Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Primetime’ Trailer: First Trailer For ‘To Catch A Predator’ Drama Starring Robert Pattinson
UPDATE, with full trailer Aug. 6: Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice International Film Festival, A24 has released the official trailer for Primetime, the Lance Oppenheim film produced and starring Robert Pattinson as TV’s To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. The studio had released a teaser for the film in May. Today’s release is…
Read MoreFord chooses obscure name for its new electric truck
Ford is changing the way it builds vehicles and the models it produces. The first vehicle that is part of that Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform program will be the midsize, electric Ford Fathom pickup truck, the automaker announced today. Though it has multiple dictionary definitions, the word fathom is most commonly used as a…
Read MoreBAFTA TV Awards Adds AI Clause To Entry Rules, Welcomes HBO Max
BAFTA has given itself the power to interrogate TV Awards entries that use generative AI. In a new clause added to BAFTA’s TV Awards rules, the organization has emphasized the importance of human creativity and said entries that include AI could be subject to further investigation. “The awards are presented annually to recognise, honour and…
Read MoreAlphabet returns to bond market despite AI spending worries
It is offering notes in as many as 10 parts, with maturities ranging from two to 40 years, sources say Published Thu, Aug 6, 2026 · 08:33 PM ALPHABET has started marketing a US investment-grade bond offering, testing investor appetite soon after its raised 2026 spending forecast helped trigger a sell-off in AI-related debt. The…
Read MoreVersant In Flux As It Diversifies Business With Strategy Taking Shape In Q2, Stock Pops
Versant saw revenue and profit dip as it retools its assets base in a transitional June quarter that included the divestiture of SportsEngine and the acquisition of interactive sports business Full Swing to bolster its Golf offerings. It’s transitioning ticketing app Fandago to a streaming service and preparing digital launches and products around MS NOW…
Read MoreVersant Posts Mixed Q2 Results As Advertising Trends Show Improvement
Versant delivered mixed results in its second quarter after spinning off from Comcast, with revenue and earnings per share both declining from the year-ago period. Total revenue slipped 4% to $1.64 billion, while EPS dipped to $1.49 from $2.09. The company, whose assets include cable TV networks like MS NOW and CNBC and digital platforms…
Read MoreSpaceX moon crash is just corporate junk under a colonial mindset | Opinion
The recent crash of an abandoned booster of a SpaceX rocket has been viewed as an unintentional boon for planetary science. The impact site of the booster will undoubtedly provide scientists with more information about the effects of high-speed impacts on the lunar surface. At first glance, this is yet another instance of humanity putting…
Read MoreUS dollar ticks up as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls
Published Thu, Aug 6, 2026 · 07:57 PM [LONDON] Currency markets drifted on Thursday (Aug 6) with the Japanese yen retracing some intervention-led gains and the US dollar edging away from a six-week low, as investors awaited more details on a proposed US-Iran deal and looked ahead to Friday’s US jobs report. The yen was…
Read MoreParamount’s Takeover Of Warner Bros. Cleared By UK Antitrust Authority
Paramount‘s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has been given the green light by UK authorities. Lisa Nandy, the British culture secretary, has said she will not intervene in the industry-reshaping merger, despite previously saying she was “minded” to examine the deal in more detail. The Competition and Markets Authority has also cleared the…
Read MoreITV Doc ‘Inside Iran: War & Revolution’ Goes Undercover In Iran
EXCLUSIVE: ITV has greenlit Inside Iran: War & Revolution. The one-off doc goes undercover and inside Iran, with testimony from journalists and civilians during the 2025-2026 protests and, more recently, the conflict with the U.S. The film comes from UK-based doc studio Zandland. It marks another ITV-Zandland project following their BAFTA-nominated film Breaking Ranks: Inside…
Read MoreTrump says costs are ‘way down’ for Americans—what the data shows
President Donald Trump continues to trumpet his economic achievements and self-assessed progress on affordability—even as polls and data on prices paint a more mixed picture of this record. During a Wednesday night speech in Nevada—part of a two-state trip the White House told Newsweek was intended to highlight his economic accomplishments—Trump proclaimed that costs for…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise on blue-chip gains; STI up 1%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 239 to 338, with 896.7 million securities worth S$2.1 billion traded [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Aug 6). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1 per cent or 57.62 points to finish at 5,638.99. DFI Retail Group led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising…
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