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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue
The move marks a major departure for the company that had so far relied on subscriptions OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT…
Kim Browne
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Net institutional inflow continues; QAF, XMH, JEP directors raise their stakes
For the five trading sessions spanning Jan 9 to 15, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of…
News
White House Threatened to Sue CBS Over ‘Evening News’ Interview With Trump
CBS News got more than it bargained for when it arranged for an interview earlier this week between President Donald Trump and anchor Tony…
Culture
Mark Jones, ‘Leprechaun’ and ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ Director, Dies at 72
Mark Jones, a veteran animation writer and the director of B-horror comedy classics like “Leprechaun” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” died on Jan.…
Culture
Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the ‘Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue’ Because Viewers are on ‘Their Phones While They’re Watching’
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” to promote their new Netflix film “The Rip,” and the long-time…
Celebrity
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Gets Emotional as She Accepts Best Original Song for ‘Golden’ at American Cinematheque Tribute: ‘It Helped Bring Light in a Very Dark Time in my Life’
“KPop Demon Hunters” continues to rack up the accolades. The film’s song “Golden” was honored by the American Cinematheque Tribute to the…
Culture
Stop Worshiping ROAS, Start Building Brands
I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple opinion that ruffles feathers: our industry’s obsession with ROAS is hurting marketing. ROAS looks…
Business
Rian Johnson Says He Was Not ‘Spooked’ by Toxic ‘Star Wars’ Fans After Kathleen Kennedy Cites ‘Last Jedi’ Backlash as to Why He Never Directed Another Entry
Rian Johnson took to X on Friday night to shut down a claim from former Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy that he was “spooked by the online…
Culture
European Film Awards: Winners List — Updating Live
The 38th European Film Awards are underway in Berlin, Germany. Variety will be bringing you the winners live here. The livestream can be…
Celebrity
Charlize Theron, Bob Odenkirk and More Celebrate Carol Burnett’s Final ‘Palm Royale’ Appearance With Surprise Tribute: ‘You’re So Much More Than a Legend’
What began as a panel with key cast members to discuss the jaw-dropping second season of “Palm Royale” turned into a star-studded surprise…
Celebrity
Your Next Comfort Binge Is This Fun, Free-To-Watch CW Show That We All Forgot About
Hidden behind smash hits like Riverdaleand One Tree Hill, are a treasure trove of near-forgotten series on The CW that only survived the…
Culture
8 Years Later, M. Night Shyamalan's Undisputed Masterpiece Is a Streaming Hit
M. Night Shyamalan directed James McAvoy in the 2017 supernatural thriller Split, which is currently seeing renewed attention on streaming…
Culture
This Is the Only Netflix Show That Absolutely Nailed Its Series Finale
The Stranger Thingsseries finale may have been met with a collective shrug by audiences, but it's actually one of the better received…
News
Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion
“We’re near the Badlands, Captain,” one character, a half-Klingon, half-Jem’Hadar woman, remarks to the academy’s chancellor, played by…
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Trump’s Newest Voters Are Abandoning Ship
What a difference a year makes. Today, that widely accepted consensus about the 2024 election seems absurd. Trump hadn’t reshaped the…
Celebrity
Donald Trump Bought at Least $1 Million in Bonds in Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Following Their Deal Announcement
President Donald Trump bought at least $500,000 worth of bonds in both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery within the two weeks following…
Culture
Letterboxd Can’t Stop Rating Netflix’s Best K-Action Series — and Its 112M+ Viewed Hours Prove Why
Weak Hero didn’t become a hit overnight. When the Korean high school action series first premiered in 2022, it lived mostly on the margins…
Culture
10 Most Perfect Movies Released Since the Pandemic, Ranked
COVID changed a lot, and it’s not relevant right now to cover just how much it changed or altered when it came to how people lived their…
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FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions
THE US Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines on Friday to exercise caution when flying over Mexico, Central America and parts of…
Culture
All 9 Paul Mescal Movies, Ranked
Paul Mescal hasn’t been a film actor for very long, in the overall scheme of things, but he’s nonetheless made a name for himself as a…
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NBC Orders Two More Drama Pilots: ‘What the Dead Know’ From Dick Wolf and a ‘Puzzle Master’ Adaptation
It’s raining pilot orders at NBC. The network will take a chance on two new drama projects, titled “Puzzled” and “What the Dead Know.”…
Culture
Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Gets Spring 2027 Release Date; Scarlett Johansson and ‘Hamnet’ Breakout Jacobi Jupe to Star
There’s an exorcism scheduled at the box office for spring 2027. Mike Flanagan‘s “The Exorcist” movie, starring Oscar nominee Scarlett…
Business
Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data with rivals while it appeals
ALPHABET’S Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the…
Culture
Oscar Voting Closes: Revelations Behind Anonymous Ballots, and the Surprises That May Be Lurking
As of 5 p.m. PT, Oscar nomination voting is officially closed. Multiple conversations with Academy voters all throughout this week have…