There were two big mysteries in the news this week. First there was the discovery of a Roman dodecahedron in a field in Lincolnshire and second there was the question of what happened to Michael Gove’s forehead. And, I would add, are the two issues connected? The dodecahedron find means that 120 such knobbly-objects have … Read more
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios will provide commentary at Australian Open 2024 for multiple broadcasters – including Eurosport, discovery+ and ESPN. In November last year, the Australian made his commentary debut for the Tennis Channel during the ATP Finals in Turin. With Kyrgios absent from Australian Open 2024 with injury, the 28-year-old will still be involved … Read more
Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery-focused spin-out of Google AI R&D division DeepMind, today announced that it’s entered into strategic partnerships with two pharmaceutical giants, Eli Lilly and Novartis, to apply AI to discover new medications to treat diseases. The deals have a combined value of around $3 billion. Isomorphic will receive $45 million upfront … Read more
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Discovery shows were set to be pulled from PlayStation libraries on December 31st, but that’s not happening now, thanks to “updated licensing arrangements,” as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. The original plan was one of two recent reminders from PlayStation that digital ownership sucks — especially because there were a lot of shows that were set to … Read more
David Zaslav, CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Warner Bros. Discovery and rival Paramount Global are in early merger talks, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount CEO Bob Bakish met Tuesday to discuss the contours of a possible deal, said the source, who … Read more
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery might merge with another entertainment giant: Paramount. Sources tell Axios that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav held talks with Paramount CEO Bob Bakish on Tuesday about a possible merger. The meeting reportedly took place at Paramount’s headquarters in Times Square, with the two CEOs … Read more
“Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost made a wicked swipe at former President Donald Trump over news that Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday. ″A federal indictment issued this week against Hunter Biden alleges that he evaded paying over $1 million in taxes between 2016 and 2020. And they’re only … Read more
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Indie powerhouse A24 has a new home for its theatrical releases — both new and old. The production company has inked a multiyear exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring its entire slate of new releases to HBO, Max, and Cinemax after they leave theaters. On top of that, the two companies extended a … Read more
In the hunt for alternative fuels, hydrogen has long been considered a potential game-changer. The gas can be used to create energy, and the only emission is water. However, most hydrogen requires dirty fuel to produce, which is counterproductive in terms of trying to reduce planet-warming pollution. The discovery of “white hydrogen,” though, could change … Read more
Screenshot: Paramount It feels like we’ve been hearing about Star Trek: Discovery’s fifth season—even before we knew it would be its final—for a very long time at this point. But at long last, with the arrival of yet another new clip, we now know when Michael Burnham and her friends will begin their last tour … Read more