Posts by Nathan Pine
X hit with 120 million euros EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles
[ad_1] Europe’s Big Tech crackdown to boost competition and consumer choice has drawn criticism from Trump’s administration [BRUSSELS] Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros (S$181 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday (Dec 5) for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw…
Read MoreList of Democrats most at risk after Texas redistricting
[ad_1] Several Texas Democrats are at risk of losing their seats after the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed next year’s election to be held under the state’s new congressional map favorable to Republicans. The High Court’s ruling pauses a 2-1 decision from a lower court that had blocked the map from being used. Why It…
Read MoreChris Pratt To Headline Documentary Exploring The Tomb Of Saint Peter
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The hidden tomb of Saint Peter, located in the Vatican Necropolis, will be captured on camera for the first time in history as part of a new documentary dedicated to the discovery of the Apostle’s tomb, headlined by actor Chris Pratt. The documentary is currently filming in St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican…
Read MoreFormer WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar On Prospect Of Netflix-WB Deal: “No More Effective Way To Reduce Competition In Hollywood”
[ad_1] The bombshell news that Netflix is in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery is shaking the global film and TV industries. Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is one of the first studio level executives to comment publicly on the pending deal. Fair to say he isn’t a fan. “If I was tasked with…
Read MoreA safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
[ad_1] Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says. As AI plays an increasingly larger role in the way humans interact with technology, the potential harms are becoming more clear — people using AI-powered chatbots for counseling and then dying by suicide, or…
Read More‘The Stories’ Teaser: Amir El-Masry, Nelly Karim & Valerie Pachner Star In Friendship Tale Set Against Egypt’s Turbulent Late 20th Century – Red Sea
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: British-Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry is one of the stars of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival this year which kicked off its fifth edition on Thursday night. Having hit the red carpet as the lead role of the opening film biopic Giant about the rise of UK-Yemeni boxing legend Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed,…
Read MoreBrian Cole’s neighbors share new details about pipe bomb suspect
[ad_1] The suspect arrested for allegedly planting bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riots in 2021 is a quiet man who keeps to himself, according to those who live next to him. FBI officers arrested Brian Cole Jr., 30 at his home in a Washington, D.C. suburb Thursday and charged him in connection with the explosives, which failed to detonate. …
Read MoreSingapore shares dip; STI down 0.1% on cautious sentiment
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Both Straits Times Index (STI) and the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index finished lower on Friday (Dec 5), as concerns on the US economy continued to weigh on local stocks. The STI, Singapore’s blue-chip barometer, dipped less than 0.1 per cent or 3.78 points to 4,531.36 points. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index…
Read MoreCannes Critics’ Week Unveils 10 First-Time Feature Filmmakers Selected For Next Step Program
[ad_1] Cannes Critics’ Week has unveiled the ten participants selected for the 12th edition of its Next Step program, supporting the first feature films of directors who previously showed their shorts in the section focused on emerging filmmaking talents. Participants this year include France-based Irish-British filmmaker Róisín Burns, whose short film Wonderwall played in the…
Read MoreTemasek-backed Fullerton pares China hedge fund operations, workforce: source
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Fullerton Fund Management, backed by Temasek Holdings, has sharply scaled back its China private fund operations after years of struggling to build scale, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The Singapore-based firm has cut its onshore private fund team from nearly 20 people last year to fewer than five…
Read More‘One Battle After Another’ Tops Sight And Sound’s 2025 Best Films Of The Year List
[ad_1] Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling epic One Battle After Another has topped Sight and Sound Magazine’s 2025 poll of the year’s best films. “F**k yeah! It takes my breath away a bit, honestly,” Anderson said in a written statement of the honor. “I remember reading Sight and Sound, as we all do, from when I…
Read MoreBreaking Baz: UK Comedy Queen Catherine Tate Discovers Riotous Laughter As The Wicked Fairy In London Palladium Panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: British television comedy queen Catherine Tate sashays across the room where rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty, the 10th annual feast of fun (and filth), are taking place. Performances begin at the historic London Palladium on Saturday through January 11. Tate’s doing evil witchy things in her role as Carabosse, the wicked sister of King Julian, played…
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