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Predator: Badlands is the start of the Alien vs. Predator reboot we need

Elle Fanning is no stranger to sci-fi or aliens in general, but this time it looks like she’s bitten off more than she can chew as the Weyland-Yutani android Thia in the upcoming Predator: Badlands. The last live-action Predator film, Prey, took us far into the past, with Comanche warrior Naru (Amber Midthunder) discovering a deadly […]

How one G.I. Joe writer turned Marvel Rivals into a comics run for the ages

The summer before NetEase released Marvel Rivals, the wildly popular 6v6 hero shooter, a Marvel editor reached out to writer Paul Allor, asking if they might be interested in writing a little comic series to accompany the game called Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic. This wasn’t Allor’s first time writing superheroes over their 14-year career, though […]

OpenAI says ChatGPT users send over 2.5 billion prompts every day

OpenAI’s ChatGPT sees more than 2.5 billion requests daily, with 330 million from users based in the US, according to data obtained by Axios. The data suggests that ChatGPT users send over 912.5 billion requests to the AI chatbot each year. OpenAI spokesperson Rob Friedlander confirmed to The Verge that the numbers reported by Axios […]

What we know about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Just how close was Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein? The president’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein — the well-connected financier who was indicted for sex trafficking underage girls and died in prison in 2019 — has long been a matter of public record.  The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach […]

Instacart’s CEO is about to take the reins of a big chunk of OpenAI

Instacart’s CEO, Fidji Simo, will start her new role as an OpenAI executive on August 18th, leading at least one-third of the company and reporting directly to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Simo will be “CEO of Applications,” tasked with scaling and growing the tech’s use cases.  It’s a brand-new role, first revealed as part of […]