technology
BlackBerry’s Rise and Fall to Be Subject of Documentary From Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas (Exclusive)
A documentary feature is set to focus on the dramatic highs and lows for the BlackBerry smartphone. Filmmaker Eddie Schmidt (Ugly Delicious) is helming the movie that is currently in production. It aims to offer a deep dive into the real story behind the smartphone brand that was developed by Research In Motion and became […]
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Woody Harrelson on Why He Hasn’t Owned a Cellphone in Three Years
Woody Harrelson likely won’t be responding to any texts or calls in a timely fashion. The Oscar-nominated actor revealed on a recent episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast that he hasn’t regularly carried a cellphone with him in years because he found himself addicted to the device at one point. “Let me explain […]
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Web Summit CEO Resigns After Comments About Israel
Paddy Cosgrave, chief executive officer and founder of Web Summit, one of the biggest technology conferences in Europe, has resigned from his role as CEO after comments he made about Israel received pushback. On Oct. 13, Cosgrave tweeted that he was “shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with […]
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Tom Hanks Warns of an AI Version of Him Used to Promote Dental Plan: “I Have Nothing to Do With It”
Tom Hanks is warning fans not to trust a video of him circulating about a dental plan. The Oscar-winning actor took to his Instagram on Sunday to give his fans a heads-up that anything they may see about him online linked to a dental plan was not actually him. “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there […]
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Top 9 Up & Coming Innovators in the Entertainment Industry
This story was created in paid partnership with Ascend Agency. The entertainment industry is constantly evolving, and it takes a certain kind of vision to be a person or a brand worth knowing about. In this article, we will take a look at the top 9 up-and-coming innovators in the entertainment industry. Whether they are […]
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Elon Musk Plans to Relaunch Twitter Premium Service With Different Colored Checks
Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week, in a fresh move to revamp the service after a previous attempt backfired. It’s the latest change to the social media platform that the billionaire Tesla CEO bought last month for $44 billion, […]
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Dome Fest West: Participants Explore Potential of Immersive Entertainment
Are domes part of the future of immersive entertainment? This topic will be examined at Dome Fest West, a 360-degree film festival and conference that kicks off this evening at the Orange Coast College Community Planetarium in Costa Mesa, California. Among its sponsors is immersive tech developer Cosm, which last month began construction of its […]
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Bruce Willis’ Rep Refutes Report That He Sold His Digital Likeness to Deepfake Company
Bruce Willis’ team is dismissing the notion that the star sold his digital likeness to a deepfake company. Recent media reports, including one from The Telegraph, suggested that the actor sold his rights to Deepcake to authorize the creation of a “digital twin” of himself to appear in projects following the announcement that he has […]
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Former STX President Sophie Watts Joins Board of Ad Tech Firm Ryff (Exclusive)
Former STX Entertainment president Sophie Watts has joined the board of Ryff, a startup in the increasingly crowded virtual product placement space. Watts is expected to help promote Ryff’s tech, which allows for products to be inserted digitally into footage that has already been shot. The company is banking on her Hollywood bone fides to […]
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Nielsen Rival EDO Raises $80M From Shamrock Capital
The video advertising data and analytics firm EDO, which has seen its stock rise amid Nielsen’s continued struggles, has raised $80 million in a new funding round led by Shamrock Capital. EDO, which was founded in 2015 by tech entrepreneur Daniel Nadler and the actor and filmmaker Edward Norton, the company uses data science and […]
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Donald Trump’s Media and Tech Company Facing SEC Investigation
Former President Donald Trump’s media company thinks it can attract 10 million paying subscribers to a new streaming service, and that users will be willing to pay a monthly fee “closer to that of Netflix given President Trump’s highly enthused base.” But first, it will have to navigate a federal investigation. According to documents filed […]
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Step Down, Parag Agrawal Named Successor
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as the tech company’s chief executive. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CTO, will succeed Dorsey as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately. Twitter announced the news Monday, with the company’s board unanimously approving of Agrawal as Dorsey’s replacement. Dorsey will remain on Twitter’s board of directors through his […]
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