Calvin and Hobbes Meet the Rocketeer in Heartwarming Crossover Fanart

Summary An awesome piece of fan art imagining an exhilarating team-up betweenCalvin and Hobbes' Spaceman Spiff and theRocketeeronce again proves that anything is possible in the Multiverse. This mesmerizing take on two heroes not normally associated with each other captures the viewer’s imagination with hints of whimsy and nostalgia for the future and past of the heroes' adventures. The piece of art, which was created by artist Adam Murphy and posted to his@adammurphyartaccount on Instagram, combines elements of the artstyles of Calvinand Hobbescreator Bill Watterson, and Dave Stevens, the creator ofThe Rocketeer....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Michael Smith

DARPA seeks building materials that can respond to change and heal after damage

What if we could grow houses and other structures to suit specific purposes, using local resources? And what if those buildings were capable of self-healing after damage? How would we do that? Those are some of the questions the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hoping to answer in its request for proposals for theEngineered Living Materials (ELM)program. DARPA is the U.S. Department of Defense’s answer to Google X Labs and Tony Stark’s workshop, or more likely an inspiration for each....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Kevin Mooney

Deadpool and Wolverine director assures fans movie has no ‘required reading’

Deadpool and Wolverine director assures fans movie has no ‘required reading’ Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy revealed that the movie will not require fans to watch any MCU movie or TV show in advance. It’s safe to say that Deadpool and Wolverine will feature a ton ofMCU Easter eggsandcameos, but director Shawn Levy has assured fans that they will not have to do watch any movie or show to understand the movie’s events....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Lindsey Rodriguez

DeepSeek’s censorship is a warning shot — and a wake-up call

The AI industry is abuzz with chatter about a new large language model that istaking the fight to the industry’s top dogslike OpenAI and Anthropic. But not without its generous share of surprises.The name is DeepSeek. It comes out of China. It is open source. Most importantly, it is said to have been developed at a fraction of the cost compared to what current industry leaders from OpenAI, Meta, and Google have burned....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1810 words · William Hayes

Dogecoin users raise $30,000 to send Jamaican bobsled team to Winter Olympics

The Jamaican bobsled team is going to the moon! Or, at least the 2014 Winter Olympics. Fun-loving users of the Dogecoin virtual currency just helped make Winter Olympics history – by raising more than $30,000 worth of Dogecoin to help fund the Jamaican bobsled team’s trip to the Games in Sochi, Russia. The team – which doesn’t only exist in the movieCool Runnings–said it needed as much as $80,000to pay for the cost of travel, equipment, and other expenses, or they could not make it to this year’s Olympics....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Kelsey Brock

Every Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 Livestream Code & Reward

All of theHonkai: Star Rail2.3 livestream codes and their respective rewards are now up for claim for players who are fast enough to redeem them. The popular turn-based RPG by developer HoYoverse is heading into Version 2.3, a patch that will have seen the conclusion of the main Penacony storyline but, nonetheless, will continue to have playable content added for players to explore. A few details about the next patch had already been revealed through leaks, though most of it has now been confirmed via theHonkai: Star Rail2....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Justin Davis

Everything you need to know about Avatar 3

Never underestimateJames Cameronand the power ofAvatar. Cameron releasedAvatarin 2009, his first film since 1997’sTitanic. The sci-fi adventure introduced Pandora, the beautiful moon home to the blue indigenous species called the Na’vi. With stunning visuals and epic worldbuilding,Avatarbecame a smash hit and remains the highest-grossing film ever at $2.9 billion. 13 years later, Cameron raised the bar withAvatar: The Way of Water, thethird highest-grossing film. Audiences will explore Pandora again in the forthcoming sequel,Avatar 3,officially known asAvatar: Fire and Ash....

June 11, 2025 · 10 min · 2090 words · Mr. Raymond Ramirez

Evolving, self-replicating robots are here — but don’t worry about an uprising

“We are trying to, if you like, invent a completely new way of designing robots that doesn’t require humans to actually do the designing,” saidAlan Winfield. “We’re developing the machine or robot equivalent of artificial selection in the way that farmers have been doing for not just centuries, but for millennia … What we’re interested in is breeding robots. I mean that literally.” Winfield, who has been working with software and robotic systems since the early 1980s, is a professor of Cognitive Robotics in the Bristol Robotics Lab at the University of the West of England (UWE)....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1566 words · Stephanie Peterson

Fire Country Season 3 will finally address the show’s most shocking death

Fire Country Season 3 will finally address the show’s most shocking death Death isn’t exactly something you want in yourTV show, but it happens. Fire Country is no stranger to danger, but Season 3 is finally addressing the most important death of all. If you’ve never watched Fire Country before, that’s a rather grim opening. Thebinge-worthy TV showisn’t all doom and gloom, focusing on a prison program reforming criminals through tackling blazes....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Jennifer Lopez

Follow these 5 simple tips for a healthier relationship with technology

Over the course of the past year, the lines that separate our digital lives from our nondigital ones have blurred more than ever. We spent an abnormal amount of time making sure our mic wasn’t on mute on Zoom calls, frantically scrolling social feeds to keep tabs on the coronavirus, and hosting virtual hangouts that were often more stressful than fun. It was a roller coaster of a year that we weren’t even remotely geared up for....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 701 words · Mrs. Kelly Morrison MD

Fortnite challenge guide: Mark an alien parasite

The next set ofFortnitechallenges is live and ready to go, this time for season 7, week 11. These objectives send you all over the place and are focused on aliens, alien artifacts, and saucers — all of which are the highlights of season 7. One of the later challenges for the week is for marking an alien parasite, which may or may not cause some difficulties depending on how familiar you are with the season....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Gary Mitchell

Fortnite season 6, week 7 challenges: Skydive through floating rings guide

TheFortniteseason six, week seven challenges have dropped, bringing a nice mix of tasks for players to complete as we near the end of spooky season six. Oddly enough, this week is one of the quietest of the season. This could be because of theFortnitemares limited time eventthat recently brought newHalloween-themed modesand its own unique set of challenges. However, there is at least one challenge this week that isn’t super easy to complete....

June 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1408 words · Kimberly Calhoun

Get ready to meet the most challenging phone of the year

An upcoming smartphone may challenge us in a way few other devices have done recently. It’s theNothing Phone 3a Pro, and shouldseveral leaks prove to be accurate, the design is one that will divide opinion. Some will see it as brave and daring, while others will see it as a dog’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner all rolled into one. Lets take a good look at why Nothing’s next phone is going to have phone fans everywhere up in arms....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 924 words · Randy Bowman