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'Dumbo' wins the weekend box office, but performs worse than expected

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Disney's "Dumbo" took in an estimated $45 million over the weekend. That's below industry projections. Jordan Peele's "Us" came in second place with $33.6 million, and now has earned over $100 million domestically (the movie was made for $20 million). Peele is the first African-American writer-director to have multiple movies gross $100 million (the other being "Get Out"). Matthew McConaughey had the worst opening weekend of his career for a wide release movie with "The Beach Bum" only taking in $1.8 million. That's under his previous all-time low that happened earlier this year with the $4.4 million opening for "Serenity." Disney's "Dumbo" is having a bumpy takeoff. It's uncommon for a Disney IP to not hit its industry box office projections or surpass it, but that's what's happened to the latest live-action remake of the Disney classic animated movie. Tim Burton's look at lovable J...

Behind on Jeff Bezos' beef with the National Enquirer? Here's the complete timeline of the feud to catch you up (AMZN)

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Jeff Bezos published a bombshell blog post in which he claimed that the National Enquirer was engaging in "extortion and blackmail" by threatening to release his intimate personal texts and photos. It was the biggest bombshell in a feud that started in early January, when Bezos announced that he and wife MacKenzie Bezos were seeking a divorce — shortly before a story in the National Enquirer revealed that the Amazon CEO was having an extramarital affair with former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez.  Bezos also insinuated that there could have been political motives behind the investigation into his personal life.  The story has only gotten more complicated, as Bezos' chief security consultant Gavin de Becker published an article in The Daily Beast that an investigation sparked by the Enquirer's January report found the Saudi government had hacked Bezos' phone and gained access to his private information.  Here's what you need to know about the saga, and how it ...

Some of the biggest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoilers we’ve seen might be totally fake

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With less than a month to go before Avengers: Endgame finally hits theaters around the world, spoilers have been popping up left and right. We've seen them originate in plenty of different places, from toy leaks and actor interviews to the footage in the official trailers created by Marvel Studios. In fact, there's a chance that an insider recently spoiled the entire Avengers 4 movie when he posted a detailed description of all three acts on Reddit. Of course, at this point there's simply no way to confirm whether or not that huge leak is legitimate. There is some evidence to suggest that it might be, but nothing concrete unfortunately. Meanwhile, several other spoilers have come directly from the Avengers: Endgame scenes we've seen in the official trailers and teasers. We even published a shot by shot analysis of the second Avengers: Endgame trailer shortly after it was released, and we found all sorts of interesting tidbits as well as something that could be a...

Jeff Bezos' security consultant accuses the Saudi government of hacking Amazon CEO's phone, linking them extortion attempt

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Jeff Bezos' chief security consultant has said the Saudi government hacked the Amazon chief's phone and accessed his private information. Gavin de Becker wrote in a column published Saturday that he could conclude that his investigation found that Saudis had gained access to Bezos' private information.  The investigation was launched after the National Enquirer published an exposé into Bezos' relationship and the paper threatened to publish Bezos' intimate photos and text messages.  Jeff Bezos' security chief Gavin de Becker said in a column published Saturday that the Saudi government had access to the Amazon chief's phone and gained private information from it. De Becker wrote in The Daily Beast that he could confirm the connection after an extensive investigation into the publication, which was sparked by reports targeting Bezos in tabloids owned by American Media Inc. "Our investigators and several experts concluded with high confidence tha...

Morgan Stanley warns General Motors investors to lower their expectations for Cruise autonomous cars (GM)

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GM's Cruise autonomous driving unit plants to double in size this year.  Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, is warning investors that revenue and profit could still be far off.  The Wall Street bank says the ability to remove safety drivers from the cars is crucial, but could take years. Morgan Stanley is trying to tamper investor excitement for General Motor's Cruise robo-taxi unit. In a note to clients this week, the Wall Street bank told clients that the self-driving department may not ever turn revenue if it can't remove backup safety drivers from the cars. "While we think GM Cruise has important technological value, we urge investors to lower expectations on revenue generation and profitability of the unit," analyst Adam Jonas told clients in a research note. "Taking nothing away from GM cruise, it is our understanding that the technology required to remove human drivers at an acceptable level of consumer safety is likely many years away," he cont...

The top 7 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

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Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider the most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services. This week sees the addition of Netflix's "The OA" after its new season debuted. "Stranger Things" dominated after the premiere of the third season's new trailer. "Stranger Things" dominated with audiences this week after the trailer for its upcoming third season premiered last week. The second season of Netflix's "The OA" also debuted last week, and is a hit with viewers. Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the seven most "in-demand" TV shows on streaming services. The data is based on " demand expressions ," the globally standardized TV demand measurement unit from Parrot Analytics. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership weighted by importance, so a stream or download is a higher expression of demand than a "like" or comment o...