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3 days ago | 
braise.substack.com | Dominic Preston
London is going through a slice shop… well, not renaissance exactly, since that implies we ever had them in numbers before, but certainly a moment. In the last six months alone the guys from Detroit Pizza have opened Paulie’s, Michelin-starred Tom Kemble has pivoted to pizza at Spring Street, and Breadstall has expanded from a small stall to a full site in Soho.
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5 days ago | 
braise.substack.com | Dominic Preston
I’ve never eaten at one of José Pizarro’s restaurants, but his name gets around. This is, admittedly, mostly his own doing: among his openings, both in the UK and abroad, you’ll find José, Pizarro, José Pizarro, Little José, and even José by Pizarro. It comes as some relief then that The Spanish Pantry, Pizarro’s sixth cookbook, doesn’t bear his name outside of the byline.
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
Posted Jun 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM UTCDDominic PrestonNow it’s Honor’s turn to do the world’s thinnest foldable. The Magic V5 will launch in China on July 2nd, and we know almost nothing about it except that Honor says it will be the slimmest around, allowing the company to reclaim the super-thin title it held with last year’s Magic V3. That means it must be thinner than the Oppo Find N5’s 8.93mm when shut, but will it beat Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, also launching in July and tipped to be slim?
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1 week ago | 
technewstube.com | Dominic Preston
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
NewsThe black-and-white Monopan 50 launches in August for $10 a roll. The black-and-white Monopan 50 launches in August for $10 a roll. Jun 18, 2025, 1:43 PM UTCImage: LeicaDominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Leica has announced the first 35mm film produced under its own name, Monopan 50.
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM UTCDDominic PrestonJony Ive is pivoting to museums. The ex-Apple designer, now working on AI hardware for OpenAI, just joined the British Museum’s board of trustees. The London museum is going through a huge redevelopment, ominously dubbed “The Masterplan,” and it sounds like Ive will give guidance on how tech could be a part of that. No word yet on who he thinks should have the Parthenon sculptures.
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1 week ago | 
braise.substack.com | Dominic Preston
The Tamil Crown and The Tamil Prince are two of the tougher tables to get in north London. Which makes Tamila all the more a blessing: a casual offshoot of the acclaimed pair, a touch less vibey but all the easier to book as a result. It also seems to be expanding. After launching in Clapham, a second branch has now opened in the heart of King’s Cross, within spitting distance of its royal siblings. From a glance, you might not immediately recognise the familial connection though.
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM UTCDDominic PrestonGemini is getting video uploads. Yesterday Google announced updates to its Gemini models, including a new 2.5 Flash-Lite, but didn’t mention a bigger change: the Gemini app apparently now lets you upload videos for analysis, asking Gemini to describe clips or answer questions about video content. I say “apparently” because the option hasn’t appeared on our devices yet, though 9to5Google says availability “varies,” so you might be lucky.
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM UTCDDominic PrestonAustralia’s first cultured meat is... quail? Sydney-based Vow is the first lab-grown meat manufacturer approved to launch Down Under. Vow, which has sold its meat under the Forged brand in Singapore since last year, offers quail foie gras and pâté, plus a quail-based candle you can dip food into as it melts.
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1 week ago | 
theverge.com | Dominic Preston
Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM UTCDDominic PrestonSamsung is considering a Galaxy Watch subscription fee. That’s according to CNET, which interviewed Hon Pak, Samsung’s head of digital health, about new features coming to One UI 8 Watch, including an AI running coach and a non-invasive antioxidant level check that might be impressive if it actually does what it claims.
