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Natural Langdon, who was a dear friend of the podcaster's, 50, sadly passed away after suffering from cancer.

There could be a new A-list romance in the making after movie hunk Jacob Elordi was spotted 'making out' with model Kendall Jenner at Coachella.

More than 1,000 Hollywood figures, including major actors, writers, and directors, signed an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance's proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would hurt an industry "already under severe strain." The deal is still under regulatory scrutiny in both the U.S. and U.K., while Paramount says the merger would strengthen competition and expand opportunities for creators. NBC News reports: "This transaction would further consolidate an already concentrated media landscape, reducing competition at a moment when our industries -- and the audiences we serve -- can least afford it," the signatories wrote in the letter, published early Monday on a website called Block the Merger. "The result will be fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs, and less choice for audiences in the United States and around the world. Alarmingly, this merger would reduce the number of major U.S. film studios to just four," the signatories added. [T]he open letter illustrates the deep resistance to the deal among many members of Hollywood's creative community. The list of signatories includes A-list stars (Glenn Close, Ben Stiller), celebrated filmmakers (Yorgos Lanthimos, Denis Villeneuve) and acclaimed writers ("The Sopranos" creator David Chase). "Media consolidation has accelerated the disappearance of the mid-budget film, the erosion of independent distribution, the collapse of the international sales market, the elimination of meaningful profit participation, and the weakening of screen credit integrity," the signatories wrote. "Together, these factors threaten the sustainability of the entire creative community," they added. [...] Monday's open letter was spearheaded by a group of advocacy organizations -- including the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech group led by Fonda, who warned that the merger "would be one of the most destructive threats to free speech and creative expression in our history." In the letter, first reported by The New York Times, the signatories expressed support for California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has said the merger is "not a done deal." "These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny -- the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review," Bonta said in a Feb. 26 post on X. Paramount Skydance said that they "hear and understand the concerns" and are committed to "protecting and expanding creativity." The studio also reiterated its commitment to releasing a minimum of 30 "high-quality feature films annually with full theatrical releases" and "preserving iconic brands with independent creative leadership" to make sure "creators have more avenues for their work, not fewer."

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California Congressman Eric Swalwell has announced his resignation from Congress.

Archie Harris, 17, lost control of the vehicle while travelling too fast around a bend on the A3071 near his home in Holsworthy, Devon.

One was patched almost 14 years ago

Crooks are exploiting four Microsoft vulnerabilities - one patched 14 years ago and another tied to ransomware activity - according to America's lead cyber-defense agency, which on Monday gave federal agencies two weeks to patch them.…

The Northern Irishman etched his name into the history books once again after winning the 2026 Masters in emphatic style and retaining his title from last year.

Physical sensations hold the power to reveal tangible truths today as messenger planet Mercury links with Uranus in Taurus just in time to allow us to feel the potency of the upcoming New Moon.

Experts have pinpointed the best heart rate zone to train in to lose weight and boost fitness.

Donald Trump deleted a viral post comparing himself to Jesus Christ after it drew accusations of blasphemy from some of his right-wing supporters.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: On a wildly unpredictable night at Old Trafford, United discovered to their cost that it was the latter.

The 58-year-old movie star made the comments when at the University Of San Francisco on Saturday during the college's Silk Speaker Series.

Trump made the claim Monday while accepting a DoorDash McDonald's delivery at the White House, paving the way for some pushback from Bash.

The FBI searched the Texas home of a 20-year-old man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's San Francisco residence. Authorities say the suspect also made threats at OpenAI's headquarters, and reports indicate he had written extensively about fears over AI and opposition to AI executives. The suspect reportedly authored a Substack blog and was a member of the Discord server PauseAI, an activist group focused on banning the development of the most powerful AI models to protect the public. In one post, they wrote: "These machines have already shown themselves to be unaligned with the interest of the people creating them. Models have often been found lying, cheating on tasks, and blackmailing their own creators whenever convenient; let alone the broader question of aligning them to whatever general 'human interest' may be." The Houston Chronicle reports: The search happened hours before the Justice Department charged 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama with possession of an unregistered firearm and damage and destruction of property by means of explosives. An FBI spokesperson on Monday morning confirmed agents were executing a search warrant in Spring, but provided no other information. Around the same time, FOX News reported the search was being conducted at the home of Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, who last week was arrested by San Francisco police suspicion of attempted murder, making criminal threats and possession of a destructive device. The charges were first reported by the Associated Press. When Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday, he was carrying a document that "identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies," the Associated Press reported. Moreno-Gama has no criminal history in Harris or Montgomery counties, according to public records. [...] Agents had left the cul-de-sac by 1 p.m. It was unclear if they removed any items from the house. Another incident occurred outside Sam Altman's residence early Sunday morning. "Early Sunday morning, a car stopped and appears to have fired a gun at the Russian Hill home of OpenAI's CEO," reports The San Francisco Standard, citing reports from the local police department. Two suspects were arrested and booked for negligent discharge. UPDATE: The suspect has been charged with attempted murder.

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Jordan Herring, 22, threw his girlfriend from the fourth floor of Merton House in Solihull, Birmingham, shortly after 11.20pm on November 12 2022.

What, you think basic usability is improved just for your benefit, human?

Cloudflare is rebuilding Wrangler’s command-line tooling by adding commands for products and interfaces that still lack CLI support. And yes, AI agents are a big reason why.…

Jennifer Melle (pictured), 41, from Croydon, was hit with a written warning after refusing to adopt female pronouns for the six-foot convicted sex offender with a beard in May 2024.

Brief outage follows growing number of quality complaints

Once the AI darling of programmers everywhere, Anthropic's Claude has been stumbling mightily, both in terms of cost and perceived quality. The service was down briefly on Monday with "a major outage," service trouble that only amplifies growing discontent from customers that even a bot can see.…

Almost three centuries after it was fired at Culloden, archaeologists have discovered an unexploded mortar shell in the battlefield.

In one hotel room snap, Molly-Mae showed off her pregnancy curves in a brown bikini which she wore with undone blue striped pyjamas.