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  • Galaxy S26 Pro, S26 Ultra renders reveal the return of camera bumps

    Galaxy S26 Pro, S26 Ultra renders reveal the return of camera bumps

    TL;DR

    • Apparent Galaxy S26 series renders have surfaced online.
    • We get a first look at the purported Galaxy S26 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra.
    • We also get a look at the S26 Edge, and this render lines up with a previous image.

    SmartPrix posted renders that purportedly show the Galaxy S26 Pro, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Starting with the Edge model, this design seems broadly in line with the earlier leaked renders. That means two vertically stacked rear cameras in a housing that spans almost the full width of the phone.

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    Meanwhile, the Galaxy S26 Pro seems to pick up where the base S25 left off. However, the big change this time is that we’ve got a dedicated camera bump for the three rear shooters, as opposed to individual camera cutouts in the rear cover. Check out the first image below.

    What about the Galaxy S26 Ultra? Well, the apparent render (see second image above) also shows three vertically aligned rear cameras in a separate housing, while the fourth camera and laser autofocus module sit outside the housing. This S26 Ultra render also offers a more rounded design, in line with recent rumors. Either way, both phones are seemingly inspired by the Galaxy Z Fold 7, which has a camera bump hosting its rear cameras. All three phones also feature flat edges, which would be in line with the Galaxy S25 series.

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    SmartPrix claims that the Galaxy S26 Pro is 6.7mm thick, the S26 Edge is 5.5mm thick, and the S26 Ultra is 7.8mm thick. The firm also posted a host of specs, although these seem to be a collection of previously leaked specs rather than brand-new details.

    In any event, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S26 family in January 2026. So we’ve still got a long time to wait until the company officially reveals these devices. But we’ll undoubtedly see a torrent of leaks ahead of the launch window.

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  • Erasmus names new-look backline for second Test

    Erasmus names new-look backline for second Test

    The fourth-round Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter at Sky Stadium will decide which team claims the Freedom Cup.

    Erasmus made seven personnel changes to his starting XV, with 16 players in the match-23 retained from the side that went down 24-17 against the All Blacks in Auckland last week.

    The Bok coach tinkered with his backline, with Cobus Reinach and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu pairing up at halfback, Damian Willemse and Canan Moodie in the midfield, Hooker and Cheslin Kolbe on the wings, and Aphelele Fassi at fullback, in a team that will be led by regular captain Siya Kolisi.

    Up front, Kolisi returns to flanker along with Pieter-Steph du Toit, while No 8 Jasper Wiese will return to the field for the first time since facing Italy in the Castle Lager Incoming Series after serving his four-match suspension.

    The only change in the pack was at lock, where Lood de Jager will pack down next to Ruan Nortje, while Erasmus stuck with the same front row of props Ox Nche and Thomas du Toit, and hooker Malcolm Marx.

    Ethan Hooker.

    Erasmus again opted for a split of five forwards and three backs on the replacements’ bench, where Marnus van der Merwe (hooker), Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Wilco Louw (props), RG Snyman (lock) and Kwagga Smith (loose forward) will provide further forward cover. The backs on the bench are halfbacks Grant Williams, Manie Libbok, and centre Andre Esterhuizen.

    “This is an exciting team, which we believe will provide us with the forward power we require, and spark in the backline against a quality All Blacks side,” said Erasmus.

    “We’ve maintained consistency in selection to a large degree in the last few matches, but apart from what we feel some of the players selected can add to our attack, we’d like to see what some of the players can do against the top-ranked team in the world.

    “This is a vital match for our Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign, and we feel some fresh legs and energy are what we need to come away with the desired result.”

    Erasmus added: “Every player in this squad knows we believe in them and back them, and this will serve as a great occasion for them to show us what they are capable of against a team such as the All Blacks.

    “They have all done the job for us against some of the top teams in the world earlier this year, and others over the last few years, and we know they’ll relish this opportunity to face New Zealand in their backyard.”

    Lood de Jager has been promoted to the starting lineup.

    Lood de Jager has been promoted to the starting lineup.

