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The Guide #264: Why is Hollywood obsessed with the tech-bro baddie?

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “The Guide #264: Why is Hollywood obsessed with the tech-bro baddie?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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In this week’s newsletter: Dead-eyed billionaires can’t hold a candle to the maniacal cinematic villains of old – it’s time Hollywood rewrote its source code • Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Sixteen years ago The Social Network was released and the first stirrings of…
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The Guide #264: Why is Hollywood obsessed with the tech-bro baddie?
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- The Guardian