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Garena Free Fire, the popular free-to-play mobile battle royale game, is overhauling its popular Bomb Squad mode. The mode eschews the game's typical battle royale gameplay and focuses on a smaller group of players on a smaller map as they attempt to protect or diffuse a bomb. In this way it feels a little closer to Counter-Strike.In tandem with the mode's release, we spoke with the game's producer, Harold Teo, over email about what makes the updated mode different from the previous version, whether this…

via Universal Some dedicated fans can regularly read a little too far between the lines when dissecting and analyzing their favorite movies or franchises, although they often make a great deal of sense. Unfortunately, one widespread and hugely popular Jurassic Park theory has been shut down, and by no less of an authority than Sam Neill. You may have heard this one before, but as it goes, Alan Grant’s inability to fasten his seat belt during the helicopter ride into Isla Nublar has been interpreted as a…

The world's favorite herbicide is making it harder for buff-tailed bumblebees to keep their hives warm enough to incubate larvae, new research finds. Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) face food shortages due to habitat loss and the widespread monocultures of agricultural crops. Like honeybees, they feed on nectar collected from plants, and store more of it in their nest. They also gather nectar and pollen to feed their young.   Bumblebees are unique in their ability to maintain a collective 'thermostat' of sorts, to keep…

Beleaguered Netflix has a rare win to celebrate and it's come from an unlikely place — Red Bull Formula 1 Team Principal Christian Horner. Horner was speaking to Bloomberg about Formula 1's current moment in the sun — growing popularity that Horner believes is thanks, at least in part, to Netflix. F1 is the subject of Netflix series Drive to Survive and has already seen four series grow the sport's popularity in new ways — specifically, it's helped the sport take a foothold in the American market. Historically, F1 hasn't…

You may have heard of the NewProfilePic app. This application arrived in late April, and managed to become quite popular really fast. The thing is, it’s also quite controversial, but we’ll get to that.NewProfilePic app can help you create really interesting-looking profile picturesSo, what’s this app about? Well, it uses AI to change your profile picture into something different, it makes it look like a painting. This is not the first app that delivers such a feature, but it is one of the better ones.Many similar apps…

While fitness bands have sold in greater numbers than smartwatches in the past, recent research shows things are changing. Counterpoint Research’s latest report shows the global smartwatch market grew by 13% year-over-year (YoY) during the first three months of 2022, yet according to a Canalys report, during the same period of time fitness band shipments fell by 37%. Canalys goes on to state that smartwatches — which include basic versions and more complex models — have made up 76% of all wearable shipments so far…

Source: iMoreWhat you need to know Apple Arcade is a video game service that is available to Mac and iOS users via subscription. New games come to the subscription service regularly. June games include Cooking Mama Cuisine!, Frogger and the Rumbling Ruins, and Air Twister. Apple Arcade has been around since 2019 and regularly introduces new games to the subscription service for Mac and iOS users to enjoy. Among the games coming in June come from well-known franchises or creators. Firstly there's Cooking Mama Cuisine!,…

Indian police are investigating the killing of a popular Punjabi rapper, who blended hip-hop, rap and folk music, a day after he was fatally shot, officials said Monday. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in northern India’s Punjab state. Moose Wala, 28, was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead. Punjab state’s top police official VK Bhawra said the initial investigation has…

Iconic video game ‘Gran Turismo’ to be adapted into feature film(Pic Credit: IMDb, Poster) The iconic video game ‘Gran Turismo’ will be soon adapted into a feature film, with the makers eyeing the South African-Canadian filmmaker Neill Blomkamp to direct it. Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions, who recently teamed up for a video-game-to-film collaboration of ‘Uncharted’, are set to come together once again for the ‘Gran Turismo’ adaptation, reports ‘Deadline’. The project is however in its early…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain As social creatures, we humans care what others think and are influenced by the number of likes, hearts and retweets on social media posts. The downside? An attraction to popular beliefs—whether they're true or false—can speed up the spread of conspiracy theories, suggests new UC Berkeley research. …