    The Bok coach said they are expecting another epic encounter against their arch rivals: “Both teams will be up for the challenge this week after having to cope with heavy rain at times in Auckland, and after the disappointing performance we delivered in the opening stages of that match, we know we need to be much more effective in all departments this week and produce a performance both us and our supporters can be proud of.

    “We need a top-class performance to ensure that we are in contention to win the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.

    “We know where we went wrong last week and what we must fix, and we’ll leave no stone unturned to fix those errors. There’s no doubt that we have to deliver a proper 80-minute performance to do well, and we will give everything to achieve that.”

    The match kicks off at 09h05 (SA time) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

    Springbok team to face the All Blacks in Wellington:

    15 Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 14 caps, 35 points (7t)
    14 Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath) – 43 caps, 111 points (18t, 3c, 5p)
    13 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 17 caps, 40 pts (8t)
    12 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 42 caps, 61 points (5t, 9c, 4p, 2 dg)
    11 Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 points
    10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 12 caps, 58 points (17c, 8p)
    9 Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers) – 43 caps, 75 pts (15t)

    8 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 36 caps, 10 points (2t)
    7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 90 caps, 60 pts (12t)
    6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 95 caps, 65 points (13t)
    5 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 0 pts
    4 Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 70 caps, 25 points (5t)
    3 Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 27 caps, 5 pts (1t)
    2 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 81 caps, 120 pts (24t)
    1 Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 44 caps, 0 pts

    Replacements:

    16 Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets) – 2 caps, 10 points (2t)
    17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls) – 6 caps, 10 pts (2t)
    18 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 21 caps, 0 pts
    19 RG Snyman (Leinster) – 43 caps, 10 points (2t)
    20 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 56 caps, 50 points (10t)
    21 Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 22 caps, 25 pts (5t)
    22 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners) – 21 caps, 115 pts (1t, 37c, 12p)
    23 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 22 caps, 5 pts (1t)

    Stats and facts:

    Springbok record against New Zealand:
    Played: 109, Won: 42, Lost: 63, Drawn: 4. Points for: 1 807; Points against: 2 259; Tries scored: 175; Tries conceded: 247. Win %: 38.6%.

    Miscellaneous:

    • Should the Springboks win the match, they will retain the Freedom Cup against New Zealand, which they won for the first time last year since 2009.
    • The last time the teams met at the Sky Stadium was in 2019, where they played to a 16-16 draw, with the Boks winning the previous encounter between the sides 36-34 at the stadium.
    • Springbok flanker Siya Kolisi will play his 96th Test match, leaving him only four matches short of becoming the ninth Springbok centurion in the history of the game. He will lead South Africa for the 64th time.
    • Jasper Wiese will return to the Springbok team for the first time since the team’s 45-0 victory against Italy in Gqeberha after serving a four-match suspension.
    • The total Test caps in the Springbok starting line-up is 626. There are 173 caps in the backline, with 453 caps among the forwards. On the bench, there are a further 193 caps.
    • The average caps per player in the backline is 25, the forwards 57, while the players on the bench average 24.

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  • Novonesis and Novo Nordisk will explore new solutions to

    Novonesis and Novo Nordisk will explore new solutions to

    Novonesis and Novo Nordisk join forces in a new research collaboration to explore solutions that seek to preserve and optimize metabolic health and well-being for people.

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark – September 8, 2025. Novonesis and Novo Nordisk has entered a research partnership to explore the role of the gut microbiome in the maintenance of metabolic health. The gut microbiome is the collection of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that naturally live in the human gut. The science surrounding the microbiome, and how it contributes to human health in many ways, has grown tremendously over the last years1.

    Novonesis and Novo Nordisk will work closely to explore solutions that seek to preserve and optimize metabolic health and improve people’s well-being mediated through the gut microbiome. Synbiotic food supplements, composed of probiotics and prebiotics, will be developed and tested for their ability to affect health parameters linked to metabolic health such as blood glucose and cholesterol levels. Probiotics are living microorganisms, while prebiotics are the “fuel” that helps sustain these beneficial microorganisms.2

    The partnership will investigate how the gut microbiome may be used to monitor and predict metabolic and overall health trajectories in individuals. Additionally, it will explore novel biomarkers with the aim of measuring the effectiveness of gut microbiome solutions.

