Just about any CEO panel these days will inevitably reach the topic of artificial intelligence, and today’s NewFront sit down with the leaders of five major news organizations was no exception. But it was CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson who warned of what was at stake. “If we get it …
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French actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody as investigators probe two separate allegations of sexual assault by two women who worked with the controversial actor on film sets in 2014 and 2021, according to French media reports. Depardieu, 75, has faced sexual assault allegations from more than a dozen …
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In a surprising turn of events, the native token of the decentralized ledger platform Hedera, HBAR, experienced a significant price surge of over 100% during the early hours of Tuesday. Starting from a low of $0.0875, HBAR skyrocketed to reach the $0.1821 mark by Wednesday. The sudden surge was triggered …
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The early signs were there. Several Australian music festivals scheduled for the Down Under summer months were cancelled. Then word started to come out of Britain about more festivals that wouldn’t happen because of various financial and logistical issues. But the biggest wake-up call came when Coachella 2024 failed to …
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Queen’s University students with a Blank Space in their timetables may be pleased to learn that a first-of-its-kind entertainment law course will be offered later this year, centring on pop culture’s favourite Tortured Poet, Taylor Swift. Swift’s megawatt stardom is already evidenced by her economy-boosting Eras Tour, but her influence also …
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Only three months after their lavish, televised wedding ceremony, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist of the Golden Bachelor have announced their divorce. During a Friday appearance on Good Morning America, the ex-couple broke the news about their separation, and said they hope the divorce doesn’t discourage other people in their 70s from …
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A firestorm erupted in the cryptocurrency world this week after Ripple, the company behind the XRP token, announced its foray into stablecoins. The move sparked a public spat with Coindesk, a prominent cryptocurrency news outlet, raising questions about Ripple’s future and the fate of XRP. Ripple Boss Slams CoinDesk Article …
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News dropped like a Downton Abbey cliffhanger: the latest Kate Middleton news revealed a cancer diagnosis. That’s the tea, darlings, but it’s served up with a dash of change in media’s reportage on health issues. It’s almost like the Duchess’s travails have turned the yellow journalism of yesteryears into a …
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As we barrel into 2024, the Florida Man meme keeps getting fresher than a newly-baked bagel in a Soho café, wilder than a telenovela cliffhanger, and more scandalous than an illicit tryst on Love Island. Say goodbye to the mundanity of your daily grind, dear reader, and buckle up for …
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As U.S. federal agents raided several properties belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday, rapper and longtime foe 50 Cent continued to mock Combs online by (re-)promoting a documentary about the allegations against him. 50 Cent (real name Curtis James Jackson III) first announced the upcoming documentary — produced by …
Read More »The Crown‘s Josh O’Connor has unique insight into what it’s like being a royal. A public figure himself – though by choice – the Emmy winner lived and breathed the British royal family for two years, portraying a young King Charles III in the Netflix drama’s third and fourth seasons. …
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UPDATE: Nicole Wallace added her voice to the NBCU personalities blasting the NBC News decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. On this afternoon’s Deadline White House on MSNBC, Wallace did an extended segment on the controversy, reading from a passage in Timothy …
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