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Overwatch 2’s game director has admitted it was a “mistake” to announce contentious plans for self-healing “out of context”. Last week, Blizzard announced a huge number of changes coming to Overwatch 2 as part of its Season 9 update. As part of the planned update, both tank and damage heroes will be given a “modified, tuned-down version of the support self-healing passive”, with many players worried that this change will ruin the carefully balanced team dynamics that have always been an integral part of Overwatch 2.…

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigator-in-charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024.National Transportation Safety Board via APBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Tuesday said the company acknowledges "our mistake," after a door plug on a 737 Max 9 blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight, creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and prompting a grounding of that aircraft type by federal regulations.The…

Updated Jan. 9, 2024 5:07 pm ETBoeing CEO David Calhoun said the company needs to acknowledge its mistake as the aircraft maker reels from a door-plug failure that has resulted in roughly 170 of its planes being grounded and spooked its customers. “We are gonna approach this—No. 1—acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun said Tuesday in an address to employees just days after the incident on an Alaska Airlines flight. “We’re gonna approach it with 100% and complete transparency every step of the way.”Copyright ©2024Dow Jones…

George Clooney has been a busy man as of late. He’s just coming off the press tour for his latest film, The Boys in the Boat (on which he joked that he “almost killed” the cast). In 2023, he also shot a new film that’s set to be released as part of the 2024 movie schedule. The production, Wolfs, will arrive later this year and will see Clooney reunite with Brad Pitt. Most notably, the action-thriller is set to hit theaters before it becomes available for the public to stream. Clooney has since provided some insight into…

For a few weeks now we've been hearing through the rumorsphere that Samsung would make the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra official at an event in the US on January 17. And now there's proof of that date from Samsung itself, but this isn't as straightforward as you might think. Samsung Australia has confirmed the date through a post on X, but it's seemingly a hidden post, since you can't see it if you browse the account's timeline. It's dated December 28 in Australia (December 27 pretty much anywhere…

Accidents happen. Not much we can do about it, except try to do better next time around and possibly suffer the consequences.And by consequences, it can just so happen to be a certain degree of subtle public shaming. Like when you accidentally sit in the wrong seat, and then swap it for another one, and then another one, and then another one, and then the breadcrumb trail leads back to you.It’s rare for a person to board a plane and not feel tired. So, you can understand why sometimes mistakes happen because of itImage…

It’s a cozy evening, and you just started streaming your favorite show. But, as the plot thickens, your Wi-Fi takes an unexpected hiatus. Annoying, right?Before you unplug your router, look at your smartphone. The culprit could be apps chowing down on precious bandwidth.Only days left to win a new iPhone 15 (a $799 value)! Enter to win now!SHOPPING UNDER SURVEILLANCE: HOW RETAILERS TRACK YOU & HOW TO BE INVISIBLEWhat’s the big deal?You’ve probably seen notifications you’re using too much data. Besides getting charged…

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things musicGet our Now Hear This email for freeLove Actually is known for many things, from that notorious flashcard scene to the much-parodied Keira Knightley performance where she admits she has terrible taste in pie.Arguably one thing it doesn’t get enough credit for is the soundtrack, which includes “All You Need is Love” played by a live band during a wedding, and Hugh Grant dancing around Number 10 Downing Street to “Jump”…

A new analyst estimate has revealed that Apple’s decision to suspend the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales as part of a patent dispute with health company Masimo could cost the company up to $400 million in sales. The report follows news this week that Apple will suspend online sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 starting December 21, pulling them from store shelves on December 24. The company is awaiting the deadline of a presidential review into an ITC ruling that could ban imports of both…