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McDonald’s has entered a strategic partnership with IBM to develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will help the fast-food giant automate its drive-thru lanes. According to the companies’ joint statement about the partnership, the agreement will see IBM acquire McD Tech Labs which was created to advance employee and customer-facing innovations following McDonald’s 2019 acquisition of Apprente. The IBM/McDonald’s partnership will “accelerate McDonald’s efforts to provide an even more convenient and unique customer and crew experience....

Pokemon Journeys will be celebrating the anime’s 25th Anniversary with a new one-hour special! The newest iteration of the anime has been a huge celebration of the franchise’s past as Ash Ketchum and new hero Goh have adventured through every region of the franchise introduced thus far, and this has put them up against some of their toughest challenges so far. At the same time, there has been a ton of room for all kinds of fun as this anime has brought back a ton of familiar fan favorite friends and foes from the past for a big return....

Police Academy star Art Metrano has died at the age of 84. The stand-up comedian had a long career in show business that saw him get massive laughs on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Show and The Dean Martin Show. Most younger fans would know him as the haughty Ernie Mauser in the second and third sequels from the Police Academy franchise. He passed away from natural causes in Aventura, Florida....

Hunter x Hunter is surprisingly readying a comeback from its longest hiatus in the series to date, and now the series creator has revealed the first look at the work’s returning chapters with a special new tease! Following reports of a mysterious Twitter account popping up potentially belonging to Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho series creator Yoshihiro Togashi, it was confirmed by One-Punch Man artist Yusuke Murata that the account indeed belonged to the prominent creator and now the teases about the manga’s potential return are heating up more than ever....

Saturday Night Live’s Chad got to help with SpaceX’s Mars Colony. Elon Musk was the host of SNL this week and the Internet was discussing this at length. Pete Davidson’s character is usually a hit with people and his place among the space goofiness was appreciated by fans of the SpaceX figure head’s mission. For those who don’t know, Musk is planning to take civilians to Mars in an effort to colonize the red planet....

Marvel Studios’ WandaVision is roughly at its midpoint with its recent fourth episode, “We Interrupt This Program” and while the events of the episode have begun to offer major explanations for some of what is going on in the curious world of Westview, plenty of theories still abound as for who – or what – may be causing Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) to manipulate the world around her into a strange series of sitcom-like settings....

WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan had to undergo emergency surgery on Thursday, according to a social media post from his wife Debra. The post read, “Back where we don’t want to be. Please pray for Jim and his doctors as he has emergency surgery this morning. Thank you, Debra,” and had a photo of Duggan laying on his side in a hospital bed. The reason and nature of the surgery is unknown, though this is not the first time the 67-year-old has dealt with a medical emergency....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has shared a whole bunch of new details about the next free update that is set to release for the popular Nintendo Switch video game in just a few days on March 18th. The update includes several Custom Design enhancements, new seasonal items, and support for the new Sanrio Collaboration Packs that are set to go on sale in the United States at Target beginning March 26th....

While the anime for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is dipping its toes into the Vessel Arc, which introduces the Hidden Leaf Village to the fan-favorite character known as Kawaki, the manga is already deep into the war against the Kara Organization with a new promo exploring the world following the conclusion of the latest battle! With Kara’s leader, Isshiki, aka Jigen, running into a serious roadblock in the latest battle against the strongest ninjas of Konoha, fans are left wondering how the series will progress now that the landscape has changed astronomically from what we once knew!...

DC Comics just announced the voice cast for Batwheels on Cartoon Network. On the Cartoonito programming block on HBO Max and Cartoon Network, preschool-age viewers will get to go on adventures with a very different iteration of the Bat-Family. Alongside the heroic vehicles will be Gina Rodriguez as Catwoman according to The Hollywood Reporter. On the other side of things are Xolo Mariduena as Snowy the Snowcrawler (Mr. Freeze’s ride) and Tom Kenny’s Crash....

