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Bela Bajaria To Receive 2026 International Emmy Founders Award
Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria will receive the 2026 International Emmy Founders Award at the 54th International Emmy Awards on November 23 in New York City. “Bela Bajaria is among the most consequential executives in television today,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce L. Paisner. “She has built a global content operation of…
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Microsoft patches record number of security vulnerabilities, citing its use of AI
Microsoft’s monthly release of security fixes, dubbed Patch Tuesday, resolved a record 570 security vulnerabilities across the company’s product line, thanks to discoveries with AI.
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James Wright promoted to Co-Head of UK Music at United Talent Agency
Wright will lead the company’s London-based music team alongside long-standing UK Co-Head Neil Warnock. Source
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A hacker accessed Suno source code that reportedly details how the company scraped millions of songs
Suno says it was breached in November and “no sensitive personal information was compromised.”
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OpenAI finally launches hardware… for Codex
OpenAI is finally releasing some hardware. No, it isn’t the mysterious AI-powered device the company is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive, a project already tangled up in a messy lawsuit. Instead, it’s a product designed to be used with its coding platform, Codex. The device, a square-shaped block of buttons called Codex Micro,…
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Fandango to Be Overhauled In Bid to Rival Free Streamers Like Tubi and Pluto (Exclusive)
The Versant-owned media company is adding content, changing the brand name and adding new features to grab marketshare free ad-supported streaming space.
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Banijay and Mediawan Eye Lionsgate Studios Takeover
Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company whose library spans the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” franchises, has attracted acquisition interest from European media powerhouses Banijay and Mediawan. The Banijay interest was first reported by Reuters. Bollore, the French conglomerate that holds a controlling stake in pay-TV operator Canal+, is not bidding, Variety has learned. The studio,…
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Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba’s Qwen AI
Apple Intelligence is headed to China after regulators approved Apple’s AI services through a partnership with Alibaba. The long-rumored deal will bring Alibaba’s Qwen AI models to Apple’s operating systems, marking a major expansion of the company’s generative AI platform into one of its most important markets.
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Jurnee Smollett To Join Off Broadway Cast Of ‘The Whoopi Monologues’
Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country, Smoke) will join the company of The Whoopi Monologues, the Off Broadway reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s groundbreaking solo show, beginning Tuesday, August 4. Smollett will be taking over for Kerry Washington, who plays her final performance in the role on Sunday, August 2. Lincoln Center Theater announced the casting today. The…
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The Box Office Bounces Back: Gen Z, Surprise Hits and More Have Hollywood Banking on a $10 Billion Year
Imax CEO Richard Gelfond has no illusions about his newfound popularity. People are calling his phone and cozying up to him like he could have gotten them inside Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. But no, what they really want is a golden ticket to a preview of “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s epic that…