-
LIV Golf secures new backer to fund operations beyond 2026
LIV Golf’s chief executive, Scott O’Neil, has secured a new investor to fund the breakaway golf circuit beyond 2026, drawing a line under months of speculation that the league might collapse. The move follows an April announcement that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), LIV’s sole backer since its 2022 launch, would end its funding…
-
D-Wave on rails: Company tests entanglement on its dual-rail qubits
D-Wave, best known for its quantum annealing machines, has published a paper in Nature demonstrating that it can entangle two “dual-rail” qubits without disrupting their key error-detection advantage. The company, which recently acquired Yale spinout Quantum Circuits, is pursuing dual-rail qubits alongside its existing fluxonium-based gate-model hardware, betting that this approach will let it build…
-
SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X
SpaceX’s first quarterly earnings report as a public company reveals that the rocket business is now a minor part of its revenue, with AI-related data centre leasing and satellite internet dominating the balance sheet. The space segment brought in just over 10% of revenue and didn’t reach $1 billion for the quarter, while SpaceX itself…
-
Netflix Lands Ali Hazelwood’s Hot New Adult Romance Novel ‘Deep End’; Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps, Alex Cooper’s Unwell Productions Producing Feature Adaptation
Netflix is developing a feature film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s romance novel “Deep End,” having secured the rights in a major pre-emptive deal before the book’s publication. The project brings together high-profile producers, including Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps and Alex Cooper’s Unwell Productions, and reflects Netflix’s continued push into the “New Adult” romance genre, which…
-
Progressive candidate triumphs over moderate in Michigan
🚁 Plus: FAA investigates Trump helicopter, DCA safety incident {beacon} It’s Wednesday. The new season of “Ted Lasso” is out on Apple TV+ today! I’m definitely baking “Biscuits with the Boss” today to celebrate. In today’s issue: Progressive El-Sayed defeats Stevens in Michigan (!) Bond market’s economic warning sign Senate GOP plans delicate…
-
Amazon Knocks the LEGO Icons Transformers: Soundwave Set Down to a New All-Time Low Price
Amazon has cut the price of LEGO’s Icons Transformers: Soundwave set to its lowest point ever, offering fans a chance to buy the acclaimed adult-focused build at a discount. The set, praised by IGN reviewer Seth Macy as “a beautiful 80s dream come true,” is aimed at Transformers enthusiasts and collectors who build LEGO’s more…
-
Judge casts doubt on future of WH Smith replacement TG Jones
A High Court judge who approved a rescue plan for TG Jones, the rebranded former WH Smith high street chain, has expressed significant scepticism about the retailer’s chances of a successful turnaround. Mr Justice Hildyard described the recovery plan as having “all the hallmarks of an adventurous equity play” and warned that the “execution risk…
-
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces ‘Hell Or High Water’ Album, Shares ‘Now Or Never’ Single
Yngwie Malmsteen has announced a new studio album, “Hell Or High Water”, due for release on 13 November via Music Theories Recordings/Artone Label Group. The Swedish guitarist, often ranked among the genre’s most influential players, has also released the lead single “Now Or Never” ahead of the album’s arrival, giving fans an early taste of…
-
Ted Sarandos Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Unveils Netflix India Storytelling Initiative
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday to launch the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative, a multi-phase scheme aimed at investing in the country’s creative talent pipeline. The move builds on more than a decade of collaboration between Netflix and India’s creative community and is intended to prepare…
-
Disney CEO admits The Mandalorian and Grogu didn’t “meet our box office expectations”, but there’s a good reason why it wasn’t a total disaster
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has acknowledged that The Mandalorian and Grogu failed to meet the studio’s box office expectations, grouping it with the recent live-action Moana as another franchise release that underperformed in cinemas. The admission came during Disney’s latest earnings call, where Iger argued that even when films fall short theatrically, the investment…