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Pixar's 'Toy Story 5' Lassos Biggest Opening Weekend in Franchise History with $160 Million Haul

Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5" tallied $160 million domestically during its opening weekend, the highest debut in franchise history.

No one wants AI data centers on Earth. Do they make sense in space?

Elon Musk's SpaceX is betting big on orbital AI data centers. The public doesn't want them on Earth, but the economic case for space-based is questionable.

I’d Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast

I’d benefit if AI cured cancer. And I still want AI progress to slow down.

M John Harrison: ‘If we met a real alien we’d have no clue what they thought’

At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on

From Pwned to Kiting

As phrases like easter eggs and looksmaxxing enter everyday language, what other words from the world of video games might soon be mainstream?

J. D. Vance's AI Doctrine

The vice president is making a case that is part Silicon Valley, part MAGA.

Review of Seductive AI

Into this gap steps Reynolds, who shows, with crisp, thoughtful, and persuasive analysis, how AI may, in fact, be loving us to death. In an absorbing if imperfect tract, he explores three channels of AI’s seductive force: literal sexbots, digital companions, and good old-fashioned sycophancy, all of which illustrate how modern machines execute their “conquest through cuteness.”

I challenge the Rothko naysayers to stand in front of his monumental art and not feel awe

An exhibition in Florence that pairs his giant canvases with Renaissance religious art brought me to the edge of tears. It is the perfect refuge from the infinite scroll

‘Build Vice City’: the GTA 6 scam that’s hitting gamers worldwide

Bank details at risk as criminals use AI to create fake sites and emails offering pre-release beta test version

To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?

The animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed

How Europe’s EV makers shrank their product to challenge the bloated SUVs

Smaller, cheaper cars built for narrow city streets are becoming more stylish – but require careful design decisions

Small plane crashes into lake in West Milford, New Jersey

Updated on: June 20, 2026 / 11:35 PM EDT / CBS New York