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Gracie Abrams Tells Olivia Rodrigo Why She’s Done ‘Pointing Fingers’ in Her Songs: ‘I Was Careless in the Past’
Pop stars Gracie Abrams and Olivia Rodrigo reunited for a Spotify conversation, posted on Tuesday (7 July), in which they discussed their long friendship and their shared craft of songwriting. The exchange matters because Abrams used it to reflect publicly on how her approach to writing about people has changed, admitting she was “careless in…
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Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web
Starting Tuesday, Anthropic’s Claude Cowork AI platform will be available on mobile and web for the first time. The expanded access is rolling out first to Max subscribers and coming to Claude users on other plans “in the coming weeks.” Claude Cowork was previously only accessible through the Claude desktop app for macOS and Windows,…
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden
New source coverage has been added to this developing story, though the fresh reporting largely reinforces earlier details rather than altering the central account: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration took place at Madison Square Garden, with live performances from Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks turning the New York arena into an exclusive entertainment…
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Video shows off-duty Florida sheriff’s sergeant allegedly assaulting elderly couple at bar
Surveillance video shows an off-duty Florida sheriff's sergeant shoving a 77-year-old man before a bystander takes him down with a chokehold, police say.
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Meta launches Pocket, an app for making games with generative AI
Meta has released Pocket, a Google Play Store app that lets users create and share small interactive games and mini-programs using generative AI, simply by describing what they want in a prompt. The launch matters because it signals a strategic pivot at Meta towards AI-generated content and away from the traditional, human-made virtual reality games…
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Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August
SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week “window” for possible attempts.
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Astonishing downfall of Obama-backed Democratic golden boy as he’s arrested on disturbing charges
Andrew Gillum, the 46-year-old former Tallahassee mayor once seen as a rising star of the Democratic Party, has been arrested in Alabama after police say they found methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his car. Gillum was a nationally prominent figure who won Barack Obama’s endorsement and came remarkably close to winning the Florida governorship…
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Italian village to impose fines of up to €200 on tourists with bare chests or in swimwear
Varenna’s authorities say wandering around the village shirtless or in swimwear is now bannedA fishing village by Lake Como has imposed fines of up to €200 (£171) for those who wander around with bare chests or in swimwear, in the latest attempt by an Italian holiday destination to crack down on uncouth tourists.Varenna has been…
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Taylor Swift’s Wedding Doubles as a Once-in-a-Lifetime Concert From Paul McCartney & Stevie Nicks
Music legends Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks reportedly performed at the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, held on 3 July at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event is notable both for the star power involved and for how tightly its details were guarded, with no photographs of the bride and groom emerging…
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U2 – “Street Of Dreams”
Lately we’ve been revisiting U2’s Pop era in our Alternative Number Ones column, taking stock of the hits “Discothèque” and “Staring At The Sun.” U2 themselves have spent a lot of time looking back in recent years. There was a How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb “shadow album” How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, an…