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UK games retailer Game entered administration owing £16m, thanks to fierce competition, consumer trends, and “uncertainty associated with Brexit”
UK high street video game retailer Game entered administration in February 2026, owing approximately £15.8m, according to a new report from administrators KR8 Advisory. The report, written by administrators James Saunders and Lauren Wentworth after their April appointment, attributes the collapse to shifting consumer habits, intense competition and lingering “uncertainty associated with Brexit”, capping years…
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Brunello Cucinelli Docufilm ‘The Gracious Visionary’ Sells Internationally Ahead of North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)
A documentary about Italian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli, known as the “King of Cashmere,” has been sold to a wide range of international territories, expanding its reach ahead of a North American release on 24 July. “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary,” directed by Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore, follows its successful Italian theatrical run last year and…
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Oni Press and The Nacelle Company Join Forces for The Art of The Toys That Made Us
Oni Press and The Nacelle Company have launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Art of The Toys That Made Us, a companion book series to Netflix’s nostalgia documentary The Toys That Made Us. The collection lets fans explore the artwork, advertising and concept designs behind classic toy lines featured in the show, such as Masters…
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Liberty Mutual’s New Commercial Character Offers Insurance Against Ad-Avoiding Consumers
Liberty Mutual has launched a new advertising character called “Liberty Biberty”, a fuzzy yellow creature designed to embody the satisfaction of securing affordable insurance. The move continues the insurer’s decade-long strategy of using memorable slogans and quirky characters, such as the Limu Emu and Doug, to stand out in a crowded market where products are…
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StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community
TechCrunch has announced that its StrictlyVC event series will return to New York City on 10 September, marking its first NYC event since 2024. The gathering is timed to coincide with a surge in the city’s startup activity, offering founders, venture capitalists and dealmakers a chance to network and hear from industry figures in an…
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Most Nintendo Employees Found Out About Tears Of The Kingdom When You Did
Former Nintendo of America staff members say the sequel that became The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was kept so tightly confidential that many employees learned of it only when Nintendo publicly teased it in its E3 2019 Direct presentation. The account illustrates the unusually strict secrecy surrounding one of Nintendo’s biggest releases…
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An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem
Amazon and safety-certification firm UL have settled a lawsuit against several Chinese manufacturers accused of falsely claiming their Aipas-branded ebikes carried UL safety certification. A federal judge signed a permanent injunction on 15 July barring the firms from using the UL mark or helping others do so, though the companies admitted no wrongdoing. Wired found…
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Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
Lord Timpson, the prisons minister who oversaw Labour’s controversial early release scheme, has resigned from the government. His departure comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the policy, which was introduced to ease overcrowding in England and Wales’s jails but drew criticism over the release of offenders considered a risk to public safety. Timpson, a businessman and…
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‘Shrimad Bhagavatam’ Anchors Sagar Pictures Entertainment’s Global Push, Indian Studio Confirms (EXCLUSIVE)
Sagar Pictures Entertainment (SPE), the Mumbai-based studio behind Indian TV and film adaptations of ancient epics, has confirmed it is launching a global studio business. The move sees the firm expand beyond film and television production into an intellectual property-led strategy covering gaming, music, consumer products and theme parks, positioning it as a broader entertainment…
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Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Jeff Bezos and the UK government’s sovereign AI fund have invested in CuspAI, a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence startup that aims to become a “search engine for rare materials” to speed up scientific and industrial breakthroughs. The company wants to use AI to discover new materials that reduce reliance on rare metals such as iridium and…