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Image via Sony/Marvel Studios Marvel‘s phase four is now in full swing, and there’s been a lot of variety within its offerings. Despite their differences, all of these films share some qualities, and one Marvel producer has revealed the central theme between them all. Speaking on the Empire Spoiler Special Podcast, cited by TheDirect, Marvel producer Richie Palmer dove deeper into the MCUs current phase calling it “all a reaction”. “Phase 4 is all a reaction – and I don’t mean on our part as filmmakers, I mean…

via Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder is now in theaters, with Taika Waititi taking us on a fast-paced ride through some of the stranger outposts in the MCU. Critical reception so far has been pretty good, though the film’s release also means we’re now officially halfway through Phase Four. This began with Black Widow and WandaVision, and is currently scheduled to end with Fantastic Four and either Armor Wars or an untitled Wakanda-based Disney Plus show sometime in 2024/5. Previous phases were leading up to…

via Marvel Studios The MCU‘s Phase Four might only be a year and a half old but, thanks to Marvel Studios’ increased output, it’s already released enough entries to have wracked up its own tropes. In the wake of Avengers: Endgame, the franchise’s current phase has been all about expanding the universe by introducing new heroes and exploring new corners of the mythos. Even so, fans have realized that pretty much all the films of Phase Four so far have ended the same way. Twitter user @bigmonkeong opened folks’…

Maruti Suzuki plans to phase out pure-petrol cars – cars that run solely on petrol – in the next 10 years. This was revealed by the automaker’s chief technical officer (CTO) CV Raman, in a recent press interaction with the EconomicTimes. The S-Presso is a pure-petrol car from Maruti Suzuki. Here’s what Mr. Raman said, In the next decade, we will convert all vehicles. There will be no pure petrol vehicles. They will either be electrified, or driven by CNG or bio-fuels. The energy mix has to change, along with product…

Getty/Oscar WongA speech recognition startup just landed $62 million in Series B funding. How will the money be used? In a quest to enable a computer to understand every voice in the world.If that doesn't strike you as hugely ambitious you haven't spent enough time trying to get Siri to compose a text message. Speech recognition has been a huge challenge for developers, and it's a puzzle that's being closely watched in a variety of industries. The technology has implications for human-machine interfaces in fields…

You might have an easier time with it, too Fans are flying through Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, and I don’t blame them — it’s been a long time coming, and the new bosses are an audio-visual treat, as expected. The urge to burn through the gauntlet and circle back around to improve the grades is high. That said, it pays to take it slow and appreciate the finer details. One of them, a secret alternate boss phase in the Cuphead DLC, is low-key blowing my mind for a few reasons. First off, it’s been a while; I forgot…

Image via Marvel Phase One was an exciting time for Marvel fans. The newly formed Marvel Studios was embarking on a hugely ambitious project that’d bring some lesser-known heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow to the big screen. Even more impressively, it was attempting to build something called a “cinematic universe” and one day we’d get a team-up movie featuring all the heroes. Many were skeptical that The Avengers could make a team featuring a Norse God and a really good archer…

Labor talks between West Coast dockworkers, cargo-handling companies and container shipping lines are entering a new, high-stakes phase with the expiration of the contract covering U.S. seaports from Washington state to Southern California.With both sides remaining far apart on issues including pay and automation, the multiyear contract was due to end late in the day on Friday, raising fears over the potential for disruptions at major American gateways for trans-Pacific trade, including the country’s busiest container…

Spread over 370,000 square feet and designed to house more than 1,500 startups, this will be the world's largest technology startup incubator.Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will inaugurate the facility, which has come up at Raidurg in Hitec City, the information technology cluster.Backed by the Telangana government, the facility for innovation and entrepreneurship is expected to give further boost to the startup and innovation culture in this technology hub.Information Technology Minister K. T. Rama Rao on…

Apex Legends Mobile's latest in-store event, the Frontline Battalion Phase Heist, is now live. With 18 different unlockable prizes to the game, players have a shot at unlocking one of four different Eternal-tier cosmetic skins.Eternal cosmetics are the rarest in Apex Mobile, and have unique details like animated skins and highly detailed designs. Frontline Battalion has a total of four Eternal skins--one for Bangalore, one for Caustic, one for the Triple Take, and one for the Hemlock. But obtaining all…