Reuters reports that Elon Musk’s annoying chatbot, Grok, is now being used by the U.S. government. While the extent and nature of that usage is unclear, sources interviewed by the news outlet have expressed alarm at the implications of the chatbot’s access to government data. Grok was launched by xAI, an AI company founded by […]
Hayley Atwell had an unseen costar during a fight scene in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show,” Atwell revealed she was more than eight months pregnant while filming reshoots of a fight scene in “Final Reckoning,” but still managed to do all her own stunts. “During this […]
While accepting a Gracie award for her work on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Molly McNearney took the opportunity to directly address the pressure women often face to look perfect. “I’m not saying this for sympathy. Jesus, do not give me sympathy,” McNearney said Tuesday night at the 50th annual Gracie Awards held at The Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire […]
Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival went off largely without a hitch —— despite hosting a day of films honoring Ukraine at the outset, two persecuted Iranian filmmakers in competition and provocative films from both Israel and Gaza in various sections. That is, unless you count the massive power […]
Sacha Jenkins, the renowned hip-hop journalist and cultural historian who co-founded “Ego Trip” magazine and produced TV series and documentaries about Louis Armstrong and Wu-Tang Clan, has died. Variety has confirmed his death. Jenkins’ wife Raquel Cepeda, also a journalist and filmmaker, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died Friday morning at his home […]
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Sea level rise will force millions of people to flee coastal regions, even at just 1.5 degrees Celsius of global heating, according to a new study. The authors of the study warn that even current warming levels could lead to multiple feet of sea level rise by the end of the century, posing dire consequences […]
Josh O’Connor heaped praise on his “The Mastermind” director Kelly Reichardt during the film’s Cannes press conference on Saturday, saying “there’s a kindness” to working with her “which you don’t often get.” “I don’t know that I was necessarily aware of it at the time but there is something in working with Kelly,” O’Connor said. […]
The Manning brothers aren’t the only sibling duo hoping to make a splash with unfettered game commentary. Tennis greats John and Patrick McEnroe will hold forth during Warner Bros. Discovery’s coverage of the French Open, most of which will be featured on the TNT cable network. The McEnroe brothers will host a special spotlight show […]
The city of Cannes was hit by a major power outage on Saturday morning, just hours before the film festival is set to award this year’s Palme d’Or. However, a festival rep tells Variety that the closing ceremony will “proceed as planned” after the Palais des Festivals “switched to an independent power supply.” Around 10:15 […]