    “At Novonesis, we are committed to advancing our understanding of the human microbiome and the crucial role it plays in digestion, immunity, mood, well-being, and much more. This new collaboration with Novo Nordisk enables us to deepen our understanding of the gut microbiome’s role in maintaining metabolic health and to identify innovative products that support it. Together, we will conduct research on the gut microbiome for predictive purposes and strive to create impactful biosolutions that enhance health and well-being throughout life stages”, says Henrik Joerck Nielsen, Executive Vice President, Human Health Biosolutions & Strategy.

    Obesity is recognized as a chronic, progressive disease by the World Health Organization (WHO).3 It is a multifactorial disease that is associated with more than 200 possible health complications, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.4

    “Obesity is a complex disease driven by multiple factors, including our hormones and genetics, and we are becoming increasingly aware of the role the gut plays in maintaining metabolic health and thereby minimizing the risk of developing obesity,5” says Professor Nadeem Sarwar, Corporate Vice President and Head of the Transformational Prevention Unit in Obesity at Novo Nordisk.

    “Prevention is an integral part of Novo Nordisk’s sustainable and holistic approach to stop the global rise of obesity. The Transformational Prevention Unit’s mission is to deliver science-based and scalable commercial solutions to predict and pre-empt obesity and its consequences for people at greatest risk. We can’t do this alone – building novel, multi-sector partnerships is crucial to deliver impactful solutions. We are excited to work with Novonesis to explore strategies for promoting long-term health that may support us on our mission.”

    About Novonesis
    Novonesis is leading the era of biosolutions. By leveraging the power of microbiology with science, we transform the way the world produces, consumes and lives. In more than 30 industries, our biosolutions are already creating value for thousands of customers and benefiting the planet. Our 10,000 people worldwide work closely with our partners and customers to transform business with biology.

    About Novo Nordisk
    Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 78,400 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries. For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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    1 Marco ML. Defining how microorganisms benefit human health. Microbial Biotechnology (2020). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13685.

    2 Science Direct, Chapter 12 – The Role of Prebiotics in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2019). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814468-8.00012-0

    3 World Health Organization. Obesity and Overweight (2025). Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight.

    4 Horn, D.B., Almandoz, J. P., & Look, M. What is clinically relevant weight loss for your patients and how can it be achieved? A narrative review. Postgraduate medicine (2022), 134(4), 359–375.

    5 Delzenne, N.M., Bindels, L.B., Neyrinck, A.M. et al. The gut microbiome and dietary fibres: implications in obesity, cardiometabolic diseases and cancer. Nat Rev Microbiol (2024). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-024-01108-z.

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  • Asia and Europe treated to full lunar eclipse

    Asia and Europe treated to full lunar eclipse

    The year’s second total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday night into Monday morning, and this time Asia had the best seats in the cosmos.

    Earth’s shadow obscured this weekend’s full moon as the home planet lined up perfectly between the moon and the sun. Total eclipse lasted a lengthy one hour and 22 minutes. The entire show — starting with the first dusky bite of the moon — spanned more than five hours.

    The shorter total lunar eclipse in March offered prime viewing in the Americas. But this month’s spectacle — called a blood moon because of its red shadowy hue — unfolded on the opposite side of the world Sunday night and early Monday, local time.

    The entire eclipse was visible in Asia — from Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, as far north as the Arctic Ocean all the way down to Antarctica — as well as parts of East Africa and the western half of Australia. The rest of Africa and Australia, as well as Europe, saw some but not all of the action. Tidbits were visible from the Brazilian coast and part of Alaska.

    The moon’s vanishing act will be followed in two weeks by a partial solar eclipse visible from New Zealand, a sliver of Australia and Antarctica.

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  • July data keeps hope alive for cyclical rebound in German industry | snaps

    July data keeps hope alive for cyclical rebound in German industry | snaps

    Looking ahead, there is still a slight chance of a surprise rebound in German industry. The government’s measures to support domestic investments by faster depreciations have only kicked in towards the end of July. At least die-hard optimists will still stick to the view that the turning of the inventory cycle was only halted by recent trade developments, but not cancelled.

