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I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Around a week ago, 146,000 people mourned the death of a horse they'd never met.This might be the best single thing that has ever happened in videogames, although I don't imagine the horse would give a shit.Grass Wonder was a famous Japanese racehorse, but it's likely the majority of those that mourned his death online are only fans of Japanese horse racing by proxy.
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That's a really cool scarf, Agent 47
Battlefield 6 is getting written about a lot these days so I'm seeing quite a few screenshots of buildings being blown up.I'm not sure exactly why, but I seem to have developed a visceral distaste for images of buildings being blown up recently.At times like these, it's nice to look at a nice scarf.
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David Byrne praises Charli XCX’s “really brave” and “economical” stage show
"I don’t know if I’m ready to do that"The post David Byrne praises Charli XCX’s “really brave” and “economical” stage show appeared first on NME.
2 hours ago
Cowboy’s e-bikes granted a second life
After months of speculation over the e-bike maker’s imminent demise, Cowboy says it now has the financial backing it needs to survive. The Brussels-based maker of boutique e-bikes says it has secured short-term financing to keep the lights on and a commitment from Rebirth Group Holding that should “ensure its long-term future.” The bicycle company […]
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The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?
Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience? Register debate series The UK government's five-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA24) with Microsoft is set to see public sector bodies spend around £1.9 billion each year—nearly £9 billion in total over half a decade. It's a vast sum for software and services, and one that deserves close scrutiny.…
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Taylor Swift on what ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ is about: “The most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life”
She revealed that the album will explore "what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life" during the Eras tourThe post Taylor Swift on what ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ is about: “The most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life” appeared first on NME.
2 hours ago
Watch Lisa’s cinematic new short film for ‘Dream’
Co-starring acclaimed Japanese actor Kentaro SakaguchiThe post Watch Lisa’s cinematic new short film for ‘Dream’ appeared first on NME.
2 hours ago
Sensitivity Labels with User-Defined Permissions Gains SharePoint Support
Finally, Microsoft solved the technical issues that blocked SharePoint Online support for sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions (UDP). The feature is now generally available and it’s very welcome because support opens access for Office files and PDFs with UDP labels for search and Purview solutions like DLP and eDiscovery. Files with UDP labels applied prior to GA are not processed until they are edited, but that’s reasonable.
3 hours ago
Red-teaming a RAG app with the Azure AI Evaluation SDK
Fortunately, Microsoft released an automated Red Teaming agent, part of the azure-ai-evaluations Python package.The agent uses an adversarial LLM, housed safely inside an Azure AI Foundry project such that it can't be used for other purposes, in order to generate unsafe questions across various categories.My RAG-on-PostgreSQL sample application answers questions about products from a database representing a fictional outdoors store.
3 hours ago
Taylor Swift recalls emotional moment she reclaimed her master recordings
“Since I was a teenager, I’ve been saving up money to buy my music back"The post Taylor Swift recalls emotional moment she reclaimed her master recordings appeared first on NME.
3 hours ago
Battlefield 6 Dev Confirms Playlist Changes, Custom Search, and Start Time for Open Beta Weekend 2
Following the hugely popular Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 1, developer DICE has outlined the changes and additions fans can expect for the upcoming Weekend 2, and confirmed its start time.
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DCU Chief James Gunn Namedrops the 'Superman Saga,' Which Includes His Superman Follow-Up Film
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has revealed the 'Superman Saga’ while discussing his ongoing work on the follow-up to this summer’s Superman.
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Top 12 API Testing Tools For 2025
API testing is a critical part of modern software development, ensuring that digital services remain secure, reliable, and fast.As APIs grow ever more vital across cloud, mobile, enterprise, and microservices ecosystems, the tools to test them must evolve to meet both technical and business needs.Here’s a well-researched guide to the top 12 API […]
4 hours ago
AtHeart make their debut with ‘Plot Twist’ EP launch
They've also released a music video for the title trackThe post AtHeart make their debut with ‘Plot Twist’ EP launch appeared first on NME.
4 hours ago
Six Flags Entertainment to Unleash Biggest Halloween Season in History with Debut of The Conjuring
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, North America’s largest regional amusement park operator, will take Halloween terror to a new level as it launches frightful nighttime celebrations at 25 parks beginning in September.As part of the seasonal launch, Six Flags will also unleash a new interactive, SCREAMium experience —The Conjuring: Beyond Fear— in four locations.This attraction will join an extensive lineup of bone-chilling thrills, captivating live entertainment and pulse-pounding rides for an unrivaled fall adventure, with visits to more than 40 properties available with a single 2026 Six Flags Entertainment Season Pass during the exclusive MVP (Most Valuable Pass) limited-time offer.
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Women Travel Tribe Expands for 2026
Women Travel Tribe (WTT) will run 50 trips for women over 50 in 2026, driven by soaring demand for meaningful, connection-focused travel.Following a record year of bookings, unprecedented interest in private tours, and rapid growth of their community to over 12,000 women, WTT is tripling its women-only offerings.These journeys, from the villages of Abruzzo to Kenya’s game reserves, show that for many women, the most meaningful part of travel is not the place, but the people they share it with.
