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One of pop’s best-kept secrets of 2026 out, as the news is out that Olivia Rodrigo and the Cure‘s Robert Smith have a full-on duet on her forthcoming album, which is less than a week away from release. The reveal came in the form of Rodrigo bringing Smith out at the Primavera Sound festival partway … Read more
Artificial intelligence has long been evaluated by the quality of its outputs, such as how accurately it classifies, predicts, or generates. A new line of research shifts attention inward, asking what happens when AI systems are designed not just to process information, but to interact with their own internal states. A study from the Okinawa … Read more
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football’s global showpiece begins. The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be … Read more
Generative AI is entering enterprise environments at a pace that is forcing organisations to rethink not only tooling, but workforce strategy, governance, and competitive positioning. Research from Zhe Zhu (University of Vaasa) reframes a commonly stated concern: The risk is not simply that artificial intelligence will displace workers, but that organisations and employees who fail … Read more
Dozens of packages stuffed with shiny football jerseys have piled up in a Mexico City warehouse, each with a sticker reading “seized merchandise” — pirated products for the 2026 World Cup. Authorities have seized $1.3 million worth of counterfeit stock in Mexico’s capital over the past three months, ahead of the global football tournament that … Read more
Charlie Puth took to his Instagram Story to announce that he’s sick and must cancel his Saturday show in Orlando, Fla. “I am so devastated to do this, but I have to cancel tonight’s show,” Puth wrote. “I’ve been sick for the last few days and am now being instructed to rest or else risk … Read more
Unemployment looks good on former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, who took to Instagram on Saturday to thank his fans for their support after the program’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton, fired him after an explosive confrontation. “To all of you who have been so kind, you are the wind in my sails. So deeply … Read more
John C. Reilly recently told Ted Danson on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast that he tried to convince Leonardo DiCaprio to turn down “Titanic” and instead star in “Boogie Nights,” written and directed by his good friend Paul Thomas Anderson. Reilly said he and Anderson were “thick as thieves” after collaborating on Anderson’s … Read more
“2 Late,” “Wrong Number,” and “Mint Car” among the rarities at Robert Smith and company’s first concert since Nov. 2024 The Cure played their first show in 18 months Friday at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound, where the band performed a handful of deep cuts live for the first time in years. During their massive 29-song headlining … Read more
Patrick Godfrey, an English actor who played Leonardo da Vinci in the 1998 fantasy film “Ever After: A Cinderella Story,” died on Thursday. He was 93. Godfrey’s death was announced on June 5 via a statement from his talent agency, Markham Froggatt & Irwin. The statement read, “It is with great sadness that we can … Read more