Mnet has addressed the rumors of a BIGBANG group performance at this year’s MAMA Awards!
On October 5, Korean media outlet News1 reported that BIGBANG—which currently consists of G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung—would be performing together as a group at the upcoming 2024 MAMA Awards.
Later that morning, Mnet officially responded to the report by clarifying, “The lineup of artists attending the 2024 MAMA Awards has not yet been decided.”
The last time that BIGBANG performed at the MAMA Awards as a full group was in 2015.
This year’s MAMA Awards will take place over three days in the United States and Japan, marking the very first time that the ceremony is being held stateside. The first night of the 2024 MAMA Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21 PST, while the second and third nights will be held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 22 and 23 KST.
Are you excited to potentially see BIGBANG together on stage again? Stay tuned for updates!
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too.
No surprises
Another year, another iPhone event. And another reminder of how much has changed since the first one.
Back in 2007, the tech world was a lot easier to surprise. That’s not to say that the existence of the iPhone was completely unsuspected: I worked for a PC-focused print magazine at the time and we’d heard the rumors just like everyone else. (“Like an iPod, only a phone,” was the gist.) It’s just that we were speculating at the level of whether it was going to happen, rather than the granular details of what exactly would be announced.
Rewatching the Stevenote from Macworld San Francisco 2007, it’s remarkable to note the level of uncertainty in the audience. They’re not just there to clap along with announcements they were expecting, then get their hands on review samples. They’re actually excited to know what’s coming. Rather than kill that sense of anticipation, the vague pre-event rumors had merely seeded a curiosity to know more.
Compare that with last week’s “It’s Glowtime!” event. Obviously a lot of the thrill has been drained by a) streaming yet another pre-recorded virtual event rather than putting bums on seats and b) replacing Jobs’ nerveless stagecraft with Tim Cook’s safe-hands competence. But the main difference is the lack of mystery.
Apple’s three main announcements were the 16-series iPhones, the Apple Watch Series 10, and updates to the AirPods and AirPods Max. We knew not just that all of these things were coming, but pretty much everything about them.
What was wrong with the pre-event rumors? (You can get a broad approximation of what was expected by reading my satirical preview and ignoring the stuff about Jeff Williams presenting from a zoo.) A few things, some minor and some major: the name of the new Apple Watch (Series 10 instead of X) and the lack of even perfunctory refreshes for the SE and Ultra models; the substance of the AirPods update (no cheap model); the iPad mini not being updated after all (which probably just means a delay until October). But the list of things we did know about is so much longer that it would make a tedious column indeed to rattle them off here. Suffice it to say that there were precisely zero real surprises at the Glowtime event.
Make an impatient, selfish, charismatic genius the CEO, as Apple did when it brought back Jobs, and you can expect fireworks. Surprises, both good and bad. A show. Make an operations expert like Tim Cook the CEO and you get ruthless organization and professionalism, but you also get predictability. And by this point, we know exactly what to expect from Apple each fall. New phone, new watch, ’round we go again.
There have been other factors in the loss of mystery, of course: The potential for leaks has ballooned as the company’s supply chain grows more intricate and its employees push to work remotely (which probably explains why Apple is so reluctant to allow this). We in the media should probably admit to a share of the blame too.
But the fundamental issue isn’t that the information is getting out to punters before the event. It’s that the information isn’t surprising in the first place. Not like in the good old days.
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Author: David Price, Editor, Macworld
David has been writing about technology for well over two decades, and got on board the Apple hype train when covering the original iPhone launch in 2007. He is an enthusiastic Apple Watch evangelist and feels that the HomePod is misunderstood.
The 2024 summer transfer window is upon us, as clubs look to improve their squads ahead of the new season.
The Premier League’s opening weekend in 2024/25 begins on August 17, leaving teams with over two months to prepare. Europe’s major leagues all start at a similar time this year.
We’ve already seen one mega move, as Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid deal was made official on June 3, but that won’t be the last big-money signing of the window.
The Sporting News will be on hand to track the latest news, the biggest movers and most important rumors as the window progresses.
Top Stories Tamfitronics When does the 2024 transfer window open and close
This year the Premier League transfer window officially opens on Friday, June 14. This is when England’s top-flight clubs can make deals official and have their new signings enlisted into the squad.
However, most European leagues will open their window on July 1with the closing deadline set for Friday, August 30slightly earlier than usual.
In previous years, the deadline has been August 31. That date this year falls on a Saturday, so Europe’s top five leagues have opted to close the window on the Friday evening.
Clubs across all leagues can still sign free agents after the deadline, provided these players are unattached to any club as of August 30.
Top Stories Tamfitronics Transfer news, rumors, latest updates
Man United line up Canadian star as striker option
June 14: With Erik ten Hag remaining in place at Old Trafford this summer, attention has now turned to the transfer market, with a new striker a key objective for the Dutch coach.
