The movie 'Her' imagined perfect AI companions. We built manipulative ones instead
Scarlett Johansson's Samantha feels less like science fiction than fantasy because no company would build her that way. The business model won't allow it
The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury
<p>Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook in 2011 when it was very much in its “move fast and break things” era. A former United Nations diplomat, she had aspirations of helping Facebook boost [...]
The Last of Us season two 'The Path' recap: The calm after the storm before
<p>There’s an understandable and undeniable pall hanging over <em>The Last of Us</em> after last week’s shocker. And it’s the calm before the storm that’ll make up the rest o [...]
Doctor Who “Wish World” review: The Last of the Time Lords (redux)
<p><strong><em>Spoilers for “Wish World.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Even the most daring artists, those that actively seek reinvention on a regular basis, will [...]
Doctor Who ‘The Well’ review: Signing makes you feel heard
<p><strong><em>Spoilers for “The Well.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Sometimes, in fiction, you don’t need to say a Very Important Thing in a Very Important Way [...]
<p><strong><em>Spoilers for “The Reality War.”</em></strong></p>
<p>The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to pres [...]
<p>Hear me out. I too rolled my eyes when <em>A Minecraft Movie</em> was announced. We're all tired of seeing Jack Black in video game movies — he was <a data-i13n=" [...]
<p>As I sat down to play the 90-minute <em>South of Midnight </em>preview, I had one major question: <em>Why does the framerate look like that?</em> The trailers display [...]