Новости за 06.05.2024

Would you let Elon Musk tinker with your brain? That’s a question we all might be facing in the future if his brain-computer interface company Neuralink succeeds. But anyone who’s ready to raise their hands for brain surgery might want to hear what one of the Neuralink co-founders recently said during an interview…

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared. Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right? After several days of searching, experts determined that the sub most likely imploded, killing everyone on board. Debris and possible human remains were eventually…

During CCXP Mexico City, director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) shared with Collider that he’s aiming to bring more practical movie-making magic to his coming-of-age Star Wars space adventure Skeleton Crew. That toolkit will include the stop-motion talents of visual effects legend Phil Tippett.

I was pretty excited about my Rabbit R1 review unit and planned on checking it out for a whole week. My plans included using it outside around the city, inside of the house as an all-day companion, and playing around on it with my friends. Sadly, I quickly ran out of things to do on it. It barely offers anything worth…

Restrictive abortion laws have caused a small but real climb in fatal violence committed against women, new research out Monday suggests. The study found that so-called TRAP laws were associated with an increased rate of murders among young girls and women committed by their intimate partners. The continued rise in…

Bernard Hill, who sadly passed away this past weekend, is a part of some of the greatest moments in the Lord of the Rings movies. As Théoden, his lines are endlessly quotable, often memeable, and he is given some of the best work in the trilogy tied to its legendary battles like Helm’s Deep and the charge of the…

War for the Planet of the Apes takes Caesar’s apocalyptic story from the previous two films and gives it a focused, heartbreaking finish. We see both humans and apes struggle to survive in this ever-changing world as each suffers greatly, facing new adversaries they seemingly can’t defeat. It’s a poignant, sad, but…

Seeing a famous face appear considerably younger than their actual years in a brand-new movie can be startling—Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinydid all right by Harrison Ford, but even Jeff Bridges shudders at his appearance in Tron: Legacy. But 93-year-old Star Trek legend William Shatner is willing to take his…

Have you seen a photo of MyPillow CEO and big-time Trump backer Mike Lindell looking spaced out, with dark circles under his eyes? It’s gone viral on social media, racking up millions of views. But it’s not real. The photo might look oddly realistic, but it’s been altered significantly.

SpaceX is preparing to launch a private crew of astronauts on a five day journey through Earth orbit, and they will be the first to try on the company’s latest spacesuit design during a first-of-its-kind spacewalk.

James Gunn’s Superman—and with it, the full unleashing of James Gunn’s DC Studios era—isn’t out until next summer, but we have our first look at David Corenswet pulling on those famous red boots and getting into character. This comes courtesy of Warner Bros. and James Gunn’s Instagram, which simply warns us: “Get…

Kendrick Lamar fans have renamed Aubrey “Drake” Graham’s famed mansion in the Bridle Path region ofOntario to “2024 Kendrick’s House” on Google Maps, as the rappers enter their fourth consecutive week of lyrical combat. DJ Akademiks, a live streamer closely following the rap beef, first noticed the Google Maps change…

The Biden administration is looking for proposals from companies that can establish and operate an institution that will develop “digital twins” of semiconductors, with the opportunity to receive up to $285 million in funding.

Evil is ending with its upcoming fourth season—and it’s going to be a wild ride to the end, what with Rosemary’s Baby now part of the action. The show follows a trio of assessors (David, a priest played by Mike Colter; Kristen, a psychologist played by Katja Herbers; and Ben, a tech whiz played by Aasif Mandvi) who loo…

A tokamak in New Jersey set a new record in fusion plasma by encasing its reaction in tungsten, a heat-resistant metal that allows physicists to sustain hot plasmas for longer, and at higher energies and densities than carbon tokamaks.

One of Star Wars’ finest gaming protagonists, and the galaxy far, far away’s premiere Space Barbie, Cal Kestis, is finally getting a Lego minifigure replica. Hooray! Less hooray: right now, the only way to get him is if you buy a pretty hefty Imperial Star Destroyer, to boot.

Bluesky confirmed Jack Dorsey’s departure from the decentralized social media company’s board of directors on Sunday. Earlier this weekend, Twitter’s founder and former CEO tweeted a simple “no” in response to a user’s questions to announce his exit from Bluesky, a platform he helped create.

Peter Macon talks about Caesar’s legacy in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Get another new look at Jennifer Lopez’s mech movie Atlas. Gen V will rework its season 2 storyline after the tragic passing of Chance Perdomo. Plus, get a new look at the Rick & Morty anime. Spoilers, away!

One of last week’s puzzles asked how many times per day all six digits on a 24-hour digital clock change simultaneously. Reader mattcoz responded, “This one seemed too obvious, my mind wouldn’t accept that it was that easy.” I’m taking this comment as a challenge.