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The upheaval at Netflix is accelerating. The streamer’s film chief Dan Lin is out after nearly three years, and longtime chief content officer Bela Bajaria has also departed after almost a decade, as the company cuts roughly 1,000 jobs — about 6% of its workforce. Former Disney executive Peter Rice will take charge of the … Read more
Most lottery winners bring a lawyer to claim their millions. Paul Riley brought his dog. The Peabody, Massachusetts resident showed up to collect his $4 million Massachusetts State Lottery prize with his pup Raven at his side — and the photos instantly melted the internet. Riley won on the lottery’s 100X Cash game, announced Tuesday, … Read more
The National Weather Service is warning of a widespread severe weather outbreak across the American Southwest on Thursday, with intense thunderstorms expected in six states: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. The storms will bring thunder and lightning, heavy rain, damaging winds and large hail — and forecasters have placed four states — … Read more
Denis Villeneuve’s desert saga is about to make box office history again. Dune: Part Three has set a new first-day presale record at London’s BFI IMAX — the UK’s largest cinema screen — selling 33,000 advance tickets worth more than £880,000 in just 24 hours, Deadline reported on October 21. The haul dethrones the previous … Read more
Opening night belonged to Anthony Edwards. The Timberwolves star erupted for 45 points, 10 rebounds and 9 three-pointers as Minnesota routed Giannis Antetokounmpo’s new-look Miami Heat 131-106 at the Kaseya Center on October 21 — breaking his own franchise record for an opener. The performance put Edwards in truly rare company: he is only the … Read more
OpenAI is moving deeper into the business of curing disease. The company announced on October 20 that it has acquired Orchestra Bio, a startup whose AI agents manage drug-development programs — tracking clinical trials, flagging delays and coordinating the sprawling operations behind new medicines. The deal was shared exclusively with Axios. Financial terms were not … Read more
Greta Gerwig’s return to the director’s chair is already breaking records. The first trailer for her Netflix fantasy epic Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew pulled in 481.3 million views in its first seven days, according to WaveMetrix tracking data first reported by Deadline after the streamer’s earnings call. The figure more than doubles the previous benchmark … Read more
Anthropic wants its AI to stop waiting for you to ask. The company has launched “Claude Duet,” a proactive, always-on AI agent now in research preview for U.S. Pro and Max subscribers via a waitlist, announced October 21. The key difference from a chatbot: Duet runs on its own cloud computer, so it keeps working … Read more
The American Film Institute has chosen its next honoree for the highest distinction in American film. Tom Cruise will receive the 52nd AFI Life Achievement Award, the AFI Board of Trustees announced on October 21, placing the 64-year-old star in the company of the industry’s most decorated figures. The honor will be presented at a … Read more
Meta just posted the biggest quarter in its history — with a very large asterisk. The company reported record third-quarter revenue of $64.6 billion, up 26% year over year and ahead of the $63.37 billion consensus, driven by $63.06 billion in ad revenue. The advertising engine is humming: ad impressions rose 10% and the average … Read more