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Energy biz SSE smacked around in court by a guy and AI
Doctoral student Lyle Hopkins used AI tools including GPT-5.5 and Claude Fable to fight energy company SSE Energy Supply in court over a bogus £1,091.01 bill, and won. SSE had spent more than 20 months billing him at business rates for an unused electricity meter linked to a non-existent flat address at his property, despite…
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Pokémon: Wild Card Announced as Franchise’s 2027 Theatrical Return
The Pokémon Company has confirmed that its next big-screen outing, Pokémon: Wild Card, will arrive in 2027, marking the franchise’s first new theatrical anime feature in several years. The film was unveiled during the closing ceremonies of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, capping off a year already filled with celebrations for the…
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New Pokémon Movie Officially Confirmed
The Pokémon Company has officially announced Pokémon: Wild Card, a new anime feature film due for release in 2027, marking the franchise’s first fresh theatrical movie announcement in several years. The reveal came as a closing surprise at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, timed to coincide with Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebrations, and…
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Pokémon Officially Reveals Where the 2027 World Championships Are Headed
The Pokémon Company International has confirmed that Singapore will host the 2027 Pokémon World Championships, continuing the event’s global rotation to Southeast Asia. The announcement was made by company president Tsunekazu Ishihara during the closing ceremonies of the 2026 World Championships in San Francisco, giving competitors and fans an early look at where the sport’s…
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Ontario’s biggest power company ignites fury as outage map displays Lake America after Trump’s name change
A row over Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” has settled after several Canadian websites, including outage maps run by electricity provider Hydro One, briefly displayed the new name before reverting. The episode began when Google updated its US-facing maps to reflect Trump’s executive order, prompting Ontario government-linked sites such as Hydro…
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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off
Grindr, under chief executive George Arison, is pushing to become an “everything app” for gay men, expanding beyond dating and hookups into healthcare services such as HIV prevention and ED medication, as well as travel and community features. The strategy comes as the company, which Arison took over in 2022 after years of ownership turmoil…
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Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Poised for First UK Number One Following Icon’s Death
Following the passing of country music legend Dolly Parton at age 80, her 1980 signature hit ‘9 to 5’ has experienced a dramatic resurgence on the UK charts. The song has climbed significantly through the Official Charts
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Ferry disaster off Cyprus, Cleverly enters mayoral race, tributes flood in for Dolly Parton
Rescuers hunt for survivors after a Cyprus ferry sinking kills at least eight, Sir James Cleverly launches his London mayoral bid attacking Andy Burnham, and tributes pour in worldwide following Dolly Parton’s death.
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Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
Spanish startup Liux is preparing to launch a compact electric microcar, the Liux Big, aiming to compete against Chinese-built rivals that have come to dominate Europe’s growing microcar market. The company, founded by Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros and David Sancho, is betting on sustainability and repairability rather than domestic sourcing alone, arguing that a…
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Massive AI boom puts one of America’s oldest manufacturers on path to double in size, CEO says
Corning, the 175-year-old New York manufacturer best known for kitchenware and smartphone glass, is scaling up production of optical fibre to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Data centres require vast networks of high-speed optical fibre to connect servers, and Corning’s chief executive Wendell Weeks says this demand is driving the company’s fastest…