Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:10
The partnership brings semiconductor experience to Musk's latest high-tech project.
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Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:00
The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.
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THE BOYS Season 5 New Cast Reveal: The Worm and Teenage Kix

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:00

The Boys may be heading into its final season, season five. But that doesn’t mean new faces can’t come aboard the super team of actors that bring this intense, gory, and outrageous show to life. Ahead of its season five premiere, The Boys has revealed five new members of its cast: Ely Henry, Dylan Colton, Emma Elle Paterson, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Ely Henry is joining in the role of “The Worm.” Meanwhile, Dylan Colton, Emma Elle Paterson, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan are coming in as members of Teenage Kix, Vought International’s all-teenage superhero team from the original The Boys graphic novel. As we said, it’s never too late to adapt new characters from the original graphic novel. And we know these new members of The Boys season five cast will bring even more excellence to the table.

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Those who love the original The Boys graphic novel will know that Teenage Kix is a superhero team created by Vought International to specifically appeal to a younger audience. Gotta widen the base, you know? In The Boys season four, Ryan Butcher, the illegitimate son of Homelander and Becca Butcher, received an offer to join Teenage Kix. We’ll have to wait and see how that all plays out in season four.

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For now, here’s what we know: “In the fifth and final season, it’s Homelander’s world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a “Freedom Camp.”  Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it.  It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.

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The Boys season five will premiere with its first two episodes on April 8, 2026. We’re excited to see all our favorite familiar supes, as well as this latest new cast, come back to us for one final season of The Boys.

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US cybercrime losses pass $20B for first time as AI boosts online fraud

The Register - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:59
Bots are now firmly in the toolbox, helping crooks scale old scams

Crims are taking advantage of AI to sharpen old scams. The FBI reported Monday that cybercrime losses hit a record $20.87 billion in 2025, with help from bots.…

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 50th Anniversary Edition Announced

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:53

2026 marks fifty years of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, easily one of the most influential vampire books since Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Rice’s first novel, published in 1976, arrived in a very different era for horror fiction. A time when mainstream publishers often dismissed supernatural novels out of hand. But Interview helped change that narrative. Now, the book that made the Vampire Lestat an icon is getting re-released in a new fiftieth-anniversary edition. It arrives with a new foreword and afterword, the latter from Anne Rice’s son Christopher Rice, himself a successful author. Releasing in October, just in time for Halloween, you can now pre-order the new hardcover Interview with the Vampire fiftieth anniversary edition by clicking here.

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This special edition hardcover arrives decadently styled, with a foil-printed case, blood-red sprayed edges, and marbled endpapers. The new foreword comes from Leigh Bardugo, author of the Shadow and Bone trilogy. Rice wrote this lush novel in the wake of her young daughter’s tragic death. She channeled all her grief into the character of the vampire narrator, Louis. He describes his eternal life in Antebellum New Orleans, where he becomes enthralled with the dashing and cruel vampire, Lestat. Together, they create a vampiric daughter, Claudia. But as the decades roll on, this volatile undead family unravels violently.

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Interview with the Vampire became a cult hit, ultimately finding great success in paperback. This led to Rice’s Vampire Chronicles series, which lasted thirteen volumes and forty years. Rice’s first novel finally became a successful film in 1994, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst. In 2022, after years of development, AMC reimagined the novel as a television series. It launched AMC’s Anne Rice Immortal Universe, which continues still. But it all began with Anne Rice’s novel, which you can rediscover in this new edition, or read for the very first time, just to see what all the fuss is about.

Once again, the 50th anniversary version of Interview with the Vampire can be pre-ordered via this link. The book will release on October 6, 2026.

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EXIT 8 Manages to Turn a 20 Minute Game into Compelling Feature Film (Review)

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:52

Indie horror movies have been killing it (pun intended) for the past decade with their focus on nerve-shredding dread and pathos out the ass. In the video game space, it’s a similar situation. While really only the Resident Evil franchise can keep putting out banger after banger, it’s indie games where most of the really interesting horror arrives. So why not put that particular chocolate and peanut butter together? Just look at the success of Markiplier’s Iron Lung movie. But, when it came to another streamer-friendly uncanny game-turned-movie, I was a bit more dubious. I mean, The Exit 8 game doesn’t even have a story. But, now it’s a movie, and it weirdly works.

