Entertainment
From ‘Fortnite’ to ‘Hogwarts Legacy’: One university fuels Utah’s $2 billion video game industry
Rice–Eccles Stadium, an outdoor college football venue at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, stands against a stunning mountain backdrop. University of Utah This article is part of CNBC’s Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit and attracted capital, companies and employees. The […]
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From failed accountant to Marvel and Barbie star: Simu Liu shares how he got out of ‘rock bottom’
Simu Liu speaks on stage during the People’s Choice Awards on Feb. 18, 2024, in Santa Monica, California. Rich Polk| NBCUniversal | Getty Images Marvel’s first Asian superhero star, Simu Liu, says he hit “rock bottom” before finding “enlightenment” as an actor — after his career as an accountant was a flop. “I spent maybe […]
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Jay-Z accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Recording artist Jay-Z is pictured before the Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Britain on June 1, 2024. Hannah Mckay | Reuters Jay-Z, the star rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The […]
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Meet the industry insider who curates art for shows on Netflix and beyond
Yvonne Force Villareal at the opening of the Bunker Art Space on Dec. 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Sean Zanni | Patrick Mcmullan | Getty Images Streaming shows “Gossip Girl,” “Billions” and “Inventing Anna” made it on to many most-watched lists — and their characters became stars. And alongside wowing audiences watching on […]
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Apple subscribers, Messi and growth of soccer
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said the state of soccer in the U.S. is strong and Apple subscriptions are exceeding expectations as the league prepares for the MLS Cup on Saturday. Appearing on the CNBC Sport videocast with Alex Sherman, Garber, who just signed a new contract with MLS through 2027, said more than […]
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Ed Sheeran announces concert in Bhutan — with tickets starting at $10
Ed Sheeran announced this week he’s taking his Mathematics Tour to Bhutan, India and the Middle East in early 2025. The tour, formally named the +–=÷x Tour, includes a notable stop in Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu on Jan. 24, 2025 — which will be the first major international concert to be held in the country, according […]
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Robinhood considering move into sports betting, CEO Vlad Tenev says
Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer of Robinhood Markets Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Jose Sarmento Matos | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said Wednesday that the brokerage firm is considering expanding into sports betting in some way. “We’re keenly looking into that space. […]
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‘Dynamic pricing’ was a top contender for word of the year. Here’s why it got consumers so worked up in 2024
9parusnikov | Istock | Getty Images Oxford University Press may have crowned “brain rot” the word of the year, but “dynamic pricing” was also a top contender. Originally coined by economists in the late 1920s, dynamic pricing refers to “the practice of varying the price for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions. […]
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ESPN hopes to reach more casual sports fans with Disney+ integration
SportsCenter at ESPN Headquarters. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images ESPN is coming to Disney+. Now, the sports network wants to make sure Disney+ users come to ESPN. Walt Disney debuted a dedicated ESPN tile Wednesday on Disney+ for people who subscribe to ESPN+, its sports streaming platform, to watch programming […]
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I’ve travelled to 40 countries with my parents. We’re magnets for mishaps — and couldn’t be more grateful
A trip to Egypt — the first my brother and I took as adults with our parents — quickly went off the rails. After spending Christmas in the Sinai Peninsula, we drove our rental car back to Cairo. At the hotel, a well-dressed man, whom my father mistook for a hotel valet, offered to move […]
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