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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
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Drone captures devastating aftermath of Spokane wildfires
A BBC drone video shows the extensive damage caused by wildfires that swept through Spokane, Washington, and surrounding areas, burning around 10,000 acres and destroying more than 900 homes. Strong winds fanned the flames rapidly, forcing more than 64,000 residents to evacuate as the blaze became the highest firefighting priority in the United States. The…
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Donie O’Sullivan Says He’s Not Worried About Humanizing Extremists: “They’re Human”
CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan discussed his work covering extremists and political fringes with The Hollywood Reporter, ahead of key 2026 US midterm primary races in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Ireland-born journalist, known for engaging earnestly with hardline figures across the political spectrum, defended his approach of humanising extremists, arguing that understanding rather than dismissing them…
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Star Wars Zero Company Is a Turn-Based Tactics Adventure That’s Not Just For XCOM Experts | IGN Preview
Hands-on with the campaign’s first 10 hours reveals that this strategy-heavy slice of Star Wars is shaping up nicely, in spite of a few scruffy-looking edges.
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Star Wars Zero Company brings tactical combat to Clone Wars
Polygon’s hands-on preview of Star Wars Zero Company confirms the tactical RPG, developed by Bit Reactor (a studio of EA staffed by former Firaxis developers behind XCOM), successfully marries squad-based combat with a Star Wars setting during the Clone Wars era. Having played roughly 10 hours of a preview build, the reviewer rates it as…
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Axe stamp duty? How Andy Burnham could change property tax
Sir Andy Burnham, as the new prime minister, is considering an overhaul of property taxation in the UK to help fund social care reform and increased defence spending. Options being explored include scrapping stamp duty and replacing council tax with a single annual property or land levy, an idea that has long appealed to economists…