British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday pledged to “call time” on a social media system failing children amid curbs by a number of countries and calls by parents for an under-16s ban. Starmer’s proposals reportedly go further than Australia which in December became the first nation to ban people under 16 from social media. … Read more
Widely regarded as a shojo classic, the Vampire Princess Miyu anime is still revered by many. Now, that generation can rewatch this iconic series on Blu-ray, but there’s a major catch. The upcoming Blu-ray release of the late 1980s Vampire Princess Miyu OVA is scheduled for a few months from now, with MediaOCDbehind it. However, … Read more
The US government’s order for Anthropic to withdraw its most powerful artificial intelligence models has sparked a wave of criticism from both advocates and opponents of AI regulation. On Friday evening, the San Francisco-based company announced that the US Department of Commerce had ordered it to suspend Mythos 5 and Fable 5 for “national security” … Read more
Guy Ritchie’s movies will never get old, and his divisive adventure film Fountain of Youth proves that. The movie premiered on Apple TV on May 23, and it’s still a hit over a year later. On June 14, Fountain of Youth just had another climb on the charts in the U.S., hitting the fifth place. … Read more
When a US judge found fabricated quotes in a lawyer’s brief earlier this year, the attorney admitted he had used Claude, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write the document. That got him a fine and a mandatory course on how to use AI properly. But this case was just one in a rising tide of … Read more
Throughout the past 30-plus years, a number of sports manga have taken the global anime and manga fandoms by storm, though it can be argued that no series is as iconic as Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk. During its initial run in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Japan’s most prolific manga magazine, the series released alongside legendary titles … Read more
Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv’s historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. The wave of attacks came as news of a US-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the Middle East war, highlighting the … Read more
Everyone knows and loves the Red Dead Redemption series, from John Marston’s emotional escapades in the first game to the devastatingly emotional pre-sequel. Most people probably even know the legendarily good zombie-focused DLC for Red Dead Redemption, which completely transformed an already excellent game into easily one of the best zombie shooters of all time. … Read more
The United States and Iran agreed to a peace deal and an end to military operations on all fronts, signalling the apparent end to more than three months of war in the Middle East. Here are reactions from across the globe: – ‘Critical step’: UN – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the peace deal as a … Read more
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will be released in theaters soon, promising to be one of the director’s most ambitious projects yet. Adapting Homer’s Greek epic for the big screen, Nolan’s The Odyssey will no doubt be a cinematic adaptation unlike anything seen before, further cementing Nolan’s reputation for larger-than-life storytelling with must-see blockbusters. With a … Read more