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  1. U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government KnowsNY Times Science
  2. How a repurposed medical device is helping us investigate ancient climate tipping pointsPhys.org
  3. Asia’s ultra-luxury Capella Hotels brand plans to double its portfolio by 2030, starting with Florence and RiyadhFortune
  4. International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schoolsBBC World
  5. Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 price increase, promises “robust software lineup” to make up for itNintendo Everything
  6. Tech NowBBC Tech
  7. Village Roadshow Relinquishes ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Stake In $57M Payout To Warner Bros.Deadline
  8. Hungary's new PM to be sworn in during 'regime change' partyBBC World
  9. DJ Whoo Kid Says Rap Game Needs Drake: ‘When He’s Here, We’re on the Charts’Billboard
  10. Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approachesBBC World

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U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows

The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.

NY Times Science reports: U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on... — this challenges existing scientific assumptions.

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How a repurposed medical device is helping us investigate ancient climate tipping points

Imagine being tasked with counting every blade of grass in a field, noting every single species as you go. This is not far from the challenge many scientists face when analyzing microscopic samples packed with thousands of tiny particles.

Phys.org reports: How a repurposed medical device is helping us... — this adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.

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Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 price increase, promises “robust software lineup” to make up for it

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has commented on the company’s plans moving forward in light of today’s price increase announcement for Switch 2. The company intends to raise the console’s price worldwide. For example, in the U.S., it’ll be going up by $50. Price changes ...

Bottom line from Nintendo Everything: this reflects the evolution of interactive entertainment.

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Tech Now

Andrew Rogers explores new tech trials helping people stay underwater for longer.

BBC Tech reports: Tech Now — this could change how developers build software.

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Village Roadshow Relinquishes ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Stake In $57M Payout To Warner Bros.

A re-configured multimillion-dollar settlement of sorts between Village Roadshow and Warner Bros over 2021’s The Matrix Resurrections seems prophetic and very much of the matrix in its own special way. With the once-big-league film co-financier paying out $57 million to the li...

Bottom line from Deadline: this could reshape the box office conversation.

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Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support

What's the link between the global economy and the climate? Consumption drives extraction and carbon emissions. But there is more. The inequalities of the global economy don't just shape what goes into the atmosphere. They affect our understanding of the climate and our perspe...

Phys.org reports: Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support — this challenges existing scientific assumptions.

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‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Cast Guide: Who Lives, Who Dies and How They Compare to the Video Game Fighters

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Mortal Kombat II,” now playing in theaters. After five years, “Mortal Kombat” is back on the big screen with a sequel to the 2021 video game adaptation. And the roster of characters is even bigger than last time. The seq...

Variety reports: ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Cast Guide: Who Lives, Who... — this is generating industry buzz.

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Manufacturing qubits that can move

It's hard to mix electronic manufacturing and flexible geometry.

Why it matters: Manufacturing qubits that can move may redefine how we interact with devices.

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Today’s Wordle answer and hints for #1785 on May 09

There's no need to lose your streak - here's the 'Wordle' answer for today The post Today’s Wordle answer and hints for #1785 on May 09 appeared first on NME.

Why it matters: Today’s Wordle answer and hints for #1785 on... is making waves across platforms.

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San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind

The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — ...

The big picture: San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind — is one to watch for the industry.

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Dave Coulier Says Cancer Treatment Has Led to Changes in His Speech and Physical Appearance

“I haven’t been able to eat solid food in months, and so I’ve lost 45 pounds," the 'Full House' actor said in an Instagram post. "It’s affected my ability to speak, so you’re right on with what you’re seeing and what you’re hearing.”

Why it matters: Dave Coulier Says Cancer Treatment Has Led to... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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OpenAI Adds Chrome Extension to Codex, Letting Its AI Agent Access LinkedIn, Salesforce, Gmail, and Internal Tools via Signed-In Sessions

OpenAI has shipped a Chrome extension for Codex, its AI coding agent, enabling it to complete browser-based tasks directly inside Google Chrome on macOS and Windows — including interacting with signed-in websites, using Chrome DevTools, and running multi-step workflows across ...

MarkTechPost reports: OpenAI Adds Chrome Extension to Codex, Letting Its... — this pushes the boundary of what machines can do.

