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Netflix Reveals Its ‘Wonka’ Reality Show Trailer With Creepy AI Gene Wilder

The competition series trailer features the digitally resurrected Wilder as host and one of the original Oompa Loompa actors.

Netflix UK Addresses Duty Of Care Concerns Around Live Reality Show ‘Netflix, Will You Marry Me?’

Netflix UK’s new unscripted chief has addressed duty of care concerns around her debut commission. Netflix, Will You Marry Me? will be a 12-episode ‘live reality’ show in which the audience will take charge of one man’s quest to find a wife. They will vote on which dates he goes

‘Survivor’ vs. ‘The Traitors’: Will Emmy Voters Finally Give the Original Reality Juggernaut Its Due?

“The Traitors” has won more Emmys in three years than “Survivor” has won in 25. It’s not close, either. Since arriving on Peacock, Alan Cumming’s Scottish castle whodunit has banked eight total Emmys — a casting win before it ever cracked the marquee race, back-to-back reality co

John Oliver Takes a Close Look at Sean Duffy’s “God-Awful” New Reality Show: “We’ve All Been Taken for a F***ing Ride”

'The Great American Road Trip' was "quietly dumped" on YouTube a few days ago, the 'Last Week Tonight' host shared on his HBO show.

Nvidia earnings face a frustrating reality

Prime Video To Adapt CJ ENM Reality Format ‘EXchange’ In Brazil As ‘Love Transit’

Korean studio CJ ENM has struck a deal for its hit dating reality format EXchange, which will be adapted in Brazil as a Prime Video Original, titled Love Transit. Directed by Brazilian television producer Boninho, and produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Formata, the show will begi

John Oliver Embarrasses Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Over ‘Godawful’ YouTube Reality Show and ‘Real World’ Past

John Oliver is an outspoken fan of reality TV — but not this former “Real World” star. On Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” the political pundit took aim squarely at Sean Duffy, President Trump’s Secretary of Transportation and former congressman and “The Real World: Boston” cast mem

‘Big Brother: The Group Chat’ Sets Kate Lawler & GK Barry As Hosts Of ITV2’s ‘BBUK’ Companion Show

ITV2 has confirmed that Big Brother UK legend Kate Lawler and podcast GK Barry will co-host Big Brother: The Group Chat. The new BBUK companion series will take over Big Brother: Late & Live, which had been hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best since the reality competition landed on

‘The Last Photograph’ Trailer: Zack Snyder’s Intimate Meditation On Life & Death Blurs Reality & The Surreal

Moments after announcing that “The Last Photograph” will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Zack Snyder has released the full trailer for his long-gestating passion project.

Alex Cooper’s Unwell Launches Reality Competition Sequel on YouTube

Unwell's second reality competition comes after the company received its first outside investment and amid increased attention.

‘Corporates are scared to experiment’: Adnan Sami exposes forced reality of Bollywood remixes

OceanVeil Reveals September 11 Simulcast Debut of Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor Anime; English Dub of Marika's Love Meter Malfunction

Marika's Love Meter Malfunction English dub debuts on September 3

Netflix reality star exposed for faking Duke degree and entire realtor career

Angel Victoria Murdock reportedly built a massive following around Duke studies and a real estate career that official records indicate never existed.

Big Apple expectations, Garden State reality for Giants and Jets players

Giants and Jets players across a generation, from Tiki Barber in the late 1990s to current rookies, share their thoughts on the New York/New Jersey dynamic.

The bull market for stocks is defying everything, but Bank of America warns that an autumn reality check is coming

The midterm elections and a potential end to the Iran war could present challenges to this bullish stock market, Bank of America strategists said.

Shin Seung Ho, Kang Ki Young, And Kim Si Ah Find Themselves Entangled In Koo Kyo Hwan’s Strange New Reality In “Reawaken Man: The Red”

The upcoming film “Reawaken Man: The Red” has unveiled new character posters!

Netflix’s Willy Wonka Reality Show Replaces Kids with Adults and Gene Wilder with AI

The nine-episode competition turns Wonka's chocolate factory into a reality-TV obstacle course with a "life-changing prize." Netflix’s Willy Wonka Reality Show Replaces Kids with Adults and Gene Wilder with AI Alex Krinsky

Metro 2039 devs say the ongoing war in Ukraine has changed how they write morality: 'The franchise's very nature is getting too close to reality'

The Metro series has its roots in war-scarred post-apocalyptia, as such, it grapples with a lot of themes: The indescribable cost of nuclear war, the grim, complicated grey at the heart of humanity, and the cost of human life in a world no longer built to support it. Which, to th

LIV Golf cuts 'majority' of staff as talks continue to 'make 2.0 a reality'

LIV Golf has confirmed they will cut most of their staff from next week, with talks ongoing to secure their long-term future.

