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In the past years, AI has taken on an unsettling number of new roles, from virtual boyfriends to educational tutors. But what if it became judge, jury, and executioner?

That's the premise of the upcoming film Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson.

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If Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that a blockbuster that makes bank will get a sequel (or seven). Enter A Minecraft Movie, with its surprisingly effective humor and $957 million box office payday. (Who had "Jack Black will anchor a nearly billion-dollar movie" on their 2025 bingo card?) So, it's no surprise that Warner Bros. has officially greenlit a sequel.

Variety reports that Warner

ChatGPT helped authorities zero-in on the alleged arsonist who started the deadly Pacific Palisades Fire, which tore through the Los Angeles area in January.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht this week, and ChatGPT provided some of the key evidence in the case. Most notably, authorities pointed out that Rinderknecht had the AI chatbot render a strange, dystopian image that

• Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill this week aimed at stopping sex abuse in K-12 schools in California.
• It includes a new database aimed at tracking employees who face credible abuse accusations.
• The new law comes after a 2023 Business Insider investigation into misconduct at a California high school.

California Gov. Gavin

After announcing its intentions to make an XR device in 2023, and revealing the design and intended use-cases for the headset alongside the announcement of Android XR in 2024, Samsung has shared precious few details about Project Moohan. A new leak from Android Headlines is set to change that, detailing not only the specs of Samsung's new headset, but also a final name and new controller

• The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
• The town is 800 miles from the North Pole and one of the most remote human settlements on Earth.
• Longyearbyen has all the amenities of a modern town, including a school, restaurants, and a cinema.

From the driest deserts

• Boulder gave $500 a month, no strings attached, to 200 people for two years.
• The city has released its final report on the program's impact, which ends in December.
• Participants said they were better able to afford basic needs, but problems persisted.

Two years ago, a city in Colorado set

• Taylor Swift is known for writing exceptional breakup songs.
• The best examples in Swift's catalog include "Dear John," "Champagne Problems," and "All Too Well."
• Three songs from "The Tortured Poets Department" are the newest to join our top-20 ranking.

Taylor Swift has perfected the art