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iRobot made a non-robot floor cleaner
iRobot’s new floor cleaner isn’t a robot at all.
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Gina Jones enters a crime-family romance in JuVee and Universal drama Pawn
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions has signed a first-look deal with Universal Global Television (UGT), under which the company will develop projects for the studio across all platforms. The arrangement marks a new chapter for JuVee, which has previously held television deals at eOne, Amazon and ABC Signature, and reflects a continued push…
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Yamazaki to direct original sci-fi film Nue for 20th Century
Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki, whose 2023 hit Godzilla Minus One won an Academy Award for visual effects, is set to direct an original science-fiction film titled Nue for 20th Century Studios in partnership with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free banner. The project marks another step in Yamazaki’s move into Hollywood and is described as a long-held…
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U2 Get Drenched, Tap Into Classic, Soaring Sound in Video For Funky ‘Street of Dreams’ Single
U2 have made a surprise return with “Street of Dreams”, a soaring new single released without warning on Tuesday 7 July, marking the first taste of their forthcoming studio album — their first full LP since 2017’s Songs of Experience. The track and its accompanying video consciously revisit the band’s late-1980s and early-1990s peak, signalling…
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EasyJet’s board has surrendered too easily to US bidder
The Guardian’s financial columnist Nils Pratley argues that easyJet’s board has given in too readily to a takeover approach from Castlelake, a US private investment firm active in aircraft financing and leasing. After rejecting three earlier offers as fundamental undervaluations and dismissing a fourth at 650p as “substantial”, the board reached an “agreement in principle”…
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Jermaine Dupri sues Sony Music seeking $18m in unpaid album royalties
Producer and So-So Def Recordings founder Jermaine Dupri has filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment, alleging the company owes him and his label more than $18 million in unpaid royalties linked to albums by Mariah Carey, Usher and other artists. Filed on Tuesday 7 July and obtained by Billboard, the suit accuses Sony of…
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25 Years Later, Vin Diesel’s $7 Billion Franchise Starter Makes a Comeback
After 25 years, Vin Diesel’s The Fast and the Furious is making a comeback, on streaming before the end of the end of the $7 billion franchise.
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Danny McBride’s Debut Novel ‘Thrilling Tales Of Modern Men’ Hits New York Times Best-Seller List In First Week
Multi-hyphenate Danny McBride can now add New York Times Best-Seller Author to resumer as his debut novel Thrilling Tales Of Modern Men cracked the list in its first week. The book was number 14 on the list after hitting on shelves on June 23. Random House acquired his first book from McBride in 2023. A…
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US airman accused of exposing himself to five females including a 16-year-old girl escaped British justice by being allowed to face a court martial at his base
A US airman stationed in Britain, Staff Sergeant Hannes Marschalek, avoided prosecution in the UK courts after Cambridgeshire Police ceded jurisdiction to the US military, allowing him to face a court martial on his base instead. He was accused of exposing himself to five females, including a 16-year-old girl, over a two-month period in 2022,…
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PS Plus Discounts Being Offered to Fans Cancelling in Protest
Sony appears to be offering discounted PS Plus subscriptions to users who attempt to cancel their membership, some of whom have been quitting in protest at the company’s decision to stop manufacturing physical games. The offers, reported by several Reddit users and spotted by PlayStation LifeStyle, are likely generated by an automated retention system rather…