Billionaire mogul Elon Musk and a range of experts called on Wednesday for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to allow time to make sure they are safe. An open letter, signed by more than 1,000 people so far including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, was prompted by the
Month: April 2023
In the Netherlands, central heating boilers will be banned by 2026 and its government has incentivized the installation of heat pumps. Meanwhile, the U.K. government estimates that heating buildings accounts for 25% of the U.K.’s greenhouse gas emissions. It passed the Energy Security Bill, and is aiming to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream
Coolio‘s cause of death has been revealed, and it’s one that continues to plague not only the entertainment industry, but the country as a whole … fentanyl. Family spokesperson, Jarel (Jarez) Posey tells TMZ … Coolio’s loved ones just got the news from the coroner — fentanyl killed the rapper — and he also had
Jason Eisener Is Back! The filmmaker behind cult classics “Treevenge” and Hobo with a Shotgun, not to mention Vice TV’s hit “Dark Side of the Ring”, has turned his V/H/S/2 segment into the full-blown traditional feature Kids vs. Aliens, on DVD and Blu-ray on April 18, 2023. We have (3) copies of the Blu-ray for some lucky readers to enter and
The Outer Worlds was tied with Fire Emblem: Three Houses for my game of the year in 2019. A delightful, whimsical adventure that felt like a culmination of Obsidian’s work to date, it was hard to resist. Two brilliant expansions later, I simply cannot recommend the game enough. So, when Private Division and Virtuous announced
WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is once again requesting a significant budget increase for future weather satellite programs after Congress cut its funding request for 2023. In its fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, recently posted online, NOAA requested $417.4 million for the Geostationary Extended Observations, or GeoXO, program of next-generation geostationary weather
Apple has devised a pocket-sized companion that (hypothetically) does it all: music, videos AND books, sans the nagging smartphone or clumsy smartwatch. Cupertino, you’re so close. In a patent application published recently by the U.S. Patent Office, Apple sketched out such a device, a headphone-case-meets-pocket-computer with a touchscreen display and the prerequisite guts for flicking
THURSDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: With numbers now in for the 44 overseas markets that opened on Wednesday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie had a more than peachy debut with $34.7M through yesterday at the international box office. Combined with Wednesday’s domestic bow, the global one-day total is $66.4M. Several milestones/records were set in
Maggie Rogers, photo by Zoë Ghertner News Maggie Rogers Announces Tour Dates With Soccer Mommy and Alvvays The North American concerts take place in July and August By Matthew Strauss April 6, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Maggie Rogers just wrapped up a tour of North America, and she’s now announced another trek that begins
On Tuesday Hasbro revealed two new products for the Vintage Collection and Black Series lines to tie in with the latest episode of The Mandalorian. Both of these figures are based on their appearances in The Book of Boba Fett. For the Vintage Collection, we get a figure of Jedi Academy Luke Skywalker (similar to
Lance Reddick‘s cause of death has been revealed as heart disease … according to the late actor’s death certificate. The document, obtained by TMZ, lists Reddick’s immediate cause of death as Ischemic Heart Disease as well as Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease. The death cert also states Reddick was to be cremated. TMZ broke the story
Spring is a time of awakenings and new opportunities. In celebration of the season, Wild Hearts is adding new content all month, from new Kemono and Karakuri, to new quest types. If you’ve yearned to join the hunt, Xbox players can now try Wild Hearts for 10 full hours. Explore the beautiful but dangerous land
The following contains major spoilers for Last Shift (2014) and Malum (2023). Nothing divides the horror community like a remake. For decades fans have debated the merits of cinematic retellings of our most beloved horror films with strong arguments on either side of the equation. The trend exploded in the early 2000s with Platinum Dunes
When you’re just a wee twisty, bendy rope of muscle, fang, and bone, your options may be slightly limited when you get yourself into a pickle. That’s why the dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) developed what appears to be a unique way of fleeing. When danger approaches, the small, South Asian serpent flings itself ass