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‘Linda Perry: Let It Die Here’ Timed To New Album, Tony Leung In ‘Silent Friend’, ‘Blue Film’ & ‘Influenced’ – Specialty Preview

Well-reviewed limited releases including psycho-sexual drama Blue Film, Ildikó Enyed’s Silent Friend and documentaries about Linda Perry (timed to her first solo album in over 25 years), python hunting in the Everglades and gun control are new at the indie film box office this...

Bottom line from Deadline: this could reshape the box office conversation.

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Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life

A study published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology has identified the earliest evidence of prehistoric occupation by island dwellers of northern Sri Lanka. Long thought to be unsuitable for human occupation due to its scarce stone resources and semi-arid landsc...

Phys.org reports: Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what... — this opens new research frontiers.

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David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100

Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.

The big picture: David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100 — adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.

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Trump Media, Parent of Truth Social, Reports Q1 Sales of $871,000 and $405.9 Million Net Loss

Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of social-media platform Truth Social, reported a massive net loss for the first three months of 2026 and less than $1 million in total sales. For the first quarter, TMTG generated net sales of $871,200, up 6% year over year. The comp...

Why it matters: Trump Media, Parent of Truth Social, Reports Q1... may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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How School Shooting Satire ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Director Oscar Boyson Found His Style While Making Movies With Greta Gerwig and the Safdie Brothers

The social satire “Our Hero, Balthazar” has an incredibly dark logline: A young man named Balthazar (Jaeden Martell), who spends time forcing tears for online videos lamenting gun violence, travels to Texas to intervene with a person who he believes to be a potential school sh...

Variety reports: How School Shooting Satire ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Director... — this is generating industry buzz.

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Larry David’s Unmade Script From 1980s Leaks Online; Film Follows Noncommittal Man Who Reunites With Dying Ex

Before “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” there was “Prognosis: Negative,” a film script written by Larry David in the 1980s that was never produced. Thanks to a Reddit user from Rochester, N.Y., a 1983 draft of the screenplay has been uploaded to the internet. (Read a PDF...

Why it matters: Larry David’s Unmade Script From 1980s Leaks Online;... is generating industry buzz.

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Black Bear And Artists Equity Partner With Big Picture Co. On ‘A Woman In The Sun’ Starring Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek And Mia Threapleton

Black Bear and Artists Equity have partnered on the dramatic feature A Woman in the Sun, starring Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek alongside rising star Mia Threapleton. A Woman in the Sun follows a month in the life of Claire Keating, a bartender on Nantucket and part of the ...

The big picture: Black Bear And Artists Equity Partner With Big... — could reshape the box office conversation.

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‘Mortal Kombat II’ & ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ In Smackdown At Weekend Box Office With $40M-$42M Apiece

FRIDAY PM UPDATE: The moms and their daughters will decide who reigns supreme at this weekend’s box office with 20th Century Studios’ heavily female-skewing The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the dude-dominant New Line/Atomic Monster sequel Mortal Kombat II vying for No. 1 with aroun...

Bottom line from Deadline: this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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How to Build a Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis Pipeline with Scanpy for PBMC Clustering, Annotation, and Trajectory Discovery

In this tutorial, we perform an advanced single-cell RNA-seq analysis workflow using Scanpy on the PBMC-3k benchmark dataset. We start by loading the dataset, inspecting its structure, and applying quality control checks to evaluate gene counts, total counts, mitochondrial con...

MarkTechPost reports: How to Build a Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis Pipeline... — this raises questions about AI's role.

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New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored fat when the body needs energy, turns out to have a second job deep inside th...

Why it matters: New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science advances our understanding of the world.

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Merged Reality: HBO Max & Paramount+ Are Set To Be United, What Does That Mean For Unscripted?

As Paramount prepares to take over Warner Bros., the likely merger of HBO Max and Paramount+ would dominate the unscripted television market, new research has found. Paramount CEO David Ellison revealed in March that he plans to merge the two streaming services giving a combin...

Bottom line from Deadline: this is generating industry buzz.

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Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week May 2nd – May 8th

Great new tracks from Aldous Harding, Deante' Hitchcock, ear, Vundabar, RIP Magic, and more.  Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week May 2nd – May 8th kellymdarroch

Why it matters: Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week May... could define this era of music.