    At the same time, however, last week’s industrial orders data disappointed and once again showed that domestic demand in Germany, in particular, remains weak. When looking further ahead, the coming weeks and months are likely to show more of the adverse impact of US tariffs on German exports. Specifically, the German Mittelstand could become a victim of US tariffs, as these hidden champions will have more trouble relocating production than big corporates. But it’s not only the Mittelstand. The latest US decision to expand the 50% metals tariff to products containing steel and aluminium has reportedly led to European companies halting exports to the US. Add to that the stronger euro exchange rate – not only against the US dollar, but many other currencies – and it is hard to see how the export-dependent German economy will be able to get out of seemingly never-ending stagnation in the second half of the year.

    All of this means that all hopes for a sustainable German recovery are on fiscal stimulus. In this regard, however, the government currently needs to be careful not to undermine the positive impact of fiscal stimulus for infrastructure and defence. Last week’s announcement of yet another summit between the government and the steel and automotive industries suggests that the government still lacks a plan on how to bring the German economy into the 21st century. Instead, it seems to be desperately trying to support the industries of the 20th century. Also, the current political debate in Germany on possible austerity measures could undermine the – at least psychological – impact of the announced fiscal stimulus for infrastructure and defence. As much as we subscribe to the need for sustainable public finances and structural reforms for the economy and the budget, it is a debate that would benefit from swift decisions. A brief look towards the neighbour in the West would help. The longer a debate on potential austerity measures lasts, the higher the risk that households and companies will hold back spending and investment decisions – a risk factor that financial markets seem to have missed so far.

    All in all, it is hard to derive a clear trend from highly (and more than usual) volatile and often heavily revised monthly industrial data these days. Trying to look through this volatility, the hopes for at least a cyclical rebound in German industry remain alive, even though the disappointments of the last few years warn against any premature optimism.

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  • Samsung Galaxy S26 camera details surface in new leak

    Samsung Galaxy S26 camera details surface in new leak

    There has been a flood of leaks surrounding the Galaxy S26 lineup in the past week. Renders have revealed their alleged design, including the S26 Edge getting an iPhone 17 Pro-inspired makeover and the S26 Ultra getting bigger and rounder. Now, another leak sheds more light on the camera specs of Samsung’s 2026 flagship.

    Previous leaks revealed that Samsung may use a wider f/1.4 aperture on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which should significantly boost the amount of light hitting the sensor.

    Roland Quandt has now shared more information about the S26 Ultra’s alleged camera setup. In addition to its 200MP primary camera, the phone will feature an upgraded 3x telephoto shooter, moving from a 10MP to a 12MP S5K3LD sensor.

    There’s no word on whether this camera will use a wider aperture. If not, the resolution bump alone may not bring a noticeable jump in image quality, especially compared to 3x shooters on other Chinese Android flagships. Other image quality improvements will likely come from processing improvements and a faster ISP.

    The other two cameras — a 50MP 5x telephoto and a 50MP ultrawide — will seemingly remain unchanged. But leaker @UniverseIce says the 50MP telephoto could get a wider f/2.9 aperture, helping improve low-light pictures by letting in up to 37% more light.

    Galaxy S26 Edge and Pro could sport Ultra-inspired cameras

    As for the Galaxy S26 Edge and S26 Pro, they will seemingly take inspiration from their Ultra sibling. Like the S25 Edge, the S26 Edge may sport a 200MP primary sensor with an f/1.7 aperture. The ultrawide camera will supposedly get an upgrade to 50MP. And Samsung plans to use the same 50MP shooter on the S26 Pro as well.

    As for the other cameras, Quandt’s leak does not mention anything about them. Given the Pro moniker, the S26 Pro should also use the same 200MP primary camera as the S25 Edge.

    While not groundbreaking, these camera upgrades combined should help the Galaxy S26 Ultra capture noticeably better photos than its predecessors, especially in less-than-ideal lighting conditions. Still, it may fall short of matching Chinese rivals like Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo.

