Lesli Linka Glatter has been re-elected president of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation of the delegates at the DGA’s Biennial National Convention in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled to say we are as strong and united as ever before,” she said. “Together, we will continue our shared fight …
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Hollywood’s potential misuse of artificial intelligence is a “deadly cocktail” and a “poison” that needs to be strictly regulated, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in the guild’s latest strike podcast. AI isn’t new. It’s been used on countless films and TV shows when it was known as computer generated imagery …
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As reported by Bitcoinist on August 2nd, analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas from Bloomberg Intelligence have significantly increased their prediction for the approval odds of a Bitcoin (BTC) spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) to 65%. This upward revision is based on notable advancements within the industry. Notably, just a few …
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Although SAG-AFTRA’s leading political factions have united around the reelection of President Fran Drescher and Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher, they’re not running unopposed in the guild’s upcoming election. Independent candidate Maya Gilbert-Dunbar will face off against Drescher and indie candidate Peter Antico will challenge Fisher, all four of whom have now …
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Legendary Entertainment has a new President of Television. The studio has hired Sony Pictures Television Studios Co‐President Jason Clodfelter in the role. Clodfelter, who leaves Sony after 17 years, will develop new scripted series and limited series at Legendary, which is behind series such as Amazon’s Carnival Row and Apple’s …
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Janet Yang, the film producer who a year ago was elected the 36th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was re-elected to that post on Tuesday during the first meeting of the Academy’s recently reconstituted board of governors, the Academy has announced. Yang, 67, the Queens-born …
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The Bank of Russia has promised there will be no obligatory transfer of salaries and pensions to digital rubles when they are finally in use. Similar to cash and non-cash rubles, the digital ruble will also have no expiry date. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has officially signed the digital ruble …
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According to Kennedy, backing the dollar with Bitcoin would help stabilize the economy. Kennedy has also spoken against anti-Bitcoin laws. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would back the US dollar with Bitcoin (BTC) if he wins the next election and becomes the president of the United States. The Democratic …
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher will be on the picket lines Friday on the first day of the guild’s strike against the film and television industry. She’ll be joined by Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the guild’s national executive director and chief negotiator, and members of the guild’s negotiating committee. Drescher and her team …
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Anyone looking for a sign of Comcast president Mike Cavanagh’s strategy as the recently installed overseer of NBCUniversal got a bright one Thursday. The seasoned finance exec unveiled a significant revamp of the company’s senior management ranks today. Donna Langley, Mark Lazarus and Cesar Conde headed the list of those …
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Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur behind SpaceX and Tesla, has long been a force to be reckoned with in the realms of technology and innovation. But now, it seems his influence might extend even further, into the political arena. According to Bitcoin maximalist and former CTO of Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, …
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Among other items on his itinerary, Bill Gates visited Xi Jinping in Beijing. However, specific details about their discussions is unknown. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. The talk between them comes on the third day of Gates’ visit and one day after …
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