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Edward Berger & Jane Tranter Among Headliners At New-Look MIA
Italy’s MIA Market has unveiled its 2026 speaker line-up and a significant expansion of its Rome footprint, with Conclave director Edward Berger, Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Canal+ deputy CEO Anna Marsh and Industry and Succession producer Jane Tranter set to take part in fireside chats. Organised by ANICA and APA under director Gaia Tridente,…
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As the legal hunt for the GTA 6 leaker continues, Take-Two reportedly tries another more secretive Discord subpoena, this time specifying individuals
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has filed a second subpoena request targeting Discord as part of its ongoing legal effort to identify those behind the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks. Unlike the earlier, publicly filed subpoenas, this new request asks the court to keep the details sealed, marking a shift towards a…
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Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughs most staff amid Steam success
The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff even as the tactical strategy game ranked among Steam’s current bestsellers, highlighting how commercial success on launch offers little protection from cost-cutting in the games industry. The apparent contradiction between a chart-topping release and widespread staff cuts underscores the financial pressures…
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Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Solo investor Lachy Groom has backed Alteon, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, which is attempting to keep an autonomous aircraft airborne for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. The startup uses “dynamic soaring”, a technique inspired by albatrosses, in which a fixed-wing aircraft repeatedly moves between air layers…
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Systematic Manipulation of Ad Auction Pricing
The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states have sued Amazon, accusing the company of secretly rigging its advertising auction system to overcharge more than a million businesses since 2019. The complaint, filed in Washington state, alleges Amazon overrode genuine auction results with artificially inflated prices to boost its own profits,…
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Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI centred on allegations that former Apple senior systems electrical engineer Chang Liu took confidential company files with him when he joined OpenAI’s hardware team, with Apple presenting forensic evidence from a laptop Liu used after leaving to support its case. The dispute mattered because it highlighted concerns about proprietary…
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Amazon is sued by the FTC and 22 states for ‘secretly’ overcharging advertisers since 2019
The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly inflated advertising rates for more than six years and continues to deceive advertisers to this day. The lawsuit claims Amazon added hidden surcharges to its ad auctions, causing companies to unknowingly overpay for sponsored product placements, and that the practice was…
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AMC to Put Smaller Movies Into Theaters With New Venture
AMC Entertainment is launching a new distribution company, Leawood Films, to bring independently financed movies without traditional distributors onto its screens. The initiative aims to address a shortage of new theatrical content since the pandemic and 2023 labour strikes, giving small and medium-budget films from established and emerging filmmakers a route to cinemas while leaving…
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HBO Max to launch in Japan through Prime Video and Hulu
Warner Bros Discovery has confirmed that HBO Max will launch in Japan on 1 October, not as a standalone app but as dedicated hubs embedded within Amazon’s Prime Video and Hulu Japan. The move significantly widens access to WBD’s content in the territory, which had previously been available only through a licensing arrangement with local…
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HBO Max To Launch In Japan As Hub Within Prime Video & Hulu
Warner Bros Discovery is bringing HBO Max to Japan through new partnerships with Amazon’s Prime Video and Hulu Japan, rather than launching a standalone app. From 1 October, HBO Max will operate as a dedicated hub within both services, giving subscribers access to WBD’s library, which was previously only available in Japan via a licensing…