Meta Agrees To Settle Landmark Social Media Addiction Case For  $17 Billion, Enhanced Protections For Teens

Meta Agrees To Settle Landmark Social Media Addiction Case For   Billion, Enhanced Protections For Teens

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental health harms associated with social media use, the crux of a landmark lawsuit, including bans and blocks on features The settlement…

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Wall St slips at open after inflation data; Nvidia in focus

Wall St slips at open after inflation data; Nvidia in focus

Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 09:44 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Aug 26) after hotter-than-expected inflation data reinforced bets on another quarter-point Federal Reserve rate hike this year, as investors awaited results from AI chip leader Nvidia later in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29.7…

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New York City Landmarks Dazzle For Dolly Parton

New York City Landmarks Dazzle For Dolly Parton

Two New York City icons shone a dazzling pink last night in honor of another icon, the great Dolly Parton, who died yesterday following a brief battle with cancer. Both the Empire State Building and the One Times Square New Year’s Eve dropping ball were lit with pink lights in Parton’s memory. Fittingly, both sites…

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Officially Return to the U.K. for Move

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Officially Return to the U.K. for Move

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made it back across the pond. Six years after the couple—having stepped back from their roles within the royal family—moved their young family from England to California, the pair have officially returned to Harry’s home country. According to multiple outlets, Meghan and Harry flew privately from California and arrived in England…

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‘Wild Horse Nine’ First Clip: John Malkovich Gets Into Trouble

‘Wild Horse Nine’ First Clip: John Malkovich Gets Into Trouble

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun first clip from Martin McDonagh‘s anticipated crime-dramedy Wild Horse Nine, which launches next week at the Venice Film Festival. Set just before the 1973 Chilean coup, pic stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents Chris and Lee, who are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). As the longtime…

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Hulu To Explore Murder Of Dan Markel In Docuseries

Hulu To Explore Murder Of Dan Markel In Docuseries

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is continuing to ramp up its true-crime docuseries lineup. The streamer is exploring the murder of Florida attorney and law professor Dan Markel in a four-part series. Welcome To The Family: The Murder of Dan Markel reveals the “dark secrets of a wealthy family centered around the brutal murder”. Markel was killed in Tallahassee, Florida…

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Deborah Turness Resurfaces With Studio At Independent Talent Group

Deborah Turness Resurfaces With Studio At Independent Talent Group

Former NBC and BBC news chief Deborah Turness is joining Independent Talent Group (ITG) to launch a creative studio. She will become President of Independent Talent Studio, focusing on building media brands, franchises and IP around creative talent.  This comes after she exited BBC News in November last year in the wake of the scandal…

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SXSW Film ‘And Her Body Was Never Found’ Heads To TIFF Market

SXSW Film ‘And Her Body Was Never Found’ Heads To TIFF Market

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. sales firm Mavryk has acquired worldwide rights ahead of the TIFF market to sell And Her Body Was Never Found, the experimental thriller that world-premiered at SXSW this year. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Polaris Banks who co-wrote the script with Mor Cohen, who co-stars opposite him. The story follows Jeff and…

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TIFF Debut ‘Magazine’, About New York Literary Scene, Gets Sales Deal

TIFF Debut ‘Magazine’, About New York Literary Scene, Gets Sales Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Global Constellation has boarded international sales rights to TIFF world premiere Magazine, the feature debut of writer-director-producer Alexandra Pechman. UTA and After Hours are repping North American rights on the project about an intrepid young intern who in 2011 gets thrown into the intoxicating power dynamics of a prestigious New York magazine. Starring are Lily…

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