The company hosts events for trading card, anime, gaming and pop culture enthusiasts across the U.S. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor MARI, the holding company founded by Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, is ...

Fans and cosplayers flooded an intellectual property (IP) festival that debuted in Hong Kong on Saturday, featuring pop culture exports such as the hit franchise Godzilla as well as local designs and ...

The San Diego Comic Con has quietly updated its policy to ban AI-generated art, 404 Media reports, providing a major victory to artists. The about-face is a welcome surprise. Until now, the massive ...

Con Edison has agreed to cut proposed rate hikes under a new three-year plan. Under the new proposal, New York City and Westchester County customers would see increases of 2.8% on the average electric ...

President Trump argued Monday that concerns over the rising cost of certain goods are being fueled by a Democratic “con job.” The president made the remark after being asked by Fox News host Laura ...

On a special episode (first released on Aug. 20, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Is there a way to reliably spot a con artist? Johnathan Walton says there is. He explains how in his new book, "Anatomy ...

Comic-Con is back and as big as ever on July 24, with a preview night the night before. While many of the best events take place inside the San Diego Convention Center at 111 Harbor Drive, there’s ...

Will new technology help to make the world a better place, or is AI just another tech bubble that will benefit the few? At the beginning of this year, Keir Starmer announced an “AI opportunities ...

In the new book The AI Con, AI critics Emily Bender and Alex Hanna break down the smoke and mirrors around generative AI. Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including ...

Some wonder if AI will replace PID control loops. The reality is that, instead of replacing PID, AI is stepping in to help keep things running smoothly without upending regulatory trust. Think of AI ...

Picture a packed stadium of fans in extreme weather, all clad in their favorite jerseys, cheering and cursing at their favorite American football team or European soccer club. Or a crush of screaming ...