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Streaming on demand is the most popular way of watching movies and TV for obvious reasons: it's way more convenient to watch something when you want to, not when a network slots it into a schedule. But many free, ad-supported channels, including Tubi and Plex, offer a live TV" feature with a continuous stream of...Read more...

The latest charts from analysts at IDC show Samsung has reclaimed the top spot on the global smartphone charts for the first quarter of the year, knocking Apple down to number two. Apple was dominating the charts for a brief second. But now, Samsung has the lead with 20.8% of the global smartphone shipments for the...Read more...

Are you disappointed that Nintendo may not release the Switch 2 in 2024? Well, Sony may have something to bandage your bleeding heart. The PlayStation 5 Pro, rumored as Trinity" may be looking for space in consumer's carts sometime around this holiday season. Just as past upgraded PlayStation models of past console...Read more...

YouTube has become the internet's go-to library for all things video, but make no mistake, advertisers run this library. YouTube escalated its war against ad blockers on Monday with an update saying the use of mobile ad-blocking apps may result in buffering issues and error messages that read the following content is...Read more...

OpenAI confronted a common problem for AI image generators when it broadly released a new edit feature for ChatGPT's DALL-E this month. Oftentimes, AI image generators misunderstand what you want to create, so OpenAI's new tool allows you to highlight sections of your image, and change them to your specifications. The...Read more...

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Milky Way, but a newly spotted object takes the crown for the most massive stellar black hole known in our galaxy, weighing in at an impressive 33 times the mass of our Sun.

People watch Saturday Night Live to laugh, of course, but there are laughs and then there are sketches that last forever. This past weekend, Ryan Gosling hosted SNL and the episode may have featured one of those all-time sketches. What starts as a discussion of AI then turns into one of the most absurd and random pop...Read more...

Twenty-six years ago today, Deep Space Nine delivered the knife under its cloaked examination of Star Trek's morals in wartime with all the delicate precision of a sewing needle: the incredible In the Pale Moonlight," not just one of DS9 or Star Trek's finest hours, but one of the all time greatest episodes of TV...Read more...

X still has a bot problem as evidenced by the numerous accounts asking you to check their bio for some reason. But Elon Musk has a brilliant plan to stop the issue on his social media platform: Pay him more money.Read more...

After what feels like a very long cryogenic sleep in an underground nuclear bunker, Amazon's take on Fallout dropped like a bomb on Prime Video late last week-but whether or not you're complete newbie to the world of Interplay and Bethesda's legendary roleplaying games, or a series veteran, was it worth the wait? We...Read more...

If you've been feeling the weight of insomnia lately, you're far from alone. A new Gallup poll out Monday shows that a majority of American adults report not getting enough sleep-a first in the survey's history. Though there are likely several reasons for this, many struggling with sleep also report feeling...Read more...

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a key commuter bridge in Maryland right outside of Baltimore that was struck by a cargo ship several weeks ago and subsequently collapsed.Read more...

NASA is calling on industry players to come up with an alternative plan to return rocky samples from Mars at a lower cost and an earlier date.Read more...

A whoa" seems fully appropriate here: Keanu Reeves, star of the John Wick franchise and many more of our favorite movies (he's also a musician, a comic book writer, a meme inspiration, and is generally seeming to be living the dream), will voice Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.Read more...

It's the year my kid gets to pick out new furniture in her room now that she's graduating from a convertible crib to a Big Kid Bed. I'm hoping some of Ikea's new Brannboll gaming collection, which launches in September, catches her eye. Ikea says the new furniture is inspired by the evolving and diverse needs of...Read more...

Star Wars is taking over Disney Parks around the world for May the Fourth, the fandom's official season of the Force, with more treats and foods inspired by a galaxy far, far away.Read more...

Tesla is reportedly the latest company to lay off workers, and the number of employees axed is not pretty. A memo from Elon Musk to Tesla employees, received by CNBC Monday, said the company will reduce its headcount by more than 10% globally.Read more...

