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Soon-to-be-laid-off Meta contractors say they’re being treated differently than Mark Zuckerberg’s full-time employees, who stand to receive more generous severance packages.
“Iron Lung,” the breakout horror movie hit from YouTube sensation Markiplier, is new on streaming, two days ahead of its scheduled release.
A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.
The claim that Tom Hardy’s difficult behavior led him to be fired from MobLand is reportedly untrue. The firing part, not the behavior part.
Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.

CoStar Group has agreed to acquire Zonda, the leading provider of new-home construction data, homebuilder software, and residential real estate marketplaces, for $800 million in cash. The deal, announced on Thursday, is expected to close in the second …
The best new sci-fi series of 2026 current has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score for critics and is certainly worth checking out.
Obsession, the $1 million horror movie, is now beating The Mandalorian and Grogu, the $165 million Star wars movie.