Maya Salam

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Maya Salam

In a Season 1 episode of Black Mirror, Daniel Kaluuya stars as Bing, a young man who seems to exist only within a digital prison. Photo / NetflixThe long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. How much of that future has come to pass? Since Black Mirror debuted in 2011, the dystopian sci-fi anthology series has taken seeds of nascent technology and expanded them to absurd and disturbing proportions.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Maya Salam

Here's a look back at a few themes from past episodes that seemed futuristic at the time but are now upon us, in some form or another. Down the rabbit hole we go:‘Be Right Back’ Season 2, Episode 1A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. AI imitations, companion chatbots and humanoid robotsWhen Martha’s partner, Ash, dies in a car accident, she’s plunged into grief.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maya Salam

The long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. How much of that future has come to pass? Since "Black Mirror" debuted in 2011, the dystopian sci-fi anthology series has taken seeds of nascent technology and expanded them to absurd and disturbing proportions. In doing so, it has become a commentary on defining issues of the 21st-century: surveillance, consumerism, artificial intelligence, social media, data privacy, virtual reality and more.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maya Salam

"I think that I was born with a desire to be a radio announcer," he was quoted as saying. "I always had that great desire to sit behind a microphone. My first 'mic' was two paper cups attached to a string.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Maya Salam

Wink Martindale, a radio personality who became a television star as a dapper and affable host of game shows, including “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ‘80s and “Debt” in the ‘90s, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 91. Nashville Publicity Group, which represented him, announced his death in a statement. A veteran of the game show circuit, Martindale was involved in more than 20 shows, either as a producer or host.