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NFL Star George Kittle To Make Acting Debut In ‘Dinosaurs Of The Wild West’ From ‘Primitive War’ Director; Martin & Jesse Kove & Rachael Pizzolatto Also Attached
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is set to make his acting debut in Dinosaurs of the Wild West, an eight-part frontier series from Primitive War creator Luke Sparke. The project combines an alternative-history Wild West with dinosaurs and is being financed through Kickstarter, reflecting Sparke’s effort to develop ambitious genre content directly with…
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Feature: 8 Ways Sony Must Improve the PS Store for Our All-Digital Future
Sony argues that, as PlayStation moves towards ending physical-game production in 2028, it must significantly improve the PS Store to make an all-digital future more acceptable to customers. – Introduce a meaningful refund policy, potentially allowing limited play time before a refund. – Let users lend, transfer, trade or resell digital game licences. – Repair…
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Barack Obama’s Summer Song List: Glen Hansard, the Strokes, Noah Kahan Lead Annual Playlist
Barack Obama has published his annual summer playlist, opening it with Glen Hansard’s “Song of Good Hope” following the musician’s reported death in a motorcycle accident. The former president said he and Michelle Obama loved the song and offered condolences to Hansard’s family, giving the playlist a notably sombre introduction. The selection mixes newer releases…
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Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Simile, a startup that creates AI-simulated users for marketing and product research, has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The rapid fundraising, only five months after its $100 million Series A, highlights investors’ strong interest in AI tools intended to model consumer behaviour, although the company’s ambition…
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Rob Delaney, Tim Blake Nelson & John Douglas Thompson Explore The Greats In Vespucci’s Book Club Video Podcast Series
Vespucci has launched Exploring The Greats, a video podcast book-club series in which actors and academics discuss major works of literature. Led by Rob Delaney, Tim Blake Nelson, John Douglas Thompson and classicist Mary Beard, the project aims to make demanding classics more approachable at a time when audiences may struggle to sustain attention. The…
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Global smartphone sales fall by six percent amid memory cost crisis
Global smartphone sales fell six per cent year on year to 272 million units in the second quarter of 2026, according to Omdia, as rising memory prices and supply-chain disruption worsen an already weak market. The decline particularly affects lower-cost manufacturers and could lead to sharper price rises for budget handsets, while better-resourced firms appear…
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Federal judge blocks DOJ access to NJ voter rolls amid statewide controversy
A federal judge in New Jersey has blocked the US Justice Department from accessing the state’s unredacted voter rolls, citing potential privacy concerns for voters. The decision matters because it limits federal access to sensitive electoral data during an ongoing statewide dispute over voter registration and election oversight. District Judge Zahid Quraishi, who was appointed…
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Hollywood’s Wildest Meat Party Is Back — and This Time Everyone’s Invited
Hollywood’s annual Beefsteak feast will return to Vibiana in Los Angeles on 29 August for its 11th edition, with Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman again hosting. The traditionally meat-heavy, utensil-free event is significant because it has become an informal reunion for the comedy industry, but is opening ticket sales to the public for the first time.…