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For the 13th year, The Hollywood Reporter will be at the center of the Toronto International Film Festival, bringing together the biggest names in filmmaking for premieres, celebratory moments and exclusive gatherings. And, for those who can’t make it to Canada, THR is bringing all of the action to its readers with exclusive interviews, photography, reviews and live social coverage. THR is once again hosting its signature festival content studio at the 1 Hotel Toronto. Here, THR’s all-star team of editors, photographers and videographers will capture exclusive moments with A-list talent and creatives behind the most-buzzed-about films at the festival…

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For the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch, Disrupt 2025 (taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco) gets real about one of the most pressing founder questions: compensation and equity. On the Builders Stage, a panel of experts who’ve lived it, scaled it, and solved it will tackle the tough questions every startup faces as they grow. Register here to save up to $668! Who’s joining the Builders Stage Meet the panelists Randi Jakubowitz — Head of Operations & Talent at 645 Ventures. From early HR leadership at Seamless through its Grubhub merger and IPO, Randi knows how to…

Tech giant fined for third time in a week after being hit with multimillion-dollar penalties in US and France.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025The European Union has imposed a penalty of 2.95 billion euros ($3.45bn) on Google for favouring its own advertising services, marking the fourth time the tech giant has been fined in its decade-long fight with the bloc’s competition regulators.The European Commission accused Google of distorting competition in the 27-nation bloc after investigating a complaint from the European Publishers Council, moving to rein in the tech firm despite threats of retaliation from United States President Donald Trump.Recommended…

Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s rock band the Turtles and singer known as “Flo” of Flo & Eddie, died in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday after a brief sudden illness. He was 78. Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman began playing music and performing at an early age. After graduating from Westchester High School in 1965, he founded the Turtles with Howard Kaylan alongside lead guitarist Al Nichol, rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz and drummer Don Murray. They released pop hits such as “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “Elenore” and the No 1 Billboard Hot 100…

NewsFeedA passenger bus veered off the road in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, plunging down a 300-metre precipice and killing at least 15 people onboard. Authorities say the driver was speeding and lost control of the vehicle.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025

58 Kenya’s governance and accountability crisis has once again come under sharp focus, as key institutions demanded sweeping reforms in public financial management to restore investor confidence and close corruption loopholes draining public funds. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), and the National Taxpayers Association (NTA) jointly accused the government of paying lip service to the fight against graft, while billions of shillings continue to disappear from public coffers each year. Speaking in Nairobi during a town hall session, EACC chairperson David Oginde painted a grim picture of public frustration with…

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic knows the world is expecting another final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday at the US Open.And even he — the man with the most major titles in history and someone who spent 428 weeks atop the rankings — believes them to be the best two players in the world. He has spoken openly about how important the duo is for the sport and its future.But despite all that, the 38-year-old Djokovic isn’t quite ready to pass the baton yet.”Everybody is probably expecting and anticipating the finals between two of them,” Djokovic said…

Google has been fined €2.95bn (£2.5bn) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power in the ad tech sector – the technology which determines which adverts should be placed online and where.The European Commission said on Friday the tech giant had breached competition laws by favouring its own products for displaying online ads, to the detriment of rivals.It comes amid increased scrutiny by regulators worldwide over the tech giant’s empire in online search and advertising.Google told the BBC the Commission’s decision was “wrong” and it would appeal.”It imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European…

Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to bolster US military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean region, it was reported on Friday.If follows a deadly US missile strike on Tuesday on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration insisted was carrying 11 Venezuelan drug traffickers, and comments by the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday that such attacks “will happen again”.In another development on Thursday, the US accused Venezuela of the “highly provocative move” of buzzing one of its warships in international waters.The deployment of strike aircraft to Puerto Rico,…