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Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesDilbert Future and The Joy of Work are among the best-selling books in the seriesScott Adams, the US cartoonist who wrote and illustrated the comic strip Dilbert, has died of cancer at the age of 68.His ex-wife Shelly Miles announced his death on Tuesday during a live stream of his podcast, Real Coffee with Scott Adams.The satirical cartoon strip – about a competent but frustrated engineer and his dysfunctional workplace environment – was first published in 1989, and went on to feature in more than 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries.The character also later appeared in books, an…
David DeansWales political reporterGetty ImagesLeaders of Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and Welsh Conservatives fired the starting gun on the 2026 election with heated exchanges in the Senedd on Tuesday.Plaid’s Rhun ap Iorwerth claimed his party – which according to polls is vying with Reform for first place at May’s election – stood for hope, while Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan accused his party of trading in fantasies about independence.Meanwhile the Tories’ Darren Millar demanded stamp duty be scrapped in Wales.The Senedd has 10 sitting weeks before it is dissolved in April for the election.Opinion polls suggest Labour’s decades long dominance…
The Kia K4 Sportswagon has been revealed as a rival for the Skoda Octavia Estate, bridging the gap between family hatchbacks and larger D-segment saloons. At 4.695m long, it’s marginally shorter than the Octavia but a useful 265mm longer than the K4 hatchback. That extension comes entirely at the rear end; both versions of the K4 sharing a 2.72m wheelbase. The extra length gives the estate 166 litres more boot space than the hatchback, at 604 litres. In addition, the estate gets a powered tailgate, whereas the hatchback makes do with a manual bootlid. Inside, the two versions of the K4 are identical,…
Image: IgniteTech IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan axed 80% of his staff in 2023, a move he attributes to the rise of artificial intelligence. The news grabbed headlines, sending chills across the tech industry. Two years later, Vaughan said he’s do it again. Speaking with Fortune, Vaughan touted his philosophy of AI-driven efficiency. He argued that AI has eliminated the need for a large workforce at his software company. His bold stance, which reduced staff to the bare minimum, positions IgniteTech as one of the most extreme examples of AI’s disruptive power. The monumental pivot instantly transformed the company into an…
So-called ‘dual-channel’ attacks using multiple methods of communication either simultaneously or in sequence are becoming more prevalent as digital fraudsters seek out new ways to defeat cyber protections against business email compromise (BEC) scams, according to new data from security services supplier LevelBlue. BEC attacks – which spoof trusted entities, often c-suite executives, then use their identities to convince victims to transfer money into the attackers’ pockets – have long been a bugbear for enterprise defenders. “[BEC] continues to be one of the costliest cyber attacks as reported by the FBI’s IC3, with over $2.7bn (£2bn) in adjusted losses in…
NBA League Pass, the streaming service that lets you catch hundreds of out-of-market NBA games, is on sale right now for up to 55 percent off. The League Pass Premium subscription is on sale for $75, down from $160, while League Pass Standard is marked down to $50 from $110. We’re almost halfway through the season at this point, so it makes sense for a service like League Pass to start offering some discounts.The Standard plan includes commercials and support for only one device at a time, while the Premium tier offers no commercials, in-arena streams during breaks in the…
Last week, Ubisoft made headlines when it shut down its Halifax studio, which not only put 71 developers out of a job, but those developers had just unionized two days prior. Today, Ubisoft is continuing this trend by proposing to lay off even more people, this time at its subsidiaries Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm. According to a statement provided to IGN, the restructuring would impact “approximately” 55 workers at the two Swedish studios, but the timeline of this restructuring is unclear. Ubisoft also claims that “the long-term direction for the studios remains unchanged,” and doesn’t suggest that any ongoing…
Mark SavageMusic CorrespondentGetty ImagesBTS brought K-pop to mainstream audiences in the West with hits like Dynamite and Butter K-pop idols BTS have announced a globe-spanning, 79-date world tour, marking their return to the stage after a four-year hiatus.With dates in London, Tokyo, Munich, Sydney and Los Angeles, it’s likely to be one of the biggest tours of the year, especially as the band haven’t played outside of the US and South Korea since 2018.Their previous tour set records for a K-pop act – earning about $246 million (£182 million) at the global box office. Along the way, BTS became the…
The next stage of a new law being designed to stop cover-ups has been temporarily delayed after MPs raised concerns about whether it would apply fully to the security services. The prime minister will meet the families of victims of the Manchester Arena attack and Hillsborough disaster on Wednesday to discuss ongoing amendments to the so-called Hillsborough Law. Last week, they urged Sir Keir Starmer to ensure the bill applies to individual employees of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ and leaves no public authority exempt.Earlier, the government confirmed the remaining stages of the bill will now take place next Monday, instead…