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Dubai offers tourists benefits worth £610 as numbers plummet amid Iran war
Dubai has launched a scheme paying residents’ family and friends to visit, as tourist numbers collapse following the city’s entanglement in the US-Israel war on Iran. The Dubai Invite initiative, run by the department of economy and tourism, aims to counter a sharp downturn in visitors after missile and drone strikes hit the Fairmont hotel…
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Star Wars Zero Company is a 30-40 hour linear game with no New Game+, and I’m totally OK with this
PC Gamer has previewed Star Wars Zero Company, a strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, revealing that it is a linear, story-driven experience lasting roughly 30 to 40 hours with no New Game+ mode included. The lack of a replay-focused mode marks a departure from many modern strategy and tactics titles, which often…
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Peacock Turns Its First-Ever Profit in Q2 as NBCUniversal Split Looms
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, posted its first ever profitable quarter, with parent company Comcast reporting the milestone alongside broader Q2 earnings ahead of its planned split into two separate companies. The result marks a significant turnaround for a service that has bled money since its 2020 launch, and comes at a pivotal moment as Comcast…
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Nolan defends AI use in Odyssey casting amid backlash
The article text was not provided, so its claims cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates that Christopher Nolan has defended the use of artificial intelligence in casting for *The Odyssey* after criticism or backlash. Without the article’s content or a working URL, it is unclear what AI tool was used, who objected, or what…
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Peacock Adds 2M Subscribers In Q2, Turns First Profit; Studio A Standout As Comcast Plots Next Big Move
Comcast’s streaming service Peacock posted its first-ever quarterly profit, earning $189 million and adding 2 million subscribers to reach 48 million, in results announced as parent company Comcast reported its first earnings since revealing plans to split into two separate businesses. The FIFA World Cup, NBA Playoffs and Love Island USA helped drive Peacock’s growth,…
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Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes Sealed Booster Bundles Back in Stock at Amazon
Amazon has restocked sealed booster bundles for the Pokémon TCG’s Ascended Heroes expansion, offering collectors a more reliable purchasing option amid ongoing chaos around other recent Pokémon releases, including troubled preorders for the 30th Anniversary Celebration set and messy 151 restocks at The Pokémon Center. While Amazon’s price remains above the official recommended retail price,…
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A grief therapist told me I should live to honor my son. How would I do that?
Writer Matthew Schnipper reflects on the aftermath of his 22-month-old son Renzo’s sudden death from an aneurysm, describing how he turned to the work of grief specialist David Kessler for guidance. Kessler, described as a leading authority on grief who worked alongside Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, expanded her famous five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression,…
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Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn
A new petition filed with the US Federal Communications Commission warns that plans by SpaceX, Blue Origin and other tech firms to build vast networks of orbital datacentres could cause “catastrophic” environmental damage. Space industry experts and environmental groups argue that pollution from satellites and rockets burning up on re-entry is accumulating in the stratosphere…
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TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 Loss Despite Boost From Mexico World Cup Telecasts
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a second-quarter net loss of more than $10 million, even as revenue jumped 10% thanks to advertising and licensing income tied to its rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The result underscores the continued financial strain facing the company, which was formed from the merger of Univision…