Roku has announced that the ad-supported Disney+ tier, Disney+ Basic, is now available to its users. When the ad-supported plan launched four months, many users were surprised to find that it wasn’t accessible on Roku. At the time, Disney told TechCrunch that was still in talks with Roku about reaching an agreement that suits both
John Randolph, a wealthy enslaver from Virginia, member of Congress for almost 30 years, strong defender of states’ rights and prominent public speaker, died in 1833. In the will that he created in 1821, he stipulated the freeing of every enslaved person on his plantation, which would amount to one of the largest manumissions in
Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie doesn’t need a mushroom to get bigger, it just organically is. Out of the gate today Wednesday, sans any Tuesday previews, the feature take of the classic game is looking at $26M, for what’s translating into a $86.2M 3-day, $127.5M Wednesday through Sunday haul. Interesting, even though its opening day
“Enough is enough.” That’s the message Roc Nation is sending Italian soccer fans — and people across the entire world — after Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku was berated by hateful “fans” making monkey noises during the game against Juventus F.C. on Tuesday. Jay-Z‘s agency, which reps Lukaku, purchased a full-page advertisement in Italy’s daily sports
Ruzek needs out of this Beck case; it’s getting too stressful! He finally made some headway with the investigation on Chicago PD Season 10 Episode 18, and it made for a nerve-wracking hour that put us one step closer to learning what Beck’s massive plan is. And we got there because of a brutal, horrific
Prepare to survive five nights this Halloween. Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters on Friday, October 27, 2023. The film will also premiere day-and-date with theatrical on Peacock! The film follows “a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes
Google Stadia closed its servers just under three months ago, and it seems like former Google vice president and head of Stadia, Phil Harrison left the company at the same time. Harrison’s departure has not been officially announced by Google or Harrison himself. Phil Harrison’s future plans after he left Google There is no inkling
A synthetic analog of a black hole could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real thing. Using a chain of atoms in single-file to simulate the event horizon of a black hole, a team of physicists observed the equivalent of what we call Hawking radiation – particles
As generative AI proliferates, it’s beginning to reach the ads we hear on podcasts and the radio. Startup Adthos this week launched a platform that uses AI to generate scripts for audio ads — and even add voiceovers, sound effects and music. Customers can optionally go in and edit the ads using a browser-based, multi-track
Blumhouse’s feature take of videogame Five Nights at Freddy’s is going theatrical day and date with Peacock on Oct. 27 this year. The pic will go wide. This is the fourth Blumhouse movie to day and date with Universal’s streaming service after Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends and Firestarter. While arguments can be made that these
Phil Elverum (Mariano Regidor/Redferns) News Mount Eerie Announces Tour, Says New Album Is in Progress Phil Elverum will perform new songs at dates in the U.S. and Europe By Evan Minsker April 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Phil Elverum has announced a Mount Eerie tour with shows coming in May and June. At those
Coming soon from HBO Max, the series “Welcome to Derry” will serve as an official prequel to the two Stephen King-based IT movies from Andy Muschietti, and Deadline brings us the first casting news tonight. Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), and James Remar (Oppenheimer) will star, Deadline reports. The site notes, “Their character
We saw some big releases in the indie and AAA space with Tchia and Resident Evil 4 this month, with a host of sports titles in between. Which game will have luck on their side and reign supreme for March? Cast your vote below! How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog
A dozen severed hands found piled in the courtyard of an ancient Egyptian palace could be the result of a gruesome “trophy-taking” ritual by a foreign invader, according to a new study. Inscriptions and reliefs from Egyptian tombs and temples depict mutilated or amputated hands as early as the New Kingdom from the 16th to
Lux Capital, known for investing in life science and frontier tech startups, is back in the market to fundraise for its latest vehicle — but this time without a dedicated late-stage entity. The firm is targeting over $1 billion for Lux Ventures VIII, according to meeting materials from the New Mexico State Investment Council (NM
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