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Ado was recently walking through a music store in Taipei and saw her latest album on a huge display. “I thought, ‘The staff who made that display have no idea I’m here right now.’ But I’ve got used to that feeling. It makes me happy.”The Japanese pop singer is a superstar in east Asia and online – 10 platinum-selling singles, and more than six million global monthly listeners on Spotify – but Ado’s identity is a closely guarded secret. She never appears in photos or videos, and at concerts only her silhouette is visible.…

As part of Exoprimal’s post-launch road map, we know that the game will feature a crossover with Street Fighter 6 that will let players pilot Exosuits that look like Ryu and Guile. However, it wasn’t clear if these were purely cosmetic skins for Exosuits, or full-on variants of certain Exosuits that players can use. In an interview with Digital Trends, Exoprimal’s developers confirmed the Street Fighter 6 Exosuit looks are purely cosmetic and not variants that change up an existing Exosuit’s playstyle. Capcom “In…

Image: life-literacy (Shutterstock)Pharmedica USA LLC is warning consumers who purchased its Purely Soothing 15% MSM eye drops to stop using the product and return it to the distributor. A recall was issued in compliance with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) because of a non-sterility issue with the eye drops.The company issued a statement on Friday, saying they have not received reports of adverse reactions but said the “use of contaminated eye drops can result in the risk of eye infections that could result in…

Henry Cavill & Kaley Cuoco Dated For Less Than 2 Weeks In 2013(Pic Credit: Instagram) Henry Cavill at this point is one of the most spoken about names in Hollywood. The continuous buzz around his professional life has been making all the noise. The actor who was about to make his comeback as the Superman in DCU, was again told to take the back seat when the new leadership cancelled the plan. But while all of this has been a part of the headlines, his personal life has always been one that has had the attention of…

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chipset, Qualcomm has followed up with its first dedicated chipset for augmented reality headsets: the AR2 Gen 1. The chip inherits its confusing name (no, we don’t know what that ‘2’ is there for either) from the existing Snapdragon XR2 and its follow-up XR2+ Gen 1, which are designed for more powerful mixed reality and virtual reality headsets like the recent Meta Quest Pro. By contrast, the AR2 Gen 1 will feature in lightweight AR…

The received wisdom directed at musicians was simple: streaming means you’re not earning from recordings any more? Make it up on the road! Get out there and tour, like musicians used to, then you’ll be fine! That has proven to be a myth. In recent months, an increasing number of acts have announced that they are cancelling tours, or scaling down their live commitments because they simply can’t afford to play.Animal Collective recently put the kibosh on their November tour of the UK and Europe. “From inflation, to currency…

In a new interview, Stellantis European Head, Uwe Hochschurtz, claimed, “The people have decided: we will be purely electric,” backtracking statements made by the company’s CEO, Carlos Tavares. The statement is a surprise as the Stellantis CEO has been adamantly against going all-in on electric vehicles. Less than a year ago, the Stellantis leader said electric vehicles were being “imposed” on the auto industry while claiming “there is no way” the automaker can avoid passing on additional EV costs to buyers.…

Reduced to the size of an apple with their eyes and lips stitched shut, it's easy to forget that these iconic shrunken heads are, in fact, the remains of real humans who once lived and breathed.  For centuries, the famous relics (known as tsantsas) of the indigenous Ecuadorean Shuar people have been sold as novelties, used as props in movies and theater, and placed on display to lure curious crowds.So blurred is the line between cultural artifact and whimsical tchotchke that it's all but impossible to tell which tsantsa…