Blink-182's Tom DeLonge Made a Sci-Fi Film and It Looks Delightful

Blink-182 famously sang about all the small things, but now its lead singer is embracing some very big things. Things like aliens, conspiracies, and directing his very first feature film. Read more... | Continue reading


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The $5,000 HP Spectre Fold Aims for a True 3-in-1 Experience

Foldable phones promise us the 2-in-1 experience. There is Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 rolling out in the wake of Google’s first device with clapping screens, the Pixel Fold. Each vow they will be users’ phones and tablets, all inside your pocket. HP’s latest laptop takes the same … | Continue reading


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A Robotaxi Was Blamed for a San Francisco Man's Death But He Was Actually Hit By a City Bus

A couple of weeks ago, as San Francisco emergency responders attempted to pull away from a scene where a man had been seriously injured, a pair of Cruise robotaxis allegedly loitered in the ambulance’s path, not understanding that they were required to get out of the way. The man … | Continue reading


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Shelley Parker-Chan's Newest Book Brings Emo to 14th Century China

She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan’s debut novel, is “a kind of” coming of age story. The first book in the Radiant Emperor duology is “about people who were not allowed to desire things in the world that they were born into or told that what they desired was wrong,” sai … | Continue reading


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Universe Returns in a New Audio Drama

Two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired its finale, the show’s universe will take center stage in an new Audible series. Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is co-written and co-directed by OG cast member Amber “Tara” Benson, and will bring back stars from the beloved series lik … | Continue reading


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Starlink Earns $1.4 Billion After Elon Musk Projected $12 Billion

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service brought in $1.4 billion in revenue last year, a sizable jump from the $222 million it made in 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The revenue, while a significant increase from the previous year, fell short of billiona … | Continue reading


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Mortal Kombat 1's Veterans on Forging a New but Familiar Future

Beginning with 2011’s Mortal Kombat 9, NetherRealm Studios has put a stronger emphasis on the narrative of its now 30-year-old fighting franchise. Compared to other big fighters, the series has always had a greater story bent, but the reboot trilogy went all in on that, with subs … | Continue reading


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Hurricane Lee Is Moving Up to New England and Coastal Canada

Hurricane Lee is still churning out in the Atlantic Ocean. Since the storm formed earlier this month, it has not made landfall over the contiguous U.S. But it has continued to move northward and is becoming a legitimate threat to the Northeast. Read more... | Continue reading


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Scientists Have Discovered Some New Little Guys

Scientists in Japan say they’ve discovered some new little guys—four new species of insect-like creatures called springtails, to be more specific. The animals were found living in decayed wood across various locations in the country. The most distinctive of these new species is a … | Continue reading


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SEC Hunts Fines Austin Mahone and Soulja Boy Over Crypto Promotion

Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone are two names in music you may not have heard in a while. After a bid to stay relevant by chasing the crypto bubble before it burst, the two musicians are now in the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Committee after their efforts to promote Tr … | Continue reading


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Feast Your Eyes on a Treasure Trove of Baldur's Gate 3 Concept Art

Now that Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out on PC and PS5 for a little while, game developer Larian Studios has dropped a scintillating peek behind the curtain with the game’s very own Art Blast on ArtStation Magazine—giving us a ton of fascinating looks at concept art, model renders, … | Continue reading


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Apple Unveils Its iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9

The new USB-C iPhones and Apple Watches are releasing September 22. | Continue reading


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James Wan Discusses Batman and Aquaman 2's Murky Place in the DC Universe

When the trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom finally graces your eyeballs later this week, maybe the conversation around the film will change. Until that happens though, when most fans discuss the long-awaited sequel, they have many, many questions about its production, its … | Continue reading


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CVS, Walgreens Among Companies Flagged by FDA for Selling Sketchy Eye Drop Products

The Food and Drug Administration is warning several companies, including the retail chains CVS and Walgreens, to stop selling unapproved, potentially dangerous eye drop products. The agency claims that the companies have committed a number of violations in manufacturing or market … | Continue reading


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Newly Discovered Spiders Get Star Trek-Inspired Names

Brazilian scientists have found some new species of spiders that will hopefully live long and prosper. Researchers with the Emilio Goeldi Paraense Museum have identified the three new species and named them after some iconic characters from Star Trek.Read more... | Continue reading


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Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Lands Ramona Flowers a New Delivery Gig

In a new interview, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off executive producers Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski revealed that they had to make some adjustments to set this version of the graphic novel in a kind of suspended “Scott Pilgrim Time.” Edgar Wright, the director of the film, … | Continue reading


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Apple's Own USB-C Peripherals Are Damned Expensive, But That Doesn’t Matter Anymore

