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forbes.com - Ariel Cohen - Iran War Will Drive Gulf Petrodollar Capital Flight To…Hollywood
Iran War Will Drive Gulf Petrodollar Capital Flight To…Hollywood
Forbes

Prolific Saudi Investor Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal marks the USD 450 million listing with a bell-ringing ceremony at Nasdaq Dubai, highlighting the strong ties with Dubai Financial Market (DFM) (Photo by Anushka Eranga/NurPhoto via Getty…

businessinsider.com - James Faris - Apple's CEO change has analysts wondering about its future in Hollywood
Apple's CEO change has analysts wondering about its future in Hollywood
Business Insider

Does incoming Apple CEO John Ternus care about the tech giant's Hollywood side hustle? Ternus has a lot to figure out as he takes over for longtime CEO Tim Cook, from Apple's AI strategy to its next hit product. One lower-stakes decision he'll have…

hollywoodreporter.com - Nadia Gill - The Conservative Climate Activists Hollywood Ignores
The Conservative Climate Activists Hollywood Ignores
The Hollywood Reporter

In 2021, I began following a group of conservative climate activists for a documentary. The film, titled The [Conserv]atives, grew out of months I spent in Louisiana on a Smithsonian project about coastal erosion, where I watched conservatives…

hollywoodreporter.com - Kirsten Chuba - How Scriptation Broke Hollywood's Addiction to Paper
How Scriptation Broke Hollywood's Addiction to Paper
The Hollywood Reporter

Steve Vitolo first came from Boston to Los Angeles as another writer with a dream, starting as an assistant when he began to notice a disturbing trend on set. “On this one show, we kept printing a revised script every single night for…

hollywoodreporter.com - Gary Baum - Scooter Braun Tied to Hollywood Smear Saga
Scooter Braun Tied to Hollywood Smear Saga
The Hollywood Reporter

A new court filing appears to tie Scooter Braun more tightly to the entertainment industry's emerging smear-site saga. The Hollywood Reporter first exposed the clandestine operation in February. The scandal initially surfaced via a lawsuit…

androidpolice.com - Timi Cantisano - YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to Hollywood's biggest stars
YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to Hollywood's biggest stars
Android Police

While things were blatantly obvious at first, there are now some very good AI tools that are generating pretty convincing images and videos that make it hard to separate them from reality. Of course, this just means that it's getting harder and…

usmagazine.com - Mike Vulpo - Scooter Braun Accused of Being Involved in Alleged Hollywood Smear Campaign
Scooter Braun Accused of Being Involved in Alleged Hollywood Smear Campaign
Us Weekly

New court filings suggest Scooter Braun could be connected to an alleged smear campaign in Hollywood. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, April 21, actress-turned-activist Alexa Nikolas submitted an updated complaint two…

yale.edu - From Hollywood to Holy Scripture: YDS alum Kimberly Hill
From Hollywood to Holy Scripture: YDS alum Kimberly Hill
Yale University

Joy Meets Girl, a new play by Kimberly Hill '00 M.A.R., is an upbeat romantic comedy set during the holiday season. In it, the main character searches for love and truth with just 20 minutes to spare before her wedding bells chime. But running…

variety.com - Cynthia Littleton - LISTEN: Hollywood Wants to Know More About Tim Cook's Successor at Apple; BookCon Returns With Focus on Romantasy and Adaptation
LISTEN: Hollywood Wants to Know More About Tim Cook's Successor at Apple; BookCon Returns With Focus on Romantasy and Adaptation
Variety

On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety' s Jennifer Maas reports on the return of BookCon to New York and the emergence of a new generation of romance novels — think “Heated Rivalry” — as a…

hollywoodreporter.com - Alex Weprin - YouTube Opens Up AI Deepfake Detection Tool to All of Hollywood (Exclusive)
YouTube Opens Up AI Deepfake Detection Tool to All of Hollywood (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood is an industry built on likeness and fame. But consumers are entering a world in which anyone's likeness can be co-opted, as AI -generated deepfakes proliferate. YouTube, the world's largest video platform, has developed a solution. And…

radaronline.com - Aaron Johnson - EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Bullock Starts Over - Reclusive Star Putting Tragedy Behind Her as She Sets Up Hollywood Reboot
EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Bullock Starts Over - Reclusive Star Putting Tragedy Behind Her as She Sets Up Hollywood Reboot
RadarOnline

Sandra Bullock is back in the Hollywood fast lane after signing up for a high-profile big-budget flick – but RadarOnline.com can reveal it's a big adjustment after years in the wilderness. The popular actress-producer paused her career while…

hollywoodreporter.com - Winston Cho - Behind Neon's Slow Burn Legal Battle That May Lay Bare Hollywood Accounting Practices
Behind Neon's Slow Burn Legal Battle That May Lay Bare Hollywood Accounting Practices
The Hollywood Reporter

In December 2018, director Alan Elliott was over the moon. Amazing Grace, his long-shelved Aretha Franklin concert film that had faced years of legal setbacks in a battle with the singer's estate had just set a box office record at New York's Film…

thewrap.com - Casey Loving - How Jack Black Became Hollywood's Unconventional $11 Billion Man
How Jack Black Became Hollywood's Unconventional $11 Billion Man
TheWrap

Jack Black drew big applause at the first night of CinemaCon last week, bursting onto the stage in Las Vegas to promote his third installment in the “ Jumanji ” franchise at the annual gathering of theater owners. While he busted…

hollywoodreporter.com - Alex Weprin - Tim Cook Turned Apple Into a Hollywood Power Player. Does the New CEO Feel the Same Way?
Tim Cook Turned Apple Into a Hollywood Power Player. Does the New CEO Feel the Same Way?
The Hollywood Reporter

In March 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, located on the tech giant's sprawling spaceship-like campus in Cupertino, California, and propelled Apple firmly into the entertainment business. It was an approprioate…

dailystar.co.uk - Rory Gannon - Sydney Sweeney brutally snubbed as she's axed from Hollywood blockbuster
Sydney Sweeney brutally snubbed as she's axed from Hollywood blockbuster
Daily Star

Sydney Sweeney has been brutally axed from one of Hollywood's most anticipated films of the year. The Euphoria star was not at the star-studded premiere of the movie, despite being caught on set last year. The Devil Wears Prada 2 is now in cinemas…

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