James Gray Rejects Men Not Being “Allowed to Engage With the Tender Side”
It felt like James Gray was nearly everywhere this weekend at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.
He introduced an outdoor screening of Paper Tiger, written and directed by him and starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, and received the Career Leopard honor from the Swiss festival. And he discussed the role and power of cinema during a press conference. He even made time to meet for reporter roundtable interviews, one of which The Hollywood Reporter participated in.
Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of Trump's 15-point Gaza plan unlikely to be final word
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have categorically rejected the new Board of Peace roadmap to disarm Hamas in Gaza, but that is unlikely to be the final word.
The White House has not officially commented. However, it is reportedly "not bothered" by Netanyahu's statement and views it as campaign rhetoric in the run-up to a heated general election.
Two Names Keep Surfacing For Rogue And Storm In The MCU’s X-Men
Jayme Lawson arrives at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Square Enix's 88% profit-bump financial report gives me hope for FF14, suggesting the MMO's finally not having to carry the company for once
Given the current state of the industry elsewhere—it's, uh, dire—I'm pleased to report that Square Enix, creator of the Final Fantasy series among other games, is doing pretty alright, all things considered. The news comes as a result of a financial results report, shared here by Gamebiz.jp (and translated by Automaton).
Google Announces Campaign Benchmarking In Google Analytics
Google is adding a new Ask Advisor benchmarking feature that compares your Google Analytics campaign performance with anonymized averages from similar businesses.
Josh Moser, Senior Director of Product Management, shared the news in a blog post, highlighting it as one of the updates across Google Ads and Google Analytics.
Data centers are unpopular. Meta thinks it can solve that with a $1 billion fund.
Mark Zuckerberg is trying to solve his AI data center problem with a $1 billion giveaway
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Russia’s FPV-Stopping Arena System For Tanks Gets Combat Debut
Area APS shoots down an incom9ing missile in a test Russian MoD
A new Russian “Active Protection System” for tanks which shoots down incoming FPVs has been used in action in Ukraine for the first time. The Arena-M Active Protection System (APS), which destroys drones with high-speed projectiles, was deployed on T-72 tanks in an assault near the village of Maiak in the Donetsk region.
Corn-stalk sugars feed new bacterial strain designed to make useful chemicals
Engineers have developed a strain of a common bacterial species that can feed exclusively on the three major sugars present in corn stalks. While the new multiple-sugar-consuming strain of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida is interesting in its own right, a new paper published in Nature Communications on July 29, 2026, outlines the broader implications of this project for the future of biomanufacturing.
Madonna Ties A Historic Record As She Scores A New No. 1
As Madonna's "Love Sensation" climbs to the top spot on Billboard's Dance Airplay chart, the superstar ties Ellie Goulding for the fifth-most leaders of all time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Madonna is seen performing a surprise concert in Times Square on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)
Council Post: Who Is Accountable When AI-Powered Tech Makes A Critical Decision?
Punnam Raju Manthena, Cofounder & CEO at Tekskills Inc. Partnering with clients across the globe in their digital transformation journeys.
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The Internet of Things and AI can be a great combo, but there is always the possibility an AI system can make an automated decision that has unintended consequences. For an example of this, look no further than IBM's Watson, which, according to STAT News, "often spit out erroneous cancer treatment advice."