[ad_1] The Nokia 150 comes in three colors, including this suave baby blue. Photo: Nokia Does your smartphone feel like it’s too smart for you? Try Nokia. The company unveiled two new phones Wednesday, and they aren’t less worthy for their lack of apps. The fact that they’re so light on distractions might be what … Read more
[ad_1] The Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the most influential hacktivist groups on the web, announced plans Wednesday to launch an end-to-end encrypted protocol that can be used for app development. cDc is calling its new tool Veilid and, from the initial descriptions, it sounds pretty friggin’ cool. On the group’s website, cDc … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists in Japan may be at the start of a truly monumental accomplishment: a vaccine that can slow or delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In preliminary research released this week, the vaccine appeared to reduce inflammation and other important biomarkers in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like illness, while also improving their awareness. … Read more
[ad_1] Agricultural officials in California placed parts of Los Angeles County under a produce quarantine last week after several invasive Tau fruit flies were discovered. Get Ready For Another Summer of Invasive Lanternflies | Extreme Earth According to a late July press release from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the quarantine area … Read more
[ad_1] Ghostface will have a new master for Scream 7. Radio Silence, the directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who helmed the two most recent Scream films, won’t be returning for the next installement. Instead, in their place is Christopher Landon, the horror veteran who directed the Happy Death Day movies as well … Read more
[ad_1] When Marvel relaunched the Star Wars comics line, the world was a simpler place. Lucasfilm had just rebooted its official continuity, there was room for new stories, new insight into familiar faces, new opportunities to flesh out the space between the Star Wars movies. And now, we come to this: zombie droids. Okay so, … Read more
[ad_1] Elemental is still shining at the box office.Image: Disney/Pixar When Pixar’s Elemental opened in June to under $30 million on its first weekend, most Hollywood types considered it dead on arrival. And why wouldn’t they? Pixar hadn’t had a hit in years—largely due to the pandemic, but still—and after releasing several titles on Disney+, … Read more
[ad_1] The ongoing feud continues: Ron DeSantis has doubled down on denying Disney’s First Amendment and constitutional rights through the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. We Rode the New Disney Coaster Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind It’s a strategy that continues to baffle even the Republican party for the precedent it sets; if a … Read more
[ad_1] Tinder is currently testing an AI photo selection feature that looks at a user’s photo album and selects the five that best represents them for their dating profile, parent company Match Group revealed during its earnings call today. “AI has really inspired our product people across the entire company to really think about ways … Read more
[ad_1] Black founders raised $212 million out of $29 billion this Q2, picking up just 0.71% of the capital allocated to U.S. founders this quarter, according to Crunchbase. In Q2 2022, Black founders raised $602 million out of $62 billion, or 0.97%, of the capital allocated. In total, Black founders raised around $565 million out … Read more