Nick Frost ”manifested” role in ’Harry Potter’ series by writing ”Hagrid” down 7,000 times

av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 1, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads

Nick Frost “manifested” playing the role of Hagrid in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, the actor has said.

Frost told The Guardian that he watched all eight Harry Potter movies on TV and wrote the name ‘Hagrid’ 7,000 times by hand.

“I’ve seen all the films,” he told the newspaper. “We go through them all as a family during Christmas every year. We start on December 20 and finish a week and a half later.

Källa: Nick Frost ”manifested” role in ’Harry Potter’ series by writing ”Hagrid” down 7,000 times

Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 1, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads

Källa: Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

What’s revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what’s redacted

av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 1, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads

The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The DOJ says there are redactions, but has not provided a full explanation of what is excluded. Ali Rogin reports.

Källa: What’s revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what’s redacted

Helena Bonham Carter leads newly confirmed ’The White Lotus’ season four cast

av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads

The White Lotus‘ season four cast has been confirmed, with Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina and Marissa Long set to join the likes of Steve Coogan and AJ Michalka in the HBO show.

Oscar-nominee Bonham Carter leads the latest announcement, with The Mindy Projectactor Messina and Long, a model who has only appeared in a short film so far in her acting career, joining her in the cast.

Källa: Helena Bonham Carter leads newly confirmed ’The White Lotus’ season four cast

Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets – Help Net Security

av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 31, 2026 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads

Ding faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each count of theft of trade secrets and up to 15 years for each count of economic espionage.

What happened?

According to court records, Ding accessed and removed more than 2,000 pages of confidential information from Google systems between May 2022 and April 2023 while employed as a software engineer. Prosecutors said the material was uploaded to Ding’s personal Google Cloud account. In December 2023, shortly before his resignation, Ding downloaded the data to a personal computer.

Källa: Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets – Help Net Security