A.I. Companion Ads for Friend.com Flood NYC Subway, Fueling Backlash and Vandalism
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism.
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Veteran Casting Director Bernard Telsey On Playing “Detective” In The Social Media Age
Bernie Telsey, a veteran casting director whose credits include the most recent film versions of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Wicked, says social media has only enhanced the role he and his peers play. “Are casting directors needed even more so now? Yes,” he told Deadline in an interview. Given the rise of digital…
Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says
The World Trade Organization said trade growth had proved more resilient in 2025 than expected, but would slow next year as result of President Trump’s tariffs.
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw should be first-ballot Hall of Famer, ex-MLB star says
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw announced in September that he will retire after this season. Kershaw, 37, recorded a career 2.53 ERA over 18 seasons, which is the lowest by any MLB pitcher in the live-ball era (since 1920) with at least 1,000 innings. Tom “Flash”…
Did a Reddit moderator pirate Nintendo games? A $4.5 million lawsuit says he did
The suit is the latest in a long line of aggressive anti-piracy actions by the gaming giant. Nintendo has filed suit against an individual it says is a moderator on Reddit, accusing him of piracy and facilitating a network of online websites that offered pirated Nintendo Switch games.
Tech investor Orlando Bravo says ‘valuations in AI are at a bubble’
Thoma Bravo co-founder Orlando Bravo said valuations for artificial intelligence companies are “at a bubble,” comparing it to the dot-com era. But one key difference in the market now, he said, is that large companies with “healthy balance sheets” are financing AI businesses. Bravo’s private equity firm boasts more than $181 billion in assets under…
bitchy | Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck reunited for the NYC premiere of ‘KOTSW’
Embed from Getty Images One of the biggest indicators that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were genuinely serious about making their marriage work is that they immediately got really entangled professionally. Jennifer was doing Dunkin Donuts ads, for crying out loud! And Ben’s Artists Equity produced several of Jennifer’s films, films she’s still promoting even…
Hunter Biden Pursued a Deal to Sell Land Around the U.S. Embassy in Romania
The proposed transaction, stemming from relationships that started while his father was vice president and involving a Chinese partner, underscores the extent of Mr. Biden’s questionable business dealings abroad.
What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology
The longest woolly rhino horn ever found is providing new insights into the lives of these now extinct animals. The horn — found preserved in Siberian permafrost — stretched over 1.6 meters, nearly the size of a small adult human and a full 30 centimeters longer than the previous record holder, researchers report September 12…
How Otter.ai’s CEO is pushing the company to be more than just a meeting scribe
Otter.ai CEO Sam Liang isn’t satisfied with the company being viewed, and used, as just a meeting notetaker. Liang wants Otter.ai to become a go-to source for enterprises and a new batch of products released Tuesday is the first step in that evolution. The Silicon Valley-based AI meeting assistant startup released Tuesday a new suite of tools…