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Google launches first AI-powered Android update and new Pixel 9 phones
Google announced its first smartphone fully powered by its AI “Gemini” system. Google on Tuesday announced new artificial intelligence features that are coming to Android devices. The move to bring its Gemini AI assistant to supported devices shows again how Google aims to put its AI in front of consumers before Apple, which will launch […]
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DirecTV is pushing its pay TV bundle — without a satellite dish
The “For the Birds” ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don’t need a satellite dish anymore for service. The pigeons are voiced by former NFL star Deion Sanders, and actors Steve Buscemi and Henry Winkler. Courtesy: DirecTV Coach Prime wants consumers to know they can watch DirecTV without a satellite dish. The company best known for […]
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What are the best galleries in New York? Artists choose their favorites
The opening of Biennial exhibit “Even better than the real thing” at The Whitney Museum of American Art on March 12, 2024, in New York City. Sean Zanni | Patrick Mcmullan | Getty Images New York City’s art museums are among the most popular in the world — the Metropolitan Museum of Art (known as […]
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Hollywood icons of the past take new star turn, with celebrity estates cashing in on AI voice cloning deals
Stars from Hollywood’s golden age are being reborn through celebrity estate AI voice cloning deals, a sign of how some of the “Wild West” concerns about unauthorized AI impersonation are being addressed by new business models. ElevenLabs, an audio technology startup funded by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia has penned multiple deals […]
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LVMH puts mark on Olympics as luxury brands embrace sports
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games medals are displayed inside a custom-designed trunk manufactured by Louis Vuitton, an LVMH brand partner of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a gathering at LVMH in Paris on July 22, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Stephane De Sakutin | AFP | Getty […]
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ tops $1 billion at the global box office
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney The “Merc with a Mouth” is breaking even more box office records. Over the weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” became only the second R-rated film to top $1 billion at the global box office. And it’s on its way to becoming […]
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From villains to Indiana Jones: Everything we learned at Disney’s parks panel at the 2024 D23 Expo
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The time of villains has come. Disney’s classic baddies are getting their own theme […]
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Disney is hoping for a box office rebound built on sequels, prequels and pixie dust
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company appears at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024. Araya Doheny | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped onto the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Friday night, […]
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MLB will host its first game at a NASCAR track, aiming to break attendance record
General race action during the Irwin Tools Night Race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. David J. Griffin | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Baseball fans, start your engines. Major League Baseball announced Friday that NASCAR’s iconic Bristol Motor Speedway will host a regular-season MLB game for the first time next year. The game is set […]
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News Corp considers selling Australia pay TV and streaming unit
Foxtel headquarters are seen at North Ryde on June 20, 2012 in Sydney. Cameron Spencer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said it may sell Australian cable TV and streaming unit Foxtel after receiving an approach, a deal that would end its involvement in a high-overhead asset that has struggled […]
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