The KDE project has released Plasma 6.8, its latest desktop environment update, timed to coincide with the project's 30-year milestone. The release includes VRAM usage optimizations, dwell clicker support on Wayland, Wayland commit-timing protocol support for KWin, multi-GPU and multi-monitor improvements, server-side drop shadow support, a new kscreenctl tool, and better remote desktop handling. KDE also released a free documentary on YouTube chronicling the project's history as an open-source alternative to proprietary desktops.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-16
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to 'The Social Network' debuted to an estimated $5.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend, falling short of the studio's own projection of $7-8 million. The film depicts whistleblower Frances Haugen's leak of internal Facebook documents, in contrast to the earlier film's $22 million opening and $97 million domestic total.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-11
Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney has released a four-hour biographical documentary titled 'Musk' that portrays the tech mogul as a stock-pumping promoter rather than a visionary inventor. Before its release, the film reportedly drew Musk's anger and the threat of a defamation lawsuit, along with unconfirmed rumors that Universal Pictures hesitated over international theatrical distribution.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-11
Several film and TV projects about tech leaders are debuting this season, including Sony's "The Social Reckoning" (about the Facebook whistleblower leak), Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk," A24's Theranos film "You Can See Everything," Neon's "Artificial" about Sam Altman's brief 2023 ouster from OpenAI, and a Netflix "Instadocs" episode on the Hugging Face security incident. Musk has publicly criticized the documentary about him, while Altman said he understands public anxiety being projected onto him.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-10
Filmmaker Alex Gibney made a documentary about Elon Musk without his participation, instead compiling Musk's own public statements and litigation records into an unsettling digital avatar that voices things Musk actually said. The film traces Musk's career from Zip2 and X.com through PayPal, SpaceX and his takeover of Tesla from co-founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Musk has publicly dismissed the project as a 'hit piece' and called Gibney a 'douche.'
newyorker.com
· 2026-10-09
Director Alex Gibney has released a four-part documentary titled 'Musk' examining the life and career of Elon Musk, running roughly four hours in total. A review describes the film as engaging but prone to hyperbole in its portrayal of the tech entrepreneur.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-08
National Geographic has released a seven-episode documentary series called Africa: Earth's Wild Home, filmed over four years across nearly 30 African countries. Each episode covers a distinct ecosystem—jungle, desert, plains, mountains, and islands—and highlights the scientists and conservationists behind the footage. Actress Wunmi Mosaku, born in Nigeria and raised in England, narrates the series.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-04
John Wilson's first feature film, titled The History of Concrete, largely sidesteps the subject in its title. Instead it follows tangents like a man who preserves tattooed skin from corpses and a New York official who explains how pools are cleaned of waste, rarely lingering on concrete itself.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-03
Distributor Bleecker Street says YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X have all refused to run paid advertising for Alex Gibney's upcoming documentary 'Musk,' according to The Hollywood Reporter. YouTube, TikTok and Meta reportedly cited 'political content' policies as the reason for rejecting the ads.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-27
After reports that TikTok, Meta, YouTube and X had all declined to run paid ads for the trailer of Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk,' Meta and YouTube said the ads would now run. Meta called the initial rejection 'an error,' while YouTube said the ad had been 'temporarily restricted' by its system before being cleared after review. TikTok and X, whose owner Elon Musk publicly criticized Gibney, have not reversed their decisions.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-26
Bleecker Street Media has released the official trailer for Musk, a documentary by Alex Gibney that premiered at the Venice International Film Festival two weeks ago. The film remains on track for a US theatrical release despite earlier rumors that international distributor Universal Pictures was hesitant to release it abroad, and despite Elon Musk reportedly threatening a defamation lawsuit and calling the film a hit piece.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-24
A trailer has dropped for 'Musk', a nearly four-hour documentary directed by Alex Gibney, complete with a ten-minute intermission. The film covers Musk's leadership of DOGE, his alignment with the MAGA movement, Tesla self-driving incidents, and allegations that he used Starlink to influence the 2024 presidential election. Musk has publicly attacked Gibney on X and threatened to sue him for defamation.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-24
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