C2PA Cameras Do Not Survive Contact with Reality

Article URL: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/android-c2pa.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49439499 Points: 163 # Comments: 107

John Oliver Clowns Sean Duffy’s “God-Awful” Reality Show

Oliver argued the show's bigger problem isn't its low viewership, but the lingering ethical questions surrounding its production. John Oliver Clowns Sean Duffy’s “God-Awful” Reality Show Alex Krinsky

'We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)

After all these years, we still want to believe. Whether you're a bona fide believer or a staunch skeptic, we can all agree that UFO legends and lore is a fascinating subject that continues to fuel endless debate. And with pop culture feeding our lizard brains lurid tales of flyi

Is Gad Saad building a culture-war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?

Some Canadians may agree with Gad Saad’s portrayal of Canada a leftist, woke hellscape. But many don’t, making him a highly unreliable narrator on Canada as he moves to the U.S.

The 'profound' reality of Iran's absent war-time leader

Online anti-Muslim backlash collides with different reality in South Africa

Online anti-Muslim rhetoric is growing, but life on the ground tells a more complicated story.

The growing divide between AI hype and software engineering reality

Article URL: https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/why-open-source-projects-ban-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491113 Points: 15 # Comments: 10

Carney: ‘Naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday rejected President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” explaining the history of the Great Lake’s indigenous name in a post on social media.

Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'

Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.

Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'

Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.

Ancient 'theatrophobia' mirrors concerns that social media blurs reality for children

Banning children under 16 from social media was one of Keir Starmer's last acts as prime minister before he stepped down in July 2026. Following Australia's ban on children under 16 in 2025, which turbocharged the debate globally, the UK ban is scheduled for early 2027.

Worries that social media is making children lose touch with reality echo ancient Greeks’ fears about theatre

Concerns about the effect of social media on young minds mirror fears in ancient times around the way heightened drama affected audiences of public theatre.

Virtual reality reveals glassfish synchronize through split-second copying of single neighbors

For centuries, scientists have been fascinated by the remarkable coordinated movements of flocking birds, swarming insects and schooling fish.

‘Survivor 51’: Meet the 21 Castaways on Game-Changing New Season

The Sept. 23 premiere kicks off 'Survivor's' "Open Era" — where no twist, advantage or game mechanic is off limits for the hit CBS reality franchise.

‘Below Deck’ Star Nathan Gallagher Breaks Silence on Domestic Violence Arrest: ‘I Made Mistakes’

In a statement to Rolling Stone , the reality star also says the public doesn't know the “full story,” and his priority was his son with co-star Gael Cameron following his arrest in December

‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ Trailer: Netflix Competition Show Recreates Chocolate Factory — and Gene Wilder’s Voice With AI

Netflix has released the trailer for “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket,” an upcoming reality competition show that pits contestants against each other in challenges taking place inside a replica of Roald Dahl’s iconic chocolate factory. The nine-episode show will stream on Sept. 23. Twe

‘Love Island’ and ‘The Traitors’ Star Maura Higgins to Host ‘Blind Date’ on Disney+

“Love Island” and “The Traitors” star Maura Higgins has a new gig: hosting Disney+’s upcoming reality series “Blind Date.” The iconic British dating show, which ran from 1985 to 2003, is being revamped by the streamer for modern audiences and promises to be “bigger, better and bo

In ‘The Sun Never Sets,’ Dakota Fanning Goes Straight to the Heart

“I do find myself getting cynical about dating, but what I love most about Wendy and the film is that it isn’t cynical. It shows the reality of being a person trying to form relationships, and everyone’s doing their best.”

British Hulu Original ‘Raising Chelsea’ Returning For Second Season On Disney+

Disney+ has greenlit a second season of Raising Chelsea, the British Hulu original series. The show follows podcasters and reality TV stars Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo as they adapt to life as parents. Season 2 will see them return to work, celebrate life occasions and new fami

Dan Ives Has Message For Nvidia Stock Investors - Yahoo Finance

Dan Ives Has Message For Nvidia Stock Investors Yahoo Finance Nvidia earnings face a frustrating reality Yahoo Finance Nvidia’s Earnings Will Test Wall Street’s Faith in the AI Boom WSJ Here’s Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Today—Again Forbes The AI Trade Is Under Pressure to Start the

For this summer's indie hits, intergenerational anxiety lives in endless spaces

A trio of liminal thrillers - It Ends, Backrooms, and Exit 8 - explore realistic dread, which manifests as reality breaking its own rules.

No One Knows How to End the War with Iran

Both Washington and Tehran want to inflict enough pain that the other side buckles. But neither side seems to be living in reality

'Big Break' reboot ppd. amid Good Good backlash

Golf Channel on Tuesday said it was postponing the debut of its "Big Break" reboot because of the ongoing controversy surrounding Good Good Golf, its new partner for the reality series.

Rockstar has to 'be careful' about what GTA 6 picks to satirize because 'very specific political issues or memes will date fast'

The veil between satire and reality has seemed so thin for such a long time now that I find myself double checking every other news post I see just to make sure it's not something from The Onion—sadly it never is.

Magic’s Next Set Is Caught in a ‘Naval Snarl’ at the Panama Canal

A Panama Canal traffic jam may cause a shortage of Magic: The Gathering’s Reality Fracture Play Boosters after the set’s October launch.

