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Troye Sivan announces fourth album featuring Nicole Kidman video
Troye Sivan has announced his fourth studio album, She’s The Best, due for release on 9 October via Tokky’s/Interscope. He has also released its title track and a video featuring Nicole Kidman and drag performer Sasha Colby, reuniting Sivan and Kidman after their work together on the 2018 film Boy Erased. The album follows 2023’s…
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FDA assigns highest-risk Class I status for recall of nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs
A Class I recall indicates “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death,” according to the FDA.
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Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
French startup Kog is developing software intended to make existing data-centre GPUs run AI inference much faster, arguing that better low-level optimisation can reduce a major cost and speed bottleneck without requiring specialised chips. Its early demonstration attracted significant business interest, particularly from companies using AI for professional software engineering and prompt-based app or game…
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Roblox Is Now The Target Of A Congressional Investigation: “Children Are Hurting”
US Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have announced that Roblox will be the subject of a congressional investigation amid claims that the gaming platform is a threat to child safety. “You trumpet Roblox as a safe digital playground for children as young as five,” the pair wrote in an open letter. “But the public…
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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Do Something No Previous CoD Beta Has
Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta will have more than just multiplayer content. The MW4 beta will also include access to the campaign mission, Entrenched, along with the upcoming Warzone mode, Resurgence Zodiac. Activision will show off some of this content during the Call of Duty: Next event…
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Cuban ties put powerful US union under microscope over alleged communist influence push
Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is investigating reports that a US union representing about 600,000 members may be helping advance the Cuban government’s interests. The inquiry matters because it raises concerns about possible foreign influence within a major American labour organisation and whether US groups are acting…
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OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic are cutting prices for some AI models as businesses seek cheaper alternatives from Chinese competitors such as Moonshot and DeepSeek. The shift matters because it challenges the US labs’ earlier focus on premium performance, while increasing pressure to show that heavy AI investment can produce returns ahead of planned public listings. OpenAI…
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Frankie Valli Has Retired from Performing, Says Brother Bobby
Frankie Valli, the 92-year-old singer best known as frontman of The Four Seasons, has retired from performing, according to his brother Bobby. The announcement follows the cancellation of Valli’s remaining 2026 tour dates for health reasons, apparently bringing to an end a career spanning more than six decades. Bobby Valli praised his brother’s achievements, including…
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New Yorkers take Zohran Mamdani free bus promise literally as MTA loses millions in skipped fares
New York City transit officials say political promises of free bus travel, associated with mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, may be encouraging more passengers to avoid paying fares. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) argues that this is worsening fare evasion and reducing revenue needed to operate and maintain the city’s transport network. MTA chairman Janno Lieber…