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  • KDE Linux distro’s first alpha version has been released

    KDE Linux distro’s first alpha version has been released

    KDE Linux is official. The first alpha version of the new distribution has been released for testing.

    For those unaware, KDE Plasma is a popular desktop environment and ships as a part of flavored distros like Kubuntu, Fedora KDE, etc. My experience with KDE is mostly limited to their apps, especially KDE Connect, Okular, Ark, and Kate. I briefly used Fedora KDE recently on a secondary “distro hopping” drive,  Plasma was pretty good. There is also KDE Neon, which is maintained by the KDE Community. But this time KDE Linux is, made by KDE.

    (Image courtesy: KDE)

    Why another distro? KDE Linux wants to be “the KDE operating system” that offers a user-friendly experience, with a high-quality UX. It is an immutable OS, meaning there will be some restrictions, such as limited access to the system components.

    KDE’s in-house distro comes with, you guessed it, Plasma and KDE apps. KDE Linux is built using Arch Linux packages, but apparently shouldn’t be considered Arch-based. It doesn’t have a package manager (no pacman for you), so you will need to install apps using Flatpak, Snap, or AppImages. It does include Distrobox and Toolbox pre-installed. OMG Ubuntu reports that KDE Linux includes the following apps by default: Mozilla Firefox, Haruna, Elisa, Kate, KWrite, Gwenview, etc. That’s quite a good starter set up.

    The system requirements for KDE Linux are fairly low.

    • UEFI firmware (this includes most sold in the last 15 years)
    • An AMD or Intel CPU
    • 1 GB of memory (more will make the system faster)
    • 6 GB of storage space (more than 12 will allow for system rollbacks)

    I mean it is Linux, the specs needed are budget-friendly, but look at that. That’s lower than Linux Mint’s requirements (2GB RAM/ 20GB storage).

    Want to try KDE Linux? Head over to https://kde.org/linux/ and download it.

    There are some caveats, in its current state KDE Linux does not support NVIDIA GPUs older than the GTX 1630 out of the box, you will need to tinker with it a bit. Secure Boot is not supported at the moment, but it will be in the future. System updates are being delivered as an entire OS image, yes these are atomic upgrades. Check the official wiki for more details.

    I have not tested KDE Linux yet, it’s way too early to do that. So this is just an FYI article. I wouldn’t recommend using an alpha version as your primary OS, but there’s no harm trying a Live US, or maybe you can try it in a virtual machine or a secondary system/drive.

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  • Apple (AAPL) Hit with Lawsuit over Alleged Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training

    Apple (AAPL) Hit with Lawsuit over Alleged Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training

    iPhone maker Apple (AAPL) is facing a lawsuit filed by two authors, who have accused the company of illegally using their copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems, Reuters reported. The news about the lawsuit comes amid growing instances of legal actions by writers, publishers, and news outlets against tech giants and AI startups for using their content without permission.

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    Apple Faces Legal Trouble

    The proposed class action filed against Apple in the federal court in Northern California by authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson alleges that the tech giant copied protected works without consent and without credit or compensation to train AI models. The lawsuit accuses the company of using a “known body” of pirated books to train its OpenELM large language model (LLM).

    Furthermore, the lawsuit stated that Apple didn’t attempt to pay the two authors for their contributions to “this potentially lucrative venture.”

    AI companies are increasingly facing legal woes for using data/content without the required permissions. In June, Microsoft (MSFT) was sued by a group of authors who accused the company of using their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. ChatGPT maker OpenAI has also faced claims over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material in AI training. Notably, Anthropic recently agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit filed by authors who accused the Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL)-backed AI start-up of stealing their work to train its AI chatbot Claude without permission.

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  • ‘Blood moon’ rises during total lunar eclipse | Gallery News

    ‘Blood moon’ rises during total lunar eclipse | Gallery News

    Published On 8 Sep 2025

    Stargazers enjoyed a “blood moon” during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia, as well as swaths of Europe and Africa.

    When the sun, Earth, and the moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an eerie, deep red colour — an effect that has astounded humans for millennia.

