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We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That’s Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One
On July 27, a billboard went up in San Francisco advertising an AI service called ChatTJB. But the “AI” powering the service, as noted in a small disclaimer on the billboard, isn’t artificial intelligence. It’s a self-avowed “average individual” named Tucker Bryant, who manually answers user queries by way of a chatbot-like interface. An “About”…
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Gillian Anderson’s new adventure brings her deeper into sex — and slashers
Gillian Anderson was once a young person experimenting. “I don’t even know if I was questioning my sexuality but there were a couple of moments during my teen years where I was with women,” Anderson tells me candidly on a recent afternoon at a Beverly Hills hotel. “I haven’t really spoken about that very much.”…
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Tucker Carlson hurls Epstein in Trump’s face as he launches MAGA takeover
Tucker Carlson has ratcheted up his public break with President Donald Trump, unveiling a 10-point manifesto Wednesday for rebuilding the country once he leaves office. The former Fox News host invoked the late sex offender – and former Trump pal – Jeffrey Epstein as a symbol of the elite class to which the president belongs…
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Trump administration overhauls Head Start, largely giving up federal control
The Trump administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of Head Start that would largely relinquish federal control of the early learning program for low-income babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Standards, such as the number of children a teacher can supervise, would soon be under local control, leading to variations across the country, which Head Start advocates…
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GOP-led committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for invoking 5th Amendment
The Senate committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday voted to refer former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a contempt resolution in a party-line 8-5 vote, with two additional “no” votes by proxy, The Hill is reporting.…
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‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Extended Look to Debut on Netflix Hours Before It Hits YouTube
We’re getting a Rockstar Games partnership with Netflix before Grand Theft Auto VI — and that’s totally fine by us. Ahead of the highly anticipated video game’s November release, 13 years in the making, the streamer is set to debut “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look” on Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. ET. The…
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Miss North Carolina addresses taking crown from dethroned winner— but stays mum on alleged racism scandal
The Miss North Carolina USA contestant who inherited Brittany Boltinhouse’s title has addressed her coronation –- without mentioning the alleged racism scandal that has plagued her rival. Myla Hadley, who finished as the contest’s first runner-up, said Wednesday she’s “extremely grateful and humbled” by the support she has received as she gears up for this…
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In ‘Tony,’ a surly, snobby teenaged Anthony Bourdain learns the recipe for becoming a man
Bravado, insecurity, deceit. These are the bitter ingredients that seasoned the chef Anthony Bourdain inside the pressure cooker of the restaurant industry. Set over one formative summer in 1975, Matt Johnson’s affectionately sleazy biopic “Tony” is a portrait of the culinary adventurer (who died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 61) as a…
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A furious wind just ripped through MAGA — now Trump’s going it alone
Obviously, this is not our first warning; indeed, Donald Trump’s response to the Michigan Democratic primary fits a pattern that goes back years and will certainly progress through the general election this Fall. But hearing him rail away in theory doesn’t shake the spine like seeing it in practice. And for real, it appears as…
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Midnight Madness Brings Vampires, Slashers, Sci-Fi Soldiers and a Canadian PM to Toronto Film Festival
Festivalgoers and film studios are looking at Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section with a big question in mind: What will be this year’s “Obsession”? TIFF announced a slate of 10 potential contenders on Thursday in the genre-focused section, including a classic slasher from a first-time filmmaker, a 14th century ghost story, an Indian…