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Four’s Company: How John Ross Bowie’s Kripke Was Added To ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’s Original 3 ‘Big Bang’ Leads In Nod To ‘Lost In Space’
HBO Max’s long-gestating Big Bang Theory spinoff, now titled “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” has expanded its cast from three leads to four, with John Ross Bowie joining as returning character Barry Kripke. Warner Bros Television originally signed Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn and Lauren Lapkus in October 2024 as the show’s three stars, but…
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Apple dethrones Nvidia to regain title of world’s most valuable company
Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to reclaim the title of world’s most valuable company, marking a notable shift in investor sentiment towards artificial intelligence stocks. Nvidia had held the top spot for nearly a year after becoming the first company to pass a $5tn valuation in October, but its shares fell 3.5% while Apple’s held…
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Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’
Lyft’s chief executive, David Risher, has given an interview marking three years since he took over the ride-hailing firm from its founders in an attempt to reverse its declining fortunes against dominant rival Uber. Risher outlined how he cut costs, raised driver pay and improved service reliability to return Lyft to profitability, though he acknowledged…
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Hollywood Can’t Survive Without Animation. So Why Won’t the Industry Respect It?
Animation is generating unprecedented box office revenue for Hollywood while the artists behind it face layoffs and persistent industry condescension, according to a Variety report. Films such as “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” Pixar’s “Hoppers” and “Toy Story 5” have posted huge commercial results in 2026, yet animation professionals say the medium is still widely…
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IPL 2026 Powers India’s JioStar to $1.14 Billion Quarter and Streaming Record
JioStar, India’s leading media platform, posted revenue of INR10,946 crore ($1.14 billion) for the quarter ending 30 June 2026, a 14% year-on-year rise fuelled by subscription growth and stronger digital advertising. The results were driven largely by the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, which reached a combined 1.2 billion viewers across digital and linear…
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LISTEN: Jon Miller on Media Merger Mayhem: ‘Globalization Is Winning’
On this week’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, media industry veteran Jon Miller, CEO of Integrated Media, offers his perspective on what it’s like to be part of a megabucks merger that represents an enormous bet on the future. He examines the deals and the varied motives of the biggest players in media. Miller,…
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No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling
It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage. We’ve covered the trend in detail, and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event, we want to help pre-seed founders now being held to seed-stage…
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Bethesda confirms Elder Scrolls VI is priority as Fallout 5 stalls
Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard has published a fan-facing update confirming “The Elder Scrolls VI” remains the studio’s “primary development focus,” with most of the team working on it, while “Fallout 5” has settled into preproduction rather than full development. The statement, issued on Friday, follows sweeping layoffs at parent company Xbox earlier this…
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Netflix Says Part Of Its Games Business Is Up 600%, But It’s Still Early Days
Netflix says its games division is showing early signs of growth, particularly in cloud-based television games and children’s mobile titles. The results matter because they suggest the streaming company’s gaming strategy may be gaining traction after earlier uncertainty, although Netflix stresses that the business remains small and experimental relative to its wider content spending. The…