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EU regulator accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to payment tech
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Europe’s antitrust regulator accused Apple of restricting rivals’ access to its payment technology, […]
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Netflix cancels Meghan Markle series ‘Pearl’ amid cutbacks
Netflix is expanding its push into mobile gaming. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix has canceled development on “Pearl,” an animated series created by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, marking the latest cost-saving moves after the company reported a disappointing first quarter. The cancellation is part of strategic decisions Netflix is making around animated […]
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‘We do crazy stuff’: How cinemas are going beyond studio marketing to lure moviegoers back
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images “If you build it, they will come.” Universal’s president of domestic theatrical distribution borrowed the iconic line from “Field of Dreams” during the studios slate presentation at CinemaCon […]
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Bill Murray reflects on inappropriate behavior that led to the shutdown of his latest film
Bill Murray is still reflecting on his inappropriate behavior, which led to a production shutdown on the Searchlight Pictures’ film “Being Mortal” last week. On Saturday, the actor told CNBC that he had a “difference of opinion” with a woman he was working with on the film, saying, “I did something I thought was funny […]
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Google employees get private Lizzo concert as they return to the office
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Google hires Lizzo to perform for return-to-office “celebration” among thousands of employees Emma Wong @_emwong_ For years, Google lured people to its sprawling Silicon Valley campus with the promise of amazing perks, like gourmet meals from top chefs and massages. Now, there’s Lizzo. Earlier this month, as Google officially started […]
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Meet Sox, the breakout star of Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ — and the next hot toy
Disney screened the first 30 minutes of its new Pixar film “Lightyear” at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday, but the biggest buzz among attendees wasn’t for the title character at the center of the “Toy Story” origin story. That distinction went to a small robotic cat named Sox. The ginger and white mechanical feline […]
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Snap launches a $230 flying camera called Pixy
Snap is launching a flying camera, the company announced Thursday during its annual partners summit. The camera, called Pixy, is a “pocket sized” device with no controller. Instead, users tap a button to send Pixy into one of four preset flightpaths. The device floats, orbits, or follows a few feet above the user to capture […]
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Americans view these Asian countries as safer now than before the pandemic
A new study shows American travelers view many Asian nations as safer travel destinations now than they did four years ago. South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, China and Vietnam rose in the annual safety rankings published by travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. The survey in the 2022 “State of Travel Insurance Report” also […]
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Apple now lets you buy parts so you can fix your iPhone yourself
Apple opened its “Self Service Repair” online store on Wednesday as the right to repair movement has put pressure on U.S. regulators to give consumers more control over their products. The new program, first announced in November, will offer customers more than 200 parts and tools customers can use to repair the iPhone 12, iPhone […]
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Same-day theatrical and streaming releases are dead as a business model, movie theater group CEO says
President & CEO of NATO John Fithian speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2021 The State of the Industry and MGM/UAR Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on August 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images […]
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