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In 2018, Monte Cook Games released Invisible Sun, a massive tabletop game where players took on the role of vislae-newly awakened sorcerers that have returned to travel across the planes of existence in order to hone their magic after exile. It was delivered in a literal black boxand sold out almost immediately,...Read more...

Google has introduced a new top-level domain for the web to use. It's .ing, and it seems it exists primarily to challenge the internet and its capacity for creativity. I must admit, I'm struggl.ing to figure out a domain name that isn't a curse word.

Step aside, Halloween Ends. Sorry bout ya, The Super Mario Bros Movie. There's a new boss in town, and he's tall, furry, and reeks of pizza. After a big weekend at the theatrical box office, Five Nights at Freddy's-which released the same day on Peacock-has also done huge numbers for the streamer.

Bodies tells the story of four different murder investigations linked across almost two centuries of British history, from the late Victorian era all the way to the near future. Launching a few weeks ago on Netflix to rave reviews, the show is now one of its most-watched programs of the moment-and you'd be hard...Read more...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made another appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast Tuesday in an almost three-hour talk on subjects that these two are heavily interested in: cars, mixed martial arts, and of course, cancel culture.Read more...

Nightstream began as a virtual film festival in 2020, aimed at film fans hungry for new content during the height of the pandemic. But it's now shifted its focus to better reflect the current entertainment landscape, and today announced a re-launch as a year-round curated genre film VOD platform," with titles...Read more...

From capturing precious asteroid samples and exploring volcanic moons to navigating mysterious toxic blobs and portraying fictional Space Force battles, October was a captivating month in spaceflight and space exploration, as these images attest.

Tesla gained a victory in a lawsuit against its driver-assistance software on Tuesday. A California jury ruled that Tesla's autopilot feature was not at fault for the crash that killed a Tesla driver and injured two passengers in 2019, according to a Reuters report.Read more...

Fossilized lampreys from the Jurassic period have surprised a team of paleontologists by their size and well-preserved feeding structures, indicating the creepy fish were already predatory 160 million years ago.

A woman's newly adopted cat may have brought her an unwelcome gift: a bacterial germ that caused her months of diarrhea. In a new case report this month, doctors say that the woman's bout of recurrent Clostridioides difficile could have been fueled by her cat, who also tested positive for the bacteria. Thankfully,...Read more...

Just because Hugh Jackman is returning as Wolverine doesn't mean he didn't die already. From the day it was announced that Jackman was joining Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming third Deadpool movie, the stars were adamant that the events of Logan, James Mangold's 2017 classic, happened. Logan died in Logan," Reynolds saidRead more...

Canada banned WeChat on government-issued phones on Monday, roughly two years after the Biden administration lifted American bans on the Chinese everything" app. The Chief Information Officer of Canada says WeChat presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security, in a press release.Read more...

Today may be Halloween, but there's another big holiday this week: Godzilla Day, which marks the anniversary of Godzilla's release on November 3, 1954. As is tradition, Toho International has an array of festivities planned, including some that require you to stomp no further than your own couch.Read more...

A group of artists suing generative AI companies for allegedly using their copyrighted works are down, but not out, following a recent federal judge's order. On Monday, the judge presiding over a case brought by three visual artists dismissed the majority of the claims levied against Stability AI, Midjourney, and art...Read more...

The Halloween season hasn't just begun to creep in, it's finally here! Celebrate the spookiest night of the year by consumingthe spookiest media possible. Grab a bag of fun-sized candy bars, with or without razor blade, and start the plunge early with these 10 scary Netflix picks.

The best part about one company revolutionizing video-sharing on the internet is that it gets the say in how awful that experience can be. After beginning to roll out a healthy nudge to turn off ad blockers or subscribe to the platform's ad-free Premium offering, YouTube is now forcing users' hands.Read more...

This past August, the Power Rangers series turned 30 years old. While not entirely on the level of popularity as some of its other superheroic peers, there's no denying the semi-tokusatsu franchise is in the hearts of fans and a certain generation. And like all long-running franchises, there comes a point where...Read more...

The first cats were domesticated thousands of years ago, but we still don't seem to have much control over them. Many people let their cats come and go as they please, perhaps forgetting-or not caring-that domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals each year. Over half of pet cats in the U.S. spend time outside,...Read more...

Before Marvel Comics became Marvel Comics, the company had a whole host of different iterations and identities over the Golden Age of comics-and did so much more comics material than just superheroes. And now, in gloriously remastered high definition, you can experience a chilling jolt of some of that era's spookiest...Read more...

Atari may not be the megalithic corporation seen in the movie Blade Runner with its logo plastered on massive holographic billboards, but the company's most recent efforts have centered on becoming the main player for the retro revival. One of the most-lauded companies helping to revitalize and republish older, often...Read more...

Apple's payment practices requiring subscription-forward apps to exclusively accept payments through Apple Pay violated antitrust laws, according to a Dutch regulator ruling reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets ruled that Apple violated European Union antitrust laws by unfairly...Read more...

It's almost time for the Pumpkin King to go full Sandy Claws as Halloween Town makes way for Christmas Town-but don't worry, the holidays can stay haunted with the latest collections inspired by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.Read more...

Pinterest reported its highest monthly active users ever on the platform Monday at 482 million in the third quarter. The photo board service says user growth was largely driven by Gen Z users who are the fastest-growing, most engaged users on the platform.Read more...

Windows 11's big annual update is live and rolling out. Version 23H2 includes everything Microsoft announced at its September event, including the ability to use the company's AI assistant, Co-Pilot, with a keyboard shortcut. It also makes Teams an official default app, so if you weren't using it before, Microsoft...Read more...

