The spoopy movie canon: 13 movies that are scary, but not too scary

The headless horseman in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad holds his sword and pumpkin in the air

With Halloween just around the corner, many are on the hunt for the perfect horror movie to usher in the spooky season. But as much as we like being scared, there’s another staple of the […]

Sarah Silverman sues ChatGPT, Meta for copyright infringement

Sarah Silverman sues ChatGPT, Meta for copyright infringement

Sarah Silverman and two bestselling novelists have sued Meta and OpenAI, the tech startup behind ChatGPT, accusing the companies of using the authors’ copyrighted books without their consent to “train” their artificial intelligence software programs. […]

How to Use AI to Edit and Generate Stunning Photos

Brian X. Chen

Hello! Welcome back to On Tech: A.I., a pop-up newsletter that teaches you about artificial intelligence, how it works and how to use it. In last week’s newsletter, I shared the golden prompts for getting […]

Jay-Z And Beyonce Just Bought The Most Expensive Mansion In US History: A $200 Sprawling Million Malibu Spaceship

Jay-Z And Beyonce Just Bought The Most Expensive Mansion In US History: A $200 Sprawling Million Malibu Spaceship

Prior to today, the most expensive single-family home ever purchased in US history was a 7-acre Malibu estate that was acquired by venture capitalist Marc Andreesen in October 2021 for $177 million. There is a […]

YouTube Unveils AI-Powered Music Ad Solutions to Target Gen Z

Youtube music ad solutions

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger As a growing number of tech companies invest heavily in recent explosive advances in AI, YouTube introduces two new AI-powered music ad solutions focused on targeting Gen Z. YouTube has announced two new […]

Ana de Armas Says This Comedy Series Helped Her Learn English

James Bond No Time To Die

Ana de Armas recently talked about her struggles as a non-native English speaker. While hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the actress learned English from watching the popular comedy series “Friends.” The 34-year-old also reflected on her […]

Ana De Armas Says “Could I Be Any Better At English?” Imitating Chandler Bing & Reveals Learning The Language By Watching Friends

Ana de Armas learnt English by watching 'Friends' - 'like everyone who comes to US does'

Ana de Armas learnt English by watching ‘Friends’ – ‘like everyone who comes to US does'(Photo Credit –Instagram) Actress Ana de Armas paid homage to her Cuban roots during her ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting debut. […]

Ana de Armas celebrates a big year with ‘SNL’ hosting duties

Ana de Armas celebrates a big year with 'SNL' hosting duties

“Knives Out” and “Blonde” star Ana de Armas hosted this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” and as promised in a Spanish-language promo with both her and the musical guest Karol G, language was a recurring theme […]

Opinion: Do ChatGPT and other AI models really threaten our jobs?

Opinion: Do ChatGPT and other AI models really threaten our jobs?

Could a bot write this intro? The hype around AI has pushed this question to the center of public discourse. Conversational bots such as ChatGPT and automated image generators such as DALL-E — both built […]

Italy Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy, Data Security Concerns

Italy blocks ChatGPT

Photo Credit: Mojahid Mottakin Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy, data security, and mature content concerns. The Italian Data Protection Authority announced it was temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT until it “respects privacy.” This news comes […]

THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Is a Dazzling Family Adventure

Nintendo has worked tirelessly over the past 30 years to fend off the grimy funk of the first Super Mario Bros. movie. Though that dark and drastic take on the material has its defenders (I […]