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Nolan’s The Odyssey Charts Record Course With $263M Global Opening, Dominates Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s classic has rewritten the blockbuster playbook with a historic $263.7 million global opening weekend, marking the filmmaker’s strongest ever international start at $140.2 mi
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‘The Odyssey’ Rules The World, But Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores $214M+ Cume, ‘Toy Story 5’ Nears $1B – Global Weekend Top 10 Box Office
Yes, Universal’s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey led by an extreme margin at the global box office with an updated $263.7M, a hands down opening record for the 2x Oscar winning filmmaker fueled by his best ever start overseas with $140.2M from 73 territories and his third best opening in North America with $123.5M. For…
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Nintendo Music Updated With More Mario Kart World ‘Free Roam’ Songs
Featuring music from Super Circuit and Double Dash!! Since the arrival of the Mario Kart World album on Nintendo Music last month, Nintendo has released multiple “Free Roam” songs from the game. This week’s update for the app adds Free Roam songs based on Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Super Circuit. Here’s the…
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Stellar Blade Has Been Rated For The Switch 2
Stellar Blade, the action-adventure game previously exclusive to PlayStation 5, has received an ESRB rating for the Nintendo Switch 2, confirming preparations are underway for its previously announced 2026 release. The rating follows last month’s Nintendo Direct, which surprised fans by revealing the Korean-developed title was heading to Nintendo’s console, though a specific release date…
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Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved
A federal judge has given final approval to Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors and book publishers, clearing the way for payouts to begin. The case centred on Anthropic’s practice of downloading and storing millions of copyrighted books to train its AI models, and the settlement is believed…
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‘The Odyssey’ Doesn’t Stop: Epic Bound For Best Monday YTD Stateside With $17M+ – Box Office Update
Christopher Nolan’s epic film adaptation of The Odyssey is continuing its strong run at the North American box office, with Monday takings estimated at $17.5 million, on track to be the best single Monday of 2026 so far. That figure would surpass Toy Story 5’s $17.3 million Monday in June and the $16.4 million Memorial…
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Glamorous ex of wealthy property developer allegedly found wandering city streets late at night with a big bag of coke: ‘Heavily drugged’
A woman named as Sonya Georgalis, reportedly the former partner of a wealthy property developer, was allegedly found wandering city streets late at night in possession of a large quantity of cocaine, with witnesses describing her as “heavily drugged”. The case has attracted attention because of her past connection to the Geocon property firm, and…
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Nolan’s Odyssey smashes box office records amid ticket-scalping surge
Christopher Nolan’s big-screen adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey opened to spectacular business, ultimately taking a reported $264 million (about £208 million) worldwide and defying expectations that an R-rated historical epic would struggle to draw mass audiences. The film, starring Matt Damon, followed Nolan’s Oscar-sweeping Oppenheimer and cemented his reputation as a director able to pull blockbuster-sized…
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Sony Escalates Legal Fight Against Udio Over 30,000 Copyrighted Songs as Label Rift Widens
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a new copyright lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, alleging infringement on more than 30,000 songs including works by Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, and Harry Styles in a N
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Craft and keyboard: The trainees mastering tech and age-old skills
Apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing trades are increasingly blending traditional hands-on craft with digital technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD), 3D printing and CNC programming, as employers argue this produces more capable technicians than those trained purely on mainstream, computer-driven diagnostics. Ollie Priestley, 29, is training as a “heritage vehicle technician” at classic car restoration…