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Guide: These 12+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (3rd-9th August)
Push Square has published its weekly round-up of new PS5 and PlayStation Plus releases for 3rd-9th August, noting a quieter week than usual but with some notable titles. The headline release is Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new 4v4 tag-team fighter from Arc System Works and Marvel Games arriving 6th August, alongside Game Freak’s post-apocalyptic…
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No one failed harder during COVID than our media
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Domestic violence victim, 44, suffers devastating blow at the hands of new ‘widow’s tax’ – despite Jim Chalmers saying he would get rid of it
A 44-year-old Australian domestic violence victim has reportedly been hit hard by a so-called “widow’s tax”, a reference to changes linked to negative gearing rules, despite Treasurer Jim Chalmers previously indicating the measure would be scrapped. The case highlights concerns that vulnerable individuals, including survivors of domestic abuse, are being unexpectedly caught out by tax…
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Never Forgetting with Boy George
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Megadeth announce European dates with first UK headlining tour since 2015, Black Label Society and Testament supporting
Megadeth have announced a run of 2027 European tour dates, including their first UK headline shows since 2015. The dates form part of the Grammy-winning thrash metal band’s ongoing farewell tour, which began earlier this year with North and Latin American shows, and mark a significant return to UK stages for a band regarded as…
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Cornyn reaches deal with Justice Department to allow Blanche nomination to advance
Senator John Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to support advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general after the department formally ended a controversial compensation fund. The deal removes a significant obstacle to Blanche’s confirmation and reflects Republican concern over whether the proposed fund could be revived. The Justice Department rescinded the…
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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter
A Wired writer describes the process of gradually adding smart home technology to a 1907 Craftsman house in Portland, Oregon, without compromising its historic character. The house, listed on the National Historic Registry, had no modern systems in place when the couple bought it at the end of 2025, so they have been working through…
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Wonder Man showrunner reacts to cancellation and is just as confused as you are: “I had written the first episode of season 2”
Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest has said he was surprised by the Marvel series’ cancellation, revealing that he had already written the first episode of a proposed second season. His comments suggest the creative team had expected the story to continue, making the decision a notable setback for the show’s planned future. Guest did not…
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‘Sade wasn’t particularly friendly’: the stories behind music’s most iconic portraits – in pictures
Photographer Gered Mankowitz shares behind-the-scenes stories from decades of shooting some of music’s biggest stars, in a gallery accompanying an interview with the Guardian. The anecdotes reveal contrasting encounters, from warm and playful sessions with the likes of Elton John and Duran Duran to notably frosty ones with Sade and a tense Rolling Stones shoot,…
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A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
June, a startup co-founded by former Salesforce executive Efrat Rapoport, has emerged from stealth with $20 million in pre-seed funding to tackle a growing problem: even as businesses rush to adopt AI, integrating it with existing enterprise software remains so difficult that companies are hiring armies of specialist “forward-deployed engineers” just to get systems working.…