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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event
Google has confirmed that comedian Trevor Noah will host its next “Made by Google” hardware launch event, scheduled for 12 August in New York City. The event, expected to unveil the Pixel 11 line-up, appears to signal Google’s continued push to court a mainstream, celebrity-driven audience rather than a traditional tech-focused crowd, following a similar…
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Capcom says it wants Monster Hunter Wilds to outsell World ‘over the medium to long term,’ but it’ll need to muster a lot of sales momentum to get there
Wilds didn’t rank in Capcom’s quarterly best sellers, but the company hopes to turn that around.
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Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify for $2.15 Billion in Bid to Augment Digital Measurement
Audience-measurement giant Nielsen said it would acquire the digital-media monitor DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction that takes place as more media companies and advertisers are putting the company under new scrutiny as they seek to unify tabulation of linear and digital viewership of media. Nielsen will take DoubleVerify private for a price estimated at approximately…
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‘Spaceship Earth’ TV Series Based on EPCOT Ride Gets Disney+ Pilot Order
Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a science-fiction series inspired by EPCOT’s long-running Spaceship Earth ride. The project could extend Disney’s efforts to turn theme-park attractions into screen franchises, although a full series has not yet been commissioned. The pilot follows teenagers from Earth’s past and future who must work together after an attempt to…
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Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, birth tourism after Supreme Court setback
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at restricting automatic birthright citizenship and curbing “birth tourism”, following what he described as an unfavourable Supreme Court ruling. The move matters because it renews his administration’s challenge to longstanding interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment and could affect children born in the US to certain non-citizen parents.…
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Roku Posts Strong Q2 In Wake Of Fox Deal As Platform Revenue Jump Pushes It Past Wall Street Forecasts
Roku posted a strong second quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts as platform revenue surged, marking its first earnings report since agreeing in June to be acquired by Fox Corp in a proposed $22 billion deal. The result underscores Roku’s improving core business just as it heads towards new ownership, with executives crediting a major redesign…
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Paramount’s Precipice: How David Ellison Could Salvage $111B WBD Merger (Hint – Call Kamala)
Paramount CEO David Ellison is facing mounting obstacles to closing his $111 billion (£87 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, after losing a court battle this week over the start date for an antitrust trial brought by a coalition of state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America. The setback marks the first serious…
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Foreign drunk drivers could face swift boot out of country under Trump’s ‘America first’ crackdown
The Trump administration is stripping visas from foreign nationals arrested for driving under the influence, presenting the move as part of a wider “America first” national security drive. State Department officials argue that removing visa holders who commit offences such as drink-driving helps protect the American public, with spokesperson Tommy Pigott stating that “every visa…
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Trump launches ferocious crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ targeting foreign diplomats
Donald Trump has announced a sweeping crackdown targeting “birth tourism”, the practice of pregnant foreign nationals travelling to the United States specifically to give birth so their child gains automatic US citizenship. The measures also take aim at children born on US soil to foreign diplomats, marking a further push by the administration to narrow…
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Rome Streetz Breaks Down Each Track From ‘Sock It 2 My Pocket’
Rome Streetz has released his new album “Sock It 2 My Pocket,” marking a shift in approach as he moves away from single-producer projects towards a broader creative team, working with heavyweight producers including Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Havoc and The Alchemist, alongside lesser-known names such as V Don, Denny LaFlare and Russian producer Ssllahi.…