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Fresh doubts are raised over Farage’s claims he did not have to declare £5million ‘gift’ from crypto-currency tycoon
Fresh questions have been raised over Nigel Farage’s explanation for why he did not declare a £5million “gift” from crypto-currency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne. The Reform leader received the money in April 2024 but it remained secret until this year, and he argues he had no obligation to register it with Commons authorities because it was…
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Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Remake Officially Begins Search for Team 7
Lionsgate has officially begun pre-production on a live-action film remake of the hugely popular anime and manga franchise Naruto, launching a global search for the actors to play its central trio, known as Team 7. The project is being developed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the Marvel director behind Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten…
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Virginia Giuffre’s family is working to bring US-like Epstein hearings to Britain ‘which could be catastrophic for former-prince Andrew’
The family of Virginia Giuffre, the late American woman who accused Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of sexual abuse, are pushing to establish US-style Parliamentary hearings into Jeffrey Epstein in Britain, a development the article suggests could deepen the disgrace facing the former Duke. Ms Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, said he is “actively” working to make the…
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An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
Lyzr, a three-year-old enterprise AI-agent startup based in Jersey City, New Jersey, has raised a $100 million Series B at a valuation of roughly $500 million — and, according to Bloomberg, it let its own AI agent run the fundraise. The system, named SivaClaw, reportedly fielded questions from more than 130 investors, drafted investment memos…
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Piers Morgan accuses Tim Miller of ‘TDS’ after Trump critic claims president has done ‘nothing’ good
Broadcaster Piers Morgan clashed with former Republican strategist and anti-Trump podcaster Tim Miller, accusing him of displaying “a clear symptom of Trump derangement syndrome” after Miller claimed on air that President Donald Trump had done “nothing” good. The exchange, which took place on Tuesday, reflects the wider debate over the “TDS” label, which critics of…
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Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
This episode of WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast, hosted by Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger, examines three current stories at the intersection of technology and politics. The main threads are the quiet rise of Meta’s Threads, which has reached 500 million monthly users to rival Elon Musk’s X; the belated arrival of the Trump-branded T1 phone;…
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Bad Bunny’s Foundation Shares Details for ‘Un Verano Contigo’ 2026, A Free Program For Youth in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny’s charity, Fundación Good Bunny, has announced the 2026 edition of Un Verano Contigo, a free educational and cultural programme for young people in Puerto Rico. The three-week initiative will host 270 participants and covers art, fashion, music and sport, aiming to give island youth access to experiences, tools and mentors that help them…
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The most deluded man in Britain? Current level of welfare spend ‘not a great concern’ says minister in charge of reforming ballooning benefits system
Sir Stephen Timms, the Labour disability minister leading a review of Britain’s benefits system, has been criticised after saying the current level of welfare spending is “not a great concern”. The remark, made in a BBC interview, matters because it comes as the disability benefits bill has climbed sharply and as the minister is charged…
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Fubo Change-o: Disney Swaps In One Of Its Own As CEO, Replacing Co-Founder David Gandler
Disney has installed a long-serving executive, Alisa Bowen, as chief executive of the streaming pay-TV provider Fubo, replacing co-founder David Gandler, who had run the company since launching it in 2015. The move follows Disney’s acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Fubo last October, which itself stemmed from a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit…