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Microsoft put on the naughty step by Aussie regulator
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/11/2025
» Microsoft has been at it again. The Competition & Consumer Commission in Australia has started a legal process against the Redmond giant for apparently misleading users of the policies for its Microsoft 365 bundle. Microsoft advised users with a Personal and Family plan that "to maintain their subscription they must accept the integration of Copilot and pay higher prices for their plan, or, alternatively, cancel their subscription".
Musk joins 'cancel Netflix' campaign
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, accusing the streaming platform of promoting what he describes as transgender propaganda.
Kimmel scores decade-high ratings amid Trump fight
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» HOLLYWOOD - Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel had his biggest audience in a decade when he returned to US TV screens a week after pressure from Donald Trump's government resulted in him being forced off the air, Disney said on Wednesday.
Julia Roberts looks to ‘stir it up’ with cancel-culture film
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» VENICE - Julia Roberts hopes to “stir it all up” for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
Showtime in Venice: monsters, aliens, Clooney and Roberts
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» VENICE - The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy’s swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
Kneecap cancel US tour, citing UK court hearing in terrorism case
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» LONDON - The Irish rap group Kneecap has cancelled a planned tour in the United States, citing a UK court hearing in a case one of its members is facing for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.
US singer Billy Joel to sell off motorcycles due to health condition
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» NEW YORK - US pop great Billy Joel will auction the motorcycle collection he maintains in New York state after being diagnosed with a brain condition that forced him to cancel a planned tour, his management said Wednesday.
US regulators greenlight contentious $8bn Skydance-Paramount merger
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States regulators on Thursday approved an US$8 billion deal for Skydance to acquire Paramount Global amid tumult in the latter's news and late night programming on CBS, a leading American broadcaster.
Heat concerns behind G-Dragon's decision to cancel Bangkok concert
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» Worries about heat conditions were a factor for K-pop star G-Dragon to drop his concert in Bangkok set for next month.
Slovakia festival hosting Kanye West cancelled after 'Heil Hitler' furore
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» BRATISLAVA - The Slovakia festival due to welcome Kanye West next week has called off the event following the uproar over the US rapper's May release of a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.