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The game, from developer Kotake Create, dropped in 2023. Without even a title screen, the player finds themselves in first-person view, walking down the fluorescent-tiled hallway of a Japanese subway. White tiles, a yellow line on the floor, some signage, and a man walking harmlessly the other direction greet you. But as you round the corners, you find yourself back at the same hallway, with the same signs, and strangely the same walking man, staring back at you. This is our gameplay loop in Exit 8. To find a way out, we have to find any and all anomalies in the hallway. If we see one, we turn around and go back the other way. If we don’t, we don’t. After eight such correct guesses, we can leave. If we mess up one, the counter resets.

Some of the anomalies are super obvious, while others are nefariously subtle. An observant player can complete the game in a matter of minutes. How, then, can Exit 8 turn into a 95-minute movie? To my surprise, pretty effectively. Without ever changing the premise of the game that much, director and co-writer Genki Kawamura and co-writer Kentaro Hirase add enough story, and give interesting wrinkles to familiar elements, that a literal looping hallway actually feels like it’s heading somewhere.

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The story follows of Exit 8 a character simply called “The Lost Man” (Kazunari Ninomiya), who rides the subway as he gets a call from his ex (or estranged) girlfriend. She informs him she’s pregnant, and he begins to spiral. As he exits the train and walks toward the exit, he seamlessly ends up in the familiar hallway and quickly learns “the rules.” He maybe believes the rules are a thing too quickly, but it works for the movie well enough.

From there, the Lost Man encounters strange and uncanny elements, most prominently the Walking Man (Yamato Kochi), who will occasionally behave extra creepily depending on the loop. While never fully explaining anything, the Exit 8 movie does add a bit of context for some of it, and indeed, we learn more about the Walking Man than expected. The anomalies get stranger and more upsetting as the movie goes along, and the Lost Man will have to sort himself out if he hopes to leave.

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One of the movie’s biggest successes is how well it emulates the feeling of an endless, cut-free loop that makes up the game. While the movie does have cuts, both obvious and hidden, the bulk of the action feels like a single take. The film also recreates the Exit 8 hallways to perfection, and its every nook and cranny will seer into your brain. Knowing the geography of the small space is of paramount importance to noticing the eeriness of the anomalies.

Exit 8 doesn’t outstay its welcome, it gets in, gets out, tells a familiar but mainly compelling enough story with a few interesting twists in its many looped hallways. It might not revolutionize the video game movie, but it does show that any game can make for good cinema.

⭐ (3.5 of 5)

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.

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Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:47
The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test phase.
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The Complete Supergirl Costume History

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:30

Superman has had, more or less, one costume his whole career. Sure, there have been some minor tweaks since those early DC Comics days. But he’s essentially worn the same getup since about 1945. But his cousin Kara, a.k.a. Supergirl? She adds to her Kryptonian closet with some regularity. Here’s the history of Supergirl’s costume, from the 1959 “girl next door from space” look, to her DCU costume that Milly Alcock will wear in the upcoming Supergirl film. DC Comics/Warner Bros.

Note: Since the character has appeared in many costume iterations, we’re sticking to outfits worn by the main DCU comics character, not any alternate Earth or Elseworlds versions. So no Power Girl, who is almost an entirely different hero, and no Injustice Kara. And no one-offs, used for a single story, then forgotten just as fast. We are including the movie and Arrowverse versions, as well as the animated ones, because they made a big impact and, in turn, the comics started to reflect them.

The Prototype Supergirl CostumeDC Comics

Less than a year before Kara debuted in the pages of Action Comics, DC tried out a Supergirl character to see if readers would respond in 1958’s Superman #123. DC had flirted with a female counterpart to Superman before, like in the ’40s when Lois Lane got powers. They created this Girl of Steel when Jimmy Olsen wished for a Supergirl to help Superman out by conjuring her on a magic totem. She died in the very same issue in which they introduced her in. But readers liked her enough that DC introduced a real Supergirl one year later. She’d be just a footnote, if not for one thing. The costume she wore, which had a red skirt, would become Kara’s most recognizable costume. But Kara herself wouldn’t wear it until 26 years later in the Supergirl feature film.

