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Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia
Eight Australian startups have been selected to pitch at Startup Battlefield Australia, part of the Stripe Tour Sydney event on 19 August. The competition, run by TechCrunch, gives early-stage founders a chance to present in front of investors, press and the local tech community, with the ultimate prize being progression to Startup Battlefield 200 at…
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EVgo starts building Tesla Superchargers under license
EVgo has begun building Tesla Superchargers under licence, becoming the first US company to deploy license-built versions of Tesla’s charging hardware on its own network. The move underscores how far Tesla’s Supercharger network has evolved from a closed, brand-exclusive system into an open standard that other automakers and charging companies can adopt, while also giving…
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“Avoid Giving Bond an American-Shaped Head.” THR Unearths Lost Letters From 007 Creator
The Hollywood Reporter has uncovered previously lost correspondence in which James Bond creator Ian Fleming gave illustrator John McLusky specific casting guidance for how 007 should look, offering a rare glimpse beyond the novels into how Fleming himself envisaged the character. The find is timely given ongoing public debate over who Amazon and director Denis…
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Operation Varsity Blues’ Ring Leader Is Back — and Still Wants to Help Your Kid Get Into College
Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the 2019 Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, has launched a new college coaching venture called ID Future Stars, positioning himself as “Master Coach & Lead Advisor” and claiming an 80-96% acceptance rate for clients’ first-choice schools. Singer previously bribed coaches, rigged test scores and falsified academic credentials for wealthy…
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Sony Television Sets Elevate Actors Fellowship Class Of 2026
Sony Pictures Television has named its 2026 class of Elevate Actors Fellows, a scheme aimed at nurturing emerging acting talent. Ten fellows were chosen from a pool of more than 5,400 applicants, reflecting the strong competition for a place on the six-week programme, which begins on 10 August at the Sony studio lot in Culver…
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Reminder: The THQ Nordic Showcase Brings Us a Whole Bunch of AA PS5 Games This Week
THQ Nordic is holding a fresh showcase this Friday, 7th August 2026, to spotlight its upcoming slate of AA titles for PS5 and other platforms. The event serves as a reminder to fans who may have missed the announcement, with Push Square flagging it particularly for those interested in the publisher’s varied catalogue, from action…
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Doubles Down Against Nolan’s ‘Emotionally Empty’ Movie: ‘We Need Art That Is Truthful’ About the ‘Necessity of Compassion’
Emily Wilson, whose acclaimed 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” reportedly influenced Christopher Nolan’s new film adaptation, has renewed her criticism of the director’s blockbuster in an opinion piece for The Atlantic, describing it as “emotionally empty.” This follows an earlier, harsher review she wrote for the London Review of Books, in which she called Nolan’s…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Star’s New Crime Thriller Officially Makes Major Move
Richard Madden, best known for playing Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, is set to star in a new crime thriller titled Trauma, which will be jointly produced by Prime Video and Paramount+. The series marks another high-profile project for the actor, who is also attached to Netflix’s forthcoming thriller Trinity, and comes as Game…
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White House pushes ‘watershed’ fraud-fighting reform in Congress as Vance convenes task force
Vice President JD Vance, who chairs President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, joined White House aide Stephen Miller at a roundtable with lawmakers on Wednesday to push what officials are calling a “watershed” package of anti-fraud reforms. The event marks an effort to translate the task force’s findings into legislative action, with Vance…
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‘I’m not done!’ Jake Tapper presses Max Miller over abuse claims
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Miller rejected calls to resign and compared his political future to that of President Trump. That comparison says as much about today’s Republican Party as it does about Miller himself.