Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media

Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media

SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s become central to the state’s identity and enviable economy. State lawmakers on Monday passed new safeguards around social media and artificial intelligence — and are poised…

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Trump Backs Federal Film & TV Tax Incentive

Trump Backs Federal Film & TV Tax Incentive

(Updated with Sen. Schiff tweet) With a swipe at Hollywood North, Donald Trump today officially threw his support behind a federal film and TV tax credit. “Hollywood is a Complete and Total Disaster!” the former Apprentice host posted Monday after a sit-down with good pal Jon Voight. “Despite the name, it is getting very little…

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Gal Gadot On Why She Wouldn’t Do Another ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie & Calls Out DC Studios For How They Handled Henry Cavill & Patty Jenkins Exits

Gal Gadot On Why She Wouldn’t Do Another ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie & Calls Out DC Studios For How They Handled Henry Cavill & Patty Jenkins Exits

Gal Gadot played Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s DC Universe, making her debut as Diana Prince in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The star would star in a standalone feature the following year with the release of Wonder Woman. Gadot would reprise her role in 2017’s Justice League and 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984.…

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Korea’s Finecut Picks Up Retro Gaming Feature ‘Guardians Of The Video Game’ Ahead Of TIFF Market

Korea’s Finecut Picks Up Retro Gaming Feature ‘Guardians Of The Video Game’ Ahead Of TIFF Market

Korean sales agent Finecut has picked up international rights to retro gaming 3D animated feature Guardians Of The Video Game ahead of the inaugural TIFF Market.  Based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name, the film is directed by leading Korean animation director Uhm Young-sik, whose credits include Running Man: Revengers; the animation segment…

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Kelly Clarkson Says Goodbye To Daytime Talk Show Amid Tears, Her Kids & Kellyoke: “You Don’t Have To Attend The Negative Party You Were Invited To”

Kelly Clarkson Says Goodbye To Daytime Talk Show Amid Tears, Her Kids & Kellyoke: “You Don’t Have To Attend The Negative Party You Were Invited To”

Kelly Clarkson said her last words on The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons, amid a full hour of Kellyoke, her kids, and gratitude. Clarkson opened her final show by saying it was a “bittersweet” day as an era came to a close. However, in true style of her syndicated talk show, the singer took…

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GetGo launches cross-border car rentals to Malaysia

GetGo launches cross-border car rentals to Malaysia

Users can book vehicles through the app and pick them up from the nearest car park [SINGAPORE] Users of car-sharing platform GetGo will be able to rent vehicles to drive to Malaysia, with a new feature on its mobile app, the company said on Tuesday (Sep 1). This marks GetGo’s first foray into cross-border travel,…

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‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Reboot Dead At Disney+

‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Reboot Dead At Disney+

A live-action reboot of the mid-90s animated television series Gargoyles is not moving forward at Disney+. It had previously been reported that a live-action reboot of the series from Annabelle writer Gary Dauberman and James Wan‘s Atomic Monster was in development at the streamer, but original series co-creator Greg Weisman told Comics Online in an interview that a live-action series is not…

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AMC Theatres Gets Into Distribution Business, Launches Leawood Films

AMC Theatres Gets Into Distribution Business, Launches Leawood Films

AMC Theatres, the world’s largest exhibitor chain, is getting into the distribution business with a new label for small and mid-sized movies. The launch of the label, Leawood Films, comes at a time when many independent features, particularly those that have played major film festivals, are without homes. Leawood Films plans to handle those movies…

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