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Original title: Netflix’s New Releases Coming in September 2025 The concluding part of season two of Wednesday; the story of Charlie Sheen’s redemption; a clash between the two greatest super middleweights in the world; an A-list crime drama starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman; a lavish period drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders; and the third season of one of the most talked-about Japanese sci-fi shows are among the highlights of the new film and TV projects hitting Netflix in September. Starting the month off strong is part two of season two of Wednesday, that hits Netflix on Sept. 3. There’s no need to introduce this absolute monster hit for the streamer, as seemingly everyone is watching — the first half of Wednesday season two delivered 50 million views worldwide, the most views for an English-language show’s opening week on the streamer since season one of Wednesday. Part two kicks off with “Hide and Woe Seek,” the 13th episode in total of the series, and we pick up the action after our titular heroine was unceremoniously defenestrated b ...

Original title: Amanda Seyfried on Going Feral to Play Shakers Founder Ann Lee: “I’ve Never Been Let Loose” Amanda Seyfried tackled a tall task by stepping into the shoes and strict religious beliefs of Shakers founder Ann Lee for her new film, The Testament of Ann Lee, which is not quite a musical nor a straightforward biopic. The film’s writer and co-director Mona Fastvold fielded an obvious question during today’s Venice Film Festival press conference: Why Amanda? “Amanda has a lot of power. She’s really strong. She is a wonderful mother. She is a little mad,” Fastvold explained of her Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated star. “So, I knew that she could access those things, the kindness, the gentleness, the tenderness. And she could also access this power and this madness.” The actress toplines the Venice selection directed by Fastvold from a script the filmmaker co-wrote with her The Brutalist partner Brady Corbet. It casts Seyfried opposite Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Jamie Bogyo, Viola Prettejohn a ...

Original title: China-Led Bloc Agrees to Set Up Development Bank in Win for Xi Chinese President Xi Jinping secured an agreement from partner countries to set up a new development bank, realizing a longtime ambition in a display of Beijing’s growing influence. Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agreed to establish the institution, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday at the end of the two-day SCO summit that gathered Xi’s closest international allies in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. ...

Original title: US Stock Futures Steady as Investors Weigh Tariff Court Verdict US index futures were little changed on Monday as investors weighed the impact of federal appeals court ruling that deemed most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs as illegal. The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq were closed for Labor Day. Contracts for S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were little changed as of 9:31 a.m. in New York. ...

Original title: Paschi Board Said to Meet to Discuss Raising Mediobanca Bid Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA called a board meeting on Monday to decide whether to raise its bid for rival Mediobanca SpA, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private information. The bank may choose to add a cash component to the offer, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported earlier, without saying how it obtained the information. Such a move would be aimed at ensuring that the firm obtains more than 50% of Mediobanca’s shares through its bid, according to the report. ...

Original title: Next Vehicle With CarPlay Ultra Named in Report as Rollout Continues Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 3 electric vehicle will support Apple’s CarPlay Ultra system, according to the BBC publication Top Gear. Here is what Top Gear’s Paul Horrell reported last week: The Ioniq 3 will be digital-forward. For a start it can run Apple’s CarPlay Ultra if the driver wants. Even without the Apple skin, the interface allows more configuration of the design, and links to new synthesised EV sound effects. The mention of CarPlay Ultra in the report was spotted by French blog MacGeneration. Hyundai plans to showcase a conceptual version of the IONIQ 3 at the IAA Mobility auto show, which begins on September 9 in Munich, Germany. The report described the vehicle as a smaller and more affordable EV that will offer up to 365 miles of range per full charge. The vehicle is expected to launch in the first half of 2026. Launched in May, CarPlay Ultra is the long-awaited next-generation version of CarPlay that was previewed in 2022. CarPlay Ultra is currently limited to newer Aston M ...

Original title: WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain Leah Feiger: I think the thing that really got me about this study and from Will’s excellent write-up is that the main thing that you do in these entry-level jobs is figure out how to be a real human and how to live in an adult world and how to respond to emails and show up places on time. I think we have to actually be a little bit more forward-thinking. We have to think about what does that then mean for people who would have become managers, would have become leaders in these different industries where these entry-level jobs are getting cut. We’re losing a big pipeline, and that’s what freaks me out the most. Do I care that menial tasks are being done by AI? Not hugely, but there’s these intangibles of becoming a human straight out of undergrad that we’re just going to miss now. Zoe Schiffer: I completely agree with you. These jobs are really about training you how to be a professional, and when you don’t get that training, these companies still want more experienced workers and the ...

Original title: China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World China is preparing for one of the most anticipated and politically charged military events in recent years. On September 3, in Tiananmen Square, China will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II with a spectacular military parade that is not only a ritual of historical remembrance but also a message to the entire world to be prepared for the war of the future. President Xi Jinping and several foreign leaders and officials, including Vladimir Putin, will attend the ceremony. The Russian president’s presence is reported to have prompted several European ambassadors to consider defecting from the event, fearing it would contribute to the Kremlin’s international legitimization amid the ongoing war against Ukraine. China’s New Weapons Send a Message The parade will last about 70 minutes and will see dozens of formations parading down Chang’an Avenue in the heart of Beijing. Xi, as supreme commander of the armed forces, will review the troops before the marc ...

Original title: I chose my Caesarean date to be eligible for 30 hours of funded childcare I chose my Caesarean date to be eligible for 30 hours of funded childcare 2 hours ago Share Save Vanessa Clarke Education reporter Share Save Rachel Williams Rachel Williams chose a Caesarean date that would make her eligible for support at the earliest opportunity The final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded childcare support has begun in England, as thousands of working parents receive more help with their nursery costs. Those eligible are now able to access 30 hours of childcare per week during term-time, paid for by the government, for their children aged nine months to four years. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was a “landmark moment” for working families, and that the scheme would “put money back in working parents’ pockets”. But parents say they are facing long waiting lists for places, with nurseries warning that staff shortages are limiting their availability. How working parents can get 30 hours of free childcare Ministers say the scheme can save ...

Original title: Warwick Davis to Return as Professor Filius Flitwick for HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter TV series has cast a familiar face to play Hogwarts Professor Filius Flitwick. Warwick Davis, who played Flitwick in the original Harry Potter film series, will reprise the role for the TV series, which will debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2027. Davis is the only actor (so far) to play the same role on the TV reboot as in the original films. His return to the franchise was announced as part of the annual Back to Hogwarts event, which is held each Sept. 1 and celebrates the franchise. In addition to Davis, HBO also announced castings for seven other roles in the upcoming series: Hogwarts students: Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe and William Nash as Gregory Goyle Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe and William Nash as Gregory Goyle Hogwarts staff: Sirine Saba as Professor Pomona Sprout, Richard Durden as Professor Cuthbert Binns, and Bríd Brennan as Madam Poppy Pomfrey Sirine Saba as Professor Pomona Sprout, Ri ...