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Boy George hits out at “bunch of c***s” Bandcamp for removing pro-Israel song
Boy George has criticised music platform Bandcamp as a “bunch of c***s” after it removed his profile, taking down his controversial track “We Will Dance Again” alongside it. The song, released last month, proved divisive for appearing to reject descriptions of Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and for criticising musicians who back Palestine, and its…
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What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?
A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to strike the Moon on Wednesday, 5 August, after independent astronomers spotted it on an accidental collision course using public data. Nasa has confirmed there is no danger to Earth, but the event offers scientists a rare chance to study the effects of…
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Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn
Campaigners have renewed calls for a windfall tax on UK banks after HSBC reported second-quarter profits of $10.1bn (£7.5bn), a 60% rise year on year. The push comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham looks to fund cost of living measures, with pressure group Positive Money and the Trades Union Congress arguing that the banking sector’s…
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Singapore’s First Wuxia Film ‘The House on the Moon’ Unveils Clip Ahead of Locarno Competition Bow: Director Nelson Yeo ‘Decided to Fully Embrace Genre’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Singapore-born director Nelson Yeo is set to premiere “The House on the Moon,” billed as the country’s first wuxia feature film, in the international competition at the Locarno Film Festival. The film reimagines the Chinese legend of Chang’Er, the moon goddess, expanding on a myth Yeo felt left too much unexplored, and marks his effort…
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Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s AI music video should be viewed with “understanding in mind”, says studio boss
Shift Up CEO Kim Hyung Tae has defended the studio’s use of an AI-generated music video promoting Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, after players criticised its poor quality on social media. The video, posted to the official Shift Up YouTube channel in late July, shows protagonist EVIE singing an original song titled “Wanna be in Love”,…
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Trump revives Pearl Harbor jibe, Pirro row deepens, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
Trump’s Japan trade relief comes with an unwanted Pearl Harbor remark, while he blasts Jeanine Pirro over dropped Lincoln Memorial charges; plus Mangione trial row, a spent SpaceX rocket set to strike the Moon, tributes to producer David Z Rivkin, and a possible Larne fixture delay.
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UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
The UK government is consulting on whether employers should be legally required to consult workers before introducing “bossware” – software that monitors staff through means such as AI-driven productivity scoring, keystroke logging and biometric surveillance. The Department for Business and Trade wants to know whether existing rules on workplace surveillance remain fit for purpose given…
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NASA puts astronauts’ lives in the hands of Tesla’s flaky Cybertruck
NASA has decided that a Tesla Cybertruck will replace the armoured military vehicle traditionally used to evacuate astronauts from the launchpad in an emergency, despite the vehicle’s history of reliability issues. The change applies to SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission, scheduled for no earlier than 12 September 2026, and marks a shift away from the heavily protected…
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Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud
A Metro Bank customer, Sussex businessman Zoli Rutter, is fighting to recover £14,244 taken from his account after fraudsters exploited his linked debit card to buy credits for the Anthropic AI chatbot Claude. Despite Rutter confirming to the bank that an initial suspicious transaction was unauthorised, Metro Bank failed to freeze his account immediately, allowing…
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Attack On Titan 3 Brings “The Final Titan Showdown” To Switch 2 This December
Koei Tecmo has confirmed that Attack on Titan 3, developed by Omega Force, will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and other platforms simultaneously on 10th December 2026. The game marks the conclusion of the action series based on the popular anime and manga, letting players relive the story of the Scout Regiment from its early…