More than 15 years after his death, stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special — prompting his daughter to speak out against the “rape & pillage” of her late father’s art. “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” an hour-long special that dropped on Tuesday, comes from Dudesy, a comedy AI that…
A U.S. court allowed Microsoft to seize several websites it said belonged to a Vietnamese operation that allegedly sold hundreds of millions of fake Microsoft accounts, an unusual step in the ongoing fight against online fraud and cybercrime. Microsoft said in a blog post on Wednesday that the group operated at least four websites that…
In the south of Gaza, where Israel has urged Palestinian civilians to flee for their own safety, the damage is less extensive but still stark. In Khan Younis, between 10% to 15% of all buildings have been damaged, according to the research. The data, compiled by researchers at Oregon State University and the City University…
“The Boy and the Heron,” a fantastical coming-of-age story from animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki, earned $12.8 million in its opening weekend, becoming the first original anime production to top the domestic box office. The GKids release is showing in Imax and other premium large format auditoriums, which bolstered its record-breaking revenues and helped secure its…
Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet, writer and actor who played the role of Jeremiah Jesus in “Peaky Blinders,” has died. He was 65. According to a statement posted to Zephaniah’s official Instagram account, he died on Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago. “Benjamin’s wife was by his side throughout and was…
Generational star Shohei Ohtani signed the biggest free agent deal in baseball history as he’s agreed to play next season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he posted on his Instagram Saturday. “To all the fans and everyone involved in the baseball world, I apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. I have…
LOS ANGELES — When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the snow-covered Andes mountains. Zerbino praised J.A. Bayona’s raw and unfiltered film, which is being released Thursday as “Society of…
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani skipped out on a court hearing Tuesday ahead of his defamation trial, drawing the ire of a federal judge. A pretrial hearing was held in Washington on Tuesday ahead of next week’s jury trial to determine how much Giuliani will have to pay in damages to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea…
Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency started the New Year with a bang, buoyed by optimism around the possible approval of exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds. Bitcoin touched a 21-month peak of $45,532, having gained 156% last year in its strongest yearly performance since 2020. It was…
A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday. Dozens more illnesses were reported by both countries. In the U.S., at least 230 people have been ill in 38 states and 96 have been hospitalized since mid-November, according to…
