Technology

• The NordicTrack Ultra 1 is iFit's latest treadmill
• It costs $15,000 and comes with 10,000 curated workouts
• It has a cushioned deck, quiet motor, and a large screen

iFit has today unveiled a stunning new luxury treadmill as the company celebrates 50 years of its NordicTrack range.

The Ultra 1 is a premium treadmill with an architectural design that wouldn't look out of place in any boutique gym or home.

The NordicTrack Ultra 1 has a cushioned running deck the company says will absorb up to 52% of the impact of running. It has a brushless motor that can sustain a four-minute-mile pace, with speeds of up to 15 MPH, all without waking up the neighbors.

It has incline and decline controls between 15% and -3% respectively, as well as a large screen.

Another party piece is the included smart ring you can use to control speed, incline, music, and more.

As you might expect, for £15,000/$15,000 (no AUS availability), you get a white glove delivery service, where the company will deliver the treadmill and assemble it in your room of choice.

The world's most premium treadmill?

The NordicTrack Ultra 1 is a serious fitness offering too, and comes with 10,000 curated workouts that will transport users to destinations like the Seychelles, Costa Rica, or the summits of Kilimanjaro or Everest.

As with every other fitness offering on the planet right now, you'll also get personalized AI workout plans, and a new SmartAdjust feature that automatically adjusts the speed, incline, and decline of your trainer to match your fitness level. There's also an ActivePulse feature that controls intensity to keep your heart rate in the right zone, a really innovative feature.

The NordicTrack Ultra 1 is available to reserve now for a cool $5,000/£5,000 but is only available to "select" consumer clients, with interested parties encouraged to register for a waitlist. Despite probably being the most impressive treadmill ever, you probably won't find this one in our best treadmill roundup anytime soon.

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Netflix might have renewed The Perfect Couple and Beauty in Black for season 2, according to two reports from Variety, even though both shows received a seriously mixed reception from critics and fans alike.

Of course, TV shows are subjective, but considering Netflix canceled multiple shows with over 80% Rotten Tomatoes approval ratings in 2024, I can understand why some fans could feel frustrated by the news that these two series with much lower ratings managed to escape being axed.

Despite initially being intrigued by The Perfect Couple after seeing the trailer, I ended up feeling let down by the Netflix adaptation. I'm not filled with hope that a second season would perform any better since it did not score highly enough to be considered for our best Netflix shows roundup. While I haven't personally seen Beauty in Black, it has a 56% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, so it appears fans weren't enamored by Tyler Perry's drama series.

This raises questions about why Netflix is reportedly choosing to renew two poorly performing shows, and not celebrated ones (I still haven't forgiven them for the Lockwood & Co cancelation).

What do we know about The Perfect Couple and Beauty in Black renewals?

Beauty in Black didn't charm every Netflix subscriber. (Image credit: Netflix)

According to Variety, Beauty in Black was renewed very soon after season 1 part 2 arrived on one of the best streaming services. Netflix has reportedly confirmed season 2 will be released in two parts, something that seems to be increasingly common (recently, Cobra Kai season 6 was split into three parts).

Confirming the news, creator Tyler Perry said: “We left fans on the edge of their seats at the end of Season 1, and we’re thrilled to continue Kimmie’s journey as she steps into her power as the newest member of the Bellaire family.

Elsewhere, Variety reports that The Perfect Couple could return for season 2 after sources suggested that Netflix is developing another season, based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel Swan Song. This means it would be an anthology, rather than a direct sequel, as it focuses on a new story.

That's potentially great news for anyone that enjoyed either show if they do end up getting renewed, but it raises the question why exactly some Netflix shows get canceled over others. For instance, TechRadar's Grace Morris was not surprised that The Sandman was Netflix's first canceled show of 2025, but I couldn't say the same for the potential renewal of The Perfect Couple or Beauty in Black.

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• Two in five are scared to admit mistakes, men are more fearful
• Germany and US better than UK for IT leaders
• A ‘radical candour’ overhaul is needed

Technology solutions provider Adaptavist has revealed that two in five IT leaders fear admitting mistakes due to a culture of blame and fear, however there are unintended consequences associated with this effect.

A further two in five (42%) recognize that this fear compromises their company’s cybersecurity, highlighting how a basic culture can have wider impacts on an entire organization.

The report also revealed that male IT leaders (45%) are more likely to fear admitting mistakes compared with their female counterparts (29%).

Workplace culture of fear and blame has broader effects

According to the study, nearly half (44%) of IT leaders state their organization prioritizes speed over quality, with a sense of urgency increasing the risk of errors, potential security blunders and further vulnerabilities.

