The threat from Meta comes just weeks after a New Mexico jury slapped the company with $375 million in civil penalties and ruled that the company failed to protect kids from sexual predators on its apps.
The Film Sales Company has acquired worldwide rights to “The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan),” the latest feature from director Gidi Dar, ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The comedic drama, which will debut June 4 at Tribeca, stars Shuli
April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ali al-Zaidi on his nomination to be next prime minister of Iraq on Thursday, saying that he looked forward to a highly productive new relationship. Iraq's alliance of Shi'ite political blocs, the Coordination
The staffer received $6,000 in contributions to his legal expense fund stemming from the incident.
In the two weeks since its release, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream players have gotten very creative with the life sim.
Gyms and cafes have reopened in Tehran as life returns to a familiar rhythm under a ceasefire following weeks of US-Israeli airstrikes, but for IT worker Mayhar such everyday amenities are out of reach as financial pressures mount. Trendy cafes in affluent northern Tehran were
"Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also producing new insights in math and beyond."
In a competitive situation, Amazon Prime Video has landed the thriller series “The Second Lady” for development, Variety has learned from sources. The show is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Irving Wallace. Jessica Sharzer is adapting the book for the screen
Dave Grohl wrote and directed the video for the Your Favorite Toy cut, while his daughter Harper handled the casting
Zach Cregger really wants fans to know this movie ain't retelling the story from the games, okay?
T-Mobile Fiber has a limited-time deal aimed at making the switch to fiber internet simple. Right now, you can get fiber starting at $45/month for 300-Mbps speeds with Fiber AutoPay, plus taxes/fees. Additionally, the best deal is the fastest plan for $70/month for 2-Gig speeds
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack Governor Janet Mills’s decision to suspend her campaign effectively hands the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat to Graham Platner. In the latest
Maine Governor Janet Mills’s decision to suspend her U.S. Senate campaign and effectively concede to upstart Graham Platner is a huge temporary victory for progressive Democrats in their ongoing fight with the party’s center-left establishment wing. But it will only be a true
The Voting Rights Act was born out of the Civil Rights Movement to open the ballot box to Black Americans who were systematically denied access. So when those protections get narrowed, even subtly, it raises a bigger question: Are we moving toward a system that prioritizes
For the first time in seven years, a U.S. flight took off for Venezuela on Thursday. The flight, operated by Envoy Air — a subsidiary of American Airlines — departed Miami International Airport (MIA) at 10:11 a.m. EDT and landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)
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First announced in 2024, the horror remake will be helmed by Dylan Clark, whose horror short Portrait of God has more than 9 million views on YouTube.
In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's models to improve its own. The matter at question is model distillation, a common industry practice by which one larger AI model acts as a "teacher" of sorts to
The chairman of the DNC is refusing to release the 2024 autopsy. Why? That’s the question.
Now that's power steering
President Trump on Thursday accused Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of playing "political games" that ended his second surgeon general nominee's confirmation in the Senate, comments that came as Trump was announcing his decision to withdraw her nomination. In a post on Truth Social,
That new matching contribution, known as the Saver’s Match, comes from 2022 legislation passed under Democratic President Joe Biden.
Even Abel Tesfaye can't bag Takemi in Persona 5 Royal, according to recent posts by the pop singer on his alternate Instagram account
The U.S. government and the right-wing media ecosystem are sowing unfounded doubt The post Vaccine Hesitancy in an Era of Misinformation appeared first on Nautilus .
All side-content is returning, but fans of Hidden Blade combat will be sad when AC Black Flag Resynced launches this summer
The director of Caveat, Oddity, and Hokum talks casting Adam Scott and why Ireland is scary in an interview with Polygon.
Boycotts against the film have been spreading across China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale and means intelligence agencies consider an attack highly likely in the next six months.
Biennale shake-ups, a new leadership model for Manifesta, and Marina Abramović, wine whisperer?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued Thursday that the 60-day clock for the conflict with Iran stopped when President Trump announced a ceasefire, as Democratic senators tee up yet another war powers vote. Trump notified Congress of the military operations in Iran on March 2,
Microsoft has released a new Xbox update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to disable Quick Resume for individual games. Quick Resume, which lets you swap between your games with minimal wait time, is one of the best features on the Xbox Series X / S
Liem Ben Hamo is the 17th soldier and the 21st Israeli killed since the start of the current round of fighting in the north. In a separate drone attack earlier on Thursday, two Israeli soldiers were moderately wounded and 10 lightly when a Hezbollah drone detonated in northern
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
The bill, already cleared by the US Senate, now moves to the desk of President Donald Trump who is expected to swiftly sign the legislation.
Republican and Democratic senators are calling on President Trump to counter China’s broad influence in Latin America ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May, according to a resolution obtained exclusively by The Hill. Introduced
Artist co-wrote "You Sexy Thing," "Emma," "Brother Louie," and other hits for the group
The recall warns "the stopper can forcefully eject when opened" if food and beverages are stored in the containers for too long.
Evangeline Lilly, who plays Hope van Dyne/Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took to Instagram to blast Disney for firing Marvel employees amid the recent layoffs that saw 1,000 staffers let go from the company at large. Lilly was particularly outraged over the axing of
April 30 - Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the aftermath of the third Ukrainian drone strike on its oil refinery this month.
President Trump said Thursday that he spoke with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) about redistricting in the state to give Republicans a leg up in congressional races ahead of the November midterm elections. The conversation comes after a Wednesday Supreme Court decision limiting
In 2019 Glass Beach released their debut LP The First Glass Beach Album, a feat of emo maximalism that earned the quartet a Band To Watch accolade from frequent Stereogum contributor Ian Cohen. In 2024, Glass Beach re-emerged with their also-excellent sophomore album Plastic
[Premium Times] It also includes the US flag and Mr Trump's signature, in gold.
The anonymous plaintiff is accusing Roblox, an uber-popular video game site, and Discord, an online messaging platform, of ignoring warnings about her abductor’s history of illicit behavior.
Modulo gets a quick but stunning promo before the release of its final volume in May.
Sanctions targeting former post-Soviet countries involved in supplying aviation spare parts have made headlines across global media. Today the government of Kyrgyzstan set a notable precedent by defending its banks and companies accused of supporting Russia’s defense industry.
By Crispian Balmer ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - The entire jury of the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organisers said on Thursday, a week after the panel announced it would not hand out awards to artists from Russia or Israel. The Biennale did not give
By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry and Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, April 30 (Reuters) - A growing rift between top Lebanese officials has thrown a wrench into Saudi efforts to help Lebanon's leaders forge a united position over historic negotiations with Israel, Lebanese
[Leadership] The ongoing civil war in Sudan, which has escalated dramatically since April 2023, has grown to become one of the most consequential conflicts in contemporary Africa.
Apple is set to report earnings after the bell on Thursday, with its conference call scheduled for 5:00 pm ET.