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YouTube continues to provide a wide selection offree moviesthat anyone can stream. The selection is much better than you think. Oscar winnersGood Will HuntingandWhiplashcan be watched with your YouTube account at no extra charge. To access these movies, head to the Explore tab on your device and click on the “Movies & TV” option. You will find the “Free with Ads” section where these movies are located. We ran through some of the best free movies on YouTube below....

Summary Like most medical dramas,The Good Doctorwas no stranger to cast changes over its impressive run, but one death sent the series into a creative tailspin from which it never emerged. WithThe Good Doctorseason 7 ending deemed a success, it’s a shame that one character’s death made it impossible for an encore during the series finale. Had they appeared, they would have elevated the episode. Sometimes, shows kill off beloved characters to open up new storytelling opportunities....

A Lite version of the Instagram app has been launched in the Google Play Store, and despite being less than 1MB in size, still manages to squeeze in all the main features we know and love from the full-size Instagram app. Interestingly, it removes several features that have seen Instagram evolve beyond its photo-sharing roots recently, returning the app almost to basics. Instagram Liteis a 573KB app, while the standard Instagram app varies depending on which device it’s installed....

Game of Thronesspent eight seasons making us guess who might rule Westeros, and now we finally have an answer (or possibly two answers, depending on how you look at the outcome of the series). But what truly defines a great leader? Now that the final episode of the series has aired (note:major spoilersahead), it appears that if the gods did flip a coin when Daenerys Targaryen was born, as Lord Varys suggested, she had far more in common with her Mad King father than she would like to admit....

Not to be outdone by the “world smallest computer” IBMrevealed in March, a team atthe University of Michigan is calling IBM’s bluffwith an even smaller computer that’s “dwarfed by a grain of rice,” measuring just 0.33mm on each side. The university originally held the “world’s smallest” trophy with its 2mm x 2mm x 4mm Michigan Micro Mote until IBM’s smaller-than-salt 1mm x 1mm computer entered the scene earlier this year....

I adore Nothing. It’s the first brand that redefined what it means to go bold with hardware design, UX aesthetics, and marketing in the past few years. The bright streak has continued well into 2024. The London-based upstart just pulled another surprise and beat big dogs like Samsung atrolling out the Android 15 update. This company knows how to make a splash in meaningful ways. TheNothing Phone 2a, in particular, is my favorite....

Are you looking for something to watch this weekend on HBO Max? Look no further than the service’s newest offering,Freaky Tales. The anthology movie barely made any money at the box office, but something tells me this spirited action comedy will find an audience on streaming. Freaky Talesis one of our three underrated movies to stream. Our other picks include an Alien entry and a charming dramedy about coming out....

Microsoft is currently testing a feature that allows users to switch between the localWindows 11installation and a cloud-based Windows 365 Cloud PC installation on a device using just basic computer commands. The feature, called Windows 365 Switch, is available for Windows Insiders in the Beta and Dev Channels. The Windows 11 Build 23521 to Insiders in the Dev Channel recently became available for Dev Channels. Microsoft has been developing its Windows cloud PC business since 2021....

TikToker goes viral with world’s “most expensive” 24k gold Labubu A TikToker who goes by the name The Jungle Pups has gone viral with her satirical videos showing the “most expensive Labubu in the world.” Labubuwas created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung as his “monsters” in a series of picture books written back in 2015. They’re available for purchase through Pop Mart, but the blind-box packaging means you don’t know which one you’re buying until it’s opened....

The U.K.’s Ministry of Defense is cranking up its focus on cutting-edge laser weapons, among other futuristic modes of attack, in an effort to revolutionize the battlefield for the 21st century. It has announced an investment of 130 million British pounds ($162 million) to test out a number of “directed energy weapons,” starting in 2023. These field tests will involve both Royal Navy ships and British Army vehicles. Should all go according to plan, the MOD’s Novel Weapons Program could reach the combat frontline inside of a decade....

With theiPhone 14, Apple introduced several nice-to-have features to the iPhone. These include the much-expectedsatellite communication supportas well as car crash detection. Testing crash detection didn’t quite happen in manyiPhone release day reviewsfor obvious reasons, but post-launch reviews have seen the iPhone strenuously tested for both itsdurabilityprowess and the new crash detection support. Car crash detection is also available on theApple Watch Series 8. It kicks into gear when your device detects a solid stop....

Shanghai, with The Bund at the bottom of the picture.BigPixel Gigapixel images let you zoom in to all parts of the photo to view it in astonishing detail, and this latest one from Chinese firm BigPixel is certainly no exception. Showing the Chinese city of Shanghai and shot from atop the 230-meter-tall Oriental Pearl Tower, the picture comprises a whopping 195 gigapixels. For comparison, many of today’stop-end smartphonestake photos of around 12 megapixels....

In this year alone,over 8,000wildfires have burned nearly 4 million acres in California — including six of the largest wildfires California has ever faced in its 170-year history. At one point, it was so bad that the sky turned orange and thousands had to evacuate their homes. But California isn’t alone. In Oregon, wildfires have burnedover a millionacres this year, and Colorado faced itslargest fireto date. Climate change is amajor contributorto the increase in the number and severity ofwildfiresthe West is experiencing, and while we work to fight it, we need to find ways to make these fires less destructive....