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If you view a certain kind of current pop as involving a checklist of prerequisites, then the career of 20-year-old Canadian Tate McRae ticks virtually every box. A prehistory in kids’ television? Check, albeit as the voice of Spot Splatter Splash in the cartoon Lalaloopsy. Online celebrity translated into IRL musical success, aided by a co-sign from an established artist? Check: her transition from a YouTube vlogger was aided by Billie Eilish, who co-wrote, with Finneas O’Connell, McRae’s debut single Tear Myself Apart.…

A comic artist named Jorgen Van Santen from Oslo, Norway, began exploring the afterlife through his funny comics. "Death & the Maiden" has two main characters, one being death itself and the other, a young woman who passed away in an accident. Through their unique friendship, we get introduced to the afterlife, its perks, and funny differences between the world of living and dead.In a recent interview with Bored Panda, Jorgen shared what inspired him to explore this concept: “I've always been both terrified of – and…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe brand new Echo Show 8 makes the upgrades to the third-generation model all the more evident.Also: If Amazon wants me to buy the Echo Show 15, it needs to add this featureAside from featuring a sleeker design with edge-to-edge glass, a center-set camera, and a smaller speaker enclosure, the 2023 Echo Show 8 features spatial audio, a faster processor than previous generations, and an upgraded smart home experience. The speaker on the backside, let's admit it, looks a bit like a butt sticking out…

A new study indicates that two yeasts used in food production, Cyberlindnera jadinii and Kluyveromyces lactis, might have probiotic properties beneficial for gut inflammation, pointing to potential new treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases. The food industry has long utilized various fungal strains for their fermentation, flavor production, and ability to produce heterologous molecules. A recent study highlights the potential probiotic effects of two fungi, commonly used in food production, on gut inflammation. The…

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends The inevitable has happened, it seems. Beeper Mini, the reverse-engineered app that brought iMessage to Android with a blue bubble hack, has apparently run into an official Apple roadblock. Within the past couple of hours, multiple users have posted online that Beeper Mini texts are not passing through. Well, it appears that Apple is somehow blocking server access. When asked whether Apple was responsible for the outage, founder Eric Migicovsky said it was likely the case. “Yes, all…

Digital Extremes revealed during The Game Awards that the next big update for Warframe, titled Whispers in the Walls will be released next week on December 13. The update focuses on a cinematic quest and narrative arc featuring popular voice actors Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3) and Ben Starr(Final Fantasy XVI). Starr will also be returning for the upcoming Warframe 1999. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_WUK4iaik I’ve always been so intrigued with the story of Warframe and it looks like this brings it to the next…

Fallout 76‘s new season has started with a new location for players to travel to in the wasteland, Atlantic City. Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise added two new expeditions (a PvE game mode): ‘Tax Evasion’ and ‘The Most Sensational Game’. Per a press release from Bethesda, ‘Tax Evasion’ will force players to “work for the mafia and get their finances ‘in order'”, while ‘The Most Sensational Game’ is a “race filled with obstacles and enemies for players to compete in.” In addition to the two new expeditions,…

Photo: KeychronKeychron, the brand behind some of Gizmodo’s favorite mechanical keyboards for beginning enthusiasts, has launched a Kickstarter for a keyboard with a new switch. It’s called the Keychron Q1 HE, with “HE” referring to the Hall effect switches featured on this board, which use magnets rather than pins to detect keypresses.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedThe Keychron Q1 HE looks like the regular Keychron Q1 we reviewed in 2021. It has the same stock PBT keycaps and a solid aluminum…

Call of Duty's big new Season 1 update, the first new season since Modern Warfare III launched in December, debuts on December 6, bringing with it a bunch of new content. This includes the latest of Call of Duty's popular BlackCell DLC bundles, and now we know more about it.The new $30 BlackCell bundle comes with a new Operator named Abolisher, and the skin looks pretty slick. You can see Abolisher in action in the video below. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch…

Dead by Daylight continues its trend of adding well-known movie and video game horror villains to its increasing roster. Now, Child’s Play is the latest franchise to be incorporated, as developer Behaviour Interactive brings the killer doll Chucky to the game. A new trailer for the patch shows the pint-sized terror doing what he does best: stabbing people to death. Chucky comes with two modes, Normal and Hidey-Ho, the latter of which makes him temporarily undetectable. He’s also in a fixed third-person camera view due to…