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It’s round two for the Honor Magic Vs. I first looked at the phone at the end of 2022 and was seriously impressed with the hardware. But at the time, we weren’t able to try the software or the camera. It’s crucial Honor get both these aspects exactly right — while also coming in at a great price — if it’s to take on the current top big-screen foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. Now, at MWC 2023, I’ve had a chance to try both the software and the camera. The results are promising, but it’s not all great news.…

Back in early January, we heard that Apple supposedly killed the iPhone SE line. Now, less than two months later, we hear from the same source that it's been revived. Famed purveyor of Apple-related rumors and analysis Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a report today stating that the next iPhone SE will be built on the iPhone 14's chassis, with a same-size 6.1-inch OLED display. And thus this would be the first iPhone SE to go with OLED and not LCD. The panel may be manufactured by BOE. iPhone 14 Furthermore, it will be the…

Twitter has laid off at least another 50 employees, according to a report from The Information and posts on social media from former workers. And apparently not even Elon Musk loyalist Esther Crawford, the chief executive of Twitter payments who oversaw the company’s Twitter Blue verification subscription, was spared, according to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer. Alex Heath of The Verge also confirmed that Crawford and most of the remaining product team were laid off this weekend, leading many to…

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback story. Second, here are some basics on what to expect.  I start off most of these newsletters with a mini-essay on what is top of mind to me, sometimes pointing toward one of my…

Image via Marvel Studios It’s only been a little over a week since Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was released, but it’s already becoming worryingly clear that a lot of fans don’t seem to be all that invested in the Multiverse Saga. Spider-Man: No Way Home got away with using it as a storytelling device because the returns of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield drummed up mountainous levels of hype, but the muted reception to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness began to sow seeds of doubt that…

via Marvel Studios It’s easy to forget based on the sheer volume of fresh faces the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought in across Phase Four to help lay the foundations for the franchise’s long-term future, but Brie Larson is still one of the youngest marquee names Kevin Feige’s outfit has its disposal. In fact, she remains the third most youthful star to have ever headlined a solo Marvel Studios blockbuster, with the Academy Award winner being just 29 years old when Captain Marvel was released, with 27 year-old…

Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept is everywhere and spreading: in the media, in government institutions and transnational organizations, in schools, in workplaces, and in the marketplace.To be clear, it's not just wellbeing's infectiousness in public discourse that makes it pandemic-like. It's also the genuine malaise that can be caused by the term's misuse and exploitation.Do you sense, for example, that your wellbeing is…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMark Wahlberg has claimed that religion is “not popular” in Hollywood.The Boogie Nights star is a devout Catholic, and in 2022 starred in the faith-based film Father Stu.On Wednesday (22 February), Wahlberg made an appearance on Today. During the interview, Wahlberg wore an ash cross on his forehead to mark Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar.In the…

  For many, artificial intelligence is as captivating as it is almost terrifying. It presents the capacity to absorb, analyze, and breakdown massive amounts of data incredibly quickly and even learn from the data points that it’s fed. On the other hand, the ability for a machine to learn, point out the worst of humanity, and even act uncannily sentient has people thinking to the many AI-gone-wrong flicks that Hollywood has produced, like Blade Runner and iRobot. After the surprise hit M3GAN, the general public’s fears…

Image via Paramount Pictures Crafting an ideal slasher spectacle is often at the forefront of the majority of directors’ minds — especially when it comes to the notion of creating a worthy sequel that duplicates the hype and success of a knockout original. And while there are certain instances when this concept somehow works and a sequel is hailed as a worthy chapter in a dwindling franchise, there are other times where a follow-up film falls flat on the hype train and the sequel’s name is completely…