If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. One of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics kicks off this weekend with the figure skating team competition. While figure skaters will still compete for individual medals across men’s, women’s, pairs…
In the Super Bowl ad for Amazon‘s Alexa+ AI assistant, Chris Hemsworth fears that the AI is trying to kill him. Perhaps it will trigger a rogue garage door, or close the pool cover while he is out for a swim. Ultimately, of course, he learns that the AI just wants him to be happy,…
Bill Nye will be the Lifetime Achievement Honoree at this year’s Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced on Thursday. The ceremony is set to take place on March 1, while winners of this year’s awards will be revealed at a ceremony on March 2. Both ceremonies…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s plan for advanced chip production at a Japanese plant will help it hedge against US tariff threats and the possibility of a Beijing blockade around Taiwan, analysts said, while providing Japanese giants such as Sony and Toyota with local access to advanced chips for artificial intelligence applications. C C Wei, president…
Iana Kunitsa/Moment/Getty Images Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Most IT leaders (82%) believe that data integration is a big AI challenge. Agentic AI pioneers use 10% more software applications. IT leaders will spend 19% of their IT budgets on AI agents this year. Organizations are rapidly adopting autonomous systems….
On the heels of striking a deal with YouTube to bring the Oscars to that streaming platform in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is further prioritizing its digital presence by creating Academy Studios, under the banner of which the organization will polish, professionalize and expand its digital initiatives — interviews, videos,…
On Oct. 13, 2021, ChefAitor Zabalastood at a breaking point. His acclaimed restaurant Somni had closed during the pandemic. The new space he planned to reopen in had fallen through. His sous chef had quit. After four years cooking alone in a test kitchen with no guests, the white jacket felt heavier than it ever…
The logline for HBO’s upcoming series Rooster, starring Steve Carell, doesn’t offer much in the way of detail: The show is “a comedy set on a college campus centering on an author’s (Carell) complicated relationship with his daughter (Charly Clive),” per the official description. A newly released trailer for the show, however, fills in some…
Russian, Ukrainian and US teams took part in the talks in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with the main sticking points believed to be territorial concessions Ukraine is under pressure to make and security guarantees for it to prevent further Russian attacks if a deal is agreed to end the four-year war.
