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Fallout studio Obsidian reportedly loses about a quarter of its staff in Xbox layoffs
Xbox laid off around 1600 people yesterday, July 6th, as mass cuts accompanied by the decision to part ways with five studios were set in stone. This substantial upheaval’s also had plenty of consequences for the studios staying under the Microsoft banner, including a more concerted push to get remaining staff working on Xbox’s most…
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Ahmadinejad appears alive at Khamenei funeral months after reported death
Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was reported dead by local media at the outbreak of the country’s war with Israel and the United States, has appeared in public alive at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad, who led Iran from 2005 to 2013, had been believed killed by a missile strike…
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Tess Rowlatt bailed to four-star Melbourne hotel after meth trafficking guilty plea
Tess Rowlatt, a 36-year-old Melbourne woman dubbed a “party girl”, has been granted bail after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and dealing with the proceeds of crime. County Court judge Duncan Allen released the repeat drug offender to a “suitable bail address”, allowing her to move from a cell at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre…
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Mass Balance sends autonomous chemistry lab into orbit to study disease proteins
British startup Mass Balance has launched an autonomous, self-run chemical laboratory into orbit, aiming to gather data on hard-to-study, disease-causing proteins in the near-absence of gravity. The grapefruit-sized apparatus lifted off aboard a SpaceX transporter on Tuesday morning and matters because it represents an early step towards using space as a routine research environment for…
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Norway hit by illness before World Cup quarter-final against England
Norway’s national football team have reportedly been struck by a bout of sickness ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday. The illness is significant because it raises doubts over the fitness of key players, including striker Erling Haaland, just days before they face England in the last eight. Norway secured their place…
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Harry attends documentary premiere by antisemitism-accused photographer Misan Harriman
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, spent his first night back in Britain attending the London premiere of a documentary about photographer Misan Harriman, a close friend of Meghan Markle who has recently been at the centre of accusations of anti-Semitism. The 41-year-old had reportedly hoped to stay at Buckingham Palace but missed his chance…
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England reach World Cup quarter-finals as hosts United States crash out
The Guardian’s football cartoonist David Squires has published his latest illustrated feature, casting a satirical eye over the major stories of the 2026 World Cup. The cartoon centres on England reaching the quarter-finals (the last eight), contrasted with the hosts the United States being knocked out of the tournament. The strip picks out talking points…
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England’s World Cup quarter-final marked by EA Sports FC music playlist
EA Sports has launched a new “Ultimate Mix: England” playlist to celebrate the England men’s football team reaching the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Mexico. The playlist gathers 50 English tracks drawn from the back catalogue of EA Sports FC and FIFA game soundtracks, marking how the long-running football series has become a notable platform…
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Elder Scrolls Online roadmap shifts two days before Season One launch after Xbox cuts
Yesterday brought the news that Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was “making reductions” and “shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects”.Today, we’re starting to learn…