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This year, FIFA is providing an AI agent that any team can use. Is it enough to level the playing field or will future winners be determined by which team can afford the best tools? Read More Culture LatestBusiness, Culture, World Cup 2026 

We’re finally getting Grand Theft Auto VI, poised to be one of the largest gaming releases in history. Read More Culture LatestGear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Culture, Here We Go Again 

Indie movie fans are upset about Google DeepMind’s $75 million investment in the studio, which comes as AI companies are deepening their influence in Hollywood. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Movies, Film School 

Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s epic—the first by a woman—was called a woke “abomination” by online reactionaries. Christopher Nolan’s film is facing similar critiques. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Books, Epic Drama 

For young people, the trend removes the stigma of being unmarried and alone, and recasts it as something to aim for, not avoid. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Me Time 

The crypto platform claims you can “pay anyone to do anything,” from quitting a job on camera to getting a memecoin-themed tattoo. But it mostly seems like people trying to scam each other. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Just Deserts 

Getting the future right is now big business. But at a festival in Berkeley, forecasters worry that sports markets could take the whole industry down. Read More Culture LatestBusiness, Business / Tech Culture, Culture, Crystal Ball 

Artist Morry Kolman will be livestreaming feeds of the NBA champions’ ticker-tape parade from NYC’s traffic cameras—and this time, the city’s Department of Transportation isn’t demanding he stop. Read More Culture LatestSecurity, Security / Privacy, Culture / Culture News, Watch Party 

From Amazon's “Off Campus” to Netflix’s upcoming “Icebreakers,” the recent spate of hetero hockey romances shows Hollywood learned the wrong lessons from “Heated Rivalry.” Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / TV, Straight Laced