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Death and illness have never been strangers to humanity. But for a brief time around the 1500s, there was one particular ailment that was both brutal in its devastation and completely undecipherable to medical practitioners of the time. This malady was known as sweating sickness, and even today, scientists still don't...Read more...

Lucasfilm has had what can, charitably, be described as a rocky history with how it has handled Star Wars frequently finding itself the target of the ever-evolving reactionary culture war. In fits and starts, the studio has struggled in defending stars and crew from harassment and baseless accusations, from the...Read more...

A group of researchers in Japan built the first satellite made of wood and are getting ready to launch it later this year to test its capabilities in Earth orbit.Read more...

The What If...? brand is the ultimate cheat code in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Because everything takes place in an alternate dimension, literally anything can happen and it can simultaneously be part of the MCU or not. The same goes for What If...?: An Immersive Story, which is now available for Apple Vision Pro....Read more...

More than six months after Sam Altman was fired, then rehired, one of OpenAI's former board members is finally spilling the tea on what happened behind closed doors. Helen Toner, one of four people responsible for firing OpenAI's CEO, says Altman's incessant lying created a toxic culture that executives described as...Read more...

A hacking group called ShinyHunters claims it breached Ticketmaster, stealing sensitive information of 560 million customers, according to cybersecurity news outlet Hackread and Australian news site Cyber DailyRead more...

Google Search is often referred to as the doorstep to the internet-it's the first stop on most people's journey to information online. However, Google doesn't say much about how it organizes the internet, making Search a giant black box that dictates what we know and what we don't. This week, a 2,500-page leak, first...Read more...

Amazon is getting into the Sherlock Holmes game. The cast and crew of Evil tease what's left to come in season four. Plus, A Quiet Place: Day One gets rated, and Netflix gets ready to get one of last year's best sci-fi shows with Scavenger's Reign. Spoilers get!

The problem with the term spatial computer" is that most devices using the obtuse marketing term don't actually look like computers. Yes, the Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest 3 meet the definition of computer," but most people still think of PC" as a desktop or a laptop. So now there's the Spacetop G1, an AR laptop,...Read more...

When Tesla's Cybertruck was first announced in 2019 it was hyped as a peek at the future of transportation. But six months after finally being launched, the vehicle has turned into little more than a punchline. And countless videos have gone viral showing the Cybertruck in some pretty embarrassing situations.

The Hargreeves clan will return for a final round of end of the world time travel hijinks in season four of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix's acclaimed series based on the Dark Horse Comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, and adapted for the platform by Jeremy Slater and Steve Blackman. Check out the first trailer!

Elon Musk has been talking with Donald Trump several times a month," about a wide range of topics, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. And while Musk has denied rumors that he might donate money to the former president, the new reporting indicates Musk is working behind the scenes to make sure his...Read more...

In April, activist investor Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners lost a proxy battle with the Disney Company. Peltz, a known associate of ousted Marvel Chairperson Ike Permutter, sought to push agendas supported by Trian Partners representing influence by Perlmutter (their silent partner) though his company-seeking to...Read more...

As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggle to keep up with soaring demand for their popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, healthcare companies are introducing supply trackers to help patients navigate ongoing shortages.

After a movie that stunk like pea soup throw-up, The Exorcist franchise is returning in a brand new way. As previously rumored, Mike Flanagan will now officially write, direct, and produce what's being called a radical new take on TheExorcist" for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek.Read more...

Writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature debut with The Watchers, based on the novel by A.M. Shine. Starring Dakota Fanning (The Equalizer 3), the film follows a young artist who becomes lost in the woods and encounters three strangers trapped in the wilderness by a mysterious force. The Watchers is...Read more...

Most moviegoers' first impression of Bill Skarsgard came courtesy of his performance as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in 2017's It and its 2019 sequel. He's a good-looking dude, yeah, but he also has the ability to twist his charisma into something dark and terrifying. That's been a recurring motif in the characters...Read more...

We're sorry to disappoint Star Trek fans, but the exoplanet often compared to Mr. Spock's fictional world has turned out to be nothing more than star flickers masquerading as a super-Earth.Read more...

I have spent the past few weeks with Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Motorola's Razr+. These foldables were released in late 2023 and share the same $1000 price tag. However, the Razr+ is currently retailing at a discounted price of $700, and you're likely also to find the Z Flip 5 on sale. We figured we'd revisit the...Read more...

Last year, Lego returned after years away to the realm of Middle-earth, delivering one of the most remarkable sets it's ever made in in Rivendell, a gorgeous tribute to The Lord of the Rings. Now, it's headed there and back again, with a darker bent-but does heading to the land of Mordor, where shadows lie, reap the...Read more...

Samsung is coming for the Apple Watch Ultra, or at least attempting to offer an equivalent for Android wielders. The Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra, as it's referred to, has been loudly percolating in the rumor mill for the past week. It's about time. Apple is already two generations into it.

Sure, Thanos eliminated half of all existence, but at least he did it in style. Jetting across the galaxy, collecting priceless gems to put on his blinged-out glove, Thanos may be one of the most evil, murderous villains ever, but he was definitely fun to watch. Now, in a new Marvel Studios release, you not only get...Read more...

Nvidia could soon dethrone Apple as the second-most-valuable global company by market cap.Read more...

Astronomer Frank Drake formulated his influential equation in 1961 to estimate the number of civilizations in the Milky Way capable of communicating with us. Our understanding of planetary science has changed a lot since then, leading a team of scientists to propose a pair of important adjustments that produce an...Read more...

