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‘Obsession’ Filmmaker Curry Barker Gets 8-Figure Offer for His Next Movie. And He Hasn’t Even Pitched It Yet (Exclusive)
Studio execs are seeing what's happening with 'Obsession' and the upcoming 'Backrooms' — both from filmmakers who cut their teeth on YouTube — as a watershed moment in Hollywood.
‘Last Seen’ First Look: Patrick Brammall Stars as a Detective in Apple TV’s New Thriller (TV News Roundup)
Apple TV has revealed a first look at “Last Seen,” a new six-episode Australian thriller. The show will debut with the first two episodes on the platform on September 9, followed by a new episode every Wednesday. “Last Seen,” formerly known as “The Dispatcher,” follows police
Jill Biden Thought Joe Biden Was ‘Having a Stroke’ During 2024 Debate With Donald Trump: ‘Scared Me to Death’
Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden recently told CBS Sunday Morning that she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke on stage during his now infamous 2024 debate with Donald Trump. “I don’t know what happened,” Dr. Biden said. “As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my god,
The world's carmakers are struggling to compete with China
The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.
Researchers push back fundamental limit on energy transfer between particles without 'spilling' radiation
Researchers at TU/e have demonstrated that energy transfer without loss via light or heat can occur over much greater distances than previously thought possible thanks to vibrations in microscopic gold rods. They succeeded in making energy jump from one particle to another over
Gardenia move: As Malaysia draws more Singapore manufacturers, experts flag competition fears
Companies like Gardenia, Yeo’s and APB Singapore are moving production operations from Singapore to Malaysia. While boosting investment, this could intensify competition for labour, industrial land and other limited resources, say observers.
Commentary: Ex-Malaysian ministers Rafizi and Nik Nazmi’s 'kamikaze' mission is a brazen double dare
Two former Malaysian ministers have launched their own political party. There is much derring-do in the move, it is too early to write off the new entity, says this ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute researcher.
Phoebe Bridgers Joins Robert Pattinson’s Surveillance Team in ‘Primetime’ Trailer
The A24 film stars Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen alongside Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine
Ex-Biden White House adviser: ‘Peak woke got weird’
A former Biden White House adviser said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) was right to distance himself from his past culture war comments, saying “peak woke got weird.” “I think it’s great that Talarico is calling some of his high-net-woke comments cringe,” Yemisi Egbewole
10 Billion Pokémon Cards Were Printed Last Year And It Still Wasn’t Enough
The Pokémon Company can't keep up with insatiable demand
Metamaterials enable control of heat transfer at nanoscale, potentially transforming energy and electronics
Heat behaves in predictable ways: a hot cup of coffee cools, a laptop warms your hands, the sun heats Earth. But at scales thousands of times smaller than a human hair, those rules begin to break down, and scientists are learning how to take advantage of that.
Where are all the intermediate mass black holes? Microlensing fast radio bursts might reveal them
Astrophysicists think that black hole masses are hierarchical. The largest are supermassive black holes (SMBH) like the one at the center of the Milky Way and other galaxies. Stellar mass black holes are born of collapsing stars, and are smaller. The smallest of all are the
Centuries of Endurance Undergird “In Minor Keys”
The main exhibition of the 2026 Venice Biennale sets rage and retribution aside, relaxing the oppressed’s clenched fist for a moment of calm, centeredness, and self-forgiveness.
Morris Day & The Time Drop Off Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert
Earlier today, it was announced that the United States Of America was celebrating its 250th birthday with a series of concerts this summer. The lineup for the Great American State Fair included Morris Day And The Time, but the Minneapolis funk veterans have already dropped off
Trump says he can outwait Iran, dismisses midterm election pressure
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unconcerned about the political fallout of an extended conflict with Iran, and that Iranian leaders had miscalculated if they thought the November midterm
Steam Workshop now looks like it was designed in this decade
Workshop just got a fancy UI update, fresh out of the beta branch.
Way Dynamic Signs To Jagjaguwar, Announces First North American Tour
Melbourne-based Dylan Young is the mind behind Way Dynamic, the latest signee to vaunted American indie label Jagjaguwar. Last fall, Way Dynamic released Massive Shoe, an album that broke through to streaming success in our nightmare landscape on the strength of easygoing ’60s
Cyber attackers are hijacking Microsoft Outlook, Teams and 365 log-ins, FBI says
A new phishing tool is allowing cyber attackers to get access to Microsoft 365 users' accounts without even needing to know your password, the FBI said in a warning issued to the public on Thursday.
One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns
A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.
Make Way for Beavers
A Tube station in West London used to have a flooding problem. Instead of opting for an expensive reworking of the landscape via reservoir & levee, local officials reintroduced a family of beavers into the area . The beavers are part of an unlikely effort to bring back a
The Memo: Trump’s Iran remarks fail to lift fog of uncertainty over talks
President Trump spoke at length about Iran during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday — but the upshot was anything but clear. At times, Trump appeared to harden the U.S. lines around some key issues. At other moments, he seems to soften his position just a notch. But the central
Thune urges Senate GOP to 'pivot' from Cornyn, help Paxton win in Texas
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after Paxton’s primary defeat of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday. In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Thune said maintaining the Republican
James Bond Game ‘007 First Light’ Launches, Featuring Original Theme by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold (Gaming News Roundup)
Get ready to step into the shoes of James Bond. Amazon MGM Studios and independent video game developer IO Interactive have officially launched “007 First Flight,” a new game that reimagines James Bond’s origin story as the 26-year-old fights his way through MI6’s elite
Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris Blasts MAGA Supporter: ‘Stay the F–k Home’
When a concertgoer called the singer a "traitor," Morris was not having it: "Do you fucking understand our fucking lyrics?" he asked
Are the chemicals around you safe? Researchers are using AI to find out
People are exposed to thousands of chemicals every day—through the products they use, the food they eat and the environments they live in—but only a fraction of those chemicals have been fully tested for safety.