Adaptavist also highlighted mounting pressure on workers, with two in five (39%) concerned that heavy workloads could be distracting them from meaningful work, leading to a major IT incident.

Globally, the study found the UK to be among the worst places to be an IT leader, with 54% noting that a lack of psychological safety is hindering innovation, compared with 42% in the US and 37% in Germany. Fear of admitting mistakes is also higher in the UK (47%) compared with the US (39%) and Germany (36%).

Adaptavist CTO Jon Mort summarized: “The technology industry’s culture of excessive workloads, fear, and blame has been allowed to develop over the last few decades due to the high-stakes nature of IT.”

Looking ahead, Mort advocates for radical candour, which the company describes as a “communication framework for specific and sincere praise and kind and clear criticism.”

“Adopting a ‘radical candour’ approach is key to creating an effective feedback loop that prioritises efficiency and learning, without ever inducing ‘blame’,” he added.

With 55% of IT leaders admitting this type of culture is not in place and many stating that blame is more prominent than learning within their organization, Mort believes a healthier workforce and culture will ultimately lead to a stronger company overall.

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• Apple's new MacBook Air (M4) appears to only use efficiency cores in Adobe Lightroom Classic
• All performance cores are inactive during testing
• It's unclear whether this is a bug or something Apple intended

It's no secret that Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Air provides fantastic performance for consumers thanks to its powerful M4 chip, starting at $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 - but there are reports that its performance while using a photo editing program is being throttled, though perhaps for a good reason.

Spotted by Vadim Yuryev (from a popular channel Max Tech on YouTube), the MacBook Air (M4) seems to only use all six of its efficiency cores instead of performance cores in Adobe Lightroom Classic (a photo editing program), as highlighted by Wccftech. This is a CPU-intensive application that (hypothetically) should require the use of performance cores to maximize productivity - but Yuryev implies that there's a positive aspect despite all four performance cores being inactive.

Setting aside performance cores for efficiency cores will ultimately extend battery life and lower temperatures, though potentially at the cost of slower processing. Yuryev doesn't explain whether or not this drastically impacts speeds while using the program but states that it will help battery life while under load.

It's not exactly clear whether this is a bug or something Apple intended with the M4 model - Yuryev compared the CPU usage of the M4 with the M3 using Lightroom Classic, and the latter successfully uses all eight of its CPU cores so it's more than likely not a bug with the program itself, but potentially an issue with how the new MacBook Air uses the CPU cores of the M4 chip..

While the MacBook Air (M4) may indeed perform well in Lightroom Classic without the use of performance cores, it doesn’t guarantee that other CPU-intense applications will have the same result when relying on efficiency cores. In other heavy workload tasks, I’d at least hope all performance cores are fully utilized.

(Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) If this is intended by Apple, it would be great if we got more performance options for specific programs

Power efficiency is great and all, but that goes out the window if the performance sacrifice is too significant because if CPU performance cores are inactive during intensive tasks, it could really impact how well some apps (including the growing number of Mac-compatible games) run on the brand-new laptop.

Again, this is a big ‘if’ as we don't know what's causing performance cores to stay asleep in Yuryev's Adobe Lightroom Classic CPU stats - but I'm hoping that if it's intentional, users get the option to change between using performance and efficiency cores within programs (bear in mind, you can already change your system's performance mode).

It’s certainly good for getting the most out of the new MacBook Air's battery life, and a large majority of this is down to the M-based chips and their Arm-based architecture (also evident with Snapdragon X Elite laptops).

Hopefully we’ll get more clarity about what’s going on here in due course, though it’s worth pointing out that during our time reviewing the new MacBook Air M4 in both 13-inch and 15-inch configurations, we didn’t notice any major impact to performance.

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• The Electric State directors have offered their thoughts on the use of AI in movies and TV shows
• Joe and Anthony Russo support its application as long as it's used in the right ways
• The filmmakers have hired an AI expert for their AGBO production company

The Russo brothers have delivered their definitive verdict on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the entertainment industry.

Ahead of the release of their new Netflix film The Electric State, Joe and Anthony Russo spoke to TechRadar about AI's use in movies and TV shows, as well as on streaming platforms. And, while the siblings are enthusiastic about its implementation in the arts sector, they're well aware that it can and will be abused by people and companies who don't have the entertainment business' best interests at heart.

The rapid rise of AI and its employment in the entertainment industry have become hot topics of discussion, especially in the last 18 months. The 2023 Hollywood strikes first brought it to many peoples' attentions, with LA-based writers and actors going on strike at the time over the potential use of AI in their work.

