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What’s the biggest IMAX theater in the world? It depends who you ask
The popularity of Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*, and anticipated demand for *Dune: Part 3*, has reignited debate over which IMAX screen truly deserves the title of “biggest in the world”. The answer depends on how you define “biggest”, since IMAX cinemas vary considerably between digital and 70mm film formats, and enthusiasts argue that size alone…
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Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry
Crispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager, has lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from the UK financial services industry, after an upper tribunal upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s ruling that he tried to obstruct investigations into sexual harassment allegations against him. The tribunal found Odey “lacked integrity” and was “not a fit and…
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Stream the 78th Emmy Awards live on Peacock Monday evening
The 78th Emmy Awards will air live on Monday, 14 September at 8pm ET/5pm PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, broadcast on NBC and streamed via Peacock. “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay hosts, becoming the first woman to solo-host the Emmys since Jane Lynch in 2011, while shows including “The Pitt”,…
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Taliban unleash new crackdown on women with 20 dragged off the street by female guards and beaten in jail for breaking morality rules
The Taliban’s morality police detained at least 20 women and girls in Kabul on Saturday, dragging them into vehicles and beating them for alleged breaches of the regime’s strict dress code, according to footage and witness accounts obtained by Afghan broadcaster Amu TV. The incident marks an escalation in the Taliban’s ongoing suppression of women’s…
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AI startup strategies upended by rapid provider feature releases
TechCrunch has previewed a panel session for its Disrupt 2026 conference addressing a growing anxiety among AI startup founders: that rapid feature releases from foundation model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google can suddenly absorb the very capabilities a startup has spent months building, eroding its competitive edge. The session, titled “What Happens When…
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Glamorous woman is killed in broad daylight by DoorDash worker, 22, who incessantly stalked her after Biden administration let him into the country
A 38-year-old woman, Shalini Thakur, was shot dead in broad daylight outside a Panera Bread restaurant in Sacramento, California, by a 22-year-old DoorDash delivery worker who had been stalking her for months. The suspect, named as Rohit Rohit, an Indian national who had entered the US illegally in 2023, chased Thakur down as she tried…
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OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
OpenAI has called on UK lawmakers to seize the current political momentum and introduce legislation to control powerful artificial intelligence systems, urging narrowly targeted rules aimed at the most advanced AI labs rather than smaller startups. The intervention comes amid mounting global unease, with a cross-party parliamentary committee warning that the world is unprepared for…
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Lisa’s documentary follows independence journey after leaving Blackpink management
K-pop star Lisa, of Blackpink, has spoken to Variety at the Toronto International Film Festival about her documentary “Always Lalisa”, which follows the year she spent building an independent career after Blackpink’s 2024 hiatus from YG Entertainment. She described initially feeling frightened and directionless once free of the label’s strict control over her life and…
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What is MSI mode on Windows PCs and does it speed up your GPU?
MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts) mode is a Windows feature that lets hardware such as graphics cards notify the CPU more efficiently, and Engadget explains why enthusiasts should resist treating it as a hidden performance boost. The setting, introduced with PCIe 2.2 and built into Windows since Vista, replaces the older method of devices sharing physical…
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Former Tubi Production Chief Ashla Soter Joins Post House Digital Sword
Post-production house Digital Sword has hired Ashla Soter, former production chief at streamer Tubi, as Executive Producer and SVP of Production. She joins a month after leaving Tubi and will oversee production across the company’s entire slate, working with studios, brands and agencies alongside its global editorial, colour, VFX and finishing teams, while also continuing…