Zootopia 2 is now the highest-grossing animated Hollywood film of all time, with a huge $1.703 billion worldwide ($390 million domestic and $1.313 billion international). The Disney film has overtaken...
Screens at the White House display AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President...
Universal basic income provides recurring cash payments, no strings attached. Wong Yu Liang AI advances could widen wealth gaps, which has prompted calls for a universal basic income . UBI offers recu...
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Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account's ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported o...
Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...
Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity. Isa Foltin/TikTok via Getty Images Social media is more important than ever for US retail sit...
The Royal Navy called Leonardo's Proteus a new step in British aviation history. Royal Navy A European arms maker flew what the Royal Navy called "the UK's first truly autonomous full-size helicop...
Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EV) at a dealership in Colma, California, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. As its sales continue to slip and its robotaxi strategy seems to falter , Tesla CEO Elon Musk s...
Hello all! I've been an avid fan of Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering since I found out about them. I even own an EP-133 K.O. II today, which I love. A couple of months ago, Reddit user andiam03...
President Donald Trump holds an image showing the scale of Meta's new data center under construction in Louisiana. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images ICE arrested two drivers on Wednesday near a Meta co...
People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory. Melodie Jeng/Getty Images 2016 is so back — at least on Instagram. Millennials are putting up pictures of them...
Consumers are spending more than ever on mobile apps. Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images The "year of mobile" may finally be upon us. Mobile adtech firm Liftoff filed to go public this ...
Lil Nas X, Olivia Newton-John, Mariah Carey, and Shaboozey. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Erik Hein/American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images;...
Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Grok will no longer be allowed to create AI photos of real people in sexualized or revealing clothing, after widespread global backlash. "We have implem...
One of the many machines in the Selkirk Lab is the "durability cannon," nicknamed Mjölnir after Thor's hammer. Selkirk Sport Selkirk is a leading pickleball equipment brand founded by two brot...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam said regular humanoid robots aren't sufficient for his warehouses. AP Photo/Eric Risberg FedEx's CEO said regular humanoid robots won't make the cut for work at his warehouse...
Mr Beast and Rob Gronkowski attended YouTube's 2025 Brandcast event, where it pitched an audience of ad buyers in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images YouTube's pitch for TV advertising budge...
Solo: A Star Wars Story was made "too soon" after audiences had last seen the iconic Han Solo played by Harrison Ford, outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has suggested. Asked by Deadline if...