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WGA seeks injunction to halt Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger deal
The Writers Guild of America has filed for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would harm competition in the labour market for screenwriters. The guild sought to have its case timed to align with a separate lawsuit brought by a dozen state attorneys general, which…
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‘Harry Potter’ Back to Hogwarts 2026 Celebrations Feature ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ 25th Anniversary Rerelease, New Glimpses of HBO Series
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its 2026 “Back to Hogwarts” celebrations, marking the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with global events centred on 1 September, the date students traditionally return to Hogwarts in the stories. The programme includes a theatrical re-release of the first film with previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage, alongside…
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Microsoft set to invest $60M in Energy Department’s Genesis Mission
Microsoft has committed $60 million to the US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, an initiative using artificial intelligence to speed up scientific research. The investment matters because it adds major private-sector computing capacity and technical support to a federal effort intended to strengthen US research, energy innovation and national security. The package includes $40 million…
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Robot bird swims underwater then flies away
Researchers at MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have built a small robotic bird capable of flying, diving into water, swimming beneath the surface and then launching itself back into the air, all using the same set of flapping wings. The team says this makes it the first bird-scale robot to…
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Trump administration says 15 agencies will get $5bn in ‘AI for science’ effort
The Trump administration has unveiled a $5bn “AI for science” initiative involving 15 federal agencies, aiming to use artificial intelligence to tackle long-standing scientific challenges such as identifying the root causes of chronic diseases, speeding up drug discovery and developing more durable building materials. The scheme, announced on Wednesday, matters because it signals a significant…
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The 2026 Honda Prelude is a marvel of hybrid technology
The 2026 Honda Prelude, the first new generation in 25 years, has arrived as a hybrid grand-touring coupé priced at just over $43,000. Rather than chasing the raucous VTEC character of the Civic Type R or Acura NSX, this generation makes its case through clever hybrid engineering, continuing a Prelude tradition of technical firsts that…
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Government under mounting pressure as Wetherspoons warns again and Rolls-Royce sounds jobs alarm
Eighty-three per cent say Britain’s on the wrong track as Burnham faces early poll pressure, Wetherspoons issues a fourth profit warning, and the Calocane care trust is probed for corporate manslaughter.
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Top Trumps Panel Show, New Seasons of ‘Mock the Week’ Unveiled as Part of Warner Bros. Discovery U.K.’s TLC Comedy Slate
TLC in the UK has commissioned a new Top Trumps-themed panel show, tentatively titled “Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack”, to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, as part of a wider expansion of comedy programming on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel. The announcement forms part of a broader comedy slate unveiled six months after TLC…
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‘I come from a murderer’: the woman who found out Charles Manson was her grandfather
A new Hulu documentary, My Grandfather Charles Manson, follows Sophia Maddox, 26, as she comes to terms with discovering that the notorious cult leader Charles Manson was her paternal grandfather. The revelation emerged four years ago via a genealogy website match, and the film traces Maddox’s efforts to process the shock, understand her family’s inherited…
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Weight loss jabs slash alcohol hospitalisations by 60%, new study finds
A new study has found that weight loss injections, such as GLP-1 drugs, are linked to a significant drop in alcohol-related hospital admissions, with researchers reporting a reduction of around 60%. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that these medications, originally developed to treat diabetes and obesity, may also curb alcohol…