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The Power Shows That Political Satire Hasn’t Lost its Spark

In The Power, the Prime Video adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s 2017 sci-fi novel of the same name, women begin to spontaneously emit electricity. Across the world, for seemingly no reason, young girls activate a latent organ–called a skein–in their bodies that allows them to generate and then direct electrical currents. They call this the power. As women of all ages get the power over the course of the series, a revolution takes place as girls take back what patriarchal society has taken from them... and replace one power…

iOS 16 has one missing feature Apple hasn’t added to your iPhone

With iOS 16.4 already out for iPhone users and iOS 16 being available for more than six months now, there is only one feature Apple promised and is still missing. While the company has already brought Live Activities, physical Security Keys support, Freeform, and even Stage Manager to users, there is one function the company needs to release in this iOS cycle. Revamped CarPlay experience: The next generation of CarPlay will cover all of a driver’s screen for a cohesive experience. This new version will be…

Apple’s Reality Pro VR hasn’t even convinced its own people, claims report

Apple is roundly expected to announce its first mixed reality headset this year. Now, the headset that's been dubbed Reality Pro is at the center of a new report that claims even some of those inside Apple aren't fully sold on the project.According to that report, some inside Apple aren't convinced about the mixed reality headset's potential, especially given the high price that people will be expected to pay. In fact, some have even reportedly left the Reality Pro project altogether because of their doubts.But Apple is…

Sports is One Industry that Hasn’t “Fallen to Nepotism” – The Hollywood Reporter

Bill Maher isn’t holding back on his take on the nepo baby debate. During Real Time on Friday night, the comedian shared his thoughts on the highly discussed topic across social media, with stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Hanks, Maude Apatow, Gwyneth Paltrow and O’Shea Jackson Jr. previously weighing in. “Enjoy the good life, nepos. Just don’t say you didn’t have a huge advantage, or it didn’t matter that much who your parents were, or it just got my foot in the door,” Maher said, showing a…

Samsung hasn’t patched a critical bug affecting many Galaxy phones with Exynos chips

Last updated: March 17th, 2023 at 08:55 UTC+01:00 Google’s Project Zero security research team has found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung phones powered by the Exynos chip. Notably, the vulnerabilities give hackers a free way to access your phones with the help of your phone number. According to a blog post, a bunch of Samsung Galaxy S, M, and A series phones are prone to these 18 vulnerabilities. Security researchers do not disclose the vulnerabilities until after they are resolved. Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone…

Mack 10 Says He Hasn’t Seen or Spoken to Ice Cube in ‘Damn Near 20 Years’

In an interview with Bootleg Kev, Mack 10 revealed he hasn’t spoken with his former Westside Connection bandmate Ice Cube in almost 20 years.“I fuck with who fuck with me, you dig? That’s where I’m at with it. If you fuck with me, I fuck with you. But if it’s fuck me, it’s fuck you,” Mack said when asked if there's potential to reunite Westside Connection in the future. "I ain’t seen him or talked to him in damn near 20 years, so there it is.”Kev pointed out the trio had “classics” together; Mack said he understands, but…

Researchers found a rare dusky tetraka bird that hasn’t been seen in 24 years

A small bird that hadn’t been seen in 24 years has finally popped up again. The dusky tetraka, which was last seen in Madagascar in 1999, has finally made a reappearance. The small ground-dwelling bird was included in the top 10 “most wanted” list by conservationists working with the Search for Lost Birds, launched in 2021. The rare bird was believed to have vanished completely due to its lack of sightings. However, expeditions into Madagascar’s forests have confirmed that at least three individuals from the…

Billy Barr hasn’t visited Crested Butte hotel bar that’s named for him

For five decades, Billy Barr has lived in the remote town of Gothic, north of Crested Butte, where he’s spent the majority of his time interacting with the environment instead of other people. Barr prefers it that way and has become something of an accidental apostle for climate researchers in the process. Since the 1970s, Barr has spent the winters in the woods recording daily snowfall and snowpack measures, as well as animal sightings, that help scientists understand the impacts of global warming and climate change in…

The 1% Stock-Buyback Tax Hasn’t Slowed Repurchases. A Proposed 4% Tax Might.

Executives largely shrugged off a new 1% tax on stock buybacks as the cost of doing business. But a recently proposed 4% tax might move them to reshape their buyback strategies, some said.The proposed rate increase—which faces hurdles to passage in the divided Congress—now has executives from companies including Overstock.com Inc., Kinder Morgan Inc. and Leidos Holdings Inc. thinking about how their approach to share repurchases might change if…

James Gunn Has His Hands All Over DC, but He Hasn’t Laid a Finger on ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

Image via Warner Bros. James Gunn, alongside producing partner and co-CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran, is now the man with the plan over at Marvel’s greatest rival. The Guardians of the Galaxy director has his fingers in all the pies, officially beginning with DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, which kicks off in 2025 with Superman: Legacy. However, we know he’ll have a hand in anything else that DC releases in the run-up to that time. Except, it seems, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which has managed to escape…