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With actors and writers both on strike at the same time for the first time in decades, the never-ending production line of Marvel Cinematic Universe content has ground to a halt after the myriad of feature films and Disney Plus exclusives in the works ground to a halt. For better or worse, though, Brie Larson is always waiting in the wings to ignite debate and discourse, and she’s been at the forefront of it in more ways than one this weekend. From her worst-ever movie embarking on an unexpected resurgence to Doctor…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeOppenheimer fans have defended Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh against those “griping about the age gap” between the co-stars.The Irish actor, 47, leads Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated biographical drama as “the father of the atomic bomb”, Robert J Oppenheimer, whose World War II invention changed the nature of war forever. Pugh, 27, stars opposite Murphy as psychiatrist Jean…

Singer Nicki Minaj has praised a teenager as a “true hero” after he shot and killed a man to defend his mother, and has offered to pay his college tuition. Moved by the viral case, the Anaconda hitmaker has offered financial help to the 14-year-old boy. She took to Instagram Story and posted, “That 14-year-old boy who backed that hammer out, when that grown a** man was punching his mother in the face as if she were a man, is a true hero. If he wants to go to college, I’d love to help.” She…

This Friday, Apple will defend itself against a Spotify accusation that the Cupertino firm prevents music streaming companies from informing users about other buying options, reports Reuters. At the time, Spotify said Apple “purposely limits choice and stifles innovation at the expense of the user experience.” The accusations have changed a bit since the Swedish firm first complained to the European Commission in 2019. The Commission started investigating in 2020, and in 2021, it issued an initial “statement…

Microsoft is sending CEO Satya Nadella, Xbox chief Phil Spencer, and many other Xbox executives to defend against its Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case for its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.Both Nadella and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will appear in court this week to defend against a potential preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s giant $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. If the FTC is successful in winning an injunction, then Microsoft has admitted in court filings that the deal could…

Image via HBO Netflix is known for either butchering or outright canceling our fantasy favorites, but it recently outdid itself by canceling a promised adaptation before it even began. This isn’t quite as criminal as its cancelation of shows like Warrior Nun, which remain popular despite the streamer’s lack of faith, but it’s enough to prove Netflix has learned exactly nothing from the continued fan campaigns.  Disney’s doing a much better job when it comes to fantasy, but its obsession with remaking its own…

Look what an overly aggressive security guard made Taylor Swift do. Over the weekend, the singer won praise for calling out a guard, mid-performance, who was being rough with a female fan.However, as a queer Swiftie, I can’t help but wish she would channel that same energy and her enormous platform into denouncing the record number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws being introduced across the US. Since starting in March, Swift’s Eras tour has taken her to numerous states that have ushered in some of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ bills…

Microsoft on Friday will defend its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) planned acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, in a private antitrust lawsuit in San Francisco federal court brought by video gamers who claim the deal will harm industry competition and should be stopped.At the hearing, US District Judge Jacqueline Corley will weigh a request that she issue a preliminary injunction barring the proposed acquisition.The deal would mark the largest-ever in gaming if it is completed. Microsoft has…

As part of its massive dump of AI news yesterday at I/O 2023, Google revealed that it would be expanding access to the 3D data it creates and relies on to make Google Maps more immersive. Our first good example of the potential behind that move is a new Space Invaders game that takes advantage of augmented reality to let battles play out in and around real life landmarks.Watch the Trailer for Magic: The Gathering's New March of the Machine SetAlthough augmented reality has struggled to become part of our daily lives,…

Cyberattacks on industry and critical infrastructure are on the rise across the globe. Targets also include ships, which, by transporting billions of tons of goods around the world each year, form part of international supply chains — yet their on-board IT systems often lack secure protection. To raise awareness of the risks of inadequate cybersecurity at sea and to help develop defensive solutions for guarding against cyberattacks, the Maritime…