Google Gemini product lead’s resurfaced tweets may explain the chatbot’s ‘forced diversity’
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini has been under fire for the past day or so, thanks to its tendency to generate images that are politically correct …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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AI is going to make an already-mediocre Google Search so much worse
Back in 2022, Google made a significant announcement related to Google Search, its now 25-year-old search engine that remains an ad-based revenue powerhouse for the …
Avoid Netflix’s new rom-com Players and watch these instead
I love Gina Rodriguez. She’s an actress of immense natural charm, charisma, and talent — and even when she’s not doing much of anything in …
Put Apple’s new sci-fi thriller Constellation on your watchlist if you loved Inception
Apple’s new sci-fi thriller Constellation — starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, and which hits the streamer on Feb. 21 — has been described in …
4 of the biggest and best Netflix new releases you need to watch, like Avatar: The Last Airbender
People are really underestimating how big Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is going to be. That’s not my assessment, by the way. …
Thanks to OpenAI, it’s never been clearer that Sundar Pichai is Google’s Steve Ballmer
A poll earlier this month on the jobs site Blind asked users to click yes or no in response to the following statement: “Sundar Pichai …
The Sympathizer, a super-stylish spy drama from HBO and A24, debuts in April
When it comes to my streaming tastes, I’m a simple man. Spy dramas of almost any kind are my sweet spot, and there are so …
Netflix’s House of Ninjas imagines how a clan of the legendary fighters might be active today
From hits like Alice in Borderland to a reality gem along the lines of Love Village, Netflix boasts a Japan slate that’s more formidable than …
9 shows like Bridgerton to watch while waiting for Season 3
Netflix on Valentine’s Day released a new clip from the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton, one of the streamer’s biggest shows of all time …
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend is now a film producer thanks to green tax credits Biden signed into law
When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law back in 2022 — ostensibly, to curb price increases that were exploding at a rate …
Facebook users, here’s how to turn off that super-annoying chirping sound in the mobile app
If any of you have found yourself using the Facebook mobile app this week and noticed it seeming to “chirp” at you — multiple times, …
Peacock and Prime Video beat Netflix to the punch with a Chinese adaptation of Three-Body Problem
One of the most highly anticipated Netflix releases of the year so far is the streamer’s adaptation of 3 Body Problem, the first post-Game of …
Jon Stewart basically says he returned to The Daily Show because Apple censored him
We apparently have Apple TV+ to thank for Jon Stewart’s much anticipated return to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, with tonight marking the first time …
Lover, Stalker, Killer: This chilling new Netflix true-crime doc has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
True-crime stories on Netflix don’t get much more shocking — and, at least from the viewer’s perspective, spellbinding — than Lover, Stalker, Killer, a newly …
There’s a big problem with Instagram and Threads no longer amplifying political content
Much of tech journalism these days amounts to the rewriting of press releases and corporate blog posts. A good example of this came on Friday, …
Sunderland ‘Til I Die, back for Season 3, is a Netflix release that celebrates the underdog spirit
After watching and covering what feels like an endless amount of Netflix original content over the years, I feel hard-pressed to come up with a …
Beatles fans, watch this fab Hulu movie on the 60th anniversary of the band’s arrival in the US
Sixty years ago this month, when The Beatles first touched down at JFK Airport, so many screaming fans had gathered to await the band’s Pan …
Orion and the Dark: Charlie Kaufman’s animated Netflix movie is putting up some impressive numbers
I love Charlie Kaufman movies. His classics like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are fantastical, mind-bending wonders — weird and …
9 romantic Netflix shows and movies that are perfect to watch with your partner
From swoon-worthy Korean series to heartbreaking tear-jerkers, romance-filled reality shows, and endearingly sweet movies and series about relationships, Netflix has no shortage of content to …
Matthew Vaughn is hyping a new movie the exact same way he did for Argylle
When it comes to promoting a product, there’s a fine line between confidence and delusion — and it seems increasingly like director Matthew Vaughn doesn’t …
The Elon Musk jet tracker guy has now pissed off Taylor Swift’s lawyers
Here we go again. Jack Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student who shot to fame with an X/Twitter account that tracked the private jet …
All the new and returning Apple TV+ shows coming this spring and summer
From new seasons of shows like Acapulco and The Big Door Prize to splashy new originals like Palm Royale and The New Look, this spring …
Netflix new releases: One Day delivers a swoon-worthy, decades-spanning romance
Anything can happen over the course of a day. In Nicole Taylor’s new Netflix limited series One Day — based on the bestselling novel by …
7 must-watch spy series on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV+, and more
“We are not policemen, we are spies,” goes the famous John le Carre quote from his novel A Most Wanted Man. “We do not arrest …
The reviews are in – Apple’s Argylle is very, very bad (don’t say we didn’t warn you)
Maybe spending a couple hundred million dollars for the movie rights to a spy novel from a first-time author, even before the book was finished, …
3 shocking Netflix documentaries to watch next after American Nightmare
Truth is not only stranger than fiction — when you’re looking for something new to watch from the biggest streamer on the planet, it can …
4 of Netflix’s best and most gritty crime dramas to watch after Griselda
If you’re like me and are always on the lookout for a gritty, well-written crime drama on Netflix, then I don’t need to tell you …
February’s most anticipated movies look like utter garbage
As I type these words, Rotten Tomatoes currently identifies a grand total of two movies that bear the distinction of being the “most anticipated” of …
The Curse on Paramount+ is a disconcerting, squirm-inducing satire about modern-day America
It is, perhaps, the understatement of the year to declare that The Curse on Paramount+ with Showtime is not for everyone. If, however, you’re in …
Even Netflix thinks Prime Video is making a mistake by forcing people to watch ads
Amazon’s Prime Video streamer is poised to surpass Netflix in a big way starting this week. No, it’s not in terms of viewership, nor the …
