Author: Alex Maschino
Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams’ opening matches.The setup included a big screen and seats for the football fans from around the world, with a stunning backdrop of the falls, which fittingly straddles the border of the US and Canada.Canadian fans were thrilled after their country kicked off the tournament with a draw against Bosnia.
Anthropic was forced to disable all access to its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, late on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department used national security export controls to bar the company from distributing the models to any foreign national. The directive includes not just people located outside the U.S., but also any foreign national in the U.S., including Anthropic’s own non-citizen employees. Given the scope of the directive, Anthropic argued it had no choice but to disable the models for all users. It clarified that access to its less powerful Claude models, including its latest Claude Opus…
As Spencer Pratt’s high-profile race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles comes to an end, the stars are speaking out. News broke on June 7 that Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman had jumped to second place in the polls behind incumbent Karen Bass, whose place in the November election was already solidified. Raman leapfrogging over Pratt in the political race means The Hills alum will no longer be in the running. Raman and Bass will continue their battle to become mayor, facing off in a runoff election later this year. Breaking his silence on the result,…
Scotland will attempt to win their first World Cup finals game since 1990 when they take on Haiti in their opening encounter. Having not featured at a World Cup finals since 1998, when they claimed just a single point from three games, Scotland head into a game in which they are clear favourites seeking to end a 36-year drought, with a 2-1 win over Sweden at Italia 90 marking the last time they tasted victory on this stage. A win by a comfortable margin would put Scotland in a strong position to qualify for the knockout rounds for the first…
Friday marks one year since a deadly Air India Boeing crash, which killed 260 people in a densely populated suburb of the city of Ahmedabad in India’s western state of Gujarat.Families of those killed gathered at the site on Friday to mark the anniversary of the disaster, but they are still waiting for answers about what caused the plane to come down shortly after takeoff from the nearby airport.Indian authorities are expected to issue an interim report in the coming days, another source of frustration for the victims’ relatives, who had been hoping for a definitive finding and a final…
REPUBLIC Collective has partnered with media and entertainment company ZIZA Inc. to launch ZIZA Records, a new label focused on developing and scaling South Asian artists on a global level.The multi-year worldwide joint venture was announced on Thursday (June 11).ZIZA Inc. is a New York-based company founded by entrepreneur Shivam Malhotra, who also serves as CEO of Malsons.ZIZA Records will operate at the intersection of South Asia and key international markets, with a focus on diaspora-driven talent, catalog development, and global audience growth.“This partnership reflects the continued global expansion of South Asian music.” Jeffrey Remedios, REPUBLIC Collective“This partnership reflects the…
The Big Apple isn’t always so sweet. One year after second-generation reality royals Ariana Biermann, Riley Burruss, Brooks Marks, Ava Dash, Gia Giudice and the rest of the Next Gen NYC gang documented their new lives away from their famous folks, Bravo’s young stars are ready for another season of drama starting Wednesday, June 24. A major plot point involves the breakup of on-and-off high school sweethearts Hudson McLeroy and Ariana, 22, who announced their split three months after season 1’s July finale. “I can deal with scrutiny for myself. I can deal with it from the world. I’ve kind…
Gervonta Davis is set to return to action later this year, but one former opponent has now revealed that he had signed for a rematch with ‘Tank’, only for the three-division world champion to then have a change of heart. Davis has not won a fight in almost two years, with his most recent outing coming against former WBA super-featherweight world champion Lamont Roach Jnr back in March 2025, where he retained both his WBA lightweight crown and undefeated record by the skin of his teeth – lucky to escape with a draw. External issues have since kept Davis away…
President Trump has vowed to keep up military pressure on Iran after the latest exchange of overnight attacks.
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