Hits, flops and scandals: Hollywood’s 2025 midyear review by the numbers
No surprise, 2025 has been an eventful year so far in Hollywood.In addition to the megahits and epic bombs at the box office, the entertainment…
This entrepreneur spots celebrity deepfakes. Can he help average Joes too?
Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely…
After ‘F1’ speeds off, what’s next for Apple’s film business?
The $145-million global opening of Apple’s “F1 The Movie” came as a relief — both for the iPhone maker itself and theater operators hoping for…
Apple Music to open a new studio in Culver City
Apple Music on Monday said it’s opening a three-story studio in Culver City this summer that will have a 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances and…
L.A. County firefighters to receive Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs
In January, as wildfires tore through greater Los Angeles, more than 7,500 emergency personnel mobilized — confronting searing heat and extreme winds, trying to contain…
JetBlue to end service at Miami International Airport in September
June 23 (UPI) -- JetBlue Airways, the fifth-largest airline in the United States, is ceasing service at Miami International Airport in an attempt to end…
Hotel told ‘world’s cutest wake-up service’ is cruel and must stop
Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, a popular family resort in Chongqing, has become a huge viral hit in China thanks to its red panda wake-up…
Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraud
LONDON — Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. Deezer, based in…
Hollywood’s fight against alleged AI copyright infringement has only just begun
It was only a matter of time before the major Hollywood studios started taking the fight to the artificial intelligence industry over its alleged abuse…
Britain’s MI6 intelligence service to be led by woman for first time
Career intelligence officer Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the first female chief of Britain's MI6. Photo by the U.K. Foreign Office/EPA-EFE June 16 (UPI)…
Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to Chicago and U.S.
In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives…
Trump’s military parade, contempt for troops dishonor our service
This Saturday, a parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary kicks off in Washington. It will include nearly 10,000 soldiers and dozens of helicopters, tanks and…
Why cozy content is king for stressed-out young adults
Meredith Hayden, a New York-based social media influencer and cookbook author, didn’t start out wanting to create comforting content.But that’s exactly what resonated with audiences.She…
Static interference forced United Airlines to disable Starlink service
United Airlines has suspended its Starlink Wi-Fi service on two dozen regional airliners to fix static interference that occurs while the system is in use,…
Furious ITVX viewers slam channel as service crashes stopping them watching British Soap Awards
ITV viewers have slammed the channel as the service crashed - stopping them watching The British Soap Awards 2025.Soap fans were tuning into watch the…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case over unemployment taxes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Catholic charity doesn’t have to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes, one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices…
Secret Service agents arrest man who scaled wall at Mar-a-Lago
June 4 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old Texas man has been arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents after jumping the wall at President Donald Trump's Florida…
‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Minecraft’ and the revenge of the PG family movie
The PG rating has made a major comeback in Hollywood.It’s strange to remember now, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — when studios…
Molotov cocktail attack part of surge in antisemitic violence; ‘community is terrified’
The morning after a man hurled Molotov cocktails at a crowd of Jewish Americans in Boulder, Colo., Rabbi Noah Farkas celebrated the first day of…
Hollywood isn’t ready for AI. These people are diving in anyway
When filmmakers say they’re experimenting with artificial intelligence, that news is typically received online as if they had just declared their allegiance to Skynet.And so…