LARS ULRICH Says METALLICA Acquiring One of America’s Largest Vinyl-Manufacturing Companies Is ‘A Little Daunting’

LARS ULRICH Says METALLICA Acquiring One of America's Largest Vinyl-Manufacturing Companies Is 'A Little Daunting'

In a new interview with BBC News, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about his band’s decision to buy their own vinyl factory in Virginia. As the sixth biggest-selling artist on vinyl in the U.S. last […]

Harry Styles Rejected ‘The Little Mermaid’ Role For THIS Reason 

Harry Styles attends the "Don't Worry Darling" red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival

“The Little Mermaid” director Rob Marshall has revealed that Disney approached Harry Styles to play the part of Prince Eric in the upcoming live-action film. He also shared that the actor ultimately turned down the […]

‘They have inspired composers for centuries’: a first for the seven last words of Christ | Classical music

Composer Alexander Mills

I felt hugely honoured when I was asked to compose a new setting of Christ’s Seven Last Words for Easter this year. I also felt the weight of 500 years of tradition on my shoulders. […]

Threequel Will Begin Filming In July – Deadline

Queen & Paddington Bear

EXCLUSIVE: Make that a triple marmalade sandwich. Long-awaited movie threequel Paddington In Peru is on course to start production on July 24, we can reveal. It has been six years since the second film in […]

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

You’ve probably heard by now: AI is coming, it’s about to change everything, and humanity is not ready. Artificial intelligence is passing bar exams, plagiarizing term papers, creating deepfakes that are real enough to fool […]

‘Tetris’ movie calls it ‘the perfect game.’ Experts explain why

Taron Egerton with his arm around Nikita Efremov in a scene from "Tetris."

The real story behind how Tetris became a video game phenomenon is more compelling than most imagined narratives. A computer game created by Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris eventually hit the […]

Twitter Won’t Charge $1,000-a-Month Verification Fees for Business

Twitter verification

Photo Credit: Twitter Verified Twitter won’t charge $1,000-a-month verification fees for its most prominent businesses and advertisers. Under its Elon Musk leadership, Twitter has announced that it will begin removing “legacy” verified checkmarks from individuals […]

The British Government Focuses on Smart Speakers & UK Radio

british government smart speakers

Photo Credit: Kevin Bhagat The British government may force Google & Amazon smart speakers to offer UK radio stations for free amid new broadcasting legislation. Under draft legislation published today, the biggest broadcasters in the UK will […]

France Is the Latest Country to Ban TikTok On Gov’t Devices

France Is the Latest Country to Ban TikTok On Gov't Devices

Paris, France. Photo Credit: Anthony Tan Days following TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance before Congress, France has become the latest country to prohibit the video-sharing app’s use on government devices. France’s minister of public […]