‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say It’s Amazing (Mostly)

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Tom Holland and Zendaya’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day is opening this weekend and Rotten Tomatoes critics are largely impressed with the latest chapter of the webslinger’s film saga, but there are some detractors.

Trump administration’s revision of Iran war casualties ‘huge disrespect’, say veterans

A controversial move by the Pentagon to reclassify casualties in the Iran war is being taken by US military veterans as a sign of disrespect for the dead.

“It’s such a huge disrespect for the families,” said Michael E Smith, a retired US rear admiral and the founder of National Security Leaders for America. “To claim that they weren’t killed as a result of the war – oh, it was just overseas operations – is just ludicrous.”

Sam Altman to meet with Trump administration, senators this week. Here's what he plans to say

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appears during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

UN lists South Sudan antelope route as heritage in danger

The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its List of World Heritage in Danger, the young nation's first such listing.

UN eyeing potential Israeli war crimes in Lebanon

High Commissioner Turk discusses displacement and trauma in Lebanon, asserting Israel is violating international law.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has accused Israel of committing large-scale violations of human rights in Lebanon that might be classed as war crimes.

How Apple Might Try to Make Its Smart Glasses Less Creepy

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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.”

Nvidia and OpenAI in talks for up to $250 billion backstop to fund AI infrastructure plans

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman walks through the Hart Senate Office Building following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 3, 2026.

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OpenAI is in discussions with Nvidia about a backstop of up to $250 billion that would help fund its ambitious plans to lease a massive new artificial intelligence data center, CNBC confirmed.

Cyan releases teaser for the first new Myst game in 20 years, then breaks the news that it's not actually being made

Myst was a massive success: Not only was it the best-selling PC videogame of all time for years, it helped usher in the CD-ROM era, opening the door to expansive new technologies and previously unseen levels of fidelity in gaming. In 1993, Myst was nothing short of a revelation.

Op-ed: Over 2,000 proposals aim to govern AI. Not a single one addresses a long-term regulatory framework

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Every several weeks, we hear reports of mind-expanding new capabilities from the AI community. With excitement and dread, we try to extrapolate what this will mean for mankind and society: speculating which jobs will disappear, which jobs will appear, and when computers will outreason humans. These topics have become part of our everyday conversation.

Crypto stocks rally thanks to rotation from AI infrastructure; bitcoin miners lag

An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a CleanSpark facility in College Park, Georgia, on April 22, 2022.

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Crypto stocks were some of the top gainers Monday as the broader market sold off and capital rotated away from chip and AI infrastructure names.