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Alexa, darken the windows please. Glass that tints itself according to light exposure has been around for a while. Transition lenses already do that for people with eyeglasses, for example. And one Minnesota-based company has found a new way to expand this notion. Sage Electrochromics has been around since 1989, and in recent years showed off a prototype of its dynamic glass calledSageGlass LightZone— capable of creating up to three tint zones within a single pane of electrochromic glass....

Because of the sheer amount of choice available, when you’re browsing the App Store, it can be challenging to find the best games for your iPhone. To help out, here’s our roundup of the games we think are worth downloading and playing this week. No matter your personal preference — whether it’s a puzzle-platformer game, battle game, or a trivia game — we’ve got you covered. Here are our top 5 best iPhone games you should play this week:...

Fresh fromeating his hat, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck this week oversaw his company’s latest mission that deployed six satellites in low-Earth orbit. This was the 19th launch for the company’s workhorse Electron rocket, and takes the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 104. While this latest mission served a variety of commercial and government customers, the emerging SpaceX rival also used the flight to deploy its ownPhoton satelliteas part of ongoing tests for an upcoming NASA moon mission that could take place later this year....

A flying motorbike that’s been in development since 2017 recently took a public test flight to prove that it really works. Designed and built by Japanese firm A.L.I. Technologies, the futuristic-looking Xturismo hoverbike flew over a racetrack near Tokyo, with members of the media and other guests looking on. While its creators claim Xturismo can reach speeds of up to 60 mph (100 kph) and fly for up to 40 minutes at a time, the recent demonstration flight was a rather cautious affair, with the pilot flying slowly along the track and performing a couple of 180-degree turns close to the ground....

Everything I’ve ever heard about 5G has said that it’s coming, it’s going to mean way faster wireless Internet speeds, and it could be here in as little as five years time. It’s very easy to think fifth-generation mobile broadband is a done deal, and that the road for the future is not only laid out, but pool-table smooth. Oddly, that’s not the case. There are factions within the mobile industry that not only disagree with the 2020 introduction of 5G — the date the ITU has set for commercialization — but also question why we need it at all....

Summary In appropriately ribald fashion, Ryan Reynolds has shared the first look at the popcorn bucket commemorating the release ofDeadpool & Wolverine. While theMarvel Cinematic Universefilm is still a few months away, the marketing campaign has begun, and consideringeverything we know about Deadpool, it will continue in the coming weeks with humorous and creative viral stunts and displays. The first of these began this week when a video was shared after months of teases to reveal thenew popcorn bucket that will be sold to moviegoers whenDeadpool & Wolverineis released this July....

Quick Links Danjinfrom the new open-world RPG,Wuthering Waves, is a sword-fighting Berserker character for more experienced, knowledgeable combat players. Her high-risk, high-reward playstyle pays off excellently in the late-game but can be difficult for some as her damage output relies on keeping a lower HP. However, once you have figured out how to play her correctly, you certainly have a viable 4-Star character in your toolkit. Knowing her best build for exploration and combat in the game’s first version will take you far....

For Warhammer 40,000 fans,Buy Nowhas been a long time coming. Six years after the last expansion forDawn of War II, Relic is set to release the next game in the series on April 27 and for those who like to earn themselves a few extras for ordering before release, pre-order bonuses have now been revealed. While it might be based 38,000 years in the future and a sequel to a near 15-year-old franchise,Dawn of War IIIis very much a game of the modern era....

Fallout 4is not a game known for innovation, but it did make the bold creative choice to cast the player as an anthropomorphic vacuum cleaner. Across the wasteland you went, hoovering up every tin can and test tube in your path. Occasionally you whined about some dust buster named Shaun, but we all knew why you were there. The junk. You had to suck up all the junk. There was satisfaction to be found in this....

Like two sumo wrestlers going at each other, the big multiplayer shooters continue to one-up each other with more and more players joining the fray. This time it was Epic Games’Fortnite, which the developersboastedhad beaten the record for most concurrent players previously held byPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. AlthoughFortniterecorded 3.4 million players at one time over the weekend — bestingPUBG’s previous mark, 3.2 million — the accomplishment was blemished by repeated server crashes caused by the massive number of players....

Summary Star Trek: Enterprise’s Dominic Keating gives his honest reaction toStar Trek: Discovery’s finale twist, saying,“That pissed me off.“Discovery’s series finale, “Life, Itself”, saw the mysterious Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) reveal his true identity to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green): Kovich is really Daniels, the temporal agent played by Matt Winston, onStar Trek: Enterprise.The Kovich-is-Daniels bombshell didn’t land with Dominic Keatingwhen he watchedStar Trek: Discovery’s series finale. Kyle Hadyniak ofTrekNews.netinterviewed Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer about their new podcast,The D-Con Chamber, which will soon hostStar Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Greenas a guest....

Summary Fans of the war genre often want to see realistic depictions of historical conflicts, so some filmmakers choose to make movies about real moments in history with characters based on real people. These movies can straddle the line between fiction and biopics, especially when the characters or the stories are already well known to the public. The way that a movie shows the events are more important than the actual story beats themselves....

It was an excellent morning forEmilia Pérez, as the audacious crime musical led the field with the most 2025 Golden Globes nominations.Emilia Pérezis nominated for 10 awards, including best musical or comedy, best director (Jacques Audiard), best actress (Karla Sofia Gascón), best supporting actress (Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña), best screenplay, best score, best original song (twice), and best non-English language film. Brady Corbet’s American epicThe Brutalistreceived seven nominations, while the papal thrillerConclavereceived six....