The Jonathan Majors verdict forces Disney to hit the reset button on Marvel — and that may not be a bad thing for Bob Iger

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Marvel star Jonathan Majors (left) was dropped by Disney after he was found guilty of assault and harassment. The company's CEO Bob Iger (right) has talked about a different approach to the franchise.
Marvel star Jonathan Majors (left) was dropped by Disney after he was found guilty of assault and harassment.

Netflix co-CEO reveals the 'unsexy' reason for its streaming-data dump

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Netflix announced it plans to release a viewership report on its thousands of titles twice a year. "At the beginning, we did not want to lay out the breadcrumbs for future competitors," said Co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

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A shadowy firm ripped off dozens of media websites to prop up NFT projects, Amazon hustlers, and a convicted tax cheat

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Three logo: Rolling Stone, MarketWatch, and New York Post are arranged vertically on a gray-purple background. The image is slowly erased to reveal three other knockoff logos underneath: Music Observer, Market Daily and Entertainment Post, all set upon a light blue background.

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Disney is about to lose its decades-long battle to keep Mickey Mouse out of the public domain

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"Steamboat Willie" Mickey Mouse (left) and modern-day Mickey (right).

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Sci-fi writer who got caught review-bombing her rival authors fesses up, loses book deal

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Cait Corrain said a psychological breakdown pushed her to create fake profiles leaving negative reviews.

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Gen Z has discovered a whole new source for news

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A Tiktoker brings the latest news.
Young people on TikTok learn about what's happening from a hodgepodge of alternative sources, from news commentary influencers to purportedly on-the-ground "citizen journalists."

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Cocomelon is one of the most popular things on Netflix. Kids watched more than 600 million hours.

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"JJ", the baby who is the main character of Cocomelon.

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How Bianca Ingrosso, part of a family dubbed the 'Kardashians of Sweden,' built a $50 million beauty brand that's expanding to the US and UK

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Bianca Ingrosso, cofounder of CAIA Cosmetics
Bianca Ingrosso is a Swedish influencer and cofounder of CAIA Cosmetics.

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A fantasy author says she created 8 fake Goodreads accounts to take down her competitors after being dropped by her publisher

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"Crown of Starlight," Cait Corrain's debut novel, was initially slated for a May 2024 release.

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Netflix report confirms it has thousands of movies and shows most users don't watch

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"Basic Instinct" was among the least watched titles on Netflix's engagement list.

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