Director James Gunn’s DCU reboot scored $122 million in the US this weekend, the best launch ever for a Superman solo pick, and the biggest comic opening since Deadpool & Wolverine.
That’s a strong start, but $95 million in the rest of the world is less impressive, suggesting the Man of Steel hasn’t entirely shed the patriotic sheen that Trump tried to take advantage of. That probably hurts its hopes of joining the billion dollar club.
Elon Musk’s satellite connectivity tech just got the go-ahead from India’s space regulator, two months after getting approval from the country’s Department of Telecommunications.
It still needs to secure spectrum and clear some security tests, but an Indian launch — in the works since 2021 — is now almost an inevitability. The only thing we don’t know is how much the US government helped make it happen.
If you thought Samsung’s more affordable flip phone felt like an afterthought during yesterday’s Unpacked, apparently so did every major US carrier. SamMobile points out that none of Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T lists the FE, and even Samsung’s own site only offers the phone unlocked.
In fact, the only US provider we’ve found offering the FE is Boost Mobile — maybe that’s what it meant when it announced it’s a real carrier now?
Yesterday the company announced longtime COO Jeff Williams is retiring. Bloomberg has a good rundown of Williams’ responsibilities at Apple, and where they’ll go next — from supply chains to pet projects like the Apple Watch.
Williams also oversaw design, which he’s handing over to Tim Cook. Daring Fireball points out that’s unlikely to last. Apple hasn’t had a design lead since Jony Ive left, but “It seems like time for that now.”
“Six years after Jony Ive’s departure, today’s announcements leave it less clear than ever whose taste, ultimately, is steering the work of the company into the future.”
[daringfireball.net]
