Steve Wozniak: Shocked and amazed by Steve Jobs movie

Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak has given his first in-depth interview about the forthcoming Steve Jobs movie. Woz - as he's commonly known - acted as a consultant to Danny Boyle's film after refusing to be involved in an earlier biopic. The movie is already being tipped for awards glory after a rough cut was shown to the public last weekend, ahead of its official premiere in October. The movie's scriptwriter is Aaron Sorkin. His previous account of Facebook's rise won three Oscars. But the social network's founder Mark Zuckerberg was not a...

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First Sistine Chapel recording permitted by Pope Francis

The Pope has given special permission for a studio recording in the Sistine Chapel for the first time, capturing the singing of his own choir. The album, Cantate Domino, includes music written for the Sistine Chapel Choir by Palestrina, Lassus and Victoria during the Renaissance. It also features two Gregorian chants and a world-premiere recording of the original version of Allegri's Miserere. The pieces are sung in Latin, as the composers intended. The chapel is in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City, Rome....

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Judy Carne, star of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, dies aged 76

British television actress Judy Carne - best known as the 'Sock It To Me' girl on hit 1960s show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - has died aged 76. She found overnight fame on the sketch comedy series, and spent two years being doused with water every time she said the phrase "Sock it to me!". Carne was also known for her tumultuous relationship with actor Burt Reynolds, to whom she was married from 1963-65. The Northampton-born actress died on 3 September, reported The Telegraph. Carne's other TV credits included appearances in The Man from...

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Sam Smith records Bond's Spectre theme tune

Sam Smith has recorded the theme song for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre. The track is called Writing's on the Wall and will be released on 25 September. Smith said: "This is one of the highlights of my career." "I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations." Just last week, Smith told BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley he was "definitely not" working on the project. But, revealing his involvement on Tuesday, he told Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw: "I'm so relieved to actually...

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Football players cash in on global transfer market

Player wages have eaten up most of the money involved in international transfer deals during the past two years, according to Fifa TMS figures. Its Transfer Matching System (TMS) estimates that since 2013 some 57% of funds have gone into stars' pockets. Actual transfer fees have accounted for just 41% of the cash, and agent commissions the remaining 2%. Football clubs in Europe account for four-fifths of the total money spent on wages in those global deals. The new figures refer to international transfers from one country to another, and do not...

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Eurozone growth revised upwards

Economic growth in the 19 countries that make up the eurozone has been revised upwards. The second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for April to June put growth at 0.4%, up from the first estimate of 0.3%. The European statistics agency Eurostat also revised growth in the first quarter, from 0.4% to 0.5%. Also on Tuesday it was announced that German imports and exports had both reached record levels. Boosted by the continuing weakness of the euro, exports rose 2.4% to €103.4bn ($115.5bn; £75.1bn) in July, the federal...

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Uber to move into 100 more Chinese cities

Controversial app-based taxi service Uber plans to expand into 100 Chinese cities over the next 12 months. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick announced the move at an event in Beijing held by one of Uber's Chinese investors, Baidu. The service is already available in around 20 cities in the country. The expansion puts it head-to-head with local rival Didi Kuadi which recently raised $3bn in funding. China's internet-linked transport market is rapidly becoming the world's biggest and is proving lucrative for Uber. Mr Kalanick said the firm had...

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