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Monday June 2nd, 2025 evening edition

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The review marks a dramatic change in the way the armed forces will fight in the future - with drones, software and artificial intelligence.

There'll still be heavy metal, like tanks, fighter jets and warships, but working more alongside autonomous systems.

One of the review's authors, Gen Richard Barrons, described it as the greatest transformation in the armed forces in more than 150 years.

The war in Ukraine has already shown that technology is changing the way war is fought.

It's that war, on European soil, which has highlighted the rising threats and the need to invest more in defence and innovate faster.

It has also underlined the need for what the report calls “a whole of society” approach.

The armed forces are only as strong as the society and industry that stands behind it. »

Oreo maker Mondelez sues Aldi, alleging chain copies packaging to confuse shoppers

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Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain for packaging its store-brand cookies and crackers in a way that “blatantly copies” products like Chips Ahoy and Wheat Thins.

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi's store-brand cookies and crackers “blatantly copies” Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins and Oreos.

In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Illinois, Chicago-based Mondelez said Aldi’s packaging was “likely to deceive and confuse customers” and threatened to irreparably harm Mondelez and its brands. »

The 2-year hunt for ‘one of the rarest games in history’

Authored by polygon.com

Though diehard aficionados had a suspicion that the Cosmology developers had considered a follow-up, concrete evidence of it was scant.

The only apparent mention of a sequel lied in the resumes of two Cosmology producers, Hiroshi Ōnishi and Mori Kōichi.

If the lack of care is evident with significant games that have arguable merit, it’s doubly true for average games. »

A two-player Elden Ring Nightreign PC Mod is already available

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Elden Ring Nightreign already has a duos mode mod.

"There will be more to come, but whilst the current game lacks 2-player modes, this mod will be available in this state," Yui wrote on his Nexus Mod page (thanks, Gamespot).

If you've jumped into Elden Ring Nightreign this weekend and have struggled to find a Player 2 - and/or a Player 3 - you're not alone. »

BA flight attendant ‘found naked and dancing in business class toilet’

Authored by independent.co.uk

A naked British Airways crew member was discovered dancing in a business class toilet while on shift mid-flight after allegedly taking drugs, according to reports.

The Sun reported the steward was supposed to be serving meals to passengers on a recent flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow, but had disappeared.

When the double-decker Airbus A380-800 was searched, it is claimed that the in-flight crew manager discovered him naked and dancing in the Club World cabin toilet. »