Kara Zor-El’s Original CostumeDC Comics

The Supergirl most people know, Kara-Zor-El, first debuted in 1959’s Action Comics #252. When she arrived on Earth from Krypton to greet her cousin she wore this outfit, which remains one of her most iconic. She wore this particular costume for over a decade. It’s basically just her cousin Superman’s costume, but with a skirt and no pants. In many ways, this remains the most iconic Supergirl costume of all, except these days, most people think of it with a red skirt instead of blue. We’ll get to why in a bit. Oddly enough, Kara didn’t wear any version of her costume with a red skirt until 1983, nearly 25 years after her debut.

The Fan-Made Supergirl Costume FashionDC Comics

We know, we said no “one off” costumes. But this Supergirl costume phase was too important not to mention. In 1970, Supergirl fans started feeling like her costume was dated. The look she arrived in was a relic of the Leave it to Beaver era, and it was now a post-Woodstock world. So DC asked fans to send in their best costume designs. And the fans complied. They sent in dozens, and DC actually used a few of them. Since this was the early ‘70s, the aesthetics were, shall we say, very groovy. Most of these costumes were just worn once or twice. But one of them was the first time a Supergirl costume included pants. Something her prime-universe comics counterpart wouldn’t ever really wear until very recently.

The Cocktail Waitress of SteelDC Comics

In 1972, Supergirl finally got her own comic book series instead of merely being a feature in the anthology title Adventure Comics. To celebrate, she got a new costume once again. Only this one stuck for the better part of a decade. It’s another costume very much of its time with a choker, low-cut blouse, and hot pants. Fans have often referred to this one as “the cocktail waitress costume.” As the decade rolled on, the hot pants became regular shorts and the pixie shoes became red boots like she had before. But the basic look remained for a decade. And this costume made it into much of the Supergirl merchandising of the time.

Kara Gets Physical in a Costume to Die ForDC Comics

In 1983, with production about to begin on a live-action Supergirl movie, DC decided to update Kara’s look for the MTV era. To reflect the workout craze, they have the Girl of Steel a perm and a headband. It was all very “Jane Fonda Workout” tape. Actress Helen Slater wore a version of this costume for screen tests, but the producers ultimately ditched the headband and the cape attached to the “S” symbol for the final film. However, they kept the red skirt, which people associate with Supergirl to this day. This costume only lasted a couple of years, but it was the outfit Kara famously died in, saving the universe in Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985.

The Hollywood CostumeWarner Bros.

Supergirl finally made it into live-action in 1984, in a big-budget feature starring newcomer Helen Slater. A spin-off of the Christopher Reeve Superman films, it sadly totally tanked at the box office and was a critical disaster. However, more people still saw that movie versus reading any one Supergirl comic, especially once it went to home video and cable TV. So this costume instantly became Supergirl’s most well-known. Ironically, it was a costume first worn by the version of the character that was just the prototype, and not the Kara version everyone knows.

The Replacement Supergirl Keeps it ClassicDC Comics

Kara Zor-El was dead and buried in DC continuity from 1985-2004. But in the interim, DC introduced a different Supergirl to the Superman family. And her origin was a tad complicated. But here’s the short version. This version of Supergirl was a protoplasmic lifeform called Matrix that could mimic human appearance. She came from an alternate Earth, where that world’s Kal-El died, and Lex Luthor created her to replace him. She eventually “fused” with a human woman named Linda Danvers, becoming an angel on Earth. Yeah, “Superman’s cousin” makes more sense to us as an origin, too. In any event, the costume worn by this Supergirl from 1988 to 1998 or so is almost exactly the same one we saw in the movie.