Early childhood educators change how they speak to toddlers depending on gender, finds study
Early childhood educators speak differently to boys compared to girls in toddler classrooms, University of Queensland research has found.
Khaled Sabsabi’s Art of Collective Becoming
“I believe in the fact that the people hold the power,” the Lebanese-born representing artist of the Australian pavilion told Hyperallergic.
Trump in Iran leaders' 'head': Retired US general
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg said on Wednesday that President Trump was in the “heads” of Iranian theocratic rulers, arguing that the fractured state of Tehran’s inner circle was the Trump administration’s biggest obstacle to finalizing a peace deal. “I think the president’s
Fresh hell for California’s crippled wine industry as values hit rock bottom
The bleak outlook comes as analysts say the US wine market is shrinking fast amid changing drinking habits and economic strain.
SpaceX ordered to investigate Starship booster mishap
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered SpaceX to investigate the cause of its Starship booster losing control and crashing into the Gulf of Mexico during a test flight last week, the agency announced Wednesday. Following an assessment of the Starship Flight 12
Hochul, Trump Jr. trade jabs over New York Knicks knowledge
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Donald Trump Jr. traded barbs Wednesday after the former questioned President Trump’s allegiances to the NBA Finals-bound New York Knicks. When a reporter asked Hochul about the president’s Knicks fandom, she responded that she would “ask him
US to quarantine American Ebola patients in Kenya
The Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a quarantine and treatment facility being constructed in Kenya, an administration official said Wednesday. Sources said public health service officers are preparing to be quickly deployed to the region to
Analysis of more than 10,000 cities reveals hidden details governments can use to better support their people
The world's urban population increased by 785 million people between 2000 and 2020, but that tells only part of the story. Now, a research team including an expert from the University of Michigan has dug into the demographics of more than 10,000 individual cities to obtain
Fraudster billionaire who wanted 50 kids with ‘blonde, blue-eyed’ women sentenced to prison
Greg Lindberg allegedly spent $30 million on private jets, $21 million “in connection with various women” and another $12 million on yacht expenses.
Apple’s newest iPad Air is up to $100 off for the first time
If you want an iPad that’s more powerful than the entry-level model but less expensive than the iPad Pro, the latest iPad Air is the one to buy, and it’s down to one its best prices to date. The 11-inch Air with 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity is available at Amazon
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Snowflake, Marvell Technology, Agilent Technologies & more
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
Jill Biden says she thought Joe was 'having a stroke' during Trump debate
Former first lady Jill Biden says in a new interview she believed that her husband was “having a stroke” during his famously poor performance in the 2024 CNN debate against President Trump. The former first lady was asked by CBS News’s Rita Braver in a new interview clip
Bannon says Paxton beating Talarico in Texas will be 'very tough'
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Wednesday predicted that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will beat state Rep. James Talarico (D-Texas) in the race to replace Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) but that the contest will be an uphill battle for the GOP nominee. “I
Playing 007 First Light? Send us gameplay videos galore and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card
Your best clip could win big.
Byron Allen Closes BuzzFeed Acquisition, Says Company Is Now ‘Officially Chasing YouTube’
Media entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Byron Allen now is the majority owner of BuzzFeed — the struggling digital media player that Allen plans to use to launch a free-streaming platform that he imagines will rival video colossus YouTube. “Our vision is to build on the iconic
Palestinians mourn slain Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks
By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir GAZA/CAIRO/DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas' armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a funeral procession on Wednesday, a day after Israel killed him as it moves to
Trump appears to threaten to 'blow up' ally Oman
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would "blow them up," when he was asked if he would accept a short-term deal to allow Iran and the Gulf
Corn Belt groundwater and irrigation boost thunderstorm complexes by 24–35%, simulations show
An international team of scientists has demonstrated how powerful thunderstorm complexes over the U.S. Corn Belt are fueled by moisture rising from the region's fertile fields or just beneath them. The findings can lead to better and longer-term weather forecasts for this
AI ads are almost indistinguishable from human-made work—they just don't perform as well
Ads generated by artificial intelligence are nearly indistinguishable from human-made ones, but new research shows they consistently underperform compared to human-made work when it comes to predicting short-term sales impact.
Why Do More Women Than Men Develop Alzheimer’s?
A study in mice suggests loss of estrogen between brain cells as a possible cause The post Why Do More Women Than Men Develop Alzheimer’s? appeared first on Nautilus .
RTS set to start in 2027, but JB residents are bracing themselves for ‘years’ of congestion
Experts warn that poor feeder transport from the train station will shift Causeway jams deeper into Johor.
Paula Kamps, Painter of Rare Sensitivity, Dies at 36
This week, we also honor Tess Jaray, luminary of abstraction, and Ben Morea, counterculture icon.
Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap US$300 billion energy resources
Cambodia’s energy minister said the oil shock from the Middle East conflict has increased urgency to resolve a long-running maritime dispute with Thailand.
Iran cracks down on international news organizations
Iranian officials on Tuesday expanded a directive restricting the use of content from international news outlets based in Tehran. These outlets must state that their content cannot also be used by Israeli media and Farsi-language TV stations located outside of Iran, according