2021 has been a huge year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only did they release three feature films (Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals) with another one on the way (Spider-Man: No Way Home), but they also dropped their first batch of original shows on Disney+ (WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If…, Hawkeye). While DC’s schedule wasn’t quite as packed this year, they still delivered some fan-favorites like Zack Snyder’s Justice League and The Suicide Squad....

While Disney villains have long struck fear into the hearts of audiences, it’s hard to deny just how stylish they can be, with Toynk Toys paying respect to the most iconic villains in Disney’s roster with dinnerware sets emblazoned with their image. In addition to a dinnerware set featuring the likes of Maleficent, Evil Queen, Jafar, and Ursula, Toynk also has sets honoring Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, which also honors the evil Oogie Boogie....

A former WWE superstar is set to make his All Elite Wrestling debut on tomorrow’s Dynamite. Earlier today it was revealed that Brian Kendrick was no longer under contract with WWE after requesting his release back in December of last year. There was a part of that initial report that said he might show up in AEW, but no one expected it to be literally the next night. That is what is happening though, as the official AAll Elite Wrestling Twitter account revealed that Kendrick will make his AEW debut on tomorrow’s Dynamite, and he will have his first match in the company against none other than Jon Moxley....

Kevin Smith thinks Marvel’s Hawkeye is a wonderful cup of cocoa. He talked about the Disney+ series with Marc Bernardin on Fatman Beyond recently. During their discussion of the series, they cover Echo being positioned as a villain and the looming Kingpin question. But, the biggest draw to both hosts was the warm tone of the show so far. Both Kate Bishop and Clint Barton get some shine. (Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld are both in their bags for Hawkeye and fans have noticed....

Last week’s episode of WandaVision was a big one that featured a huge reveal! Fans long suspected that Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) was actually Agatha Harkness, which was confirmed in the best way possible. The show continued its homage to classic sitcoms with a throwback to shows like The Addams Family and The Munsters with a little song called “Agatha All Along.” The music for the series was done by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez who are best known for creating the music for Frozen and Coco, and their latest WandaVision song has taken the Internet by storm....

Marvel’s Avengers has a new freebie for players on all platforms, but there is a catch. The 2020 Avengers game has a surplus of MCU suits. It seems like every week developer Crystal Dynamics releases a new MCU for characters like Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Spider-Man, and more. And it does this because they are popular and recognizable, and thus they sell. What aren’t as popular and recognizable are suits from various comics....

Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, Marvel’s What If…? has been offering fans a reimagining of various noteworthy events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, exploring fascinating possibilities in the ever-expanding multiverse each week. Five episodes into the series’ first season, fans are loving this new look at the MCU so much so that it’s currentlyhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/franchise/marvel_cinematic_universe by Audience Score, beating out the likes of Netflix’s Daredevil, Disney+’s Loki, and more. As of this article’s writing, Marvel’s What If…?...

Pokemon Journeys has given both Ash and Goh some serious buffs in their journey to defeat the trainers of the Galar Region, including the region’s current Champion in Leon, with the latest season also doing the same with Team Rocket by giving them some new technology. Recently, however, the voice actor for James, Shin-Ichiro Miki had contracted the coronavirus but took to social media to share that they have recovered and will continue to voice one of the most prominent members of Team Rocket as they continue to be a threat to Pokemon trainers everywhere....

“Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match” sold out in under 24 hours this weekend, according to the Starrcast Twitter account. The event will take place at the Nashville Fairgrounds on July 31 (SummerSlam weekend) and will feature “The Nature Boy’s” final match as he teams with FTR to take on The Rock N’ Roll Express and a yet-to-be-named third opponent. That was originally going to be Ricky Steamboat, one of Flair’s oldest rivals, but “The Dragon” opted out of taking part in the match....

We’re less than a month away from the debut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and fans are incredibly eager to see exactly what Snyder’s full vision for the film entails. A recent report from Vanity Fair began to shed some light on the long-awaited project, including confirmation that the third act will include a cameo appearance that will surprise fans. Obviously, that has started speculation as to exactly who that could be, with Ryan Reynolds’ take on Hal Jordan/Green Lantern being tossed around as a possibility....