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Solar eclipse: How to make pinhole projector at home as stocks run low on special glasses
A partial solar eclipse – with around 90 to 96% coverage – will be visible from the UK on Wednesday.
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Camille Delamarre To Direct ‘Bugatti: The Final Race’ For Andrea Iervolino, Who Makes Scriptwriting Debut
Filmmaker Andrea Iervolino has enlisted director Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions, The Transporter Refueled) to direct Bugatti: The Final Race, a biopic about car maker Ettore Bugatti. The project marks a milestone for Iervolino, who is scripting one of his own films for the first time, co-writing with Alberto Ferrari after original writer Bobby Moresco departed…
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Angela Rayner admits she still vapes – on same day Labour minister launches crackdown on vape shops
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has acknowledged that she still uses vapes, with the admission emerging on the same day a fellow Labour minister unveiled new measures targeting vape shops. The timing has drawn attention given the government’s own push to tighten regulation of the vaping industry, highlighting a perceived inconsistency between ministers’ personal habits…
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Star Wars Zero Company wants to be more than XCOM with lightsabers: “Gamers are more sophisticated now”
Developers behind Star Wars Zero Company have said they want the upcoming tactical strategy game to be more than simply a Star Wars-flavoured take on XCOM, arguing that today’s strategy fans expect deeper and more sophisticated systems. The comments position the game as an attempt to push the genre forward within a major franchise, rather…
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Progressive praise for Trump as Warren backs push to curb defense contractor CEO payouts
Senator Elizabeth Warren has credited a Trump administration policy with curbing stock buybacks by major US defense contractors, saying the change has redirected roughly $2 billion away from shareholder payouts. Her comments came as the Progressive senator offered rare praise for a Trump-era measure, amid a wider push to rein in defense contractor executive pay,…
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David Ellison Told Top Execs Paramount Will Exit California If AG Refuses To Negotiate Settlement In WBD Merger Suit
Paramount CEO David Ellison has warned senior executives that the company will begin relocating out of California from 1 October if state Attorney General Rob Bonta refuses to negotiate a settlement over the antitrust lawsuit challenging Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The threat escalates a bitter public dispute between Paramount and California’s top prosecutor…
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DJ Shadow Announces ‘Endtroducing’ 30th Anniversary Edition
DJ Shadow is set to reissue his landmark 1996 debut album ‘Endtroducing’ to mark its 30th anniversary, with the special edition due on 18th September via Mo’Wax/PIAS. Widely regarded as the first album built entirely from samples, the record remains a hugely influential touchstone in modern production, praised for weaving together sources ranging from obscure…
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Levon Helm Studios Sues Amy Helm, Alleging Years Of Self-Dealing
Levon Helm Studios, the Woodstock, New York venue founded by the late Band drummer Levon Helm, has filed a federal lawsuit against his daughter Amy Helm, accusing her of years of “self-dealing” that cost the company at least $2 million. The suit, filed on Monday against Amy and seven other defendants, follows her removal from…
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Microsoft apparently just upped its Windows licence fee for OEM handheld and PC makers, and I’m taking it as an excuse to switch to Linux
Microsoft has allegedly increased Windows OEM licence fees by 7% to 10%, according to a PC brand executive, and that could lead to higher handheld and PC prices.
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Interview: Count Binface has some advice for Nigel Farage if he loses in Clacton
Two days before an historic by-election in Clacton, the ‘independent space warrior’ sits down with the hosts of In The Room to talk Farage, ice creams, and the royal family. Reported by Maja Anushka