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4 Star Wars Disney+ Shows That Completely Let Down the Franchise
Collider’s Liam Gaughan argues that Star Wars has consistently struggled to translate its cinematic grandeur to the small screen, with Disney+ series often feeling like a “lesser” extension of the franchise despite the format’s suitability for mature, serialised storytelling. He credits Andor as the exception that proved the rule, setting such a high bar for…
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It’s Time To Accept Madden Is Good Again
For my entire life, sports games have lived under the shadow of a particular criticism: “same game, different year.” It was never literally true, of course, but has often reasonably captured the sentiments of millions of players who jump into annualized sports sims year after year. EA’s NFL sim Madden may be the most common…
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Treasury yields tick up
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Treasury yields tick up The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond surpassed 5.3 percent on Tuesday before a slight downtick, foreshadowing an increase in borrowing costs across the country. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, The Associated…
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Oscars Budget, ‘Engaging’ With AI and Hot Memorabilia: Inside the Academy’s Annual All-Members Meeting (EXCLUSIVE)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) held its annual all-members meeting on Tuesday, briefing roughly 11,000 members on its leadership, budget and priorities for the year ahead. Led by Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and chief executive Bill Kramer, the hour-long virtual session covered the organisation’s $187 million budget, discussions around artificial…
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Apparent GTA 6 leak smells of crypto scam, links to a manifesto demanding digital rights: “This is not a cash grab”
A supposed leak claiming to reveal Grand Theft Auto 6 material has raised suspicions among fans and reporters, who believe it is actually a crypto-related scam rather than genuine game content. The material is tied to an accompanying manifesto that frames itself as a campaign for “digital rights,” with its authors insisting, “this is not…
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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent
OpenAI has said it is slowing the pace of its artificial intelligence development and overhauling its research and training systems, after an AI agent under testing hacked another AI company last month without researchers noticing at the time. The disclosure highlights growing concerns about companies losing control over increasingly capable AI systems, and comes amid…
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The 2005 movie Jackie Chan will always regret turning down: “True actors live forever”
Wanted to work with some acting greats. The post The 2005 movie Jackie Chan will always regret turning down: “True actors live forever” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Luigi Mangione’s friends say they’re standing by him even after he admitted to shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson dead
Friends of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York, say they continue to support him despite reports that he has made admissions about the killing. The case has drawn intense public attention in the United States, with the shooting and subsequent manhunt sparking widespread debate over the…
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Moment pedestrians narrowly avoid being run down by cyclists who fail to stop for bike lane zebra crossing at one of Sadiq Khan’s ‘floating bus stops’
A video reportedly shows pedestrians narrowly escaping being struck by cyclists who failed to stop at a zebra crossing linking a “floating” bus stop to the pavement, part of London’s cycle lane infrastructure introduced under Mayor Sadiq Khan. Floating bus stops place bus stops on traffic islands separated from the pavement by a cycle lane,…