    People in Asia, including India and China, were best placed to see Sunday’s total eclipse, which was also visible on the eastern edge of Africa as well as in western Australia.

    The total lunar eclipse lasted from 17:30 GMT to 18:52 GMT.

    Stargazers in Europe also had a brief chance to see a partial eclipse just as the moon rose during the early evening, but the Americas missed out.

    The moon appears red during lunar eclipses because the only sunlight reaching it is “reflected and scattered through the Earth’s atmosphere”, said Ryan Milligan, an astrophysicist at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

    Blue wavelengths of light are shorter than red ones, so they are more easily dispersed as they travel through Earth’s atmosphere, he told the AFP news agency.

    “That’s what gives the moon its red, bloody colour.”

    While special glasses or pinhole projectors are necessary to observe solar eclipses safely, all that is required to view a lunar eclipse is clear weather and a suitable spot.

    The last total lunar eclipse was in March this year, while the previous one was in 2022.

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  • Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs – The Irish Times

    Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs – The Irish Times

    Lady Gaga was named artist of the year as she collected four awards at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).

    She beat competition including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar to the award, which she dedicated to her “Little Monster” fans and fiance Michael Polansky.

    Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande picked up three awards each on a night when the prizes were largely spread out.

    Collecting the artist of the year award at Sunday’s ceremony, Lady Gaga said: “I cannot begin to tell you what this means to me.

    “Being an artist is an attempt to connect the souls of people all over the world. Being an artist is a discipline, a craft meant for reaching into someone’s heart, where it grows its roots, and reminding them to dream.

    “Being an artist is a responsibility to make the audience smile, dance, cry, release … it is a method of building understanding and celebrating community.”

    She left the UBS Arena in Long Island after collecting the award, but the show later returned to Gaga during her concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden where she performed Abracadabra and The Dead Dance, which featured in the Netflix series Wednesday.

    Gaga, who received 12 nominations, also won the best direction and art direction awards for Abracadabra, as well as landing the best collaboration category for Die With A Smile alongside Bruno Mars.

    Mars also paired up with Blackpink singer Rose to claim song of the year for APT, while Blackpink were named best group.

    Gaga’s victory as artist of the year means Swift and Beyoncé – who were only nominated in that category – remain tied on 30 with the most VMA successes.

    By contrast, Mariah Carey collected her first award with victory in the R&B award for Type Dangerous before landing a second when she was awarded the Video Vanguard award.

    “This is amazing MTV, I don’t know why it took you so long!” she joked in a video message ahead of performing later in the show.

    Sabrina Carpenter holding three awards in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 held at the UBS Arena in New York. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA Wire

    New achievement awards went to Ricky Martin, who performed a medley kicking off with Livin’ La Vida Loca, with the Latin icon award, and rapper Busta Rhymes, who received the Rock The Bells Visionary Award.

    Accepting his award from Jessica Simpson, Martin said: “We just want to break boundaries, and we just want to keep music alive.”

    The awards also honoured former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July aged 76, with a performance introduced by a video message from his son Jack and his children.

    British singer Yungblud joined Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, together with Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt to perform hits including Crazy Train, Changes and Mama, I’m Coming Home.

    Grande picked up the video of the year, long-form video and best pop video awards for Brighter Days Ahead, thanking her father for his cameo.

    Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet was named album of the year, while she was named best pop artist and took home the visual effects award for Manchild.

    Other multiple award winners were Doechii, who won the hip-hop award and choreography for Anxiety, and Tate McRae who picked up the editing award and song of the summer for Just Keep Watching from the F1 movie.

    Coldplay won the rock category for All My Love with Sombr collecting the alternative award for Back To Friends and Shakira taking the Latin prize for Soltera.

    Busta Rhymes with the 'Rock the Bells' Visionary award at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA Wire
    Busta Rhymes with the ‘Rock the Bells’ Visionary award at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA Wire

    Carpenter, Sombr, McRae, best new artist Alex Warren and Katseye, who won performance of the year, were among those who performed at the ceremony, while Post Malone performed from Germany alongside Jelly Roll.

    The live show ended with a number of awards not presented, which were announced after it had finished on X. – PA

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