‘Joker 2’, ‘Maria’ and ‘Wolfs’ will be in the Venice line-up
The Venice Film Festival unveiled its official line-up for its 81st edition, which runs from 28 August to 7 September. Todd Phillips' “Joker: Folie à Deux” will compete alongside the…
Maura Tierney joins the 24th season of ‘Law & Order’
Maura Tierney will join NBC's ‘Law & Order’ to play a female NYPD lieutenant. Her signing comes after Camryn Manheim left the series after three seasons playing Lieutenant Kate Dixon.…
Michael Jackson’s signed drawings to be auctioned in Los Angeles
On 3 August, at a location to be revealed in Los Angeles, collectors will have the opportunity to own Michael Jackson's signed drawings, as several dozen of his works will…
Sharon Stone to star as villain in ‘Nobody 2’
Actress and philanthropy and fashion icon Sharon Stone has teamed up with Bob Odenkirk to star in Nobody 2. Odenkirk reprises his role as a mild-mannered family man who is…
Robitussin manufacturer settles US lawsuit
The maker of Robitussin settled a consumer lawsuit that claimed its ‘non-drowsy’ cough and flu drug causes drowsiness, agreeing to pay $4.5 million and remove the ‘non-drowsy’ claim from its…
Merck’s RSV drug meets key end-stage trial targets
Merck said Tuesday that its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drug met safety and efficacy targets in a mid- to late-stage study testing it in infants.
Novo Nordisk buys land in Denmark for possible new production plant
Novo Nordisk, the maker of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, earlier this month bought a 200-acre site in Denmark's third-largest city, Odense, and will begin preparatory excavation work for a possible…
Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome
Google plans to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, after years of promising to phase out these tiny packets of code designed to track users on the internet.
Spotify misses revenue forecast and user growth target
Spotify reported quarterly results that were in line with analysts' expectations, but failed to meet its own user growth target. The audio streaming giant sought to cut costs through layoffs…
Cybersecurity firm Wiz cancels $23bn deal with Google
Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz has ended talks with Google, terminating a $23 billion deal in what would have become the US tech giant's largest-ever acquisition. Wiz's CEO said the company…
