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Steve Carell has revealed there will be a special advance screening for his forthcoming animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru at this week’s Glastonbury Festival.The fifth film in the Despicable Me franchise acts as an origin story for Gru (voiced by Carell) and his Minions, telling the story of how the group came to existence to fight against unstoppable crime forces. Pilton Palais, the festival’s cinema tent, shared a video on Twitter of Carell’s official announcement.“Hello, Glastonbury. I’m Steve Carrell, and it is…

Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a “mass layoff” violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts. The lawsuit was filed late Sunday in Texas by two workers who said they were terminated from Tesla’s gigafactory plant in Sparks, Nevada in June. According to the suit, more than 500 employees were terminated at the Nevada factory. The workers allege the company failed to adhere to federal laws on mass…

A schematic diagram shows that people use brainwave control to manipulate electromagnetic waves, which can be extended in some illustrative scenarios, such as attention monitoring, reconfigurable antenna, fatigue monitoring, etc. Credit: CASA published scientific paper entitled “Remotely Mind-controlled Metasurface via Brainwaves” advances the first step towards real-time, remote, and wireless mind control of metamaterials.When you think of telekinesis, using your mind to move objects at a distance, you think of pure…

How have IT skills requirements evolved with the rise of cloud computing and digital transformation? Rajavel: Every company is now a software company. From mobile banking and virtual healthcare visits to self-driving cars and automated food prep and delivery services, software applications are embedded into nearly every aspect of the economy and our lives.To be and remain relevant, technical professionals need to focus on three areas: cloud, security and programming and scripting languages. Certification with cloud…

Source: Jennifer Locke / iMore Transferring Pokémon from your Game Boy Advance (GBA) games to Pokémon HOME isn't necessarily difficult. Still, it is a long and tedious process that requires a couple of different Nintendo DS systems to be on hand. Fear not, though, because it is possible, and you'll have your favorite GBA Pokémon into Pokémon HOME soon enough. Buckle up. Products used in this guide Transfer those GBA games: Nintendo DS Lite ($169 at Amazon) Get 'em to HOME: Nintendo 3DS XL ($330 at Amazon) 3DS storage:…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As reservoir levels dwindle in the arid southwestern United States, scientists have developed a method to estimate summer rainfall in the region months in advance. Such seasonal predictions can help state and local officials make key reservoir storage and water allocation decisions earlier in the season and support more efficient water management.…