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How Hollywood and Maga aligned over Warner Bros deal
Paramount beats Netflix to the major deal, pleasing figures in DC and LA alike, the BBC's culture and media editor writes.

Perplexity Computer is agentic AI like OpenClaw but safer
Perplexity just launched Perplexity Computer, another agentic AI tool except this one acts as a kind of digital coworker. It can perform multi-step tasks on your behalf by employing several subordinate AI agents that work together to plan and deliver finished results. For example, Perplexity Computer can create dashboards, apps, presentations,...

The dire state of desktop PCs: ‘If you want performance, you have to pay for it’
RAM shortages, SSD shortages, Nvidia shortages, possible shortages of Intel CPUs — 2026 is off to a rough start, if that’s not enough, consider what AMD and Intel have to offer us in new desktop processors throughout this year. It’s not much at all. After a thrilling launch of its Core...

Leigh-Anne Pinnock on fake news: “Do your own research”
The Little Mix star shares her own experience of appearing in reports that weren't true

Mini PC deal: Intel i5 CPU, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD for 34% off
These days, you don’t need a pricey laptop or desktop PC to get your work done, to explore your hobbies and passions, or to waste time online with social media and Netflix. You can get all that done with a mini PC for a fraction of the cost, without sacrificing...

Explore 2,500 train stations across the globe in 3D
When travelling by train, whether locally or long-distance, you visit many stations. Albert Guillaume Marcer’s website Stations visualizes more than 2,500 stations in Europe and North America. To do this, Marcer explored the stations over the last ten years and made detailed notes on tracks, transfer options and more. Marcer has...

Iran calls Afghan Taliban and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions

EU-Mercosur trade deal will be applied provisionally, commission says

Anker’s 5-port USB travel adapter plugs in worldwide (23% off)
When you travel outside your home country, you quickly realize that you can’t use the same power plugs all around the world. Up until now, to charge your USB devices, you needed an adapter that converts your power plugs into the type used by the country you’re in. But not anymore!...

Dell Jumps After Projecting AI Server Sales of $50 Billion

CoreWeave Shares Slide After Heavy Spending Alarms Investors

Pentagon Anthropic feud has sales and AI warfare at stake as Friday deadline looms

Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks takes care of your to-do list for you
More and more AI tools are now becoming agentic, meaning they can perform actions on your behalf. Microsoft really wants to get in on the fun and hopefully convince users that they should switch over to Copilot, and they’re doing so with a new agentic AI tool called Copilot Tasks. Microsoft...

Jack Whitehall: Hosting the Brits is a 'genuine rollercoaster'
The comedian was on The One Show ahead of presenting the Brit Awards in Manchester on Saturday.

Ghosts TV sitcom brought back to life as a feature film
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House will see the return of the show's writers, creators and stars.

‘Fake frames:’ An uncomfortable truth about DLSS
You may hate “fake” frames. But if you didn’t know they were AI generated, would you like them in games more than natively rendered ones? Turns out, German publication ComputerBase found the answer is often… yes. At least, more often than raging online discussions might indicate. Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your...

The Wanted's Max George says heart condition was 'a blessing in ways'
He is documenting his recovery after doctors performed urgent surgery and fitted him with a pacemaker.

Stirling chosen to host Radio 2 in the Park
The event will take place at Stirling's City Park between 7 and 9 August.

Unemployment in Germany stays above 3 million in February

Real wages in Germany rise by 1.9% in 2025