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Wilson Pickett Estate Partners With Primary Wave in Deal That Includes NIL Rights & Publishing Stake
Primary Wave has entered a partnership with the estate of soul singer Wilson Pickett, encompassing a share of his name, image and likeness rights and an apparent stake in his music publishing catalogue. Announced on 2 September, the deal will see the estate work with Primary Wave on marketing, branding, digital and synch opportunities, as…
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TalkFuse afternoon briefing, 2 Sep 2026 13:39
Andy Burnham’s first PMQs saw him dodge tax questions and face pension warnings, while US Democrats fended off left-wing challengers, a second Grand Canyon flood victim was named, and Coco Gauff triumphed at the US Open.
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Foil helium party balloon that touched power line sparked heatwave field fire that tore through a village and destroyed 2 homes
An investigation has found that a foil helium party balloon drifting into a power line was the likely cause of a fire that tore through fields and destroyed two homes in Kenninghall, Norfolk, during last month’s heatwave. The blaze broke out on 9 August and spread within minutes to properties on Wood Close, prompting a…
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Next-gen AI networks may hinge on the telephone switchboard’s return
Nvidia and other AI hardware makers are betting big on optical circuit switching (OCS) to enable future data centre designs packing hundreds or thousands of accelerators into a single system. This matters because next-generation AI clusters need flexible, high-speed ways to reconfigure networks on the fly, and traditional packet-switching ASICs cannot fulfil this role alone,…
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Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids
The US Department of Energy has warned of a heightened risk of power outages across a wide stretch of the country on Wednesday as an intense heatwave pushes electricity demand to near-record levels. The concern centres on the PJM Interconnection, the largest US electric grid, which supplies 67 million people from Washington DC to Chicago,…
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‘Everything countercultural is doomed, isn’t it?’ Sofie Royer, the bracingly brilliant pop star pondering life’s big questions
Sofie Royer, an Austrian-Iranian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Vienna, is releasing her forthcoming album Before/After, which critics are praising for its wit and dense cultural references. Her music blends genres such as Italo disco, new wave and garage rock, and her lyrics draw on figures ranging from Andrei Tarkovsky to Kenneth Anger, reflecting…
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BBC reporter broke impartiality rules by referring to ‘genocide’ in Gaza on podcast owned by Gary Lineker
The BBC has admitted that Katty Kay, its US special correspondent, breached the corporation’s impartiality rules by referring to a “genocide” in Gaza while co-hosting a podcast produced by Gary Lineker’s company Goalhanger. The broadcaster said her wording made it sound as though she was endorsing the description as her own view rather than attributing…
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Women’s Super League 2 predictions: can Newcastle reach promotion and will Watford stay up?
The Women’s Super League 2 season kicks off on Friday with Watford hosting Burnley, and this preview runs through each of the 12 clubs’ prospects under a revised promotion format. This year only the WSL2 champions gain automatic promotion, while the sides finishing second and third face a new pre-qualifying match to decide who meets…
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‘Prison Break’ Meets ‘Mindhunter’ in the 6-Part Apple TV Miniseries Taking Over Streaming
Apple TV’s 2022 limited series Black Bird has returned to the top 10 in several countries more than four years after its release, showing renewed demand for older prison-set crime dramas. The show pairs a Prison Break-style premise with a Mindhunter-esque psychological angle, following an inmate who agrees to get an earlier release by befriending…