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Pedro Pascal inGladiator IIParamount Pictures / Paramount Pictures On first thought, late November seems like a strange time to releaseGladiator II,Ridley Scott’s plus-size return to the blood-and-mud thunderdome of Ancient Rome. The originalGladiatorwas a quintessentialsummermovie — the very first of the 21st century, you could argue, given its May 2000 release. Is the sequel landing in the vicinity of Thanksgiving instead of Memorial Day proof thateverymonth is now blockbuster season? Or have we reached the point where a historical epic, even one as goofy and educationally worthless asGladiator II, looks automatically prestigious compared to everything else Hollywood is churning out these days?...

Rosanna Pansino apologizes to MrBeast & backs down on Creator Games 3 drama Rosanna Pansino called out MrBeast, claiming she wasn’t happy with the way she was portrayed in Creator Games 3. She’s since pulled her tweets out of regret for not dealing with this in private, but also cited “thousands of death threats” as part of her reason for backing down. MrBeast has been involved in his fair share of controversy through 2023....

Samsung’s much-rumored smart glasses will enter the market in 2026 according to a new report, but the South Korean giant has just been beaten to market by a Taiwanese rival, HTC. Yes, HTC. The company which for several years brought us beautiful phones including theHTC One,One M8andOne M9, before withdrawing from the market to focus on its Vive VR headset, is now making a splash in the AI smart glasses arena....

By the time you reach the second act inScorn, you should be prepared for how obtuse this game is. Nothing is made clear, and the game trusts you to simply intuit what you need to do either through trial and error or luck. While there is some combat in the game, your main sticking points will come down to the puzzles that you face in each act. Act two’s puzzle is one of the more involved in the game....

Compared to a vehicle with a single main rotor, like a helicopter, you’d think a quadcopter would be altogether safer. After all, hasn’t it got multiple possible failure points before it can no longer remain aerial? Unfortunately, that’s not correct. Mostdroneswill struggle to fly unless all four rotors are operational. That’s something that researchers from the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technologyhave been working to solve. At the recent International Conference on Intelligent Robots (IROS 2018) in Spain, the team demonstrated a “fault tolerance controller” which allows a quadrotor to continue flying at high speeds, even if a rotor has broken or a motor has failed....

SpaceX has announced it is delaying the in-flight abort test due to “sustained winds and rough seas in the recovery area.” It will attempt the launch tomorrow, Sunday, January 19, in a six-hour test window beginning at 5 a.m. PT. The launch will be shown live via SpaceX’swebcast. This weekend, SpaceX is planning a dramatic test of itsCrew Dragon capsule, in which it will blow up a Falcon 9 rocket to test the capsule’s emergency escape system....

The next XCOM game is taking the series in a different direction, and fans won’t have to wait long to play it. XCOM: Chimera Squadis a stand-alone spinoff set afterXCOM 2that sees developer Firaxis Games experiment with the turn-based tactical action the series is known for. Releasing April 24 for PC, the shorter experience costs $10 at launch until May 1, when it will go up to $20 SeparatingChimera Squadfrom previous entries is that it will have a larger focus on storytelling....

This month marks the 25th anniversary ofStar Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The film, the opening installment in George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy, wasthe first Star Wars moviein 16 years when it was released. Shortly after it hit theaters in May 1999, though, it became the target ofa lotof vitriol and criticism. Star Wars fans went into it expecting a prequel that felt of a piece with the franchise’s Original Trilogy....

One of the blessings of streaming services like Netflix is that, in addition to their libraries of original titles, they also have titles that come and go on a regular basis. While the introduction of new titles is always nice, the downside is that titlesusually leave the servicewhen new ones join. As March turns into April, we’re going to lose some genuinely great movies on Netflix. While you still have time, though, you should check these three very different movies out....

T-Mobile has announceda new piloteffort to bring an unlimited wireless LTE home internet service to up to 50,000 homes across the United States by the end of 2019. The program is currently on an invitation-only basis and will primarily serve rural areas where typical broadband internet is limited. Priced at $50 per month, the new T-Mobile Home Internet pilot will offer its customers LTE speeds of around 50 Mbps per second, without any data caps....

If you’ve been waiting for the chance to upgrade to the newBuy at Amazon, now is the time to do it. It has dropped from $1,299 to $1,202 for extra savings of almost $100 below the normal list price. It is not as much as the December weekend flash deal, which was featured during holiday sales and gave you $200 off the total price. However, thisApple dealgives you an opportunity to seize upon extra savings outside the holiday season so you can get your hands on the 2023 Apple Air M2....

Photo editing is a complex discipline, and it’s not just for those who like to take pictures and process them after the fact; instead, many people have a need for some form of photo editing, whether professional or not. That’s especially the case with the rise of social media and the overall quality of images these days, especially with how easy some apps make it. But, if you’re starting out on your photo editing journey or are already on that path, having a solid photo editing laptop can make a big difference....

Having some form of backup power is not only going to make your life easier, but it might literally be life-saving, depending on the situation. Luckily, there are a lot of options for it, whether you need something to charge yourphoneor get your car jump started while being stuck in the middle of nowhere. To that end, we’ve collected some of the best deals we could find across the board so that you don’t have to wade through all the options and retailers to find the best deal for your needs....