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AI tools behaving badly — like Microsoft’s Bing AI losing track of which year it is — has become a subgenre of reporting on AI. But very often, it’s hard to tell the difference between a bug and poor construction of the underlying AI model that analyzes incoming data and predicts what an acceptable response will be, like Google’s Gemini image

There are certainly things to like about Avengers: Age of Ultron. There are certainly things that are... less likely for you to like, that have certainly aged in the last nine years. But one thing that will be forever burned in the minds of Marvel fans? That slow-mo shot from the opening as the assembled Avengers leap…

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• MTG's bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson failed, thanks in large part to Democrats.
• Democratic leadership previously said they would oppose her effort in order to avoid chaos.
• Nonetheless, plenty of Democrats — mostly progressives — did not vote to save Johnson.

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• Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson has officially failed.
• But 11 House Republicans voted to at least allow debate on the matter.
• Most lawmakers who voted with Greene were Democrats who are opposed to Johnson's politics.

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• Donald Trump is on cruise control to formally win the GOP presidential nomination in Milwaukee.
• But ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley continues to rack up votes despite her March exit from the primary.
• Across the country, there's been a notable bloc of GOP primary voters who aren't backing Trump.

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• Demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the US.
• Over 2,500 arrests have been made as police and university administrators crack down on protesters.
• The widespread activism bears similarities to past student

Advertisers can now use Walmart’s shopping data to target Disney’s streaming portfolio, which includes Disney Plus and Hulu, Adweek reports. The news comes after the companies announced a partnership between Disney Advertising and Walmart Connect, the retailer’s media business, on Wednesday.

As a part of the deal, Walmart advertisers will be

Decentralized social media platform Bluesky has already racked up some big accomplishments. It's a rare example of a Twitter / X-competitor that has found success. Most other competitors, aside from the Meta-backed Threads, have since-closed up shop. In addition, Bluesky was able to rack up more than 3 million sign-ups during a period where users could only join the platform via invite. Since

• The UAE is boosting ties with China's air force.
• It could be a scheme to increase pressure to buy the US F-35 stealth fighter.
• The UAE is pursuing a "balancing strategy" between Washington and Beijing, experts said.

The United Arab Emirates is expanding air force ties with China in

Marvel’s mutants are locked in a world of fighting—fighting to survive, fighting to push back against hate. But they’re also just as often fighting among themselves, and this week’s penultimate episode of X-Men ‘97 is no exception... except mutantdom’s two biggest drama queens couldn’t have picked a worst time for…

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• Did a worm eat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s brain?
• The third-party presidential candidate said in a 2012 deposition that a doctor suggested a parasite hurt him.
• We spoke to an expert, who said a brain-eating tapeworm larvae would be impossible.

Brain-eating worms? Not