departure for Illumination, but one that could strongly connect with audiences via the project’s colorful Euro style and humor. Vocal duties include the talents of Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Brett Goldstein, Rob Brydon, Jamie Demetriou, Diane Morgan, Allison Janney, and Lamorne Morris.

"When Joe and Fran are brought together to prepare for the inaugural launch of this revolutionary rocket, there are immediate sparks, but neither is particularly adept at romance," states the official synopsis.

Illumination's "Not Alone" lands in theaters on April 16, 2027. (Image credit: Illumination) "Life becomes more complicated when three aliens—tiny, unruly, and adorable—take refuge in Joe's home. Dunk, Welly, and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. The aliens determine that Fran’s rocket could provide their means of getting back home to safety."

The French animation factory recently launched an early trailer for this charming romantic comedy directed by Eric Guillon, Claire Dodgson, and Jonathan Del Val.

(Image credit: Illumination) Guillon is an Illumination veteran whose career includes serving as lead designer for "Despicable Me" and "Minions," as well as co-directing "Despicable Me 3." Here he's joined by seasoned editor Claire Dodgson ("The Lorax," "Minions," Despicable Me 3," "Minions: The Rise of Gru") and Jonathan Del Val (co-director of "Minions: The Rise of Gru" and "The Secret Life of Pets 2").

This fun animated rom-com is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and executive produced by Joy Poirel, Richard Curtis, and David Distenfeld.

"Not Alone" rockets into theaters Apr. 16, 2027.