Merge 104.8 | 08 August 2023
Oppenheimer currently sits at more than $559M at the worldwide box office. This makes it the highest grossing WWII film ever, taking over Dunkirk and Saving Private Ryan. The film has received some of the best critics’ reviews of director Christopher Nolan’s career. Over the last two decades, he has proven himself as one of the most talented and exciting filmmakers working in Hollywood today.
Dua Lipa has confirmed she’s releasing her third album in 2024 and she says it’s ‘more personal’ than her previous work. The president of Warner Records has said that the next album would be “something completely different and at scale.” She has promised her next album will still be pop but is working on a new sound.
Apple has said there is a smartphone slowdown ahead of the next months iPhone 15 debut. After reporting slow iPhone sales last week, the company has disclosed that “the smartphone market has been in a decline for the last couple of quarters.” Apple say that shoppers aren’t spending on its products the way they used to. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the next iPhone promises to be the biggest update to the device in three years.