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TalkFuse evening briefing, 7 Jul 2026 20:55
Your evening briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Daily Mail, TalkFuse, The Guardian.
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England secure record T20 win over India to lead series 2-0
England completed their record-breaking Twenty20 victory over India at Trent Bridge, going 2-0 up in the series with two matches to play. India, chasing England’s imposing total of 202, were bowled out well short, handing the hosts one of their most emphatic wins in the format and leaving them firmly in control of the series.…
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‘Backrooms’ Passes $350M Globally as It Sets A24 Records in Multiple Countries
It stands as the top film for the indie studio in China, France and Taiwan.
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‘That’s bragging rights for Jofra’ – Archer removes Sooryavanshi
England’s Jofra Archer dismissed India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for 13 during the third Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge, claiming the notable wicket of his Indian Premier League team-mate. The dismissal left India in early trouble at 29-2 as they chased a target of 202 to win. The wicket was the second early setback for India in…
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 7 Jul 2026 18:29
Your evening briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter.
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Meta launches Pocket, an app for making games with generative AI
Meta has released Pocket, a Google Play Store app that lets users create and share small interactive games and mini-programs using generative AI, simply by describing what they want in a prompt. The launch matters because it signals a strategic pivot at Meta towards AI-generated content and away from the traditional, human-made virtual reality games…
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Braun promoted to co-president of country label Triple Tigers Records
Raffaella Braun has been appointed co-president of Nashville-based country label Triple Tigers Records, whose roster includes Russell Dickerson, Scotty McCreery, Shane Profitt and Ian Munsick. Previously the label’s vice-president of radio promotion, she takes over from Kevin Herring, who stepped down on Monday 6 July and will stay on as an adviser for an unspecified…
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England win the World Cup as BBC coverage sets a viewing record
AUDIENCE AVALANCHE England’s 3-2 soccer World Cup victory over Mexico on Monday delivered the biggest television audience ever recorded in the U.K. for a live broadcast between 2am and 4am BST, with a peak of 9.1 million viewers tuning into BBC One and BBC iPlayer despite the delayed kick-off. The average audience across the Round of 16 match held…
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Aniplex sets out global expansion plan under new president Nishimoto Shu
Anime is no longer a niche import. It is pop culture’s new center of gravity – and nobody is moving faster to press that advantage than the studio behind “Demon Slayer.” Nishimoto Shu, appointed president of Aniplex earlier this year, has outlined a plan to deepen the Sony Music Entertainment Japan subsidiary’s foothold in international…
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Boy of 17 killed his mother and shot at father amid discipline row in Alabama
Samantha Baker, 37, was stabbed to death by her 17-year-old son at their Alabama home on Sunday night, prosecutors say. Her husband, Lance, 46, was critically injured in the attack.