McDonald’s has launched its limited‑edition Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal, bringing eight collectible toys that merge Sanrio’s cutest characters with Toho’s iconic kaiju. Debuting nationwide on August 18, the promotion features mashups like Hello Kitty x Godzilla, Kuromi x Mechagodzilla, My Melody x Mothra, and Keroppi x King Ghidorah. McDonald’s marketing leads have called […]
August 19, 2026
Bianca Censori directs Ye and Don Toliver’s official “OK” music video as a surreal short film set entirely inside a dark operating room. Medical workers perform a bizarre procedure on a decapitated Ye, removing unexpected objects from his body. Toliver emerges from a locker during his verse, approaches the table, reconnects Ye’s head, and revives […]
August 19, 2026
Johnny Depp could return as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6, although no agreement has been announced. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says Disney is speaking with Depp while a screenplay is being developed, expressing hope that the project can move forward. Depp last portrayed Sparrow in 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales, and […]
August 19, 2026
An AirTag hidden inside a rare book has offered an unusual glimpse into Amazon’s book-scanning operation in Las Vegas. The tracked volume was part of a bulk purchase of nearly 1,000 titles and ended up at the company’s VGT3 facility, where workers reportedly remove bindings, scan pages, and discard the remaining books. Older, human-written texts […]
August 19, 2026
McDonald’s compiled a 515‑page file on California customer Reece Rogers after he requested all data the company held on him. The dossier detailed years of orders, loyalty‑program activity, Monopoly codes, promotional interactions, and behavioural categories such as “Food‑led afternoon snack” and “On‑the‑go lunch in a rush.” The sheer volume of information showed how deeply McDonald’s […]
August 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images and videos depicting himself with George Washington as the legal fight over his $400 million White House ballroom continues. The posts show the presidents touring the imagined space, working together, and riding horses, with one horseback image prompting its own round of online reactions.
August 18, 2026
Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann is facing scrutiny after AI was used to help shape a Financial Times op-ed criticizing Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The publication later added an editorial note acknowledging that AI had condensed a longer draft before submission, despite its rules against AI involvement in the writing process. AI-detection tool Pangram estimated that […]
August 18, 2026
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re and the Bezos Earth Fund are launching the $200 million Phoenix Species Project to help 100 critically endangered species across 30 countries. The multi-year initiative will support conservation work including breeding, habitat restoration, disease management, translocation, and efforts to raise vulnerable young animals before release. Species range from Madagascar’s golden-crowned sifaka to […]
August 18, 2026
ChatGPT’s Computer History for macOS can turn activity across selected apps and websites into a searchable timeline and local memories that help users resume work, find recent documents, and spot repeatable workflows. The opt-in feature records interaction events such as clicks, typing, shortcuts, and app switches instead of screenshots or audio. Users control which sources […]
August 18, 2026