Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop

AI on the Lot, which has grown from a half-day conference for 600 in 2023 to a two-day draw for nearly 2,500, delivered another dose of techno-optimism this year. Hollywood, however, still has reservations. Amazon MGM Studios hosted the event on its Culver City backlot and served as title sponsor. Prime Video, AWS and other […]

The leader of the Catholic Church called artificial intelligence a threat to humanity in his first encyclical

Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running NBC Sunday public-affairs program, will host the first live event tied to the show, “Meet the Moment LIVE,” at City Winery in New York City on June 29. At the gathering, a crowd that purchases […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced May 30 at Rio2C the creation of Tela Brasil (Screen Brazil), a free-of-charge public streaming service with an initial catalog of 555 Brazilian productions. Anyone with an account in Gov.br, the official digital platform of the Brazilian federal government, can log into Tela […]