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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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Keychron is experimenting with a mic-equipped mini keeb that lets you chat to your AI agent while it vibe codes, and I have my head in my hands
Keychron, known for its mechanical keyboards, is prototyping a compact keyboard with a built-in microphone that lets users speak commands directly to an AI coding assistant while it works. The idea is to let developers using “vibe coding” tools (AI agents that write and edit code autonomously) issue voice instructions without switching to a separate…
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We should smile at our dogs – a new scientific study reveals why
Scientists have identified what happens inside a dog’s brain when it looks at a human face showing different emotions, offering an explanation for why dogs seem so attuned to our moods. Researchers at the University of Vienna found that images of smiling human faces activated the dogs’ brain reward circuitry, the region linked to pleasure…
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Don’t Believe Paramount’s Hype: California AG Rob Bonta Claims Ellison Muddying WBD Merger Waters With Misinformation & Side Deals; “We Intend To Win” – Guest Column
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has written an exclusive guest column for Deadline rejecting narratives put forward by Paramount Skydance and its chief executive David Ellison as they push to complete a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Bonta insists the lawsuit he and colleagues from 11 other states filed on 13 July is…
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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Star’s Sundance Hit Coming-of-Age Drama Gets Sizzling First Trailer [Exclusive]
Collider has shared an exclusive first trailer for “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, the feature directorial debut of Paloma Schneideman, which premiered to acclaim at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and currently holds a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film marks a notable coming-of-age entry from this year’s festival, which was itself a milestone…
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Brad Pitt Says AI Could Help More ‘Mid-Budget Films’ Get Made if It’s ‘Used as a Tool’: ‘Gonna Be a Very Interesting Experiment’
Brad Pitt has said artificial intelligence could help more mid-budget films get made if it is used as a creative tool, particularly for producing visual effects that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. Speaking in a new Esquire cover story, the actor argued that AI could ease financial pressure on films budgeted between $40 million and…
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Trouble sleeping? Your neighborhood could be partly to blame, experts say
New research and expert commentary suggest that where someone lives, not just their personal habits, can significantly affect how well they sleep. Nutritionist Erin Palinski-Wade, author of “The Sleepdemic Solution,” says household and neighbourhood conditions can directly interfere with rest, adding a wider environmental dimension to the more familiar advice about screens, caffeine and bedtime…
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Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes
The company Reflect Orbital has won FCC approval to launch a test satellite called Eärendil-1, the first step towards a planned fleet of up to 50,000 orbital mirrors designed to reflect sunlight onto Earth on demand. The firm envisions uses such as powering solar farms at night, boosting agricultural yields, aiding search-and-rescue operations and lighting…
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UK employment market shows ‘rays of light’ for jobseekers with upturn in pay, study shows – business live
The latest KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey points to tentative improvement in the UK jobs market, with pay growth picking up and temporary vacancies rising for the first time in two years as employers favour flexible hiring over permanent staff. The findings matter because they offer early evidence that the prolonged slowdown in…
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Margaret Thatcher backed secret plan to wipe out cocaine crops by unleashing swarms of leaf-eating moths over drug cartel plantations
Newly released government files reveal that Margaret Thatcher’s government secretly backed a plan to destroy South American cocaine crops by releasing swarms of moths whose larvae feed on coca plants. The proposal, discussed at the height of the 1980s “war on drugs”, aimed to use a biological agent to devastate coca plantations run by drug…