The UK culture secretary is “minded to intervene” over the £1.6B ($2.1B) Sky-ITV deal. Lisa Nandy issued her notice over “public interest considerations” including “the need for free expression of opinion in news media,” “the need for a sufficient plurality of views in news media in each market” and “the need for the availability throughout […]
James Gunn gets candid about moment he knew ‘we had to do Clayface’James Gunn admitted he didn't "anticipate" bringing Clayface into the DC universe.The 59-year-old filmmaker hadn't originally planned to include the horror story in his plans as DC Studios co-head, but the pitch for the...
Drupal core has a critical flaw in its Field UI module that could let an attacker run code on the site's server, and fixes were shipped on October 14 in Drupal 11.4.10, 11.3.19, and 10.6.19. An attacker cannot reach the flaw through core alone, the Drupal Security Team said in its advisory. Several exploit paths exist through contributed modules, and at least one known path needs no login.
The second day of Russell Brand’s criminal trial is underway in London, with the first complainant detailing an alleged rape at the 1999 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth. Arriving to Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, Brand sported a grey suit, white shirt and black-and-white polka dot tie, with his hair tied back in a half-up […]
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is even more dangerous than scientists had previously thought, a new study has found.
There’s nothing like a royal welcome. Almost two months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the U.K. with their kids Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, the couple made their first official...
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Cineverse is teaming with Trevor Henderson, the horror creator behind viral characters like Siren Head and Cartoon Cat, to adapt his podcast “Mayfair Watchers Society” into a feature film, Variety can reveal exclusively. Launched in 2022 as part of Cineverse’s Bloody FM network, the “Mayfair Watchers Society” podcast is “presented as a collection of found […]
Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize conversations, create to-do lists, and integrate with Alexa and Amazon shopping, with prices starting at $74.99.
Maks Chmerkovskiy doesn’t understand Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba’s criticism of his sister-in-law, Jenna Johnson, amid their tension-filled lift back-and-forth. “She goes and starts reading off the rulebook, but then that same rulebook that’s applicable in ballroom with lifts is only applicable to a couple dancing,” Chmerkovskiy, 46, said on the Thursday, […]