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Taylor Swift Releases Toy Story Song “I Knew It, I Knew You”

Taylor Swift Releases Toy Story Song “I Knew It, I Knew You”

Published by Daniella Wilson

Taylor Swift‘s Toy Story 5 song “I Knew It, I Knew You” officially dropped on Friday, and as promised after Disney called the song a return to Swift’s country roots, her latest brings the world’s biggest superstar back to her debut days. “Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time,” Swift wrote in an Instagram post Thursday night, accompanied by a video of a Young Swift in a Jessie-like cowgirl outfit. “Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now… is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.” Swift reunited with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff on the song which is an upbeat country-pop track complete with some banjo and mandolin fills. “Thank you to the brilliant Andrew Stanton for imagining me for this, all those years ago when you wrote this newest film,” Swift said, also giving props to Randy Newman “for the gorgeous sonic tapestry …

7 of the Best New Nonfiction Releases of June 2026

7 of the Best New Nonfiction Releases of June 2026

Published by Jenni Sidey

June for me means quiet mornings before heading to the bookstore to work at my day job. I love to sit at the cafe next door, watch the morning commuters grab their coffee, and listen to my latest audiobook.  When it comes to my TBR for June, it’s full of must-read spring nonfiction releases. But there are so many—where do you even begin?! You could start with a memoir about relearning how to recapture your sense of self after a traumatic brain injury. Or you could jump into a story of a shipwreck in Micronesia in the early 1800s. You could read Zinzi Clemmons’s new essay collection that delves into the very notion of what it means to be free. Or maybe you could check out Sarah Wilson’s new book about moving forward when the entire world is on fire. If you’re a political memoir fan, you could pick up the new memoir from Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve in the presidential cabinet. In celebration of true stories, I’ve collected some of …

9 Great New Children’s Book Releases for June

9 Great New Children’s Book Releases for June

Published by Jenni Sidey

As we head towards summer, bookworms old and young are starting to think about their summer reads. Young readers may be doing summer reading programmes, taking part in book clubs over the vacation, or heading off on a relaxing break. The good news is that there are plenty of great new children’s releases out there for young readers of all ages to take them through the summer months. Whether the child reader in your life enjoys picture books or is reading independently, there are picture books and middle grade releases coming out in June that will appeal to all ages and tastes. This summer, we have plenty of fun animal-centric stories – some focusing on creatures snuggling up with family members on a fluffy futon, others telling the tale of best friends working out their differences. There are adventure tales featuring dragons and Vikings, children solving mysteries, or zany animal superheroes, alongside time-traveling explorers teaching young readers about popular parts of history. There are also quieter, thought-provoking stories about friendship and community, as well as …

New Releases on Prime Video in June: I’ve Picked a Few Titles to Watch

New Releases on Prime Video in June: I’ve Picked a Few Titles to Watch

Published by skeptic

One of Prime Video’s most popular adult animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina returns on June 3 for a fourth season. The show, based on the Dungeons and Dragons web series Critical Role, is now set a year after the Chroma Conclave, and the Vox Machina crew has gone their separate ways. When a long-dormant evil awakens, the gang reunites to protect the realm. The show’s core cast is back this season, and keep an ear out for new additions to the voice cast, including Wayne Brady, Kevin Michael Richardson (Kamek in The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and Debra Wilson. Source link

Reuters releases first documentary in bid to reach new audiences

Reuters releases first documentary in bid to reach new audiences

Published by Sam Flores

Screenshot of homepage for new Reuters documentary Reuters has released its first documentary as it aims to bridge the gap between its text-based investigations and its wider video journalism. The 28-minute documentary Death in Darfur, available on the Reuters website and on Youtube, reconstructs paramilitary violence in the Sudan city of al-Fashir using footage forces recorded of themselves killing civilians. Reuters is aiming to create more video-based investigations to help reach audiences who are less interested in text. Earlier this year Reuters hired Suzanne Vanhooymissen as its first documentary investigations editor and Sarah Cahlan as visual investigations editor. Vanhooymissen, who produced and directed the new film, told Press Gazette: “We have within the investigations unit an incredible muscle when it comes to text-based investigations that get a lot of graphic treatment and beautiful animations online. “And then we have within Reuters this massive video operation that has an incredible footprint, and it has access all over the world, and the idea is that we now want to, with investigations, be able to bridge that gap.” …

