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June 10 1600 UTC Brief
In business and culture
Primary Wave Music has struck a deal with the estate of Donna Summer, giving the company rights to work with her catalog, recordings, name, and image. Summer’s run of disco-era hits, including I Feel Love, Bad Girls, and Hot Stuff, still has plenty of commercial life left in it, which is the whole point of these deals.
In France, cinema group MK2 is opening its capital to the public for the first time in its 52-year history as part of a $5.8 million fundraising drive. The family-run company, known for its arthouse theaters in Paris, says the move will help support future growth after a strong Cannes showing.
In tech and science
Apple’s macOS 27 beta is causing problems for Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon, with the boot tools no longer recognizing the Linux partition properly. The Asahi team says the partition is still there and no data has been lost, but users are being told to hold off on upgrading until the issue is fixed.
Researchers at UNSW Sydney say they have used ultrasonic waves to brew espresso-strength coffee with room-temperature water, cutting energy use by as much as 75 percent. The machine still needs to produce coffee, which remains one of humanity’s more persistent forms of self-importance.
In U.S. news
Sen. Adam Schiff says he will launch an inquiry into whether National Park Service entrance fees are being diverted to President Trump’s “vanity projects.” Several senators have also written to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, saying visitors pay those fees to support the parks, not to decorate political egos.
Bill Cody, the longtime Grand Ole Opry announcer and Country Radio Hall of Famer, has died at 67. He spent more than three decades hosting WSM Radio’s Coffee, Country and Cody and became one of the most recognizable voices in country music broadcasting.
International news
The U.K. is weighing a transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even as the territory includes the strategically important U.K.-U.S. base at Diego Garcia. U.S. officials want uninterrupted access, and reports say the Trump administration has even explored buying the islands, while the British bill tied to the deal remains frozen in Parliament.
In brief
Tyler Mane, the former wrestler and actor, says he has breast cancer and wants to draw attention to a disease that is often diagnosed late in men. In Belfast, Elon Musk has rejected claims that he incited unrest, while police say a man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after Monday’s knife attack.
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