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Hollywood stars launch Creators Coalition on AI
A group of entertainment industry workers launched a new coalition that aims to advocate for the rights of creators amid the growing AI…
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Rob Reiner Made a New Kind of Fairy Tale
On Sunday, when it was reported that the filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, had been stabbed to death at their home…
Politics
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim That Venezuela Stole Oil and Land from the U.S.
As is often the case, there is a kernel of a shade of truth in the president’s hyperbolic talk on social media. Source link
Business
Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiations Oracle’s largest…
Culture
A Graphic Novel About Rage and Repression in Montreal
“Cannon” is the second graphic novel by Lai, a thirty-two-year-old Australian who lives in, and makes art about, Montreal. Her first book,…
Business
At a Silicon Valley summit, robots fold laundry—and investors open their wallets
Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future. Two robots picked up T-shirts with…
News
Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were…
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The Year in Slop
2025 in Review New Yorker writers reflect on the year’s highs and lows. The Turing test, a long-established tool for measuring machine…
Business
Hans Patuwo gets GoTo shareholders’ nod as CEO amid investor push for Grab deal
Shareholders of Indonesia’s digital giant GoTo Group have approved the appointment of Hans Patuwo as president director and chief…
Politics
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September. [BEIJING/MADRID] China on Tuesday (Dec 16)…
Politics
Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino returned to the Chicago area on Tuesday, about a month after leaving to lead immigration…
Politics
Federal judge seems unconvinced that White House should stop ballroom construction
A federal judge warned the administration against building President Trump's new White House ballroom just yet, but said Tuesday he's…
News
There’s a Word for the West’s Appeasement of Militant Islam
The dangerous attitude has only become more pronounced over time. Source link
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Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté
The atrocity at Bondi Beach was heartrending and all too predictable. Source link
Politics
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the…
Business
Wall Street slips at open as investors assess key jobs data
Wall Street’s main indexes slipped at the open on Tuesday (Dec 16) after data broadly signalled a cooling US economy, paving the way for…
Business
Property tycoon Gordon Tang to acquire Suntec Reit manager
Tang and his affiliates currently own 35.7% of Suntec Reit, while the Reit manager ESR Trust Management (Suntec) owns 10.8% Acrophyte…
News
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Mostly Treads Water
Got all that? Good. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is many things: a lengthy demo reel for the latest sophistications in performance-capture…
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Five Things That Changed the Media in 2025
The true-crime genre has been a cornerstone of the podcast market for years, and we could very well see a proliferation of newsletters…
News
The Best Performances of 2025
Honorable mention: Elsewhere on Broadway, Jonathan Groff is playing Bobby Darin in the bio-musical “Just in Time,” only a year after his…
Business
Manulife US Reit unitholders agree to strategic pivot into non-office sectors
The shareholders approve two resolutions to support the Reit’s ‘Growth and Value Up’ plan Unitholders of Manulife US Reit (MUST) have…
Business
DBS, OCBC hit new records but UOB lags
The new records follow DBS’ appointment by the Chinese central bank to be the first local bank to serve as a yuan clearing lender Shares…
Politics
Trump sues BBC, accusing it of defamation over editing of Jan. 6 speech
President Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well…