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Aussie company divides opinion after giving workers two weeks of extra leave – but only if they have children under the age of 12
An Australian company has sparked debate after introducing a policy granting staff with children under the age of 12 an extra two weeks of paid leave, on top of their standard annual entitlement. The move, intended to support working parents with school-age children, has proved divisive, with critics arguing it unfairly excludes employees without children…
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: How to watch
Samsung is set to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on 22 July 2026, an invite-only launch in London where the company is expected to unveil a new generation of foldable phones. Leaks point to a significant redesign for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, alongside updates to its wearables lineup, making this one of Samsung’s…
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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a fresh lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, accusing it of unlawfully copying more than 30,000 songs by artists including Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models. The new complaint, lodged on 20 July 2026 in New York, follows a judge’s refusal to let Sony add the…
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Hasbro Shares Sneak Peek Of Its Official Legend Of Zelda Toy Line
Hasbro has released a first teaser image for its upcoming Legend of Zelda toy line, a multi-year collaboration with Nintendo that will be formally unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con, running from 23rd to 26th July 2026. The teaser shows the Master Sword and Hylian Shield from a planned 6-inch scale figure range, giving fans an…
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Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination
Meta is piloting an AI-powered storytelling app called StoryKit, which generates personalised children’s bedtime stories, including custom characters, settings, moral lessons and music, without parents needing to write anything themselves. The app, spotted in the App Store by 9to5Mac and confirmed by Meta to TechCrunch, is being tested in select countries to gauge parental reception,…
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Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Gran Turismo) has released Nightborne, a 13-minute AI-generated sci-fi short produced entirely with ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 text-to-video generator, made under his new venture Barley Studios. Blomkamp has pitched it as a “test start” proving generative AI’s potential for filmmaking, saying he hopes to make a full-length feature this way, but…
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Innovative’s Josiah Akinyele Joins ColorCreative As Manager
Talent agent Josiah Akinyele has left Innovative Artists after 17 years to join ColorCreative, the management and production company co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis and Talitha Watkins, taking up a role as manager. The move sees a veteran industry figure shift from agenting to management, bringing with him a long-standing roster of acting clients,…
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Black Bear appoints marketing and publicity chiefs for US distribution push
Black Bear, the independent studio behind Sydney Sweeney’s boxing drama “Christy,” has appointed Bianca Parkes and Heather Phillips to lead marketing and publicity respectively, as it builds out a US theatrical distribution business. The pair report to Benjamin Kramer, the company’s president of US distribution, and join a team that already includes former Lionsgate distribution…
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Startup boss charged with murder over claims he drove Tesla at 142mph and caused fireball crash that killed woman, 29, and her toddler daughter
A startup founder has been charged with murder after allegedly driving a Tesla at up to 142mph and causing a fiery crash in California that killed a 29-year-old woman and her toddler daughter. Prosecutors say the extreme speed and resulting fireball collision demonstrate the kind of reckless disregard for life that elevates the case from…
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Xbox loses recently appointed executive under CEO Asha Sharma
Jared Palmer, Xbox’s vice-president of engineering, has left the company roughly two months after being appointed by chief executive Asha Sharma. His quick departure is notable because it comes during a broader leadership reshuffle and job cuts at Xbox, raising further questions about stability within the division. Palmer announced that he had joined AI company…