Since then, AI's use in the industry has not only grown exponentially, but has also mostly been received negatively. Ahead of this year's glitzy Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars frontrunner The Brutalist was accused of using generative AI in enhance its dialog while its fellow multi-award nominee Emilia Perez was also criticized for using voice enhancing technology.

The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez were accused of using generative AI ahead of the 2025 Oscars (Image credit: A24/Netflix)

That's just the tip of the iceberg, too. Netflix tried to use AI to fix 80s sitcom A Different World with nightmarish results (according to viewers, anyway) and many of the world's best streaming services have experimented with AI's use for various reasons. Most recently, Prime Video has been testing AI dubbing to make its film and TV back catalogs more accessible.

Clearly, AI's use in the entertainment industry is only going to grow. That makes The Electric State's impending release (it's out on March 14) all the more timely, with one of March's new Netflix movies exploring the impact that technology can have on humanity, the creation of automated and sentient androids, and the potential to create autocratic societies where power-hungry 'tech bros' control the masses.

So, what do veteran Marvel filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo, who will return to the MCU shortly to direct Avengers: Doomsday and its sequel Avengers: Secret Wars, make of AI's proliferation in the industry? After all, the pair are AI enthusiasts – indeed, they recently hired an AI expert for their AGBO production company to "enrich the creative process" (per The Hollywood Reporter) of the projects they produce.

"We consider ourselves [to be] technologists," Anthony Russo told me. "We like technology. We're drawn to new technology. We love the potentials that it can unlock, both in our filmmaking and in life in general. Throughout our careers, we've been chasing technological innovation in our process, so we're optimists in that respect.

The Electric State's impending release couldn't have been timed better (Image credit: Netflix)

"But, we certainly recognize the fact that it is potentially dangerous," he continued. "We can see that around us. We know that technology is being abused by the people who create it in terms of how they use it to manipulate and control, and to get people addicted to their products. People are able to create dishonest representations with it and are able to be more aggressive towards one another, because it feels less personal [to attack someone using AI].

It's why we were motivated to make this movie

Anthony Russo, The Electric State co-director

"So, we recognize these very real dangers, which is why we were motivated to make this movie. But, at the end of the day, it really becomes about the technology itself isn't good or bad. It's the people who use the technology and how they use it that makes the difference in terms of whether it's ultimately a positive or negative thing for humanity."

For more from my exclusive chat with the Russo brothers, find out why they didn't want to use real, fully-functioning robots in The Electric State. Then, read my review of The Electric State to see why it won't be joining our best Netflix movies guide.

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• Xbox's Copilot for Gaming feature will be released on mobile in April for Xbox Insiders
• Copilot is an AI sidekick designed to enhance the Xbox experience
• The tool will help players in-game and will be "personalized to you"

Microsoft has shared new details about its new Copilot for Gaming feature, which is set to go live on mobile for Xbox Insiders in April.

In the latest episode of the Xbox Podcast, host Ethan Rothamel was joined by Fatima Kardar, CVP Gaming AI, and Jason Ronald, VP of Next Generation, to discuss the development of Copilot for Gaming, a new AI sidekick aimed at enhancing the Xbox experience (via Xbox Wire).

"That is one of the things that we are working on and we want to bring it out to players to try," Kardar said. "Copilot in the context of Xbox has to be about gameplay, it has to be personalized to you, the way that you like to play and it should be able to help you get further in gaming, be your companion, and help connect you with family and communities."

Microsoft's Copilot was released in 2023 and is described as an all-encompassing AI chatbot and assistant that can be used on Windows, specifically applications like Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Now that the AI tool is coming to Xbox, Kardar explained that the sidekick can be personalized to help players and show up when it's needed in-game.

"AI is going to be there and you can chat with it and trash talk you if that's what you need, but really AI can bring those people together and help you tell when your friends are doing things as well."

Kardar continued, saying, "It's not just about AI showing up to help you, it's about AI showing up at the right moment. So I think we really have to think of the experience that we built, it can't be intrusive, it cannot show up in the middle of the game."

Kardar said that Xbox wants people to "try it" because the more people who do, the more Copilot will learn. That's one of the reasons it's coming to mobile first for Xbox Insiders next month, according to Ronald, because it's a swifter way for Microsoft to receive feedback.

