Posts by Nathan Pine
Ted Lasso’s Juno Temple Shares She Quietly Married Michal Szymanski
‘Spider-Man’ Star Jacob Batalon Quietly Marries Interior Designer Veronica Leahov Juno Temple believes in hope, believes in believe and believes in love. After all, the Ted Lasso star revealed that she and Michal Szymanski tied the knot between seasons three and four of the Apple TV series. “I got married,” Temple confirmed on the Aug.…
Read MoreThe Middle East’s most dangerous chokepoint has no oil
If months of war between the U.S. and Iran have taught us anything, it’s the importance of choke-points. The world now understands why the Strait of Hormuz is so powerful: whoever controls passage can disrupt economies and compel governments far beyond the waterway. There is another chokepoint in the region through which no oil or…
Read MoreEdinburgh Television Festival Advisory Chair Adam Hawkins Urges Industry To “Embrace Change” In Confab’s Final Year In Scotland
“If this Edinburgh is all about embracing change and embracing the future, then maybe we should do the same with the festival.” That’s the verdict from Adam Hawkins, the advisory chair of the final ever Edinburgh Television Festival, which is held later this month in Scotland’s capital. In an interview with Deadline, the Netflix UK…
Read MoreCenturion Accommodation Reit posts S$0.03499 H1 DPU, beats forecast by 9.6%
[SINGAPORE] Centurion Accommodation Reit (CAReit) reported a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.03499 for the half-year ended Jun 30, outperforming its forecast by 9.6 per cent. Gross revenue for the first half stood at S$108.9 million, 5.1 per cent higher than its S$103.7 million forecast. This outperformance was primarily driven by higher rental rates and…
Read MoreDisney Earnings Buoyed By ‘Toy Story 5’, Theme Parks, Streaming Profit; Books $100M Tariff Refund
Disney’s Josh D’Amaro stepped out with solid numbers and some news in his first full quarter as CEO. Toy Story 5 drove studio revenue, theme parks saw an uptick in attendance, and streaming profits more than doubled for the three months ended in June. Total operating income for Disney’s fiscal third quarter jumped 21% $5.6…
Read MoreTrump slams Exxon and Chevron Iran war windfalls. Can he do anything?
President Donald Trump has said America’s oil majors are making “too much money” as a result of the Iran war, and has urged companies to lower their prices or share the windfall profits they have enjoyed thanks to ongoing energy market disruptions. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, the president took aim at Chevron…
Read MoreDisney & TikTok Make First-Of-Its-Kind Short-Form Content Share Deal
The Walt Disney Company and TikTok today announced a global deal that will allow social media content creators and fans to access and use memorable scenes from Disney movies and shows. The new pact, which will pilot in the US in the coming months with other markets to follow, will bring a collection of curated Disney-centric fan-created content from…
Read MoreEli Roth Admits ‘Ice Cream Man’ Features Generative AI
Ice Cream Man features a scoop of AI. That’s the revelation from horror director Eli Roth after he admitted to adopting the technology in a “few scenes” of the slasher film, despite initially saying that animated sequences were brought to life traditionally. In an interview on Monday, the Hostel helmer was asked if he used…
Read MoreSports psychology is becoming the secret weapon of elite athletes
Elite sport has long been associated with physical preparation, technical refinement, and tactical execution. However, growing recognition of athlete well-being has broadened the understanding of what constitutes high performance. The International Olympic Committee has emphasized the importance of integrating mental health support throughout athlete development, highlighting the need for systems that support athletes not only…
Read MoreKeppel hits 2026 asset-sale target early with US$270 million Vietnam divestment
The deal brings its year-to-date monetisations to S$2.1 billion, within its full-year goal of between S$2 billion and S$3 billion [SINGAPORE] Keppel on Wednesday (Aug 5) said that it has successfully hit its annual asset-monetisation target ahead of schedule, cementing its ongoing transition towards an asset-light global manager model. The asset manager and operator has…
Read More‘Kill Jackie’: New Pics Of Catherine Zeta-Jones In Prime Video Series
Catherine Zeta-Jones has to take out a group of hitmen before they get to her in Kill Jackie – and pictures from the upcoming drama have just dropped. Zeta-Jones plays Jackie Price in the revenge thriller, which is for Prime Video in multiple territories including the UK and will be on AMC+ in the U.S.…
Read MoreUber and Wayve win licences for supervised robotaxis in London
Published Wed, Aug 5, 2026 · 05:41 PM [LONDON] Uber Technologies and UK startup Wayve Technologies are preparing to launch their robotaxi service in London with a safety driver, getting out ahead of Waymo and Baidu’s planned rollouts. Wayve’s autonomous cars received private hire vehicle licences in London, the companies said on Wednesday (Aug 5).…
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