Posts by Nathan Pine
Films About Life In Gaza, Hebron Childhoods & Bedouin Displacement Among First Recipients Of Palestine Film Fund
EXCLUSIVE: The Palestine Film Institute (PFI) has announced the first recipients of its new Palestine Film Fund (PFF) following its launch at the Cannes Film Festival last year. The inaugural funding round has supported six-feature-length films and three short films in various stages of development and production, with financial support totalling 45,000 Euro ($53k). They…
Read MoreApple Shows Off 2026 Film & TV Slate At Flashy, Tightly Curated Los Angeles Press Day
Who does a press day at an airport hangar instead of a theater? Why, Apple does, and it was not until witnessing the tech giant’s setup at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar on Tuesday morning that the reason for the odd venue selection became clear. Apple fashioned a 120-degree surround screen inside the space —…
Read MoreUBS posts higher profit, signals US$3 billion buyback with upside
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 02:29 PM [LONDON] UBS Group posted a profit which beat expectations in the fourth quarter, as the bank announced a US$3 billion buyback programme for 2026 with the potential for more. The Swiss lender maintained its financial targets for 2028, including a profitability metric of 18 per cent return…
Read MoreSuper Bowl LX: How To Watch The 2026 Game On Broadcast, Cable TV & Streaming
The Super Bowl LX face-off between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will take place across broadcast, cable and streaming this Sunday, February 8. NBC Sports’ presentation will feature an all-star commentating team led by Mike Tirico, calling his first Super Bowl, and six-time Super Bowl analyst Cris Collinsworth. The game is scheduled to kick…
Read MoreNvidia AI chip sales to China stalled by US security review: report
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 01:54 PM [BENGALURU] Nvidia’s H200 AI chip sales to China remain in limbo nearly two months after US President Donald Trump approved exports, pending a US national security review, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Feb 3), citing sources familiar with the discussions. Chinese customers are, meanwhile, not…
Read MoreWhoopi Goldberg Calls Out Elon Musk Following Criticism Of Lupita Nyong’o’s Rumored Character In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’: “Go Sit Down”
Whoopi Goldberg took shots at Elon Musk after the Tesla owner criticized Lupita Nyong’o’s possible character in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The EGOT actor defended Nyong’o after Musk said Nolan had “lost his integrity” over unconfirmed rumors the Oscar winner would play Helen of Troy in the new epic. “Ooh, you know, because Homer described…
Read MoreNo longer a ‘boring’ telco: Singtel’s multibillion-dollar data centre bet with KKR to power its transformation
By teaming up with KKR to take a controlling stake in STT GDC, the telco is moving from the regional league to the global main stage [SINGAPORE] When the market whispers about a S$13.8 billion deal, people usually listen. But when Singtel and private equity giant KKR are the ones doing the talking – and…
Read MorePower Jab! Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime For $340M, Boxer Claims “Elaborate Scheme Of Financial Fraud” By Channel, Exec & Ex-Aide
Almost eight years after retiring from professional boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is climbing into the legal right today to take on Paramount-owned Showtime over “hundreds of millions of dollars in the misappropriated funds and damages resulting from a long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud.” Estimated to have close to a billion bucks over his…
Read MoreShipping firms face tough 2026 as reopening of Red Sea looms
Maersk has made two successful passages for the first time since Yemen-based Houthis began attacking vessels in 2023 Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 01:18 PM [HONG KONG] Global container liners are bracing for lower profits in 2026 as the potential reopening of the Red Sea shipping route weighs on freight rates, exacerbating oversupply issues…
Read MoreLisa Rinna On Why She Didn’t Fight Harder To Stay On ‘The Traitors’ During Heated Roundtable: “I Wanted To Go Home”
Lisa Rinna was uncovered on The Traitors after her fellow co-stars voted her out of the game, confirming she was a traitor. After having heat on her for a couple of episodes as The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood painted a target on her, Rinna was eliminated from the show, but didn’t put up a big fight to stay…
Read MoreBoeing expects to start delivering improved 787 Dreamliners in first half
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 12:34 PM [SINGAPORE] Boeing expects to begin delivering improved 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners to airlines in the first half of this year, enabling longer flights or greater cargo capability, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Improvements to the maximum takeoff weight of the wide-body planes will let airlines fly…
Read MorePhilippine garment makers find they can’t quit the US just yet
Long-standing relationships built over decades with American clients have helped to soften the blow Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 11:55 AM [MANILA] When US President Donald Trump set a 19 per cent tariff on exports from the Philippines last July, its key body representing foreign buyers of apparel, including Walmart and Neiman Marcus Group,…
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