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While we’re talking about the display, make sure your Pixel is using the highest screen resolution. In Display & touch, scroll down to Screen resolution and choose Max resolution. It may eat up more battery life, but you paid for a high-quality display! Use it. Smooth display sits right below, but it’s finally enabled by default, allowing your phone to hit a 120-Hz screen refresh rate.Enhance Your Lock ScreenPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuThe lock screen is fairly customizable. Head to Settings > Display & touch > Lock screen to customize how notifications appear (compact or full list), hide silent notifications, hide sensitive…

When Heidi Murray moved into the home of a family friend, she was thrilled to find a cheap place to live with someone she trusted. But she began to feel as though she was being watched. Could her friend be using hidden cameras to spy on her?Heidi tells Helen Pidd about her frightening experience and how she discovered the truth, while freelance journalist Anna Moore explains what she discovered when she wrote in the Guardian about the sinister rise of voyeurism and spy cameras.“They’re cameras that are disguised as everyday domestic items, even disposable coffee cups that could be left…

It might be time for the Academy to invite the “Sandman.” Adam Sandler has long been one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, but his work in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” could finally land him where critics and cinephiles have long wanted to see him: in the Oscar race. The U.S. premiere at the Telluride Film Festival marked a career-defining moment for Sandler, who joined Baumbach and co-star Laura Dern on stage as the filmmaker received a Silver Medallion tribute. Dern, who won her supporting actress Oscar for Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (2018), praised her longtime collaborator, while Sandler reflected on Baumbach’s…

Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta in anticipation of further demonstrations.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025Indonesian authorities have ramped up security after six people were killed in unrest over economic hardship that escalated into violent anger against the nation’s police force.The deadly protests, which began last week over financial perks for lawmakers, have forced President Prabowo Subianto to make a U-turn over the measures.Demonstrations had begun peacefully, but turned violent against the nation’s elite paramilitary police unit after footage showed one of its teams running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan late on Thursday.Protests have since spread from the…

Police say a 39-year-old man has been taken into custody over the incident in Sydney’s Woollahra suburb.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025Australian police have arrested a 34-year-old man after he drove his car into the front gate of the Russian consulate in Sydney, according to police and local media.In a statement, the New South Wales Police Force said the crash took place on Monday morning after officers responded to reports of an “unauthorised vehicle” parked in the driveway of the consulate in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra.Officers tried to speak with the driver, but he “drove his vehicle into…

Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch premiered his new movie “Father Mother Sister Brother” today at the Venice Film Festival, where journalists asked him about Mubi, the streaming platform that co-produced the film — specifically, about Mubi’s recent $100 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. “I was disappointed and disconcerted by this relationship,” Jarmusch said, while noting that his own “relationship with Mubi started much before that, and they were fantastic to work with on this film.” Numerous filmmakers — including those with ties to Mubi — signed an open letter criticizing the streamer for accepting money from Sequoia and…

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been injured in a car accident in the US state of New Hampshire.Giuliani was a passenger in a Ford Bronco when it was struck from behind in the city of Manchester on Saturday evening, according to local police.”He was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg,” a statement from his security guard, Michael Ragusa, said. Giuliani, 81, became known as “America’s Mayor” after leading New York through 9/11. He later became an adviser and then personal lawyer to…

Many Chelsea supporters were already asking the same question during the match, about whether it was too late to cancel Jackson’s loan move to Germany. Tyrique George, a 19-year-old winger from the academy, replaced Delap at Stamford Bridge and gave a creditable display while out of position, but he too could leave Chelsea before deadline day. On George, Maresca said: “Today we played more than one hour with Tyrique [George], and he did brilliant.”It was ironic that Chelsea’s only fit striker, Joao Pedro, was himself filling in for star attacker Cole Palmer in his favoured number 10 position. When George…

Here are the key events on day 1,285 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025Here is how things stand on Monday, September 1:Fighting Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Monday, including two in Kherson, one in Zaporizhia, and two in Donetsk, according to regional governors. The attacks wounded dozens more. In the Zaporizhia region alone, Russian forces launched 286 drone attacks, 10 missile attacks and five air strikes on 16 settlements in one day, Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram. A Russian drone attack overnight damaged a power facility near the southern…

World Summit on Teachers presents a roadmap to address 50 global million teacher shortage and fully fund public education. Below is the full press release: SANTIAGO, CHILE – As Ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August 2025, the global teaching profession faces an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. The world needs 50 million more teachers by 2030 across early childhood, primary, and secondary education, yet qualified educators are fleeing classrooms due to systematic government failures. The shortage is especially acute in sub-Saharan Africa, which alone accounts for 15 million, and…