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Pictures released of baby vicuna born at wildlife park
The baby vicuna – the smallest member of the camel family – is settling in well at the Highland site.
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“You’ll never get another World of Warcraft or Morrowind in the current climate,” id Software producer says as constant layoffs batter the industry
“The people who manage it today have no idea how it actually works”
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‘Toy Story’ Franchise Has Generated $51 Billion in Economic Activity, Study Finds
“Toy Story” helped launch Pixar when it premiered in 1995. More than 30 years and four films later, the family franchise has become a revenue-generating juggernaut for the Walt Disney Company and the global economy. The series has added $51 billion in overall economic activity since its inception, according to a study that Disney commissioned…
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Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery: Emergency Motions, A Showdown Hearing And Next Steps In Challenge To Mega-Merger
If you want an early indication of the strength of a dozen states’ effort to stop Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, it will come soon. That’s because California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 of his colleagues filed a motion for a a request for emergency relief, or a request for temporary restraining…
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Surviving extreme heat increasingly boils down to this: access to air conditioning | Mark Wolfe
Mark Wolfe argues that extreme heat is becoming a test of who can afford protection, with access to air conditioning and reliable electricity increasingly determining who stays safe. He says this matters because heat is already deadly and climate change is sharpening inequality both within richer countries, where many struggle with energy bills, and across…
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Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1
More than 100 conservationists, scientists, public figures and businesses have urged Andy Burnham to stop new planning rules they say would let developers avoid environmental protections by paying into a national levy instead. Critics argue the environmental delivery plans, introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Act, could weaken long-standing biodiversity safeguards at a time when…
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“I don’t know how anyone remaining at Xbox Studios can feel safe” – New report reveals environment of uncertainty and fear, and a “staggering” loss of institutional knowledge
A new report based on testimonies of people affected by Microsoft’s recent cuts to the Xbox division has painted a picture of secrecy, disarray and anger, and of a company left reeling as further layoffs loom. Read more
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Jordan Rakei Announces New Album ‘A Safe Place To Be Wild’
Jordan Rakei will release new album ‘A Safe Place To Be Wild’ on October 30th. The New Zealand songwriter is widely regarded as the musician’s musician, comfortable in environments as disparate as jazz, R&B, and club culture. Working with Fontana, new album ‘A Safe Place To Be Wild’ lands this… The post Jordan Rakei Announces…
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Alan Cumming Urges UK Industry To Help Bring Down Paramount-Warner Merger, As Government Poised To Make Intervention
EXCLUSIVE: The UK film and TV industry is being urged to help block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) merger by a coalition including Alan Cumming, with a government decision on whether to intervene expected imminently. The Traitors host Cumming posted a video as part of a coalition calling itself Block the Merger UK, which urges…
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Climate we had in 20th Century ‘has now gone’ – Met Office
The Met Office says weather once seen as extreme in the UK is becoming normal, with heat increasingly defining the country’s climate. Its latest report argues that the climate patterns familiar in the 20th century have effectively disappeared, as higher temperatures spread northwards and affect places, infrastructure and public services not built for repeated heatwaves.…