There’s a lot to say about the newly announced iPhone 15 lineup, but the one thing that has everybody talking is Apple’s switch to the standard USB-C charging port. It’s the first time the company has moved away from a proprietary charging port for its wildly lucrative smartphone … | Continue reading


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Putin Promises to Help North Korea Launch Its Satellites

North Korea may soon be getting technological assistance to help launch its satellites as Russia vows to contribute to its space ambitions.Read more... | Continue reading


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Star Wars Release Dates: Where and When to See Upcoming Star Wars Movies and Disney+ Shows

“Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars! Give me those Star Wars! Don’t let them end...” Just as Bill Murray said it in 1978, we’re still saying it today. Star Wars is everywhere these days, with multiple movies and TV shows in the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This article will giv … | Continue reading


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Strange New Worlds Takes a Turn for the Stranger in This Wild Star Trek Animated Short

Last week, Paramount debuted very Short Treks, a kooky new spin on the vibes of the original Star Trek: The Animated Series from Too Many Cooks! creator Casper Kelly. And if last week’s peculiar entry—which saw the Enterprise explode as its captain pondered a series of potentiall … | Continue reading


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MGM Grand Cyberattack Allegedly Caused by 10-Minute Phone Call

The ransomware group, ALPHV also known as BlackCat, is reportedly behind the cyber attack that shut down MGM Grand casinos on Monday, according to a report by malware archive vx-underground. The archive claims ALPHV was able to social-engineer their way into the company’s systems … | Continue reading


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Ahsoka Finally Dove Into Her Back Story in a Memorable Fifth Episode

This was it. The Anakin Skywalker episode. After the legendary character—Ahsoka Tano’s former Jedi master—showed up at the end of the previous episode, hype and expectations were at an all-time high. This episode of Ahsoka was even playing on the big screen in certain cities. Wha … | Continue reading


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Apple’s New CO2 Neutral Products Are Cool, But Don’t Let Them Distract You From the Big Picture

On Tuesday, Apple announced what it’s calling its first-ever carbon-neutral products during its Wanderlust event this Tuesday.Read more... | Continue reading


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FAA’s Mandated Starship Fixes Carried Out by SpaceX, Musk Claims

The second test flight of Starship could happen sooner rather than later, with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claiming that dozens of FAA-requested corrective actions have already been implemented.Read more... | Continue reading


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X (Twitter) Failed to Take Action on 86% of Hate Speech Posts, Researchers Say

A research group X previously sued for allegedly publishing “false” information about the company, released a new report slamming the social network for its refusal to remove hate speech. The new report, released Wednesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) claims X … | Continue reading


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Marvel Studios' VFX Staff Unanimously Votes to Unionize

Today, after all votes have been counted by the National Labor Relations Board, IATSE stated that Marvel’s in-house VFX studio unanimously voted “yes” to forming a union with IATSE. The “unprecedented demand” for unionization in digital Hollywood industries comes at a critical mo … | Continue reading


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Australian Radio Telescope Spots Possible ‘Polar Ring’ Galaxy

A radio telescope in Australia recently captured a stunning image of NGC 4632, a galaxy some 56 million light-years from Earth. The image reveals a halo of cool hydrogen orbiting perpendicular to the galaxy itself.Read more... | Continue reading


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A Hidden Twin Emerges From the Shadows in The River of Golden Bones

A new romantic fantasy trilogy begins with A River of Golden Bones, the latest from author A.K. Mulford, known for their Five Crowns of Okrith series. It’s described as “a twist on Sleeping Beauty,” and the twist is a big one: the twin protagonists have secret animal identities.R … | Continue reading


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DoJ Says Elon Musk May Have Violated Twitter's Privacy Agreement

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) says Elon Musk may have violated a court order requiring him to implement a privacy and data security program in the wake of his Twitter takeover last year, a court filing issued on Tuesday claimed. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated a … | Continue reading


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Adobe Firefly AI Is Out of Beta in Photoshop and Illustrator

Two of the most popular image editing tools available, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, are being reshaped to focus on generative AI. As of Wednesday morning, all Adobe Firefly AI tools are available to all subscribers, allowing users to create the deepfakes they always wanted to … | Continue reading


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This Independent Video Store Is Trying to Recreate Netflix's DVD-by-Mail Service

Netflix may be done sending people DVDs through the mail, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us have to be satisfied with streaming all our movies. This week, one of the world’s largest independent DVD rental stores in the country announced it’s coming for Netflix’s scraps with it … | Continue reading


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France Says the iPhone 12 Is Radioactive

French regulators halted iPhone 12 sales on Tuesday over concerns that the devices emit levels of radiation over the legal limits. The government’s Agency of National Frequencies (ANFR) said it will send agents to Apple stores to ensure the devices aren’t being sold, and threaten … | Continue reading


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The Creator's Final Trailer Focuses On a Father-Child Sci-Fi Story

