
Hollywood · Oct 4, 2026
Luca Guadagnino’s drama Artificial, starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, will receive a gala presentation at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, a high profile addition that sharpens the capital’s festival slate and underlines London’s pull for Hollywood premieres.

Bollywood · Oct 4, 2026
Madhusudan 'Mad' Sandhu, a prominent social media influencer and makeup artist with connections to Punjabi entertainment, was killed on Loharka Road in Amritsar on October 3. Authorities are examining CCTV, witness accounts and possible motives including earlier threats and online controversies.

World Scam · Oct 4, 2026
Australian regulators and law enforcement joined an international public private operation this weekend that disrupted a global network of phishing and infostealer infrastructure used to impersonate technology firms and harvest credentials. The action targeted dozens of domains, led to multiple infrastructure seizures, and aimed to reduce the flow of stolen credentials used in investment and identity fraud affecting Australians.

Technology & AI · Oct 4, 2026
Ofcom today published strengthened guidance for regulated online platforms on the use of artificial intelligence for content moderation, age assurance and transparency. The new guidance sets practical expectations for auditability, human oversight and reporting, and signals closer regulatory scrutiny as the UK pushes to balance online safety with innovation.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Oct 4, 2026
October 4, 2026 is Kanelbullens dag, the annual Swedish celebration of the cinnamon bun that turns cafés, workplaces and local communities into a nationwide fika moment. This year the day lands on a Sunday, shaping how Swedes and businesses observe the ritual and renewing attention on traditions and the baking trade.

Bollywood · Oct 3, 2026
Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam: The Conclusion opened to strong audience response over the Gandhi Jayanti weekend, posting one of the largest October day one hauls in recent years and sustaining momentum into Saturday amid strong advance bookings.

Press Release · Oct 3, 2026
SLI Consulting and Philippine Coding Camp signed a cooperation to provide courses, bootcamps and family access to coding and digital skills, aiming to widen the Philippines technology talent pipeline by linking corporate upskilling to early learning for children and teens.

Business & Economy · Oct 3, 2026
Average UK diesel prices have topped 200 pence per litre for the first time, intensifying pressure on ministers and prompting G7 countries to agree co ordinated releases of oil and diesel reserves. The move aims to calm markets but offers only limited near term relief for households and businesses in the United Kingdom.

Technology & AI · Oct 3, 2026
Toshiba has brought new nearline hard disk drive lines online at its Laguna, Philippines campus and is investing roughly JPY 60 billion to nearly double its storage output by fiscal 2027, a move aimed at meeting rapid growth in AI and cloud data centre storage needs.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Oct 3, 2026
At Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid industry leaders unveiled Aurora Media Inversiones, a public private audiovisual fund with up to €200 million to back Spanish and European production companies, promising fresh capital, consolidation and more international projects from Spain.

Hollywood · Oct 3, 2026
The BFI London Film Festival has shifted into high gear, with the capital welcoming an international slate, industry sessions and a marked focus on British talent and films that blur the line between mainstream and festival cinema.

Bollywood · Oct 3, 2026
Drishyam 3: The Conclusion opened to strong audience response across India on October 2, 2026, with first-day industry estimates placing India net collections in the mid 60 crore range, making it Ajay Devgn’s biggest opening day. Early box office tracking and ticketing data show the film outpacing its predecessors and registering high evening occupancies in major markets.

Upcoming Movies and Series · Oct 3, 2026
China’s National Day holiday has become one of the busiest release windows of the year, with 12 new films screening across October 1 to October 3. The packed slate keeps momentum into October 3, where sequels and family titles will chase holiday audiences and box office share.

Hollywood · Oct 3, 2026
With a federal order clearing the way for the merger, Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison announced the combined company will adopt the Skydance name, a move that comes as Warner Bros. film coheads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy are reported to be leaving the studio before the October 6 closing.

Bollywood · Oct 3, 2026
Veteran actors and musicians including Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Vishal Dadlani joined a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down amid controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.