Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

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President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI News Poll Ticks Off UK Newspaper

The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

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Not All Hollywood Bets Have Fairytale Endings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it charged BlackRock – the largest money manager in the world, with nearly $10 trillion in…

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Media & Entertainment

WPP Slashes Profit Outlook After Sluggish Quarter

WPP issued a reduction of its profit outlook for the second time in consecutive quarters on Thursday, citing major headwinds.

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Technology

Grand Theft Auto VI Delay Steals the Thrills From Video Game Industry

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The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI’s release threw a multibillion dollar wrench in forecasted revenues for a gaming industry in need of a hit.

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Industries

Hasbro Takes a “Wait and See” Approach to Tariffs

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Toymaker Hasbro crushed expectations in its latest quarter, but its annual guidance hasn’t been updated to consider potential tariffs.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Wants to Pour Billions Into its Parks and Cruises

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Media & Entertainment

Hipgnosis to Sell Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in Music Rights

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Media & Entertainment

Cyber Attack Continues to Roil MGM’s Vegas Operations

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Media & Entertainment

Advertising Industry Sweats a Recession-Spurred Pullback

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The warnings come as the industry adapts to seismic shifts in technology — which means it may just have some new tricks up its sleeve.

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