Google's display at APEC Digital Weeks in Chengdu on July 23, 2026 did not focus on Gemini.
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BEIJING — The artificial intelligence race between the U.S. and China is heating up in the world's largest continent: Asia.
Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions and David Glasser’s 101 Studios have teamed up acquire two feature scripts from Andrew Lauren, one of the producers of The Brutralist.
The projects, titles Visalia and Capture the Flag, are original concepts by Lauren, and written in part by Sheridan, the creator of the Yellowstone TV empire. The features are to be produced by Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch, 101 Studios, and Lauren.
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One of my favorite stories of all time is finally getting a paperback release after 10 years and millions of words.
The program, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, will start with 10,000 participants this summer.
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OpenAI is launching a new program called ChatGPT for Academic Researchers that will offer free access to the company's AI models to 100,000 scientists, mathematicians and engineers. Researchers from "select academic institutions" included in the program will receive hands-on support from OpenAI, access to the company's latest GPT-5.6 Sol Pro model and be able to invite four collaborators from their institution to participate.
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Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has given fans hope about the possibility of Kingpin showing up in a Spider-Man movie.
AI hasn’t just changed how startups build; it’s broken how they sell, secure their data and customers, and scale it more rapidly than ever before. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups. This time around, we’re exploring the business models AI is rewriting, the wealth of unsolved security gaps, and the entirely new job categories AI has created from scratch.
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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has said he’s holding out hope that Spider-Man and Venom will one day have their long-awaited crossover in the MCU.
"Tony" key art featuring Dominic Sessa.
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The Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, has landed a perfect critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes in its first round of reviews posted on the site.
Coho salmon released by recreational anglers are far more likely to survive when handled without a landing net, according to new research. In salmon fisheries where anglers may be required to release salmon that are undersized, wild or not the target species, post-release survival is critical to conservation efforts. The paper is published in the journal Fisheries Research.
Fleming would inherit a side that saw its momentum falter after a breathtaking start to the McCullum era.
McCullum won 10 out of 12 Tests in his first year in charge but since then, England have lost 18 and won 17 of 37 Tests.