When audiences first saw Milly Alcock play young Rhaenyra Targaryen on House of the Dragon, she was portrayed as confident, fierce, and totally in command. But off-camera, Alcock was plagued by self-doubt, and one early-in-production comment came close to sending her around the bend. In a frank visit on The Tonight Show, Alcock remembered an…
Google’s I/O 2025 developers’ conference sent a unified message: artificial intelligence isn’t a feature—it’s the key to Google’s future. The tech giant unveiled formidable AI updates that will revolutionize the way we search, communicate, and engage with technology. Search Gets Smarter with ‘AI Mode’ The biggest highlight of the event was the new AI Mode in Google…
Musk Bets Big on GPUs for AI Elon Musk has made it clear: his companies Tesla and xAI will continue to buy thousands of GPUs from chip giants Nvidia and AMD. Why? Because his ambitious artificial intelligence plans—including humanoid robots and giant language models—need the computing power only these chips can deliver. “We expect to…
European Union foreign ministers have decided to reduce economic sanctions on Syria, which is a critical shift for the bloc after more than a decade of civil war combating a brutal regime. “We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria,” said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, in…
The U.S. government has sent a clear signal to travelers: keep your visa restrictions in mind, or else suffer consequences. In its latest warning, the U.S. Embassy warned that if one overstays their visa, they might be deported and permanently banned from returning to America. This is all part of the nation’s stricter enforcement of…
California’s night sky allows people to see the Milky Way clearly without using telescopes, beginning next week. If you haven’t witnessed the Milky Way directly yet, this upcoming week presents an opportunity to observe our home galaxy without a telescope. From May 20 to May 30, stargazers across the state will be able to spot the Milky Way stretching…
Shedeur Sanders is officially an NFL member- and although the path to get there wasn’t exactly what a lot of people thought, he’s here where it counts: on a professional football team with an actual chance to shine. On Monday, the Browns confirmed that they had signed Sanders to his rookie contract- a four-year deal…
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky made eyes on a drizzly evening in Cannes- not only for fashion, but for a moment that looked like it belonged in a romance novel. On Monday, May 19, the pair made their entrance at the Cannes Film Festival during a shower of rain. Rihanna, radiant in neon blue Alaïa, was…
A significant healthcare war is brewing in Washington, and the stakes could not be higher. At the heart of the conflict is a Republican-sponsored bill that would eliminate $880 billion in Medicaid—one of the biggest government health programs in the country. If it is enacted, the plan would deny health insurance to about 13 million…
Tech leaders Meta, Google, and OpenAI announce a joint effort to improve AI safety, making powerful tools more transparent, secure, and beneficial to society. Big Tech’s Big Promise on AI In a significant display of solidarity, three of the world’s largest tech giants—Meta, Google, and OpenAI—have signed on to a series of safety commitments that…