A lot of what we’ve seen from Rogue One director Gareth Edwards’ new sci-fi film The Creator has put a focus on the human-A.I. conflict at its core—but its final trailer puts more of that aside to focus on the bond between man and machine that is going to centre the futuristic wh … | Continue reading


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For All Mankind Season 4 Gets a Tantalizing Teaser

Do you need a job? Would you like to work on Mars? Well, in our first look at the fourth season of Apple TV+’s criminally underrated drama, For All Mankind, that’s exactly what’s at stake.Read more... | Continue reading


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Updates From The Marvels, Stranger Things, and More

Get to know the mysterious characters of The Fall of the House of Usher. Could a Brightburn 2 really happen? Get a look at Kiernan Shipka’s new time-travel slasher movie. Plus, what’s coming on Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and American Horror Story: Delicate. Spoilers, away!Read mor … | Continue reading


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Space Kombucha Could Help Sustain Future Colonies on Mars

If there’s one drink you should pack with you on a future trip to space, let it be kombucha. The fizzy, fermented drink has not only taken over trendy spots in Brooklyn, but it can also be found in low Earth orbit as part of an ongoing experiment of its resilience in the harsh sp … | Continue reading


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Olivia Rodrigo's New Music Video Was Filmed Completely on the iPhone 15 Pro

Olivia Rodrigo is continuing her reign as Gen Z’s tech mogul, but this time she’s partnering with Apple. The angsty singer-songwriter released a brand new music video for her album GUTS that was shot entirely on the newly announced iPhone 15 Pro. Read more... | Continue reading


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Hands-on With the Apple Watch's New Double Tap Gesture

I use an Android watch, but even I have to say, when it comes to user interfaces, Apple knows how to hit the mark. That’s nowhere more apparent than with the new double tap gesture on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, announced at its Wonderlust event, where it also debuted t … | Continue reading


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Being a Night Owl Might Raise Your Diabetes Risk

Being a night owl might not be great for your blood sugar control, new research this week suggests. The study found that middle-aged women who prefer to stay up late were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This associated link was found even after the researchers accounted f … | Continue reading


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10 Wacky Moments From Day One of Google’s Antitrust Trial

As Google faced off against the Department of Justice on the first day of a hotly anticipated antitrust trial, company lawyer John Schmidtlein laid out an interesting perspective. “This case is really all about Microsoft,” Schmidtlein said.Read more... | Continue reading


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Enter the Unknown in Our Ahsoka Episode 5 Spoiler Discussion Zone

Another Tano Tuesday is upon us, and Ahsoka is setting up what could be its biggest week yet. With just four more episodes to go, including tonight’s, it feels like the show has so much ground left to cover... and that’s of course before you even get to the ethereal Jedi Master i … | Continue reading


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How to Survive Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood

Let’s get into it—clickers, M3GAN, Vecna, and Chucky led the way for a killer time at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood in another year of not-to-be-missed scares.Read more... | Continue reading


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Hands-on: Apple's iPhone 15 Finally Feels Like an Upgrade

Unlike last year’s iPhone 14 release, this year’s iPhone 15 event felt less iterative and more like an upgrade than in recent years. Meet the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple’s 15th-generation smartphones. If you need to update your iPhone from an older model, now is the time t … | Continue reading


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Netflix's New UFO Series Aims to See if the Truth Is Out There

With all the buzz about UFOs—more recently dubbed “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,” or UAPs—coming from sources not involving shadowy Men in Black these days, it’s inevitable that a Netflix series was going to come along to capture the moment. Enter Encounters, which is produce … | Continue reading


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Pulitzer Winner Michael Chabon Sues Meta for Allegedly Using His Copyrighted Material to Train AI

Authors are suing Meta for allegedly using their works to train its Llama artificial intelligence software, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is among the plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit, which accuses Meta of infr … | Continue reading


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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Adjusts Course Ahead of Historic Asteroid Sample Return

A mighty spacecraft is headed towards Earth, carrying rock and dust from a distant asteroid to hand off to eager scientists waiting to analyze the precious sample. The OSIRIS-REx mission recently fired its thrusters to set itself on a course towards the sample drop-off site, with … | Continue reading


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Kevin Conroy's Batman Honored in Mask of the Phantasm Featurette

The legacy of the late great Kevin Conroy as Batman, which began on Batman: The Animated Series and continued in a beloved tenure across DC animated films and games, is celebrated in a featurette made for the home release of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.Read more... | Continue reading


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Heat Pumps Really Bring the Heat During Those Cold Dark Winter Months, Study Says

Heating and cooling homes can be expensive, but thankfully, there are heat pumps. And these electric home coolers and heaters are efficient home systems even in extremely cold temperatures, new research has found.Read more... | Continue reading


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