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Amazon Wants More From ‘The Boys’ Universe, and Eric Kripke Is ‘Totally Open To It’
Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Boys” Season 5, Episode 1. “The Boys” creator and showrunner Eric Kripke said Amazon is thirsty for more projects set in the superhuman universe, noting he’s completely down for the job as long as it makes sense. But for now, Kripke told TheWrap there’s “no hard and fast
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Analysis Finds That Google’s AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization
Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A recent analysis conducted by the AI startup Oumi at the behest of The New York Times found that the AI-generated summaries, which appear above Google search results, are accurate around 91 percent of the time. In a
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Bruce Springsteen’s comeback at Kia Forum is no victory lap. It’s a battle against Trump
As the time approached 10:30 Tuesday night — nearly three hours after Bruce Springsteen had marched onstage at Inglewood’s Kia Forum alongside 18 of his musical comrades — the 76-year-old rock legend told the crowd he hadn’t intended to be there. “This is a tour that we never planned,” he said. “The E Street Band
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Trump’s GOP stranglehold faces ‘most consequential test’ yet: expert
A prominent political analyst warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the Republican Party is about to face one of its most consequential tests, and the outcome could ripple across his entire second term. Writing in the Washington Post, Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, argued that Trump’s
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Susan Rovner’s MicroCo Bets on ‘Joy Scrolling’ and the High-Speed Microdrama Production Pace
Former NBCU content chief Susan Rovner is now in the business of “joy scrolling” with her microdramas venture, MicroCo (as opposed to doom scrolling, of course). The executive revealed that since audiences are already addicted to scrolling on their devices, they might as well be consuming scripted content that gives an escape rather than real-world
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Davey Lopes, part of Dodgers’ historic infield and World Series winner, dies at age 80
Davey Lopes, the no-nonsense, base-swiping second baseman on a historic Dodgers infield that played together for a record 8½ seasons, died Wednesday at age 80, the Dodgers announced. The first 10 years of Lopes’ 16-year major league career were spent with the Dodgers, and he returned to the organization in 2011 to serve as first-base
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Iranian leader declares ceasefire ‘unreasonable’ after ‘violations’ of agreement
MB Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, declared a ceasefire and upcoming negotiations “unreasonable” after he accused the U.S. of violating a newly minted agreement. On Wednesday, Iran reportedly again shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Israel attacked Lebanon. For his part, President Donald Trump insisted that Lebanon had never been part of the
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Crazed homeless man accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on train found incompetent to stand trial
The deranged homeless man accused of savagely butchering Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train has been found “incapable to proceed” on state murder charges. According to a motion filed April 7, Decarlos Brown Jr. was evaluated Dec. 29 at Central Regional Hospital, and the subsequent report determined he was
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Jennie Garth reveals ‘90210’ co-star who was her ‘first true love’ in major bombshell
Jennie Garth revealed her former “Beverly Hills, 90210” co-star Luke Perry was her “first true love” when they worked together in the 90’s. “Yeah. I do think he was my first true love,” Garth told People in an interview published on Wednesday as she promotes her forthcoming memoir, “I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose,
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Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
Meta on Wednesday announced its first major model since CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebooted the company’s AI efforts last year under a new division called Meta Intelligence Labs. The model, called Muse Spark, is a step toward Zuckerberg’s vision of “personal superintelligence,” the company says, and for now, it will remain closed source. Zuckerberg said in