Is Letterboxd Becoming a Blockbuster?
Early last decade, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, web designers based in Auckland, New Zealand, were seeking a passion project. Their business, a boutique web design studio called Cactuslab, developed apps and websites for various clients, but.....»»
Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
David Bowie's estate has sold his entire songwriting catalog to Warner Music, including classics like "Space Oddity," "Let's Dance" and "Heroes," in the latest blockbuster deal for music rights. The New York Times reports: Warner's music publishing d.....»»
Samsung is Putting NFTs in Its Smart TVs
Given that 2021 was a blockbuster year for NFTs, it's not particularly surprising that major tech companies are incorporating Non-Fungible Tokens into their CES lineup. From a report: The latest comes from Samsung, which revealed a new "NFT Aggregati.....»»
A DAO Wants To Make Blockbuster a Decentralized Film Streaming Service
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) wants to buy the defunct movie rental business Blockbuster and create a decentralized film streaming service out of it -- "with plans for movie financing and production down the road," reports The Block......»»
FTC Sues To Stop Blockbuster Chip Deal Between Nvidia and Arm
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of a fellow chip company, Arm, halting one of the biggest semiconductor industry deals in history. From a report: The F.T.C. said the deal between Nvidia, which i.....»»
Unity just made a blockbuster purchase with massive metaverse implications
Unity will acquire Weta Digital, the VFX company behind Avatar, Lord of the Rings, and more in a $1.625 billion deal......»»
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of "planetary defense"
In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race to save the Earth from being pulverized by an asteroid......»»
New Studies Argue Distant Cosmic Gamma-Ray Explosion Was Actually Just Russian Space Junk
"Last year, a team of astronomers made a blockbuster claim, saying they had captured the most distant cosmic explosion ever — a gamma ray burst in a galaxy called GN-z11," reports Science magazine. "But that flash of light — supposedly.....»»
Why James Bond Is So Popular After 60 Years
With No Time To Die already a blockbuster at the global box office, James Bond continues to be incredibly popular after 60 years. Created by Ian Fleming, who wrote 15 novels and several short stories about secret agent 007, James Bond was already wel.....»»
Sony"s PlayStation Store sale offers discounts on nearly 140 games
The aptly-named Blockbuster Games promotion is littered with deals on Sony exclusives including 29 percent off Returnal and 35 percent off The Last of Us Part II. You can also grab Sackboy: A Big Adventure for PS4 or PS5 for 42 percent off, bringing.....»»
PS Store Sale Discounts PS4 Blockbuster Games Including Assassin’s Creed Origins, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Skyrim, And More
The PS Store Blockbuster Games sale is now live! Check out the full list of PS4 game discounts in Sony's new PS Store sale here. The post PS Store Sale Discounts PS4 Blockbuster Games Including Assassin’s Creed Origins, Resident Evil 3 Remake,.....»»
Brace yourselves, cool cats and kittens: Tiger King season 2 is coming
Netflix's blockbuster true crime documentary series, Tiger King, is coming back for a second season later this year, and not everyone is happy about the return......»»
Paramount+ will get 14 new South Park movies in massive series deal
The South Park creators have signed a blockbuster deal to extend the series through season 30 and produce 14 new movies for Paramount+ streaming service......»»
Square To Buy "Buy Now, Pay Later" Giant Afterpay in $29 Billion Deal
In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all-stock deal. From a report: The purchase price is based on the closing price of Square co.....»»
Square to buy ‘buy now, pay later’ giant Afterpay in $29B deal
In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all-stock deal. The purchase price is based on the closing price of Square common stock on J.....»»
What to expect from Apple"s Q3 2021 earnings on July 27
Apple will announce fiscal results for its third quarter of 2021 on Tuesday, July 27, and Wall Street is predicting another blockbuster quarter for Apple. Here's what to expect, and what analysts are looking for in the report.Credit: AppleInsiderThe.....»»
Relive the video rental experience with "The Last Video Store" on PSVR
As a child of the 90s, it’s weird to think that today’s kids don’t have any concept of video rental stores. A trip to Blockbuster was an emotion-filled experience, for sure. After rushing in and confirming that all 26 copies of the new release.....»»
Monster shark movies harm shark conservation efforts
Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws" not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way we felt about going into the water—and how we think about sharks......»»
Acrylic raises debut $55M solo GP fund to paint the future of crypto
It’s been quite the year for crypto capital, what with Coinbase’s blockbuster debut earlier this year in a direct listing and A16Z raising $2.2 billion for its third crypto-focused fund. But as the numbers in this frenetic market continue to skyr.....»»
"Cyberpunk 2077" Returning To PlayStation Network on June 21
Sony will allow "Cyberpunk 2077" to be sold on its online PlayStation store starting June 21, the game's creators at CD Projekt Red said today. From a report: Sales of the buggy would-be blockbuster have been hit hard since Sony delisted the game sho.....»»
NASA Plans Blockbuster Return To Venus
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Venus can no longer wait. NASA will send two new robotic missions to Earth's hothouse twin, the agency's new administrator, Bill Nelson, announced this afternoon at his "State of NASA" speech here a.....»»