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Taylor Swift Paid ‘Over $160,000’ to Obtain NYC Permit for MSG Wedding, Says Zohran Mamdani
The update comes after the superstar and her husband, Travis Kelce, faced criticism for their Fourth of July wedding
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▶Microsoft rejects claims H-1B visas drove Xbox job cuts
- Microsoft denies H-1B visas were behind its Xbox layoffs.
- Cited visa numbers were routine renewals, not new hires.
- Cuts total 1,600 now, around 3,200 within a year.
Microsoft has denied that H-1B foreign-worker visa approvals played any role in its recent Xbox job cuts, with communications chief Frank X. Shaw dismissing reports linking the two as "bad information". The clarification counters a widely circulated narrative suggesting the company was cutting domestic staff in order to…
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▶Doom studio id Software responds to Xbox layoffs reports
- Microsoft laid off 3,200 Xbox staff; id Software was affected with 136 departures at its Texas headquarters
- id Software stated it retains adequate personnel to maintain operations, with current headcount roughly matching the Doom (2016) development team
- The studio emphasized commitment to affected employees and continued game and engine development, with new content released this week
"We're going to keep building great games," id Software says in response to mass Xbox layoffs at the Doom and Quake studio.
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Police launch manhunt for murder suspect after Ann Widdecombe was found dead at home with ‘serious head wound’: Live updates
Former Conservative MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe has been found dead at her home in Devon, and police have launched a murder inquiry and a manhunt for a suspect. The 78-year-old, who served as prisons minister, was discovered with serious injuries and a head wound, prompting Devon and…
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Adventures of Elliot’s new update finally lets you silence Faie
- Update 1.1.0 lets players fully silence companion fairy Faie
- Her constant chatter was the game's biggest complaint since June launch
- Earlier option to just reduce her dialogue wasn't enough
Square Enix has released Version 1.1.0 for its HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, adding a long-requested option to switch off support character voices. The update primarily addresses complaints about Faie, the game's Navi-like fairy companion, whose constant commentary had been one of the…
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Netflix in Talks to Buy Letterboxd: Report
- Letterboxd film-rating platform in preliminary sale talks with Netflix, Sony, Paramount, TPG, and venture investors
- Company valued at $250 million with 30+ million users; recent expansion into streaming rentals driving interest
- Acquisition raises conflict-of-interest concerns if major studios gain control of influential user-review platform
Could Letterboxd, the popular film-review social network, end up in the clutches of Netflix or another big entertainment corporation? Letterboxd, founded in 2011, has been shopping itself to interested parties in recent months. The app and website (which also recently launched an online video-rental service) is majority-owned by…
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▶Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week
- GTA Online's Kortz Center Heist arrives 14th July on PS5 and PS4.
- Requires a Mansion upgraded with the new Art Studio extension.
- Discounts and bonus cash on offer for early log-ins.
Rockstar Games is set to release a new major update for GTA Online titled the Kortz Center Heist, arriving as early as 14th July on PS5 and PS4, with free next-gen upgrades already available. Positioned as a way for players to occupy themselves ahead of GTA 6's release…
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The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
- Burnham is set to become PM within two weeks, inheriting Starmer's unfinished agenda.
- Welfare, defence funding, tax and immigration top his crowded in-tray.
- A high-stakes first meeting with Trump looms, possibly at November's G20.
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour's agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence,…
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Xbox confirms there isn’t just “1 person left in Texas” working on id Software’s engine following mass layoffs, but “dozens” across “multiple locations”
Xbox has moved to reassure fans over the future of id Software's technology following a wave of mass layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division. The company confirmed that development of id Tech, the engine behind franchises such as Doom, is not being left to a skeleton crew, directly rebutting…
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This Developer Wants You to Pay Less for PS5 Survival Horror
- The Sinking City 2 launches on PS5 for u00a341.35 / $49.99.
- Frogwares deliberately undercuts rivals priced at $60 or more.
- It releases on 18th August 2026, with a pricier Premium Edition.
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has priced its upcoming Lovecraftian survival horror game The Sinking City 2 at £41.35 / $49.99 on PS5, deliberately undercutting the $60-or-more price tag common to premium survival horror releases. The developer says the decision is about fairness and giving as many players as possible…