CAA has lost a legal battle over the high-profile exits of former employees Jack Whigham,Dave Bugliari,Michael Cooper andMick Sullivan, all of whom left the agency to start management firm Range Media Partners, a source familiar with the situation confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. An arbitrator sided with the Range founders, who initiated the proceedings after…
AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year, but among the horde of waddling plushies and light-up emoji eyes, two stood out to me. HeyMates and Buddyo are each betting that the collectible figurine boom is going to come back with an AI-powered vengeance, letting us chat to sports stars and…
The US military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro has generated far-reaching global repercussions. In East Asia, the intervention has intensified tensions between the United States and China and has disrupted South Korea’s existing peace-building strategy on the Korean Peninsula. Beijing has condemned the operation as a violation of…
Logo text</span>nt</a>n</div>n ntAmid a swamp of mostly mediocre morass, Zach Creggeru2019s horror masterpiece was a like a needle shot of originality in the arm of summer movie blandness. A mosaic that slowly reveals a larger and terrifying story, the audience is always kept on its toes as we follow a series of disparate characters dealing…
US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela. But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently “un-investable”. Trump has said he expects big oil companies to direct “at…
The US took control of its fifth oil vessel in recent weeks on Friday in the latest move tied to the Donald Trump administration’s effort to control Venezuelan oil exports. In an early morning operation, a joint US Coast Guard and Navy team launched from the carrier USS Gerald R Ford apprehended the tanker Olina…
The EU has reached a free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries. The deal with the Mercosur trading bloc will require the approval of the European parliament within the next few months Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…
Following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump has a stronger hand ahead of his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping in April. He has found a relatively effortless way to resolve the Venezuela issue, which has been a source of global concern for over a decade. Now he has a…
With awards season heating up, BAFTA has thrown in its two cents with strong showings for One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Sinners on its 2026 Film Awards longlists. Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller came out on top with 16 mentions on the longlists, closely followed by Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Ryan Coogler’s…
After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift became impossible to ignore. The annual tech showcase in Las Vegas wasdominated by “physical AI”and robotics, from Boston Dynamic’s newly redesigned Atlas humanoid robot to AI-powered ice makers (yes, really). The companies in attendance clearly want consumers…
