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Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The article text is unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its claims cannot be independently summarised or verified. Based on the headline alone, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong are urging the UK to intervene over a proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, raising concerns about consolidation in the media industry. The headline…
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EPA: Data center power not subject to acid rain restrictions
The US Environmental Protection Agency has said that certain power generators supplying data centres independently of the electricity grid are not covered by the federal Acid Rain Programme. The clarification could make it easier for data centres to build dedicated on-site or nearby generation, as demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing puts increasing…
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Fox News Poll: Cool your servers! Voters reject data centers
A new Fox News poll finds American voters oppose the construction of AI-driven data centres in their local areas by a substantial 40-point margin, with 70% against and only 30% in favour. The finding comes as US tech firms push hard to expand data centre infrastructure to maintain an edge in the global AI race,…
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Gates smashed and crops destroyed as farmers threatened by gangs hunting hares
Farmers in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, are reporting a surge in hare coursing, with gangs illegally hunting hares using dogs, smashing farm gates and damaging crops. Farmers such as Chris Edwards have resorted to blocking field entrances with tree trunks and concrete blocks, while neighbours who have intervened have faced verbal and physical threats.…
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How to Stream Shark Week Live Online Without Cable
Shark Week, Discovery Channel’s long-running annual programming event, returned on Sunday 26 July and runs nightly through Saturday 1 August, with new specials airing from 8pm ET. For viewers without a cable subscription, the event can be streamed live via Sling TV, which carries Discovery Channel as part of its Sling Blue and Sling Orange…
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New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain
Wildfires raging across Spain and France this summer have prompted Spain to declare a national emergency in Madrid and Ávila, with prime minister Pedro Sánchez calling it a “dramatic situation” affecting several provinces and neighbouring countries. The scale of destruction, combined with extreme heat and dry conditions linked to climate change, has pushed researchers and…
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Impostor Chinese models pretend they’re Claude
Researchers studying possible model distillation have found that two Chinese open-weight AI models, Z.ai’s GLM 5.2 and Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, sometimes identify themselves as Anthropic’s Claude, and in GLM’s case this altered its behaviour. The finding feeds into a wider dispute over whether Chinese AI labs have trained their systems on Claude’s outputs, a…
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Wildfires force 300,000 evacuations across France, Spain and UK
Wildfires swept across France, Spain and the United Kingdom during a prolonged and extreme heat wave, ultimately forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate as emergency services worked to bring the flames under control. The scale of the displacement highlighted growing concern about how vulnerable communities are to increasingly severe weather extremes linked to climate…
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SAG-AFTRA Board Adopts Resolution Opposing Paramount-WBD Deal But Stops Short Of Joining WGA Lawsuit
SAG-AFTRA’s National Board has adopted a resolution opposing Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery unless enforceable production guarantees are included, marking a firmer stance than the actors’ union had previously taken. However, it has stopped short of joining the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in filing a lawsuit to block the deal, choosing…
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Wildfires ‘stark reminder’ of extreme climate challenge, says William
The prince’s warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.