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U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) recieves a kiss from Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022 in Mendon, Illinois.Photo: Michael B. Thomas (Getty Images)The January 6th Committee made a surprise announcement on Monday that it would be holding a new hearing on Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s attempt to overthrow the government after he lost the 2020 presidential election. And if you’re looking for ways to watch live, Gizmodo has got you covered.The hearing will “present recently obtained…

Amber Heard will return as Mera in Aquaman 2, but it will be a smaller role.Image: Warner Bros.Despite what you may have heard or read, Amber Heard is still in Aquaman 2, aka Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Tuesday, the site Just Jared published a post saying that the actress, who has been in the public eye of late due to her defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp, had been “cut” from the film and would be “recast.” Soon after publishing, though, an update was added that said “Sources close to the Aquaman production…

Image: NetflixBack in 2020, The Old Guard served as a fun, exciting action movie that put character over spectacle and wound up being one of the better movies of that year. A movie about a group of immortal warriors functioning as an black ops team isn’t a premise you do just the one time, doubly so if it’s incredibly successful with audiences. So it’s no surprise that a sequel is in production, and now we’ve got two new interesting additions to the cast.During their Geeked Week event, Netflix revealed that Old Guard 2 is…

The Internet Master Plan was first proposed in January 2020 by former mayor Bill de Blasio.Photo: Angela Weiss (Getty Images)A 2020 proposal to provide internet to New Yorkers lacking access just hit a snag. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Internet Master Plan is on pause allegedly due to the mayoral transition this past November.According to Gothamist, the plan to bring internet connection to some of New York City’s most disconnected neighborhoods is currently at a standstill. The first phase would cost $157 million and…

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/YouTubeIn 1993, telecom giant AT&T launched an advertising campaign that somehow predicted quite a lot of aspects of how we work and live today. The “You Will” ad series, directed by now-famed thrill-master David Fincher, was an eerily accurate look at what life in the mid to late 2000s would look like. The ads, narrated by former Magnum P.I. star and professional mustache-haver Tom Selleck, imagined a series of scenarios involving gadgets and technology that didn’t yet exist. “Have you ever…