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How many F-bombs trigger an R rating? An obscure movie industry panel decides
A poster of Motion Picture Association film ratings hangs next to a poster displaying a message about new cleaning procedures in the lobby of Cinemark’s Century 16 at the South Point Hotel & Casino on in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images How many F-bombs can a movie have before it’s rated R? […]
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Video game sales set to fall for first time in years as industry braces for recession
The PlayStation 5 logo pictured at a store in Krakow, Poland. Nurphoto | Getty Images Video game sales are set to decline annually for the first time in years, as another industry that boomed in the coronavirus era faces the grim prospect of a recession. The global games and services market is forecast to contract […]
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Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover faces competition probe in the UK
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard’s games character. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.K.’s competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard. It marks one of the first probes by a major antitrust enforcer into the $68.7 billion deal, which was […]
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‘Minions’ vs. ‘Lightyear:’ Here’s why the silly yellow blobs beat Buzz at the box office
Two blockbuster animated franchises went head-to-head at the box office this past weekend. One of them benefited from buzz — and it wasn’t “Lightyear.” In just three days, Universal and Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” tallied more than $107 million in domestic ticket sales and topped $200 million globally. Its rival, Disney and Pixar’s […]
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Starz could turn into an ‘acquisition machine’ after Lionsgate spins it off
Liberty Media’s John Malone Michael Kovac | Getty Images Written in the Starz? Lionsgate is planning a spinoff of Starz, home of “Outlander” and “Power,” by early next year. Vivendi’s Canal Plus and private equity firm Apollo Global, in tandem with streaming distributor Roku, have both made preliminary bids for a 20% stake, sources say. A deal […]
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Movies have momentum headed into the second half of 2022, if inflation doesn’t spoil it
“Top Gun: Maverick” rocketed to $1 billion at the global box office over the weekend, setting a new career milestone for star Tom Cruise and signaling some momentum for the domestic box office as it heads into the second half of the year. The Paramount and Skydance film is the second feature to reach the […]
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Sony looks beyond the PlayStation 5 with its own brand of PC gaming gear
Sony’s new PC gear will help it expand its reach in gaming beyond PlayStation. Sony Sony is launching its own range of gaming-focused computer monitors and headsets, hoping to tap into the lucrative high-end PC gaming market as it looks beyond its main PlayStation console brand. Called Inzone, Sony’s PC gaming lineup features two monitors. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise after largest Fed rate hike since 1994
SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets rallied on Thursday, tracking U.S. stocks after the Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates 75 basis points in a move that equates to the most aggressive hike since 1994. Japan’s Nikkei 225’s rose nearly 2% after markets opened and it was a sea of green among the automakers and tech stocks. Sony […]
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Latest Shanghai quarantines add more pressure to global supply chain
Staff members of China Post unload parcels of daily necessities for residents quarantined at home from a minivan on May 14, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty Images The mass quarantine measures imposed this past weekend in Shanghai, including highway closures, severely affected trucks carrying exports bound for the […]
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The race toward a new computing technology is heating up — and Asia is jumping on the trend
A quantum computer in a vibration-free building. Quantum computing will ultimately speed up the computational power that drives many industries and could affect everything from drug discovery to how data is secured. Oliver Berg | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Quantum computing was already gathering pace in Japan and elsewhere in Asia when the University […]
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