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While we don’t know too much about Linda Hamilton’s villainous character on Stranger Things—even with the first five minutes of the new season now being out in the world, thanks to Netflix—we know a lot about Hamilton’s career and the formidable presence she brings to the screen, in the Terminator franchise especially, but also in genre favorites like Beauty and the Beast, Resident Alien, and more. So it’s surprising to hear she was thinking about taking a step back from…

While we don’t know too much about Linda Hamilton’s villainous character on Stranger Things—even with the first five minutes of the new season now being out in the world, thanks to Netflix—we know a lot about Hamilton’s career and the formidable presence she brings to the screen, in the Terminator franchise especially, but also in genre favorites like Beauty and the Beast, Resident Alien, and more. So it’s surprising to hear she was thinking about taking a step back from…

Cornell University announced Friday that it had reached an agreement with the Trump administration to pay $30 million to restore roughly $250 million in funding that had been withheld from the New York school over accusations it had been engaging in antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students in admissions. Cornell will also spend $30 million in new “efficiency” focused agricultural research as part of the deal.

Cornell will pay the U.S. government $30 million in…

Palantir CEO Alex Karp talks so much that you’d think that he just likes the sound of his own voice—though you wonder if he actually hears what he’s saying.

The subject of the recently published Michael Steinberger book “The Philosopher in the Valley” popped onto The Axios Show this week to talk about all kinds of things, in part because it seems like the wheels in his brain turn faster than his mouth can get the words out. But it’s some of his clearly prepared and repeated…

As spooky season nestles back into the shadows, there are, of course, ways to keep that same spirit alive and well through Creepmas. Before diving too deeply into seasonal horror flicks like Terrifier 3 or Silent Night, Deadly Night, you can ease into November’s fall vibes with Addams Family Values.

Barry Sonnenfeld’s 1993 sequel to The Addams Family sees Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) leading the clan with a newly integrated Fester (Christopher Lloyd) as the…

The market’s confidence in artificial intelligence may be wavering, and companies with big investments in it seem to be shedding supporters. The Financial Times notes that, over the course of the past week, approximately $1 trillion in stock value has been wiped from several of Silicon Valley’s heaviest hitters, all of which are heavily enmeshed in generative AI. Those companies include Oracle, Meta, Palantir, and Nvidia, the outlet notes. The outlet calls it the worst week for Wall…

If you had the “over” on the bet that over 10% of trades on the predictions market Polymarket are inauthentic, go ahead and cash in that ticket. According to a recent study from researchers at Columbia University, as much as one quarter of all trading volume happening on the platform is “artificial trading.”

The researchers looked at three years’ worth of buying and selling activity on Polymarket, which allows people to trade “contracts” related to real-world events based…

There have been two episodes of It: Welcome to Derry, and Pennywise is taking his sweet time to make his entrance as dramatic and traumatic as possible.

Since the marketing has been all in on making sure you know Bill Skarsgård is back, we’ve been excited to see how film franchise director Andy Muschietti is planning to have his first small-screen appearance as Pennywise the Dancing Clown come into play.

In io9’s recent chat with the minds behind the show, which expands the…

The onslaught of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 popcorn buckets and concession stand goods has begun.

In the first wave of products you can find at movie theaters, there’s a wide selection of Freddy Fazbear and friends as buckets, straws, and dancing animatronics. The Blumhouse horror sequel, directed once again by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games franchise), is set for an early December release, and while the Five Nights at Freddy’s video game world still has…

With rare exceptions like Star Wars: Visions and Love Death + Robots, anthologies have become a dying breed in anime. Gone are the days when studios—seemingly already at the height of their powers—banded together to make once-in-a-generation pastiches like Robot Carnival and Memories, showcasing their flair, artistry, and the magic of anime’s unique visual language.

These projects launched directors like Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), and…