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FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals
Federal Communications Commission officials accepted expensive gifts from Paramount, including gala tickets worth thousands of dollars, at a time when the company needed regulatory approval for major corporate deals. ProPublica’s investigation found that Commissioner Olivia Trusty and Chair Brendan Carr attended the Kennedy Center’s honours gala in December, courtesy of Paramount, despite federal ethics rules…
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Andy Burnham Set to Become U.K. Prime Minister as Former Manchester Mayor Named Labour Party Leader
Andy Burnham has been elected leader of the UK Labour party, putting him in line to become prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation last month. He was confirmed at a special leadership conference on Friday, with a formal handover at 10 Downing Street expected on Monday, making him the country’s seventh prime minister in a…
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id Software Defends Studio Despite Unions’ Unfair Labor Complaints Over Xbox Restructuring
Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs have sparked conflicting narratives about their impact. id Software director Hugo Martin has publicly disputed claims that the Doom and Quake creator has been severely damaged by the cuts, reject
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Netflix Deploys Generative AI Across 300 Titles in 2026 to Reduce Production Costs
Netflix has disclosed in its latest earnings report that generative artificial intelligence has been integrated into 300 movies and television shows throughout 2026. The streaming giant’s deployment of AI spans both back
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Inside Opus Dei: New On The Case podcast reveals how a Daily Mail reporter infiltrated shadowy Catholic sect accused of enslaving young women
A new episode of the Daily Mail’s On The Case podcast reveals how reporter Jordana Seal went undercover to investigate Opus Dei, the secretive Catholic organisation long accused of exploiting young women. Founded in Madrid in 1928 by priest Josemaría Escrivá, later canonised as a saint, Opus Dei presents itself as helping ordinary Catholics find…
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‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court
Twelve Democratic state attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the $111bn (£86bn) merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, arguing it breaches federal antitrust law and would reduce competition in film and cable television. The case, filed on Monday, moves to a crucial hearing on Friday,…
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America’s broken legal immigration system is replacing US workers by design
A Fox News opinion piece argues that America’s legal immigration system, not just illegal immigration, is harming American workers, and calls for a complete overhaul of programmes such as H-1B visas and Optional Practical Training (OPT). The author contends that these schemes, ostensibly designed to bring in specialised talent, are being used by employers to…
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Rocket Report: India’s Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?
This Rocket Report round-up covers developments in commercial and reusable rocket programmes across India, Japan and Australia. – Skyroot Aerospace plans Vikram-1’s first orbital launch attempt on 18 July, aiming to carry up to 350kg to low Earth orbit. – A successful flight would mark the first attempt by an Indian commercially developed rocket to…
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Over 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition calling for layoff protections: ‘These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run’
More than 4,500 Google employees have signed a petition demanding stronger protections against redundancies, arguing that recent job cuts prioritise profit over the people who operate the company. The action reflects continuing staff concern about instability at Google despite the company’s financial strength and prominent role in the technology sector. The petition’s signatories say layoffs…
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Unions accuse Microsoft of having “unlawfully fired people” in unfair labor practice complaints filed over Xbox layoffs
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union and their Canadian offshoot CWA Canada have filed unfair labour practice complaints against Microsoft, accusing the company of having mishandled the recent mass layoffs at Xbox. Read more