The ’90s Supergirl Cartoon CostumeDC Comics

Speaking of the ‘90s, Superman: The Animated Series eventually introduced their version of Supergirl, in the 1998 episode “Little Girl Lost.” This version was Kara, but not Superman’s direct cousin. Instead of Krypton, she was a survivor of the neighboring world of Argo. Her costume was very of its time. Belly T-shirt, Doc Marten boots, a super mini skirt, and a headband that looked like Alicia Silverstone’s in Clueless. In a change of pace for Kara, her shirt was white and not blue. She also had white gloves, a first for her. The comics version of Supergirl, who was not Kara at the time but Linda Danvers, eventually adopted the costume herself. Another example of outside media influencing the comics.

Supergirl’s Costume in the 21st Century DC Comics

In the early 2000s, DC decided it was time to reintroduce Kara Zor-El. They didn’t resurrect the original Kara, but reintroduced a younger version as a brand-new character just arriving on Earth. This Kara 2.0, designed by the late artist Michael Turner, essentially had the same outfit as her original counterpart did in 1959. Except she now had a bare midriff, much like Britney Spears would have in that era. The costume has more yellow highlights as well. If not for the ridiculously over-exposed mid-section and wildly short skirt, we’d consider this one an all-timer.

The New 52 CostumeDC Comics

In 2011, DC rebooted its entire universe thanks to the event called Flashpoint. The result was “the New 52,” a new timeline with a new Supergirl. She was still Kara, but now more Kryptonian, more aggressive, and with a very weird costume. It definitely evoked the Jim Lee era of early ’90s comics that the New 52 was mimicking. Her cape made a statement with a very dramatic collar. But the boots that leave the knees exposed? The weird red diamond shape over the crotch? All that extra piping in the costume itself? This was an overdone look, and we weren’t sad to see it go.

The Supergirl Television Show CostumeWarner Bros./CW

When Supergirl got her own live-action TV series on CBS (later the CW) she appeared in a costume that reflected what most people thought of when they thought “Supergirl.” So basically, actress Melissa Benoist wore a more muted version of the 1984 movie costume for the Arrowverse. Actually, it’s a cross between the classic version and the then-current DCEU Superman costume worn by Henry Cavill. So, bright colors were not “in” at this time. But everything else about this costume was fantastic, and worked well on screen for four seasons of television.

The Rebirth UniformDC Comics

In 2016, DC Comics undid the New 52, and go back to something more classic. This era was called “Rebirth,” and it was a rebirth for Supergirl as well. The militaristic look of the New 52 was out the window. With the success of the TV series, DC decided to give Kara a look that reflected her live-action counterpart. Except the colors were brighter, and more, dare we say, comic booky. And this might be the best Supergirl costume yet. This is very similar to the costume she wore in the 2021 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic, only Bilquis Evely’s design had a larger belt.

The TV Costume, Take Two. Pants at Last!Warner Bros./CW

In the final two seasons of the CW’s Supergirl, Melissa Benoist got something she’d been asking for since season one: pants. Yes, Kara got a new costume this season, which covered up her legs at last. Although Supergirl was barely ever allowed to wear pants in the comics, this outfit changed the game. It definitely drew inspiration from a short-lived costume from the early ‘70s, only it improved on it. The latest comics costume for Kara took a cue from Melissa Benoist and finally added pants. But in a shocking twist, she has no cape, and has a jacket instead! We’re not sure how we feel about that.

DC ComicsThe Flash’s Supergirl CostumeWarner Bros./DC Comics

Sasha Calle played Supergirl in The Flash, and this Kara Zor-El differs from any we’ve seen before. This costume looks more than a bit like Henry Cavill’s version. Although she is Kara, her costume was inspired by a non-Kara version of the Girl of Steel. It’s strikingly similar to Injustice’s Lara Kent, the daughter of Superman and Lois Lane.

The DC “All-In” CostumeDC Comics

Supergirl began headlining her own series again in 2025, as part of DC’s “All-In” initiative, from creator Sophie Campbell. In this ongoing series, Kara returns to a more classic look, as she heads back to her hometown in Midvale. The cape is back, and the outfit is a blend of her Rebirth costume, with her bare midriff from the early ’00s. This is also what she wears in other DC titles, such as Justice League Unlimited.