‘The Big Break’ Reboot’s Debut Season Shelved By The Golf Channel After Good Good Withdraws Title Sponsorship

A major scandal that has rocked the golf world has impacted the debut season of The Golf Channel’s reboot of The Big Break reality competition series.

'I feel like I took a freakin' gummy': Inside the chaos of NFL players returning to college football

NFL coaches, execs and agents tell ESPN they're sifting through questions and implications of a new reality, which seems to change by the hour.

Inside ‘Married at First Sight’ Season 20: How Peacock’s Changes Led to 1.8 Billion Minutes Viewed, That Wild Reunion and Why Lindsay Hubbard Said No to the Sho

Millions of viewers are saying “I do” to Season 20 of “Married at First Sight.” The Kinetic Content relationship reality series, which moved to Peacock during Season 19 after 15 seasons on Lifetime, underwent a few changes this year.

Jake Reiner Gives First TV Interview Since Parents’ Death: ‘I Will Never Understand Why This Happened’

“It’s been eight months. It feels like eight years at the same time,” Rob and Michele Reiner's son told Good Morning America . “Because every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality”

Magic’s Most Expensive Banned Card Is Officially Coming Back, but There’s a Catch

Mark Rosewater’s Reality Fracture teaser reveals the return of Black Lotus as a token, but what kind of Magic card creates it remains a mystery.

‘Big Brother’ Hits Milestone 1,000th Episode on a Ratings Upswing

The CBS reality staple is up 10 percent this year — and outdrawing 'Love Island USA.'

‘12 12 12’ Teaser: Anthony Mackie & Jamie Dornan Play A Deadly Game Of Cat & Mouse In Apple’s Heist Thriller

Seven years after navigating a reality-bending designer drug in “ Synchronic ,” Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan are reuniting for another race against the clock—this time with a few clocks running at once.

‘Married at First Sight’ Scandal Being Taken ‘Very Seriously’ Says Channel 4 Exec as Contributor Welfare Takes Spotlight

Channel 4 is taking the “Married at First Sight” scandal “very seriously,” says a senior exec, although she declined to comment on the prospect of the hit reality show being axed for good.

Older women experience sexual violence too, but their stories rarely make the news

The reality of sexual violence against older women is an issue that remains significantly underreported and misrepresented in Australia. Almost 50 sexual assaults occur every week in aged care. Sexual assault against older women is commonly perpetrated by intimate partners or som

An AI job boom? Here's what the tedious, temporary work in data labeling is actually like

Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality flies under the radar.

‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Trailer: Danielle Brooks & J. Alphonse Nicholson Lead Walter Thompson-Hernández’s Lyrical Father-Son Drama

A young boy’s imagination offers an escape from a difficult family reality in the new trailer for “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” the Sundance drama starring Danielle Brooks , J. Alphonse Nicholson , and newcomer Bodhi Dell . Written and directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández , the f

No more sunsets before 5 p.m.? How permanent daylight saving would change winter

A sunset after 7 p.m. in winter? That could be the reality for some.

The world’s biggest trees could hold the secret to coping with drought

Ecologists thought the largest trees would be most vulnerable to drought. The reality is more complex, with some forest giants unexpectedly resilient.

Book Review: ‘The Castle,’ by Jon Ronson

The journalist Jon Ronson finds metaphor and meaning in the story of one man’s baronial fantasia and others like him who are living unmoored from reality.

Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment

Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us.

A Joke Website That Pairs Artists With Pieds-à-terre Might Go Legit

A comedian vibe coded Aura Investments into existence; thousands of submissions later, she’s considering how to make it a reality.

Caught between silence and visibility: LGBTQ+ experiences in Mozambique

In Mozambique, the lack of laws criminalizing LGBTQ+ identities is often taken as a sign of tolerance. However, for many transgender people and LBQ women, their everyday reality tells a different story.

Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future

As extreme heat becomes an increasingly visible reality across Japan, meteorologists, scientists, businesses and professional footballers are joining forces to encourage stronger climate action and raise awareness of the risks posed by global warming.

A Poetry of Witness and Invention: Wallis Wilde-Menozzi on Translating Antonella Anedda

“In my poetry,” she said, “there has always been an emphasis on concrete detail, put more simply, I think I fell in love with reality….When we are interested in the world, we become disinterested in ourselves.” Antonella Anedda, born in

AI is making critical infrastructure easier to attack

Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for

Major polluters are worsening the Western US water crisis: A new way to measure who's responsible

Climate change was once something scientists warned us about, and now it's a reality we are living in.

Amid the friendslop renaissance, $5 co-op fishing game hits 370,000 peak players on Steam in 5 days

I'd like to imagine the folks at Dazed Games, the indie studio behind viral friendslop sensation How to Fish , are kicking back with a cooler full of brewskies, angling for salmon in a crystal clear alpine lake in Sweden where they're based.

Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Season 16 Cast

Bravo continues to give out diamonds, and Leah Remini is the latest to get one, as she is set to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.