The company behind Donald Trump's Truth Social has been public for just a few weeks, but the stock price has plunged 50% from its first full day on the market. Trump Media filed with the SEC on Monday to issue 21 million more shares of DJT stock, and made the first steps towards allowing Trump to resell some of his...Read more...

In a turn of events that's par for the course in American politics in 2024, House Republicans were forced to ditch plans to wage a legislative war on woke" home appliances this week and pivoted their attention, instead, to shoring up unwavering support for Israel.Read more...

Arguably, the most exciting development in the past few days is Sony finally giving its products names that are easy to pronounce and remember. Yes, I'm looking at your SRS-XP500 and WH-1000XM5. Their new Ult series, consisting of the Ult Tower, Ult Field, and Ult Wear, all have names that make sense for the kind of...Read more...

Have you finished binging Fallout on Prime Video yet? You need not have played the massively popular games that inspired the series to enjoy its blend of bonkers action, oddball humor, post-apocalyptic retro-futurism, and outrageous violence-but there are plenty of Easter eggs sprinkled throughout for fans of the...Read more...

Marvel Comics is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2024, and if there weren't already enough cool Marvel Legends figures on the way this year, Hasbro wants you to celebrate even further with a bunch of new figures for the occasion-although admittedly they pull from a little more recently in Marvel's long history,...Read more...

Pyrite, the yellow metal known as fool's gold, has another trick up its sleeve: it can contain lithium, a crucial element in the world's quest for greener energy, according to a team of researchers that studied rock deposits in the eastern United States.

A month after making a controversial comparison between the biggest movie of last year and his own Netflix hit, director Zack Snyder straightened a few things out. Speaking to io9 recently about his new film Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, Snyder gladly clarified a comment he made on The Joe Rogan Experience...Read more...

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Netflix's 3 Body Problem is still hovering near the top of the streamer's most-watched list, but it's been out for a few weeks, meaning many folks have probably finished it by now. If you yearn to keep those alien-invasion-scientific-mystery vibes going, here are 10 sci-fi movies that share some similar flavors.

Yes, Josh Brolin's cowboy hole show is back, and indeed holier than ever-but if our first look at season 2 of the Prime Video series is anything to go by, then the Mystery Hole That Sends You Through Timeseems honestly pretty low on Brolin's list of things to deal with.

A Japanese mission to stalk, capture, and hurl space junk into the atmosphere is progressing rather nicely. The orbital garbage truck recently completed the rendezvous phase, parking next to a second stage rocket that's been aimlessly zipping around Earth orbit since 2009.Read more...

It's only a few weeks until May 4, a.k.a. Star Wars day, and Lego is getting ready to tempt your wallet with the latest ship to join its Ultimate Collector Series fleet-or rather, rejoin, as the TIE Interceptor makes its way back to the line for a major update. Plus, it's joining some prequel friends!

The drug Ozempic, after just a few years on the market, has already become a household name synonymous with weight loss. The popularity of it and similar medications has skyrocketed so immensely and rapidly that one drugmaker ran commercials telling people to stop using the products if they're only looking to drop a...Read more...

Apple approved the inclusion of game emulators to the App Store earlier this month, but one of the first popular Game Boy emulators has already been removed. Apple tells MacRumors that iGBA appears to be a knockoff, not of Nintendo, but of another emulator. Riley Testut, the developer behind a decade-old Game Boy...Read more...

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In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a video game console billed as providing gamers a unique and immersive playing experience via its stereoscopic red-and-black 3D graphic display. Within a year, following a quickly soured public reception and meager sales, the company would unceremoniously discontinue it. In...Read more...

Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.I'll admit it: as much as I like the power and pizazz of a supercharged desktop PC, there's nothing like taking that performance on the go. That's why the laptop is still very much alive, versatile enough to serve needs from gaming to 3D modeling to simply having a convenient all-in-one experience. Some modern-day...Read more...

