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Americans have been dreaming of the autonomous taxi for over a century.

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Danish filmmaker Christian Tafdrup's new horror film pushes human discomfort to new extremes.

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Watch the trailer for the new series written by genre standout Hirotaka Adachi with characters designed by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano.

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Batgirl‘s Brendan Fraser Wants to Work for Directors, Not Streamers

The actor, who's getting Oscar buzz for The Whale , expressed disappointment over the decision to cancel the HBO Max superhero film.

Movies Linda Codega

Biden Administration Seeks Global Ban on Anti-Satellite Weapons

Following a self-imposed ban, the U.S. government will now introduce a U.N. resolution in an attempt to ban the dangerous tests worldwide.

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Twitter’s Servers Reportedly Went Down During Extreme Heat Wave

The data center outage in Sacramento means the company operated in a tenuous "non-redundant" state for at least 5 days, according to internal communications.

Social Media Lauren Leffer

Disney Animation Marks 100 Years by Celebrating Its Own Wishing Star

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose stars in Wish , an origin story about Disney's fairytale magic.

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Leaked Report From Instagram Claims ‘Most Reels Users Have No Engagement Whatsoever’

Meta has longed to see its Reels feature grab a piece of the short form video pie from TikTok, but both users and influencers apparently aren’t too interested.

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Seattle Had the Worst Air Quality of Any Major City in the World This Weekend

The entire Pacific Northwest region has spent days cloaked in smoke, as wildfires continue to burn and spread.

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Can Ford Catch-Up To Tesla on Hands-Free Driver Assist?

This fall, the Mustang Mach-E and Lincoln ActiveGlide 1.2 will both feature hands-free lane changing, in-lane repositioning, and predictive speed assist.

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The Most Magical Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, and more Cosplay at D23 Expo 2022

The wonderful worlds of Disney and all its properties were well represented by fans at last weekend's event.

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Hundreds of Students Sign Letter to Support Professor Who Wished Queen Elizabeth II ‘Excruciating Pain’

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The IRA has been called the largest piece of climate legislation in U.S. history. But for many environmental advocates, it's not necessarily good news.

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The newly updated mobile operating system comes with a first-of-its-kind security mode that was designed to thwart commercial spyware attacks.

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Here Are 10 Tinder Competitors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The seminal dating app Tinder is celebrating its 10th birthday today.

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