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NEW YORK (AP) — When Tamara Deverell, the production designer on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” first strode across the nearly finished set of Victor Frankenstein’s lab, she couldn’t help herself.Deverell had by then spent countless hours toiling over the film’s central set, a massive laboratory perched atop an old Scottish stone tower, with a massive round window letting light in on a workshop full of ornate apparatus and a malformed body splayed out on the operating table.“I walked into the lab set when we were just finishing it,” Deverell says, “and I was like, ’It … it’s alive!” In making…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSpotify is officially bringing video podcasts to Netflix.The partnership will bring a selection of podcasts from The Ringer, a network acquired by Spotify in 2020, to the streaming company in early 2026 for U.S. users.The podcasts will range from sports to culture to true crime, aiming to both complement Netflix’s current slate and bring in new audiences, pulling from The Ringer’s lineup. The companies said more markets outside of the U.S. are in the pipeline.”This partnership marks a new chapter for podcasting,” Spotify’s Head of Podcasts Roman Wasenmüller said in a statement. “Together with Netflix,…
While AI companies, startups, and others are rolling out their own web browsers that embed AI services deep into the web surfing experience, Mozilla’s Firefox is instead allowing its customers to swap out their default search engine for an AI-powered search option in the browser they already use. The company on Tuesday announced that it’s bringing AI answer engine Perplexity to Firefox, letting customers decide whether they want to use AI to search the web and find new information. Mozilla had previously announced it was testing the integration, but the option was only available in select markets, including the U.S.,…
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.Fox signed on to a statement with ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN saying they would not agree to Hegseth’s new rules, saying “the policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections.” So far, only the conservative One America News Network has said its reporters would follow the new regulations.Hegseth has said that outlets who don’t agree to the new rules by the end of Tuesday, which restrict reporting on news not specifically approved…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:20 PM ET, Mon October 13, 2025 Carnival Legend made an unexpected visit to Acapulco, Mexico, on Saturday because of bad weather.The surprise call marked Carnival Cruise Line’s first return to the city in more than 15 years. After stopping in Acapulco, the ship is continuing the rest of its planned itinerary, a 16-day repositioning cruise from San Francisco to Galveston. It’s also scheduled to visit Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Columbia; and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; before crossing the Panama Canal. The vessel is slated to arrive in Galveston on October 22. Carnival Cruise Line…
Impulse Space laid out an ambitious plan Tuesday to use its tech to haul tons of cargo to the moon as early as 2028, aiming to fill what it sees as a gap in today’s market for mid-sized surface deliveries. The company says it will pair a new lunar lander with its “Helios” high-energy kick stage to move tons to the surface without needing to refuel on orbit. The aim is to deliver up to 6 tons of payload to the moon across two missions “at a cost-effective price point.” The startup, founded by former SpaceX propulsion chief Tom Mueller,…
Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington.Leslie Josephs | CNBCBoeing delivered 55 aircraft to customers last month, putting it on track for its best year since 2018 as its production stabilizes and its executives eye increased output rates of its 737 Max cash cow airplanes.Forty of the deliveries were 737 Maxes, Boeing said Tuesday, with customers including European budget carrier Ryanair, which took 10, as well as Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, China Southern and leasing firm AerCap.In the first nine months of 2025, Boeing has delivered 440 airplanes, compared with 568 in the same period of…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 1:45 PM ET, Mon October 13, 2025 The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. federal government is causing concerns far and wide, including among travelers.American travelers, in particular, are especially worried about government operations grinding to a halt, more so than foreign travelers, according to the latest Global Rescue Fall 2025 Traveler Safety and Sentiment Survey, conducted by The Global Rescue Companies.“The data shows that Americans are significantly more alert to the potential impact of the shutdown,” said Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies and a member of the US Travel and Tourism Advisory…
Spotify is bringing its video podcasts to Netflix starting next year, the company announced on Tuesday. Amid the company’s push to further expand its video content selection and boost its ads business, Spotify has announced a partnership with Netflix that will showcase select video podcasts on the popular streaming service. At launch, the Netflix-Spotify partnership will bring a curated selection of sports, culture, lifestyle, and true crime podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer to Netflix. Over time, the deal will see Spotify adding even more podcasts from other studios and genres, Spotify said. The move follows Spotify’s increased focus…
Guillermo del Toro has been telling monster stories for as long as he’s been making films. A romantic with keen appreciation for the macabre, his creations are things of strange beauty, haunting, poetic and unforgettable. It’s no wonder his earliest love was “Frankenstein,” first the Boris Karloff film, then the novel, which set him on a path to becoming a filmmaker.Don’t expect a by-the-letter adaptation of Mary Shelley’s immortal story, however. This “Frankenstein,”in theaters Friday and streaming on Netflix on Nov. 7, is an interpretation, a reading of that tale of the brilliant scientist and his creation, from one of…