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Is V in Edgerunners 2? Is There a Cyberpunk 2077 Canon Ending? And What About Season 3? We Asked the Showrunner in a New Interview

  • A possible V reference is deliberately ambiguous.
  • *Edgerunners 2* does not choose a canonical game ending.
  • The second season is set in 2078.

Bartosz Sztybor, showrunner of *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2*, says a scene that appears to reference V is open to interpretation. He also says the series does not establish one canonical ending for *Cyberpunk 2077*, allowing the game’s different endings to remain possible. Sztybor said the creative team consulted CD…

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The 1968 Beatles song John Lennon called Paul McCartney’s “masterpiece”. But, was it all about him?

  • Lennon praised “Hey Jude” as one of McCartney’s masterpieces.
  • McCartney wrote it to comfort Julian Lennon.
  • Lennon heard the song as a message about their partnership.

John Lennon called Paul McCartney’s “Hey Jude” one of his masterpieces, though he believed it was also indirectly addressed to him. McCartney originally wrote the song to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce, but Lennon heard its words as reflecting the strain of their partnership as…

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The Batman Part 2’s Mystery Villains May Have Just Been Confirmed in Major Leak

  • A leaked image appears to hint at several sequel characters.
  • Moulds point to Zsasz, Harvey Dent and the Court of Owls.
  • The film is due in cinemas on 18 February 2028.

An online image from the team that made Heidi Klum’s Halloween prosthetic appears to show character moulds for The Batman Part 2, fuelling speculation about the sequel’s cast and villains. Labels and facial details have led fans to connect Brian Tyree Henry with Harvey Dent, Sebastian Stan with…

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Keeley Hawes to Lead Season 2 of Sky’s High-Octane, Six-Part ‘Prisoner’ (Exclusive)

  • Keeley Hawes joins Sky’s *Prisoner* for season two.
  • Izuka Hoyle returns as Amber Todd.
  • Todd and Weaver flee after Todd is framed for murder.

Keeley Hawes will lead the second season of Sky’s thriller *Prisoner*, joining Izuka Hoyle, who returns as prison transport officer Amber Todd. The new series follows Todd as she becomes involved in the extradition of Dr Regan Weaver, a brilliant psychologist and notorious prisoner, and is framed for…

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Bess Atwell Introduces New Album ‘Cut A Figure’

  • Bess Atwell’s new album, ‘Cut A Figure’, arrives in February.
  • The record was produced by Chris Coady in California.
  • Its tour includes a London Barbican show.

Bess Atwell has announced her new album, ‘Cut A Figure’, shaped in part by her move to Canada. The UK artist says performing songs alone, without instruments, helped her feel more free and showed her how strongly those moments connected with audiences. Produced by Chris Coady at his…

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‘Star Trek’ Star Gates McFadden Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart: His Portrayal of Jean-Luc Picard Gave People Hope Around the World

  • Gates McFadden says Stewart’s Picard inspired hope through principled leadership.
  • She recalls his love of theatre and his peaceful death with his wife.
  • Tributes showed how audiences value leaders guided by fairness and responsibility.

Gates McFadden has paid tribute to Patrick Stewart, reflecting on how his public conduct and portrayal of Jean-Luc Picard gave people a model of ethical leadership. She says the response to his death showed how strongly audiences value leaders whose principles inspire hope, fairness and a belief that…

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Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 Development Team Has Been Revealed

  • Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 made the remake.
  • HokWai Ng took his first director role at Nintendo.
  • Aonuma and Fujibayashi served as producers.

Nintendo has revealed that its internal Entertainment Planning & Development Production Group No. 3 developed the Switch 2 remake of *The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*. The disclosure came in the first two parts of a new developer interview series, offering insight into the team behind the…

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Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition joins Cate Blanchett and CAA on AI licensing brief in New York Times’ case against OpenAI

  • Music Artists Coalition joined a brief on AI licensing in the Times case.
  • Nine music groups separately argue the training should not count as fair use.
  • The ruling could affect other copyright cases against AI firms.

Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition has joined a proposed court brief with the Human Consent Foundation, co-founded by Cate Blanchett, CAA and other creative-industry figures in the New York Times’ copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft. The group is asking to address whether creative rights can be identified,…

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Raye, Sam Fender, Garth Brooks… and the bots. Five things to know about the AI arms race in live ticketing

  • Bots disrupted sales for Raye, Garth Brooks and Sam Fender.
  • Raye’s presale had 1.8 million registrations for 5,000 seats.
  • Ticketing firms and US regulators are battling bot-driven buying.

Ticket bots disrupted sales linked to Raye, Garth Brooks and Sam Fender in October, showing how automated attacks can affect presales and even lead to a show being cancelled. Artists and ticketing companies are trying to keep tickets available for genuine fans, while regulators are pursuing claims under…

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Pandora’s monthly user base fell by 2.75m YoY in Q3, while SiriusXM’s total revenue share and royalty costs rose to $726M

  • Pandora lost 2.75 million monthly users year on year.
  • SiriusXM’s royalty and revenue-share costs reached $726 million.
  • SiriusXM raised its 2026 revenue forecast to about $8.55 billion.

Pandora’s audience and paid subscriber numbers fell in the third quarter of 2026, while SiriusXM’s royalty and revenue-share costs rose. The results point to weaker listening and subscriber revenue at Pandora, even as advertising growth in podcasts and other areas helped offset lower music-streaming ad sales. Pandora ended…

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