Battle of the Bands, an annual showdown where student bands compete for a chance to perform at Spring Jam in April, kicks off Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. in The Whole Music Club. The University of Minnesota’s ...

What if we told you — it’s been 30 glorious years since Toy Story first released in theatres across the world and changed the lives of children forever. That’s right, it’s time to pick your jaws up ...

Can you believe it's been a whopping 30 years since Toy Story first graced cinema screens worldwide, forever changing the lives of children? Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks provided the voice for ...

Yes, Chainsaw Man has an outrageous premise — it’s right there in the name. The anime series follows a young man who can demolish fellow devils via a pullstring in his chest that transforms parts of ...

In 2016, journalist James Vlahos was a writing a book about chatbots when his father was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Soon after, a company he’d written about previously, called PullString, ...

In 2015, Mattel released a new talking doll called Hello Barbie. The doll was designed to be a friend for children, and it could hold conversations with them, tell jokes, and even sing songs. However, ...

Apple was the top acquirer of artificial intelligence companies from 2016 to 2020, beating out companies like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. From 2016 to 2020, Apple acquired 25 artificial ...

A slew of AI-related acquisitions might make Siri less of a nimrod. Which is important considering it’s built into so many products, like HomePods. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Apple reportedly bought ...

Apple acquired San Francisco-based startup Pullstring. The company was formed by former Pixar executives and was valued at $160 million. The startup worked on desiging and publishing of voice-enabled ...

It’s been almost a quarter-century since the toys in “Toy Story” first captivated us, then took up permanent residence in our hearts. The trilogy that came to a stirring climax nine years ago was ...

Apple acquired machine-learning startup Laserlike in a likely effort to boost its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, including for Siri, the iPhone maker’s virtual assistant that faces ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Los Angeles powerhouse Lauren Ruth Ward, known ...