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When Apple announced iOS 17 back in June of 2023 as part of the big WWDC event, there were plenty of new features unveiled. Most of them made the big September release date while others have appeared in dribs and drabs via smaller software updates ever since. That continued with the recent iOS 17.2 update, with features like the hotly anticipated Journal app finally coming to the iPhone. But there are still some features missing.To be specific, there are two features that are yet to make it out of Apple Park and we don't…

As It Happens6:32The mating dance of sea fireflies is ‘the coolest fireworks show that you've ever seen’: scientistNicholai Hensley has spent countless hours standing waist-deep in pitch-black waters off the coast of Panama, watching thousands of tiny sea creatures perform dazzling displays of bright blue light.The creatures — each the size of a sesame seed — belong to a recently discovered species of ostracod, also known as sea fireflies, whose males lure potential mates with a synchronized dance powered by iridescent…

“Maruti Suzuki is India’s largest car manufacturer. Some of its cars are extremely popular among enthusiasts, and people often modify them to suit their tastes. We have featured many modified Maruti Suzuki cars in the past. Models like the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Dzire, Alto, Ritz, and Dzire are all very popular in the modifying circle. When thinking of modified cars, Kerala is the state that would likely come to mind first. This South Indian state boasts some of the cleanest looking modified cars in the country. Here, we…

A recent patent may have inadvertently revealed that a feature from Apple Vision Pro could be coming over to the Apple Watch in the near future.As originally reported by Patently Apple, the Apple Watch could get the Realistic Avatar feature from Vision Pro. For those unaware, this scans your face and creates a lifelike avatar, which can then talk and move in real time. This will initially be available in FaceTime, though there’s no timeframe for when it could appear on Apple Watch. According to Patently Apple, the Vision…

Screenshot: Disney+Sylvie herself, Sophie Di Martino, talks about finding her character at McDonald’s this season. Apparently, at the end of season one, a producer asked her what she thought Sylvie would do after killing He Who Remains. She told him she’d be very, very hungry. That joke, combined with the character craving a slice of human normalcy, is how she ended up at the fast food chain. Screenshot: Disney+Sylvie herself, Sophie Di Martino, talks about finding her character at McDonald’s this season. Apparently,…

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Double Tap is one of the coolest features I’ve used on the Apple Watch in a long time. It’s not the most useful, and I don’t find myself using it that often, but when I do have a need to tap my fingers together to activate a function, I’m still at the stage where I think, “Wow, this is a really impressive thing.” Here’s why it’s an example of what Apple does best — and why there’s so much potential for the future in it. I was worried about Double Tap Apple Watch Series 9 Andy Boxall /…

Nintendo just held showcase events, and debuted a number of trailers for forthcoming Switch titles developed by small studios. There were plenty of nifty indies teased for the future or even surprise-released today, but let’s get one thing out of the way first. There was no new trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong, nor was there any availability information, Just because Hollow Knight’s sequel continues to be vaporware doesn’t mean that the event didn’t see some big metroidvania news. There’s a new Shantae game, and it…

The multimillion-dollar hypercar business is booming. The world’s ultra-wealthy have dozens and dozens of different outrageously expensive, high-performance toys to choose from, like the Rimac Nevera or the Mercedes-AMG Project One. Some are so extreme, they’re not even street-legal. But what’s a tech-forward multibillionaire who’s more into anime than motorsports to do with their discretionary fund? The Tsubame Archax might be the answer. This is, quite simply, a Gundam fan’s dream made a reality: a 15-foot-tall, $3…

With the Rocky Mountains of Western Montana in the distance and a BNSF freight train rolling down the tracks nearby, Luke Grimes, the Yellowstone actor and emerging singer-songwriter, gazed across a sea of faces during his Friday evening performance at the Under the Big Sky festival. “This is, by far, the biggest crowd I’ve ever played to — holy shit,” Grimes marveled at the crowd, estimated around 20,000 in attendance. At this year’s installment of Under the Big Sky, the three-day gathering showcased arena…

Image via Warner Bros. Thanks to Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash cratering at the box office and losing hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars for Warner Bros., the chances of Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom suffering a similar fate has risen exponentially. Through no fault of their own, the franchise’s remaining 2023 releases are fighting an uphill battle to convince audiences they’re worth watching, and history has shown in startling terms that paying customers are quickly losing…