Posts by Nathan Pine
Amazon, Microsoft back effort to restrict Nvidia’s exports to China: WSJ
AMAZON is joining Microsoft in backing legislation to further curb chipmaker Nvidia’s ability to export chips to China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The legislation, known as the GAIN AI Act, is also backed by AI startup Anthropic, the report said. Short for Guaranteeing Access and Innovation…
Read MoreWarner Bros. Discovery Updates David Zaslav’s Employment Agreement Amid Strategic Review
Warner Bros. Discovery has clarified and amended elements of CEO David Zaslav’s employment agreement as it seems a planned separation of the company may becomes something else, like a spinoff or sale, amid a strategic review process not initially envisioned. “While we are continuing to advance our plans to separate our Streaming & Studios business…
Read MoreGold rises, poised for weekly gain on softer dollar
GOLD prices edged higher on Friday and were poised for a weekly rise, supported by a weaker dollar, although gains were kept in check by hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials dousing hopes of an interest rate cut in December. Spot gold was up 0.4 per cent at US$4,188.93 per ounce, as of 0200 GMT. Bullion is…
Read MoreKelly Clarkson’s Return Date to The Voice Revealed—And It’ll Introduce Major Format Change
How much time do the coaches really spend working with The Voice artists? The celebrity coaches might not be pulling all-nighters, but they’re invested in getting their teams ready for the battle rounds and beyond. “The coaching sessions take place over four days,” Morrissey said, “and the actual battle performances take two days.” Meanwhile, she…
Read MoreWhitesnake Frontman David Coverdale Announces Retirement: “Time For Me To Call It A Day”
This might have the Whitesnake faithful crying in the rain. Frontman David Coverdale, who co-founded the multiplatinum hard rock band in the late 1970s, co-wrote most of its songs and also sang with Deep Purple and Jimmy Page, announced his retirement today. Watch him reveal the news in a video below. “Ladies and gentlemen, boys…
Read MoreSpecial Forces Star Shockingly Quits Just Hours Before Finishing Season 4
Randall Cobb has reached the end of his rope. The retired NFL star made the shocking decision to quit season four of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test a mere 12 hours before reaching the end of training camp. So, what pushed the former footballer to suddenly walk away when he was so close to…
Read More‘Last Chance U’s Coach John Beam Shot At Laney College In Oakland
John Beam, the Laney College athletic director featured on Netflix‘s Last Chance U, was shot on Thursday afternoon. As of Thursday evening, a manhunt was underway for the man who shot Beam near the Oakland, California community college’s football field, hospitalizing Beam in critical condition and sending the school into lockdown. Oakland PD’s Assistant Chief…
Read MoreMorgan Freeman Shoots Down Retirement As His Legal Team Is “Very Busy” With AI Imitators: “You’re Robbing Me”
As some of his peers embrace generative artificial intelligence with their own likeness, Morgan Freeman is putting his imitators on notice. The Oscar winner recently brushed off “the idea of retirement” as he shared his reaction to AI recreations of his voice and likeness online, revealing that his “lawyers have been very, very busy” with…
Read More‘Ghosts’ Star Asher Grodman Talks Building On 5 Seasons Of Character Growth For Trevor As The Pants-less Finance Bro Learns To Be A Dad
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday night’s episode of CBS‘ Ghosts. Last week, CBS’ Ghosts breached new territory by letting another living in on the secret that Sam (Rose McIver) can see ghosts. The living in question was none other than Trevor’s (Asher Grodman) daughter Abby (Gideon Adlon), creating yet another heartwarming yet…
Read MoreSIA shares fall as much as 3.6% on net profit drop
[SINGAPORE] Shares of flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) fell as much as 3.6 per cent on Friday (Nov 14) after it reported an 82.1 per cent drop in net profit. The counter fell as low as S$6.41 after the market opened, having closed at S$6.65 on Thursday, before the results were announced. For the second…
Read MoreNina Dobrev Shares Fiery Message About Having to “Fake It” After Shaun White Breakup
Nina Dobrev is breaking free. Two months after her sudden breakup with Shaun White, the Vampire Diaries alum shared an eyebrow-raising message that seemingly alluded to the couple of five years’ broken engagement. In a Nov. 13 TikTok video set to Ariana Grande‘s 2014 smash hit “Break Free,” Nina flipped off the camera as she…
Read MoreChristopher Nolan Reveals Jaw-Dropping Amount Of Film Used On ‘The Odyssey’ To Make “Things That Haven’t Been Done Before”
With his most epic cinematic outing yet, Christopher Nolan was determined to use as much practical filmmaking as possible. The 2x Oscar-winning writer and director of The Odyssey revealed that he “shot over two million feet of film” during the 91-day shoot, much of which was actually at sea to capture the grand scale of…
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