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No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works

It was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off its residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good cry at soundcheck,” he tells Variety of the group’s Wednesday night performance, the first of 18 shows at the state-...

Bottom line from Variety: this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference?

There’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New York Times op-ed this week Hollywood stars are afraid ...

Bottom line from Variety: this could reshape the box office conversation.

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Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi  Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix

Shawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix. The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. Levy will also produce the film under his 21 Laps banner along with the company’s Dan Levine. The story falls i...

Variety reports: Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi Drama ‘Somewhere... — this is generating industry buzz.

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Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’

Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut of “Nyad” writer Julia Cox. Black B...

Why it matters: Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton... signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Upfronts 2026 Offer An Anxious Industry A Chance To Tune In For A Repeat; Here’s The Lineup & Schedule

Like the masses curling up to watch Friends, advertisers are being invited by media companies and streamers to tune into a repeat at next week’s annual upfronts in New York. Over three short days, from Monday morning to Wednesday night, eight companies will razzle-dazzle adver...

The big picture: Upfronts 2026 Offer An Anxious Industry A Chance... — reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth in 2029, and a new joint mission plans to watch every change

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen collaboration in planetary defense, alongside a dedicated agreement for collaboration on the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) to t...

Why it matters: Asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth in 2029,... challenges existing scientific assumptions.

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All the Animation at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

From tender coming-of-age stories to a gay midnight movie, the prestigious festival has plenty of animated offerings to look out for.

Why it matters: All the Animation at the 2026 Cannes Film... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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David Attenborough Turns 100: Wildlife Supremo Celebrated By King Charles III, Camila Cabello & Paddington Bear

The world is celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Huge names as wide ranging as King Charles III, Leonardo DiCaprio, Camila Cabello and Paddington Bear have just delivered virtual birthday messages to Attenborough in a celebration of his life that took place at Lon...

The big picture: David Attenborough Turns 100: Wildlife Supremo Celebrated By... — could reshape the box office conversation.

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Mortal Kombat II: All Fights Ranked From Babality to Brutality

This article contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat II. For all that the 2021 movie Mortal Kombat did right, it did forget to include the actual Mortal Kombat tournament. Director Simon McQuoid and screenwriter Jeremy Slater more than make up for the lack in Mortal Kombat II, fil...

Den of Geek reports: Mortal Kombat II: All Fights Ranked From Babality... — this captures the public's attention.

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Stars, Royals and Two Pythons Help David Attenborough Celebrate ‘100 Years on Planet Earth’

The legendary conservationist’s work was in the spotlight at London's Royal Albert Hall during a special BBC event with wildlife stories and footage, music and wishes from King Charles III, Prince William, Kate Winslet, Leo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Louis Theroux, Paddington B...

Why it matters: Stars, Royals and Two Pythons Help David Attenborough... is generating industry buzz.

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Pixelated 099: Should we be worried about the Pixel 11?

Welcome to episode 99 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will tackle the latest rumors surrounding Google’s Pixel 11, which could arrive later this summer with new camera sensors, whatever Pixel Glow is, and a whole lot of downgrades. Then the...

Bottom line from 9to5Google: this signals a shift in how we use technology.

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Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s

The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.

Bottom line from NY Times Science: this challenges existing scientific assumptions.

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Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost

The fast-rising bonkers Montreal rock duo Angine de Poitrine, whose popularity soared after a live KEXP session, have inked an exclusive publishing deal with independent music publisher Third Side Music, which will represent their catalog worldwide, working closely with the ba...

Why it matters: Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With... signals where Hollywood is headed.

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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Struts Past Original Movie At Global Box Office; Fashion Franchise Soon Passing $700M WW

Today, Devil Wears Prada 2 will outstrip the original 2006’s global lifetime of $326.5M at the worldwide box office. Through yesterday, the reteam of director David Frankel, and stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, has grossed $324M worldwide with ...

The big picture: ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Struts Past Original Movie... — may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display

Asus's latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that's intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus D...

Bottom line from The Verge: this is one to watch for the industry.

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Nero & Sci ∫ Integral Edition gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

The release date is in for Sci ∫ Integral Edition. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2026, Souris-Lab shared today. It’s been just over two years since Nero & Sci ∫ Integral Edition was said to be coming to Nintendo Switch. Souris-Lab said it was working on a version f...

