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‘Ed Miliwatt’ arrives in Washington: Miliband awkwardly dodges questions over whether he still thinks Donald Trump is a ‘racist’ and ‘misogynist’ as he meets US counterpart Marco Rubio
David ‘Ed’ Miliband, the UK’s Energy Secretary, travelled to Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but faced awkward questioning from reporters about past remarks he made criticising Donald Trump. Miliband had previously described Trump as a “racist” and “misogynist”, and journalists pressed him on whether he still holds those views now…
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Princess Grace Foundation Announces 18 Winners and 11 Honoraria Recipients for 2026 Awards
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has named 18 winners and 11 Honoraria recipients for its 2026 awards, recognising emerging talent across theatre, dance and film. The programme, established in honour of Princess Grace of Monaco, has now supported more than 1,000 artists over its history, including previous recipients such as Tony Kushner and Leslie Odom Jr.,…
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Disney Execs On Exploring FAST Channels, Content Spending, Cutting Costs
Disney’s new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, confirmed the company is exploring a free, ad-supported streaming product, effectively a FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) offering, as part of a wider strategy discussed on an analyst call following quarterly earnings. The move is aimed at reaching more price-sensitive customers, boosting advertising revenue by adding inventory, and driving new…
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Feature: Six Things I’d Like To See in ‘Metroid 6’
Ahead of the original Metroid’s 40th anniversary, Nintendo Life writer Ollie sets out six wishes for a potential “Metroid 6”, the likely sequel to 2021’s Metroid Dread, the series’ best-selling instalment. The piece is a personal wishlist rather than any official announcement, reflecting on what developer MercurySteam got right with Dread and where a follow-up…
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China targets US firms, drone exports ahead of Xi visit
China’s Commerce Ministry announced a new slate of sanctions against the United States and some of its firms Wednesday in response to recent moves by two U.S. agencies that targeted China, more than a month before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit President Trump. In the latest move by China, it would ban…
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‘The Green Eyes’ Is a Refugee Adventure Drama for Our Time (Exclusive Trailer)
“The Green Eyes” (“Les Yeux Verts”), a refugee adventure drama by French writer-directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, will open the 79th Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday evening with its world premiere on the Piazza Grande. The film matters as a rare attempt to tell a refugee story from a child’s point of view, drawing…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings To $42M Tuesday U.S. Record, Biggest Pic Global YTD With $1.1B – Box Office
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken further box office records, posting the biggest Tuesday takings ever at the US domestic box office with $42 million. The film has now become the highest-grossing release of the year worldwide, with a global total of $1.1 billion, overtaking Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5, which stands at $1.07 billion. Its…
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‘AI PCs will become more important’: AMD’s Lisa Su remains optimistic about the market despite runaway pricing caused by *checks notes* the AI industry
“I remain optimistic about the PC market as an important way for us to reach a broader set of users.”
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EA has fixed a niche Battlefield 6 issue where some Nvidia GPUs were crashing while changing attachments or ‘playing on maps with large bodies of water’
It seems like it was linked to a recent Nvidia driver update.