AI halftime report: H1 2026

AI halftime report: H1 2026

AI search grew, token spending surged, software stocks fell, and publishers lost traffic. Here’s what H1 2026 revealed about AI’s impact. Every six months, I take a sharp look at the latest developments in AI and Search. Based on how quickly things are developing, I would almost need to increase that cadence to monthly. (And…

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Movie Review: Scream Dream | HNN Watch Online

Movie Review: Scream Dream | HNN Watch Online

SCREAM DREAM – Visual Vengeance Blu-ray Review by Matt Boiselle Heavy metal, Satanic Panic, rubber monsters, buckets of gore, and enough teased hair to threaten the ozone layer — Scream Dream is pure shot-on-video insanity from the glory days of underground horror. Directed by Donald Farmer, Scream Dream follows heavy metal frontwoman Michelle Shocked, who finds herself booted from…

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How MAPPA Staff Unleashed the Blood, Guts, and Gore in Dorohedoro Season 2

How MAPPA Staff Unleashed the Blood, Guts, and Gore in Dorohedoro Season 2

With its eye-catching visuals and color palette, bizarre world and characters, and willingness to lean into the gore of its dark-fantasy source material, Dorohedoro is a standout among MAPPA’s powerful roster of shows. Anime Trending spoke with director Yuichiro Hayashi, animation producer Koya Okamura, and creative producer Yusuke Tannawa at Anime Central 2026 to discuss…

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Giuliana Rancic Doesn’t Hold Back! She Gives All The ‘Traumatizing’ & ‘Heartbreaking’ Details About Her Split With Jerry O’Connell After His ‘Fuzzy’ Recollection!

Giuliana Rancic is un-fuzzing Jerry O’Connell‘s memory about their horrible split over two decades ago! Last week, the actor appeared on the Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa podcast, where he confirmed he broke up with the former E! News host over an intercom but doesn’t “recall [his] exact wording.” But Giuliana remembers all…

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Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%

The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined. Online brokerage Robinhood posted record second-quarter revenue and earnings, though cryptocurrency transaction revenue fell 38% from a year earlier. According to the company’s earnings report on Wednesday, revenue increased 32% year over…

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