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AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
Google has unsettled investors by raising its capital spending forecast to as much as $205 billion, up from a previous top estimate of $190 billion, sparking concern that the company cannot accurately predict its AI-related costs. This matters because Google is spending more than it earns while facing pricing pressure from competitors and cheaper Chinese…
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Alice Coltrane’s Rare “Ashram” Recordings to Be Released in Full for First Time
Matador Records is to reissue the complete “Ashram Tapes” made by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, the widow of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, marking the first time all four recordings have been made widely available in full. The albums were originally self-distributed on cassette and one CD during the 1980s and 1990s to members of the Sai…
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Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy
Ozlo, a sleep earbuds startup founded by former Bose engineers, has launched Sleepbuds 2, an updated version of its debut product with improvements to battery life, Bluetooth connectivity and sound quality. The launch is significant as Ozlo’s first major update since its original Sleepbuds, marking the company’s shift from continuing Bose’s legacy sleep-tech product into…
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BTS, Gracie Abrams, Ella Langley & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts
Billboard’s latest weekly charts, dated 1 August and covering data from 17-23 July, feature strong showings from BTS, Gracie Abrams, Ella Langley and others. Gracie Abrams claimed her first Billboard 200 number one with “Daughter From Hell,” while Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” set a new record by leading the Hot 100 for 15 consecutive weeks,…
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Marcus Mumford says Bible camp sparked decades-long love story with wife Carey Mulligan
Marcus Mumford, frontman of Mumford & Sons, has revealed that his relationship with actress wife Carey Mulligan traces back to a chance meeting at a Bible camp when they were children. He shared the story on the “SmartLess” podcast, offering a rare glimpse into the origins of a romance that the pair, known for keeping…
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Trump immortalizes ‘legend’ Lindsey Graham as a man with a ‘good and mighty heart’ and bipartisan allure in rare emotional tribute
Donald Trump delivered an emotional tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham at a memorial service, describing him as a “legend” with a “good and mighty heart” and praising his ability to build relationships across party lines. The rare display of sentiment from Trump underscores the close, if often turbulent, political relationship the two men built over…
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En Skog av Nidstang
TAAKE, the long-running Bergen black metal project led by Ørjan “Hoest” Stedjeberg, has released its ninth full-length album, “En Skog av Nidstang”. The review frames it as a strong entry in the band’s catalogue and in Norwegian black metal generally for 2026, praising its balance of traditional genre elements with subtle progressive touches rather than…
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Maripool – “Favourite”
Portuguese-British singer-songwriter Maripool has released a new single called “Favourite”, the second track from her forthcoming debut album Rotten Luck. The Lisbon-born, London-based artist follows up last month’s single “Crossing” with a darker, more cathartic song, continuing the rollout ahead of the album’s release next month. Maripool, the project of Natacha Simões, describes “Favourite” as…
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Canadians spent $3.3B less on travel to US after Trump returned to White House: Report
A report says Canadians spent $3.3 billion less on travel to the United States after Donald Trump returned to the White House. The decline matters because Canadian visitors are an important source of tourism and consumer spending for US border communities and travel businesses. The available article text does not provide the report’s methodology, time…