The winners of the $TRUMP meme coin contest did get to see President Donald Trump speak at a private dinner closed to the press – but his speech was probably the least exciting part of their night. They did get a better, more valuable, and potentially more lucrative experience: the opportunity to network with the […]
After three seasons, Amazon’s live-action take on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time series is coming to an end. Though The Wheel of Time‘s third season was hailed by fans as the show’s strongest chapter yet, Deadline reports that Amazon has decided not to bring it back due to its relatively high production […]
The leaders of OpenAI and Google have been living rent-free in each other’s heads since ChatGPT caught the world by storm. Heading into this week’s I/O, Googlers were on edge about whether Sam Altman would try to upstage their show like last year, when OpenAI held an event the day before to showcase ChatGPT’s advanced […]
The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded Harvard’s access to the Student […]
The Google I/O keynote may have been all about AI, but there were a handful of other meaningful updates that didn’t make it to the main stage. In addition to updates coming to Google Wallet, the company’s developer sessions also revealed handy features that will roll out to smartwatches, the Google Play Store, and Google […]
If you’re looking to expand your 4K Blu-ray collection, Universal Pictures’ massive Gruv Day sale is worth checking out. The event features deals on everything from Steelbooks to Blu-Ray box sets and individual Blu-Ray titles. There are plenty of great deals to be found, but a few standouts include The Lord of the Rings 4K […]
Eight years after it was acquired by Mozilla, the popular bookmarking tool Pocket has been sent to the apps graveyard. According to the company, Pocket is being trashed in order to let Mozilla turn its “resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs.” While Pocket might have lost its gloss in […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a signature by Governor Greg Abbott — would require app store operators like Apple to verify the age of users accessing their stores. The company’s […]
Following the failure of the 8th Starship test flight in early March that ended in another explosion, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally cleared SpaceX for a 9th test which could take place as soon as next week. “The FAA conducted a comprehensive safety review of the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 mishap and […]
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said everything human workers do now will eventually be done by AI systems.