The DCU Supergirl DC Studios

We now arrive at our newest live-action Kara, Milly Alcock, who portrays the character in the DCU. She made her debut in James Gunn’s Superman in a cameo, and will headline her own feature film this summer. However, she’s already had two costumes. In her first DCU appearance, Kara largely based her look on David Corenswet’s Superman costume. The ‘S’ symbol reflects his, and includes a thick belt with red highlights and what looked like a thick red skirt. For her upcoming movie, the skirt appears to be constructed from lighter materials, and the belt is solid gold. This looks more like Kara’s costume in the comic book this movie is based on, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. We’re fans of this look, and can’t wait to see it in action on the big screen.

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Artemis II Crew Quoted PROJECT HAIL MARY’s Rocky

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:02

This week when they swung around the Moon the crew of the Artemis II traveled farther from Earth than any human beings ever. Their distance of 252,760 miles away surpassed the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. More importantly their accomplishment served as a reminder of what humanity can do when it puts its mind to it, works together, and embraces science. But what were the astronauts thinking about as they made their historic trip through space? A movie about a trip through space. The Artemis II crew watched Project Hail Mary during quarantine ahead of their launch, and we know it stuck with them because they quoted Rocky during a beautiful moment on their journey.NASA/Amazon MGM Studios

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first non-American to travel to the Moon, gave his fellow London, Ontario native Ryan Gosling a big thumbs up for Project Hail Mary. A floating Hansen talked about how the crew got a “real treat” when they received screeners of the blockbuster sci-fi film. The astronauts all got to watch it with their families before leaving. They were, like everyone else, big fans.

THE ARTEMIS II CREW GOT ASKED ABOUT RYAN GOSLING AND PROJECT HAIL MARY pic.twitter.com/DAj4vOPXat

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“I would just say to Ryan, art imitates science and vice versa, it seems. He did a great job in that movie. It’s wonderful to see people really leaning into those roles,” said Hansen. “I thought it was just such an inspirational example. And somebody who goes out there and just gets what was done to save humanity. It’s a pretty extraordinary example that we can all follow. We all thought that movie was really uplifting and inspiring.”

Gosling had also sent the crew a message wishing them luck on their inspiring journey.

We know Gosling’s film landed with the real space explorers because they quoted it during a great moment. While telling NASA how they could see Earth out of one window and the Moon out of another, one of the crew members dropped Rocky’s memorable quote. “Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!”

AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE @projecthailmary 🤝 @NASA pic.twitter.com/b62NAoLtw8

— IGW (@interstellargw) April 6, 2026

No human or Eridian could have said it better.

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Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns

The Register - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:02
200 orgs and 5,000 devices compromised so far in Vlad's latest intelligence grab, Microsoft reckons

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a fresh warning about Russia's ongoing targeting of routers to steal passwords and other secrets.…

Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:01
Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.
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Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:00
Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.
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Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:51
The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.
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Dharma’s speaks honestly: A beloved local restaurant at a crossroads

Lookout Santa Cruz - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:48

Dear friends,

We need to share something with you that is long overdue. 

Dharma’s has been struggling financially — not for months, but for years. We had hoped that we could turn things around quietly, but the math is simple and unforgiving: the cost of ingredients, labor, utilities, and everything it takes to keep a restaurant running has climbed steadily, while business has continued to decrease. We’ve cut where we can, restructured how we operate, and worked to find every possible efficiency. But the gap remains.

Right now, our family is having real conversations about the future — whether we can keep Dharma’s going, whether it’s time to close, or whether someone else might carry it forward. Nothing is decided yet. But we can no longer act as if everything is fine and will simply work itself out.

We want you to know this because you are Dharma’s. Every family that made us your Friday night spot, every one who grew up playing with the toy dinosaurs, every college student who discovered us and kept coming back for more, every regular who walks in and doesn’t need a menu — you built this place as much as we did.

What we ask of you now is to spread the word. Make dining with us a regular thing again. Bring someone new. Share our name with people who have never walked through the door. The truth is, every table filled makes a real difference right now more than it ever has.

We’re writing this from a place of sincerity and deep gratitude. We believe wholeheartedly in what Dharma’s is and what it stands for. Forty-four years of feeding this community, of showing that a laid back vegetarian joint can be the thing that brings people and community together. That is something truly special. That is something worth celebrating, and something worth fighting for and supporting. 