If you're a new iPad owner, you're probably curious about some basic things you're too shy to ask about. We've compiled a guide of basic everyday actions you should know as a new iPad owner. Each of these is incredibly useful in enhancing productivity and saving time.

With the long-hyped Humane AI Pin finally hitting the streets Thursday, those gripping their hands until their knuckles turn white in anticipation since its debut last November might want to hold off for a bit before dropping $699 (plus a $24-a-month subscription) on the small, wearable chatbot. Reviews have made...Read more...

Production has begun on Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler's mystery vampire movie. Get a look at more pictures from Chucky's return. Plus, what's next on Ghosts. Spoilers, away!

Noise-canceling headphones offer a tech bro's solution to the world of sound. They deem everything in your natural environment as noise" that can be canceled out, allowing you to purely listen to your devices. The technology is generally considered good for your ears by reducing the overall noise levels you're...Read more...

I can't start talking about Alienware's redesigned m16 gaming laptop, the R2, without first telling you straight up why I like this laptop as much as I do. I don't like it because of its performance, even if it's fairly good for its mid-range price point. It's not the 240 Hz display, which is also nice-looking but not...Read more...

Merry Tax Day, fellow law-abiding citizens. As national observances go, Tax Day could use a rebrand. Some traditions to make it more fun for the kids. We'll adorn our tax-mas trees with 1040s and W-2s. Children will hang their stock portfolios from the mantle. The naughty dependents get penalties while the nice ones...Read more...

There's enough going on in the world without your smartphone adding to your stress levels, which is why it's worth taking a few minutes to configure your Android handset so it's as friendly, as intuitive, and as convenient to use as possible. There are quite a few ways to go about this, and we've included some of our...Read more...

Back in its heyday, Game of Thrones looooooved killing off characters. Whether they were sad, hilarious, or kind of dumb, those ends have been memorable in their own ways, the mark of a good show filled with great actors. And who can forget the death of Jack Gleason's Joffrey Baratheon, one of the show's most disliked...Read more...

Do you still think Sucker Punch was just shy of being a truly great work? If so, Zack Snyder agrees with you-and he's ready to make its Snyder Cut a reality.Read more...

We're halfway through April, and it's been a busy month, media-wise. After starting with last weekend's Monkey Man and The First Omen, this week's graced us with Prime Video's Fallout and A24's Civil War, both of which are big for their own individual reasons.

Like pretty much everyone else this weekend, I'm watching the TV adaptation of Fallout. I'm really enjoying it, and there's a lot about it to like, from its characters and sense of place to the way it incorporates the game's mechanics and setting into a non-interactive format. It's a very solid show that has the...Read more...

Longtime fans of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies have been clamoring for a fourth movie since basically forever after Spider-Man 3 dropped. While that demand isn't quite as loud now as it was back then, there's still hope that someone will get that ball rolling, especially since Tobey Maguire returned for Spider-Man: No...Read more...

I never thought I'd see the day I'd become a wearables" person, and it's because I've spent so long on the Android side of things. For years, Android users waited in vain for manufacturers to make smartwatches that fit nicely and didn't peter out after a mere eight hours off the charger. It wasn't until these last...Read more...

Since 2014, Russell Dauterman has been an artist mainstay of Marvel comics, and one of the best working at the publisher today. From working with Jason Aaron to tell the story of Jane Foster's Mighty Thor to giving stylish looks to the X-Men for their annual Hellfire Galas (RIP), his work has consistently been pretty...Read more...

Legos are everywhere these days, including criminal enterprises. Earlier in the week, California's Organized Retail Crime Taskforce performed a series of raids against an illegal fencing operation spread across four buildings in LA and Orange counties. During those raids, authorities found a collection of Lego sets...Read more...

Since 2014's Devil's Due, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have been working together as the director duo Radio Silence. Between Scream 5 and 6 and Ready or Not, they've managed to win over plenty of horror fans as the real deal. And with Abigail a week away from hitting theaters, the pair may have already...Read more...