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Tori Spelling poses in racy bikini top as she addresses Jennie Garth podcast departure
Tori Spelling has announced she is taking an “intermission” from the ‘90210MG’ rewatch podcast she co-hosts with Jennie Garth, as she says she navigates a new phase in her personal life and career. The departure matters because the programme reunites two prominent ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ cast members and has been a regular platform for revisiting…
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Madonna Pays Tribute To Late ‘Ray Of Light’ Producer William Orbit: “Your Music Gave Me A Magic Carpet To Fly On”
Madonna has paid tribute to William Orbit, the producer behind much of her acclaimed 1998 album Ray of Light, following his death aged 69. In an Instagram post, she said their collaboration freed her from conventional musical categories and helped shape a significant new creative chapter in her career. Orbit died on 23 July, with…
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The heroin bender that inspired a classic 1987 Guns N’ Roses song: “I was messed up”
An article revisits how Guns N’ Roses’ 1987 track “Mr Brownstone” grew out of guitarist Slash and rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin’s heroin addictions during the band’s early, impoverished years on the Sunset Strip. Framed as a Bo Diddley-style account of drug dependency, the song is presented as an unintentional warning about addiction becoming routine rather…
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OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
OpenAI has acquired presentation-generation startup NextSlide, whose team has joined work on ChatGPT. The deal signals OpenAI’s interest in making its AI tools more useful for creating visual, editable business and communication materials. NextSlide’s product turned prompts, notes, documents and research into polished presentations, aiming to make visual communication easier. Financial terms were not disclosed;…
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Get Beats Earbuds for Just $69 As Part of This Back to School Deal
Amazon is selling Beats Solo Buds for $69.95, down from $79.99, as part of its back-to-school promotions. The retailer says this is the lowest current price for new pairs, after the equivalent offer reportedly sold out at Walmart. The wireless earbuds work with Apple and Android devices and offer up to 18 hours of battery…
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Morrissey cancels four Las Vegas shows days before opening
Morrissey has cancelled all four dates of his Las Vegas residency at the Wynn’s Encore Theater just days before it was due to open, citing “unforeseen logistical issues” without further explanation. The last-minute cancellation left ticket-holders without a show and extended a long-running pattern of disrupted live appearances by the former Smiths frontman, with no…
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STEELHEART’s MILJENKO MATIJEVIC Teases ‘Really Heavy’ New Project With Ex-IN FLAMES Guitarist NICLAS ENGELIN: ‘This Is Intense’
Steelheart singer Miljenko Matijevic has announced a new collaboration with former In Flames guitarist Niclas Engelin, describing it as a much heavier departure from his usual rock work. The project, called Death To Love, will combine Engelin’s Gothenburg melodic metal style with Matijevic’s wide-ranging vocals and personal, intense lyrics. The pair have completed ten songs,…
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St Mirren start strongly using relegation scare as ‘fuel’
St Mirren have begun the Scottish Premiership season with consecutive wins and clean sheets against Falkirk and St Johnstone, placing them top of the table after a difficult previous campaign. Manager Craig McLeish says last season’s relegation play-off scare is motivating the team to improve their resilience, fitness and defensive standards. Goalkeeper Jacob Chapman saved…
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‘They are falling apart’ – Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs
Manchester Super Giants suffered a dramatic batting collapse against Southern Brave in The Hundred, losing eight wickets for 30 runs after reaching 119 without loss. The sequence turned a commanding start into a stuttering finish of 149-8 and gave Southern Brave significant momentum in Southampton. The BBC video highlights all eight wickets from the collapse…
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After programmers and artists, QA testers are next: Google’s new AI can play and test in-development games, and some publishers are all over it
Square Enix is working with Google to use Gemini for automated quality assurance in game development, including playing in-development games and testing them through on-screen analysis, audio cues and in-game controls. The move matters because it could accelerate repetitive testing work and lower costs, while raising concerns about the effect on QA jobs and the…