Entertainment
YouTube TV, Fox reach short-term extension to prevent channels from going dark
A news ticker outside Fox News headquarters reads: Grand jury votes to indict former President Donald Trump, at the News Corporation building in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Google said Wednesday that it reached a short-term extension with Fox to prevent its channels from going dark on its YouTube […]
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Google might lose its $26 billion search deals. Analysts say that could fuel its AI growth
Any day now, a federal judge is expected to issue a landmark ruling that could upend some of the most lucrative deals in Silicon Valley: Google’s default search contracts. At stake is more than $26 billion a year, $20 billion of which goes to Apple. That’s nearly a quarter of Alphabet’s operating income. For decades, […]
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Lego hits record revenue in first half of 2025, boosted by brick flowers and cars
Icons Tiny Plants by Lego. James Manning – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Flowers, succulents and Formula One race cars helped fuel a 12% revenue bump for Lego during the first half of the year. The company reported a record 34.6 billion Danish kroner, or $5.4 billion, in revenue as part of […]
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Leisure travel to the U.S. is down, but business bookings are up
Leisure travel to the United States is down this year, but business travel to the country remains stable, according to a report from SAP Concur. The United States was the top destination for global business travelers in the first half of 2025, according to the report. Some 15% of all business air travel bookings were […]
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Taylor Swift is engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce
Pop superstar Taylor Swift is engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, according to Instagram posts on their official accounts on Tuesday. The couple has dated for the past two years. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the Instagram post caption said. Kelce has won three Super Bowl rings as a tight […]
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Apple announces launch event on Sept. 9, iPhone 17 expected
Apple announces an iPhone event on Sept. 9. Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time. The tagline on the invite is: “Awe dropping.” Apple is expected to release new iPhones, as it usually does in […]
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Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ seemingly smashed the box office. Here’s why it’s likely a one-off
And that’s “How It’s Done.” Netflix capitalized on its chart-topping “KPop Demon Hunters” over the weekend with a two-day theatrical release of its new sing-along version. Box office analysts spent much of Sunday trying to determine exactly how well the animated feature performed, relying on anonymous executives from rival studios and scraped data from ticket […]
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The secret to Labubus’ success? China’s ‘blind box’ craze
Labubu toys packaging are seen at a souvenir store in Krakow, Poland on August 21, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Even Confucius is getting in on China’s “blind box” craze. At the main temple in Beijing to China’s greatest sage, the souvenir shops sell a range of “blind boxes,” gifts packaged in […]
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ gives Netflix its first box-office win
Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.” Rival studios on Sunday estimated “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films over the weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. Distribution executives from three studios shared their estimates for the Netflix […]
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Airline bookings haven’t moved with the times. That’s about to change
In June, my children and I flew from Singapore to Texas to visit family. Several weeks later, we met up with my husband in New York City. Then I flew, solo, back to Asia, later followed by my husband. Eventually the kids returned with a set of grandparents in tow. All in, our summer trip […]
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