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Forget Stargate. Apple now has its own $500 billion investment plan.
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Who needs a CEO? Not Intel. Its stock has soared this month without one.
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Guy Pearce: ‘I’m not going to win the Oscar – Kieran Culkin will’
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Amazon is taking control of the James Bond movie franchise
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Kong gone wrong: the animals misrepresented in movies
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Trump preaches to the Maga choir at CPAC in campaign-style performance
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Top London-listed groups plan US-style CEO pay
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The 44 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (February 2025)
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Kevin Spacey says Guy Pearce is 'not a victim' after Pearce says he was 'targeted' by Spacey
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