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Three Days of the Condor at 50: Robert Redford's definitive spy thriller

Robert Redford made a number of thrillers, but this '70s classic is a major part of the '70s paranoia boom

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act into law; the AI safety bill's text was modified earlier to more closely resemble California's SB 53 (Ashley Gold/Axios)

Ashley Gold / Axios:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act into law; the AI safety bill's text was modified earlier to more closely resemble California's SB 53  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the RAISE Act into law Friday, making New York the latest state to have broad safety rules for the most advanced AI models.

The Running Man, One Battle After Another, and the best movies on streaming this week

Queens of the Dead shambles onto Shudder, Him is playing on Peacock, and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is available to rent

Did a publisher’s slip-up reveal smaller Switch 2 cartridges?

On Friday, retro and arcade game publisher ININ Games surprisingly announced it's been able to "recalculate production" on offering a physical version of R-Type Dimensions III for the Switch 2 because "Two days ago Nintendo announced two new smaller cartridge sizes for Nintendo Switch 2." Physical games on the Switch 2 have been something of […]

Gemini isn’t replacing Google Assistant on Android just yet

Google isn't quite ready to replace Assistant with Gemini on Android devices. The company said on Friday that it will "continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026," instead of its original plans to make the switch by the end of 2025. "We're adjusting our previously announced timeline to […]