This year's cuttlefish season has been unlike any other. Every winter, more than 100,000 giant Australian cuttlefish can usually be found mating along the rocky coastline of Point Lowly, northeast of Whyalla, South Australia. They put on shape-shifting, colorful displays in
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a lot to say about the idealized future he now envisions for humanity co-existing with artificial intelligence - his latest essay spans more than 6,500 words on the matter. The lengthy manifesto Zuckerberg published on Monday, titled "The Future is
“Harry Potter” series star Bel Powley has spoken out about author J.K. Rowling’s controversial views on gender, saying she “strongly disagrees” with them. Powley is playing Petunia Dursley in HBO’s highly anticipated TV adaptation of the beloved books, the first season of which
Some of the world's top tourist destinations are some of the least enjoyable places to drive, according to a new global survey.
Genshin Impact's big 7.0 update to Snezhnaya is coming soon. Here's when Genshin 7.0 launches in your time zone.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui might take longer because the action RPG developers want to emulate Christopher Nolan's approach to art
More Franken-machines, please.
Judiciously rule a fantasy kingdom, or just use time travel to fix all of your terrible mistakes.
Hey, Hollywood, Boricuas need you. On Friday, more than 180,000 households and businesses across San Juan and six neighboring municipalities woke up to dry faucets. For 48 hours at a stretch, on a rotating schedule with no end date, they will go without water. Roughly half a
NBCUniversal’s Peacock app has launched AI-generated title “Public Eye,” a serialized detective mobile game from the Dick Wolf-backed Wolf Games. Per the description for the game, players take on the role of Officer Logan Dine, “a patrol cop secretly investigating his uncle’s
WestEnd Films has negotiated a North American deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films on behalf of the filmmakers for the feel-good Christmas comedy “Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint,” which will be released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada this Christmas. The deal follows Signature
All the pieces are on the board and the characters in their final form
Scientists—and dog lovers—have long known that dogs are remarkably good at interpreting our laughs, frowns and tears. But the biology behind this ability has remained largely unexplored until now. In a study published in the journal iScience on Aug. 7, researchers peered inside
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes education and the workforce, a majority of parents and educators believe it's essential for students to develop data literacy skills, according to a new survey released today by Data Science 4 Everyone and Mathematica.
The “Clueless” sequel series and “The Rockford Files” reboot are among nine new television productions awarded tax credits from the state of California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. According to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, the productions will generate a combined
Georgina Campbell, the BAFTA TV Award-winning actress who broke out in Zach Cregger’s horror hit “Barbarian,” has signed with Anonymous Content for representation. Campbell is best known for leading 2022’s “Barbarian,” which marked “Weapons” filmmaker Cregger’s directorial
A new brain-imaging study suggests that dogs may be able to distinguish between certain negative human emotions just by looking at people’s faces.
Netflix has dated its most recent acquisition “Ink,” Academy Award winner Danny Boyle’s incendiary drama about the birth of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid empire. Variety can exclusively reveal, the film will open in select theaters Dec. 11 before landing on Netflix on Jan. 8 in the
AMC Global Media’s anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service and Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System have signed a new multi-year exclusive output deal, marking HIDIVE’s largest content programming agreement to date. The pact expands a partnership the companies launched in 2023,
Each year in early to mid-September, many media outlets nod to one of the most infamous days in U.S. history — the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. With the event’s 25th anniversary coming into view, Disney will seek to put a spotlight
President Barack Obama will curl up with the six books that have most influenced him — along with six “luminaries” to discuss the works — in a new podcast from Audible and Higher Ground. Amazon’s Audible and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company, announced “A
Swap dragons for aliens as the network takes on another epic franchise
The U.S. auteur, during a Locarno Film Festival reporter roundtable, also explained why his "fantastic wife" and "great kids" are "not very good for drama."
In 2024, Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO, spurred into the alliance by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Some ska-punk/ Spider-Man fans may find some peace today. It has been speculated for years that the image associated with California band Operation Ivy, the outline of a mysterious man lunging forward, was inspired by Spider-Man comics. Now frontman Jesse Michaels has come
