Morgan Wallen is no longer controversial. He’s the culture.
In February 2021, Morgan Wallen's future as country music's golden goose was hanging in the balance.First, there were the reports of drunken disorderly conduct during a night out in Nashville. Then, a video of Wallen flouting COVID protocols at a party in 2020 resulted in the postponement of his "Saturday Night Live" debut. But his…
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are one of the most confusing couples...
Despite nearly two years of sightings, smooches, and soft launches, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet's relationship still feels like a glitch in the Hollywood matrix.Even when the couple made their long-awaited red carpet debut last week after several PDA-filled public outings, some still struggled to accept the news."i still can't believe kylie & timothee is…
HBO Max’s social team knows its rebrand is absurd. It’s leaning...
The internet is making fun of Max for changing its name to HBO Max (for the second time). But no one is mocking the re-rebrand with as much gusto as Max itself.The company is poking fun at the switch by posting conclave references on TikTok, Harry Potter memes on Instagram, and teasing X on the…
All 18 live-action ‘Star Wars’ shows and movies, ranked by critics
Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%This is the time when we have to discuss the animated properties in the "Star Wars" universe. If you skipped out on "The Clone Wars" or "Rebels," you most likely don't even know who Ahsoka is.A quick crash course: In between the events of "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the…
On Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s tour, hating Drake is still a...
When Kendrick Lamar and SZA took the stage at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on the latest stop on their Grand National Tour, the duo's combined star power was a thing to behold (not to mention a major selling point for the ever-swelling cost of a concert ticket).But there's another superstar whose name doesn't appear on…
ServiceNow dodges the dreaded DOGE hit
When I got on the phone with ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott on Wednesday, one of the first things I asked was, "Have you been DOGE-ed?"The White House DOGE Office has made an ambitious effort to slash federal spending. The US government buys a lot of software, and since this efficiency drive kicked off in January,…
It’s a confusing mess to compare the alphabet soup of AI...
It's hard to pick the best AI to help you in work and life. What about GPT-4o, 4.5, 4.1, o1, o1-pro, o3-mini, or o3-mini-high? If not OpenAI, you can go for one of the many models put out by Meta, Google, or Anthropic.This year has already seen at least a dozen model releases from major…
OpenAI’s latest move makes it even harder for rivals like DeepSeek...
In a bid to protect its crown jewels, OpenAI is now requiring government ID verification for developers who want access to its most advanced AI models.While the move is officially about curbing misuse, a deeper concern is emerging: that OpenAI's own outputs are being harvested to train competing AI systems.A new research paper from Copyleaks,…
Despite Elon’s best efforts, Americans are buying a ton of EVs...
I recently visited Redwood Materials, a company that's deeply entrenched in the electric vehicle industry.This startup has agreements worth billions of dollars with major automakers and EV battery manufacturers, including VW, Toyota, GM, and Panasonic. So when I sat down with Redwood Chief Commercial Officer Cal Lankton, I asked for his outlook on EV sales.Elon…
What Disney can learn from the shocking success of the new...
How can Hollywood studios like Disney get kids off YouTube or video games like Fortnite and Minecraft and into movie theaters?The best answer so far this year seems obvious in hindsight: a movie about Minecraft itself.Movie industry observers were caught off guard by how well "A Minecraft Movie" did this past weekend. The film from Warner Bros.…
