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‘Talladega Nights’ director Adam McKay had a sequel idea. Here’s why it didn’t get off the ground.

When “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” opened in theaters in 2006, the movie became an instant classic thanks to its memorable one-liners like “Baby Jesus” and “Shake and Bake,” along with introducing the world to the comedy duo we never knew we craved: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.With a lifetime box office of over $160 million and countless more dollars earned off DVD and Blu-ray sales (back when that was a thing),…

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Amazon just made a key AI cloud service more expensive

Amazon raised prices for a key AI cloud service, the latest sign of strong demand for this new technology.Amazon Web Services recently announced price increases for EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. This lets companies reserve GPUs in advance, so they can avoid workloads getting interrupted — a bit like booking…

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Polestar blocked from US sales under China-linked vehicle crackdown

Polestar said on Thursday that the Trump administration is forcing the electric vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the U.S. starting with the 2027 model year under a new regulation cracking down on China-linked automakers. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) declined to grant Polestar authorization…

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