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Golf Channel Cancels ‘Big Break x Good Good’ After PGA Tour Parts Ways With YouTube Stars
Golf Channel has cancelled its fully filmed 2026 revival season of Big Break x Good Good after the PGA Tour ended Good Good’s title sponsorship of a tournament linked to the programme. The decision means the show’s winner will no longer receive the promised route into a PGA Tour event, removing the competition’s intended prize…
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Nepal Floods Ravage Border Towns as Gates Warns on AI
Flash floods devastate Nepal–Tibet communities; Bill Gates warns AI could cost jobs and enable biological weapons. The ICO fines Elderly Aids Ltd over unlawful calls, while BBC teases Celebrity Traitors.
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Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral
Bluesky has introduced a privacy setting that lets users stop their posts being recommended to non-followers in its algorithmic Discover feed. The change is intended to reduce the risk of users unexpectedly going viral, while giving them more control over how widely their content is surfaced. The setting applies to an entire account rather than…
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GTA 6 map is apparently 3 times larger than Red Dead Redemption 2’s, twice as large as GTA 5’s
Reports citing an apparent leak claim that Grand Theft Auto 6’s playable map could be around three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s and twice the size of Grand Theft Auto 5’s. If accurate, the scale would make Rockstar’s next game significantly larger than its recent open-world titles, raising expectations for exploration and…
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Midwest construction crew rescues adorable orange kitten from engine and ‘HIRES’ her to work with them
A construction crew in Barberton, Ohio, rescued an orange kitten trapped inside a Komatsu excavator, with footage of the rescue becoming widely shared online. The kitten, named Sue after the machinery brand, has since been adopted by the company’s shop mechanic and given the honorary role of ‘shop cat’. Workers searched unsuccessfully for Sue’s mother…
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Netflix premieres 26-minute Grand Theft Auto 6 extended trailer
Netflix premiered a 26-minute extended trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 exclusively to subscribers for six hours before releasing it on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel. The footage expands on the game’s setting, characters and gameplay, giving fans a closer look at Rockstar’s forthcoming open-world crime title. Set in Leonida, a fictionalised Florida featuring Vice City,…
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Dolly Parton Had the Second-Most Streams of Any Artist on the Day of Her Death
Billboard’s Trending Up newsletter reports several streaming and social-media music trends, led by a sharp rise in listening to Dolly Parton’s catalogue after news of her death. The increase illustrates how major cultural events can rapidly reshape music consumption and bring older songs back to a mass audience. – Parton’s US on-demand streams reportedly rose…
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Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN says
The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has urged governments to reform the whole social media sector to make platforms safer for children, following Meta’s large settlement with US states. He said child safety should not depend on lawsuits or voluntary company action, and argued that comparable protections should be adopted across platforms including TikTok…
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Amazon joins YouTube Shopping affiliate programme for eligible creators
Amazon has joined YouTube Shopping’s affiliate programme, allowing eligible creators to tag Amazon products in videos, Shorts and livestreams and earn commission on purchases made through their links. The move connects YouTube’s creator-commerce platform with a major retailer, potentially offering viewers more direct ways to buy recommended products and creators an additional income stream. YouTube…
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BBC Boss Matt Brittin Outlines Concept For YouTube-Style “Public Service Algorithm” Propelled By Creators
BBC Director General Matt Brittin has floated the idea of transforming iPlayer into a more open, creator-led service with a “public service algorithm”, making it resemble YouTube while retaining BBC editorial standards. The proposal, described as early-stage thinking rather than policy, matters because it signals a potential shift in how the BBC competes for online…