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TikTok now has its own Billboard chart

TikTok and Billboard have teamed up for a top 50 chart based on songs popular on the video app.

culture / Technology

Tom DeLonge announces directorial debut Monster of California

Watch the trailer for Monsters of California, director Tom DeLonge’s debut feature film. Spoiler alert: It’s about aliens.

music / Rock

Megan Thee Stallion plays “hormone monstress” in new season of Big Mouth

Netflix has shared a new teaser starring Megan Thee Stallion for the forthcoming seventh season of ‘Big Mouth.’

culture / TV

NASA scientists answer questions on UFOs, “alien corpses,” and other mysteries of the sky

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and three other research heads briefed press Thursday morning on the findings of their first-ever official UFO study.

culture / Science

Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland accused of sexual assault

Justin Roiland, co-creator of the hit animated show Rick & Morty is the subject of an extensive NBC News investigation.

culture / TV

Will Smith wouldn’t have slapped Chris Rock if Oscars had let Zelenskyy speak, Sean Penn says

Zelenskyy doc director Sean Penn says Will Smith wouldn’t have slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars if the Academy had let the Ukrainian president speak.

culture / Film

Authors sue Meta and OpenAI for copyright infringement

Michael Chabon and four other authors claim Meta and Open AI used their published works to train large language AI models.

culture / Technology

French regulators ban iPhone 12 over radiation concerns

France has stopped the sale of the iPhone 12 and ordered Apple to fix existing devices after the country found radiation levels that exceeded EU regulations.

culture / Technology

Drew Barrymore responds to criticism over bringing her talk show back during WGA, SAG-AFTRA strikes

Drew Barrymore has defended bringing The Drew Barrymore Show back to CBS amid ongoing strike action, stating that the series is in accordance with the rules of both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes

culture / TV

Kim Kardashian urges Joe Biden to “stop another genocide” of Armenians

In an open letter to the president, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Eric Esrailian make a case for U.S. intervention in Armenia to “stop another genocide.”

culture / Politics

Recording Academy CEO says deepfaked Drake/The Weeknd song is not eligible for a Grammy

Ghosterwriter's deepfaked AI Drake/the Weeknd song "Heart on My Sleeve" is not eligible for a Grammy, according to the Recording Academy's CEO.

culture / Technology