Some of Taylor Swift’s songs have been removed from videos posted on social media by Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, silencing efforts to mock the pop star.

A video posted 3 August featuring the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, watching fireworks was posted this month on TikTok with Swift’s song August.

There are some things to consider before you take the leap.

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I've been an Android user my entire life, starting out with a Samsung Galaxy Ace, then sticking mostly with OnePlus phones thanks to their excellent value for money. I finally made the big switch to iOS with the iPhone 15 Pro Max — driving it through three iterations of the OS before jumping back to Android with the OnePlus 15. As premium as the iPhone experience was, there are things that Android just handled better for me, so I assumed the switch back would feel like coming home. It did in many ways, but I can now see why there's friction when moving between the two platforms.

The joint defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan in Mecca on Friday is not another entry in a region already crowded with alliances and communiques. Its significance lies less in its provisions than in what it signals: a shift in how the Gulf states conceive of their own security.

Three Banksy artworks have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in removal efforts, security and other costs, with the bill expected to rise.

The largest bill relates to a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in London in September 2025, where efforts to remove it and provide security have so far cost more than £85,000, according to the BBC.

You couldn't make a show like this now. You could barely make a show like this then.

The original Tales from the Crypt was one of the cornerstones of EC Comics in the 1950s, alongside The Haunt of Fear and The Vault of Horror. These anthology comics specialized in short, macabre stories of monsters, magic, and murder, right up until the newly-established Comics Code forced EC Comics to abruptly cancel its horror line in 1955. That forced EC Comics' publisher Bill Gaines to refocus his efforts, which would lead to the debut of Mad magazine.

Taiwan's war drills showcased a new strike drone class that Ukraine used to smash Russia this year

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Is going discless a bad thing?

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While the gaming industry isn't all-digital yet, it's been heading in that direction for a while. Sony's recently announced plans to discontinue PlayStation discs in 2028 are the latest step in this shift. In the last several years, we've also seen the PS5 Pro require a separate purchase for a disc drive, the Xbox Series S lacking disc support and Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards that don't contain any actual data.