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirTag 2

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirTag 2

Published by skeptic

Apple today released new firmware for its second-generation AirTag item trackers. The firmware has a 3.0.49 version number, up from 3.0.45, and it is the second firmware update that Apple has provided for the ‌AirTag‌ 2. There is no word yet on what’s included in the firmware, but ‌AirTag‌ firmware updates most often address bugs and make other under-the-hood improvements. Apple’s prior firmware update tweaked the unwanted tracking sound to make it easier to find an unknown ‌AirTag‌ when using Precision Finding. Apple will provide details on what’s in the 3.0.49 firmware when it updates its firmware support page. For the original ‌AirTag‌, firmware was distributed on a rolling basis over two weeks, but Apple appears to be pushing firmware updates to all ‌AirTag‌ 2 users at the same time. You can check your AirTag firmware by opening the Find My app, going to the Items tab, selecting an ‌AirTag‌ in the list, and tapping on the ‌AirTag‌’s name to see its firmware version. There is no way to force an ‌AirTag‌ update, and firmware …

6 of the Best New Book Releases Out May 26, 2026

6 of the Best New Book Releases Out May 26, 2026

Published by Jenni Sidey

Good news! We’re getting gorgeous painted covers again. At least, that is what Tara Anne Dalbow has observed over at Hyperallergic. Let me just say: It’s about time. The people have been yearning for a little line and shadow, a few brushstrokes. The illustrated covers are nice, but I can only pray that whoever decides on romance covers decides to dabble in some painted covers. That would devour. Now for new books. We’ve got a couple of series continuers, one of which is Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before I Knew I Loved You. And, speaking of romance, Lexi LaFleur Brown’s Evening the Score is hockey-based. In the world of romantasy, there’s A Kiss of Crimson Ash, which is inspired by an epic Indian love story. For the YA readers, there’s also Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment by Madeline Dyer, which includes different genres. In more of this week’s notable new releases, Matt Haig returns to the Midnight World, we get a cutesy, queer Bromantasy, there’s a murder within a college’s …

US Releases Second Batch of Government Declassified UFO Files

US Releases Second Batch of Government Declassified UFO Files

Published by Sam Flores

May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. ⁠Defense ⁠Department on Friday ⁠released a second batch of previously classified ​files on alleged UFO sightings, including references to ‌people reporting unexplained green ‌orbs, discs and fireballs. At the order ⁠of ⁠President Donald Trump, the first batch was made ​public on May 8. He is the latest president to release U.S. government reports on ​unidentified flying objects, a disclosure process that began ⁠in ⁠the late 1970s. Defense Secretary ⁠Pete ​Hegseth said the documents, photos and videos of ​what are ⁠officially known as “unidentified anomalous phenomena” had long fueled speculation. “It’s time the American people see it for themselves,” he said in a ⁠statement. One of the 222 files released on Friday contains ⁠116 pages of documentation relating to a series of reported sightings and investigations in a top secret facility in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948 to 1950. “This file contains 209 sightings of ‘green orbs’, ‘discs’, and ‘fireballs’ reported near the military base,” the ⁠Defense Department said. Experts said the first batch contained new videos of known sightings …

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 244 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 244 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 244 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Animations, CSS, Forms, HTML, Images, JavaScript, MathML, Media, Networking, Rendering, SVG, Scrolling, Security, Storage, Web API, Web Extensions, Web Inspector, WebAssembly, WebGL, and WebGPU. The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is compatible with machines running macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe, the newest version of macOS. The ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser from Apple’s website. Complete release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website. Apple’s aim with ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while it is designed for …