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Image via Warner Bros Though Harry Potter is predominantly marketed as a children’s book it isn’t all whimsical magic and mischievous adventures –there is a dark side to the books. Voldemort may be the greatest evil known to the wizarding world, but he isn’t the only character that has done harm. There are plenty of other dark witches and wizards, but one that surprisingly seems to have done a huge amount of damage is not one that immediately comes to mind: Peter Pettigrew aka Wormtail. Pettigrew not only…

Game previews should be taken with some skepticism. When you see one, you are looking at a single slice of the game, carefully curated to accentuate the best parts of the gameplay and presentation, while minimizing any potential shortcomings. When I had the chance to play 15 minutes of Bayonetta 3 behind closed doors at PAX West, I applied every bit of healthy cynicism I could muster, and came away with one conclusion. I think the Switch exclusive could be in the running for game of the year. It’s that good. A…

Image: Loungefly/Stitch ShoppeIt’s a convertible accessory that even has an adorable charm of Binx—aka Thackery, Emily’s brother, who was turned into a black cat doomed to live forever by the witches before they were hung for their crimes. This movie is Disney, but this movie is also dark. Image: Loungefly/Stitch ShoppeIt’s a convertible accessory that even has an adorable charm of Binx—aka Thackery, Emily’s brother, whowas turned into a black cat doomed to live forever by the witches before they were hung for their…

Getty Images/ Frank Ockenfels/Warner Bros./Delivered by Online USA Calling all witches and clever black cats, come join us and sit for a spell. It’s almost spooky season, the most delightful time of year, and we’ve got a story to tell.  A series is causing quite a stir on Paramount Plus, and its witchy starring lady has flown into the third spot — on her broom, no less. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is hitting us with both spooky season vibes and nostalgia as the number 3 series on the platform, as reported by …

A global view of Earth assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.NASA Specifications in the current proposal provide a starting point for planning, including a color temperature cutoff of 3,000 K in line with Pittsburgh’s dark-sky ordinance, which passed last fall. However, Martinez says that is the maximum, and as they look for consultants, they’ll be taking into account which ones show dark-sky expertise. The city is also considering—budget and infrastructure…

Anyone with an Amazon Echo in their home can now stop saying "Hey Alexa" and try something new instead. The online retailer has just announced an upgrade which adds a new wake word for all UK customers.From today, Echo owners can shout "Hey Ziggy" with their smart devices then springing into life and ready to answer any questions, set timers, read the news or boom out favourite playlists.The "Hey Ziggy" command now joins a number of other wake words that can be used on Amazon's devices with Alexa, Amazon, Computer and…

Issue Sometimes a word can be so hard to spell that any attempts are too garbled for autocorrect to offer helpful suggestions. Quick fix Use your device’s built-in dictation. The Full Story Whenever I find myself struggling to spell a word, I double-tap the Command key on my Mac to activate dictation mode. From there, I can say the word out loud, and most of the time, the word I’m looking for will appear on my screen. I can then double-tap Command again to tell my computer to stop listening. Being a terrible speller, I…

Barcelona, Popular online discussion forum Reddit has announced that it is acquiring MeaningCloud, a natural language processing (NLP) company specialising in extracting meaning from unstructured content.Reddit said that the technology will strengthen the company's machine learning (ML) proficiencies and understanding of unstructured data, ultimately providing the most relevant information for redditors."MeaningCloud helps strengthen Reddit's platform by helping our community get the relevant information they are looking…

Bitcoin (BTC) has crashed before, then why it is bad this time? Let’s find out the answer. Is Bitcoin worth investing in? This question has always divided investors into groups. But looking at the current situation of the crypto king makes everyone rethink their opinion. Bitcoin (BTC) has crashed even before then why is it bad this time? 2022 has been nothing but a bloodbath for the digital token. It is swimming in a sea of red, having entered a “death spiral” and crashed a staggering 55…

Popular online discussion forum Reddit is acquiring machine learning (ML) platform Spell for an undisclosed sum.Founded by former Facebook engineer Serkan Piantino in 2016, Spell provides cloud computing solution to allow people run resource-intensive ML experiments without high-end hardware. "Serkan and his team are a great fit and we look forward to seeing how their capabilities and talent help us make Reddit simpler, richer, and more relevant," Reddit Chief Product Officer Pali Bhat said in a statement.Spell will shut…