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“The most impressive Motionless In White album so far”: Pennsylvania’s metalcore stars finally find their identity on Decades

  • Motionless In White's new album Decades praised as their best yet.
  • Band finally forges its own sound after years of imitating influences.
  • Single Playing God features a fierce Corey Taylor (Slipknot) guest verse.

Motionless In White have released their seventh studio album, Decades, which reviewer Louder describes as the Pennsylvania metalcore band's most accomplished work to date, finally forging a distinct sonic identity after two decades of drawing heavily on influences such as Korn, Slipknot and Rob Zombie. Since forming in…

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Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?

  • GPUs' environmental costs extend well beyond AI data centres alone
  • Nvidia's data-centre revenue soared from $0.6bn to $62bn since 2018
  • Communities increasingly grapple with new AI data centres locally

A feature from The Verge examines the environmental and ethical costs of GPUs, the chips powering the current AI boom, arguing that scrutiny should extend beyond AI data centres to the broader history and use of graphics processors. The piece notes that hundreds of thousands of GPUs are…

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Remembering When an EP Brought Four New Beatles Recordings to the Brits in 1964

  • Long Tall Sally EP (June 1964) offered UK fans genuinely new Beatles recordings
  • Featured three covers plus original "I Call Your Name"
  • Some tracks had already been released earlier in the US

The article looks back at The Beatles' Long Tall Sally EP, released in Britain in June 1964, which stood out from the group's earlier EPs by featuring genuinely new recordings rather than repackaged tracks. Most previous Beatles EPs had simply recycled songs already released as singles or on…

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Scalding hot AI accelerators have put datacenters in hot water. Two-phase cooling could chill them out

  • Accelsius claims two-phase coolants let datacentre water run up to 14°C hotter
  • Higher water temperatures could cut annual cooling energy costs substantially
  • Tests on Dell servers with Nvidia B200 chips showed notable temperature drops

US startup Accelsius has commissioned research suggesting datacentres could cut cooling costs significantly by switching to two-phase cooling fluids for AI accelerators, which run far hotter than traditional server chips. The approach matters because the ongoing AI datacentre building boom, combined with rising electricity costs and supply constraints,…

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One of Australia’s richest men is hauled before court – billionaire allegedly refused to pay a $198 parking ticket for leaving his $500,000 Aston Martin in a loading zone

  • Billionaire Adrian Portelli in court over unpaid $198 parking fine
  • Aston Martin worth $500,000 was left in a loading zone
  • Case notable for gap between his wealth and the fine amount

An Australian billionaire, Adrian Portelli, has been taken to court over an allegedly unpaid $198 parking fine after his $500,000 Aston Martin was found parked in a loading zone. The case has drawn attention largely because of the disparity between Portelli's substantial wealth and the relatively trivial sum…

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Paul McCartney Shocks Fans With Surprise Cameo on Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool

  • McCartney surprised Magical Mystery Tour fans in Liverpool on 20 July
  • He revealed he was FaceTiming bandmate Ringo Starr at the time
  • Visit tied to honouring actor Stephen Graham at LIPA

Sir Paul McCartney made an unexpected appearance on Liverpool's Magical Mystery Tour bus route on 20 July, delighting fans when he was spotted waving at traffic lights on Hope Street. The moment added an extra thrill to the popular tourist attraction, which takes visitors around key locations from…

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Lebanese army says troops deploying in ‘pilot zone’ after Israeli withdrawal

  • Lebanese troops enter southern "pilot zone" after Israeli withdrawal
  • Part of US-brokered deal involving Hezbollah's disarmament
  • Comes ahead of Trump-Aoun meeting in Washington

Lebanon's army has begun deploying troops to a "pilot zone" in the south of the country, following Israel's withdrawal from part of the territory it occupied during last year's conflict with Hezbollah. The move, confirmed by Israel's military on Monday night, forms part of a US-brokered agreement and…

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Bub – living an artist’s dreams and dreads in New York

  • New game Bub dramatises artist Case Jernigan's life with MS
  • Blends NYC scenes with stop-motion childhood memories and visions
  • Handmade visuals, original score, players can create art; out 2027

A new video game called Bub tells the autobiographical story of artist and stop-motion animator Case Jernigan, exploring the impact of his multiple sclerosis diagnosis on his ability to make art. Developed with coder and gameplay designer Todd Anderson, the game blends a present-day New York City setting…

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Hole and Smashing Pumpkins icon Melissa Auf der Maur digs into archive to unveil first new music in 16 years

  • Melissa Auf der Maur announces first new album in 16 years
  • 'Bass Womb Room' features unreleased 1990s demos, out 4 September
  • Album ties in with a Toronto photo exhibition and 240-page photobook

Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist for Hole and former touring member of The Smashing Pumpkins, is releasing her first new music in 16 years. The album, 'Bass Womb Room: My '90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings', collects previously unreleased living-room demos she recorded in the 1990s using a…

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Start date for new bike lane on Leopold Street in Sheffield city centre announced

  • New Leopold Street cycle lane works have been announced.
  • The scheme aims to improve city-centre cycling safety.
  • Detailed dates and arrangements were unavailable.

Sheffield City Council has announced that work on a new cycle lane on Leopold Street in the city centre is due to begin shortly. The scheme is intended to make cycling safer and improve connections through a busy central area, although the works are likely to affect road…

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