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What’s Coming to Tubi in August 2026
Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service, is adding hundreds of new films and television series to its library throughout August 2026. The expansion spans genres from big-budget action and romantic comedies to arthouse dramas and horror, reflecting Tubi’s continued push to broaden its content library and compete with other streamers by relying on volume and…
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Gregg Araki Reveals ‘Now Apocalypse’ Season 2 Was Written For Starz, Mirrored Show’s Cancellation: “So Prophetic”
Filmmaker Gregg Araki has revealed that a second season of his 2019 Starz series “Now Apocalypse” was fully written and paid for before it was scrapped, in a twist that echoed the show’s own plot. Speaking to Deadline while promoting his new film “I Want Your Sex”, Araki said the cast had been paid and…
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Most jaw-dropping moments from Dr Fauci’s scorched-earth Capitol Hill grilling
Dr Anthony Fauci faced a heated appearance before a Capitol Hill committee, described as a “scorched-earth” grilling by lawmakers. The hearing forms part of ongoing congressional scrutiny of Fauci’s role in the US pandemic response, reflecting continued political tension over decisions made during the Covid-19 crisis. The provided article content consists largely of unrelated headline…
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Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st
Qualcomm has confirmed it will raise prices across its phone processor line-up from 1 September, a move CEO Cristiano Amon flagged during the company’s earnings call. The increase, previously rumoured to be a “double-digit percentage,” comes as Qualcomm reported a 20% year-on-year drop in handset revenue, its lowest since 2021, which it attributes to soaring…
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Music Companies Demand More Scrutiny of AI-Generated Tracks Before Chart Debuts
A coalition of major record labels and music companies, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music, has proposed new guidelines to restrict which AI-generated tracks can qualify for official music charts. The proposal, announced on Wednesday, calls for chart eligibility to be limited to songs that are “substantially human made,” aiming to…
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The Longest LitRPG Series Ever Written Is Finally Getting a Paperback Release Next Month
The Wandering Inn, widely regarded as the longest LitRPG series ever written, is set to receive its first-ever paperback release on 11 August, a decade after it began as a free web serial. The move follows the mainstream breakthrough of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which has encouraged other self-published LitRPG authors to make the…
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OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
OpenAI has launched a new initiative, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, which will give scientists, mathematicians and engineers at selected academic institutions free access to its AI models. The scheme forms part of a wider pledge by the company to commit more than $250 million (£195 million) through 2027 to support external scientific research, and reflects…
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Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI
Meta’s share price fell almost 8% after the company reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings, despite a media blitz by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in the days beforehand promoting the benefits of artificial intelligence. The disappointing results undercut Zuckerberg’s efforts to reassure investors and the public that Meta’s enormous AI spending is justified, at a time when…
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Megan Moroney Ends Denver Show Early Amid Illness: “I’m Truly So Sorry”
Country singer Megan Moroney cut short her Denver concert after just three songs due to illness, forcing organisers to end the show early. The stop, part of her Cloud 9 Tour supporting her third studio album of the same name, has now been rescheduled, with Moroney taking to social media to apologise emotionally to fans…