Posts by Nathan Pine
California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don’t flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive artificial intelligence regulation or they’ll leave. The tactic appeared to have worked, activists said, because some politicians weakened or scrapped guardrails to mitigate AI’s biggest risks. California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill aimed at…
Read MoreLuke Evans Starring In ITV Thriller ‘The Party’ Adapted From Novel By ‘How To Fail’ Podcast’s Elizabeth Day
EXCLUSIVE: Luke Evans is leading an ITV adaptation of political thriller The Party, a novel from Elizabeth Day, the host of the hit How to Fail podcast. Sarah Solemani (Him & Her) is penning and starring in the adaptation, which also features Joanna Scanlan (Riot Women), Tom Cullen (House of the Dragon) and Lydia Leonard…
Read MoreChina commercial vehicle maker Qingling Motors debuts in Singapore with the EQ2 heavy truck
[SINGAPORE] Automotive group Motorway and Qingling Motors will officially launch an electric heavy vehicle (EHV), the Qingling EQ2, on Friday (Nov 7). Priced from S$155,888 with a Certificate of Entitlement, the EQ2 has a 100.5 kilowatt-hour battery and claimed range of up to 515 kilometres on a full charge. It is capable of direct-current fast…
Read MoreWriter-Performer Jack Holden Channels ‘It’s A Sin’ For Raucous Gay Liberation Movement TV Drama ‘Revolting’ – Brit List 2025
Deadline has partnered with The Brit List to profile some of the emerging writers who have made this year’s ranking of the best unproduced UK film and TV projects. Launched in 2007, The Brit List has previously featured projects including The King’s Speech and Responsible Child. In this piece, we profile Jack Holden, who has…
Read More‘Gomorrah – The Origins’: First Teaser Trailer Revealed For Prequel To Sky’s Hit Crime Series
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first teaser trailer for anticipated series Gomorrah — The Origins, which will launch on Sky in early 2026. The prequel to the hit mob crime saga is a six-part drama set in 1977 Naples tracking the criminal coming-of-age of the young Pietro Savastano. The synopsis reads: “Pietro is a tough city kid…
Read MoreParamount+ Darkly Comic Drama ‘The Revenge Club’ Releases First-Look Images
EXCLUSIVE: Sometimes, revenge is a dish best served by Deadline. We’ve got a batch of first-look images for The Revenge Club, the Paramount+ UK & Ireland dark comedy-drama from Gaumont and writer Gabbie Asher that’s debuting December 12. The series follows a group of lonely, hapless strangers brought together by a divorce support group who,…
Read MoreMo Abudu’s Pan-African Digital Platform EbonyLife ON Plus Launches Globally
EXCLUSIVE: EbonyLife Group has officially launched its digital platform EbonyLife ON Plus globally. From today, the African platform, which blends entertainment, learning, fashion and live experiences, will be available via the App Store and Google Play. EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu calls the service “a complete lifestyle ecosystem” that is built around five experience pillars dubbed…
Read MoreITV Targets Extra $46M In Cost Savings Amid “Softening Economy” In UK
UK network ITV is planning to save another £35M ($45.7M) in the coming quarter, despite posting steady year-to-date group revenues. In a Q3 trading update, the broadcaster and content group said it had identified the additional temporary savings” in its Media & Entertainment division, which houses its linear networks and streamer ITVX. “UK macro data…
Read MoreChinese banks edge out global rivals in financing Boyu Capital’s Starbucks China deal: sources
Ping An Bank, Industrial Bank, and China Minsheng Banking are set to arrange a seven-year syndicated loan of about US$1.4 billion [SHANGHAI] Chinese lenders are nearing a deal to help finance Boyu Capital’s acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Starbucks’ China retail business – shutting foreign banks out of the top slots, according…
Read MoreNo, HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Not Have A Narrator
HBO‘s Harry Potter series has generated its fair share of myths in recent months — but here’s one we can dispel: it will not have a narrator. There has been chatter on Harry Potter forums, aggregator accounts, and in the British media about an actor presiding over the series from a recording booth. The rumor…
Read MoreSingtel rises 5.4% to all-time high amid talks of US$3.9 billion data-centre deal
The telco and KKR & Co are in the late stages of discussions to buy more than 80% of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for over S$5 billion [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singtel rose S$0.23 or 5.4 per cent on Thursday (Nov 6) to close at an all-time high of S$4.50. The counter’s climb came amid…
Read MoreSingtel jumps 5.1% to all-time high on talks to buy local data-centre firm
The telco and KKR & Co are in the late stages of discussions to buy more than 80% of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for over S$5 billion [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singtel rose 5.1 per cent on Thursday (Nov 6), climbing to an all-time high of S$4.49 at 3.46 pm, S$0.23 above the previous day’s…
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