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• Funcom has released a new Dune Awakening trailer showcasing the open world of Arrakis
• The footage gives us a new look at traversal and exploration
• The game's Deep Desert will feature recurring Coriolis storms that will alter the map's terrain every time

A brand new Dune Awakening trailer has been released showcasing the expansive open world planet of Arrakis.

The multiplayer Dune game is just months away and to prepare for launch Funcom has released new footage providing an in-depth look at the game's open world.

The video, which you can watch below, dives deep into how exploration will be a vital feature. To survive and traverse the desert planet, players will need to collect materials to craft a shelter, their Stillsuit, and their first vehicle to cross great distances.

The footage also gave us a new look at the vehicle's scanning module, which can be used to scan for resources in smaller areas, as well as how certain cliffs can be scaled to launch a survey probe that will reveal larger areas of terrain, shipwrecks, and abandoned imperial testing stations.

Alongside vehicles, players will be able to use the Shigawire Claw and Suspensor Belt to traverse more difficult-to-reach areas and upgrade their vehicles with new modules.

In the game's end-game area, the Deep Desert, players will need to be aware of Coriolis storms. These are fatal planetary storms that sweep across the map regularly and change the map's terrain every time.

After each storm, however, new resources and locations will be revealed which can then be scouted to make maps to sell on the Exchange to other players.

Dune Awakening officially launches on May 20, 2025 for PC via Steam. Although the game has been confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, there isn't a release date for the console just yet.

In the meantime, players can now download the official Benchmark Mode, which will allow Steam users to test their hardware performance and system compatibility.

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• Microsoft warns of a new phishing campaign impersonating Booking.com
• It is targeting businesses in the hospitality industry
• The goal is to deploy infostealers and trojans

Hotels, resorts, and other businesses in the hospitality industry, are being targeted with a sophisticated ClickFix phishing campaign that impersonates Booking.com.

A new report from Microsoft Threat Intelligence claims that the phishing campaign is “rapidly evolving,” and targeting businesses worldwide.

The goal of the campaign is to steal people’s payment and personal data, which could lead to wire fraud, and reputational harm for victim organizations.

Storm-1865

First, the attackers create a Booking.com-themed notification email, discussing things like guest reviews, or account verifications. Businesses that don’t spot the scam are then redirected to a fake CAPTCHA puzzle, and if they solve it, are prompted with an error message. That fake error message also comes with a solution, which includes copying a command, and pasting/running it in the Run program.

Instead of fixing the problem, running the program downloads one of multiple malware strains being used in this campaign: XWorm, Lumma Stealer, or VenomRAT. These are different types of malware with different features.

While VenomRAT, for example, is a remote access trojan that grants attackers unabated access to victim devices, Lumma is an infostealer that grabs login credentials and other secrets stored in the web browser, and elsewhere on the device.

Microsoft attributed the campaign to a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1865, a group with no previous record. The campaign apparently started in December 2024, and there is no information on how many companies - if any - fell prey to it.

ClickFix fraud has gotten more popular lately, and TechRadar Pro has reported on it on numerous occasions this year already. It is an evolution of the old “IT technician” scam, in which a victim is served a popup impersonating a reputable company saying their computer is broken/infected.

The popup shares a phone number that the victim can call, to talk to an IT technician and sort the problem out. The “technician” ends up installing malware.

While phone scams are still very much alive, the ClickFix campaign focuses mostly on the victim doing most of the work, installing the malware through a less-obvious process (pasting a command in Run).

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It's been known for some time that Sonos has been working on a streaming video device that was aimed to launch in 2025, with major leaks revealing what it would entail.

Now, after Sonos' previous CEO left as a result of the company's horrible 2024, Sonos has a new CEO that's changing a lot of things within the company – and according to The Verge, this has led to the cancellation of the streaming video box launch. The Verge has proven to have very accurate Sonos information over the years, so this is almost certainly correct.

Now, given that I called this box "doomed" based on the details we initially heard – specifically, that it would have ads-based software, yet would cost up to $400 – I can't say that I reacted with much surprise to seeing this news… but actually, I really hope this project isn't fully dead, because one half of it sounded amazing.

The Sonos streaming box promised to provide a whole new kind of wireless home theater experience with Sonos speakers, acting as an HDMI switch with 4K 120Hz passthrough. This is a great feature on its own because even in 2025, most of the best TVs will only have two HDMI 2.1 ports, and one will probably be the HDMI eARC port for your sound system.

The lack of passthrough ports on Sonos' soundbars has been a bugbear for me – but this wireless connectivity box could solve that. (Image credit: Future)

But also, HDMI switches with auto-switching between sources are really rare, so a smarter version that does this is very desirable.