Antony Martial’s departure, and the inconsistency of his other forwards, has forced ten Hag into the market with Brentford’s Ivan Toney his rumoured primary target.
However, with the Bess pushing for a transfer fee in the region of £70m, he could look elsewhere with The Independent claiming Canada international Jonathan David an option for a lower price.
Fulham knock back Bayern’s latest Palhinha bid
June 12: Bayern Munich have had an improved offer in the region of £40 million for Joao Palhinha rejected by Fulham, according to Sky Sports.
The 29-year-old midfielder is in Portugal’s squad for Euro 2024 and has four years remaining on his Fulham contract, with the option of an additional season.
Bayern, who recently appointed Vincent Kompany as their new head coach, are understood to retain an interest in Palhinha.
Wrexham still plotting Gareth Bale offer
June 11: Wrexham’s ambitions to make it to the Premier League continue at pace with the Hollywood backed Welsh side achieving promotion to the EFL League One (third tier) for next season.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are expected to fund more signings in the coming weeks and the latter is not giving up on a wild move to sign retired former Wales and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
“Gareth Bale is still technically available! I don’t know, I made the plea last year and I’m just going to tell Gareth that the offer’s still on the table.
“We’ll let you off for golf, whenever you need to get off. As long as you come to training once or twice a week we can figure out how to get you 10 minutes on the pitch.”
Arsenal quoted £50m for Aston Villa star
June 10: Midfield is an area which Mikel Arteta is looking to bolster ahead of next season with an ongoing interest in Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz. The 26-year-old is under contract at Villa Park until 2026 and Unai Emery’s team will be playing UEFA Champions League football for the first time in 2024/25.
Despite Villa’s stance on being ready to fight for Luiz, with £50 million set as a starting asking price, Arsenal are still considering the Brazilian alongside Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi.
Additional reports from Football Italia claim Luiz is closer to joining Serie A giants Juventus, as part of player-plus-cash deal, with Samuel Iling-Junior and USMNT star Weston McKennie heading in the opposite direction.
Bruno Guimaraes not interested in Newcastle exit
June 8: Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has rejected rumours that he is looking to leave St. James’ Park amid transfer links to Manchester City and Arsenal.
“I have a contract with Newcastle, I’m very happy, as I said, I know how much they like me, I know everything I’ve been doing for the club. In short, I have a contract, and I’m happy.”
Chelsea sign Tosin Adarabioyo on free transfer from Fulham
June 7: Chelsea have officially completed their first summer signing under new manager Enzo Maresca, bringing in defender Tosin Adarabioyo from Fulham on a four-year deal.
Tosin will officially join Chelsea on July 1 after his Fulham contract expires.
“Chelsea is a huge club and this is a full-circle moment for me,” he said.
“I was born three miles away from Stamford Bridge and made my professional debut there. I’m very excited and looking forward to helping push the club in the direction we want to go.”
European giants chasing Manchester City star Julian Alvarez
June 6: Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez is being tracked by Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
Argentina international Alvarez has been a crucial part of Pep Guardiola’s plans since his arrival in Manchester in 2022 but there are doubts over his starting role next season.
Reports from Spanish outlet Brand claim Atletico are monitoring the situation, to see if Alvarez will push for an exit, and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has indicated PSG are assessing a possible move.
🚨🇦🇷 Several clubs have approached Julián Álvarez, not only Atlético Madrid but also Paris Saint-Germain showing interest.
No proposals or negotiations yet but several clubs keen, also from England.
City are keen to retain Alvarez, but with PSG looking to fill the void left by Kylian Mbappe, there is the potential for a major bid.
Michael Olise to stay at Crystal Palace one more year? Manchester United and Chelsea interested
June 5: Palace’s tricky winger Olise is a wanted man across England and was close to joining Chelsea last year, but that deal fell through late in the transfer window.
Man United’s new hierarchy are reportedly admirers of the player, however, it has been widely reported that their priority is signing a centre-back, a central midfielder and a striker.
Oliver Glasner, Palace’s new German manager, was asked about the situation before the season ended: “We don’t know, but we think that they (Olise and Eberechi Eze) will play for Crystal Palace next season.”
Benjamin Sesko wanted by Premier League clubs
June 5: The Slovenian forward has attracted significant transfer interest following an impressive season in the Bundesliga, with both Chelsea and Arsenal reportedly keen to sign the 21-year-old RB Leipzig striker.
It’s been widely rumored he has a £56 million release clause, which increases the likelihood of a move to England.
However, multiple reports have since indicated he will sign a contract extension in Germany after Euro 2024, but with an agreement in place that he can move on without issue in future.
