Posts by Nathan Pine
Meta poached Apple’s AI engineer Pang with pay package over US$200 million: sources
[ad_1] [SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms has made unusually high compensation offers to new members of its “superintelligence” team – including a more than US$200 million package for a former Apple distinguished engineer. Meta hired Ruoming Pang, who ran Apple’s AI models team, with a pay package in the hundreds of millions over a several-year period,…
Read More90 Day’s Larissa Santos Lima Details Every Past Plastic Surgery, Including Knee Liposuction
[ad_1] Larissa Santos Lima is ready to get something, er, somethings off her chest. The 90 Day Fiancé alum shared major regrets over getting enormous breast implants during the season premiere of E!’s new series Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind. “I’m here because I did a lot of plastic surgery,” the Brazilian-born reality star told…
Read MoreJerusalem Film Festival Issues Statement Ahead Of Upcoming Edition: “We Stand At A Moment Of Deep Pain & Uncertainty”
[ad_1] The Jerusalem Film Festival has issued a statement as it pushes on with its 42nd edition against the backdrop of a deepening Palestinian humanitarian crisis and Israeli hostage situation in Gaza, and less than a month after the 12-day Israel-Iran war. The festival – running July 17 to 26 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque –…
Read MorePrime Video Italy Adds NBA As It Unveils Packed 2025 Slate Featuring ‘The Traitors Italia’ & Slew Of Romcom Movies
[ad_1] Prime Video Italy unveiled its upcoming 2025 slate in Rome on Thursday, in an event attended by a host of local stars such as Michela Andreozzi, Stefano Cipani, Christian De Sica and Diana Del Bufalo as well as best-selling writer Felicia Kingsley and U.S. filmmaker Jessica Yu. Key additions included the NBA Finals which…
Read MoreeSIM platform Airalo raises US$220 million in new funding round, lifts valuation past US$1 billion
[ad_1] Company says this makes it the industry’s first unicorn; latest financing includes new investor CVC [SINGAPORE] eSIM platform Airalo has raised US$220 million in a financing round, valuing the company at more than US$1 billion. This makes the Singapore-headquartered company the first unicorn in the industry, Airalo said in a statement on Thursday (Jul…
Read MoreUK Genre Festival FrightFest Reveals 2025 Lineup: Event To Open With Pete Davidson & James DeMonaco Horror ‘The Home’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: UK genre festival FrightFest has revealed its 2025 lineup with the event opening with Pete Davidson horror The Home. The event, which runs between August 21 – Monday 25 August at The Odeon LUXE Leicester Square for its annual five-day extravaganza, will showcase sixty-nine features, including nineteen world premieres. From director James DeMonaco, creator…
Read MoreOpec trims oil demand for next four years
[ad_1] THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut its global oil demand forecasts for the next four years on Thursday (Jul 10) as Chinese growth slows. This came even as the organisation lifted its longer-term view due to rising oil needs in the developing world; it also said there was no evidence that…
Read MoreChannel 4 Launches Comedy YouTube Channel As Digital Boss Reveals Strategy Insight: “The Show Starts At Minus 10 Seconds”
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Having kickstarted the careers of David Mitchell, Chris Morris and Jamie Demetriou, Channel 4 is taking its rich comedy heritage to YouTube with the launch of a new channel. The Gogglebox network has expanded its YouTube strategy by rolling out A Comedy Thing, which will publish weekly long-form programming for YouTube plus content…
Read MoreChinese property shares surge on unverified reports of meeting to revive sector
[ad_1] [BEIJING] A gauge of Chinese property shares jumped the most in nearly nine months, fuelled by speculation a high-level meeting will be held next week to help revive the struggling sector. A Bloomberg Intelligence index of the nation’s real estate stocks surged as much as 11 per cent, with Logan Group rising as much…
Read More‘Love Island’ Lands On Disney+ UK Under Landmark Content Swap Deal With ITV
[ad_1] Love Island is headed to Disney+ UK and The Bear will be served up on ITVX following a landmark deal that will see Disney and ITV carry “Taste of” versions of each other’s streaming services. As part of the tie-up, ITV viewers will be able to watch Andor, Only Murders in the Building, The…
Read MoreKenya’s Oscar Entry ‘Nawi: Dear Future Me’ Scores North America Deal Following Impact Campaign In Africa
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: New Mountain Films has acquired North American rights to Nawi: Dear Future Me, Kenya’s submission for Best International Feature at the 2025 Oscars. The Kenyan-German drama, inspired by true events, follows a 13-year-old girl in rural Kenya whose father trades her into marriage in exchange for livestock. On her wedding night, she escapes,…
Read MoreBOJ finds US tariff hit to exports limited for now
[ad_1] [TOKYO] The impact on Japan’s output and exports from US tariffs is limited for the time being but many companies are worried about the risk of tariffs weakening global demand, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday (Jul 10). Some areas in Japan have seen companies delay or review capital expenditure plans, whereas others…
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