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As Paramount-Warner Merger Enters Antitrust Crunch Time In Europe, Britain Holds Key To David Ellison Hitting His September Deadline
When David Ellison met with the UK culture secretary on January 15, Paramount may have been in Netflix’s shadow as the preferred bidder for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), but it did not stop the American media mogul from laying the groundwork for his long-desired deal. He sat down with Lisa Nandy and her top official,…
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Honey by Imani Thompson audiobook review – a darkly entertaining campus thriller
Racial and gender politics are woven into a clever tale of murder and morals at CambridgeYrsa is a young Black undergraduate supervisor who is studying for a sociology PhD at Cambridge. She is tired of the disappointing men in her orbit: the ones she works with, sleeps with and who abuse her trust and that…
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China-linked green group training US judges draws fresh heat as foreign ties fuel pressure at home
State Armor urges Congress to investigate the Environmental Law Institute over national security concerns stemming from alleged ties to the Chinese government.
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Alarm after herring gulls found covered in oil
Thirteen birds were found covered in a sticky substance “smelling like fish oil”, with many more seen.
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Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts.
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Hideo Kojima’s experimental Xbox exclusive, OD, is reportedly safe from Microsoft cuts
Xbox will continue to publish OD, the upcoming horror title from Hideo Kojima. The experimental project, which was announced in late 2023, will survive the cuts and cancellations currently being made at Xbox as the division charts a path towards profitability. Read more
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Scientists fear radio telescope may be shut in cuts
The site is part of e-MERLIN, a globally significant group of seven radio telescopes across the UK.
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One of the most prominent pro-mask mandate studies during the COVID pandemic was a misleading failure
A 2020 mask mandate study used by the CDC to inform masking policy is scrutinized for flawed methodology and cherry-picked data on COVID-19.
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Deaths will now outnumber births every year in England and Wales after start of July marked grim threshold dubbed ‘DEATH DAY’ due to collapsing birthrate
Official projections showed deaths would outpace births every year from 2026 and researchers said Britain entered a ‘new demographic era’ as this threshold was crossed yesterday.
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Marina Herlop Readies New Album Dja Dja
The Catalan composer and experimental musician will self-release her follow-up to 2023’s Nekkuja