Butterfly

A US federal court this week gave final approval to the $50 million class-action settlement Apple came to last July resolving claims the company knew about and concealed the unreliable nature of keyboards on MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers released between 2015 and 2019. Per Reuters (via 9to5Mac), Judge Edward Davila on Thursday called the settlement involving Apple’s infamous “butterfly” keyboards “fair, adequate and reasonable.” Under the agreement, MacBook users impacted by the saga will receive…

A US judge on Thursday approved Apple's $50 million (roughly Rs. 412 crore) class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal.US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement "fair, adequate and reasonable."Eleven consumers from New York, Florida, California, Michigan and several other states were the lead plaintiffs in the national class action alleging consumer protection…

We’re heading into blockbuster season. The writers’ strike for a fair deal reaches the tail end of its first month. The PlayStation reveal gave us some juicy details yesterday. This morning, we’ve got new casting, a few productions underway, and a couple episode trailers. Spoilers, strap in! It’s going to be a bumpy ride.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11Captain America: New World OrderAccording to a new report from Murphy’s Multiverse, Rosa Salazar has joined the cast of Captain America: New World Order as the Serpent…

Ukrainian film-maker Maksym Nakonechnyi finished war drama Butterfly Vision last February, just days before the Russian invasion. His film tells a fictional story about a shellshocked female Ukrainian soldier held prisoner for two months by Russian-backed separatists in Donbas during the conflict that began in 2014. It’s a tough, unsparing movie, and possibly not the Ukrainian film that anyone wants to watch right now as the country fights for survival. Nakonechnyi’s reflective script, co-written with Iryna Tsilyk,…

J.R.R. Tolkien's magical The Lord of the Rings universe includes hobbits, elves, wizards, and now, a new genus of butterflies called Saurona after the dark lord Sauron."Naming a genus is not something that happens very often," said Blanca Huertas, a senior curator of butterflies at the Natural History Museum in London, in a release from the museum that announced the new name on Sunday.One does not simply walk into Mordor - but you can name #butterflies after its leader! 🦋A new group of butterflies has been named Saurona…

A new genus of butterfly has been discovered, and the scientists who found it decided to name the critter after a famous Lord of the Rings villain.The Natural History Museum of London has announced the discovery of a genus they are calling "Saurona," named after the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings.The researchers landed on this name because the newly discovered butterflies have orange wings and eyespots that look a bit like the Eye of Sauron. The scientists, in fact, made two discoveries and…

The original Coffee Talk was a game about, well, coffee and talking. Set in an alternate version of Seattle, one where harpies, elves, vampires, and werewolves were as common as humans, it put players in the role of a barista at a late-night cafe. You had regulars who would chat about their problems, ask for their favorite drinks, and you mostly listened and offered advice. The sequel — dubbed Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly — doesn’t change much. And that’s exactly what makes it so endearing.The second episode picks…

Do stars tend to display their most artistic avatars during their demise? It seems so! A nebula is basically an enormous cloud formed due to the gas and dust thrown out by the explosion of a dying star. While some nebulae are the regions where new stars are beginning to form, they basically work as a womb that births stars! In every case, these nebulae emerge as artistic wonders.Today, NASA has featured just such a breathtaking image of M2-9 nebula which looks like the wings of a butterfly. NASA says, "In the case of…

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By now, you’ve probably heard about Apple’s infamous butterfly keyboard switches that were used for MacBooks going all the way back to 2015. If you haven’t, Apple’s butterfly keyboard switches were a bad moment in time for MacBook users, rife with issues related to keys sticking and an immensely high failure rate where the switches would stop working altogether.Apple is now paying out over $33 million to users who were unlucky enough to own the faulty butterfly switch MacBook keyboards and required repairs. Here’s…