There were a slew of innovations in robot vacuums on the CES show floor this year, from arms and legs to extendable mops, movable towers, and new navigation systems. As the industry races ahead in its quest to find the best way to clean our floors, it can be hard to see the function through […]
The Biden administration on Friday made final its long-awaited plan to offer billions of dollars in tax credits to companies that make hydrogen, in the hopes of building up a new industry that might help fight climate change. When burned, hydrogen mainly emits water vapor, and it could be used instead of fossil fuels to […]
Viola Davis’s upcoming feature “G20” is set to premiere on Prime Video this spring, Variety can confirm. Directed by Patricia Riggen, the action thriller stars the Academy Award winner as U.S. President Danielle Sutton, who becomes the target of an attack at the annual G20 world leaders summit. “After evading capture by the attackers, Sutton […]
An artist’s concept showing Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA/APL Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the […]
Dec 22, 2024, 02:55 PM ET If this is to be Mohamed Salah‘s final season at Liverpool, he is going out with a bang. The Egypt forward scored two goals and set up two more in Liverpool’s wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday to become the first player to reach double figures for both […]
Undaunted by The Idolthe Weeknd will return to the screen next year for a feature film tethered to his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow. Abel Tesfaye officially announced the project’s May 16 theatrical release Friday, adding that the movie will co-star Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. The film, also titled Hurry Up Tomorrowwas directed by […]
Legendary has come out on top of a bidding war for Homewreckersthe erotic thriller with a sci-fi twist that has Glen Powell attached to star and produce. The package includes an unpublished three-chapter story by Neil M. Paik, who will also write the script. The deal marks the last major acquisition of the year, occurring […]
Warner Bros. Discovery is establishing a new leadership team at its U.S. TV networks business, which will soon report to Channing Dungey. Dungey, who also runs WBD’s TV studios group, will add oversight of the U.S. TV networks following the retirement of Kathleen Finch. Dungey announced the new structure Wednesday. “Building on the foundation that […]
Back in June 2019, J.J. Abrams struck a massive overall deal that would keep him in the fold of Warner Bros., his home studio since 2006. The five-year pact, pegged at $500 million at the time, had a unique structure that allowed Abrams to draw from a significant pool of money to sign other writers […]
Dolly Parton announced an internet casting call for her upcoming Broadway show, Dolly: An Original Musical on Thursday. Fans everywhere now have a chance to shoot their shot to play the country legend. “Whether you’re chasing your dreams from a small town or you’ve spent years performing on stages across the country, I want to […]
