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Michael Thorbjornsen ‘finally’ arrives, Patrick Cantlay’s gutless decision, and the FedEx Cup playoff bubble
Michael Thorbjornsen has claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic, coming just a week after fellow young American Jackson Koivun won his first Tour title in only his third start as a professional. The back-to-back breakthrough wins highlight a wave of highly touted young talent beginning to deliver on the PGA Tour,…
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Best wireless earbuds for 2026
Engadget has published its 2026 buying guide to wireless earbuds, testing and ranking models across price points and use cases to help shoppers pick based on priorities such as noise cancellation, battery life, comfort or budget. The guide reflects how wireless earbuds have become the default listening device for commuting, exercise and everyday media, with…
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£54m aerospace facility launched in Sheffield – DPA Magazine
A £54m aerospace research and development facility, COMPASS, has opened at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in South Yorkshire. It is intended to help UK manufacturers produce large composite aircraft components more quickly and at greater scale, strengthening domestic aerospace capability as global demand for new aircraft rises. Boeing is the centre’s…
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SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana
SpaceX is close to finalising a deal with the state of Louisiana to acquire roughly 130,000 acres of marshland along the northern Gulf Coast, according to local newspaper The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate. Governor Jeff Landry is expected to announce the agreement later this month, giving SpaceX control of an 18-mile stretch southwest…
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Amazon developing Deathwatch-focused Warhammer 40,000 animated series
Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios and Games Workshop are developing a new Warhammer 40,000 animated series centred on the Deathwatch, an elite Space Marine unit that hunts alien threats. Henry Cavill, who is also fronting Amazon’s separate live-action Warhammer television project written by Mike Flanagan, serves as an executive producer on the animated show, which…
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NASA boss balks at billion-dollar estimate for recycled Moon rover
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has pushed back on cost estimates for a proposed lunar rover built by combining two Mars rover engineering testbeds, warning that “we simply will not fly it” if the projected billion-dollar price tag proves accurate. The dispute highlights the challenge of NASA’s push to find cheaper ways to explore the Moon,…
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50 Years Ago Today: The Who Kick Off Their Final Tour With Keith Moon
Fifty years ago, on 3 August 1975, The Who began what would prove to be their final tour with drummer Keith Moon, opening at the Capitol Center in Landover, Maryland. The band had no new album to promote, but their reputation and back catalogue were strong enough to guarantee sold-out shows, placing them alongside the…
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Ash surprise fans at Kendal Calling by performing as tribute band before being presented with gold discs for ‘Girl From Mars’
Ash surprised fans at Kendal Calling festival by secretly performing as their own tribute act before revealing their true identity and receiving gold discs for their 1996 hit “Girl From Mars”. The stunt, staged at Tim Peaks Diner during the 2026 festival at Lowther Deer Park near Penrith, saw the trio billed as fictional support…
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Now You See Me Live review – magic so bombastic it may be visible from space
The Guardian’s review of Now You See Me Live, playing at the London Coliseum ahead of a planned run in Las Vegas, finds the stage spin-off of the film franchise packed with genuine magic skill but let down by excessive spectacle. The show follows four illusionists dubbed “the Horsemen” performing escapology, mentalism and other tricks,…
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China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
Chinese technology giant Alibaba has released Qwen3.8-Max, which it describes as its largest and most capable AI model yet, claiming its performance rivals leading systems from US firms Anthropic and OpenAI as well as domestic competitor Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3. The launch, announced in a blog post on Monday, follows a preview last month in…