Court allows Anthropic «to steal» legal AI training books — to pirate
It turns out that using officially purchased books to teach AI without the permission of the authors — is «fair use». At least, this is the opinion of the California District Court, which sided with Anthropic in a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Viewers plummeted the rating of Marvel's «Ironheart» series to 32% on Rotten Tomatoes — even before the first episodes were released
As of today, the first three episodes of «Iron Heart» are being broadcast on Disney+, but something strange is happening with the show’s rating.
Andrzej Sapkowski will write another book about «The Witcher», and that's for sure: «I — am not George Martin. When I say something, I mean it»
Last year, the author of «The Witcher» Andrzej Sapkowski released a new book «The Crossroads of Ravens» and is already actively planning new ones — and if you think that these are empty promises, the writer has a rather tough answer to that.
Netflix's «The Adventures of Cliff Booth» will get a «gigantic» budget and 120+ actors led by Brad Pitt
The spinoff of «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood», dedicated to the adventures of Cliff Booth, has received the first details — and, apparently, Netflix will not spare money for the Tarantino/Fincher creation.
Marvel refused to let the screenwriter of the first «Blade» work on the reboot because the movie was «in good condition» — and canceled the release
Marvel started the «Blade» Marvel relaunch epic 6 years ago, regularly changing directors, writers and supporting cast — by this time, the film had lost its release date, provoking rumors of cancellation.
OpenAI will store your ChatGPT chats forever (even deleted ones) — court overturns users' appeal
In early June 2025, the court ordered OpenAI «indefinitely» store the history of requests to ChatGPT (including deleted chats) in order to have potential evidence in copyright infringement lawsuits — the decision, quite expectedly, provoked opposition from the company itself and users who filed appeals.
«Get ready for a crazy journey»: The Boys has officially finished filming its fifth and final season
The series The Boys has come close to its finale — the filming of the fifth season has been officially completed.
Battles in the final seasons «The Witcher» choreographed by «Acolyte» — predecessor followed Cavill
The fight scenes of «The Witcher» have been a highlight of each of the seasons of the Netflix show, but the key choreographer Wolfgang Stegemann left the project and for a long time the question of who replaced him was open.
J.K. Rowling read the script for the Harry Potter series: «The first two episodes — so, so, so good!»
J.K. Rowling said that she has already read the script of the first two episodes of the upcoming Harry Potter series from HBO — despite the fact that she is not involved in its writing, she «closely» cooperates with the authors.
OneDrive user lost 30 years of data — Microsoft banned the account without explanation and ignored 18 recovery requests
OneDrive user wrote on Reddit, he wrote a lengthy post about a conflict with Microsoft, which suddenly blocked his account and, consequently, access to the cloud storage with data from more than 30 years of work — the company did not provide any explanation and ignores requests for restoration, sending only boilerplate replies.
First reactions to «Jurassic World: Resurgence» — nostalgia «Spielberg-style» with perfect CGI and a mediocre plot
The new «Jurassic World» will be released in cinemas only in early July, but some viewers had a chance to see the film at the UK premiere and have already published their first reactions — to summarize, they were quite mixed.
«28 years later» broke the franchise record in the first weekend of release — with a box office of $60 million
Danny Boyle’s new post-apocalyptic horror film exceeded experts’ forecasts and broke the franchise record in its first weekend of release — the global box office «28 years later» has now reached $60 million, with the international and «domestic» markets accounting for almost equal shares ($30 million each).
The first footage of the horror series «The Institute» based on the novel by Stephen King — about a creepy institution with children with superpowers
Amazon MGM Studios has released a first look at the upcoming «The Institute» series, which will adapt Stephen King’s 2019 novel of the same name.The plot centers on teenage genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman), who, after being kidnapped, wakes up in an institution full of children who, like him, have extraordinary powers; and an ex-police…
Apple Watch counts calories «randomly» — researchers found an error of 30%, which is three times (!) higher than normal
Despite the fact that Apple smartwatches offer highly accurate measurements of heart rate and step counts, they are virtually «at random with calorie counting».
Tom Cruise performed 16 skydives in flames for «Mission Impossible 8» — and this is a world record
In case you didn’t know, there is a record for the most burning parachute jumps — and it belongs to Tom Cruise, who performed 16 such stunts for the movie «Mission Impossible 8».
The first owners of Nintendo Switch 2 received consoles with holes in the screen — they were left with check staplers
Some of the lucky ones who were the first to buy the new Nintendo Switch 2s discovered that the screens of their consoles were leaking after unpacking.
