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Anya Taylor-Joy’s Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially a 280-Day Streaming Hit

• *The Gorge* stayed in an Apple TV top 10 for over 280 days.
• The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller.
• It follows two operatives guarding a mysterious gorge.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller’s sci-fi thriller *The Gorge* has remained among Apple TV’s most watched titles, appearing in the platform’s top 10 in at least one country for more than 280 days. Its prolonged run makes it one of the service’s notable streaming successes of 2026. Released…

TV’s Most Infamous Serial Killer Is Officially Back on Streaming Charts

• Dexter is back in Paramount+’s global top 10.
• Interest is rising ahead of Dexter: Resurrection’s second season.
• The original series ran for eight seasons and 96 episodes.

Dexter has returned to Paramount+’s global top 10, finding new viewers 13 years after its original run ended. The renewed interest comes as fans anticipate the second season of Dexter: Resurrection, showing the crime drama’s continued reach despite a divisive final season. Starring Michael C. Hall as a…

UK plans £100m AI biosecurity lab as OpenAI shuns live web training

Rosland Capital files for bankruptcy; Sapkowski plans another Witcher book, and a pub explorer names 50 favourites.

OpenAI to stop live-web AI training as UK plans biosecurity lab

Plus: a Limoges fire suspect is arrested, Rosland Capital files for bankruptcy, and new Witcher and pub favourites make the news.

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Parents Were Actually Scared Of

• Three 1980s hits reflected parents’ unease with changing culture.
• “Relax” drew concern for its sexual themes.
• Rap and video games also challenged familiar tastes.

The article highlights three 1980s one-hit wonders that it says unsettled parents as music and technology changed: Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax”, rap music entering the mainstream, and Buckner and Garcia’s “Pac-Man Fever”. It presents them as examples of adults fearing new sounds and cultural shifts that appealed…

Forget ‘Doctor Who,’ This 12-Episode Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is the Perfect Weekend Binge

• Four South London musicians stumble into time travel.
• The comedy spans 1926 and late-1950s Britain.
• Both seasons add up to 12 episodes.

Timewasters is a British sci-fi comedy about four struggling South London musicians who discover a time machine in their apartment block’s lift and end up stranded in the past. Rather than setting out to save history, the jazz quartet focus on finding somewhere to stay and earning money,…

El Gouna Takeaways: ‘Safe Exit’ Wins Top Prize, Arab TV Seeks New Talent and Egyptian Filmmakers Push Boundaries

• “Safe Exit” won El Gouna’s top narrative prize.
• CineGouna awarded over $350,000 to 19 projects.
• New programmes target Arab TV and displaced filmmakers.

Mohammed Hammad’s psychological drama “Safe Exit” won the Golden Star for best narrative feature at the ninth El Gouna Film Festival, which ended after nine days. The festival’s awards and industry programmes highlighted Arab filmmakers’ work while drawing attention to the need for more routes to develop projects…

UFC 333 Livestream: Here’s How to Watch Volkanovski vs. Evloev Online for Free

• Volkanovski defends his featherweight title against unbeaten Evloev.
• UFC 333 streams on Paramount+ with no extra pay-per-view charge.
• A $1 Walmart+ trial is one route to Paramount+ access.

Alexander Volkanovski is due to defend his UFC featherweight title against unbeaten Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 24 October. The five-round fight is the main event of a card available to stream on Paramount+ without a separate pay-per-view fee. The event starts at…