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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
Perplexity’s year-long partnership with Indian telecom giant Airtel, which gave away free 12-month Pro subscriptions to Airtel’s 360 million customers starting in July 2025, has produced a lasting surge in Indian users even as the free offer expires and downloads fall back to earth. The deal, which offered a subscription normally worth about $200, triggered…
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Singer brings case against managers over concealed Live Nation stake
Pop singer Ellie Goulding has sued her former management team, alleging they concealed a fundamental conflict of interest for years while negotiating her contracts. Benedict Mawson and Edward Millett of TaP Management, who managed Goulding from 2018 to 2025, are accused of hiding the fact that Live Nation had held a controlling stake in TaP’s…
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UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told
Great Britain risks running out of gas within a decade unless ministers take “unprecedented” action, according to an official government assessment of the country’s gas security. The warning comes as North Sea oil and gas production continues its 25-year decline, with ageing infrastructure potentially unable to guarantee supply during prolonged cold spells, prompting the government…
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ANBERLIN Announces New Album ‘Currency’, Shares ‘Neverafter’ Single
American alternative rock band Anberlin have announced their ninth studio album, “Currency,” marking the first full-length record to feature Matty Mullins as lead vocalist. Due for release later this year, the album builds on 2024’s “Vega,” on which Mullins made his recording debut on two tracks, and represents a significant new chapter for a band…
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Billy Strings Misses His Own Hall of Fame Induction, So His Hall of Famer Dad Steps In
Bluegrass star Billy Strings was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony over the weekend, but he did not attend, prompting his father, Terry Barber, to accept the honour on his behalf. Barber, himself already a member of the same Hall of Fame, drove several hours to stand in for…
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Billy Strings Misses His Own Hall of Fame Induction, So His Hall of Famer Dad Steps In
Bluegrass star Billy Strings was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame over the weekend, but did not attend the ceremony himself. His father, Terry Barber, a Hall of Fame member in his own right, stepped in to accept the award on his son’s behalf, driving several hours to the Charlotte Performing Arts…
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ABC sues the FCC over Trump and Carr’s campaign of threats
ABC and its parent company Disney have sued the Federal Communications Commission, accusing the regulator of waging a “retaliatory campaign” against the broadcaster over its news and political coverage. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the FCC has been punishing ABC for its speech by threatening its broadcast licenses, marking a significant escalation in…
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Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz as US territory
President Trump posted an image of a map labeling the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory early on Tuesday in an apparent effort to double down on his calls to annex the waterway. The map, which Trump posted on his Truth Social account, labels the waterway as a “new U.S. territory.” The Strait of…
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Microsoft finally fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu
Microsoft is overhauling File Explorer and the Windows right-click context menu to address long-standing quality complaints, part of a broader push by the company to improve Windows reliability after CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged a need to “win back” users’ trust. File Explorer has reportedly suffered from feature bloat, poor design decisions and a reputation for…
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Trump’s Navy in crisis as another warship breaks down with sailors going FOUR DAYS without food, water and toilets
I wasn’t able to retrieve the actual article text — the content that came through was just Daily Mail’s sidebar/navigation links (other headlines), not the story itself. My attempt to fetch the page directly was blocked (`Claude Code is unable to fetch from www.dailymail.com`), and web search requires a permission grant I don’t have in…