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Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETA major part of the Super Bowl-watching experience is the ads. Companies go all out for Super Bowl ads, paying millions of dollars to put their brand in front of hundreds of millions of viewers. The investment seems to be paying off for Temu and Microsoft. Also: Is Temu legit? What to know before you place an orderSince Monday, the Temu and Copilot apps have topped the App Store charts, sitting in second and third place in the Top Free Apps Charts behind Paramount+, which also advertised during the…

Some may have already forgotten that the 2024 movie release schedule does indeed have a new Karate Kid film slated to be released. While that picture isn't slated to be released until December, the merging of Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan’s storylines in Sony’s famed cinematic IP has been watched with great interest. And now this mysterious project has landed what it needed most: our next Karate Kid; which I’m now hyped about, thanks to the casting of a promising Disney vet. According to reporting coming from THR, actor…

Researchers discovered new undersea faults on the Pacific plate, some of which are thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean and hundreds of kilometers long. Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project A team of geoscientists from the University of Toronto is shedding new light on the century-old model of plate tectonics, which suggests the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move across the Earth's mantle.…

Actor Ryan Gosling has become a master of the deadpan reaction, so much so that you can’t always tell when he’s joking. That’s a perfect skill set for 2024 movie schedule entry like The Fall Guy, but it’s also something that leads to meme-worthy moments like the latest the Canadian actor scored. Apparently, it all came down to a seemingly surprise awards win for Barbie, which inspired a Gosling reaction that the Internet is absolutely loving.Honestly, I can’t blame him, because the win in question was granted to “I’m…

People living in the United States are increasingly finding that stores known for their secondhand goods have been hiking their prices in recent years. As thrifting continues to increase in popularity thanks to social media and TikTok, some shops use the extra attention as a way to increase their profits even more. Or, to put it bluntly, secondhand shopping isn’t so cheap anymore because some businesses got greedy. Goodwill, in particular, with all of its charitable aspirations, has been called out time and time again on…

If you somehow haven’t heard, Netflix’s Addams Family spinoff Wednesday was a monumental success for the streaming service when Season 1 of the series arrived last fall. The show actually dethroned other big shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton and The Queen’s Gambit to break the record for the most watched hours in the matter of its first weeks on the platform. So it’s about time Jenna Ortega’s co-star Emma Myers is finally getting all the roles, including a new one in Jason Momoa's Minecraft movie. That’s right, Emma…

Magnetic breakaway USB-C connector Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETThis is possibly one of the best USB-C accessories that I've ever bought and used. While it seems so simple and straightforward, it's saved my USB-C ports from damage countless times, and it's helped prevent laptops from being yanked to the floor by careless individuals (usually me) tripping over the charging cable. Also: This $69 Android tablet is a sign you should stop overpaying for fancier onesIt's a magnetic breakaway USB-C connector reminiscent of…

The SETI Institute, a leading non-profit in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, has received a transformative $200 million gift from the estate of Franklin Antonio, a long-time supporter who passed away last year.What Inspired Dominic Monaghan's Performance in Moriarty?The recent $200 million gift from Franklin Antonio’s estate, announced last week, will likely serve as a game-changer for the SETI Institute. Antonio was a big supporter of the Institute’s work for more than 12 years, and his donation is expected…

First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, will supply Israeli renewable energy company Energix with 5 gigawatts (GW) of ultra-low carbon thin film solar panels. The panels, which First Solar will deliver to Energix between 2026 and 2030, will provide clean energy for projects in Israel, Poland, and the US. This is Energix’s largest deal ever. Energix, which already has more than 7 GW of projects under development in the three countries, will also work with First Solar Recycling…

Some doctors don't have a great bedside manner, coming off like unfeeling robots filled with medical know-how. But what if an AI answered questions normally posed to a doctor and did so in a way that conveyed knowledge and comfort?That question spurred a recent study led by the University of California. The study tested the empathetic answering capability of physicians and the AI chatbot ChatGPT by examining which performed better when answering 195 medical questions.Researchers pulled questions posted to a public…