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DJ/production duo Justice are back with a new song, “Saturnine,” featuring guest vocals from R&B singer Miguel. The track will appear on the French group’s new album, Hyperdrama, out April 26 via Ed Banger/Because Music. Though led by some blazing, bright synth work and Miguel’s unmistakable falsetto, “Saturnine” takes some moody turns befitting its title. In a statement, Justice said, “We don’t think we’ve ever made anything that sounds remotely like this track before.” After Gaspard Augé found the lead…

Get ready for a sequel that will go up to … 12?! The team behind the brilliant 1984 music mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap has officially begun work on another film. Filmmaker Rob Reiner will once again direct and portray documentarian Marty DiBergi as he checks in with the three members of Spinal Tap — David St. Hubbins (actor Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) — to see how the past four decades have treated the heavy-metal stereotypes. They have not yet announced who’ll…

PayPal noted that this feature will help small businesses increase sales by capitalizing on the fact that more people are using digital wallets."As consumers increasingly turn to non-cash options to pay, small businesses are looking for affordable and flexible ways to offer their customers more payment choices without being tied down to a fixed location," said Nitin Prabhu, VP of small business & financial services at PayPal. Also: Google Files adds a scanner - here's how to digitize your documentsThere is a fee…

It has just gotten easier for small businesses in the United States to accept contactless payments after two of the country's most popular money platforms confirmed support for Apple's Tap to Pay feature. The feature allows businesses to accept contactless payments via either Apple Pay or contactless cards using nothing more than an iPhone. So long as it's an iPhone XS or newer, no additional hardware is required — no dongles or Bluetooth card readers are needed.Accepting contactless payments using an iPhone is something…

Since the founding of Parker’s Downhill Brewing in 2017, owners Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman always planned to expand to multiple locations. By then, the craft beer market had matured enough the duo felt they couldn’t rely on the production and distribution model. Instead, they tried to build a welcoming space — and one with a vibe that could be replicated in new places. After years of searching, Minturn and Hyndman finally found their ideal spot. Downhill Brewing’s second location in Greenwood Village opened at 9672 E.…

The bands that come together organically, without the aid of want ads or tear-off flyers stapled to telephone poles, are generally catalyzed by a mixture of chemistry, inspiration and boredom.A few guys – more often than not, it’s still guys – hang out, realize they get along, bond through their overlapping tastes, and then grow fidgety to do something about it. Screwing around becomes noodling, noodling becomes jamming, jamming becomes something that can be passed off as a performance in exchange for beer money. For so…

Boiling and filtering tap water rich in calcium can remove nearly 90% of nano- and microplastics, offering a simple, cost-effective solution to reduce plastic consumption and mitigate environmental pollution. This approach is effective in both hard and soft water, highlighting its potential as a widespread method for purifying drinking water from plastic contaminants. Credit: Eddy ZengNano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil, and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid…

The feature is available for both RCS and SMS messaging, meaning it should work on all platforms. It joins several social media platforms, including Telegram, who has rolled out a similar quick response option recently. Also: The best Google Pixel phonesThis marks the latest in a series of upgrades, including a major security update, that Google has pushed out for its messaging app over the past few months. Other features, like AI integration and the ability to edit a message, are reportedly in the works. "Double tap…

A new method for detecting PFAS compounds in under three minutes has been introduced by chemists, offering a rapid, sensitive approach for environmental monitoring and addressing the widespread issue of PFAS contamination. Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the environment, which are linked to health risks ranging from cancers to birth defects.PFAS have earned the name “forever chemicals” with good reason —…

The Google Pixel 8 (Review) has one of the most powerful cameras of any smartphone today, so any bug that occurs sticks out that much more. Right now, Pixel 8 users are experiencing a bug where the tap to expose feature is not working. This feature is a bit weird, however. When using the Pixel 8 camera, you have the ability to adjust the exposure of the image based on the area you tap. Tapping on bright areas will lower the exposure and tapping on darker areas will raise it. This is just in case you want the image to…