In addition, the box was set to offer new home theater configuration options with Sonos speakers. At the moment, the Sonos surround system consists of a soundbar wired to the TV, two rear speakers, and an optional subwoofer, but the streaming box was said to offer the ability to use individual Sonos speakers as front left and right channels, with a soundbar potentially acting as a center speaker.

Sonos fans have been crying out for this for years, to provide a more 'real' surround system as an alternative to the best Dolby Atmos soundbars. It seemed to finally be on the way – and I hope this baby isn't being thrown out with the bathwater.

A simpler box, that's more price competitive?

I already wrote an essay about why this flexibility could've made the Sonos box a big hit with home theater enthusiasts, so I won't go too deep into it right now.

But let me lay out what I'd like to see because I think there's something that could be a really big hit here. What if Sonos could still release a connection box? It just wouldn't include the smart TV part, meaning it needs far less powerful processing.

It would still include the HDMI passthrough and switching functionality, and wireless connectivity to Sonos speakers – perhaps it costs around $200. That's not cheap, but as part of the right speaker system, it could easily be worthwhile.

Let's compare this to the Sony Bravia Theater Quad, which costs $2,500. That's a one-box system that includes four surround speakers and a wireless connector for your TV. Each speaker has forward and upward firing drivers.

The Bravia Quad's four wireless speakers. This could be Sonos, but it's playin'. (Image credit: Future)

The Sonos equivalent to this would be my hypothetical wireless TV connection box, plus four Sonos Era 300 speakers. Like the Sony, this would provide both surround and upfiring drivers – but the cost for this set would be, at the time of writing, $1,906. That's $200 for my box that I invented and $853 per pair of Sonos Era 300 speakers.

We could add in a Sonos Ray for $179 as a center channel (something the Sony system sorely lacks unless it's connected to a Sony TV), and still spend way less than the Sony option costs – you could add a subwoofer too, in that case, if you want.

This kind of speaker setup, with genuine satellite forward left and right speakers, isn't possible officially with a Sonos setup right now – a box that enables it could be a great deal compared to most other wireless home theater setups, even if it appears to be expensive to buy on its own at first blush.

So what I'm really hoping is that Sonos is planning to kill off the smart TV software side of things that no one really wanted but keeps a smaller, leaner, meaner version of its TV box.

I've written before that if Sonos doesn't have some kind of tech for wireless connections to TVs coming, it's going to have a real problem long-term, because that's absolutely going to become more mainstream in the next couple of years.

This would solve that problem and enable even better options that fans have been crying out for – it's the kind of thing that could put Sonos back in fans' good graces. Let's see if it happens…

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• Security researchers from Cybernews found thousands of iOS apps with hardcoded secrets
• The secrets could be used in data leakage or wire fraud
• The majority of the secrets can be disregarded as low-sensitivity

Researchers from the Cybernews team have found evidence to suggest that thousands of App Store applications have left hardcoded secrets in their code, which has resulted in user's sensitive information being exposed to cybercriminals.

The researchers analyzed more than 156,000 iOS apps and discovered more than 815,000 hardcoded secrets, thousands of which were “very sensitive and could lead directly to breaches or data leaks.”

A “secret” is a broad term, and includes things like API keys, passwords, or encryption keys. Being “hardcoded” means that the developers add these things directly in the source code. The general consensus is that they do it since it’s convenient in production, and often just forget to remove the secrets once the app goes live.

Cloud info, API keys, Stripe data

The average app's code exposes 5.2 secrets, and 71% of apps leak at least one secret, Cybernews reported.

The majority of these secrets can be disregarded, they explained, since they can’t be used in criminal attacks. However, they found almost 83,000 hardcoded cloud storage endpoints, 836 of which do not require authentication and could leak more than 400TB of data. They also found 51,000 Firebase endpoints, “thousands” of which are open to outsiders, as well as thousands of exposed keys for Fabric API, Live Branch, MobApp Cretor, and others.

The biggest problem, though, were Stripe secret keys, which directly control financial transactions. “Stripe is widely used by e-commerce and even fintech companies to handle online payments,” Cybernews explained, before stating that its team found 19 Stripe secret keys.

“Many people believe that iOS apps are more secure and less likely to contain malware. However, our research shows that many apps in the ecosystem contain easily accessible hardcoded credentials. We followed the trail and found open databases with personal data and accessible infrastructure,” Aras Nazarovas, a security researcher at Cybernews, said.

“Some iOS developers just make it too easy for hackers.”

We have reached out to Apple for comment and will update the article when we hear back.

