Hollywood’s Most Notable Deaths of 2025
At least 16 files disappear from DOJ site for Epstein documents, including Trump photo
In ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ Sigourney Weaver Gets to Play the Hero Again
The Arctic Island That’s Reclaiming Time
A San Francisco power outage left Waymo’s self-driving cars stranded at intersections
Mark Zuckerberg’s nonprofit cuts ties with the immigration advocacy group he co-founded
Bowen Yang leaves ’SNL’ midway through his 8th season
Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live midway through the season, his eighth with the long-running NBC late-night sketch comedy series. The performer is scheduled to participate in his final show Saturday, which will be hosted by Wicked star…
OpenAI Adds Granular Personality and Tone Controls to ChatGPT
The new options are found within the ”Personalization” settings menu. You can now use a series of dropdown menus to set distinct preferences for how the assistant handles both its tone and the way it structures information. For instance, you…
FBI Seizes Fake ID Template Domains Operating from Bangladesh
US authorities have charged Zahid Hasan with running TechTreek, a $2.9 million online marketplace selling fake ID templates. The investigation, involving the FBI and Bangladesh police, uncovered a global scheme selling fraudulent passports and social security cards to over 1,400…
Tomb Raider TV Series Adds Another Big Name To Its Cast
Prime Video’s Tomb Raider TV series continues to add to its cast, with a new report saying Jason Isaacs will star in the show. Deadline reported that the Emmy-nominated actor will appear in the show, but his role is unknown…
Trump Media is merging with a Google-backed fusion energy company in a deal worth $6 billion
Trump media, the company behind the president’s personal social media platform Truth Social, is inexplicably merging with a Google-backed fusion energy company called TAE Technologies. The deal is worth $6 billion, according to reporting by Financial Times. Why is an…
Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations
You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the…
Barack Obama shares his favourite music, movies and books of 2025
Barack Obama has published the annual list of his favourite films, books and music of 2025 – check out his picks below. Olivia Dean‘s ‘Man I Need’, Lady Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ and and Rosalía’s ‘Sexo, Violencia Y Llantas’ all featured on…
YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
Google is generally happy to see people using generative AI tools to create content, and it’s doubly happy when they publish it on its platforms. But there are limits to everything. Two YouTube channels that attracted millions of subscribers with…
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
Actors have voted to refuse digital scanning to prevent their likeness being used by artificial intelligence in a pushback against AI in the arts. Members of the performing arts union Equity were asked if they would refuse to be scanned…
Apple faces revived App Store antitrust class action – 9to5Mac
Following U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ reversal of her own certification of a class action suit accusing Apple of monopolizing the iPhone app market, the case was put back in play today. Here are the details. A quick recap…
Apple Quietly Discontinued Flyover City Tours in Apple Maps
Apple Maps no longer offers a Flyover feature that provides users with automated tours of notable landmarks in major cities. The Flyover option appears to have been nixed around when iOS 26 launched, but its removal went largely unnoticed. Flyover…
’Disclosure Day’ trailer offers first look at Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi alien film
The teaser trailer for Disclosure Day has been released, offering a glimpse at Steven Spielberg’s upcoming sci-fi film. Ironically, Disclosure Day’s teaser doesn’t actually disclose all that much. What we do know is that aliens appear to be involved. Offering…