News https://nerdbot.com/category/news/amp/ The Nerd Side Of Life Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:46:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 News https://nerdbot.com/category/news/amp/ 32 32 152960103 Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Settle ‘It Ends With Us’ Case, But Not Without a Fight https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-settle-it-ends-with-us-case/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:50:46 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284731 The long-running Hollywood legal saga over It Ends With Us is officially over. The case ends with Justin Baldoni paying legal fees but no additional financial concession to Blake Lively. Her legal team had bet on that outcome. The Case The aftermath of Lively’s eleventh-hour deal to avert a headline-splashing trial saw both sides jockeying [...]

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]]> 284731 Anya Taylor-Joy Joins “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/anya-taylor-joy-joins-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:34:12 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284720 Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest heavyweight to lace up boots for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. It is a film by Andy Serkis, who also reprises his role as Gollum. This is a casting announcement that is going to ruffle some feathers in Middle-earth. Taylor-Joy’s Casting Taylor-Joy will play Seren, a [...]

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]]> 284720 First Look Images for “Widow’s Bay” Finale https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/first-look-images-for-widows-bay-finale/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:11:28 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284695 The finale of Widow’s Bay is coming fast. AppleTV has sent us some first look images of what we can expect to see in the finale. I won’t spoil anything for you if you’re not caught up, but this episode is bound to be a doozy. For those of you just tuning in, Widow’s Bay [...]

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]]> 284695 Sharknado Director Anthony C. Ferrante Returns With New Movie “Water Park Shark” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/15/anthony-c-ferrante-returns-with-new-shark-attack-film-water-park-shark/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:47:57 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284574 A decade after dropping the oceanic fish-infested deluge known as Sharknado, director Anthony C. Ferrante is ready to swim back into the blue with his latest assault on our screens: Water Park Shark. With Lead Actors David Chokachi and Chelsea Gilson in the lead roles, the film will take the floor at Shark Con in [...]

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]]> 284574 “Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees” Gets a Halloween Special https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/15/beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:28:57 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284554 Patrick Horvath has taken his cuddly serial killer comic, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. He turned it into a bona fide hit franchise for indie publisher IDW, and now he’s expanding it with fresh voices. A Halloween anthology one-shot is coming, brimming with horror comic all-stars. Horvath has brought on board several of his [...]

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]]> 284554 UK Moves to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16 https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/15/uk-moves-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:17:53 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284519 The UK is preparing to introduce one of the world’s toughest social media ban targeting children under 16. This would keep them from accessing most major social media platforms. These platforms include TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, X, YouTube, and Reddit. The proposal, announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is part of a larger effort to [...]

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]]> 284519 How Do Survivor Winners Spend Their Money? https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/15/how-do-survivor-winners-spend-their-money/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:01:04 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284493 One thing I love doing with my husband is watching Survivor. Jeff Probst has a special place in this house. It started when we first got married and we’ve since collected a handful of other Survivor fans to play a game filled with points, picks and winners/losers. Think of it like a fantasy football league [...]

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]]> 284493 Your Pokémon Go Scans May Have Helped Build Military Navigation for War Zones https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/14/your-pokemon-go-scans-may-have-helped-build-military-navigation-for-war-zones/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:04:21 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284424 New reports have revealed that location scans collected through Pokémon Go helped train artificial intelligence models capable of understanding and interpreting real-world environments. Those same AI capabilities are now connected to technology being developed. What’s unnerving for users whose data was collected is that they are using that data for drone navigation in military settings. [...]

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]]> 284424 Airbnb Host Files Lawsuit Against Robotics Startup for Property Damage https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/14/airbnb-host-files-lawsuit-against-robotics-startup-for-property-damage/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:23:39 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284418 A San Francisco robotics startup is facing legal trouble after an Airbnb host alleged the company used his property as a testing site for a household robot. The testing left behind extensive damage and thousands of dollars in losses. The lawsuit centers on The Bot Company, a well-funded robotics startup founded by former Cruise CEO [...]

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]]> 284418 Florida Takes OpenAI to Court Over Alleged ChatGPT-Linked Murder & Suicide https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/14/florida-takes-openai-to-court-over-alleged-chatgpt-linked-murder-suicide/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:55:16 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284416 Florida has become the first U.S. state to sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. The suit, filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, alleges that OpenAI knowingly released and promoted ChatGPT. However they did so despite warnings about potential safety risks. ChatGPT in particular says that it’s “Built with Safety in Mind.” So when it [...]

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