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Image: Disney/LucasfilmThere are certain sounds that have become a staple of movies over the decades. From the 20th Century fanfare to THX’s synthesized Deep Note crescendo and the musical sting that opens The Matrix, hearing them elicits some kind of feeling for older moviegoers, even if it’s just the simple feeling of nostalgia. And then there’s the Wilhelm Scream—which when heard, usually elicits the feeling of “There it is!”Hulu’s Hellraiser Reboot Has So-So Sights to Show YouThe sound effect that’s been heard in…

The startup behind the “world’s first robot lawyer,” DoNotPay, is gearing up for its first big court battle. And this time it probably can’t just back out of the case, as DoNotPay is the defendant. The company is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it misled customers and misrepresented its product. In the complaint (embedded below), filed March 3 in a San Francisco court and published Thursday, the plaintiff’s legal team claim that DoNotPay’s description of itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer” is…

Image: Proxima Studio (Shutterstock)Remember when online streaming seemedlike it was simple and cheap? Unfortunately, those days are long gone, and all signs point to a future where managing your online viewing arsenal will require money, patience, and possibly a whole lot of bookmarks.Last year, 22% of U.S. households responding to a J.D. Power survey said they subscribe to seven or more streaming services, which comes out to almost double the amount who said so the year previously. Unsurprisingly, overall spending on…

The Flint water plant tower in Flint, Michigan.Photo: Carlos Osorio (AP)A federal judge declared a mistrial this week after jurors could not reach a verdict over whether two engineering firms, which were supposed to work on alleviating water contamination in Flint, Michigan, hold responsibility for the crisis.Four plaintiffs who were exposed to lead as children when Flint’s drinking water sources were switched in 2014 brought the lawsuit. They claimed that two engineering firms, Veolia Water North America Operating…

Tech giant Apple's smartwatch has possibly saved another life as a new report says that Apple Watch detected a rare tumor, which could have potentially been fatal to the user in the US.According to 9To5Mac, Kim Durkee saw warnings from her Apple Watch two nights in a row that her heart was experiencing atrial fibrillation in May.At first, she thought the wearable was giving misreadings, but then she got another warning, the report said, citing CBS News."The third night, the numbers went a little too high for comfort,"…