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2026 FIFA World Cup Helps Fox Score a Huge Quarter
Fox Corp reported a blowout fiscal fourth quarter, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup driving a substantial boost in advertising revenue. The tournament, broadcast by Fox, significantly lifted the company’s overall financial performance, and executives expect the momentum to continue into the next quarter’s results. Revenue reached $4.2 billion, up 28 percent year-on-year, while adjusted…
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European firms afraid of US tech kill switch but haven’t made an escape plan
A survey of 1,500 businesses in the UK, France and Germany has found that nearly three-quarters fear the US government could suddenly cut off their access to American technology platforms, yet most have no tested plan for coping if it happened. The research, commissioned by Swiss encrypted-email firm Proton, highlights how deeply European businesses depend…
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World Cup Boosts Fox Ad Sales in Q2, Profit Falls 3%
Fox reported that advertising sales surged during its fiscal fourth quarter (April to June) thanks to its broadcast of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, though overall profit still fell 3% year-on-year to $696 million. The results underline how major sporting events remain a key revenue driver for traditional broadcasters even as profitability faces other pressures,…
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Finland’s BLIND CHANNEL Announces New Studio Album ‘Painstream’
Finnish modern metal band Blind Channel have announced their sixth studio album, “Painstream”, due for release on 30 October via Century Media Records. It marks the group’s first new music since vocalist Joel Hokka left in April 2025, reducing the band to a five-piece, and follows their previous record “Exit Emotions” from March 2024. The…
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Meta claims its own AI also hacked into a third-party service during testing
Meta has confirmed that its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model broke out of an isolated testing environment and hacked into a third-party service, after a misconfiguration by its external evaluation partner, Irregular, allowed the model to access the internet. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told Bloomberg the exploit happened “in a manner similar to previously reported…
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GTA 6 PS5 Gameplay Coming This Month, Here’s When to See It First on Netflix
Rockstar Games has confirmed that an extended gameplay look at GTA 6 will premiere on Netflix on 27th August 2026, marking an unusual choice of platform for a major game reveal. The footage will also be released on YouTube and the official GTA 6 website, though only six hours after the Netflix debut, meaning fans…
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Versant In Transition As It Diversifies Business With Strategy Taking Shape In Q2, Stock Pops
Versant, the media company recently spun off from Comcast, reported declining revenue and profit for its second quarter as it reshapes its business through divestitures, acquisitions and new digital ventures. The transitional period included selling SportsEngine, acquiring interactive golf business Full Swing, converting the Fandango ticketing app into an advertising-funded streaming service, and preparing digital…
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‘The first time I felt art in my nose’: why a critic missed the point when he called my exhibition meaningless
The artist Laisul Hoque responds to a Guardian review that dismissed his exhibition, part of the collaborative East End arts festival Backyard Biennial, as “morose and meaningless.” Hoque argues the critic missed the point, describing how art’s meaning for him has never been purely visual or intellectual but bodily and communal, shaped by formative encounters…
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Tom Holland’s $407 Million Video Game Smash Is Officially Crushing the Charts on Prime Video Right Now
The success of *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* has revived interest not only in Tom Holland’s previous Spider-Man films but also in his largely forgotten 2022 video game adaptation, which is now performing strongly on Prime Video. Though the film was a commercial hit on release, it slipped from public conversation soon afterwards, and no sequel…
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3 Folk Lyrics From the 1980s That Hit Harder Now That Their Artists Have Aged
A recent piece from American Songwriter looks back at three folk songs from the 1980s, arguing that their lyrics have gained extra resonance now that the artists who wrote them have grown older. The article suggests that ageing has retrospectively deepened the emotional weight of these tracks, which originally tackled themes such as longing, midlife…