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Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant
Amazon is working on a project codenamed ‘Moonraker’ that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively.
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A current Valve designer recreated Half-Life 2’s Ravenholm in the Source 2 engine, and says he was “blown away at how powerful these tools are”
A designer currently working at Valve has rebuilt Ravenholm, the memorably grim zombie-infested town from Half-Life 2, inside the newer Source 2 engine, and shared his enthusiasm about the experience. He said he was “blown away at how powerful these tools are,” offering fans a glimpse of how one of the series’ most iconic locations…
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Marvel Officially Brings Back ‘Moon Knight’ Character After 4 Years
The second season of Marvel’s acclaimed animated series X-Men ’97 has continued a run of hidden connections to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the latest episode has revived a character last seen in the 2022 Disney Plus series Moon Knight. In the episode “The Rise of Apocalypse Part 2”, one of the statues resurrected…
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Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs
Staff at Build a Rocket Boy (BARB), the Edinburgh studio behind the poorly received game MindsEye, are due to picket outside the studio’s offices on Saturday 11th July. They are protesting against an “all-expenses-paid” fan event the developer is hosting the same weekend, at which community members will be flown in to play an updated…
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Academy Museum Unveils The Horror Show Exhibition Featuring ‘Carrie’ 50th Anniversary Screening, John Carpenter Retrospective
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has announced a major new exhibition, The Horror Show, devoted to the art and craft of horror cinema. Running for 10 months from 26 September 2026 to 25 July 2027 in the museum’s Katzenberg Gallery, it will be accompanied by film retrospectives, including a 50th anniversary…
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Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
Venus Aerospace has raised a $90 million Series B funding round to advance its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), a design promising greater efficiency than conventional rocket motors. The round matters because it marks the company’s pivot from its original goal of clean hypersonic passenger jets towards defence and space applications, after a successful 2025…
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Hug: new trio from Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley and Noah Georgeson
Devendra Banhart has formed a new trio called Hug alongside guitarist Gyan Riley and producer and multi-instrumentalist Noah Georgeson. The group will release their self-titled debut album on 11 September through David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label, led by the single “Cow With Half Moon Parasol”. The project brings together three long-connected musicians and marks a…
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Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is reportedly raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, according to The New York Times. The round would be the company’s first external fundraise, drawing in major backers including Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other large investors, and marking a significant vote of confidence in the…
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AMON AMARTH Releases First-Ever Acoustic Song ‘Upphaf’
Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth have released “Upphaf”, the first acoustic song of their career. The track strips back the band’s usual heavy sound to present a sparse, Norse-inspired composition built around hypnotic melodies and choral vocals, evoking the atmosphere of a longhouse hearth. The single is presented as a quiet prelude to…
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The Importance Of Supporting Grassroots, From UK Venues To 2000trees
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