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‘Freakonomics’ Creator Stephen Dubner Is Launching a Talk Show With Guests at His New York City Home: ‘People Are Much Hungrier for Substance Than the Conventional Wisdom Says’
Stephen Dubner, the journalist and bestselling author behind the Freakonomics franchise, is launching a self-financed television-style talk show called “Better in Person”, with new episodes appearing every Tuesday from 14 July on the Freakonomics Radio Network YouTube channel. The show marks a notable step for Dubner, who is moving in front of the camera and…
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Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd
Samsung has confirmed that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on 22nd July, using the tagline “A new shape unfolds” to tease a fresh format for its foldable phones. The teaser is significant because it appears to confirm long-standing rumours that Samsung will add a third foldable format — a shorter, wider version…
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Charli XCX shares ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tracklist, including a collaboration with David Cronenberg
Charli XCX has revealed the tracklist for her forthcoming album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, due for release on 24 July, headlined by an unexpected collaboration with film director David Cronenberg. The reveal, posted to Instagram, matters because it confirms the direction of her first major body of work since her acclaimed 2024 album ‘Brat’, from which…
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As Telstra melts down, telco’s ‘$6.7million-a-year’ CEO Vicki Brady is on holidays overseas… so will she rush back to her lavish five-bedroom mansion with pool to handle the crisis?
Australia’s largest telecommunications company, Telstra, suffered a major nationwide outage on the morning of Wednesday 8 July 2026, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls, use mobile data or process electronic payments. The failure — attributed to a technical fault involving timers at the company’s Sydney and Melbourne data centres — also caused widespread…
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Disney and Luxury Fashion Brand Ganni Continue Partnership With Daisy Duck Collection (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen fashion label Ganni has unveiled the third instalment of its ongoing collaboration with Disney, a 12-piece special-edition collection built around Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse on what the brand calls the “ultimate girl’s trip” in Paris. The launch matters as another sign of Disney increasingly courting the fashion world, using designer partnerships to give…
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Former Elder Scrolls Online designer laments the destruction of layoffs: ‘There’s really no one left and no changing it now’
ZeniMax Online Studios reportedly lost half its employees in yesterday’s Xbox layoffs.
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Taylor Swift Fans Eagerly Await First Look at Her Wedding Dress
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married on 3 July 2026 at Madison Square Garden, and fans are now waiting to see the custom Dior gown the singer wore. The dress, along with a matching look for Kelce, was designed by Jonathan Anderson of Christian Dior, confirming earlier predictions. The reveal matters to fans and the…
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Pregnant woman carrying twins survives Final Destination-style nightmare after metal pole comes flying at her windshield on the highway
A pregnant woman carrying twins in California narrowly escaped serious harm when a metal pole flew through her windscreen while she was driving on the I-15 motorway. Lesley Herrera was travelling northbound near Temecula at around 2pm on Saturday when a metal bar, said to have fallen from a lorry ahead of her, pierced the…
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New Marvel Trailer Officially Brings Apocalypse to the Multiverse in Spectacular Fashion
The video game Marvel Rivals is introducing the iconic X-Men villain Apocalypse in its next season, titled The Mystery of Thebes, which launches on 10 July 2026. An official trailer has been released placing Apocalypse at the centre of the new season, capitalising on the character’s renewed popularity as he also serves as the main…