Francesco Guccini, Italian singer-songwriter, dies aged 86
Francesco Guccini, 86, a towering figure of Italian songwriting and culture, has died in Pavana. A private funeral will be held, with a public ceremony planned for September. Read More
Disney and TikTok strike content-sharing deal with short-form videos to be added to Disney+
The deal will allow TikTok content creators to officially gain access to Disney assets and aims to boost short-form programming on Disney+. Read More
New Melania Trump series coming to Amazon Prime after huge losses for controversial ‘Melania’ documentary
A new documentary series focusing on Melania Trump is coming this fall, following the critical and box office flop that was the controversial ‘Melania’ movie. Read More
Starlite: the ‘Disney’ of music makes Marbella one of Europe’s top experiential destinations
Thousands of travellers no longer come to the Costa del Sol just for sun and sea. They now seek an experience mixing gigs, food, nature and nightlife in a unique…
Project Panama: How Anthropic secretly destroyed millions of books to train its AI
Recently unsealed court documents reveal how Anthropic secretly bought, destroyed and scanned books to train its AI chatbot, Claude. Read More
Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant to re-open under new leadership after abuse accusations
Denmark’s iconic Noma restaurant reopens today, but its founder will not be at its helm. Nor will it have its three stars in the Michelin Guide. Read More
The longest musical composition in the world changes chords for the first time in two years
The glacially paced composition has been going for nearly 25 years and today, a new note is introduced to the John Cage Organ Project Halberstadt… Read More
‘Stolen intellectual property’: German court rules AI music generator Suno broke copyright rules
“This ruling sends a powerful international message: creativity has value, and creators’ rights must be respected in the age of artificial intelligence.” Read More
Peter Gill, acclaimed playwright and director behind ‘The York Realist’, dies aged 86
From the Royal Court to the National Theatre, Gill directed nearly 100 productions and wrote some of Britain’s most acclaimed modern plays. Read More
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ becomes second fastest film in history to cross $1 billion box office milestone
The new Spider-Man film, Tom Holland’s fourth solo adventure, surpassed ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for its opening box office weekend and has now become the second fastest film in history to cross…