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A fox under a pink moon draws Oscar-winning executive producer David Borenstein
EXCLUSIVE: David Borenstein, the Oscar-winning director of Mr. Nobody Against Putin, is coming on board a documentary that’s a contender for next year’s Academy Awards. Borenstein announced he will serve as an executive producer on A Fox Under a Pink Moon, the film directed by Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhlaghi that has won awards at…
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iRobot launches its first non-robotic Roomba, the manual Electro Plus floor cleaner
iRobot has unveiled the Roomba Electro Plus, its first-ever floor cleaner that is not a robot. Priced at $399, the cordless device is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that vacuums, mops and disinfects, but must be pushed manually by the user. Alongside it, the company launched five new Roomba robot vacuums that offer higher suction power,…
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Microsoft update stops Windows 11 permissions file consuming excessive disk space
Microsoft is addressing a Windows 11 bug that caused a folder to take up several gigabytes of storage space. As spotted earlier by Windows Latest, Microsoft included the patch in its optional June 2026 update (KB5095093), which “improves disk space usage for the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file.” The CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file is installed on Windows 11 PCs by…
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Xbox layoffs hit Doom studio id Software as Romero urges preservation
Xbox’s recently announced, division-wide layoffs are a disaster, and Doom studio id Software has been hit particularly hard right as it’s launching The Dark Ages’ expansion-sized DLC. Now, Doom co-creator and id Software co-founder John Romero has weighed in. Read more
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect’s partner to give recorded testimony at Utah hearing
The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, 23, accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has entered its second day in a Utah court, with prosecutors expected to present recorded testimony from Robinson’s partner. Robinson allegedly shot and killed Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, as he addressed thousands at Utah Valley University on 10…
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Graham Platner faces 94% odds of quitting Maine Senate race
Prediction market Kalshi shows 94% probability that Graham Platner will drop out of the Maine Senate race as rape allegation rocks his campaign.
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Storms and lightning can fry home electronics and appliances
Doing a little work ahead of time will help keep your gadgets from being fried in an electrical storm.
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Prince Harry defeated in High Court phone-hacking case against Mail owner
Prince Harry and six other prominent figures have lost their High Court case against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail, over allegations that it used unlawful methods to gather information for stories about them. Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all the group’s claims in an emphatic 436-page ruling, finding that the claimants…
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Prince Harry and Doreen Lawrence lose High Court hacking claim against Mail publisher
The High Court in London has dismissed in full the £50 million phone hacking case brought by the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence and five other claimants against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. The judge, Mr Justice Nicklin, accepted that every article the claimants complained about…
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Prince Harry defeated in privacy lawsuit against Mail publisher
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has lost his high-profile privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. He and fellow claimants, including Liz Hurley and Elton John, had accused the group of unlawful information gathering, alleging “abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy”. High Court judge…