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Driftmark (a castle named High Tide, to be specific) and the real St. Michael's Mount castle. HBO and Getty Images "House of the Dragon" season two takes "Game of Thrones" fans back to Westeros. In real life, the show has filmed across Europe on beaches and medieval towns open to the public.

Money seized by the National Police during the dismantling of the Sinaloa Cartel. Europa Press News/Getty ImagesMexican cartels are exploiting timeshare scams, targeting older Americans for over $300 million. Cartels use call centers and cyber tactics in the elaborate fraud, the FBI says. Cartels often conduct "extensive research on their potential victims" before the scam, the FBI said.

Meta AI is hard to turn off.porcorex/GettyMeta AI has sparked mixed reactions on social media apps like Instagram and Facebook. Some users have been frustrated by accidentally engaging with the bot. It's not possible to opt out, no matter what Meta AI tells you. Meta AI is supposed to draw from the data it is trained on to help you efficiently do whatever it is you do on apps like Instagram and Facebook.

McDonald's. AP Photo/Seth PerlmanMcDonald's is removing its Automated Order Taker technology from over 100 restaurants. The food chain collaborated with IBM in 2021 to develop and deploy the AI software. Videos showing flaws with the technology at McDonald's drive-thrus went viral in 2023. The advent of generative AI was supposed to devastate jobs across industries, including restaurants.

Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River. Libkos/Getty ImagesSuccessful Russian glide bomb attacks on a village in the Kherson region have fallen from 80 a day to four, an officer said. Russia has increasingly targeted Ukraine with glide bombs, some weighing over 3,000 pounds. Newly supplied US weapons, like ATACMS and Patriot missiles, are aiding Ukraine's defense.

Olivia Cooke as Alicent in season two of "House of the Dragon."Ollie Upton/HBOOlivia Cooke spoke to The Times about the age gap between characters on HBO's "House of the Dragon."Cooke, 30, plays Alicent Hightower. Her on-screen children are played by actors in their late 20s."The years between being a teenager and now a grandma on screen were so short for me," she said.