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Super Mario Bros and Judge Dredd among 1990s sci-fi failures
From Super Mario Bros. to Judge Dredd, these infamous ’90s sci-fi disasters prove big concepts can still crash hard.
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Delicious in Dungeon confirmed for second season on Netflix in 2027
Netflix and Studio Trigger announce the return of Delicious in Dungeon with a first look at Season 2, set to premiere in 2027.
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Antinous rivals Twilight’s Jacob as Pattinson’s Odyssey villain, actor jokes
Robert Pattinson has drawn a light-hearted comparison between his role in Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming epic The Odyssey and Taylor Lautner’s character Jacob in the Twilight saga. Speaking to MTV U.K. at the film’s London world premiere, Pattinson — who plays the antagonist Antinous, one of the suitors pressuring Queen Penelope (Anne Hathaway) to remarry while…
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Jefferson County judge accused of spending public funds on self-promotion
An Alabama judge, Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard, is alleged to have spent more than $1 million (about £790,000) of taxpayers’ money on consultants, radio commercials, glossy mailers and promotional campaigns that critics say served to raise her own public profile. Newly released records show she approved the spending over little more than a…
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Braveheart and JFK among ten historically inaccurate films still hailed as masterpieces
Film critic Diego Pineda Pacheco has published a Collider feature arguing that historical accuracy is not a prerequisite for a great period film, listing ten acclaimed movies that take significant liberties with the historical record yet remain, in his view, masterpieces. The piece matters chiefly as a talking point for cinema fans, illustrating how passion…
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England hold off Mexico 3-2 as World Cup clash breaks Telemundo audience records
England’s dramatic 3-2 World Cup victory over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca is on course to become the highest-rated telecast in US Spanish-language television history. Broadcast on the NBCUniversal-owned network Telemundo, the match drew a preliminary total audience of 23.1 million, surpassing Mexico’s win over Ecuador the previous week, which reached 18.9 million. The figures…
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Waymo robotaxi drives through lit fireworks in San Francisco street
Passengers in a Waymo driverless taxi were left frightened when the autonomous vehicle drove directly into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Fourth of July celebrations over the weekend. The incident, captured on video that has since circulated widely, adds to ongoing scrutiny of driverless vehicles and how they respond…
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Divorcee Alina Habba’s new romance revealed at Trump Jr’s Fourth of July bash
The Daily Mail reports on an exclusive Fourth of July party held at the Executive Branch, an ultra-private members’ club in Georgetown, Washington DC. The event, hosted by Donald Trump Jr and financier Omeed Malik, drew senior figures from the Trump administration and became one of the capital’s most sought-after invitations, offering a glimpse into…
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Norovirus vaccine trial shows early promise against severe gut infection
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Agentic ransomware operation JadePuffer still relied on human setup
Cloud security firm Sysdig has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware”, an extortion operation dubbed JadePuffer in which an AI agent, rather than a person, carried out the technical steps of a real-world cyberattack. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials, moved through the network, encrypted files and…