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Paramount’s Precipice: How David Ellison Could Salvage $111B WBD Merger (Hint – Call Kamala)
Paramount CEO David Ellison is facing mounting obstacles to closing his $111 billion (£87 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, after losing a court battle this week over the start date for an antitrust trial brought by a coalition of state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America. The setback marks the first serious…
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BTS Helps Fans Learn Korean With Study Kit Featuring Exclusive Video Messages From the Band: Shop Here
BTS has released a “Learn! Korean with BTS & TinyTAN” study kit, aimed at helping fans (ARMY) learn the Korean language through interactive tools, exclusive video content and official merchandise. The launch taps into surging global interest in Korean, driven largely by BTS’s own popularity, the wider K-pop wave, and last year’s animated film KPop…
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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims
Google’s security researchers have identified hacker groups using old-fashioned phone-call scams, known as “vishing”, to breach major US financial and investment firms, aiming to steal sensitive data and extort victims with threats of publication. Reuters reported that targets reportedly include prominent private equity firms such as Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, CME…
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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US
Security researchers at Arctic Wolf have found that LightSpy, a spyware platform previously linked to Chinese state-backed hackers, has expanded well beyond mainland China to target victims in 13 countries, including the US and several across Europe. It has also gained new capabilities, allowing it to steal large volumes of data and remotely wipe compromised…
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Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses
Scientists made 16 successful viruses that had their genetic code designed by artificial intelligence.
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Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions Scientists have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence in a milestone that raises hopes for new medicines but also concerns over how to ensure the technology remains safe. The viruses are specific kinds known as bacteriophages, which only infect…
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Bendita Film Sales Picks Up Toronto Discovery Title ‘The Fortunate Isles’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bendita Film Sales has acquired international rights to “The Fortunate Isles” (“Las islas afortunadas”), a 15th-century period drama directed by Helena Girón and Samuel Delgado, ahead of its world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section. “The Fortunate Isles” marks the second feature from Girón and Delgado, whose debut, “They Carry Death” (“Eles transportan a morte”), premiered…
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Live-Action Jetsons Movie Starring Jim Carrey Officially in the Works
Warner Bros. Discovery revealed in its latest shareholder letter that the film is slated for release “beyond 2027.” Live-Action Jetsons Movie Starring Jim Carrey Officially in the Works Eddie Fu
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DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else
Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict both a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don’t yet fully understand how it does this.