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Oscars 2024: Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling discuss `Barbenheimer rivalry on stage

Actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt brought the "Barbenheimer" rivalry to the stage while presenting a special tribute to stunt performers, which also included a still from the Indian film `RRR`. The two co-stars were both nominated for supporting actor Oscars this year. Blunt for "Oppenheimer", Gosling for "Barbie" and playfully roasted the rivalry between the two blockbusters. "I`m just happy that we can finally put this `Barbenheimer` rivalry aside," Gosling told Blunt on the stage. "The way this award season has…

‘Helldivers 2’ director shrugs off ‘Halo’ rivalry

Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt has dismissed comparisons between Helldivers 2 and Halo. Both titles are military-driven sci-fi games that involve missions to liberate planets with as much fire-power as possible. Over the weekend, PlayStation fan account OmoiteS posted a series of posts comparing the two franchises. “Almost a month later, Helldivers 2 still has over 400k concurrent users on Steam. Meanwhile free-to-play Halo Infinite turned out an utter FLOP,” they wrote alongside an image that showed just…

LeBron James savors Lakers win rivalry with Steph Curry

SAN FRANCISCO —  As Stephen Curry walked off the court Saturday night, his team having lost a double-overtime classic to the Lakers, the NBA’s baby-faced nice guy grabbed his jersey inside the collar and ripped it apart.Not long after, LeBron James emerged from an ice bath after playing nearly 48 minutes, his cement-filled legs and feet shuffling towards the locker room. The gray in his beard didn’t make James look old — it was the labored steps.But as he moved down the hallway to the locker room, James, always aware of…

Top 3 risks from tech by 2040: AI rivalry to invisible cyber attacks, check horror forecast

Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are exciting advances in artificial intelligence, in the masses of tiny interconnected devices we call the “Internet of Things” and in wireless connectivity. Unfortunately, these improvements bring potential dangers as well as benefits. To get a safe future we need to anticipate what might happen in computing and address it early. So, what do experts think will happen, and what might we do to prevent major problems?To answer…

Good TWS earbuds that may get lost in sibling rivalry

Pros:– Good sound output after EQ tweaks– Excellent ANC for the segment– Sound and controls can be customised through app– Lightweight, comfortable in-ear fit– Wear detection, IPX5 splash resistance– Good battery backup, fast charging– Decent call quality Cons:– Default sound and presets are below par– Average Transparency mode– No dual-pairing support– Battery backup with ANC on needs improvement Price: Rs 3,699Rating: 3.8/5 The Realme Buds Air series of TWS earphones has consistently earned our…

Jason Momoa And Chris Hemsworth Share Playful Rivalry On Social Media With Muscle Show-Off

Marvel and DC not only rival one another on the basis of their comics and movies, but it would appear that even the actors who play their heroes like to take a dig at each other.Jason Momoa and Chris Hemsworth have engaged in a playful social media war which saw them having muscle show-offs.Jason, who plays DC’s Aquaman, recently shared a video that went viral where he dismissed Chris, who plays Marvel’s Thor, for flaunting his muscles.“What’s up, Hemsworth?” Jason filmed himself taunting the 40-year-old Australian…

Cillian Murphy weighs in on Barbie vs Oppenheimer rivalry

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCillian Murphy has weighed in on the box office rivalry between the forthcoming films Oppenheimer and Barbie.The Irish actor, 47, stars as nuclear physicist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s biopic, which is released on the same day (21 July) as Barbie next week.Barbie is based on the popular children’s toy franchise, and is directed by acclaimed Little Women filmmaker Greta…

In big move, Twitter blocks links to Threads amidst fiery rivalry

Since its launch on July 5, the popularity of Twitter's newest rival Threads has grown exponentially, becoming the fastest platform to reach 100 million users. This has coincided with Twitter's traffic taking a hit, with the microblogging platform coming at 37th place in the latest DNS rankings, as revealed by Cloudflare CEO. While Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino has downplayed reports of a decline in traffic, the platform does seem to be concerned about the latest competition, and in its wake, it has reportedly taken…

Google Pixel 8 could finally bring a healthy rivalry to Samsung DeX

Last updated: June 25th, 2023 at 13:39 UTC+02:00 Samsung’s mobile desktop platform, DeX, might finally get a serious competitor later this year. And if you’ve watched how the Samsung x Google partnership changed over the past couple of years, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear that Google may be working on its own DeX-like feature. Ever since Samsung and Google joined forces to create App Continuity for foldable phones, and more specifically, ever since Samsung left Tizen behind for Wear OS on its smartwatches, the…

An Iconic Rivalry Ruined the Ending of an Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic

Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage Their rivalry may have become the stuff of legend, but at least Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone managed to mend fences and become the firmest of friends, which is remarkable in and of itself given the levels of ego in play during their heated rivalry to be designated the biggest action star in the business. Whether they were firing shots at each other in the media, seeing who could rack up the biggest body count onscreen, or even hoodwinking the other into…