Via Cybernews

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Emily in Paris season 5: key information

- Officially renewed for season 5
- Filming begins in May 2025
- No official trailer released yet
- Main cast predicted to return
- Production to commence in both Paris and Rome
- No official plot synopsis revealed

Emily in Paris season 5 is set to return, but what can we expect from one of the best streaming service's hit shows?

Over four seasons, Emily has moved to Paris, worked endlessly to impress her boss Sylvie at the marketing firm, and fallen in love (more than once). She's clearly been busy, but it looks like season 5 will be her busiest period yet as she continues her new life in Rome setting up Agencie Grateau's new office.

And while we may be four seasons in, Emily in Paris is still topping Netflix charts, taking the number one spot in the Global Top 10 when it premiered in August 2024 and racking up 19.9 million views in the first four days. So, unsurprisingly, Emily in Paris returns for more.

A swift renewal after season 4's premiere on the streaming platform means we've got plenty to talk about. And while we're not-so-patiently waiting to find out what Gabriel will do next and how Emily will deal with it – and her new love, Marcello – we can tide ourselves over by delving into everything there is to know about Emily in Paris season 5.

From the show's release date and predicted cast to its plot synopsis story and rumors about what to expect, here's what we've gathered so far about Emily in Paris season 5.

Emily in Paris season 5: is there a release date?

There's no place like Rome. Emily in Paris is coming back for SEASON 5! pic.twitter.com/UL3aRa0ftuSeptember 16, 2024

Emily in Paris season 5 was officially renewed in September 2024, just days after season 4 part 2’s release. The show’s creator, Darren Star told Tudum: “We’re thrilled with the incredible response to this season of Emily in Paris and excited to return for a fifth to continue Emily’s adventures in Rome and Paris!”

And in November 2024, Variety revealed that a filming schedule had been confirmed: “Filming is due to begin in the first week of May next year (2025) with its usual key crew, ensuring the show will retain its French DNA.”

So, while we don’t have an official release date just yet, we do know that we’ll be returning to both European cities for season 5. Plus, we can certainly speculate based on last season’s release schedule as to when we could expect it.

For season 4, filming started in January 2024 and premiered laster that same year in August. If we imagine a similar gap this time, we’re looking at a possible December release date in 2025. Rome and Paris at Christmas? That sounds pretty romantic.

Emily in Paris season 5: has a trailer been released?

(Image credit: Netflix)

Given the cast and crew haven’t started filming yet, there’s no Emily in Paris season 5 trailer to share. Season 4’s trailer dropped a month before the release date, so we’re not expecting one until at least late 2025, but we’ll be sure to update here as soon as it drops.

Emily in Paris season 5: confirmed and predicted cast

Emily in Paris season 5 looks set to bring back the usual cast (Image credit: Netflix)

Potential spoilers follow for Emily in Paris season 5.

While there’s no official news of cast returning for season 5, other than Lily Collins reprising her role as Emily, we could make a pretty assured guess at who will return based on the previous seasons:

• Lily Collins as Emily Cooper
• Lucas Bravo as Gabriel
• Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello
• Ashley Park as Mindy Chen
• Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau
• Samuel Arnold as Julien
• Bruno Gouery as Luc
• Camille Razat as Camille
• Lucien Laviscount as Alfie

There was also the introduction of series’ newcomer Genevieve (Thalia Besson), Laurent’s daughter from a previous relationship. We saw her join Sylvie's agency in season 4 and make her move on Gabriel, vying for a piece of Emily's life.

Though she was seemingly rejected by the French chef, her return for season 5 seems incredibly likely. We’d also imagine recurring characters Laurent (Arnaud Binard), Antoine (William Abadie), and Benoît (Kevin Dias) to return.

Emily in Paris season 5: story synopsis and rumors

Will Emily get her happily ever after in Rome with Marcello? (Image credit: Netflix)

Full spoilers follow for Emily in Paris seasons 1-4 below.

It wouldn’t be Emily in Paris without Paris and although season 4 saw the marketing exec/hopeless romantic move to Rome to launch the Agencie Grateau office there (and to be with Marcello), we know that creator Darren Star has said the cast and crew will be filming in both locations for season 5. Whether that means Emily will be traveling between the two, we’ll have to wait and see.

Of course, the main story for Emily has always been about love, alongside being excellent at her job. While we’ve seen her relationship with chef Gabriel flourish and wither throughout the course of Emily in Paris, it seemed pretty final in season 4 when Gabriel ended things. Never one to falter, Emily found a new love with Italian beau, Marcello, and moved to Rome to start a new life – with a little push from Sylvie.

