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The Gender War Over ‘Obsession’ Has Come for Theme Parks

By any metric, the horror film Obsession has been one of the most extraordinary Hollywood success stories of 2026.

Made on a budget of around $750,000 and released in May, it went on to earn $488 million worldwide, catapulting 26-year-old director and screenwriter Curry Barker—originally known for his YouTube sketch comedy—to the top of the industry’s “it” list.

So why, you might ask, are people creating a stink over Universal Studios, the international distributor of Obsession, adding its lead female character, Nikki, to the cast of the Halloween Horror Nights event at its Hollywood theme park? Even though the actor who plays her seems very much on board? To answer that, one has to review three months of fierce and enduring debate.

Since the movie hit theaters, fans and critics have been at odds over a thorny question: Who is the victim in Obsession? The plot concerns...

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Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out

The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its parent company, Amazon. This move has inspired swift and concentrated backlash from the Twitch community, especially because creators are opted in to having their content used for this AI training by default. For

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Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger

Gettyimages.com/NurPhoto / Contributor ByNick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology August 12, 2026 04:11 PM ET A new $244M Pentagon memo skips the Federal Acquisition Regulation's process for sole-source justifications and urges agencies to find ways to work with the company. * Contracts Palantir has secured another lucrative commitment

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If You’re Getting the Google Pixel 11, Grab the Pixelsnap Charger for 50% Off, Too

Save $35: The Google Pixelsnap charger (with stand) just hit a new record-low price at Amazon. This $70 charger is now discounted by 50%, which drops its price to only $35. Preorders for the Pixel 11 series went live earlier this morning, so if you’re considering getting a new

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Google Now Makes Its Own AirTags and I Couldn’t Be More Stoked

Fellow Android phone owners, our time has come! Google made a Bluetooth tracker that lets us locate our luggage, bike or whatever item we can attach it to. Ahead of its Made by Google event Wednesday, the search and AI giant released its Pixel 11 series, Pixel Watch 5 and

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Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out

Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger

If You’re Getting the Google Pixel 11, Grab the Pixelsnap Charger for 50% Off, Too

Google Now Makes Its Own AirTags and I Couldn’t Be More Stoked