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  • Ballad of a Small Player | Official Trailer | Netflix

    Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered… more ›

  • Channels with Peter Kafka: Why the Guardian Doesn’t Need a Billionaire to Thrive

    Listen: https://ift.tt/M5rhyeF In lots of ways Guardian Media Group is facing the same problems as every other news publisher: A tricky ad environment, platform problems, looming AI threats.One big difference: The Guardian also has a $1.5 billion trust backing the… more ›

  • Corner Office Conversation with Elizabeth Reid, Head of Search, Google

    Elizabeth Reid is one of Google’s most powerful women. She also has one of its most challenging jobs. At a time when AI is reshaping how people seek information, as standalone LLMs become their foremost information sources, friends and therapists,… more ›

  • The Daily: Marriage and Sex in the Age of Ozempic

    Listen: https://ift.tt/6NWGmRM In the last few years, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound have been radically reshaping the people’s lives, changing appetites and health. But the drugs also have the power to affect other parts of consumers’ lives, including… more ›

  • Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor & More on One Battle After Another

    Film at Lincoln Center was delighted to welcome Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Chase Infiniti for the New York special presentation screening of One Battle After Another, presented on 70mm… more ›

  • Amanpour: China’s Case as the World’s Superpower 

    Listen: https://ift.tt/SdLoQGq For years, Washington and Beijing have gone head-to-head for economic, military and technological superiority. At the United Nations General Assembly, China sent a clear message that it was ready to step in as the world's superpower – making… more ›

  • Agentic Commerce: How AI Could Reinvent The Online Economy | Semafor Tech

    OpenAI and Stripe announced a new partnership this week that allows users to make purchases directly within ChatGPT through a new Agentic Commerce Protocol. Emily Glassberg Sands, Stripe’s Head of Data & AI, and Michelle Fradin, OpenAI’s ChatGPT product lead,… more ›

  • Saint Levant – DO YOU LOVE ME ? / سنيورة (Feat. Fares Sokar)

    Stream LOVE LETTERS (DELUXE) https://ffm.to/qv1jojk Connect with Saint Levant: instagram.com/saintlevant tiktok.com/@saintlevant Connect with Saint Levant World: instagram.com/saintlevantworld Directed by: Abanoub Ramsis Creative Director – Saint Levant 1st Assistant Director – Hydra Sami 2nd Assistant Director – Abdelrahman Zayed Directing Trainee… more ›

  • KALAMANTINA / كلمنتينا

    Provided to YouTube by Virgin Music Group KALAMANTINA / كلمنتينا · Saint Levant · Marwan Moussa Love Letters / رسائل حب ℗ 2025 SALXCO UAM LLC Released on: 2025-02-14 Writer: Marwan Abdelhamid Writer: Marwan Moussa Producer: Ratchopper Auto-generated by YouTube.… more ›

  • SecDef uses unprecedented meeting to unveil 10 personnel, due-process reviews

    After summoning senior officers from around the world, Hegseth invites them to resign if they don’t agree with him. https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/09/secdef-uses-unprecedented-meeting-unveil-10-personnel-due-process-reviews/408483/?oref=defense_one_breaking_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense%20One%20Breaking%20News:%209/30%20hegseth&utm_term=newsletter_d1_alert more ›