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Beth Mauder/ZDNETFor Cyber Monday, Roborock dropped the price of their latest and greatest two-in-one robot vacuum and mop, the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra.especially at this price thanks to this lingering Cyber Monday deal. It's high-end, capable, low-maintenance, and intelligent, which is a robot vacuum recipe for success.  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};…

Part of the lasting appeal of Alan Wake is its number of dangling plot threads and unanswered mysteries. Fans love the game's atmosphere, its story, its characters, and plenty else--but many also just really want to know the answer to some of the questions Alan Wake poses but does not resolve. We recently spoke to Remedy's creative director and Alan Wake scribe, Sam Lake, who revealed his approach to answering mysteries--or not answering them, as is sometimes his preference. But given that some of the…

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that mild concussions can cause long-lasting effects on the brain, altering how brain regions communicate with each other and potentially leading to long-term symptoms such as fatigue and cognitive impairment. Despite a lack of obvious structural damage in routine brain scans, the study revealed that the thalamus, the brain’s relay system, becomes hyperconnected following a concussion. This overcompensation may be the cause of persistent symptoms experienced by…

The chip designer expects current-quarter revenue to be about $8.7 billion Broadcom Inc forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates, as increased investments in artificial intelligence spur demand for its chips used in data centres. In a deteriorating economy, where both consumer and enterprise spending is on a decline, AI has emerged as a bright spot for chip firms such as Nvidia Corp and Broadcom, due to the technology's strong potential applications as illustrated by OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT. Broadcom expects to…

Screenshot: Monkeypaw ProductionsIf you haven’t seen Nope, you’ve had plenty of time to catch up—but if you want to have it explained and don’t care about spoilers, here you go. Filmmaker Jordan Peele was a guest on Josh Horowitz’s Happy, Sad, Confused podcast to answer the most head-scratching and overly theorized conspiracies surrounding major plot points in Nope. Cutting right right to the chase, Horowitz asked about the meaning of the standing shoe that opens up the film—an eerie visual io9 previously discussedas…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA fan theory may have provided an explanation for one of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’s biggest unanswered questions.The murder mystery film, a sequel to 2019’s whodunnit Knives Out, was released on Netflix last month.Daniel Craig reprised the role of southern sleuth Benoit Blanc for the film, alongside a cast including Janelle Monae, Kate Hudson, Edward Norton and Dave…

In 2022 alone, almost a billion dollars was stolen from cross-chain bridges. These bridges were hit with shocking consistency, and it was like they were in some hacker's Blackbook. In fact, at some point, a cross-chain bridge heist was the second biggest heist in the history of crypto.If one were cynical, one would assume that cross-chain bridges are gifts to hackers and criminal-minded users on the blockchain. But that's hardly true. Interoperability is a vital part of the Web 3.0 infrastructure.Without interoperability…

You're most likely already aware of the risks of smoking, and of inhaling someone else's 'second-hand' smoke. It's becoming clear that dangers also extend to incinerated particles of tobacco that settle on surfaces – what's dubbed third-hand smoke.Though the health effects of third-hand smoke exposure have only recently received attention from researchers, studies have indicated these residues can remain on smoke-exposed clothes for months to years, potentially to return to the air where it can linger, especially in…

Namely, Endure, and Inescapable Frenzy You know how the saying goes: you fix one thing, you break two more. From Software games are pretty huge, and as a result, tweaks in one patch may have rippling effects on some small part of their games. Elden Ring is one of the biggest projects they’ve undertaken, so another minor Elden Ring patch is a given. Released this morning, the 1.07.1 patch chiefly deals with Endure (an Ash of War), and nerfs it, following a “greater impact on game balance than expected.” Reading…