Thank you for every meal you’ve shared with us, for every kind word, for making a small family restaurant feel like it belongs to everyone. 

With love,

The Dharma’s Family

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SNL UK Spoofs THE TRAITORS in Hilarious Sketch

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:47

One of the most popular reality competition series in recent years is The Traitors, which has both a UK and American version. The show portrays a cutthroat scenario where a group of people must gather in a castle. (Alan Cumming hosts the American iteration, Claudia Winkleman the British.) In this locale, they slowly determine who among the group is a “faithful,” and who must be removed from the competition. The UK version is particularly popular. So it makes sense that the fledgling SNL UK would make a sketch parodying the series mercilessly. Only in this version, they’re not looking for a traitor. Nope, they’re looking for a giant crab man. You can watch the full sketch, featuring SNL UK guest host Riz Ahmed, below:

The sketch points out frequent claims that contestants on The Traitors display unconscious racial bias. Many viewers have noted how frequently people of color get voted out much earlier than the white contestants. In the sketch, we see the oblivious contestants of the show Great Big Crab Man try to unmask who among them is a human crustacean. Somehow, they point to everyone except for the one dude (George Fouracres), who looks like an actual giant crab. Instead, they falsely blame and eliminate one person of color after another, instead of the obvious crab among them.

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In the sketch’s conclusion, Riz Ahmed’s character Imran finds himself ousted, despite the big ol’ obvious crab guy sitting right there. We must say, we love that the titular Great Big Crab Man’s given name in the episode is Sebastian. Yes, just like the crab character in The Little Mermaid. Viewers are already citing this The Traitors sketch as the best one yet from SNL UK. A lot of people wondered if SNL UK could live up to its iconic American counterpart. But with sketches like this one, we’d say they’re off to a great start.

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Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:46
Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.
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RICK AND MORTY Fight Everyone and Everything in Season 9 Trailer

The Nerdist - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:31

After eight seasons we know Rick and Morty have, quite literally, an infinite number of enemies across an infinite numbers of universes. And yet, despite being very well aware of that, we’re still not prepared for just how many people, aliens, and couches the two will have to fight when they return. But Rick and Morty‘s new season nine trailer shows that there really are more enemies in the multiverse than you can imagine.

Adult Swim’s favorite multidimensional travelers are back in the season nine trailer for Rick and Morty. Set to Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell,” the promo features a literal “the floor is lava” situation, breakfast drugs, a Kill Bill reference, a killer couch, a killer tree, possibly killer monkey aliens, lots of dead bodies, violence, one ballet class, and Jerry causing problems. (“Jerry causing problems” is obviously a redundant phrase.)

Why is the smartest man in the infinite multiverse fighting literally everyone and everything yet again? Because that’s what he does. Always. And forever.

Adult Swim

The show’s official season nine synopsis also promises that all of the madness that awaits fans is human made chaos. From Adult Swim:

Rick and Morty is back, baby! Season Nine is all certified bangers. No AI slop! Just Grade A organic slop, made by real humans with real human traits like back hair and cysts. Please watch, or we’ll have neglected our families for nothing.

The network previously released some images from the season that include moments not teased in this trailer. Those focus on Rick’s drinking. Thankfully! We feared he might make a single good decision this year. Will he? We’ll find out soon enough. Season nine of Rick and Morty premieres May 24 at 11 p.m. on Adult Swim. Despite what Rick would do, try not to fight anyone who doesn’t plan on watching.

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Stack Overflow abandons redesign after loyalists criticize it

The Register - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:26
Fabled Q&A site for devs struggles with its future as AI takes over its original purpose

Stack Overflow, the once-popular dev community, has abandoned a planned redesign that was meant to refocus the site more on discussions than the question-and-answer format that built its reputation.…

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

TechCrunch - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:05
Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.
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Artemis II snaps eclipse, Earthset shots on first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo

The Register - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 08:53
Turns out deep space still looks better without AI helping

The Artemis II mission has produced some stunning imagery as the spacecraft loops around the Moon on its journey from Earth and back.…

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