4 hours ago
SILVERSEA APPOINTS OF GIANLUCA SPARACINO AS GLOBAL HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Silversea, the leading experiential luxury and expedition travel brand, has announced the appointment of Gianluca Sparacino as its new Global Head of Food and Beverage, effective August 18, 2025. A dynamic hospitality leader and culinary strategist, Sparacino brings deep experience across the finest epicurean destinations and luxury hospitality brands, along with strategic leadership to Silversea’s innovative culinary and beverage program.
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Princess Cruises Unveils 2027 Alaska Season With Return of Star Princess
Princess Cruises, the top cruise line in Alaska, announced its most expansive Alaska cruise and cruisetour season for 2027.With nearly 60 years of expertise sailing the breathtaking landscapes of Alaska, Princess will deploy a fleet of eight elegant ships and offer stays at five signature wilderness lodges for a voyage unlike any other.The 2027 Alaska season opens for sale August 12, 2025
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Colorado Tourism Office Partners with GuideGeek to Launch New AI Travel Genius, ‘Colorado Concierge’
Travelers planning a trip to Colorado can now rely on Colorado Concierge, an AI travel genius that provides instant answers to any travel or tourism questions about the state. Colorado Concierge is an initiative of the Colorado Tourism Office and leverages GuideGeek artificial intelligence technology from Matador Network.
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Microsoft Releases POML (Prompt Orchestration Markup Language): Bringing Modularity and Scalability to LLM Prompts
Prompt engineering has become foundational in the development of advanced applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs).As prompts have grown in complexity—incorporating dynamic components, multiple roles, structured data, and varied output formats—the limitations of unstructured text approaches have become evident.Microsoft released Prompt Orchestration Markup Language (POML), a novel open-source framework designed to bring […]
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Bet You Didn’t Notice 'Jurassic Park' Only Has 15 Minutes of Dinosaur Footage
One of the classic examples of this is Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993).We bet you never realized that out of Jurassic Park’s total official runtime of two hours and seven minutes, the dinosaurs take up only 10-11% of the screen time.In this article, we’re here to explain why limiting the dinos’ screentime was actually a genius move.
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What If ‘The Godfather’ Was Set in the Present Day?
What if the Corleone family had to fight for dominance not just on the streets, but in the cloud?It’s about confronting the darker question:If The Godfather were modernized, would it still be a crime drama…The Godfather in a Post-Truth World: "It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Content"Michael Corleone’s famous line hits different in 2025.
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ByteDance Unveils ToolTrain: A New Tool-Integrated Reinforcement Learning RL Framework that Redefines Repo Deep Search
Issue localization involves identifying exact code locations that require modification to fix software problems, a process that often demands significant manual effort from developers, especially in large repositories.LLM-based agents enable language models to use various tools for dynamic […]The post ByteDance Unveils ToolTrain: A New Tool-Integrated Reinforcement Learning RL Framework that Redefines Repo Deep Search appeared first on MarkTechPost.
5 hours ago
The Definitive Ranking of Every Nora Ephron Movie
This list ranks all 15 of her movies—whether written, directed, or both—with a focus on her screenwriting (70%)Nora Ephron: The Writer vs. The DirectorNora Ephron made her name in Hollywood not by chasing trends, but by writing the kinds of stories no one else was telling—especially not with her level of honesty, humor, and sharpness.Directed by: Nora Ephron John Travolta plays Russ Richards, a TV weatherman in snowy Pennsylvania who’s down on his luck and decides to rig the state lottery.
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Story of the Rise, Fall & Wild Comeback of the Western Genre
At its core, the Western is about mythmaking.These films created a version of America that was raw, romanticized, and rugged as hell.Peel back the iconography and ask what’s really underneath.
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Taylor Swift confirms ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ will not come with additional tracks: “There’s no other songs coming”
“This is the record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time…you couldn’t take one out, and you couldn’t add one.The post Taylor Swift confirms ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ will not come with additional tracks: “There’s no other songs coming” appeared first on NME.
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Taylor Swift recorded new album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ in between shows on the ‘Eras’ tour
“I’d fly to Sweden, go back to the tour, and was actually working on this”The post Taylor Swift recorded new album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ in between shows on the ‘Eras’ tour appeared first on NME.
7 hours ago
My power bank is Steam Deck overkill, but it's reduced at Amazon
Does a power bank need to stand out at all?That’s not for me to decide, but what I will tell you is that my power bank of choice, the Aohi Future Starship (no, I’m not making that up), is reduced by more than 20% at Amazon.Read more
7 hours ago
AU Deals: The Unmissable All-Platform Sales Happening Right Now
There’s no better way to derail a weekend than to “just browse” a few storefronts and end up in possession of ten new games. Today's discounts are absolutely in that dangerous category.
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Taylor Swift confirms ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ release date, producers
She’s also shared the album cover and its tracklisting, which includes a feature from Sabrina CarpenterThe post Taylor Swift confirms ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ release date, producers appeared first on NME.