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Marvel Officially Brings Back One of Spider-Man’s Most Powerful Villains
Marvel has revealed that Carnage and Norman Osborn have reunited to form the Red Goblin, one of Spider-Man’s most powerful villains, in a preview of *The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity* #5. The development follows the previous issue, in which Spider-Girl arrived at Osborn’s school fully possessed by Carnage, prompting Osborn to welcome the symbiote back and…
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Made In L.A., The Paramount Strategy: ‘Clueless’ Series & Viola Davis’ ‘Ascent’ Among Recipients In Latest TV Tax Credit Allocations
The California Film Commission has awarded nearly $145.5 million in state tax credits to nine television projects, including two Paramount productions: a “Clueless” revival led by Alicia Silverstone and Viola Davis’ “Ascent”. The announcement comes as Paramount pursues its contested $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, with California’s Attorney General leading an antitrust lawsuit…
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V of BTS Is a ‘True Champion’ as the New Ambassador for This Iconic Fashion Brand
V of BTS has been named the new lead ambassador for Champion’s “True Champion” campaign, announced on 10 August. He joins a global roster of celebrity faces for the sportswear brand, including Romeo Beckham, Danna Paola, Kyle Kuzma and others, with imagery showing him modelling a dark blue hoodie from the range. Champion, which was…
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Zuckerberg argues most common AI concerns overblown
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a Monday blog post on the company’s website touting artificial superintelligence for its accessibility, personalized features and ability to serve as an economic power tool amid concerns about humans’ dwindling control over large language models. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the current technology that mimics human tasks like writing or driving,…
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Terraria’s biggest mod, Calamity, is shutting down after 10 years over what the makers call a “troubled past” and “irrecoverably tainted reputation”
The team behind Calamity, one of Terraria’s largest and most prominent mods, has announced that development will end after 10 years. The creators said the decision was driven by the project’s “troubled past” and what they described as an “irrecoverably tainted reputation”, bringing a long-running fan-made expansion to a close. Calamity has substantially expanded Terraria…
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Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon
This item is a Martin Rowson editorial cartoon published by the Guardian, offering satirical commentary on Britain’s ongoing drought and the conduct of the country’s privatised water companies. As an illustration rather than a written report, it conveys the newspaper’s opinion through visual satire instead of reported facts or quotes, reflecting continued public and media…
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After eBay’s Resounding Rejection, GameStop Reconsiders Its $56 Billion Acquisition Bid
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen might be ready to pull the plug on his ambitious plan to purchase eBay for $56 billion, a new report claims. Cohen–who came up with the plan while seated on his porcelain throne–had been pursuing the deal ever since it was announced, but eBay rejected the offer, saying it was “neither credible nor attractive.” According…
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Run-A-Muck Developing Torrey Peters’ “Stag Dance” For Film; Novella Part Of 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Collection
Run-A-Muck, the creator-led media company founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals, is developing a film adaptation of “Stag Dance,” a novella by Torrey Peters, with a writer and director still to be found. The story forms the title piece of Peters’ collection “Stag Dance: A Quartet,” published by Penguin Random House,…
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Netflix Wraps Upfront, Doubling Ad Commitments; Women’s World Cup Inventory Nearly Sold Out
Netflix has completed its 2026 upfront advertising sales process, confirming it hit its target of roughly doubling ad commitments as it pushes deeper into the advertising business. The streaming giant, now in its fourth year of selling ads after previously resisting the idea for over a decade, reaffirmed that it expects ad revenue to reach…
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Sanders asks AI giants to pause development, warning of congressional intervention
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pressing the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to pause development of artificial intelligence in the wake of recent hacking incidents, warning Congress will intervene if needed. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sanders argued AI development…