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The Tragedy of Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton, the self-styled “original influencer” and gossip blogger, is at the centre of renewed public debate after a livestreamed suicide attempt on TikTok Live in early August, which reopened old wounds about the toxicity he once built his career on. The incident, and his continuing hospitalisation, has prompted commentators and former targets to reassess…
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Alexa can verify suspected Amazon scam messages
Amazon has expanded its Alexa for Shopping assistant so it can verify whether an email, text message or phone call claiming to be from the company is genuine, in an effort to counter impersonation scams. Users can ask the AI assistant about a suspicious message and it will check it against Amazon’s own records of…
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The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the economy: a plan stuck in the Tory comfort zone | Editorial
The Guardian’s editorial argues that Kemi Badenoch’s appointment of Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor undermines her stated strategy of making economic competence the centrepiece of her attack on the new Labour government under Andy Burnham. It contends that her choice reveals a lack of insight into why the Conservatives lost the last election, favouring a…
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Google Avoids Forced Divestiture in Ad Tech Antitrust Loss, Judge Orders Behavioral Remedies Instead
A US federal judge has concluded the remedies phase of Google’s ad tech antitrust case, ordering “behavioural” changes to how the company runs its advertising business rather than forcing it to sell off AdX, its advertising exchange. In a two-page order issued on Wednesday, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she had accepted “most of…
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Richarlison could still leave Tottenham as Trabzonspor weigh up bid for striker
Richarlison could leave Tottenham Hotspur before Friday’s Turkish transfer deadline, with Trabzonspor showing firm interest in the Brazilian striker. Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said Richarlison had asked to leave “too many times” this summer, and the club has already let two other unsettled players, Kevin Danso and Pape Sarr, depart on loan deals with…
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Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh lead Apple TV+ Cold War comedy
Apple TV+ is releasing “Mayday,” a Cold War-inspired action-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, from Friday. Directed by John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, the film draws comparisons to “Top Gun” and “Midnight Run,” and the review argues it is strong enough that it deserved a cinema release rather than going straight to streaming,…
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Spectrum COO Nick Jeffery Touts “The Great Cable Comeback” As He Assumes Charter Exec Post
Nick Jeffery has begun his role as chief operating officer of Spectrum, the consumer-facing brand of Charter Communications, marking his move from the top job at Frontier Communications following its acquisition by Verizon earlier this year. In a LinkedIn post on his first day, Jeffery declared “the Great Cable Comeback” was under way, pledging to…
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Empire of the Sun Bring the Crowd “Alive” at Jones Beach: Photos + Setlist
Empire of the Sun brought their “Ask That God Tour” to the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Sunday night, delivering a 19-song career-spanning performance. Fronted by Luke Steele, the Australian electropop duo played against striking visual backdrops, drawing on both their back catalogue and their 2024 album Ask That God,…
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Cost-of-living squeeze deepens as markets slide and Burnham clashes with Badenoch at PMQs
Global bond markets tumbled on inflation and AI-borrowing fears, prompting the Dutch central bank to shift gold reserves to London, as Andy Burnham made his PMQs debut sparring with Kemi Badenoch over EU steel concerns; also today, a South Korean care-home director was jailed for abuse, and Arsenal end the transfer …
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Travis Kelce Shares Taylor Swift’s Reaction to Publicly Debuting Their Dog After Keeping Her ‘Under Wraps’ for a Year
Travis Kelce revealed on the season premiere of his New Heights podcast that Taylor Swift approved plans to feature their dog, Wendy, in his new Tommy Hilfiger campaign, ending months of the couple keeping the Samoyed largely out of the public eye. Kelce explained that the fashion brand’s team asked if he was comfortable using…