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As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans
The creator of TV Time is building a successor app that will let users import their watch histories and preserve the community that formed around discussing their favorite shows.
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Colorado firefighting pilot killed when plane crashes into reservoir
The Gold Mountain Fire has burned 35,600 acres in southwestern Colorado as authorities investigate what caused the firefighting aircraft to go down.
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Ana Istarú to Appear Alongside Director Daughter Ardélia Istarú in ‘Quemada’ Via Valentina Maurel’s Tres Tigres Label (EXCLUSIVE)
Renowned Costa Rican actor, playwright and poet Ana Istarú will appear alongside daughter Ardélia Istarú in the latter’s next directorial outing, “Quemada.” Valentina Maurel’s production company Tres Tigres will produce alongside France’s Geko Films and Panama’s Mansa Productora. The project is part of the Desde el Centro showcase at the upcoming Costa Rica Media Market,…
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Hong Sangsoo’s ‘Nowhere To Lay My Eyes’ Lands North American Distribution Deal Ahead Of Locarno Debut
Cinema Guild has picked up Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, the latest feature from Hong Sangsoo, for North American distribution. The film is set to debut at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Nowhere to Lay My Eyes follows Sanghee (Kim Minhee) as she visits her mother, who settled down on Jeju Island, with her brother.…
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Amazon Prime shares first look at Carrie, Mike Flanagan’s next Stephen King adaptation
Prime Video has released the first look at its upcoming television adaptation of Stephen King’s *Carrie*, developed and directed by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan. This marks the story’s return 50 years after Brian De Palma’s original 1976 film, moving the tale of a bullied, telekinetic teenager from cinema to the small screen for the first…
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Should Disney Exit the Streaming Business?
Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall argues in a new research note that focusing on IP and experiences could raise Disney’s stock price by 40 percent.
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57 Years Ago, Hundreds of Radio Stations Banned This Controversial Beatles Song That John Lennon Likened to a “Prayer”
The article says that in July 1969, hundreds of US radio stations banned or refused to play The Beatles’ single “The Ballad of John and Yoko” because of its use of the words “Christ” and “crucify” in the chorus. It argues that the backlash mattered because the song was deeply personal to John Lennon, reflecting…
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Hide the teenagers and the toilet roll! Why does my estate agent want my house to look like nobody lives in it? | Zoe Williams
Zoe Williams reflects on the increasingly polished expectations placed on people selling homes, arguing that estate agents now want properties to appear almost uninhabited rather than realistically lived in. She contrasts today’s standards with earlier periods when minor mess or wear mattered less, and suggests this shift matters because it reveals how strongly presentation now…
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Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
“Context bombing” tricks hacking agents into shutting down before they can do harm.
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Even Nvidia’s head of automotive fights with Nvidia for compute
Today, I’m talking with Xinzhou Wu, who is the head of automotive at Nvidia. Nvidia is obviously in the news constantly because of the AI boom — it’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, because the AI industry can’t get enough of the company’s GPUs. But Nvidia is also a key supplier…