Bottom line from Nintendo Everything: this could shake up the gaming landscape.

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Anion swap unlocks sevenfold CO₂ capture in polyionic liquids

A joint research team from Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (Nittobo) and Tohoku University has revealed that polyionic liquids (PILs) can achieve high carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption when their counter anions are exchanged. This discovery provides a critical new design guideline for th...

The big picture: Anion swap unlocks sevenfold CO₂ capture in polyionic... — advances our understanding of the world.

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Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new "Clips" feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, with options to jump into the full title, rent, or buy it. Prime Video previousl...

The big picture: Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to... — signals a shift in how we use technology.

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Guillermo Del Toro Teases His Adaptation Of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’ At BFI Career Talk: “A Fascinatingly Difficult Stop-Motion Movie For Adults”

Guillermo del Toro was awarded a BFI Fellowship, the British Film Institute’s highest honor, earlier this week in London. And to celebrate the award, the Mexican filmmaker has taken part in a series of talks and presentations across the British capital. This evening, he sat fo...

Deadline reports: Guillermo Del Toro Teases His Adaptation Of Kazuo... — this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Muna Announce 2026 Tour

A sprawling run of shows across the U.S., UK, and Europe supports the trio’s new album, Dancing on the Wall

Why it matters: Muna Announce 2026 Tour reflects the changing sound of the industry.

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ShinyHunters Claims Second Attack Against Instructure

The edtech company is struggling to wrest control from its hackers. PII belonging to hundreds of millions of people is on the line.

The big picture: ShinyHunters Claims Second Attack Against Instructure — is a wake-up call for digital security.

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Emile Hirsch, Justin Long & Kevin Connolly Pic ‘Lice’ Acquired By Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios – Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios has taken North American theatrical rights to the horror-thriller, Lice, for a Q1 2027 release. The feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jonathan Bensimon stars Emile Hirsch, Justin Long, and Kevin Connolly during a deadly outbreak...

Why it matters: Emile Hirsch, Justin Long & Kevin Connolly Pic... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems

Intel's stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company's actual turnaround.

TechCrunch reports: Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it... — this may redefine how we interact with devices.

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The Standing Ovation Is Not a Distribution Strategy

The festival markets may be declining, but data shows festival audiences growing. For festivals ready to adapt, that's great news for filmmakers: It's where the real opportunity lies.

The big picture: The Standing Ovation Is Not a Distribution Strategy — could reshape the box office conversation.

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Tony Amatullo Dies: TV Producer, Former Warner Bros. Production Exec Was 76

Tony Amatullo, an associate producer on TV series including Fame and Miami Vice and later an exec producer on the Reelz 2013 series Beverly Hills Pawn as well as a production executive at Warner Bros., died Sunday, May 3, in New York City from acute myeloid leukemia after bein...

Why it matters: Tony Amatullo Dies: TV Producer, Former Warner Bros.... is generating industry buzz.

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Michael Kelly & Kevin Pollak Thriller ‘Time Of Death’ Being Sold At Cannes By Radiant International; Vertical Sets June U.S. Release

EXCLUSIVE: Radiant International has closed international deals for the Michael Kelly, Kevin Pollak, Mena Suvari and Dennis Haybert thriller Time of Death in Benelux with Premiere TV, Portugal with NosLusomundo and Poland with Media4Fun. Radiant also has deals in the works wit...

Deadline reports: Michael Kelly & Kevin Pollak Thriller ‘Time Of... — this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over

Yesterday, I told you how a hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower. We explained how thousands of these bladed Chinese robots, made by Yarbo, could be hijacked with ease - exposing people's GPS coordinates, Wi-Fi passwords, email addresses, and more to any casual hacker wh...

The big picture: Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot... — may redefine how we interact with devices.

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Debbie Harry and Pamela Anderson to Play Mother and Daughter in Indie Comedy Maitreya

The in-the-works film is written by The Whale's Samuel D. Hunting and directed by comedy maestro Jonathan Krisel. Debbie Harry and Pamela Anderson to Play Mother and Daughter in Indie Comedy Maitreya Liz Shannon Miller

Consequence of Sound reports: Debbie Harry and Pamela Anderson to Play Mother... — this reflects the changing sound of the industry.

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There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.

A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024.

The big picture: There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again. — advances our understanding of the world.

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