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Reid Hoffman, billionaire entrepreneur and venture capital investor, is worried about artificial intelligence - but not for the doomsday reasons making headlines. Instead, he worries the doomsday headlines are too negative.So in recent months, Hoffman has engaged in an aggressive thought-leadership regimen to extol the virtues of AI. He has done so in blog posts, television interviews and fireside chats. He has spoken to government officials around the world. He hosts three podcasts and a YouTube channel. And in March, he…

When are three shots from a single movie more exciting than a whole trailer? When those three shots are from George Miller’s Furiosa, of course. That film was one of several teased in a sizzle reel at the Warner Bros. panel during CinemaCon, which also included extended looks at Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Meg 2: The Trench, Joker: Folie à Deux, Blue Beetle, The Nun 2, and more.Spoilers of the Week: July 29thWe’ve already covered both Dune Part Two and Barbie, both of which showed enough footage we felt each…

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a harsh critic of former President Donald Trump, has helped pay for a lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll, the New York magazine writer who sued Trump for rape and defamation, according to newly filed court papers in the case.Hoffman's support for Carroll's lawsuit, which was first disclosed in a letter to a judge Thursday by Trump's lawyers, has sparked a sharp dispute in the case, which is scheduled for trial in federal court in Manhattan on April 25.Trump's lawyers, writing to the…

Keith Reid, the lyricist for Procol Harum whose poetic vision on Whiter Shade of Pale made it a defining song of the 1960s, has died aged 76.He died in a London hospital, after receiving cancer treatment for two years. The band paid tribute to him on social media, writing: “His lyrics were one of a kind and helped to shape the music created by the band. His imaginative, surreal and multi-layered words were a joy to Procol fans and their complexity by design was a powerful addition the Procol Harum catalogue. Our thoughts…

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI's board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman, who has invested in and advised the startup since its 2015 founding, said his venture capital firm Greylock is funding companies such as presentation generator Tome, which are paying for tools from OpenAI, the creator of chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the highest-profile startups working on technology…

Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedinLinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI's board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman, who has invested in and advised the startup since its 2015 founding, said his venture capital firm Greylock is funding companies such as presentation generator Tome, which are paying for tools from OpenAI, the creator of chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the…

Image: HBOEpisode seven of HBO’s The Last of Us follows the plotline of the extra downloadable content for the video game, titled “Left Behind.” In an extended flashback, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and her friend Riley (Storm Reid) spend an evening goofing off together in an abandoned shopping mall. Near the end of the episode, they kiss, just before a tear-jerker ending.Despite the episode sticking to the source material (meaning none of this was a surprise to fans of the video game), there was potential for certain fans to be…

Image: AMC | Alfonso BrescianiAs fans of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire know, when Louis and Claudia first attempt to murder Lestat in the books, it’s a much less gory affair than the AMC series—which just released its season one finale—might lead you to believe. Instead of show’s campy Mardi Gras ball followed by a massacre at the Rue Royale, the original story has Claudia working alone to poison and exsanguinate her maker. Then, as she and Louis make their escape to Europe, Lestat shows up and attempts to stop…

Recently widowed, Penny is now living alone in the apartment she shared with her husband for many years. Her days seem longer than before, and her memory is not as reliable as it used to be. Her apartment, so familiar, seems alive with strange presences and Penny gradually becomes convinced that someone is watching her.While trying to change a lightbulb, she falls and injures herself. As she regains consciousness, she discovers that arrangements have been made for her to enter a private care facility, Six Cedars. When she…

Since the announcement back in 2019 regarding Halle Bailey's casting as Ariel in the Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, the Last Holiday actress has had to deal with a fair share of negativity being sent her way. Luckily, the Chloe x Halle pop star/actress knows the best way to deal with negativity is by not engaging with the naysayers. Instead, she's seemingly decided to press forward and share her excitement about being cast as one of the most beloved animated characters in one of the most anticipated…