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Netflix Officially Revives Adam Sandler’s Fan-Favorite Franchise in First Image
Netflix’s long-awaited Adam Sandler sequel, Grown Ups 3, has officially shared its first image, cast, and plot details, as filming gets started.
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Eric Roth, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films to Exec Produce Paparazzi Tragicomedy ‘The Present Times’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Screenwriter Eric Roth, producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Andrew Upton (of Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films) and Anne Peters have signed on as executive producers of “The Present Times,” a fable-like paparazzi tragicomedy directed by Noah Stratton-Twine. The project brings together notable creative names, including Roth, whose credits include “Forrest Gump” and “Dune: Part One,” lending profile to…
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Michelin chef wins top hygiene rating after claiming he’d only been given one-star verdict because food inspectors didn’t understand his sashimi
A Michelin-starred chef has been awarded a top food hygiene rating after arguing that an earlier, lower one-star verdict came about because inspectors misunderstood his preparation of sashimi. The case highlights a recurring tension between standard hygiene inspection criteria, which are often designed around cooked food safety, and specialist raw-fish dishes that follow different but…
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Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in a new funding round, valuing the company at $7.87 billion. The deal was backed by a large roster of investors including major asset managers and venture firms, underlining strong investor appetite for defence-adjacent technology companies even as Hadrian avoids building AI-powered weapons itself. Instead, Hadrian focuses…
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Ahead of Apple TV’s ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2, Sci-Fi Fans Need To Binge This Hidden Gem
Ahead of Apple TV’s “Dark Matter” returning for its second season on 28 August, fans awaiting the sci-fi drama are being pointed towards “Counterpart”, an earlier series exploring similar themes of parallel worlds and identity. Created in 2017 by Justin Marks, who went on to co-create the Emmy-winning “Shōgun”, the two-season Starz show is being…
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Benny The Butcher – “Summer ’26”
Griselda rapper Benny The Butcher has released “Summer ’26,” the latest instalment in his annual summer single series, marking the third such release in the run. The track pairs the New York MC’s dense lyricism with lush production from Harry Fraud, who builds the beat around a sample of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 hit “Summer…
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Sony Is Forcing PSSR 2.0 in Latest PS5 Pro Beta
Sony appears set to enable its upgraded PSSR 2.0 upscaling technology by default on the PS5 Pro, based on a beta system update spotted via a ResetEra forum post. The change matters because PSSR, or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, was one of the console’s flagship features but had a rocky launch, and PSSR 2.0’s improved…
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Republicans vote down farm bill amendment enabling lawsuits against pesticide companies, a blow to MAHA
Senate Republicans on Thursday voted down an amendment that sought to open up Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies over the health impacts of their products. The amendment to the Senate farm bill failed in a party-line vote. While the measure was backed by all of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Democrats and none of its…
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How Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Task’ Monologue Became the Heart of the Emmy-Nominated HBO Drama
One of the unofficial rules of prestige television is that the penultimate episode is for the mess and the finale is for the cleanup. This is particularly true for limited series — or any series with ambiguous renewals. And “Task,” creator Brad Ingelsby’s Emmy-nominated HBO drama about the murky gray waters between avenging and forgiveness,…