Why ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is bringing his hot takes to politics
“First Take” host Stephen A. Smith has made a nice living serving up provocative opinions about sports on Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN. But lately, viewers are likely to also see…
Video game actors’ strike: 80 games adopt SAG-AFTRA AI terms, union says
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced Thursday that 80 video games have agreed to the union’s proposed AI terms as the video game performers’ strike…
Serial fraudster on the loose after bilking investors out of millions
Online, the deeds and ingenuity of Dennis Fountaine had no bounds. One website listed the 67-year-old as a “technologist and entrepreneurial inventor” who has been “conceptualizing, researching, developing and licensing…
Esther Perel on finding pleasure in the era of online dating
Esther Perel’s trajectory from private practice psychotherapist to internationally renowned relationship expert is deeply entwined with technology. It was her publisher’s printing presses that distributed her 2006 breakout bestselling book,…
‘The Crow’ producer aims to crowdfund its development slate
A Hollywood production company known for popular films including “American Psycho” has chosen a novel tactic to fund its projects in development: Get the public involved. Los Angeles-based Pressman Film…
‘Rust’ prosecutor asks judge to reopen Alec Baldwin manslaughter case
Defending the state’s handling of the “Rust” shooting case, New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has asked the judge to take another look at the circumstances that prompted the…
Sony shutters shooter game ‘Concord’ two weeks after launch
Sony is shutting down its newly launched “Concord” game on Friday, two weeks and a day after its inauspicious debut in a crowded shooter game field. Sales will “cease immediately”…
Musk’s Starlink now says it’ll comply with order to block X in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform,…
The Black List screenplay platform is expanding into fiction
Franklin Leonard’s the Black List, a platform that highlights the best unproduced scripts for film, television and theater, is expanding into the world of fiction. Established in 2005 as an…
What to know about the Disney blackout on DirecTV
Walt Disney Co. on Sunday pulled ESPN and other channels from DirecTV, minutes before the kick off a high-profile USC football game and during the U.S. Open tennis tournament —…