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The 7 Dumbest Conspiracy Theories About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 06:10

When the Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, there was almost immediately chatter on social media about potential conspiracy theories. In reality, the bridge collapsed because a container ship lost power and crashed into a column, causing it to tumble into the river below. But many…

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First Look: Samsung’s 4K, 8K QLED and OLED TVs Are Some of the Best TVs for Gamers

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 06:00

The big TV releases for 2024 are finally coming down the pike, and if it wasn’t already clear, this year’s theme is split between AI and displaying the most film-accurate picture for your home display. Samsung’s latest QLED and OLED TVs all emphasize their AI scaling tech, but no matter how much you try to make 4K…

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Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service to Help Sell Netflix Ads

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 05:30

Do you remember Facebook Watch? Me neither. Mark Zuckerberg’s short-lived streaming service never really got off the ground, but court filings unsealed in Meta’s antitrust lawsuit claim “Watch” was kneecapped starting in 2018 to protect Zuckerberg’s advertising relationship with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.

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This ChatGPT Crypto Scam Is Flooding YouTube With Actors Who Don't Know What They're Reading

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 05:00

Have you seen YouTube ads recently for a “slippage bot” that uses ChatGPT and promises to help you earn passive income with crypto? It’s a scam. And it’s ripping off a lot of people, all while using unsuspecting actors hired on Fiverr who don’t understand what they’ve been hired to read. One of the actors tells…

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We Love This Deadpool and Wolverine Art, But It’s Not Deadpool & Wolverine Art

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 17:00

Are you excited for Deadpool & Wolverine? Us too. The highly anticipated third Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is coming this summer and could potentially blow the roof off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with its hard R-rating and multiversal connections.

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Who the Hell Is Nelson Peltz, the Billionaire Investor Disney Is Freaking Out About?

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:25

So-called activist investor Nelson Peltz, who’s aiming to win two Disney board seats, has stirred up some controversy by calling out Disney’s recent era of “woke” strategy through diversifying its slate of films at Marvel Studios.

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Police to Stop Sticking Lego Heads Onto Suspect’s Faces After Lego Reportedly Said Please Stop

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:00

A police department in California that started obscuring its suspects’ faces with Lego heads will cease the practice after the toy company reportedly reached out and told it to please stop.

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Cargo Ship That Collided With Baltimore Bridge Was Involved in a Previous Collision

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:20

The massive cargo ship responsible for the bridge collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday, had a previous, similar incident on its record, reports USA Today.

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Why Pedro Pascal's The Last of Us Schedule Became a Major Story

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:20

Ninety-nine percent of the time, this sentencewould seem free of any hidden meaning: “Pedro Pascal has finished filming The Last of Us season two.” Every day actors start filming projects and then they finish filming projects. When it happens it’s rarely, if ever, significant. In this case, though, people began to…

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“He’s a megalomaniac”: Some VCs Are Reportedly Fed Up with OpenAI's Sam Altman

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:10

There was once a time when Sam Altman, CEO of titanic tech company OpenAI, was the apple of Silicon Valley’s eye. The days when the executive’s reputation was unimpeachable may be waning, however. A new report from Insider suggests that some in the tech and finance communities are less than thrilled with Altman’s…

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New PS5 Feature Will Record How Awesome You Are in Order to Help Other Players

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:55

For anyone who got stuck in a game and had to run to YouTube to figure out how to proceed, Sony will add a new feature to the PlayStation 5 to help with that. Players will be able to see video clips from others to find out exactly what to do when they can’t get past a part.

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This Insane Star Wars Action Figure Set Is Dedicated to the Letter 'U'

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:25

Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire trilogy is, even now, still the definitive Star Wars text to many people beyond the films—one that we still see the reach and influence of to this very day, considering Disney and Lucasfilm are setting the stage to adapt its events once again. But it’s also a frequently unhinged text,…

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How to Silence Notifications on the iPhone

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:24

How does that joke about millennials go? We don’t use ringtones anymore because our devices stay muted. Well, that’s certainly true for me. I don’t want to be bothered ever unless I’m the one reaching out and initiating the bothering.

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X-Men '97 Is Now One of Disney+'s Biggest Animated Series

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 13:25

The X-Men have landed on Disney+ with all the force of a particularly well-crafted optic blast. Disney has revealed that X-Men ‘97's premiere on the streamer last week has smashed records for the platform—and it’s not just helping out the new show, either.

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Seeing Too Much Light at Night May Raise Your Stroke Risk

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 13:20

Too much light at night may be bad for our brains, research out this week suggests. In a population of city residents in China, researchers found a link between increased exposure to artificial outdoor light at night and a greater risk of stroke. Unsurprisingly, they also found that more exposure to air pollution was…

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10 Nun Horror Movies That Paved the Way for Scream Queen Sydney Sweeney

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 12:25

It’s not quite a full-on Nunsploitation revival, but between Immaculate and The First Omen, horror nuns are having a bit of a moment. Continue the religious experience with these 10 earlier films featuring nuns (supernaturally pregnant, demonic, and otherwise) and invariably creepy convents.

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Apple's Most Important WWDC in Years Is Happening on June 10

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:45

Apple’s annual event, the Worldwide Developers Conference, has an official start date of June 10, the company revealed Tuesday. The show will have the traditional looks at upcoming software updates for Apple’s line of devices, but this year could see something even bigger from the iPhone maker.

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How to Screenshot on iPad

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:35

Screenshotting on an iPad could be a little confusing since there’s a different way to do it, depending on whether your model has a home button. Each method is incredibly easy, though. Here’s how to take a screenshot on an iPad regardless of what model it is.

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Lisan al Gaib to Rule Both Arrakis and Warner Bros.

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:25

As it was written, the Lisan al Gaib has gone from ruling Arrakis, to the galaxy, to Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. That’s where a young, powerful ruler by the true name of Timothée Chalamet has inked a new deal with the studio that’ll allow him to star in and produce feature films.

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Who Is Jeff Yass, The Trump Money Man Reshaping American Social Media?

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:45

It’s springtime in the United States, and the country’s social media landscape is budding with change. Lawmakers in the Senate are considering a bill that could ban TikTok, or force a divestment from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s Truth Social is becoming a public company this week.…

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