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  1. How Trey Parker and Matt Stone Built Deep Voodoo Into an AI Company Hollywood Can Actually Trust

    How Trey Parker and Matt Stone Built Deep Voodoo Into an AI Company Hollywood Can Actually Trust

    The South Park creators did not set out to launch an AI shop. Then a Trump deepfake project collapsed, the company survived, and Deep Voodoo became one of Hollywood’s quieter, more careful players in synthetic media.

    8 min read
  2. Cardi B, Steph Curry and Sydney Sweeney’s soap stunt land Webby nominations

    Cardi B, Steph Curry and Sydney Sweeney’s soap stunt land Webby nominations

    The 30th Webby Awards nominations include major stars, political accounts, viral campaigns and a soap inspired by Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater, because the internet remains committed to making things complicated.

    6 min read
  3. New Harry Potter child stars are reportedly set for £500,000 each in HBO’s first season

    New Harry Potter child stars are reportedly set for £500,000 each in HBO’s first season

    Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout are said to be earning hefty sums for HBO’s Harry Potter series, but child-star pay is not quite as simple as a giant cheque and a prayer.

    4 min read
  4. The Last of Us Season 3 set photos spotlight Abby and Lev

    The Last of Us Season 3 set photos spotlight Abby and Lev

    HBO’s Vancouver production has given fans their first look at Lev in Season 3, with Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby also on set as the series shifts into the character’s side of the story.

    4 min read
  5. Instagram is testing a paid plan for anonymous Story viewing

    Instagram is testing a paid plan for anonymous Story viewing

    Meta has started a limited test of a premium Instagram subscription in Canada, Japan, and the Philippines. The main lure is anonymous Story viewing, though the package also includes a few other extras that will almost certainly invite privacy debates of the very predictable kind.

    3 min read
  6. Amazon’s Live-Action ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Reveals Jared Leto as Skeletor

    Amazon’s Live-Action ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Reveals Jared Leto as Skeletor

    The first trailer for Amazon MGM and Mattel Studios’ live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ introduces Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, Jared Leto as Skeletor, and a familiar battle for Eternia.

    2 min read
  7. Eurovision Heads to Asia for the First Time, With Bangkok Set for the Debut Final

    Eurovision Heads to Asia for the First Time, With Bangkok Set for the Debut Final

    Eurovision is expanding beyond Europe for the first time, with Bangkok chosen to host the inaugural Asian edition on Nov. 14. Ten broadcasters are already on board, and more are expected soon.

    4 min read
  8. ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Sets Up a Multiverse Problem, a Second Bunker, and Xavier’s Very Complicated Homework

    ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Sets Up a Multiverse Problem, a Second Bunker, and Xavier’s Very Complicated Homework

    The Season 2 finale of Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ reveals that Alex may be more than a supercomputer, teases timeline weirdness, and leaves Xavier with a mission he has not exactly agreed to yet.

    7 min read
  9. Amazon Says ‘Fallout’ Season 2 Hit 83 Million Viewers Worldwide

    Amazon Says ‘Fallout’ Season 2 Hit 83 Million Viewers Worldwide

    Prime Video says the second season of Fallout drew 83 million viewers globally in its first 13 weeks, giving the series another tidy milestone and a reason for Amazon to talk about season three a little early.

    3 min read
  10. Megan Fox Blocks Ex MGK on Instagram After He Left Thirsty Comments on Posts

    Megan Fox Blocks Ex MGK on Instagram After He Left Thirsty Comments on Posts

    Megan Fox has reportedly blocked Machine Gun Kelly on Instagram after he kept dropping flirty comments on her posts. The two are now said to be focused only on co-parenting their daughter, Saga.

    2 min read
  11. Florida Attorney General says Clavicular could face years in prison after alligator shooting video

    Florida Attorney General says Clavicular could face years in prison after alligator shooting video

    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says Kick streamer Clavicular may be looking at felony charges after a live broadcast showed him shooting an alligator in the Everglades, while state wildlife officials continue investigating the incident.

    3 min read