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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Second-Fastest Film To Cross $1B At Int’l Box Office; Global At $1.67B; ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ Opens With $25M – Update
Sony/Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has crossed $1 billion at the international box office in just 12 days of release, making it the second-fastest film ever to reach that milestone abroad, behind only “Avengers: Endgame”. The film now stands as the 12th highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide, with analysts suggesting it is on track…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is exactly why people don’t like AI
TechCrunch writer Russell Brandom argues that Mark Zuckerberg’s newly published 6,500-word manifesto on “personal superintelligence” inadvertently illustrates why the public is wary of AI. While the essay is framed as an optimistic vision of how Meta AI’s personal intelligence systems could transform society, Brandom contends it repeatedly undercuts itself by highlighting the risks even as…
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The Future is for Billionaires, the rest will get open weight AI models, maybe
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy manifesto titled “The Future is for Everyone,” setting out his philosophy for how “superintelligence” should be developed and shared to benefit humanity. The Register’s coverage is highly critical, arguing the post is long on vague, feel-good rhetoric and short on substance, and noting Zuckerberg’s poor track record on…
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Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
Amazon is backing a large natural gas power plant in Texas to power an AI data centre, in a project that could become one of the biggest single sources of climate pollution in the United States. The move follows a broader trend among AI companies bypassing grid connections and permitting scrutiny by generating their own…
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Rockets face nervous wait after defeat by Brave
Trent Rockets suffered a six-wicket defeat by already-eliminated Southern Brave in The Hundred, leaving them facing a nervous wait to discover whether they will finish top of the table and qualify automatically for the final. The result matters because it opens the door for Sunrisers Leeds, who trail the Rockets by four points, to leapfrog…
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‘Thank you so much for the best weekend ever’: The id Software gang got together at QuakeCon, and it sure looks like everyone had a great time
id Software staff reunited at QuakeCon for a weekend that appeared to be primarily about celebration, friendship and the studio’s long-standing connection with its fan community. Posts shared afterwards described the event enthusiastically, with one attendee thanking the group for “the best weekend ever”. The gathering brought together people associated with id Software at QuakeCon,…
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Overwatch’s huge “battle pass revamp” is out tomorrow and makes things a lot more complicated but, seemingly, better
Blizzard is set to roll out a significant overhaul of Overwatch 2’s battle pass system, with the new structure launching the following day. According to the report, the revamp adds extra layers of complexity to how players earn and unlock rewards, but early impressions suggest the changes should ultimately benefit players despite the steeper learning…
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Zuck rekindles open weights Llama drama with Muse Glimmer
Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open weights language model, marking its first such release in over a year and signalling a return to the open source AI strategy it appeared to have abandoned earlier this year. The launch comes as American AI firms face pressure over the growing dominance of Chinese open weights…