AI companies are reportedly still scraping websites despite protocols meant to block them

Perplexity, a company that describes its product as “a free AI search engine,” has been under fire over the past few days. Shortly after Forbes accused it of stealing its story and republishing it across multiple platforms, Wired reported that Perplexity has been ignoring the Robots Exclusion Protocol, or robots.txt, and has been scraping its … Read more

Doctor Who: Empire of Death review: Take your dog for a walk

Doctor Who: Empire of Death review: Take your dog for a walk

The following contains spoilers for “Empire of Death.” “Empire of Death” is the typical Russell T. Davies series finale: It’s bombastic, dense and totally uninterested in resolving its own story. The episode bounces around for the requisite amount of time before leaping to its climax with an arresting visual of little substance. Because what Davies … Read more

Hamish Linklater is the new voice of Batman

Replacing a talent like the late Kevin Conroy, the man who voiced Batman in fan favorites like Batman: The Animated Series and the Arkham game trilogy, must be a monumental feat. Conroy’s deep, steady voice defined the character for decades — it’s a challenge just to think of a cartoon Batman and not hear Conroy’s … Read more

X is making live streaming a premium feature

X will soon be moving the ability to live stream behind its premium paywall, the company announced. The change will make X the only major social platform to charge for the feature, which is currently free on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. “Starting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to livestream (create live … Read more

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