Speaking to Good Morning America about her new love’s role in season 5, Lily said: “Marcello is a whole other adventure that we want for Emily because we ultimately want Emily to be able to have a better work/life balance. We want to have Emily be able to smile without condition. We want to see her beyond her vacay mode. And he comes at the perfect time.”

Emily once again finds herself in a love triangle (Image credit: Neflix)

But it’s not necessarily over with Gabriel, at least not for him, as he had a sudden realization in the season 4 finale that he’d made a huge mistake. Something Emily is yet to learn about. So, while Emily has been confused between lovers before, it looks like season 5 is set to put her new love Marcello against her old flame Gabriel. But that also doesn’t mean past loves won’t also return.

In conversation with Deadline, creator Darren Star said when asked whether Camille and Alfie are out of the picture: “Not necessarily. I mean, people come and go out of people’s lives in shows for a period of time, but it doesn’t mean that they’re off the table.”

Season 4 was also split into two parts for the first time in Emily in Paris history. Though there’s no talk of whether this will happen again, Star did say to Deadline that when it comes to episode length: “I feel like as the show series continues, there’s just more story to tell for more characters so the episodes are getting a little longer.”

Emily in Paris season 5 looks set to expand on Mindy's story (Image credit: Netflix)

There’s certainly more stories to tell, especially when it comes to Mindy and her missed Eurovision experience and growing singing career. There’s Genevieve and her endeavor to compete with Emily in both their personal and professional lives. And there’s Slyvie’s endeavor to grow Agencie Grateau across two major European cities.

When it comes to love though, Star told Forbes: “I don’t think there’s much of a story once happily-ever-after happens. These are very passionate relationships and strong characters and what keeps me engaged is finding those obstacles that feel truly emotional.” So, Emily in Paris season 5 looks set to bring back the passion and love of previous seasons – this time across both Paris and Rome.

Will there be more seasons of Emily in Paris?

Is this the end for Emily in Paris? (Image credit: Netflix)

We’re not sure, but it seems unlikely. While season 3 and 4 were part of a two-season renewal, season 5 hasn’t been. But, when asked whether season 4 would be the final chapter, Star told Deadline: “I definitely think the show has a life beyond next season. It’s not necessarily conceived as a final chapter. I think like every other show, it’s a rich ensemble.

There’s no end in sight until everybody feels like it’s time to end. And I don’t think this show is limited by a number of seasons, I think it’s limited by everybody’s enthusiasm and excitement about doing it…”

Of course we know that season 4 wasn’t the final chapter. But if the viewing figures and passion for the show continues, it’d be hard to see why Emily in Paris would finish, but ultimately it’s up to Netflix to decide.

For more Netflix-based coverage, read our guides on 3 Body Problem season 2, Stranger Things season 5, Arcane season 2, and One Piece season 2.

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• The new Philips Roku TV was $1,299; now it's $999
• Any size you want as long as it's 65 inches
• Impressive spec including 4K 120Hz gaming on all HDMIs

As we reported earlier this month, Philips has launched a brand new OLED TV with Roku built-in. It's an impressive specification, but we felt that at $1,299 it was a little overpriced compared to our recommended buy, the LG B4. But it's just been given a huge price cut at Sam's Club, bringing it down to just $999.

A 65-inch, gamer-friendly 4K OLED for under $1,000? Now we're talking.

It's only available in one size, 65 inches, but at just $999 this is an exceptionally low price for a TV of this size and spec. It's gamer-friendly with 4K 120Hz on all four HDMIs, it's got Roku's excellent smart TV interface – we haven't tested it, but this price undercuts the LG B4 a lot.View Deal

Why the Philips Roku OLED is tempting at under $1K

(Image credit: Roku)

Let's start with the Roku bit. We think that Roku has one of the best smart TV interfaces out there, and it's particularly nice on an OLED. That means you get the familiar Roku City backdrop and access to the best streaming services including Disney+, Max, and Netflix, among countless others. and you also get tons of free stuff thanks to Roku's free channels.

Not only that, but you can also control Roku smart home products if you've already invested in the Roku smart home ecosystem.

With the hardware, you're looking at 4K 120Hz across all four HDMI ports – unusual for any of the best gaming TVs at this combination of size and price, let alone an OLED – with AMD FreeSync Premium, Dolby Vision IQ and "room-filling sound" from the built-in and Atmos-supporting 2.1 speaker system. And you get a Roku Voice Remote too.

