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When the Star Wars Expanded Universe began to take nascent steps towards building a world beyond the original movie trilogy, it dug into the same questions Disney and Lucasfilm explored decades later in creating the sequ...

It is entirely possible that we are witnessing the death of one of the internet's favorite social media platforms in real-time. After charging for access to its API and attempting to squash subsequent protests via interv...

Before Jaws, most beachgoers didn't worry about getting chomped by sharks. After Jaws, it's all anyone could think about--and Hollywood, as well as the international film industry, took notice, capitalizing with so many ...

Don't go poking around your kitchen drawer gadget graveyard just yet. The first-gen iPhone , sold by LCG Auctions, was apparently a factory-sealed device in "exceptional condition." The auctioneer noted the former owner ...

Microsoft is taking another turn at testing its HoloLens-based combat goggles with the US military. The company has confirmed to Engadget that it's delivering improved IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) 1.2 dev...

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Juul is requesting FDA approval for an updated version of its e-cigarette a year after it was forced to briefly remove its fruity-flavored devices from the market. The new e-cigarette reportedly has age-verification capa...

Melania Trump released her latest collection of nonfungible tokens (NFTs), this time commemorating humanity's giant leap on the Moon with a famous photo of NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface. There's...

Did you know that Aquaman (2018) is the highest grossing DC Universe movie? At least according to The Hollywood Reporter, it is the "highest grossing" DC movie of all time at 1.148 billion dollars. Which, absolutely bonk...

The most preeminent member of one of the U.S.'s most preeminent universities plans to step down in a month's time. The news out of Stanford comes after student journalists uncovered allegations that their dear leader's o...

Netflix's attempts to crack down on password sharing is starting to pay off. The company reported substantial growth in subscribers in the months following its push to stop users from sharing accounts with people outside...

Do everything you’d like to do with the Acer Aspire 3 laptops. Boasting Intel Core i3-N series processors, they let you tackle all your needs from working to gaming to studying.   - Productive: Not only is the Aspire ...

A new incarnation of the Doctor--even if they have a very familiar face--means, inevitably, a new sonic screwdriver for them to wave about the place with reckless Time Lord abandon. David Tennant's 14th Doctor is no exce...

There is nothing more satisfying than when bosses realize who does the work needed to make them money. While the WGA successfully picketed and shut down productions on both coasts, the SAG-AFTRA action shut down producti...

It's a sporting spectacle that only happens once every four years. The FIFA Women's World Cup returns this week as the United States Women's National Team seeks a historic third-straight title. Will the US be able to rep...

Jimmy Patronis, Florida's chief financial officer, is threatening to investigate insurance companies that leave the state. Patronis blames "wokeness" for the moves, not rampant lawsuits or climate change.

ChatGPT is changing, though so far it's been incredibly hard to say how or why. Users have widely complained that the GPT-4 language model powering the paid version of OpenAI's chatbot has been degrading over time, spitt...

The AI gold rush is showing no signs of slowing down. As ChatGPT continues to enamor the world with its strings of relatively coherent text, Apple is looking for its piece of the pie by developing its own artificial inte...

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Robosen announced a new auto-converting Transformer today. After launching its self-transforming Optimus Prime in 2021, the company set its sights on Grimlock, the Autobot-allied leader of the Dinobots who changes from a...

Google says its Nearby Share app for Windows PCs is now officially available. A PC version of the app, which makes it a cinch to share files between devices like Android phones and Chromebooks, has been in beta for a few...

Threads is getting some new feature updates, inching it a little closer to the Twitter clone that was promised. The updated features will include a followers list, the option to subscribe to unfollowed users, and a revis...