Entertainment
How a new Amazon-backed Hollywood production startup deploys AI for speed and cost-cutting
At a time when Hollywood is torn between fear of artificial intelligence stealing jobs and the pressure to cut costs, a new kind of hybrid production studio is launching with the latest AI tools. Innovative Dreams is a new production services company, backed by Amazon Web Services and Luma, a generative AI startup, that combines […]
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The Tech Download: How Apple’s new chief could shake things up
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The week kicked off with major news that Apple’s chief Tim Cook will step down this year, with Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus taking over as CEO in September. Cue tech and political leaders praising […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount acquisition
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approved the company’s proposed merger with Paramount Skydance in a preliminary vote on Thursday, bringing a buzzy sale process one step closer to the finish line. Paramount has offered $31 per share for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery — its cable TV networks […]
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Comcast beats revenue, earnings expectations as broadband losses improve
Comcast topped Wall Street’s revenue and earnings estimates for the first quarter on Thursday, lifted by NBC’s sports slate in February and improving broadband customer losses. The company said it lost 65,000 broadband customers compared with 183,000 losses in the same period last year. Heightened competition from wireless providers like Verizon and T-Mobile has led […]
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White House UAE financial lifeline raises bigger questions about booming Mideast economy post-war
Tourists and visitors walking around the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque the largest Mosque the United Arab Emirates, a key place of daily worship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There are 82 domes of seven different sizes and 4 minarets throughout, and has a large car park and a shopping mall underneath it. Andrew Aitchison […]
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Microsoft cuts Game Pass subscription prices after new Xbox CEO promises to ‘recommit’ to gamers
A Microsoft Xbox sign appears at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 21, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it will lower the cost of subscriptions that include access to hundreds of video games, after the company’s new gaming leader promised to “recommit to our core Xbox […]
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Tim Cook turned Apple into a $4 trillion juggernaut by not trying to be Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs (R), Apple Inc. CEO, and Tim Cook, Apple Inc. Coo, speak at a press conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. Kimberly White | Corbis Historical | Getty Images In his time running Apple, Tim Cook has been more like the “president of a country, not a company,” according to Deepwater Asset Management’s […]
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Apple incoming CEO John Ternus faces a defining challenge: Fixing the company’s AI strategy
John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc., during an Apple event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple has maintained its dominance in consumer devices and built up a $4 trillion market cap despite largely sitting on the sidelines of the […]
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Apple goes for the ‘continuity candidate’ to replace Cook. What the CEO change means for investors
Apple ‘s surprise leadership announcement on Monday left Wall Street reconsidering their expectations for the future of the technology titan. The iPhone maker said John Ternus, a senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed CEO Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Cook would move to the role of executive chairman after about 15 years as […]
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Tim Cook reactions: Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey react to Apple CEO move
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 pro and an iPhone air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. Sept. 9, 2025. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple announced on Monday that CEO Tim Cook will be replaced by John Ternus. Executives across the tech […]
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