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Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Profit Slumps on NBA Ads, Movie Schedule, Write-Downs
Warner Bros. Discovery’s second-quarter net income fell sharply, as strong growth in its streaming business was outweighed by continued decline in its cable-TV networks and a weaker slate of films than the year before. The parent company of HBO, TNT and the Warner Bros. film studio blamed the loss of NBA broadcast rights and shrinking…
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Iran’s deepest weakness is getting exposed through America’s maximum pressure campaign
The United States has intensified its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, using economic sanctions to squeeze the regime’s revenue and expose vulnerabilities within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The article, an opinion piece from Fox News, argues that President Donald Trump’s approach offers a genuine opportunity to weaken Iran’s pursuit of regional dominance and…
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Japanese Anime Fan Arrested After Canceling Naruto and One Piece Merchandise Orders Worth $2.7 Million
Tokyo police have arrested a woman for obstructing the business of anime company Shueisha, after she allegedly ordered — then canceled — more than 4.3 billion yen’s worth of Naruto and One Piece merchandise.
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Wes Streeting insists he undertook ‘full due diligence’ on donations from think tank linked to notorious ‘Crypto King’ fraudster
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has defended his acceptance of donations linked to a think tank connected to a fraudster nicknamed the “Crypto King,” insisting that he carried out “full due diligence” before accepting the funds. The row raises questions about the vetting processes political figures use when receiving financial support from external organisations, and comes…
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Halo Studios seemingly cut staff after Halo: Campaign Evolved launch, including a 6-year veteran producer
Halo Studios appears to have cut staff in the days following the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, according to LinkedIn posts from several affected contract workers. The move follows a wave of Microsoft layoffs in early July that saw roughly 1,600 jobs cut across the company and several studios parted ways with entirely, raising fresh…
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Nintendo profits jump 150% on one-off US tariff refunds
Nintendo reported a 150% year-on-year rise in profits, driven largely by roughly $300 million in refunds of US tariffs. The result matters because it substantially boosts the company’s reported earnings, but appears to reflect a one-off recovery rather than underlying sales performance. The article says the tariff refunds will not be passed directly to consumers,…
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Anthropic seeks partial dismissal in music publishers’ $3B lyrics suit – as CEO moves to drop the direct-infringement claim against him
Anthropic and its chief executive Dario Amodei have filed separate motions asking a US court to dismiss parts of a $3 billion copyright lawsuit brought by music publishers Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO. The filings, lodged on 3 August 2026 in the Northern District of California, target the larger of two…
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‘Mama mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at Nintendo
Nintendo’s quarterly profit jumped 53.5% to ¥147.4bn (£694m) in the three months to June, far outstripping analysts’ forecasts of ¥77.8bn, after the company received a refund on tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. The boost came despite an overall 10% drop in revenue to ¥517.8bn, highlighting how the reversal of the US “Liberation Day” levies has…
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Hotel boss appears in court over death of X Factor star’s fiancé after he plunged to his death from window just weeks before wedding
A hotel manager has appeared in court in connection with the death of a man who fell from a window at the property, weeks before he was due to marry his partner, a former X Factor contestant. The case centres on the circumstances surrounding the fatal fall, with prosecutors examining whether any failings at the…
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Prince William faces ‘work-shy’ criticism but is secretly running monarchy like a CEO, expert says
Prince William has long faced criticism for allegedly being “work-shy” compared with other royals, but according to a royal expert, he is deliberately taking a strategic, executive-style approach to his duties in order to secure the monarchy’s long-term future. Dan Wakeford, founder of Celebrity Intelligence, argues that this shift matters because it marks a departure…