The first trailer of the series «Alien: Earth» showed five alien species with a hint of Predator
FX has released the full trailer for «Alien: Earth» — the first series in the Alien universe from «Fargo» creator Noah Hawley and produced by Ridley Scott.
Valve fans set up surveillance on Gabe Newell's yacht and found a «hint» of Half-Life 3 announcement
In anticipation of at least some news about Half-Life 3, Valve fans have set up a tracking system for Gabe Newell’s yacht — and, interestingly, believe that its current location hints at an imminent announcement. Well, these are worthy competitors for gamers who have been calculating release of the GTA 6 trailer by moon phases.
Google's boss became a web coder and builds his own AI website in his spare time
It seems that web coding has also reached the top of tech companies — Google boss Sundar Pichai liked the idea of «coding without stress and for fun» so much that he started creating his own website in his spare time.
Marvel «forgot to» tell Loki about his appearance in «The Avengers: Judgment Day» — actor saw his name already at the presentation
Marvel veteran Tom Hiddleston, known for playing Loki, shared a funny story related to the casting of the «Avengers: Doomsday» — The actor said that he did not know about his appearance in the movie until he watched a stream with the introduction of the characters.
«Ballerina» Ana de Armas started with the lowest rating in the series «John Wick» — 78% on Rotten Tomatoes and 62 on Metacritic
The action movie «Ballerina» starring Ana de Armas received the first ratings from specialized publications — not disastrous, but the lowest for the «John Wick» universe.
The creators of the series «Acolytes» had one «guiding principle» in mind when working: «What would George Lucas think?
The series «Acolyte», set in the universe of «Star Wars», was canceled immediately after the first season was released — a decision that upset and surprised its creators, who tried to imitate George Lucas in every frame.
Ridley Scott says he's done with «Alien»: «Franchise stalled after fourth movie»
«Alien» has become one of the most famous sci-fi horror franchises in film history, but director Ridley Scott, who kicked it off in 1979, has now announced that he has officially ended his work on the project.
«Where have they been these three years?»: the author of «Squid Games» is planning a spinoff series between the events of seasons 1 and 2
«The Squid Game» debuts with its third and final season this month, however, given that how successful the series has become, there were doubts that Netflix would give it up so easily. And for good reason.
Amazon is making a movie adaptation of the drama of Sam Altman's firing from OpenAI — with a Russian as the «main villain»
Amazon MGM Studios is working on a new movie called «Artificial» / Artificial —, a comedy drama set in the AI universe that will depict the OpenAI coup and the temporary dismissal of Sam Altman.
The fifth season of the series «Slow Horses» / Slow Horses — first footage, a new character from the star «Ted Lasso» and the official release date
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first footage and teaser for the fifth season of «Slow Horses», and finally revealed the release date — for those who was waiting for the summer debutThere is some bad news.
Nintendo sent Switch 2 sellers branded «Out of Stock» — signs 2 days before the launch
Official sales of Switch 2 will start only on June 5, but Nintendo is so confident in the success of the new console that it has already sent out branded signs to stores with the inscription «Out of stock».
The creator of «The Last of Us» plans to stop making game adaptations, but the thought of «19 seasons of GTA» does not give him peace of mind
Craig Mazin plans to end video game adaptations after completing series «The Last of Us».
The new «Superman» cost DC $225 million and needs to earn three times that amount to break even
Warner Bros. and DC have long kept the official cost of «Superman» secret, only fueling rumors and speculation in the media.
BBC reveals smartphone from North Korea — looks like Huawei and saves screenshots every 5 minutes to a secret folder
BBC journalists shown on video a smartphone smuggled out of North Korea by Seoul’s Daily NK — a rare (and somewhat disturbing) look at modern devices from a dystopian reality.
Scorsese doesn't go to theaters because he is annoyed by modern audiences: «Sitting on their phones and drowning out the actors with conversations»
The legendary American director Martin Scorsese, known for such films as «Taxi Driver» and «Goodfellas», has announced that he is done with cinemas — but don’t worry, just as a spectator
Zoomers on TikTok pretend to be the creation of the Veo 3 neural network and collect millions of views
Since the moment when Google introduced its Veo 3 model that can generate realistic videos based on text queries, distinguish between reality from AI creations has become much more complicated — and bloggers from TikTok are taking full advantage of this, pretending to be video versions generated by the technology and collecting millions of views.
First teaser and release date for «A Knives Out 3» — Detective Benoit Blanc stumbles upon the «Holy Grail» in the world of crime
Netflix has released the first teaser for «Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery» — the third film in the series of adventures of detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who this time will face what is probably the most difficult case of his life.
