Posts by Nathan Pine
Apple asks Indian court to stop antitrust body from seeking its financials
[ad_1] The US tech giant argues that being forced to comply now will defeat its main legal challenge against India’s penalty rules Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 10:26 PM [NEW DELHI] Apple has asked an Indian court to stop the country’s antitrust watchdog from seeking its global financial records as part of an investigation…
Read MoreAdobe’s Firefly Foundry AI Offering Draws Support From Talent Agencies, Filmmakers, VFX Houses & Others
[ad_1] Adobe is rolling out a new AI offering aiming to create common ground among major talent agencies, top filmmakers, visual effects houses and others balancing human creativity with technological advances. Dubbed Firefly Foundry, it uses AI models the tech company calls “commercially safe” to generate high-fidelity images, video, audio, 3D and vector outputs grounded…
Read MoreSingapore unveils new framework to rein in risks of autonomous AI agents
[ad_1] While agentic artificial intelligence may benefit the Republic’s digital economy, it also has its vulnerabilities [SINGAPORE] Singapore has launched a new governance framework for agentic artificial intelligence (AI), as regulators move to set guardrails for the emerging technology which has far-reaching implications. Unveiled during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday…
Read More‘Sinners’ Scores 16 Nominations And Breaks Oscar Record
[ad_1] Warner Bros made the Oscar history books with the just-revealed nominations for the 98th Annual Academy Awards. Sinners with a whopping 16 just set the all-time record for nominations. It is up for Picture, Actor Michael B. Jordan, Supporting Actress Wunmi Mosaku, Supporting Actor Delroy Lindo, Director and Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Music…
Read MoreOscars 2026: The Nominations Are Finally Here (Live Updates)
[ad_1] Stars are getting ready for a golden evening. Indeed, Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman unveiled the 2026 Oscar nominees on Jan. 22 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. It’s been a winning award season for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another—and may just take home more gold at the March…
Read MoreJumbo Group takes 20% stake in Xi’an restaurant joint venture
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Chill crab purveyor Jumbo Group has entered into a joint venture (JV) with a Chinese company to operate a restaurant in Xi’an. A Jumbo unit will take a 20 per cent stake in the JV company for 300,000 yuan (S$55,300), while its partner, Beijing Hualian F&B Management Co, will hold the remaining 80…
Read MoreHow To Watch The Oscar Nominations Livestream Later This Week
[ad_1] The movie awards season is about to hit its peak with the announcement of the Oscar nominations on Thursday morning. If the Golden Globes winners are an indication of who might hear their names called this week, films like One Battle After Another and Hamnet have much promise. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which didn’t net…
Read MoreScarlett Johansson Joins Hollywood Stars In Accusing AI Giants Of “Theft” In Blunt Open Letter
[ad_1] Scarlett Johansson has joined 700 entertainment industry figures in demanding that tech companies stop “stealing” copyrighted artistic work to train their AI models. Johansson has put her name to the “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” movement from the Human Artistry Campaign, which also boasts Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt among its supporters. They have accused unnamed…
Read MoreUS presidents could get age limit of 75 under new plan
[ad_1] Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has called for an age limit of 75 to be brought in for the president, members of Congress and federal judges. The former Chicago mayor said on Wednesday: “You’re 75 years old: done. And that would be in the legislative branch, it’d be in the executive branch—including…
Read More‘CoComelon’ Maker Moonbug Partners With Brazil’s Watch In Latest Content Deal
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: CoComelon maker Moonbug‘s latest deal has been struck with Brazilian content hub Watch. The pair have partnered on more than 100 hours of Moonbug kids content including CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum and Little Angel. The partnership includes a linear channel dedicated to Moonbug content. Watch said it currently partners with more than…
Read MoreBerlin Thriller ‘A Prayer For The Dying’, Starring Johnny Flynn & John C. Reilly, Sells To North America For Anton & New Europe
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights from Anton and New Europe Film Sales to A Prayer for the Dying prior to its world premiere in the Perspectives section of the Berlin Film Festival. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, A Prayer for The Dying follows veteran Jacob Hansen, whose American…
Read MoreDisney+ UK Developing ‘After The Move To Nevada’ Drama Series With ‘Fool Me Once’ Writer Danny Brocklehurst
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is developing a caper drama series with Fool Me Once scribe Danny Brocklehurst. We understand the show is titled After the Move to Nevada. Brocklehurst’s script is about a gangster movie fan who goes to a crime convention in Nevada, hence the title. While there, he gets mistaken for a mafia boss,…
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