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The 10 Greatest Fantasy Books That You Haven’t Read
Collider’s feature highlights ten underrated fantasy novels that critics argue deserve wider recognition despite being overlooked amid the genre’s crowded modern market. The list spans different eras and styles, from lighter adventure to art-book experimentation and historical horror, aiming to point readers towards quality titles that never achieved mainstream popularity. Featured picks include Kage Baker’s…
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Bank of England chief economist calls for interest rates to be raised
The Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill, has called for interest rates to rise, warning that a “wait-and-see” approach from fellow policymakers leaves the UK exposed to inflation risks stemming from the Middle East energy crisis. His intervention highlights a split at the top of the Bank over how to respond to ongoing geopolitical…
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Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner Are a Crypto-Era Bonnie & Clyde in First Look at Netflix’s New True Crime Series [Exclusive]
Netflix has unveiled a first-look image from *The Altruists*, an eight-episode limited series dramatising the rise and fall of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed in 2022 amid one of the largest financial fraud cases in US history. The show, created by Oscar-winning *The Imitation Game* writer Graham Moore, stars Anthony Boyle as FTX co-founder…
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OpenAI Cut Off a Billion-Dollar Customer to Avoid Elon Musk
OpenAI has ended its partnership with Cursor, the AI coding editor, after Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquired the company, choosing to sacrifice significant revenue rather than continue supplying its models to a Musk-controlled business. The move highlights the depth of OpenAI’s distrust of Musk, with the firm citing past instances of “Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts”…
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Arsenal receive record £60m as Martinelli joins Al-Hilal
Arsenal have confirmed the sale of forward Gabriel Martinelli to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £60m, a fee that sets a new record for the Premier League champions, surpassing the £40m they received for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Liverpool in 2017. The Brazilian, who joined from Ituano in 2019 and was part of Arsenal’s title-winning squad…
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Machado challenges Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s unelected interim regime
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has publicly questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, arguing that the country’s natural resources do not belong to what she called “an illegitimate regime”. Speaking for the first time since Trump announced the agreement last Friday, the Nobel peace prize winner tried to balance her…
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Meghan Markle shares previously unseen photo of Prince Archie with late feminist icon Gloria Steinem as she pays tribute to her ‘friend and mentor’
Meghan Markle has paid tribute to Gloria Steinem, the veteran feminist campaigner who died this week aged 92, describing her as a “friend and mentor” in her first social media post since returning to the UK. The Duchess of Sussex shared three photographs of “Glo”, including a previously unseen image of Prince Archie with Steinem,…
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World Cup shapes record spending in 2026 transfer window
The 2026 summer transfer window, spanning the World Cup in the US, closed with several notable patterns across Europe’s top leagues. The tournament acted as a shop window for breakout talents, while some elite clubs moved early for targets even as their players competed, and promoted Premier League clubs spent unprecedented sums compared with the…
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Tecno unveils bezel-free concept phone ahead of IFA
Tecno, a budget smartphone brand affiliated with Itel and Infinix, has unveiled the Bezelless, a concept phone with no visible screen bezel at all, ahead of its debut at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The Verge’s reviewer was sent a prototype and found that the 6.78-inch, 144Hz OLED display genuinely runs edge-to-edge, with no…
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Google adds Gemini Live voice controls to Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google has begun rolling out real-time voice assistant features for Gmail, Docs, and Keep, letting users manage these apps through spoken conversation rather than typing. Called Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live, the tools mirror the existing Gemini Live chatbot experience and are designed to make it easier to find or record information hands-free,…