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Η επιστολή επιβολής της κυβέρνησης των ΗΠΑ προς την Anthropic, η οποία ουσιαστικά ανάγκασε την εταιρεία να αποσύρει offline τα πιο πρόσφατα μοντέλα AI της λίγο πριν το Σαββατοκύριακο, θα έπρεπε να λειτουργήσει ως καμπανάκι για κάθε αμερικανική τεχνολογική εταιρεία — είτε είναι εργαστήριο AI είτε όχι.

On Sunday, timed to coincide with President Trump’s 80th birthday, there was a massive UFC event—including a consequential match deciding the lightweight title—staged on the south lawn of the White House. The setup to this event, UFC Freedom 250, probably didn’t escape your attention, since there was so much coverage of the complex construction project that allowed for televised, regulation combat sports competition to occur on what many American politics fans consider sacred ground. There were, for instance, 494 porta potties, I’m informed.

I didn’t think I’d be saying this, but the thing that’s keeping me up at night about Spider-Man: Brand New Day isn’t a suit reveal or a multiverse rumor. It’s a few carefully chosen lines in a new synopsis—and the way they quietly suggest that Peter Parker’s next chapter might be less “friendly neighborhood” and more “how far can one kid bend before he breaks?”

It’s funny how quickly the “streaming wars” went from daily drama to background noise. One minute everyone was sprinting for subscriber growth at any cost; the next, the conversation shifted to something more sober: what actually works in Asia-Pacific now that the first decade of disruption has settled into… reality. Sitting with the APAC chiefs from Netflix, Prime Video, Disney, and Warner Bros Discovery at APOS, I kept coming back to a simple question for you (and for me): what’s the next obsession viewers will rally around?

Let’s be honest: we all know the type. **Sweet. A little dim. Built like a gym poster. Unreasonably handsome.** That’s the cocktail that creates a protector of the innocent, a walking fitness goal, and premium “eye candy”: the himbo. Pop culture has been flexing this archetype for years—think the lovable clumsiness of George of the Jungle or the golden-retriever confidence of Kronk. But if you’ve ever felt like the himbo hall of fame keeps looping the same few names, I’m with you.

I’ve learned to be suspicious of any tech conversation that starts with a countdown. “Two years to AGI.” “Five years until everything changes.” It’s a familiar rhythm: a little awe, a little fear, and a lot of implied inevitability. So when Amazon’s Peter DeSantis—one of the people sitting closest to the machinery of modern AI—basically says “not so fast,” I find myself leaning in.

EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Agudong (Lilo & Stitch), Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Mahina Napoleon (The Walking Dead: Dead City), and Tori Anderson (NCIS: Hawai’i) are among leading cast in Hawai’i-set adventure comedy The Tourist Curse.

Also starring are Ta’imua, Kimee Balmilero, Jason Antoon, Mele’iwa Silva, Dionysio Basco, Rebecca Creskoff, Seana Kofoed, Celia Kenney, and Stephen Hill.

Alexander Bocchieri (Go For Broke) has signed on to direct the misadventure-comedy with a creature feature twist. Filming is due to begin this month.

A fan project is currently underway to remaster all 223 issues of 1990s UK publication Sonic the Comic.

The comic, which was originally published by Fleetway, ran from May 1993 to January 2002 for a total 223 issues (of which 39 were reprints).

While the main selling point was naturally stories featuring Sonic and his friends, the comic also included strips featuring other Sega games, including Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Eternal Champions, Kid Chameleon, Decap Attack, Ecco the Dolphin, Wonder Boy and Shining Force.

A simple baseball cap is a great way to ease into a new sport, and this one is old school in the best ways. Gap also has other country options if you want to rep another team.

Ever wondered what the World Cup smelled like? It’s definitely not bergamot, but they may be onto something with the grass.

This zip-up shirt is just the right amount to be seen as merch without coming on too strong.

Since Mexico City is one of the host cities for this year’s World Cup, it’s offering city-exclusive merch, and we love this funky hat. It’s perfect, and you’ll seem in the know.

Σε ένα viral δοκίμιο για το πόσο γελοία είναι η ιδέα ότι τα LLMs έχουν συνείδηση, ο συγγραφέας επιστημονικής φαντασίας Ted Chiang μας ζήτησε να σκεφτούμε το Microsoft Word: