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As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube

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As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube

While much of the streaming industry is focused on mergers and acquisitions, NBCUniversal is expanding its reach through partnerships, with its latest move bringing Peacock directly to YouTube. On Monday, NBCUniversal and YouTube announced…

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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Wired

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Nvidia may guarantee $250bn so OpenAI can afford the data centre that will house its chips

Nvidia may guarantee $250bn so OpenAI can afford the data centre that will house its chips

Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The backstop would let OpenAI lease a 10-gigawatt campus in southern…

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

Apple has released iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS 26.6. Apart from potential security hotfixes, these are likely the last updates before the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27, and so on. All of today's releases include minor bug fixes…

Family: How bandits abducted Bungudu LG chair after two-hour siege

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Family: How bandits abducted Bungudu LG chair after two-hour siege

Fresh accounts by family members of the abducted Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, have revealed how heavily armed bandits laid siege to his residence for nearly two hours, killed four…

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AI vendors are switching from subscriptions to consumption pricing. AI PCs are the hedge.

AI vendors are switching from subscriptions to consumption pricing. AI PCs are the hedge.

The AI pricing model is shifting. Major software vendors are moving away from per-seat subscriptions toward token consumption or outcome-based pricing for AI features. The flat-rate subscriptions that attracted early adopters were loss…

Heat Wave Threatens Further Wildfire Spread in France and Spain

The New York Times

Heat Wave Threatens Further Wildfire Spread in France and Spain

The record wildfires, which have destroyed more than 200 homes and prompted large evacuations, could intensify with the arrival of a new heat wave.

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Spotify is experiencing another major outage

Engadget

Spotify is experiencing another major outage

A second gremlin is rolling through Spotify this evening.

Engadget

2 separate freight derailments prompt emergency responses

Mexico News Daily

2 separate freight derailments prompt emergency responses

In two separate incidents on Saturday night, a tank car on a freight train derailed, prompting the mobilization of emergency services while specialized personnel carried out containment efforts. Authorities declared a Code Red in the…

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Orange is building a €3bn French data centre business, funded from New Zealand

Orange is building a €3bn French data centre business, funded from New Zealand

Orange and Morrison announced an exclusivity agreement on Monday to create a jointly controlled data centre company in France, backed by a €3 billion investment programme combining Orange assets, Morrison equity, and debt. The venture…

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

One missing underscore in a Skyrim-themed username put an innocent Nova Scotia man in prison for 18 months. A 2018 child-luring investigation, which began in Madison, Wisconsin, and eventually extended to Halifax, Canada, was based on a…

Cotton growers race to treat leaf disease after mysterious arrival

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