Posts by Nathan Pine
Google to obey South Korean order to blur satellite images on maps
This paves the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms [SEOUL] Google said on Tuesday (Sep 9) that it would comply with the South Korean government’s demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local…
Read MoreStuart Craig Dies: Oscar-Winning Production Designer From Harry Potter Franchise & ‘The English Patient’ Was 83
Stuart Craig, a UK production designer and art director who won Oscars for his work on The English Patient, Dangerous Liaisons and Gandhi, died September 7. He was 83. Craig’s passing was confirmed via the British Film Designers Guild, which posted a message from BFDG member Neil Lamont on Facebook. “It is with great sadness…
Read MoreVinFast plans US plant in 2028 as it seeks equity backers
The automaker expects to open another assembly plant in Indonesia’s West Java by October [SINGAPORE] VinFast Auto expects to open its delayed North Carolina plant in 2028 while the Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker continues to seek equity investors, according to chairwoman Le Thi Thu Thuy. As part of its shift to Asia amid growing…
Read MoreMTV’s Video Music Awards Draw 6-Year Viewership High With Move To CBS
Last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by LL Cool J and featuring performances from such artists as Doja Cat, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey and Sabrina Carpenter, earned a six-year viewership high with its move to CBS. Watched by more than 5.5 million viewers, per Nielsen Live+SD Fast National Data, the awards show, which was…
Read MoreGuillermo Del Toro Teases “Very Violent” New Project ‘Fury’ With Oscar Isaac At TIFF: “Like ‘My Dinner With Andre’ But Killing People”
On the heels of his Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Frankenstein, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, Guillermo del Toro announced a new gestating project called Fury, which will feature Isaac and is described as a “violent” pic in the vein of a murderous My Dinner with Andre (1981). “I’m writing a project to…
Read MoreGIC, SoftBank are said to weigh selling stake in fintech VNLife
The Vietnamese fintech firm has a presence in Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia [HONG KONG] GIC and SoftBank Vision Fund are considering selling their stakes in Vietnamese fintech firm VNLife, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and SoftBank Vision Fund 1 are working with a financial adviser and…
Read MoreJon Stewart Returns To ‘The Daily Show’ After Summer Break With Quips About Paramount-Skydance Merger & Trump Death Rumors
Jon Stewart, ever the happy employee in his running joke of begrudgingly working Monday nights at The Daily Show, ruefully acknowledged being back at his post after being on vacation for over a month. As such, it was his first taping since the Paramount-Skydance merger officially went through in early August. “I was a little…
Read MoreKevin Costner Resorting To A “Desperate Measure” To Have ‘Horizon II’ Suit Tossed, Stuntwoman Says; “Nonsense,” Oscar Winner’s Lawyer Insists
Increasingly it seems that Kevin Costner and Horizon II stunt performer Devyn LaBella aren’t just in dispute over the latter’s sexual harassment claims against the Yellowstone alum, but they are also deeply divided over what the other is actually fighting in court about. “As a desperate measure, Defendants now claim that Ms. LaBella intends to…
Read MoreStephen King Unveils His Top 10 Films Of All Time
Prolific horror author Stephen King has unveiled his top 10 favorite movies of all time — and, naturally, he’s excluding his own adaptations from the list. The multi-hyphenate, whose novels The Long Walk, The Running Man and It are all receiving forthcoming Hollywood projects, tweeted his list earlier today, “in no particular order.” Unsurprisingly, his…
Read MoreChina derivatives fuel 36% surge in SGX trading volume to 31.8 billion units in August
Value traded up 17% at S$33.6 billion; bourse operator cites global institutions tapping China-access derivatives to manage risk across multiple asset classes [SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported that its securities turnover value rose to S$33.6 billion for August, a 17 per cent increase from S$28.8 billion a year earlier. This came as the securities turnover…
Read MoreMeredith Marks Just Gave Us the Secret to Her Smooth Skin (and It’s on Amazon!)
Meredith Marks is a busy gal. Apart from being an OG cast member of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she’s also a jewelry designer, a caviar connoisseur, and a DJ. Even with a packed schedule, though, Meredith managed to find time to share her must-have Amazon products with E!, and we’re so grateful that…
Read MoreTikTokers Accidentally Take Flight to North African City Tunis—Not “to Nice” in France
Mon dieu, this is a traveler's worst nightmare. TikToker Brittney Dzialo and her friend found themselves on board a flight headed for Tunis—the capital of the North African country Tunisia—after… Source link
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