Move over, Pillars of Creation-there's a new show in town and it's called MSH 15-52. Catchy, we know.

Not even Elon Musk's Tesla-which was touted as a vehicle manufacturing unicorn meant to dent the climate crisis-can withstand those pesky macroeconomic trends. Tesla's valuation has just fallen as the electric vehicle market seriously cools down.Read more...

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown-released on CBS in 1966, now streaming on Apple TV+-was one of the earliest made-for-TV Halloween holiday specials, and has now become an annual viewing tradition for many.Read more...

Believe it or not, after two decades, Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive is getting a TTRPG. This isn't breaking news-it was announced well before Gen Con this year-but the reveal of its three team writers and designers is. Additionally, MCDM has announced that in December it will begin crowdfunding for its own...Read more...

Government leaders in more than 40 countries are signing a pledge agreeing never to pay a ransom to cybercriminals again. U.S. President Joe Biden introduced the International Counter Ransomware Initiative in 2021 and will discuss countries agreeing to push back against cybercriminals and cutting off their revenue...Read more...

It's hard to imagine that the next Marvel movie is out in just a few weeks, but here we are-The Marvels is set to fly into cinemas November 10 and we're only just getting our first extended look at the film. At least it's a pretty fun one?

As American-based tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon begin to chase the seemingly unstoppable tidal wave of generative AI, Chinese company Alibaba wants in on the action too. The e-commerce giant is reportedly readying to release its own large language model that will compete with Microsoft and Amazon.Read more...

Not one, but two giant crocodile movies are on the way. Get a sumptuous look at Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron in a new video. Plus, it's spaghetti Thursdays on the next episode of Rick & Morty. Happy spoiloween, everybody!

Microsoft's generative AI work assistant Copilot will debut to millions of enterprise customers Wednesday. Chief Information Officers around the country are stepping up training in preparation for the Microsoft 365 product launch, according to the Wall Street Journal, and it may be a change coming to your office place...Read more...

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The UK is currently dealing with an alarming rise of crypto-the diarrhea-causing intestinal parasite, not the baffling currency. In a report this month, health officials documented a much higher number of cases than expected so far in 2023. It's not clear yet why crypto is surging in the country, though the increase...Read more...

It's Halloween eve, and Apple brought along a few new desktop products to bask in the dark joys of spooky season, most notably a new Space Black color for the company's leading laptops. Gizmodo had the opportunity to trick or treat through the new M3-powered laptops and desktop PCs as the company is trying to tout its...Read more...

In a not-so-spooky event on Halloween Eve, Apple revealed the details of its latest MacBook Pro and iMac desktop computers. Both lineups have been refreshed with Apple's new M3 silicon, the company's first 3nm process outside of the iPhone.Read more...

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Last Thursday, Hasbro had an investor's call to discuss the third quarter, and while Hasbro itself might be going through a rough time, with lower-than-expected earnings, Wizards of the Coast was once again the high earner for the company-bolstered by two big releases.

Hasbro's 6" line of Star Wars action figures, the Black Series, launched a decade ago, and has gone on to give us many great representations (and some not so great) of Star Wars heroes and villains from across the galaxy. It is, however, absolutely insane that it will take until 2024 for the line to give us a secondPa...Read more...

Android users can finally join the realm of the easy login life. Google revealed Monday that Credential Manager will arrive on Android devices beginning Nov. 1, ushering in the next phase of the company's conversion to passkeys. This also means Android users will finally have the iPhone's FaceID-like unlocking...Read more...

In It Follows, an unstoppable entity stalks its victims to the ends of the Earth. It's slow, steady, and it can't be stopped. So it's almost fitting that while it took a long time, now, after a 10-year wait, a sequel is finally on its way to us.Read more...

The PlayStation Pulse Explore earbuds will be available on Dec. 6, allowing holiday shoppers just enough time to grab the wireless, low-latency buds for $199.99, Sony revealed Monday. The earbuds will be the only Bluetooth headphones on the market compatible with the PlayStation Portal, Sony's upcoming portable gaming...Read more...

After traveling millions of miles over the past two years, the Lucy spacecraft has almost reached its first destination. NASA's asteroid probe will briefly rendezvous with Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt on Wednesday to prepare for its future visits of Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.Read more...

The Biden Administration is moving forward with a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence executive order aimed at creating new consensus industry standards" for developing safe and trustworthy and setting up new guardrails to prevent potentially disastrous misuse. Today's executive order marks a key inflection...Read more...

If the ship's going down, at least the employees all get a piece of the pie. As X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) continues to devalue itself with decisions that are scaring off advertisers and pissing off users, owner Elon Musk is at least willing to offer some stock to company employees.Read more...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai upheld the company's decision to pay out billions of dollars to remain the top global search engine at the U.S. anti-trust trial on Monday, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Pichai claimed he tried to give users a seamless and easy" experience, even if it meant paying Apple...Read more...

Health officials in Austria are the latest to warn the public to stay away from sketchy sources of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, following recent reports of severe adverse effects linked to counterfeit products. Residents have reportedly been hospitalized with...Read more...

This week the Doctor Who universe is expanding with the official launch of what is now being dubbed The Whoniverse"-a streaming home for over 800 episodes of Doctor Who and its spinoffs from the BBC... and now, its first original programming.

Google will invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, a competitor to OpenAI, ramping up the race between artificial intelligence companies, originally reported by The Wall Street Journal Friday. Amazon committed a $4 billion investment to the startup and its AI assistant Claude last month.Read more...