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  1. Daredevil: Born Again showrunner teases Season 3 direction in final five minutes of Season 2

    Daredevil: Born Again showrunner teases Season 3 direction in final five minutes of Season 2

    Showrunner Dario Scardapane says the last five minutes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 will make Season 3's path obvious. Spoilers, or at least a very clear hint, incoming.

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  2. Elijah Wood: Frodo Still Carries LOTR Trauma Ahead of The Hunt for Gollum

    Elijah Wood: Frodo Still Carries LOTR Trauma Ahead of The Hunt for Gollum

    Elijah Wood says the Hobbits are carrying lasting trauma from the original films, praises the Return of the King pub scene as honest, and admits he'd love to see Frodo in a proper scrap in the upcoming The Hunt for Gollum.

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  3. Brett Gelman Says Stop Blaming Murray for Alexei’s Death

    Brett Gelman Says Stop Blaming Murray for Alexei’s Death

    Brett Gelman, who plays Murray Bauman on Stranger Things, says fans are unfairly blaming his character for the death of Alexei. Gelman explains the scene, the friendship that developed, and asks viewers to give Murray a break.

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  4. When Does Paradise Season 2 Episode 8 Drop? Here’s the Time and What to Expect

    When Does Paradise Season 2 Episode 8 Drop? Here’s the Time and What to Expect

    Paradise Season 2 wraps up with Episode 8, titled "Exodus." Find out when it streams in your time zone, how many episodes the season has, and a quick recap of the tense events that set up the finale.

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  5. McDonald’s is testing robot staff in China, but it’s only at one location

    McDonald’s is testing robot staff in China, but it’s only at one location

    A Shanghai McDonald’s is trialing Keenon Robotics’ humanoids to greet customers and deliver meals, but humans still make the food and previous robot ventures have run into problems.

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  6. Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Run His Job

    Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Run His Job

    Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI assistant to speed up decision making and fetch answers without routing through layers of staff. It is part of Meta's broader push to bake AI into everyday work.

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  7. Showrunner: Gen V won't swoop in to save The Boys - Marie Moreau unlikely to kill Homelander

    Showrunner: Gen V won't swoop in to save The Boys - Marie Moreau unlikely to kill Homelander

    Eric Kripke says you do not need to watch Gen V before The Boys season 5. The spin-off adds context for some characters, but the Gen V cast will not be the deus ex machina in the finale - and Marie Moreau is probably not the one to take down Homelander.

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  8. Hacks Is Ending: HBO Max Confirms Season 5 Will Be the Final Run, Premiere Date and Trailer Revealed

    Hacks Is Ending: HBO Max Confirms Season 5 Will Be the Final Run, Premiere Date and Trailer Revealed

    HBO Max has confirmed that Hacks will wrap with a fifth season. The final run premieres April 9, and the ten-episode season will lead to a May 28 series finale.

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  9. Democratic Senators Demand Full FCC Review of Paramount-WBD Deal Over Foreign Funding

    Democratic Senators Demand Full FCC Review of Paramount-WBD Deal Over Foreign Funding

    A group of Senate Democrats is pressing FCC Chair Brendan Carr for a thorough, independent review of Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing roughly $24 billion in financing from Gulf sovereign wealth funds and possible renewed interest from Tencent.

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  10. Eric Kripke rigged The Boys season 4 so Amazon could not stop a five-season ending

    Eric Kripke rigged The Boys season 4 so Amazon could not stop a five-season ending

    Showrunner Eric Kripke says he told Amazon the plan was always five seasons, then wrapped season 4 so the story could not return to normal — forcing a final season on the show's terms. Cast members expect a mixed, emotionally heavy reaction.

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  11. Meet the AI Personality Awards: Influencer Fame, Now Synthetic

    Meet the AI Personality Awards: Influencer Fame, Now Synthetic

    An OpenArt and Fanvue contest will hand out $20,000 across categories like fitness, comedy, and anime personas. Judges will score quality, social reach, brand appeal, and the story behind each avatar. But questions about anonymity, originality, and bias follow the ceremony.

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