Posts by Nathan Pine
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI after clash with Pentagon
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to stop using technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a high-profile clash between the AI startup and the Pentagon over safety. In a Friday post on the social media site Truth Social, Trump described the company as “radical left” and “woke.” “We don’t need it,…
Read MoreTrump’s Effort to Steal the Midterms Is Getting Serious
Anti-voting activists are circulating an unconstitutional executive order draft that they argue could allow Donald Trump to take control over the country’s electoral systems ahead of the 2026 midterms. The 17-page order, titled “Establishing Security, Integrity, and Transparency for United States Elections with Protections Against Foreign Interference,” was originally penned in April 2025. It argues…
Read More‘Monopoly’: Studio Lambert Passes Go At Netflix After Winning Bake-Off For Reality Game Show
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s Monopoly bake-off has been completed and Studio Lambert has emerged victorious. The company behind Peacock hit The Traitors landed the right to produce a reality competition game show based on the iconic board game alongside Hasbro Entertainment. Studio Lambert is continuing its hot streak in the States; in September, the company won its…
Read MoreInternational Insider: BAFTA Fallout; London TV Screenings; Berlin Crisis
We’re coming to the end of another whirlwind week in international film and TV, Insiders, and that’s not just because Paramount has won the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery. Jesse Whittock leading you through. Sign up to the newsletter here. BAFTA Fallout Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images A shocking week: It was supposed to be celebratory, but…
Read MorePGA Awards 2026 Winners List For Children’s, Sports, Shortform & Innovation Categories
The first winners of the 37th annual PGA Awards were revealed Thursday, with its Children’s, Sports, Shortform and Innovation categories in the spotlight. See the list below. Thursday’s winners lead up to the Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday in Los Angeles. Related Stories Below The Line 2026 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Guilds, Tonys &…
Read MoreWith Paramount As A Potential New Owner, CNN CEO Mark Thompson Urges Employees, “Don’t Jump To Conclusions About The Future”
With Paramount emerging as the winning bidder for a potential deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, one of its prizes would be CNN. That has triggered a new level of consternation at the network, not just because of the every present worries about cutbacks at a time of consolidation, but that CNN would be under the…
Read MoreCommentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that’s ‘dangerous’
Recently, I asked Claude, an artificial-intelligence thingy at the center of a standoff with the Pentagon, if it could be dangerous in the wrong hands. Say, for example, hands that wanted to put a tight net of surveillance around every American citizen, monitoring our lives in real time to ensure our compliance with government. “Yes.…
Read MoreTrump DOJ to Investigate Itself Over Epstein Files Release
“Honestly, if you look at the polling in a general election setting, I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that the seat [flips], depending on who the Democrats nominate,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Politico. Paxton, meanwhile, enjoys strong support from the MAGA right over his efforts to fight the results of…
Read MoreCPH:DOX-Bound Documentary ‘The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door’ Exposes Attempted Assassination On A Park Bench That Became International Incident
Passion Pictures, CNN Films, and Propagate Content are joining forces on The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door, a documentary about a notorious chemical weapon attack in the UK that triggered an international diplomatic crisis. The film directed by Dan Vernon (The Changing Times of Ike White, Nailbomber: Manhunt) is set to premiere next month…
Read MoreOutside group spends $4.8 million on TV ads backing San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan for governor
An independent expenditure committee backed by Silicon Valley executives spent $4.8 million on television ads supporting San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s gubernatorial bid that will begin airing Thursday. The two 30-second ads highlight the Democrat’s life story — being raised in a working-class family and working on a grounds crew and as a middle school…
Read MoreFIPRESCI Announces Finalists For First Ever Documentary Grand Prix Award
EXCLUSIVE: FIPRESCI — the International Federation of Film Critics – has announced the five finalists for its inaugural Documentary Grand Prix award, which will be presented at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival in Poland in May. Remaining in contention for the prestigious honor are: ▪2000 Meters to Andriivka ▪Fiume o morte! ▪Mr. Nobody Against…
Read More‘The Hunting Wives’ Adds Casey Mills As Recurring Guest For Season 2
EXCLUSIVE: Casey Mills has been cast as a recurring guest star in Season 2 of The Hunting Wives, Deadline hears. We understand he’ll appear as ‘Nico’ in at least five episodes of the Netflix series. Details on his character were not immediately available. Reps for Netflix and Lionsgate declined to comment. The Hunting Wives became…
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