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While the company is trying to protect creators from AI, it still thinks the technology is changing how it does business.
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Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
US government cancels subpoena against three New York Times reporters
Withdrawal is latest instance of government’s efforts to crack down on critical media facing setbacks in court.
Attorneys for the United States government have withdrawn subpoenas seeking to compel three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for a story about an Air Force One jet gifted to US President Donald Trump by Qatar.
ESPN+ to Launch Interview Series ‘The Trade’ With John Cena, Marshawn Lynch, Tyler James Williams as First Guests (Exclusive)
ESPN+ is set to debut a new interview series that will include such guests as John Cena and Marshawn Lynch.
Hailing from Andscape, The Trade With Kelley L. Carter premieres July 29 on ESPN Unlimited and ESPN+, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Carter, an Emmy-winning journalist, will host and executive produce the digital series featuring conversations that center on the intersection between sports and culture.
Universal structure of exceptional points revealed in nonlinear light‑based systems
Exceptional points, or EPs for short, are among the phenomena of modern physics. These are special points or locations at which the properties of matter, space or time change. In a new theoretical study, researchers from the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) at Paderborn University, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Arizona, have shown that exceptional points in nonlinear systems follow a universal geometric order—something that was previously unclear. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Sony Knew Killing Discs Would Be 'An Enormous PR Issue' and Had 'Strictest' Guidelines to Gag Staff From Commenting on Controversy, Former God of War Dev Claims
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Sony knew its decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs would spark outrage, and reportedly issued staff with the "strictest" social media guidelines to stop them from publicly commenting on the controversy.
First-Ever LEGO Star Trek: TOS Set Takes It To The Bridge
The LEGO Icons Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge (11385) is the second major set dedicated to the iconic franchise.
Fresh evidence from independent researchers confirms the first drop in PC shipments in over a year... and it's only going to get worse
New research from Counterpoint corroborates that the PC market has finally been impacted by the memory crisis to the extent that global shipments have gone down for the first time since the first quarter of 2025. In the second quarter this year there were 4% fewer global PC shipments than the same time last year. This backs up what the IDC reported earlier this month.
Study spotlights human toll of abrupt U.S. foreign aid cuts
In January 2025, the Trump administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt cessation of foreign aid disrupted health and humanitarian systems worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on women, girls and other marginalized populations.
TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 Loss Despite Boost From Mexico World Cup Telecasts
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision said it posted a loss in the second quarter despite a swell of revenue from its rights to air the World Cup in Mexico, a sign of the challenges the company, formed from the combination of Univision in the U.S. and Grupo Televisa in Mexico, continues to face.