Warner Bros Discovery Gets Personal With TikTok Owners Over AI “Blatant Infringement” Of Batman & Superman In Cease & Desist Salvo 

Warner Bros Discovery Gets Personal With TikTok Owners Over AI “Blatant Infringement” Of Batman & Superman In Cease & Desist Salvo 

Superman, Batman and Game of Thrones bosses Warner Bros Discovery joined Disney and Paramount today in putting the copyright infringement gears to TikTok owners ByteDance over AI generated videos of Darth Vader, the Marvel universe, and Tom Cruise. To that, WBD’s legal chief Wayne M. Smith made it very personal with ByteDance Global General Counsel…

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Cass Lacelle Dies: Freeform’s ‘Grand Cayman’ Star Was 34

Cass Lacelle Dies: Freeform’s ‘Grand Cayman’ Star Was 34

Cass Lacelle, star of Freeform‘s Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, died at the age of 34, her loved ones confirmed. In a post on her Instagram account, it was confirmed that Lacelle died on February 11 following a “courageous battle with cancer.” “It is with profound sadness that we share the news that our beloved…

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Buffett cuts Amazon stake, makes bet on New York Times

Buffett cuts Amazon stake, makes bet on New York Times

Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 10:13 AM [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Amazon.com by more than 75 per cent in the fourth quarter, while also building a stake in the New York Times, his last new bet as chief executive officer of the conglomerate. Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire acquired 5.1…

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Doc Talk Podcast: Director Morgan Neville On Interviewing A Legend For His Paul McCartney Documentary ‘Man On The Run’

Doc Talk Podcast: Director Morgan Neville On Interviewing A Legend For His Paul McCartney Documentary ‘Man On The Run’

Paul, just Paul. Not “Sir Paul.” Not “Mr. McCartney.” That’s how the former Beatle prefers to be called when he sits down for an interview, according to filmmaker Morgan Neville, who spent many hours over many months with McCartney for his new documentary Man on the Run. “I have to say, Paul’s very good at making…

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Private software companies release earnings early to calm AI nerves

Private software companies release earnings early to calm AI nerves

Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 09:11 AM [NEW YORK] A handful of software firms, including McAfee, have released their earnings ahead of schedule in a bid to convince lenders of their resilience to disruption from artificial intelligence (AI). Cybersecurity firm McAfee told its debt investors that preliminary fourth-quarter revenue was US$626 million, little changed…

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