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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75 as Volkswagen faces mass German job-cut protests
The 1980s pop-rock icon behind Total Eclipse of the Heart has died aged 75; meanwhile Volkswagen faces demonstrations at eighteen German sites over plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs, amid Sheffield rows and football drama.
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Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer
Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo’s board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than…
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The ChatGPT browser is already dead
OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its AI-powered web browser capable of carrying out tasks on a user’s behalf, less than a year after its launch. Announced in October, the browser will be “sunsetted” with deprecation targeted for 9 August, a decision confirmed as part of OpenAI’s broader “ChatGPT Work” announcements. The move matters because…
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Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups
Charles Hudson, founder and managing partner of Precursor Ventures and a backer of more than 500 early-stage startups, appeared on TechCrunch’s Build Mode podcast to outline the most common mistakes founders make when trying to raise money. His central message is that the venture fundraising landscape has shifted dramatically, and founders who rely on old…
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Jeff Zucker Says Scale Is Key As Banijay-All3Media Deal Closes; Marco Bassetti Outlines Growth Plans
The merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media completed on 9 July 2026, creating an $8bn (£-equivalent) production and distribution group headquartered in London with a 265,000-hour content catalogue. The combined entity, formed by Banijay Group and RedBird IMI pooling their content assets, retains the name Banijay Entertainment, with Marco Bassetti as chief executive and Jeff…
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Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
Gradium, a Paris-based startup building voice AI models, has reopened its seed round to new backers including Nvidia, bringing the round’s total to $100 million. The company said on Thursday that it will use the money to open an office in the San Francisco Bay Area and compete for talent, positioning itself closer to leading…
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Banijay’s Marco Bassetti and Jeff Zucker on Officially Completing Their $8 Billion All3Media Merger
RedBird IMI and Banijay have completed their $8 billion merger, creating what the two companies describe as the largest independent production company in the world. The newly combined business, to be called Banijay Entertainment, is headquartered in London and publicly traded, and unites Banijay’s slate of shows and formats — including “Peaky Blinders” and “Big…
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Burnham set for Labour coronation as Sky eyes ITV airwaves
Andy Burnham is poised to succeed Starmer unopposed after his last rival quit; Sky plans to air its own shows on ITV, while Michael Olise dazzles at the World Cup with a tournament-leading five assists.
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Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
Meta is set to begin producing the latest versions of its in-house AI chips in September, according to a Reuters report citing an internal memo. The move is aimed at reducing the company’s reliance on costly GPUs from suppliers such as Nvidia and AMD, particularly amid an unprecedented shortage of components. The push reflects a…
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
OpenAI has begun a public rollout of its GPT-5.6 model after receiving approval from the Trump administration, ending a roughly two-week “limited preview” during which the model was available only to government-approved organisations. Alongside the launch, the company introduced ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent that blends ChatGPT with its Codex tool so that non-technical…