What did Paramount promise Hollywood to secure WBD?
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 16, 2026. Caroline Brehman | Reuters A new movie every 11 days? That’s what Paramount’s David Ellison is promising after clearing a path this week for his company’s acquisition of…
Neighbor charged with murder after Georgia DoorDash driver found dismembered
Police in Smyrna, Georgia, said Friday they found the dismembered remains of a woman stuffed into garbage bags inside a car trunk at an apartment complex this week. The victim, Shanteria Mosley — known to family and friends as “KT” — worked as a DoorDash delivery driver. Investigators said one of the bags “was pulled…
PICS: ITWeb visits Vivo’s headquarters in China
Vivo’s new global headquarters. (Photograph by Simnikiwe Mzekandaba) Nestled within the leafy suburbs of China’s Shenzhen is the newly-opened global headquarters and campus of smartphone manufacturer Vivo. Shenzhen is considered China’s trading city and is home to some of the country’s major IT firms and brands, including Huawei, Honor, Oppo and now Vivo. See also…
German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
However, Karin Prien, a member of the CDU, criticised the decision. “Anyone who banishes Stolpersteine and memorial sites commemorating Jewish life from public spaces to the cemetery is prioritising death over life and rendering Jewish people invisible once again,” she told Bild. She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the…
4 American tourists dead after building explosion and collapse in Athens
Four Americans were among the six people who died after an explosion and building collapse in Athens’ tourist district of Plaka near the Acropolis on Friday, officials said. The blast, which occurred at dawn on Friday, was likely caused by a gas leak, according to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. The two other people killed were…
Meta unveils $1,300 VR Glasses to challenge Apple in special computing
Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has officially revealed the Meta VR Glasses at the company’s annual Connect event, targeting a Q2 2027 commercial release. Priced at $1,300, the device adopts a lightweight, sunglasses-style form factor paired with a tethered external compute and battery pod. The architecture aims to deliver high-end spatial computing capabilities similar…
Blast in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan kills several people | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistan Taliban or TTP) claims responsibility for the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026 At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, police and rescue officials said. At least seven security personnel were among…
The AI will see you now
Celiwe Ross, Old Mutual Limited Among large technology firms, AI is now a leading reason cited for job cuts. As of mid-July, the sector has shed just shy of 140 000 jobs in 2026, according to Challenger, Grey & Christmas, a global outplacement, executive coaching and workforce transition firm. Cisco announced 4 000 job cuts…
Why Xi believes the U.S. and China can overcome the ‘Thucydides Trap’
Austria, Vienna, Statue of Thucydides the Greek philosopher in front of Parliament building. Eye Ubiquitous | Universal Images Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China is embracing the idea of competition without confrontation, by invoking an academic concept. “The Thucydides Trap can be overcome,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said on arriving at the White House…
South Africa’s car exports face an EV reckoning
A file photo shows Ford’s sprawling plant in Silverton, Pretoria South Africa risks losing future vehicle production to Asian rivals as global car makers decide where to build the next generation of electric vehicles, despite a new government tax incentive aimed at attracting investment, executives say. The industry, which exports about two-thirds of its output,…