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Google is hoarding TPUs to develop Artificial General Intelligence

  • Google prioritises TPUs for AGI research over customer cloud sales
  • Google Cloud revenue jumped 82% to $24.75 billion this quarter
  • Google raises 2026 AI spending forecast to $195–205 billion

Google's parent company Alphabet is reserving its most powerful AI chips, tensor processing units (TPUs), primarily for its own artificial general intelligence (AGI) research rather than selling all available capacity to cloud customers, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during the company's second-quarter earnings call. This matters because it signals…

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Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu addresses absence from WNBA 3-point contest: ‘Never officially got invited’

  • Sabrina Ionescu says she wasn't invited to the WNBA 3-point contest.
  • Her absence has become a talking point among fans and media.
  • Comes amid broader debate over how the WNBA treats its star players.

Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty guard and reigning-era standout three-point shooter, has spoken out about her exclusion from this year's WNBA All-Star 3-point contest, saying she "never officially got invited" to take part. Her comments add to what has already been a talking point in the sports…

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Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 Launch Update Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes

  • Splatoon Raiders launches on Switch 2 with a day-one update addressing bugs and audio
  • Online play requires the latest patch, which disables cross-version local play compatibility
  • Nintendo releases nine soundtrack tracks and themed icon cosmetics to support the launch

The hunt begins. The new adventure Splatoon Raiders is out exclusively for the Switch 2 this week and like many other first-party Nintendo releases nowadays, there's a launch update. The patch notes aren't available locally just yet, but according to Nintendo's Japanese website, it comes with some adjustments…

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Beyoncé’s Dad Confirms a Bunch of Destiny’s Child Remixes Are Coming

  • Mathew Knowles announced Destiny's Child remixes arriving within 30 days
  • Collection includes unreleased tracks with various remix styles and guest artists
  • Missy Elliott confirmed featured on at least one track

Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé's father and former manager of Destiny's Child, has revealed that a batch of previously unreleased remixes by the group is set to be released within the next 30 days. Speaking to SiriusXM's Page Six Radio on 22 July, Knowles said the tracks include guest rapper…

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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Creator Says ‘Big Bang’ Character Was “Worst Choice” To Lead Spin-Off, “Which Made Him The Perfect Choice”

  • Chuck Lorre defends Stuart Bloom as spin-off lead despite being an unlikely hero
  • "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" premieres on HBO Max
  • Kevin Sussman reprises Stuart alongside other Big Bang Theory characters

Chuck Lorre, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, has explained why he chose comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, played by Kevin Sussman, to headline the franchise's newest spin-off, "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe." Lorre said Stuart was deliberately "the absolute worst choice" to be a hero,…

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Pentagon briefs House lawmakers on Iran war

  • Article content was inaccessible.
  • The title refers to a Pentagon briefing.
  • No reliable details were available.

The article’s content is unavailable because access to the page was denied. As a result, the reported Pentagon briefing of House lawmakers on the Iran war cannot be summarised reliably or neutrally from the material provided. The only available information is the title, which indicates that Pentagon officials…

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Jon Stewart presses Mamdani on where he breaks with fellow democratic socialists on prisons and borders

  • Jon Stewart questioned Mamdani on splits with fellow democratic socialists
  • Mamdani maintained ICE "should be abolished" despite any Trump rapport
  • Mamdani criticised Democratic Party as run by consultants and big money

Comedian and talk show host Jon Stewart questioned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about where his views diverge from other prominent democratic socialists, focusing on contentious issues such as prisons and border policy. The exchange highlighted Stewart's own scepticism towards certain far-left positions, prompting Mamdani to clarify…

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Pictured: ‘Love rival’, 70, charged over ‘brutal knife killing’ of Brit expat – who was found dead in French Dordogne village more than a year ago

  • 70-year-old woman charged with murdering British expat Karen Carter in France
  • Carter was found stabbed at her Dordogne village home over a year ago
  • Suspect described as a "love rival" of the victim

A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of British expat Karen Carter, who was found stabbed to death at her home in a village in the Dordogne region of France more than a year ago. Investigators have described the suspect as a "love rival" of the…

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Gustavo Dudamel Takes You Inside How He Created His World Cup Halftime Show | All Access

  • Dudamel reveals process behind first-ever World Cup halftime show
  • Show featured BTS, Justin Bieber and the Muppets
  • Dudamel collaborated with Chris Martin on the finale

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel discusses creating his segment of the first-ever World Cup halftime show in a Billboard All Access video feature. The interview offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the acclaimed musician approached staging such a high-profile, large-scale production, giving insight into the creative process behind a landmark…

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Paramount Seeks Three-Day Evidentiary Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

  • Paramount wants a three-day hearing before any injunction halts the WBD merger
  • A TRO already paused the deal after 12 states sued on antitrust grounds
  • Paramount says delay could cost it over $1 billion in fees

Paramount has asked a US federal judge to hold a three-day evidentiary hearing in mid-to-late August before deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction blocking its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The request comes after District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, pausing the…

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