September 25, 2023
Nearly five months after thousands of film and TV writers went on strike over more equitable pay and working conditions in the streaming era, effectively shutting down the entertainment industry, Hollywood studio and streaming executives at long last have reached a tentative deal with the Writers Guild of America, East and West. In an email
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American socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton captivated Malaysian fans when she arrived at the Centre Atrium on the ground floor of Sogo Kuala Lumpur to launch her latest fragrance, Ruby Rush, on Sept 13. Hilton rose to fame all thanks to her reality show, The Simple Life, which ran on television from 2003
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Talk about a growth story! Online stock broking platform Groww is all set to pip market leader Zerodha in terms of active investors next month. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch. Also in this letter:■ Global firms in talks with local companies for IT PLI scheme■ Mohali’s Semiconductor Lab to get an upgrade■
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RENOWNED singer-actor Rowoon has officially announced his departure from the K-pop sensation SF9, marking a significant turning point in his career. FNC Entertainment, the agency behind SF9, disclosed that all SF9 members have successfully renewed their contracts. However, a transformative change is in the works as the group is set to undergo reorganisation, transitioning into
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Modernisation of the Semiconductor Lab (SCL) in Mohali is underway and a committee has been formed to assess the bidders, a senior government official told ET. On September 22, the ministry of electronics & information technology (MeitY) issued an expression of interest (EoI) seeking commercial and technology players with necessary technological and operational expertise to
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THE release date for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been revealed. Announced on Sept 14 in the latest PlayStation State of Play, the sequel to 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake also came with a three-minute-long trailer that showcased a lot of what the game will cover. Like Remake, Rebirth will also come with two discs,
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This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023.Govind Agarwal and Afsar Ahmad, cofounders of online gaming firm Gameberry Labs that won the Bootstrap Champ category in The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023, said the company is focussed on growing steadily without any external funding. The
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A FEW weeks away from release, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to raise the standards for a Spider-Man game through the PlayStation 5’s capabilities. The first two games in the franchise, Marvel’s Spider-Man and its spin-off, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, were developed for the PlayStation 4. In an IGN interview with the game’s developers, Insomniac
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Galicia, Spain-headquartered international fashion giant Inditex has collaborated with none other than sustainable textile technology manufacturer Jeanologia to devise a high-tech industrial air fiber washer that is designed to be able to extract microfiber during clothing manufacturing processes whilst also making a significant contribution to curbing the shedding of microfiber in your home. This particular
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Usher says he was too thrilled to hear from his “big homie” Jay-Z after scoring the honor of headlining the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in February. On Sunday, the NFL confirmed the news in a hilarious promo video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, featuring Kim Kardashian. The Skims founder made headlines
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