‘Gen V’s Latest Episode Connects to Homelander’s Most Ruthless Moment

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Gen V Season 1, Episode 7. The Big Picture In a major plot twist, Marie and Jordan discover that Indira Shetty’s husband and daughter died in Transoceanic Flight 37, hinting at a deeper connection to The Boys. Homelander’s involvement in the crash of Transoceanic Flight 37 could come … Read more

Oxolo bags €13M for Gen AI-driven video platform which can optimise engagement on the fly

Much has been made of AI-powered videos which can either make a real person speak different words or other languages, or generate a synthetic person which can speak on-demand. A few years ago former football star David Beckham helped push the idea into the mainstream via a video from Synthesia, where he spoke different languages … Read more

A Surprising Next Gen Cast Member Gave Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Major Insecurity

It wasn’t Wil Wheaton’s incredible, all-time great child performance in “Stand By Me” that threw Stewart for a loop. It was his adolescent confidence.  Now, it turns out that Stewart was already nervous taking on such a high-profile and very public role, essentially continuing the legacy of Gene Roddenberry and taking the mantle of captain from William Shatner. In his memoir, … Read more

Intel’s new 14th Gen CPUs arrive on October 17th with up to 6GHz out of the box

Intel is launching its 14th Gen desktop processors this week, promising boost frequencies of 6GHz out of the box for its flagship Core i9-14900K. Known as Raptor Lake Refresh, Intel is maintaining pricing for its 14th Gen Core i9, i7, and i5 processors this year, sticking to the same retail pricing as the 13th Gen … Read more

Is Gen Z the freelance generation? The workforce appears to turn to self-employment

Taiyou Nomachi/DigitalVision/Getty Images There are always stark generational differences in how workers define their career goals and prepare for challenging times. For the younger generation of workers in 2023, this looks like self-employment and freelance work: 64% of Americans under 35 reportedly already freelance or plan to. According to an Unconventional Jobs Survey by Collective, … Read more

Gen AI a job threat? On the contrary, human workers have much to gain

mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images The rise of generative AI in the workplace has concerned many professionals about the security of their jobs. Despite those concerns, a new study shows that executives are optimistic about the change and are confident that human roles will remain front and center of the workforce.  The study, conducted by Economist Impact and … Read more

Forget Gen Z: Google’s new Pixel phones have “mom and pops” written all over them

June Wan/ZDNET As Google took the New York City stage this week to unveil the latest Google Pixel 8 series and Pixel Watch 2, I couldn’t help but notice how many new features were quintessential to my life as a parent. Also: Every product unveiled at the Made by Google event this week Parenting isn’t easy; … Read more