🚨 Benjamin Sesko new contract set to extend RB Leipzig stay by 1yr to 2029. Not expected to include formal release clause but mutual understanding of suitable price range for striker to exit if/when bids + right project presented @TheAthleticFC#RBLeipzighttps://t.co/cLbpLT9VoW
June 4:Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has hinted that he could be ready to leave the club, for a big-money deal in Saudi Arabia.
The six-time Premier League winner has a year left on his contract at the Etihad but admits that he has considered his options, including a potential lucrative switch to the Saudi Pro League.
De Bruyne told HLN: “At my age, you have to be open to everything. You’re talking about incredible amounts of money in what may be the end of my career. Sometimes you have to think about that,” he said.
“If I play there [Saudi Arabia] for two years, I will be able to earn an incredible amount of money. Before that I had to play football for 15 years. I may not even reach that amount yet.”
Bleacher Document catches you up on the most contemporary files from the WWE Universe.
Punk’s Return Reportedly Might perchance perchance additionally Be That it’s seemingly you’ll well presumably mediate of for SummerSlam
CM Punk has been out of circulation since tearing his triceps at some point of the males’s Royal Rumble match in January, but his return reportedly would possibly not be too a ways off.
Fixed with Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News), Punk may return as soon as unhurried July, and seemingly by September at the most contemporary.
Meltzer phenomenal that Punk “may possibly” get it wait on in time for SummerSlam, which is scheduled for Aug. 3 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland.
If Punk is wait on for SummerSlam, all indicators point toward a mountainous match between him and Drew McIntyre since they personal got been feuding ever since Royal Rumble.
Punk suffered his damage while mixing it up with McIntyre in the Rumble match, and McIntyre later took credit rating for it, and even mentioned he had prayed for Punk’s downfall.
While Punk used to be unable to compete at WrestleMania 40, he price McIntyre the World Heavyweight Championship by attacking him at the squawk table, allowing Damian Priest to successfully profit his Money in the Monetary institution contract.
Within the weeks since WrestleMania, McIntyre and Punk personal repeatedly engaged in a confrontation on Raw, making it particular that a match between them is inevitable.
Since SummerSlam is arguably WWE’s supreme tournament with the exception of WrestleMania, the firm would no doubt love to personal Punk wait on by then in present to get the match against McIntyre happen on that demonstrate.
Reported Minute print Surrounding Priest’s Unique WWE Contract
World heavyweight champion Damian Priest not too lengthy ago signed a recent WWE contract, and it reportedly came with some perks.
Fixed with Fightful Opt (h/t Steve Carrier of Ringside News), Priest’s contract had been location to bustle out in February, but they received a deal performed, and Priest went on to rep the area heavyweight title at WrestleMania.
Fightful added that as section of Priest’s contract, he used to be given permission to select on his possess entrance theme, and a entire lot of internal WWE personal reportedly praised his contemporary song.
Due to the his dimension, see and in-ring ability, Priest used to be lengthy viewed as a doable world champion in the making, and as he established himself as a key member of The Judgment Day, it grew to turn out to be particular that he used to be attractive for your next step.
Now that Rhea Ripley is out injured, Priest has taken on the role of Judgment Day chief, and he has been a mountainous section of Raw since WrestleMania.
Priest successfully defended the area title against Jey Uso at Backlash in France, and on Monday’s episode of Raw, he agreed to provide Drew McIntyre a future title match.
It may possibly well be tricky for WWE to serve the title on Priest given how crimson sizzling McIntyre has been, but even when Priest drops it in the shut to future, he’s already a made man.
Rumors on Uncle Hello, Unique Wyatt Family
Throughout the final several weeks, QR codes had been dropped into WWE programming, reputedly foreshadowing the debut of a recent Wyatt Family real led by the unhurried Bray Wyatt’s brother Bo Dallas, in overall identified as Uncle Hello.
Fixed with Meltzer (h/t Mukherjee), the QR codes and vignettes are pointing toward the contemporary real debuting at King and Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia on Might perchance perchance additionally 25.
It used to be beforehand reported by PWInsider.com (h/t Mukherjee) that the real shall be made up of Dallas/Hello, Nikki Wrong, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy and Erick Rowan, the latter of whom reportedly signed with WWE not too lengthy ago.
Bray Wyatt tragically died final 300 and sixty five days at the age of 36, not as a lot as one 300 and sixty five days after making his return to WWE.
He and Dallas had been working together earlier than Wyatt used to be removed from WWE programming to address properly being-related points, and it appears love WWE’s thought is to permit Dallas to raise on his legacy.
WWE may even inform the real as a risk to get possibly the most of Superstars who personal slipped throughout the cracks and not gotten grand television time in new months.
Provided that it’s a ways actually a tribute to Wyatt, WWE and Dallas will seemingly pull out the entire stops to be obvious that the contemporary neighborhood is wisely received and successful.
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