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W Sound, Led by Ovy on the Drums & WestCOL, Renews Partnership with Warner Music Latina
W Sound, the music venture led by producer Ovy on the Drums and streamer WestCOL, has renewed and expanded its distribution partnership with Warner Music Latina, Billboard reported exclusively on 22 July. The deal builds on the project’s success since launching in 2024, aiming to grow its reach into new markets and secure further international…
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Samsung’s new foldables come with Gemini Notebook pre-installed
Samsung and Google used Galaxy Unpacked to detail a wave of Gemini-powered AI features arriving on Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and Z Flip 8 foldables. The devices will ship with Google’s Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) pre-installed, alongside an expanded AI task automation feature that can now handle actions like shopping, booking travel…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a sharper ultrawide camera and a bigger battery
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, its new flagship foldable smartphone that succeeds the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and sits alongside a second, cheaper model called the Z Fold 8. The Ultra retains a broadly similar design to its predecessor but brings across-the-board upgrades, including a sharper camera set-up, a larger…
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Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley pays tribute to ‘lovely dad’
BBC Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley has paid tribute to her father, Martin Whiley, following his death, announcing the news in an Instagram post. The 61-year-old broadcaster, who is from Northampton, had previously revealed on her podcast that her father had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and she described him in her tribute as “the…
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Olivia Rodrigo Discusses Abortion Bans With Center For Reproductive Rights
Olivia Rodrigo has appeared in a series of videos with the Center For Reproductive Rights, discussing the state of abortion access in America following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. The pop star, who has campaigned on reproductive rights since early in her career, used the platform of her latest album’s release to…
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Israel’s new exhibit exposes years of Hamas terrorist planning before Oct 7 massacre
Israel has opened a new exhibition, “Return to October,” which uses declassified Israel Defense Forces intelligence and planning documents recovered in Gaza alongside video reconstructions to show how Hamas prepared for years before carrying out its cross-border attack on 7 October 2023. The exhibit aims to demonstrate that the assault, in which Hamas-led militants killed…
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Prison release scheme which could see Rotherham child abusers freed early to be “reviewed,” says PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the planned early-release scheme for prisoners would be reviewed amid concern that people convicted in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation cases could qualify for earlier release. The issue matters because survivors, including Sarah Wilson and Sammy Woodhouse, fear perpetrators could return to the community sooner than originally expected, while the…
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AI-generated music now surpasses 50 per cent of daily uploads on Deezer
Deezer has confirmed that AI-generated tracks now account for more than half of all music uploaded to the platform each day, a milestone that marks the first time human-made music has been outnumbered by AI alternatives on the service. The shift underscores the rapid growth of AI music tools and has intensified concerns across the…
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ESPN laying off Karl Ravech leaves fans fuming, but the writing has been on the wall for years
ESPN has laid off a wave of on-air staff this week, a shake-up that has stunned fans and rattled a network already scrutinised over its programming and personnel decisions. Baseball anchor Karl Ravech was among those let go, with commentators noting that signs of such cuts had been building for some time, alongside other prominent…
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Republicans say they’d welcome Fetterman as GOP eyes bigger Senate majority
Republicans have signalled they would welcome Senator John Fetterman if he chose to leave the Democratic Party, as the GOP looks to expand its narrow Senate majority ahead of the midterms. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he would embrace such a move after Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat known for his independent streak, indicated he…