Entertainment
Hollywood has an IP problem: Box office sales are banking on franchise hits that keep falling flat
Moviegoers will find a wealth of familiar franchises on the big screen this year. It may not be enough to save the box office. New entrants from popular film series dominate the movie slate in the next 12 months. The 2026 schedule features releases from Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Toy Story, Super Mario Bros., […]
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Apple can’t secure enough chips as iPhone demand surges, memory prices rise
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 17 Pro during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, Sept. 9, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple reported blowout first-quarter earnings on Thursday, and predicted growth of as much as 16% in the current quarter, matching the period that just ended. […]
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Apple acquires Israeli startup Q.ai
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Apple employees at the Apple store as customers line up for the release of Apple new iPhone 17 models in New York on Sept. 19, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Apple has acquired Israeli artificial intelligence startup Q.ai, a company representative confirmed on Thursday. No purchase price […]
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Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a business leaders reception with the US President on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Apple is set to report fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Here’s […]
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Comcast posts mixed quarter as broadband pressures weigh on business
Comcast posted mixed results for its fourth quarter on Thursday, beating analyst expectations on earnings but slightly missing on revenue. Once again, Comcast’s broadband business showed signs of significant competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the period, although it said the losses were offset by an increase in […]
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Chicago’s United Center will sell THC beverages at concessions in a U.S. arena first
Chicago’s United Center is stepping into new territory for live events, becoming the first major U.S. arena to offer cannabis drinks at its concessions. The arena — home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks — announced Tuesday a multi-year partnership with Rythm, a hemp-derived THC beverage company that makes Rythm- and Señorita-branded […]
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India’s youth are turning concerts into an economy. The money is following
British rock band Coldplay performs at Global Citizen India at MMRDA Ground, BKC on Nov. 19, 2016 in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Times / Contributor Tanvi Shirgaonkar is counting down to Jan. 24, when she will finally get to see the Japanese artist Fujii Kaze, best known for the song “Shinunoga E-Wa,” perform in Mumbai at […]
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Spotify’s new playlist generator lets you add your vibes, feelings or memories
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images Spotify is adding more vibes. The music streamer on Thursday rolled out “prompted playlist,” an artificial intelligence-driven feature that allows users to tap into a feeling or memory in order to build a custom mix. “We hear from listeners all the time that they love playlists, but […]
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Netflix’s advertising strategy shift is starting to pay off
A drone view shows Netflix logos on buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Jan. 20, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters Netflix jumped into the advertising business later than its media peers, but its strategy shift is starting to pay off. This week Netflix reported its fourth-quarter earnings, which were mostly overshadowed […]
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Netflix reports earnings after the bell. Here’s what to expect
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix will report its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, with questions surrounding its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets top of mind for investors. In recent years Netflix’s quarterly reports have been mostly steady — with the exception of a miss on earnings estimates last […]
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