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Last night was Amazon 2025 Upfront, a star-studded showcase for the streamer's best Prime Video shows.

The event featured EDM from DJ Steve Aoki and appearances by Lizzo, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, Travis and Jason Kelce as well as a chorus line of showgirls to announce the renewal of Fallout season 3 alongside Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten. Other celebs lighting up the night included Michael B Jordan and Jamie Lee Curtism.

But of course the shows are the real stars, and there were seven announcements in particular that I think are really interesting. From Nic Cage in a noir to hot people in hot pants, here are the Amazon Upfront announcements to be excited about.

1. A first look at Spider-Noir

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It's just an image. But what an image it is. The image above is the first look at Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage as the titular web-slinger. There's no premiere date as yet so this is the teasiest of teasers, but given its star and the people behind it this is enormously exciting.

Here's the pitch: "Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. The story follows an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York, played by Academy Award winner Cage, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."

Rather brilliantly, the show will be available in both color and black and white when it debuts. And it's been developed in collaboration with the Academy Award-winning team behind Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

2. A premiere date for Reese Witherspoon's Legally Blonde prequel

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Elle, the Legally Blonde prequel series, has got a premiere date: summer 2026, which is slightly later than we'd hoped. The original movie is one of the most-loved movies of the aughts.

It comes from Reese Witherspoon's company, and of course she was the original Elle in the movie. Lexi Minetree is the star this time around and the show follows Elle during her high school days to show how she became the iconic character we loved in the movie.

3. More Creed is coming

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Prime Video has ordered the new series Delphi, the very first live-action extension of the Creed universe. It'll focus on young boxers at the Delphi gym, and while there's no premiere date as yet the show has Michael B Jordan as executive producer and it's being made by Outlier Society, whose Creed III attracted stellar reviews and made tons of money in theaters.

4. Barbershop gets a series

The Barbershop movie franchise is coming to a slightly smaller screen: it's getting a series, and it'll feature Jermaine Fowler as Travis 'Trav' Porter. Travis wants to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a legendary barber at the iconic Chicago barbershop Calvin's.

The show is being written and executive produced by Marshall Todd, who also wrote Barbershop.

5. Beast Games is coming back, and then it's coming back again

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The strangely smiling Mr Beast is coming back twice for more faintly disturbing game show action: Beast Games has been renewed for two more seasons where hundreds more contestants will compete for massive cash prizes.

Despite Mr Beast's unsettling facial expressions and truly terrible reviews – the show is currently sitting at 20% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes – Beast Games has been a hit with viewers, who've awarded it 88% on the RT popcornometer.

Perhaps we should consider it less of a game show and more of a satire on consumerism: as The Age put it, the show is "a mostly unenjoyable and often disagreeable gamification of late-era capitalism" while The Guardian wrote that "It exists solely to show us the worst of the human condition, as obnoxiously as possible."

6. Oh. What. Fun. Gets. A. Date.

The Michelle Pfeiffer-starring Oh. What. Fun. is coming to screens on December 3, 2025. It's a star-studded affair that also features Denis Leary, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dominic Sessa, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Danielle Brooks, with Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, and Joan Chen.

7. American Gladiators is coming back

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Sometimes all you need to make life better is to watch beautiful people in peak physical condition knocking lumps out of each other in a safe and respectful way – and if those beautiful people are in spandex, even better.

No doubt inspired by the success of the rebooted UK version of Gladiators, American Gladiators is returning and rebooting with WWE superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin hosting. According to Amazon "The featured Gladiators on the upcoming series will range from professional bodybuilders, former D1 Athletes, Pro CrossFit Champions, and Pro Fitness Trainers from around the globe all ecstatic to put their abilities to the test."

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• Suunto has unveiled a new running watch, fittingly called the Suunto Run
• It's lightweight at just 35g, and costs just $249 / £199 / around AU$400
• Smart features include real-time predicted marathon pacing and a new 'Ghost Runner' mode

Finnish adventure gear maker Suunto has unveiled the Suunto Run, a lightweight, high-performance and – crucially, for these expensive times – cheap running watch, priced at $249 / £199 (around AU$400). Suunto seems to be gunning for top billing in 2025's best cheap running watches list, with AI-powered features and up to 12 days of battery life.

At just 35g with textile straps, it's got a "brightest in class" (according to Suunto) 1.32-inch Gorilla Glass AMOLED display and is packing some innovative-sounding features, including a real-time marathon race prediction tool.

Most sports watches now have virtual pacers that you can set in advance to keep you on track for your ideal race time, but you usually have to calculate the right pace yourself before you set it on the watch. The Suunto Run's marathon mode will reportedly do those calculations for you, clocking how fast you're running and producing a predictive time that changes during the course of your race. Clever stuff.

A Ghost Runner mode allows you to virtually race your friends along the same route or segment, and the Suunto Run also sports a track mode optimized for speedwork.

The 32 pre-loaded sports modes are customizable, and the Suunto app contains additional training and recovery insights that'll be familiar to you if you've used Coros, Polar or the best Garmin watches.

