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Noah Wyle, Lisa Kudrow, Jamie Lee Curtis and More: Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors,’ Cover Stars and Podcast Guests Score Emmy Nominations
Variety is celebrating the 2026 Emmy nominees who have appeared on the magazine’s covers, participated in Actors on Actors and the Awards Circuit Podcast. The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning, with “The Pitt” leading the pack with 25 nominations, followed by “Hacks” with 24. The 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards…
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‘Hacks’ & ‘The Pitt’s Help HBO Max Take Emmy Noms Crown Over Netflix As Apple Lands Most Nominations Ever
HBO Max had another stellar morning at the Emmy nominations as huge hauls for Hacks and The Pitt helped it pip Netflix to the top spot. Apple also had a massive morning with its most ever nominations thanks to big showings from Pluribus and summer hit Widow’s Bay. It surpassed its total of 79 nominations…
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Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
US insurance provider AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of 6.9 million people, making it the largest known exposure of Americans’ driver’s license data this year. The stolen details matter because a driver’s license number can be exploited for fraud and impersonation, and the incident adds to…
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The Pitt tops 2026 Emmy nominations with 25 nods
The nominations for the 2026 Emmy Awards have been announced, with the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt leading the field with 25 nominations. The comedy Hacks followed closely with 24 nods — a single-year record for a comedy series — while newcomer Widow’s Bay led all new shows with 19. HBO Max dominated overall,…
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Apple AI security update proves hackers move fast
Apple has released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, an unusually early security update pushed out on 29 June 2026 to patch flaws in the kernel, WebKit and WebRTC. The move matters because Apple reportedly accelerated the rollout in response to concerns that artificial intelligence can help attackers study and exploit software weaknesses…
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Hacks lands 24 Emmy nominations, most for any comedy season ever
The HBO Max comedy “Hacks” has secured 24 Emmy nominations for its fifth and final season, setting a new record for the most nominations ever received by a single comedy season. This surpasses the previous benchmark of 23 nominations, held first by “The Bear” and then by “The Studio” for its debut season last year,…
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‘Hacks’ Jean Smart Chases Emmy History As She Nears Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Cloris Leachman Record
Jean Smart has secured another Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the final season of HBO Max’s *Hacks*, positioning her to potentially make Emmy history. Having already won the award for each of the show’s first four seasons, a fifth win at the September ceremony would give her eight acting…
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5 Video Games That Need an Anime Adaptation
In the wake of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Devil May Cry’s success, here are five different video games that deserve an anime adaptation.
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Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures
Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage networkBusiness live – latest updatesThe water company Severn Trent has been spared a fine by the industry regulator despite “serious and unacceptable breaches” in its handling of wastewater and sewage.The watchdog, Ofwat, which has been investigating how wastewater and sewage networks are managed…