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Remember that epic Equifax hack from 2017? As it turns out, the company made it pretty easy for hackers to get in. A recent filing in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division points outa few of the company’s misstepsthat might have led to the breach. The first of those issues comes in the form of the password the company users to protect a portal used to manage credit disputes....

Make no mistake, Deadlock is coming for Overwatch’s hero shooter crown Deadlock was Valve’s worst-kept secret for most of 2024, but now that it’s in the public eye players are doing everything they can to get into the alpha. With a promising player count right out the gate and its status as a direct competitor to Overwatch 2, will this game be the one that kills the Blizzard franchise and puts itself on top?...

Marvel fan creates “amazing” extension to avoid Deadpool & Wolverine spoilers If you want to enjoy Deadpool & Wolverine without getting the movie spoiled, you’re in luck thanks to a fan-created extension. Being anMCUfan can be a bit of a minefield when it comes to spoilers. And this has certainly been the case withDeadpool 3. Despite the best efforts of theMarvelteam – apparently there were evenfake leaks to protect the movie’s secrets– we already learned aboutnumerous cameosand plot details before it dropped in cinemas....

Summary Matthew McConaughey’s legendary role inTrue Detectiveis hilariously parodied by Glen Powell in Richard Linklater’sHit Man. Powell’s characterGary Johnson, who is based on a real-life college professorwho also doubled as an undercover “assassin”, assumes many false identities in Linklater’s latest film.Hit Manis already considered one ofRichard Linklater’s best filmsand is Powell’s highest-rated movie of his career thus far, earning anear-perfect score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.Hit Manwas released on Netflix on August 20, 2025, after a limited theatrical run that began on May 24....

Google Maps is a triumph of artificial intelligence in action, with the ability to guide us from one place to another using some impressivemachine learningtechnology. But while the routing part of Google Maps doesn’t need too many humans in the mix, manually tracing the roads on the aerial images to make them machine usable is incredibly time-consuming and mundane. As a result, even with thousands of hours spent on this task, Google employees still haven’t managed to map the majority of the 20 million-plus miles of roadways that stretch around the world....

Nvidia’sRTX 50-seriesfaced many problems upon launch. Now, six weeks later, those problems are still present, with the main issue being pricing and availability. Unfortunately, it’s not just scalpers that are racking up the prices: Asus just raised the prices of some of itsbest graphics cardsby hundreds of dollars, leaving the MSRP in the rearview mirror. No matter the GPU you search for in theAsus Store, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one actually selling at MSRP....

MrBeast addresses rumors the US government paid him off for military recruiting MrBeast has debunked rumors that the United States government offered him money to help recruit his viewers to the military. On Tuesday, December 31,Rolling Stonereported that the US Pentagon approved funds for YouTube sensationMrBeastas well as various other celebrities. It said that he was approved for “production support” funds, and mentioned that it came at a time when military recruitment was extremely low – prompting the government to find new ways to recruit....

Academy Award nominees Chris and Paul Weitz know the key to a successful book-to-movie adaptation is collaboration. Can everyone involved get on the same page? If one person falls out of line, Chris says it can lead to problems. Luckily for the Weitz brothers, the creative team all shared the same vision onMurderbot, a new sci-fi comedy onApple TV+. Based on Martha Wells’ book series,Murderbotstars Alexander Skarsgård (The Northman) as the titular robot, a security cyborg programmed to protect and obey humans....

Sony rolled out another beefy PlayStation 5 update today with the main goals of improving the speakers and mic on the DualSense andDualSense Edgecontrollers and deepening the number of Share Screen viewer interactions. According to aPlayStation Blogpost from when this update first entered beta testing in February, the speaker on the DualSense controller will now be able to output sounds more clearly at a higher volume. If you’ve been playingFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth, this update is useful because it will make Chadley sound better when they are speaking through your DualSense....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Imagine that you’re in charge of Nvidia. CEO Jensen Huang has retired into his kitchen, and now, you get to choose how to launch a new flagship GPU: The 12GB RTX 3080. What do you do?...

Whether it’s Alec Guinness’ sage portrayal in the original trilogy or Ewan McGregor’s modern soulful rendition in the prequel trilogy andDisney+’sObi-Wan Kenobi, the titular Jedi Master is an undisputed franchise icon. The Star Wars limited series has wrapped by closing on the long-awaited “rematch of the century” longtime fans have been hoping for, but the life that Obi-Wan has led is one filled with memorable moments of triumph — and tragedy....

Overwatch 2 players already know which character to target with new hero ban feature A new hero ban feature is coming to Overwatch 2 in Season 16, allowing players to vote to remove specific characters from their Competitive matches, and players already know which heroes they want to axe. Overwatchplayers have been begging forhero bansin Competitive for some time, to allow teams to keep overpowered and frustrating characters out of their matches....

Marvel’s Spider-Manis one of the best games we’ve played all year, and if you haven’t gotten enough of New York City and its enormous population of criminals yet, you’ll be able to jump back in whenThe HeistDLCreleases next week. Out on October 23,The Heistis the first chapter in the game’sThe City That Never SleepsDLC series, all of which can be purchased for $25. The Heistincludes three new suits for Peter Parker to wear — the Resilient Suit, designed by Marvel illustrator Gabriele Dell’Otto, as well as the Scarlet Spider II suit and the Spider-U....