Stop using Google to search for Reddit posts and switch to GigaBrain right now
One of the many ways Google has been desperately trying to maintain the usefulness of its increasingly shoddy core search product is by stuffing Reddit …
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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President Trump’s attorneys really don’t want you to watch this new Peacock documentary
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This new Netflix movie is perfect for anyone obsessed with the endless British Royal Family drama
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The best sci-fi series and movies to watch on Netflix right now
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Everyone is raving about The Bear star Ayo Edebiri’s new time-travel movie
News and updates keep coming for fans of The Bear on FX/Hulu. It was just a couple of months ago, for example, when we got …
The AI industry’s MVP right now is a CEO who believes that success requires ‘pain and suffering’
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Only one Netflix new release matters next week, and everyone will have an opinion about it
To say there’s a lot riding on the release of Netflix’s epic sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem would be the understatement of the year. This …
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AI companies like OpenAI are basically performing gain-of-function research on humanity
Let’s come to an understanding of how we got to this moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence. Similar to the way scientists controversially study …
Here comes an infuriating new HBO documentary about ‘the most polarizing figure in this nation’
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Streamers like Netflix have been giving us one disappointment after another lately
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3 Body Problem: Here’s what the title of Netflix’s alien invasion saga means
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All things considered, the first quarter of 2024 has proven to be quite a jam-packed period for Netflix releases — with the streaming giant giving …
Netflix just released its most shocking docuseries of the year so far
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Biden is backing a bill to ban TikTok – while also using TikTok for his campaign
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Reddit is fighting over whether this photo is AI-generated, and no one really knows the answer
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Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, one of the most successful TV producers ever, is heading to Netflix
Dick Wolf has created some of the most successful and longest-running TV franchises in history, so it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the …
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The debut on Netflix over the weekend of a new French crime drama — Furies, which I described in a separate post as sort of …
HBO just debuted the biggest TV disappointment of 2024 so far
Heading into the debut on Sunday of HBO’s The Regime, my expectations were pretty high. After all, this is the network that’s already given us …
