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Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is reportedly raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, according to The New York Times. The round would be the company’s first external fundraise, drawing in major backers including Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other large investors, and marking a significant vote of confidence in the…
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AMON AMARTH Releases First-Ever Acoustic Song ‘Upphaf’
Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth have released “Upphaf”, the first acoustic song of their career. The track strips back the band’s usual heavy sound to present a sparse, Norse-inspired composition built around hypnotic melodies and choral vocals, evoking the atmosphere of a longhouse hearth. The single is presented as a quiet prelude to…
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Minecraft Is Adding A Highly Requested Feature It’s Been Missing For 17 Years
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The Importance Of Supporting Grassroots, From UK Venues To 2000trees
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‘M3GAN’ Spinoff ‘Soulm8te’ Goes Straight to Digital After Theatrical Release Pulled, Trailer Unveils Killer Robot Girlfriend
After being removed from Universal’s theatrical calendar late last year, the “M3GAN” AI robot spinoff “Soulm8te” is moving forward as a straight-to-digital release. It will be available to rent on digital platforms starting August 1 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The erotic thriller features a technological twist. According to the film’s synopsis, “Soulm8te” “follows a…
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The best Roku feature for night owls you probably aren’t using
If you indulge in late-night binge-watching on your Roku, Fire Stick or Google TV, you’re going to want to enable this feature.
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Arc Raiders introduces separate Solo, Duo and Trio tracking so you can be friendly in one and a rat in the others
Arc Raiders is evolving its matchmaking behaviour yet again. The game’s latest update introduced a feature players have long requested. Patch 1.36.0, available now across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox allows the game to track your playstyle separately for its different matchmaking pools: Solo, Duo, and Trio. Read more
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Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?
A candidate for a New York City council seat, Jonathan Rinaldi, was arrested in June on misdemeanour forgery charges after using an AI chatbot to fabricate fake news stories and endorsements during his campaign, including a bogus CNN-branded report falsely claiming his opponent had quit the race. The case appears to be one of the…
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish
The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for the UK economy, now projecting gross domestic product to expand by 1% in 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from its April estimate. The upgrade, part of the IMF’s July World Economic Outlook update, reflects hopes that the economic fallout from the Iran war may prove…
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Fi’s Starlink-enabled pet tracker found my dog when LTE couldn’t
The Verge has published a hands-on review of the Fi Ultra, described as the first Starlink-enabled pet tracker available to buy. Building on existing GPS and LTE trackers, the device automatically switches to T-Mobile’s T-Satellite direct-to-cell service — which taps SpaceX’s low Earth orbit Starlink satellites — when a dog wanders into a cellular dead…