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TV Academy President Maury McIntyre Talks Emmy Noms, Legacy Award, How Multiple Late-Night Shows Might Win & A Pending TV Rights Deal
The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are out and Television Academy president and CEO Maury McIntyre is excited ahead of the show in September. It was a big day for shows such as Hacks, The Pitt, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus and Beef, and McIntyre was pleased with the variety of nominations. In an interview with…
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‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Talks Emmy Nominations, Asian Representation & Teases Character-First Approach To ‘X-Men’
“Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin has spoken to Deadline after the second season of the Netflix anthology drama secured 16 Emmy nominations, three more than its debut season. The recognition marks a personal milestone: Lee has become the first Asian television creator to earn multiple Emmy nominations across the Limited or Anthology Series or Movie,…
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‘Tequila chugging’ Hamptons developer arrested after his 35-ft cruiser struck breakwater jetty and tossed passengers ‘violently about’
A prominent Hamptons property developer, Peter Mangiameli, 57, has been arrested after allegedly crashing his 35-foot boat into a stone breakwater jetty while pulling into Sag Harbor Bay on New York’s Long Island late on Sunday night. The head of the Hamptons Development Group is accused of steering the speeding vessel into the jetty after…
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“We cannot choose to become idiots”: The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University
An economics professor at Brown University, Roberto Serrano, uncovered apparent large-scale AI cheating in his course ECON 1170 after introducing take-home exams for the spring 2026 semester. The case matters because it offers a rare, concrete glimpse into how widely generative AI may be substituting for genuine learning at elite universities, echoing wider concerns as…
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New Vegas devs Obsidian are reportedly working on a new Fallout game, and only Microsoft could make news I’ve waited half my life for taste this bitter
Bloomberg has reported that Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind the acclaimed Fallout: New Vegas, is set to begin work on a new Fallout game directed by New Vegas veteran Josh Sawyer. The shift matters because it marks Obsidian’s return to a series many fans have long hoped they would revisit, but it comes at a…
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‘Hacks’ Creators on Their Record-Breaking Emmy Nomination Haul: “Incredible Way to End”
The final season of the HBO Max comedy Hacks has secured a record-breaking 24 Emmy nominations (25 including a nod for the short-form spin-off Hacks: Bit by Bit), the most ever received by a comedy series in Emmy history. The haul surpasses the previous record of 23 nominations, set by The Studio in 2025 and…
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Stephanie White gives Caitlin Clark status update ahead of Fever-Sparks, but her next move raises questions
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has confirmed that star guard Caitlin Clark will return from a lingering back injury to play against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, ending a spell on the sidelines. The update matters because Clark is the WNBA’s biggest draw, and her availability directly affects ticket sales, television ratings and…
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As Top Streamers Battle Churn, Emerging AI Start-Up Versus Offers Ways To Hold On To Viewers
Versus, an AI start-up that has been operating in stealth mode, has emerged publicly with technology designed to help streaming platforms combat subscriber churn. The company creates interactive AI overlays that let viewers “play along” with what they are watching or reading, and it has already worked with major players including Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max,…
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Salman Rushdie Says AI Has ‘Zero’ Role in Storytelling, Teases New ‘Midnight’s Children’ TV Adaptation, Film of ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Author Salman Rushdie has dismissed artificial intelligence as having “zero” role in literature, film or storytelling, arguing the technology is fundamentally incapable of originality. Speaking to Variety before accepting Liberatum’s 14th Cultural Honor in London on 8 July, he said AI can only absorb vast amounts of information and reproduce versions of it, whereas true…