Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96
Mark SeligerLegendary crooner Tony Bennett, who made teenyboppers scream in the 1950s and toured with Lady Gaga in the 2000s, has died at age 96.
Bennett, who passed away in his hometown of New York City on Friday, July 21, was diagnosed with Alzheime…
‘Minx’ stars Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond on coming back from cancellation, big changes in season 2
StarzWhen Minx returns with its sophomore season on July 21, it’s bringing a bunch of changes along with it.
The series, which was initially an HBO Max original, now airs exclusively on Starz. In an interview held before the SAG-AFTRA strike, star and…
In Brief: ‘Dune’ could be moving to 2024 because of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and more
Amid strike-dampened plans for a star-studded announcement at San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon Prime Video has announced that Gen V, a college-set spin-off from its skewed superhero series The Boys, will debut with three episodes on September 29. Subsequent…
US ambassador to China and high level diplomat in East Asia targeted in recent cyberattack: sources
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, and the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink’s email accounts were breached by China-based hackers in the massive cyber…
AI advances fuel industry trying to preserve loved ones after death
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Justin Harrison suffered a nasty bout of strep throat two weeks ago, he said he received a barrage of text messages from his mom urging him to take better care of himself — even though his mom is dead.
H…
Scoreboard roundup — 7/20/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
WOMANS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 82, Atlanta 71
Minnesota 73, Los Angeles 70
Phoenix 80, Chicago 62
Las Vegas 79, Seattle 63
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Arizona 7, Atl…
Dispute over threat of extinction posed by AI looms over surging industry
Qi Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While experts disagree about whether AI poses an existential threat, Dan Hendrycks, a researcher and the director of the Center for AI Safety, or CAIS, is among those who believe the technology could destroy humanity …
How AI is being used to detect, treat cancer — and the potential risks for patients
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence, or AI, is continuing to expand into many areas of our lives and one of those is cancer detection.
Researchers are using machine-learning to build tools in the realm of cancer detection and …
Hawaii’s coral reefs are in peril. What researchers are doing to restore coral ecosystems and preserve biodiversity
Lea McQuillan / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Hawaiian Islands are home to paradise, both above and beneath the ocean’s surface.
However, nestled on the floor of the Pacific Ocean exists an underwater ecosystem so valuable to life on both land a…
“Barbenheimer” now “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes as ‘Oppenheimer’ stars weigh in on trend
Warner Bros. Pictures – UniversalIf you’re thinking of hitting that “Barbenheimer” double feature over the weekend, you can’t go wrong, at least according to the ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
That’s because Greta Gerwig’s cotton candy-colored Ma…