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The next Lord of the Rings movie debuts in December 2027
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the new LOTR movie that will feature Andy Serkis as both its star and director, will premiere in theaters on December 17th, 2027, Deadline reports. Peter...
Judge dismisses most charges against FTX’s celebrity boosters
A federal judge in Florida dismissed most claims against athletes, actors, YouTubers, and other celebrities who endorsed Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange, ruling that there isn’t sufficient proof...
Kickstarter’s new Tariff Manager is now available to campaign creators
Kickstarter’s new Pledge Manager, which includes a tool for managing additional tariff surcharges, is now available. | Screenshot: YouTube Kickstarter’s new Pledge Manager, featuring tools that...
Threads was originally going to live inside the Instagram app
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is on the stand today in Meta’s antitrust trial. In trying to prove the social network is not a monopoly, he shared that the Threads app could have been just a feature...
Ireland is pitching a law to force big tech companies to vet ads before publication
Ireland has pitched a law to force tech companies to vet ads before publishing them, according to reporting by Financial Times. This is part of a larger push by the EU Commission to make tech...
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app
OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will...
Wikipedia fights the UK’s ‘flawed’ and ‘burdensome’ online safety rules
The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation is challenging the United Kingdom’s online safety rules in court over concerns they may enable “vandalism, disinformation, or abuse” to go unchecked on its...
The Apple Pencil Pro falls back to its lowest price this year
There are some great keyboard attachments for the iPad, but sometimes, you just want to physically write things down with a "pencil." While Apple's stylus lineup can be confusing, it's clear that...
The Old Guard’s immortal action continues in sequel’s first trailer
The Old Guard was one of Netflix’s more memorable action flicks, and if the first trailer is anything to go on, the same will be true of its sequel. The streamer just released the first proper look...
Mafia: The Old Country arrives on August 8
Mafia: The Old Country will be released on August 8 after being revealed at last year’s The Game Awards. The title will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam and NVIDIA GeForce Now....