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UK likely to intervene in Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
The acquisition was approved without concessions by the Department of Justice in June.
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PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028
The firm said future games would still be sold in shops, but they would come with a digital code only.
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One of America’s oldest manufacturers says AI is creating jobs — not replacing them
Corning partners with Nvidia to build optical fiber factories in North Carolina and Texas, creating 3,000+ jobs to meet surging AI infrastructure demand.
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Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US
Available in select markets thanks to a partnership with Gigs, Motorola phone owners have one less hurdle to clear when signing up for a data-only eSIM before traveling abroad.
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US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says
Economic squeeze and anti-immigration raids have hit Hispanic communities, prompting people to shop online and reuse oilBusiness live – latest updatesThe US cooking oil market is shrinking and unlikely to improve soon because of economic and immigration enforcement pressures on Latino households, the owner of the Mazola brand has said.George Weston, the chief executive of…
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Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize
Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chairA story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize.Jamir Nazir’s story The Serpent in…
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Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores
It’s the end of an era for the PlayStation store on PS3 and PS Vita, with Sony now planning to shut down its digital distribution service on both consoles. The PlayStation store on PS3 will close in select markets later this year, including Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua starting in August, with “additional Latin American and…
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UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep up with pace of AI development
UN panel says ‘AI is neither inherently good nor bad,’ but better safeguards around it are needed.
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How Britain’s most reclusive beer baron ruled Samuel Smith’s pubs with an iron fist banning modern comforts – while keeping an entire town locked in ‘the Dark Ages’
His death was announced yesterday, and he leaves behind a somewhat polarising legacy – a stout defender of pub values over the relentless march of smartphones and fruit machines.
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The Best Automatic Litter Box of 2026: Petkit and Litter-Robot
With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.