Fans are feeling a little hi, little low, little hey, little ho over this news. Social media was recently set ablaze when users learned that Stuart Little, the titular character of E.B. White’s 1945 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Hikaru Nakamura split the chess world this year by reaching the Candidates Tournament after thrashing minnows at a series of ...

The Lunar New Year begins in February, and Disney World and Disney Store have a Mickey Mouse plush to celebrate. It’s the Year of the Horse. We spotted the plush in the Creations Shop at EPCOT, but it ...

This year, the earliest versions of Betty Boop, Blondie, nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, and the first week of the Mickey Mouse ...

At the center of Goldin’s 2026 Winter Hollywood Memorabilia Auction is a Disney artifact that transcends collecting: an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI and licenses more than 200 characters — including Mickey Mouse and Moana — to ...

As part of the Walt Disney Company's $1 billion investment in ChatGPT parent OpenAI, the entertainment giant will let you use Mickey Mouse and other Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters in ...

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Mickey C. Lee, who competed on Season 27 of “Big Brother” in 2025, died on Dec. 25. Her family shared the news on Instagram, days after revealing she’d suffered multiple cardiac arrests. She was 35.

Disney has agreed to license 200 of its most beloved characters for use in Sora's generative AI videos, alongside a $1 billion investment in OpenAI. The three-year deal will allow users to generate ...

Long ReadOn December 18, 1985, the Walt Disney Company approved the construction of its first European theme park in Marne-la-Vallée, about 30 kilometers east of Paris. The prime minister secured the ...