Just a few days ago, the states’ antitrust challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger still seemed like a hurdle. Now, it’s looking more like a siege war, as Paramount has agreed to suspend the $111 million deal for at least several months. In doing so, Paramount’s lawyers have effectively admitted that they were unlikely to
At least 15 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, including 10 killed in ballistic missile attacks on an exhibition near kyiv showcasing drone technology. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said About 100 people were injured in the Daytime attack on the exhibition, attended by prominent members of the defense sector. Five people were
Norwegian director Vegard Dahle’s zombie comedy “Grandmonster” won the top Outpost award and a post-production services award at Fantasia Festival’s prestigious Frontières Co-Production Market, which handed out six awards at its closing cocktail party on July 25. The film, about an American dropout who unwittingly triggers a zombie outbreak in a remote Norwegian nursing home
This event is the latest in a series of strange and worrying examples of AI agents going rogue. In recent research, the UK’s AI Safety Institute (AISI) found that cutting-edge AI models are so obsessed with completing tasks that they “cheat” on tests to achieve their goals. AISI’s research came with this worrying warning: “A
Paramount+ multi-camera comedy “Crutch” ends after just one season. Variety has learned. The series, starring Tracy Morgan in the title role, originally debuted on Paramount+ in November 2025. News of the series ending comes as no surprise, given that it failed to find a significant audience upon its debut and considering Morgan’s commitment to other
A forest fire near Madrid is “beyond the capacity” of firefighters to contain it, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze. Spain’s government has declared a national emergency after fires got out of control in several areas near Madrid, prompting the evacuation of at least 30,000
