Dan Le Batard, who previously avoided Doug Emhoff abuse allegation, declares journalism'dead' USA Today calls Stephen Colbert, America's least funny comedian, a'gallant comic avenger' Critics reviews for'The Mandalorian and Grogu' are out, and it's yet another bad sign for Disney, Star Wars Can Victor Wembanyama be the true face of the NBA as a European? Audemars Piguet x Swatch'Royal Pop' release sparks mob scenes, pepper spray and arrests at malls Statisticians strangely don't count multiple clear-cut Caitlin Clark assists vs Mystics The best outdoor weekend in Northwest Georgia doesn't require'roughing it' or sleeping on the ground STRAIT OUTTA WAR?: Iran talks enter most critical phase yet as US military remains on standby Strait of Hormuz reopening among core conditions needed for Trump's approval Greg Gutfeld: A good sheep doesn't do that Brian Kilmeade: This should be in the'fiction section' of every library US, Israeli militaries must ensure Iranians'do not cheat,' Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO says OutKick-Analysis'Supergirl' pre-release tracking looks disastrously bad for Hollywood after lead actress' bizarre comments Star Milly Alcock's divisive remarks and underwhelming trailers have tracking estimates far below studio hopes Greg Gutfeld: Will Hollywood take the hint? Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the'Gutfeld!' panel discuss Hollywood's obsession with inserting politics into movies. Hollywood can't get out of its own way. For most of the last decade, the entertainment industry has worked extremely hard to alienate large numbers of potential customers.

Dan Le Batard, who previously avoided Doug Emhoff abuse allegation, declares journalism'dead' USA Today calls Stephen Colbert, America's least funny comedian, a'gallant comic avenger' Critics reviews for'The Mandalorian and Grogu' are out, and it's yet another bad sign for Disney, Star Wars Can Victor Wembanyama be the true face of the NBA as a European? Audemars Piguet x Swatch'Royal Pop' release sparks mob scenes, pepper spray and arrests at malls Statisticians strangely don't count multiple clear-cut Caitlin Clark assists vs Mystics The best outdoor weekend in Northwest Georgia doesn't require'roughing it' or sleeping on the ground NFL's grossly expanded national schedule is making RedZone and Sunday Ticket less essential Greg Gutfeld: A good sheep doesn't do that Brian Kilmeade: This should be in the'fiction section' of every library US, Israeli militaries must ensure Iranians'do not cheat,' Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO says Scott Bessent reveals three conditions Iran deal must meet for Trump's final sign off Trump won't put'national security' at risk over 2026 midterms, former RNC chairman says President Trump: Democrats are'good salesmen,' but they have no policies While OutKick is trying to enjoy the NBA conference finals, though all the blowouts make that difficult, the fanboys keep demanding we comment on the ratings. Every other day, it seems, NBC or the NBA releases another celebratory graphic touting viewership. The Western Conference Finals are averaging 9.4 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched Western Conference Finals on record through three games, NBC posted on X on Thursday. The network also said that Thunder-Spurs Game 4 on Sunday delivered a total audience of 10.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Western Conference Finals Game 4 since 1999.

AI regulation is seen as urgent by nearly 8 in 10 voters in a new poll, with 80% saying protecting public interests should be prioritized over promoting innovation.

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Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on 26 February 2026. Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on 26 February 2026. Anthropic reaches valuation of $965bn, beating OpenAI to become world's most valuable AI firm Claude's parent company's $65bn in latest funding round underscores vast sums of money still flowing into industry Anthropic, the AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, announced on Thursday it had raised $65bn in funding to value the company at $965bn post-money. The move makes Anthropic the world's most valuable AI startup, eclipsing its competitor OpenAI. The deal marks an exceedingly successful period of growth for Anthropic, which was once considered to be a smaller player in the global AI arms race.

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LinkerBot makes dexterous robotic hands for as little as $600. It wants to become the standard for humanoids and automated factories--and eventually replace human labor altogether. If you could buy a humanoid robot for less than a smartphone, would you? Would you buy several robots to handle cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and even your job? This is the pitch being made by Zhou Yong, the 40-year-old founder and chief technology officer of LinkerBot, one of China's leading manufacturers of dexterous humanoid hands.

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Conservatives say AI chatbots are being weaponized with left-wing media bias as millions of Americans rely on them for information, shaping public discourse.