Posts by Nathan Pine
Which states are pausing data center tax incentives—and why
Arizona has become one of the latest states to pull back from tax breaks for data centers, freezing new state tax incentives for three years as lawmakers reassess whether subsidies created more than a decade ago still make sense in the age of AI. The three-year suspension, included in the state budget that took effect…
Read MoreParis Court Rules Bolloré Does Not Exercise Control Over Vivendi
The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that French tycoon Vincent Bolloré and his Bolloré Group do not exercise control over media and entertainment group Vivendi. The ruling, which was confirmed by Vivendi in a statement, is significant because a decision in the opposite direction could have triggered an obligatory buyout of Vivendi by…
Read MoreBBC To Review Content Acquisitions Amid ‘Scooby-Doo’ Storm
The BBC‘s new director general will review the UK broadcaster’s foreign content acquisitions strategy amid anger over the corporation outbidding commercial rivals for U.S. series. Matt Brittin said he wished to examine whether the BBC is getting the “balance right” with buying in content, opening up the possibility that the broadcaster could cut its acquisitions…
Read MoreAll ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Films To Stream For Free On ITVX
ITV has magicked up a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to stream all 11 of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films for free on its streaming service. ITVX is now home to the eight Harry Potter movies and the three films in the Fantastic Beasts franchise for an undisclosed period of time. ITVX has…
Read MoreTitan submersible widow reflects on search and life after loss
On June 18, 2023, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, boarded Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate and bound for the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic Ocean. Christine Dawood gave up her seat so her son could join her husband on the journey and waited with her daughter for their return on…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 06:04 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Jul 8). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 27.33 points to finish at 5,369.57. UOB led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 3.9 per cent or S$1.64 to S$43.33. The other local banks also…
Read MorePaweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ To Open Sarajevo Film Festival
Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland is set to open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival and the Polish helmer is set to personally welcome audiences at the gala screening on August 14. The film, which rounds up Pawlikowski’s Cold War trilogy, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it won the Best Director award. Fatherland centers on the relationship between Nobel…
Read MoreJesse Eisenberg On His New Film And The Surprise Success Of ‘A Real Pain’
How many Oscar-nominated Hollywood stars can you name who have donated one of their kidneys to a complete stranger? As of now, the list probably just comprises Jesse Eisenberg, the awkward leading man in David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network turned Oscar-feted writer-director of the 2024 Holocaust-themed road trip A Real Pain. Eisenberg recently…
Read MoreTrump calls Spain “terrible partner,” threatens to cut off all trade
President Donald Trump has said that Spain is a “terrible partner” in NATO and threatened to cut off all U.S. trade with the country. “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate. They don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain,” Trump said at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday.…
Read MoreTencent inks first deal for carbon-removal credits outside China
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 05:00 PM [BEIJING] Tencent Holdings will buy 300,000 carbon removal credits from an agroforestry project in Indonesia, marking the first deal of its kind for the Chinese technology firm outside its domestic market. Tencent has entered a 10-year agreement with Singapore-based carbon developer Thryve.Earth to purchase credits generated from…
Read MoreMediaset Orders New Italian Version Of ‘The Wall’ Hosted By Max Giusti
EXCLUSIVE: The Wall is heading back to Italy, with comedian and presenter Max Giusti hosting a new local version of the game show. The Italian show has been ordered by Mediaset and will be on its Canale 5 net. The original U.S. format The Wall, created by LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Andrew Glassman, recently concluded its sixth season…
Read MoreNuclear power to climb 44% worldwide as China tops US: report
By 2036, the world may have up to 535 gigawatts (GW) of installed nuclear power, up from 372 GW in 2025 Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 04:12 PM [NEW YORK] Global nuclear capacity is set to climb 44 per cent over the next decade after years of tepid growth, spurred by growing demand for…
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