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France Reaches World Cup Semi-Finals as Violent Unrest Erupts in London
France secured a spot in the World Cup semi-finals with a decisive 2-0 quarter-final victory over Morocco in Boston. The result triggered violent unrest in London, where police forces clashed with football supporters dur
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Police Debunk Fatal Outage Claim as Telstra CEO Faces Executive Scrutiny
A nationwide Telstra network outage on Wednesday disrupted critical Australian infrastructure, affecting train services, payment systems, and emergency triple-zero call capabilities. The incident highlighted serious publ
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15 Most Universally Loved Thriller Movies, Ranked
Fight Club, Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Black Swan, Rear Window, and more make up our list of the most universally loved thriller movies.
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Yorkshire hosepipe ban ‘not expected this summer’
The water company says reservoir stocks are higher than they were last year when a ban was in place.
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Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
Fidji Simo is stepping down from her full-time role leading OpenAI’s work on artificial general intelligence (AGI), moving instead to a position as a “part-time advisor,” she announced on X. The change follows her earlier decision in April to take medical leave shortly after assuming the AGI chief title, and matters because it marks the…
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Is Advising the Federal Reserve on the Economic Impact of AI as Part of a ‘Productivity and Jobs’ Taskforce
The US Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma to a newly formed “Productivity and Jobs” taskforce charged with assessing the economic impact of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. The appointment is notable both for its high profile — Sharma sits alongside venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Stanford economist Charles I. Jones —…
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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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Hannah Cole Announces Debut Album Switchbacks: Hear “MMA”
Nashville-based musician Hannah Cole has announced her debut album, Switchbacks, which is due out in September via Tight Knit. The record follows her 2024 Glisten EP and 2023 Big Bite EP, and its release is accompanied by the lead single “MMA”, framed as a “down-on-her-luck” track. Cole recorded the album with frequent collaborator Josef Kuhn…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players
Ubisoft’s remaster of the 2013 pirate adventure, released as Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, has become the biggest Steam launch in the franchise’s history. According to the article, the game rapidly climbed past 99,000 concurrent players on the platform, surpassing the peak launch figures of recent mainline entries such as Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Assassin’s…
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Initiate reveal new EP With Love // With Rage and single Numb The Pain
Southern California hardcore band Initiate have announced a new EP titled With Love // With Rage, alongside its lead single and video “Numb The Pain”. The release marks the group’s first substantial new output since their 2022 debut album Cerebral Circus, following only a one-off 2025 single called “Too Much”, and continues their approach of…