One of the biggest problems with Star Wars of late is, oftentimes, it can feel like homework. You could watch Ahsoka without having seen Rebels, but it made a lot more sense if you had. Andor works without seeing Rogue One but is definitely bolstered by it. And all the other movies and shows are set immediately...Read more...

An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team of archaeologists who analyzed the hieroglyphics on its side.Read more...

The on-again, off-again live-action Masters of the Universe movie reassured fans back in February that plans were still underway to create a new tale inspired by Mattel's enduring fantasy toy line, with Bumblebee director Travis Knight at the helm. Now there's a shiny new star added to the project: Nicholas Galitzine,...Read more...

NASA and Boeing set a new date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft despite an unresolved issue with a gas leak that was discovered earlier this month.Read more...

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Canada's wild hogs are apparently poised to invade America's yard. In new research this month, scientists have found evidence that these invasive wild pigs have a high potential" to cross over the Canadian border and establish new populations in mostly pig-free parts of the U.S., particularly South Dakota, North...Read more...

The PlayStation VR 2 headset may well be getting its fabled PC connection sometime this year, though you might need to pay for some extra hardware to make it compatible. A filing with the South Korean government for a PSVR2 adapter" indicates we'll see some sort of dongle or connector we'll need to plug into our PCs...Read more...

I have been an iPhone user for the past seven years. However, I recently spent a few weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I got serious FOMO after using OneUI 6.1 for just a short amount of time. It has brilliant gestures that make multitasking on a smartphone less of a chore.

After generations of adaptations skirted around him, Tom Bombadil is dancing a merry jig into the spotlight: when Amazon's Lord of Rings show returns this August, it's bringing the bizarre, mystically powerful forest-folk with it.Read more...

Jennifer Love Hewitt has an excitable update on the new I Know What You Did Last Summer. A surprise sequel to Coherence is in the works. Plus, what's coming on Smiling Friends. Spoilers, away!

An Ohio real-estate magnate is planning to take his own two-person submersible down to Titanic wreckage-level depths to show the journey can actually be done safely following the deadly implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible in June of 2023. These rich guys never really learn do they?Read more...

Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) take the open sea for another journey in Moana 2-and the first trailer has just arrived. The sequel to Disney's 2016 hit finds the young heroine getting an unexpected call from wayfinding ancestors to go on a quest. Joined by Maui and a new crew, she takes to the far...Read more...

Samsung may beat Google to the punch in integrating AI into its wearables. The company has announced upcoming Galaxy AI features for the Galaxy Watch. The update won't be available until later this year, but we have a preview of what's to come. If you like what you see and have a compatible Galaxy Watch, you can sign...Read more...

Humans have been waging war against cancer longer than assumed, new research suggests. Scientists have discovered archaeological evidence that ancient Egyptians attempted to surgically remove cancerous lesions, pushing the practice back to over 4,000 years ago.

While Netflix and its streaming rivals love to trumpet what's coming soon, they're understandably less vocal about which movies are shuffling out of their libraries. Netflix, at least, adds a little badge to certain popular titles warning you that they're leaving soon." Here are 10 sci-fi and horror suggestions (plus...Read more...

You're making a movie. You need a sword. You happen to have starred in one of the most famous fantasy films of all time which itself has some famous swords in it. Plus, wouldn't you know it? You've got one lying around. What are you doing to do? Not use your own sword?Read more...

American political parties usually make a big production out of nominating their presidential candidate, but not this year. The Democratic Party plans to nominate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over Zoom, according to CBS News, ahead of a previously scheduled convention in late August.Read more...

When The Rings of Power returns this August, it'll bring to life a climactic conflict that has long been a turning point in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings chronology-not the battles of the final alliance to lay Sauron low, but the climactic war that set the stage for the rest of the Second Age.Read more...

China's curious spaceplane is at it again, releasing an unidentified object into orbit that could signal the end of its mysterious mission.Read more...

The Seattle Public Library has been hit by a ransomware event" that's impacted several systems, including ebook lending and the library's website, according to a new report from the WordPress blog maintained by the library. But the library's physical collection of books, CDs, and DVDS, are all still available to...Read more...

Vincent Price's endlessly entertaining career saw him starring in now-classic horror films-as well as TV shows, plays, and even a certain smash-hit pop song that gets endlessly replayed every spooky season. This expressive new entry in NECA's Ultimates line plays up his ties to the macabre-but also nods to Price's...Read more...

Two sets of human remains, a variety of paintings, and a handful of childrens' doodles were recently found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79.

Former president Donald Trump tried to cozy up with the Libertarian Party on Saturday, but it didn't go well. As boos and chants of End the Fed" filled the convention during his speech, there were two campaign promises that brought cheers from the crowd: commuting the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht and...Read more...

That big thing you may or may not have heard about The Acolyte? Well, it's apparently not that big of a thing at all. Leslye Headland, the creator of the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars show, and its star, Amandla Stenberg, spoke to Good Morning America this week and confirmed the speculation, a surefire sign that knowing...Read more...

Google recently rolled out AI-generated answers at the top of web searches in a controversial move that's been widely panned. In fact, social media is filled with examples of completely idiotic answers that are now prominent in Google's AI results. And some of them are pretty funny.

Adam Neumann is going to end his effort to buy WeWork. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company's once-jettisoned founder has changed his mind about trying to regain control of it.Read more...