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Based on the talent involved, there was reason to be hopeful that last year’s supernatural horror Separation would be able to stand out from the pack. Director William Brent Bell has a decent-if-spotty track record in the genre, while the stacked cast boasted Rupert Friend, Mamie Gummer, and Brian Cox among its number. In the end, it was maybe for the best that the would-be chiller was sent out to die a slow death at the pandemic-stricken box office, because it scored some of the worst reviews for any…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineer Kristala Prather is relishing the chance to present her work in person at scientific meetings now that the pandemic has eased. But starting this month, she will head to the airport with an added goal in mind: to serve as a “scout” for an unusual new funding program. Prather’s mission is to spot colleagues with an intriguing research idea so embryonic it has no chance of surviving traditional peer review—and, on her own,…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” stayed on top of the box office charts during its second weekend in theaters, earning an additional $61 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $688 million in global grosses, it’s already one of the highest-grossing films of the pandemic and the second biggest of 2022. But a 67% fall is also a steep drop — even for reliably frontloaded superhero films. Still, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” slid 68% in…

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.Adam Jeffery | CNBCOil giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable firm.Aramco's market valuation was just under $2.43 trillion on Wednesday, according to FactSet, which converted its market cap to dollars. Apple, which fell more than 5% during trading in the U.S. on Wednesday, is now worth $2.37 trillion.Energy stocks and prices have been rising as investors sell off equities in several industries, including technology, on fears of a deteriorating economic…

Samsung looks to be on track to regain its top spot in the Indian smartphone market, after a strong performance in March. The South Korean electronics maker, which once replaced Nokia atop the smartphone market in India, has ceded that spot to China’s Xiaomi since the third quarter of 2020. The company showed strong performance this March following strong performance of its Galaxy S22 and A-Series range of smartphones, according to analysts. Samsung topped the month both in terms of…

“Many people in rich countries were shocked by the world’s unequal response to Covid,” Bill Gates writes in his new book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, which offers insights into how the tech billionaire and global health leader believes the world should prepare for global health crises. “Not because it was out of the ordinary but because health inequities are not visible to them the rest of the time. Through Covid—a condition the whole world was experiencing—everyone could see how unequal the resources are.” He’s…

An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, has revealed an ancient dried-out lake bed paved with what looks like a yellow brick road.The eerie scene was chanced upon by the exploration vessel Nautilus, which is currently surveying the Liliʻuokalani ridge within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).  PMNM is one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, larger than all the national parks in the United States combined, and we've only explored about 3 percent of its…

Spot, the most famous four-legged robot in the world, sometimes seems more like an animatronic entertainer than an industrial machine. But creators Boston Dynamic want to remind the world at large in a new video that this thing can do work, too. The new Spot spot, titled “No Time To Dance,” shows the quadrupedal bot carrying out a range of tasks in an industrial setting. Spot takes readings from gauges, uses an infrared camera to scan some equipment, and generates work orders for human employees. And, yes, then it does…

Astronomers have been able to detect a white dwarf eating fragments of planets that once orbited it using X-ray studies. They say distant X-rays may be the most direct evidence yet of the remains of a disintegrated planet colliding with a white dwarf. A white dwarf is a star that has burnt up all its fuel and shed its outer layers. It is usually the size of Earth and one day our Sun will also become a white dwarf. This won't occur for billions of years, but it is inevitable that the Sun will turn into a white dwarf, says…

LG C2 OLED TV MSRP $2,500.00 “LG's champion OLED TV continues to deliver the best premium performance for the price” Pros Slick new design Improved peak brightness Excellent black levels Solid color accuracy and gamut Great for gamers Cons Some peak…