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Hardware-wise, the Suunto Run is primarily plastic with a slim stainless steel bezel offering an iota of additional protection for the display. It sports two buttons and a central rotating crown. Unlike most chunky running watches, its light nature and inclusion of two strap sizes in the box makes it ideal for runners with smaller wrists. Having unboxed and tried it on, it's comfortable to wear.

It packs a dual-frequency GNSS satellite connection for activity tracking and navigation, is swim-friendly (but not dive-friendly) with 5ATM waterproofing, and offers 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, that shortens to around 20 hours of use with multi-band GNSS enabled, or 16 hours with its always-on display enabled as well.

It's very much a sports- and health-specific tool first and foremost. While it does offer simple notification features, don't expect NFC payments, email management, third-party apps or any of the usual 'true' smartwatch features.

At this price (cheaper than a GPS and cellular-enabled Apple Watch SE 2), that's totally fine; the Suunto Run isn't trying to replace an Apple Watch day-to-day. It does, however, seem to be a comprehensive budget running tool, and with gadgets getting ever more expensive (not to mention constantly trying to flog additional subscription fees for premium features) the Suunto Run will likely prove popular. Stay tuned for our full review.

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• M&S confirms customer information has been taken following a cyberattack
• The attack has caused significant disruption
• Online orders are still affected weeks later

In a letter to customers, retail giant Marks and Spencer has revealed that personally identifiable information (PII) has been stolen by cybercriminals. This follows the cyberattack that hit M&S which forced the firm to disable online shopping orders, click and collect, and contactless payments in some stores.

A statement, posted on LinkedIn, confirms that “unfortunately, some personal customer information has been taken,” but that "importantly, there is no evidence that the information has been shared and it does not include usable card or payment details, or account passwords, so there is no need for customers to take any action.”

Online orders are still suspended for the shopping site, and some product availability has been affected. The incident, which seems to have been a ransomware attack, took systems offline and caused undeniable disruption to the retailer’s operation.

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Returning customers will be prompted to reset their passwords on the M&S online site next time they visit “to give customers an extra piece of mind,” and the firm has assured customers it is “working around the clock to get things back to normal” for its customers.

“The attack on M&S is another stark reminder that ransomware gangs are evolving faster than traditional defences can cope,” says Camellia Chan, CEO and co-founder of AI cybersecurity firm X-PHY.

“Prevention must be built in from the ground up. Businesses need a multi-layered approach that combines hardware-level security to detect and block attacks early. This should be combined with an AI-driven threat detection layer that automate detection and enforce policies in real time. With human-error contributing to 95% of data breaches, this removes the burden of constant vigilance from employees and constant resilience testing.“

If anyone is concerned their data may have been taken, we recommend using a dark web monitoring service, or using a breach monitor such as Have I Been Pwned to check for potential exposures.

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• Apple is expected to reveal a new AI-powered battery tool as part of iOS 19
• The Apple Intelligence-branded tool could extend battery life on all iPhones running iOS 19
• The new software tool has been built with the upcoming iPhone 17 Air in mind

Apple is expected to unveil a new AI-powered battery tool that will increase your iPhone's battery life in iOS 19.

According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is expected to reveal an "AI-powered battery management mode for iOS 19." iOS 19 will likely be unveiled at WWDC 2025 in June and launch in September alongside the iPhone 17.

Gurman's sources state, "The enhancement will analyze how a person uses their device and make adjustments to conserve energy." Apple will likely bring this AI tool to market as part of Apple Intelligence, which ties back to code in iOS 18.2 referencing Battery Intelligence.

While the iPhone already has some machine-learning capabilities that help improve battery life, such as low-power mode and optimized charging, this new AI feature is expected to continuously analyze how a device is used and make on-the-fly decisions to improve battery.

Gurman says, "The company is using battery data it has collected from users’ devices to understand trends and make predictions for when it should lower the power draw of certain applications or features."

NEW: Apple prepares a new Apple Intelligence feature for iOS 19 coming this fall — an AI-powered battery optimization mode to extend battery life. This will be particularly aimed at the iPhone 17 Air, which will use the feature to offset a smaller battery. https://t.co/tWDZlUClbdMay 12, 2025

Why now?

According to the report, Apple is planning to bring these Apple Intelligence-powered battery features into the fray in order to boost the run time of the rumored iPhone 17 Air.

According to reports, the iPhone 17 Air is expected to be impressively thin, yet due to its thinner design will lack battery capacity. By adding an AI-powered battery tool Apple will be able to offset some of the drawbacks of the thinner design, allowing for extended performance despite a thinner chassis.

Gurman states that the Apple Intelligence tool will be available for "all iPhones that have iOS 19," meaning owners of the iPhone 16 series of devices, as well as some older iPhones will also reap the benefits.

While Gurman has an excellent track record in revealing new Apple products and software early, we'll need to wait until next month at WWDC to get a true representation of iOS 19 and everything it has to offer, including this AI-powered battery tool as well as a complete redesign.

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