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Gerran Howell plays Dr Whitaker in The Pitt. Photos: @gezinafez/Instagram, HBO Max
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Meet Gerran Howell, who plays Dr Whitaker in HBO Max’s The Pitt

The 35-year-old appears alongside Dr Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) and Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez), and starred in Catch-22 with George Clooney.

China economy

Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend

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Artificial intelligence

China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos

Tencent moves to rein in AI content flood on WeChat with stricter rules

Updated guidelines target mass-produced and AI-rewritten posts, reflecting growing concern over the spread of low-effort content.

Tencent’s WeChat, marketed as Weixin on the mainland, has warned against speculative and low-effort content. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba takes on Seedance as AI rivalry offers glimpse into race for top talent

HappyHorse’s debut on the global stage has put the spotlight on its creator, Zhang Di, who has been away from Alibaba for five years.

Zendaya’s Hollywood reign continues in 2026: what you’ll see her in

Zendaya has a busy year ahead, starring in The Drama with Robert Pattinson, Euphoria, and the latest in the Spider-Man and Dune franchises.

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Hong Kong animal groups urge HKTVmall boycott over life science experiments

Online retailer facing major backlash after parent company confirmed tests on pigs’ and sheep’s detached heads and limbs.

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Animal rights advocates wearing pig and sheep masks stage a protest outside the HKTVmall building in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Elson Li

Outside In | My love-hate relationship with Apple as an Android user

As Apple marks 50 years amid market and political pressures, the company has inspired jealousy but also admiration for what it has achieved.

Q&A | Skye Hankey on supporting emerging designers via Fashion Trust US

Hankey, who hangs with celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Salma Hayek, sat down with Style to talk philanthropy and Fashion Trust US.

Filmmaker accuses school of ‘blatantly lying’ in row over documentary screening

Mabel Cheung says she’s shocked after Ying Wa Girls’ School said it had not authorised festival screening of her film To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self.

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Acclaimed filmmaker Mabel Cheung has slammed Ying Wa Girls’ School over the documentary’s screening in Italy. Photo: Sam Tsang

Profile | ‘Not pretty enough’? Joey Yung became a top Cantopop star anyway

From rejected teen singer to Cantopop legend, Joey Yung’s grit, voice and unwavering work ethic have outlasted her critics.

Singer Joey Yung at Lee Garden Two in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2006. The singer defied early career setbacks to become a Cantopop icon. Photo: Oliver Tsang

Meet Luke Tennie, the Shrinking star who just joined The Pitt

Before landing his role in the HBO Max medical drama, the father of 2 was already an avid fan – and named it as his dream show to star in.

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US$3 million Faberge egg heist at London pub ends in jail for thief

The rare item remains missing as police continue their investigation, urging anyone with information to come forward.

Police hunting man who stole 2 Pokemon cards worth HK$250,000 from store

Man entered shop in Tsim Sha Tsui and asked to view two rare cards, then snatched them and fled.

The two Pokemon trading cards that Light TCG says were stolen from its store. Photo: Handout

Malcolm in the Middle is back – and the family is as crazy as ever

Frankie Muniz rejoins Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek 20 years later as a grown-up Malcolm with a teenage daughter, on Hulu and Disney+.

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Frankie Muniz plays an adult Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, a reboot of the series 20 years after its last episode. Photo: AP

Legal Tales | Antisocial media: Meta, Google liable in landmark case for mental health harm

Infinite scroll, likes, autoplay and other features that exploit users’ dopamine cravings replicate neurological processes that fuel gambling addiction.

Meet Joel Kinnaman, who plays ‘monster’ Robert in Imperfect Women

The Swedish-American actor also stars in For All Mankind and Detective Hole – and is known for blockbusters like The Killing and 2014’s RoboCop.

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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry deadly drugs

Jasveen Sangha allegedly ran an elaborate operation catering to high-end clients like the 54-year-old Friends star.

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Matthew Perry arrives for a film premiere in Los Angeles in April 2009. Photo: AFP

Review | Arco: Annecy winner is a charming Peter Pan-esque sci-fi fable for our times

Featuring voices including Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo, Ugo Bienvenu’s directorial debut Arco delivers a powerful ecological message.

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Easter box office takings twice that of 2025 break despite exodus of Hongkongers

Local cinemas earn HK$25.93 million in first four days of holiday, double the figure year on year from the 2025 Easter break.

Meet Anthony Norman, star of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat

The second instalment of Amazon’s hoax comedy show stars an unsuspecting Anthony Norman, who believed he was working a temp job and ended up heroically saving the day.

Anthony Norman attending a screening of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat in California. Photo: Getty Images

Meet Lionel Boyce, who plays security officer Carl in Project Hail Mary

He was in hip-hop collective Odd Future, formed a production company with high school pal Tyler the Creator, and appears in TV series The Bear as Marcus.

Lionel Boyce plays security officer Carl in Project Hail Mary. Photo: @lionel.boyce/Instagram

China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release

The Hangzhou start-up’s latest chatbot update sparks speculation over whether the expert mode is linked to the long-delayed V4 model.

ByteDance valuation exceeds US$600 billion after proposed equity sale: sources

The seller originally had the valuation at US$550 billion, but raised the amount after multiple parties expressed interest, one source said.

Meet Sophia Meloni, Christopher Meloni’s daughter, who directed his new film

Sophia debuts as writer/director with Chop Cheese, a New York coming-of-age film starring her father, Law & Order actor Christopher Meloni.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni and his daughter, Sophia, who has directed a film that features her father. Photo: @chris_meloni/Instagram

Chinese AI glasses maker Rokid planning Hong Kong IPO: sources

Listing plan comes as giants Apple, Meta, Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi and Huawei, plus start-ups like Xreal, Rayneo, anticipate market growth.

A staff member demonstrates a pair of smart glasses developed by Hangzhou-based Rokid at a store in Yingtan, in east China’s Jiangxi province, on July 10, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Review | Pegasus 3: Shen Teng roars back in Han Han’s blockbuster racing sequel

Shen Teng stars as a former rally champion who has fallen on hard times in Pegasus 3, which really takes off in its exhilarating third act.

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How Generation Alpha could save Hollywood as PG-rated films lead the way

As PG-rated films outperform other ratings at the US box office, studios are looking to cash in on a growing love of family-friendly films.

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Films & Streaming
The latest news on films and streaming services, including TV shows, movies and cinema releases. Also covers box-office news, actors, acting guilds, film distributors, plus the Academy Awards (Oscars), the BAFTAs and the Golden Globe Awards.