Season 2 trailer «Gen V» — spinoff «The Boys» weaves Chance Perdomo's death into the plot
Amazon has announced the release date and released the first trailer for the second season of «Gen V» — — the spinoff series «The Boys» about a superhero college.
The second season of One Piece introduced Tony Tony Chopper in the Netflix version of — the reindeer and the pirate doctor Straw Hat
Netflix introduced his own version of Tony Tony Chopper — a cute reindeer who joined the Straw Hat Pirates in the One Piece series as a doctor.
The creators of «28 years later» created a rig of 20 iPhones for filming «in the style of the Matrix» and the effect of presence in violent scenes
The information that Danny Boyle’s new movie «28 Years Later» will be the first blockbuster to almost completely filmed on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, is no longer news — however, nowadays in IGN interview The director revealed the details of the work, showing exclusive footage from the filming.
Abby's face in the series «The Last Of Us» was painted with CGI because the actress was bitten by a spider
It turns out that in one of the episodes of the second season of the series «The Last Of Us», the face of actress Caitlin Deaver, who played Abby, had to be «corrected» with the help of CGI.
Ben Stiller has «two ideas» for a spinoff of the «Severance», and a separate one — for a video game about Lumon Industries
The science fiction series Severance has become one of the hits of Apple TV+So it’s no surprise that the creators are actively planning side projects in addition to the sequel.
Like «Knives Out», but with pensioners: a trailer for the detective comedy «The Thursday Murder Club» by Chris Columbus has been released
Next behind the first shots Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for the detective comedy «The Thursday Murder Club» starring Pierce Brosnan as a group of retired detectives.
«Damn cool!»: Quentin Tarantino named the best action movie of the year — critics gave it 63% on Rotten Tomatoes
Quentin Tarantino’s preferences are often differ from the standard opinions of criticswhich happened in the case of the movie «Havoc», which was previously panned by both journalists and viewers.
Detective with Wires «Slow Horses»: Netflix has released a critically acclaimed series «Department Q»
Starting today, Netflix is streaming the British detective series «Department Q», based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen.
George Martin's fantasy film «In the Lost Lands» earned less than 10% of its budget at the box office
The long-awaited film adaptation of George Martin’s short story «In the Lost Lands» has officially flopped at the box office, grossing only $6 million worldwide — less than 10% of the film’s $55 million production budget, according to Collider.
Google: Instagram started «unnecessarily» draining Android smartphones, even without watching Reels
If you’ve noticed that your Android smartphone is losing power too quickly — Instagram may be to blame.
Trailer for the body-swapping comedy «Good Fortune» — starring Keanu Reeves as a loser angel
The first trailer for Lionsgate’s comedy «Good Fortune» from star «John Wick» Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari star in the title role.
Trailer for the miniseries Smoke — a new Apple TV+ detective series about serial arsonists, has been released
Last year, Theron Edgerton made his Netflix debut in the action-packed Militant «Hand luggage»as a young TSA officer, and is now trying on the role of a detective in a new Apple TV+ miniseries called «Smoke».
Marvel to lose $100 million on «Thunderbolts» — second worst MCU release after «Marvels»
Initially, the movie «Thunderbolts» is about a team of anti-heroes who become something like the new Avengers was positioned as a key element of the fifth phase of the MCU and a turning point in the universe with potential box office success. However, despite a strong marketing campaign and favorable first reviews, the reality was much worse.
«I'm going to kidnap you»: Google co-founder advises to threaten AI with physical violence» to make it work better
Google co-founder Sergey Brin seems to have found an effective way to overcome the hallucinations of AI chatbots — simply threaten them with physical violence.
DC changed editors «Superman» after test screenings — 25 minutes of material was removed from the movie and «comedic tone»
The bosses of Warner Bros. and DC are carefully checking every frame of the new «Superman» to avoid another failure for the franchise. The studios have already held several test screenings, which have resulted in significant changes — both in the plot or duration and in the team working on the movie.
HBO disables comments on photos of new Harry, Ron and Hermione on Instagram
Yesterday, HBO officially unveiled the main cast of the Harry Potter series — a trio of children who will play the new Ron, Hermione and Harry — and in advance turned off comments under the post with their photo.
HBO's Harry Potter series has introduced a trio of main actors — the new Ron, Hermione and Harry
The Harry Potter series has officially unveiled the trio of actors who will take on the main childhood roles. Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will play Hermione Granger, and Alistair Stout will play Ron Weasley.
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