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A Nike store is pictured in Sanlitun on March 27, 2021 in Beijing, China.VCG | Getty ImagesNike CEO John Donahoe acknowledged geopolitical tensions are rising with China – one of its largest markets – but said decoupling from the region would be "disastrous" for global trade. During a sit-down interview at the inaugural CNBC CEO Council Summit in Santa Barbara, California, on Monday evening, CNBC's Sara Eisen asked Donahoe about the threat of China invading Taiwan and Beijing's position in Russia's war with Ukraine. "You…

via Universal You know you have a good story to tell when legendary actor Michael Caine is in it, and much more so when Caine just happens to save your life. That’s exactly what happened to actor Lance Guest, who recalls that Caine saved him from potentially frying to a crisp on the set of Jaws 4. In the mid ’80s, Guest was on a warm streak in his career as an actor. He had starred in the modest hit The Last Starfighter and was following that up with a role in one of the biggest movie franchises ever: Jaws.…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Artificial Intelligence-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionize the efficiency, effectiveness and speed of the work humans do. And this is true in financial markets as much as in sectors like health care, manufacturing and pretty much every other aspect of our lives. I’ve been researching financial markets and algorithmic trading for 14 years. While AI offers lots of…

via MGM Remakes are an accepted fact of life, and it’s something we’ve all gotten used to as the never-ending deluge continues. Plenty of them have been worthy of living up to – or in some cases bettering – their illustrious predecessors, but what ranks as the worst of the worst; the very bottom of a barrel that should have never been scraped to begin with? It’s an open-ended question without a doubt, but 2002’s Rollerball should never be left out of the conversation. The director of Die Hard and Predator…

via Universal After Justin Lin was removed from the director’s chair, with Louis Leterrier being drafted in as his replacement and undertaking a last-minute rewrite of virtually the entire script as a result, Fast X is reported to cost roughly the same as Avengers: Endgame after estimates pegged the budget at an eye-watering $340 million. As a result, the 10th and penultimate chapter in the long-running blockbuster series is under increased expectations to perform at the box office. On the surface, it shouldn’t…

Successful Test Launch of SpaceX’s Starship In Texas today, all eyes were on SpaceX’s massive cylinder rocket, which the company was trying to launch into space to take the Starship with it. After various attempts and failures, finally, the second test launch of Starship has been successful, marking a significant milestone for the company’s space race. Elon Musk himself was present at the SpaceX command center to oversee the event that could prove to be a major breakthrough for his company. At around 4 PM…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAcross the history of cinematic screw-ups, few have been as notorious or lasting as 1993’s Super Mario Bros. The film – a loose adaptation of Nintendo’s hit platforming franchise, starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo – came to epitomise the “curse” of sub-par game-to-screen adaptations for decades. Hollywood simply didn’t understand video games. Hoskins was oblivious to the film’s…

Self-described libertarian, Kentucky Senator, and messy yard dispute loser Rand Paul has broken with fellow Republicans and become possibly the sole GOP voice opposing a national TikTok ban. In his view, banning TikTok would violate Americans’ right to free speech and would make vindictive US lawmakers no different from their Chinese counterparts who’ve moved to ban US social media firms like Facebook and YouTube. Paul’s recent statements come just days after House lawmakers from both parties laid into TikTok CEO Shou Zi…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJameela Jamil compared her sex life to The Hunger Games during a recent interview on The View, which she jokingly claimed was a “disaster”.Appearing on Wednesday’s (22 March) episode of the US chat show, the She-Hulk: Attorney at Law star introduced her new podcast Bad Dates, in which she interviews celebrities, comedians and friends about their dating nightmares. When asked if she had…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMarc Maron has reflected on his disastrous audition for Avatar 2.Last year, James Cameron released the much-delayed sequel, tilted Avatar: The Way of Water, to his 2009 blockbuster.Sam Worthington returns in the role of Jake Sully who leads his family through a difficult war against the humans who are trying to rob Pandora of its resources.One of the scientists in charge of the…