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FKA Twigs wins first stage of trademark infringement trial against The Twigs
The singer sued the indie band claiming that they were trying to extort money from her, and the group countersued, alleging that she was using her fame and money to “destroy” their trademark The post FKA Twigs wins first stage of trademark infringement trial against The Twigs appeared first on NME.
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More than £130million of taxpayers’ money spent on animal crossings – including £12million on unmonitored ‘fish motorway’
More than £130million of taxpayers’ money has reportedly been spent on animal crossings across the UK, according to figures highlighted in this report. Among the schemes singled out is a £12million “fish motorway” structure that has not been monitored to check whether it is actually being used by fish, raising questions about value for money…
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Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ trademark
The complaint claims customers are confusing their gigs with the animated group The post Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ trademark appeared first on NME.
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David Tennant Returns to ‘Doctor Who’ for a New Adventure – but There’s a Catch
David Tennant is set to return as the Tenth Doctor, but not on television. Big Finish, a British audio production company, has announced a new 12-episode Doctor Who audio drama titled “Doctor Who — The Tenth Doctor and Rani”, pairing Tennant with Anjli Mohindra reprising her role as Rani Chandra from the 2008 spin-off series…
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Former NBCU Marketing Whizz Kevin Harrington Launches New Entertainment Agency Patrick Patrick
Kevin Harrington, a former NBCUniversal marketing executive, has launched a new entertainment marketing agency called Patrick Patrick, which quietly began operating earlier this year. The company is already working with major clients including Netflix, Universal Pictures and AMC, positioning itself around the idea that entertainment marketing should be held to the same strategic rigour traditionally…
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Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada’s new studio grabs yet another series veteran from Bandai Namco to work on a mysterious unannounced game
Tekken 8 co-director Kohei Ikeda left Bandai Namco earlier this year
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The ‘Lucky Dip’ gang terrorising Ireland’s roads: After five teens die in horror crash, how youths from Dublin estates are stealing cars to speed into motorway traffic
An Irish tabloid investigation examines a wave of joyriding by teenagers from Dublin housing estates, dubbed the “Lucky Dip” gang, who are said to be stealing cars and deliberately driving them at speed into oncoming motorway traffic as a form of thrill-seeking. The report comes after five teenagers died in a horrific crash, prompting renewed…
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Netflix Officially Adds Perfect 2-Part ‘Virgin River’ Replacement
Netflix has picked up “When Hope Calls,” a cosy Western spin-off of Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart,” for US subscribers, filling the gap left by shows like “Virgin River.” The move is notable because it marks the first time the series has streamed on Netflix, and comes years after its parent show departed the platform…
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The women’s soccer league trying to fix fantasy sports
The Women’s Super League has launched its first official fantasy football game, redesigning the format to tackle the retention problems that plague fantasy sports over long seasons. Rather than copying the model used by Fantasy Premier League, the app splits the WSL season into six shorter chunks and merges players from both the WSL and…
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AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.
Vivodyne, a biotech startup spun out of the University of Pennsylvania, argues that AI drug discovery is being held back by a lack of good data on human biology, and says it has built the fix. Its robotic lab system, called HIVE, grows 20 types of human tissue and autonomously doses and monitors them, generating…