Alex Gibney says Universal ‘wavered’ over releasing Elon Musk documentary 12. October 2026 (16:38) The revelation comes after the four-hour film’s Venice premiere drew a string of criticisms and insults from the founder of SpaceXAIAlex Gibney, director of the new four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, said that Universal, owners of the film’s international distribution rights “wavered” over releasing the film outside North America.Gibney was speaking to the New York Times as the film opened in the US (where it is being released by the independent distributor Bleecker Street), and appeared to confirm a story in the Hollywood Reporter that Universal, which had acquired the international rights to the film in 2023, had got cold feet. Asked by the New York Times, “Did Universal Pictures waver in setting up its international release plans?” Gibney replied: “Yes.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack 12. October 2026 (16:30) Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.(BBC News)
Children and women included in Reform plan to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers 12. October 2026 (16:24) Farage’s party says it would ‘embed’ immigration enforcement in UK and use ‘aerial imaging’ to identify peopleUK politics live – latest updatesChildren and mothers would not be exempt from plans by Reform UK to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers and impose a five-year ban on people being granted asylum.The party’s most hardline immigration policies to date were condemned by refugee charities and others as “unworkable” and an abandonment of Britain’s tradition of helping victims of war after they were announced by Nigel Farage on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)