We suspect that the Philips OLED uses the same panel as the LG B4 (but we don't know this for sure), and this price cut means it's now cheaper than the LG: Sam's Club and similar big names are selling that one for $1,196.

So the Philips Roku OLED TV is a very, very tempting deal indeed. We haven't tested it yet, to be clear – we would guess that the image processing will be weaker than the LG B4, but OLED's perfect black tones should be present and correct, and it's cheaper than any of the best OLED TVs at the same size, and it's hard to argue with that.

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When it comes to Samsung’s March Madness TV bundle, the term 'wall space' loses all meaning. Its crazy ‘Buzzer Beater Bundle’ deal packs eight ‘premium Samsung TVs’ ideal for curating the ultimate sport viewing set up - because one TV simply isn’t enough. Samsung’s bundle deal arrives just in time for the NNCA’s March Madness tournament starting on March 18, so it’s perfect if you take college basketball very seriously and have the budget to splurge, of course.

Samsung’s first-ever March Madness TV bundle is designed with dedicated sports fans in mind, ensuring that you can catch every single match, foul call, and dunk without having to compromise screen size and quality. As far as we know, the bundle is available in the US only for purchase between March 12 and March 22, and Samsung has gone into greater detail about its first-of-its-kind offer in a newsroom post, stating the following;

“Mega sports fans are often caught juggling split-screens or multiple devices to catch every moment of basketball action each March. Now, Samsung Electronics America is here to help with the first-ever Buzzer Beater Bundle. The limited-time TV offer delivers the ultimate home entertainment setup for college basketball fans – featuring eight premium Samsung TVs ranging from 55-to-98 inches of screen sizes in one package.”

(Image credit: Samsung)

For a bundle deal worth over $16,000, Samsung has slashed its price tag by 30% now costing $10,307.42, meaning that you’ll save over $5000 on some of the best Samsung TVs in its range. If you’re a sports enthusiast or are just really into your AV, this may be a tempting offer, and if you decide to go all out with Samsung’s (slightly absurd) bundle deal you’ll be getting eight superior displays including;

One 98″ Class Crystal UHD 4K TV (DU9000)
One 65″ Class Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV (QN900D)
Three 65″ Class Samsung Neo QLED 4K TVs (QN85D)
Three 55″ Class Samsung QLED 4K TVs (Q70D)

It goes to show that sports fans really take their favorite games very seriously, and are actively looking for ways to optimize their viewing experiences. If there’s one person who knows this it’s Lydia Cho, Head of Product, Home Electronics at Samsung who has shared her view as both a company executive and sports fan, “We often see fans creating their own DIY dual-screen setups to stream the tournaments, and take it from me as a huge LA sports fan – two TVs isn’t always enough!”

How much are you prepared to fork over for an at-home courtside experience?

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• UK PM is set to announce new digital reforms to the civil service
• AI could replace some workers in new digital 'mantra'
• New jobs will be created while cutting underperformers

UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has said that some civil servants could be replaced by AI as the PM is set to announce a new digital mantra.

The mantra states that “No person’s substantive time should be spent on a task where digital or AI can do it better, quicker, and to the same high quality and standard.”

In a speech to be given today, Starmer will announce that over £45 billion could be saved by introducing new digital tools and reforms to Whitehall - before even introducing any AI to the service.

More tech to be introduced

The PM will also announce the creation of 2,000 tech apprenticeship positions, and reductions in regulations and the involvement of some ‘quangos’ - quasi-non-governmental-organizations - which are typically government funded bodies with some devolved power, which Starmer claims have created a “cottage industry of checkers and blockers slowing down delivery for working people.”

Unions have voiced some skepticism about the Prime Minister’s plans, with Mike Clancy, general secretary of the Prospect union, stating, “Civil servants are not hostile to reforms, but these must be undertaken in partnership with staff and unions.”

“I urge everyone in government to avoid the incendiary rhetoric and tactics we are seeing in the United States, and to be clear that reforms are about enhancing not undermining the civil service,” Clancy continued.

Civil servants have faced years of productivity-related accusations. The Prime Minister sent a letter to millions of civil servants earlier this week that said, “Each one of you must be enabled to re-focus on your core purpose, away from the things that hamper your day to day work, delivering excellent, high-performing public services that improve people's lives.”

The letter, pitched as part of the Prime Minister’s plans to improve performance while cutting staff numbers, continued, “We know many of you feel shackled by bureaucracy, frustrated by inefficiency and unable to harness new technology. Your talent has been constrained for too long.”

Via The Guardian

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