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Scottish Ballet & Forest Of Black Partner With Tull Stories To Release Dance Film ‘These Violent Delights’ — First Look Trailer
Scottish Ballet and production house Forest of Black have partnered with independent distributor Tull Stories to bring their dance film “These Violent Delights” to UK and Irish cinemas from 21 October. The project, a wordless contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” told from Juliet’s perspective, marks Scottish Ballet’s first major feature-length film and represents…
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Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack
Origin Energy has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and some bank account details, in a breach affecting an unknown number of its 4.8 million Australian customer accounts. The incident matters because it is the latest in a string of major data breaches at Australian companies, raising…
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Single mum-of-11’s nightmare after paying $405,000 for her dream home before the construction company plunged into liquidation
A single mother of 11 children in Sydney is facing financial ruin after paying A$405,000 towards her dream home, only for the builder, Beechwood Homes Group, to collapse into liquidation before construction was finished. The case highlights the risks faced by families who commit large sums to construction firms that subsequently fail, leaving them out…
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‘The Wild Robot’ VFX Studio STIM Sets Canary Islands Operation, Planning to Create More Than 100 Jobs
French animation and visual effects studio STIM, known for its work on “The Wild Robot”, “The Garfield Movie” and “Coyote vs. Acme”, is opening a new production centre in Spain’s Canary Islands, with plans to create more than 100 jobs as part of a broader European expansion. The move matters because it strengthens the archipelago’s…
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Lego Partners with Nintendo on Functional Donkey Kong Arcade Set as Gaming Activations Expand
Lego has unveiled a new Donkey Kong arcade machine buildable set featuring a motorised barrel-throwing mechanism designed by Carl Merriam, who has previously created Game Boy and Piranha Plant sets. The project benefited
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Republican Jewish Coalition endorses Darline Graham
The Republican Jewish Coalition has endorsed South Carolina Senator Darline Graham in the state’s special Republican Senate primary. The endorsement signals confidence that Graham, who is seeking to succeed her late brother Lindsey Graham, would maintain his strongly pro-Israel foreign-policy stance. Graham was appointed to complete her brother’s term after his death on 11 July,…
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Nintendo signs off on Lego’s Donkey Kong barrel-throwing mechanism
Lego has revealed further details of its new $200 Donkey Kong arcade machine set, including exactly how its endless-barrel mechanism works, after receiving informal approval from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Designer Carl Merriam, known for previous nostalgia-driven sets such as the Lego Game Boy and Piranha Plant, told The Verge that Nintendo requested one specific…
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Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 parent company are reportedly set to pay fans millions over 2023 drain cover incident
The Las Vegas Grand Prix and Formula 1’s parent company are reportedly set to pay millions of pounds to compensate fans affected by the loose drain cover incident that disrupted the inaugural 2023 event. The mishap became one of the most talked-about episodes of the race weekend, overshadowing the on-track action and prompting widespread criticism…
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Paramount Seeks Three-Day Evidentiary Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount has asked a US federal judge to hold a three-day evidentiary hearing in mid-to-late August before deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction blocking its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The request comes after District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, pausing the deal for two weeks in response to…
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After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe
IBM reported disappointing quarterly earnings, with results falling well short of Wall Street’s expectations and prompting the company’s biggest ever single-day share price drop of 25%. Chief executive Arvind Krishna had already pre-warned investors of the poor showing, blaming a sharp slump in mainframe hardware sales, and the firm has now also cut its full-year…