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Battle of the Lukes and history for Noa-Lynn – World Championship talking points

Two-and-a-half weeks of darting action awaits before the champion is crowned on January 3.

The Independent UK

PDC World Darts Championship 2025 live streams: how to watch from anywhere, Littler vs Van Gerwen final

Here's how to watch PDC World Darts Championship 2025 live streams online and from anywhere as Luke Humphries aims to defend his title.

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Starbucks posts $5.8m loss as Australians cut back on costly lattes by brewing at home

Result comes as blow to coffee chain’s hopes of cracking local market after posting a surplus in 2023

The Guardian - AU

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Two Lukes lead new darts era both deeply trivial and deathly serious

Rising star Luke Littler and world champion Luke Humphries are the stars of an ever-expanding cultural phenomenon

The Guardian - UK

World Darts Championship 2025/25 schedule as Luke Littler first match date set

The tournament favourite takes to the oche on December 21

Evening Standard

Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Bramall Lane

The Independent UK

Grand Slam of Darts prediction: Humphries, Smith well-placed to settle scores in Wolverhampton

Check out out free darts betting tips ahead of big-name stars clashing at Aldersley Leisure Village

The Independent UK

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Brentford beat Sheffield Wednesday on penalties in Carabao Cup last 16 – as it happened

Mark Flekken’s error helped Djeidi Gassama equalise for Wednesday, but Flekken then saved Liam Palmer’s penalty to send Brentford through

The Guardian - UK

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Fratton Park

The Independent UK

Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith move into European Championship last 16

The Independent UK

Susan Smith fights for prison release 30 years after drowning her children in fake carjacking

Smith has frequently written to reporters, true crime aficionados and potential suitors from prison

The Independent UK

Luke Littler beats Michael Smith to win World Series of Darts Finals

The teenager beat both Michael van Gerwen and Smith 11-4 in Amsterdam.

The Independent UK

An Extraordinary Music-Streaming Scam

A glimpse into the grim AI-inflected future - and a possible answer to the question "Why does so much music suck on Spotify?"

Reason

US Man Charged In Historic AI Music Fraud Case: Used Thousands Of Bots To Stream Fake Songs, Raked In $10M In Royalties

An American musician faces charges for allegedly using AI to create phoney streams and raking in millions in royalties.

International Business Times UK

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Tom’s Hardware

Musician charged with wire fraud after using thousands of bots to stream AI music to earn millions in royalties

A 52-year-old man allegedly bought AI-generated tracks and then used thousands of bots to rack up streams and earn more than $10 million over several years.

International Business Times

Man Created AI Songs And Used Bots To Collect $10M In Royalty Payments From Streaming Services: Indictment

Computers played the AI-generated songs billions of times on various streaming platforms.

PC Gamer

Fraudster charged with $12 million in stolen royalties used 1,000 bots to stream hundreds of thousands of AI tracks billions of times

Bots, bots, bots.

Reason

Prosecutors Allege $10M Royalty Scam Using AI-Generated Songs

The N.Y. Times (Maia Coleman) reports: A North Carolina man used artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs by fake bands, then put them on streaming services where they were enjoyed by an audience of fake listeners, prosecutors said. From the Indictment: From approximately 2017, up to…

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MusicRadar

“He stole millions in royalties that should have been paid to musicians, songwriters, and other rights holders whose songs were legitimately streamed”: North Carolina man indicted of streaming fraud

Man indicted for streaming fraud in the US

The Independent UK

RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson reveals she was diagnosed with ‘deadly’ infection

Gunvalson says she was told she had a ‘10 to 20 percent [chance of] survival’

The Guardian - UK

Sheffield Wednesday hit four to ruin Wayne Rooney’s start at Plymouth

Strikes from Jamal Lowe, Josh Windass and Michael Smith helped Sheffield Wednesday to a 4-0 victory against Plymouth in the Championship

The Independent UK

Luke Humphries out to join illustrious club with win in World Matchplay final

Humphries could become only the fourth player to win the World Championship and Matchplay in the same year – joining opponent Michael van Gerwen.

The Independent UK

Michael van Gerwen reaches World Matchplay semi-finals

The Dutchman beat Andrew Gilding 16-10.

International Business Times

US Streaming Rivals Team Up To Catch Netflix

US video streaming companies are joining forces to attract new viewers, boost ad sales, and finally turn a profit -- something only Netflix has managed to accomplish so far.

The Independent UK

Michael van Gerwen has ‘a lot more in the tank’ as he eyes World Matchplay title

The Dutchman followed up his first-round win over Luke Littler with a battling 11-8 victory over Joe Cullen.

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