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Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network

April 26, 2024Comments Off on Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network

Aaron Sorkin has announced that he’s currently writing a followup script to The Social Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He broke the news during an episode of The Town podcast that centered on how Facebook and social media have influenced democracy in the years since his Oscar-winning hit. The…

Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026

April 19, 2024Comments Off on Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026

Do you like rip-roaring science fiction books? Do you like movies? Then you are in for a treat in, well, two years. Amazon MGM Studios just set a release date of March 20, 2026 for Project Hail Mary, according to Deadline. It’s based on the Andy Weir novel of the…

Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language

April 17, 2024Comments Off on Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language

The whole world is ragging on a barely functional $700 AI pin at the moment, but what if similar tech was squeezed into a gigantic robot that lives in your home? That’s a worst case scenario for the recently-introduced Menteebot, a human-sized robot that’s stuffed to the brim with AI-adjacent…

Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote is scheduled for June 10

March 26, 2024Comments Off on Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote is scheduled for June 10

Apple just announced that the 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is set to occur from June 10 until June 14. The WWDC 2024 keynote is scheduled for June 10 at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. The remaining festivities are online and free for developers to attend. What…

Walmart is selling the M1 MacBook Air for only $700

March 15, 2024Comments Off on Walmart is selling the M1 MacBook Air for only $700

The M1 MacBook Air has dropped to its lowest price ever, thanks to a sale at Walmart. You can pick one up for just $700, which is $50 cheaper than the previous low and a whopping $300 discount from the original asking price. If you’re looking for an entry-level Apple…

Mar10 Day deals include a $25 gift card when you buy a Nintendo Switch

March 10, 2024Comments Off on Mar10 Day deals include a $25 gift card when you buy a Nintendo Switch

Mario Day, otherwise called MAR10 Day or just March 10, is upon us. This is the date to celebrate Nintendo’s iconic plumber. It’s not his birthday or anything, but rather a random day on the calendar that sort of looks like his name when spelled in a certain way. You…

Playdate is having a sitewide games sale, like a real grown-up console

March 7, 2024Comments Off on Playdate is having a sitewide games sale, like a real grown-up console

The little console that could, Playdate, is having its first sitewide games sale, just like its more-established rivals. Manufacturer Panic is holding the sale to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the online store, which is officially called the Playdate Catalog. The discounts are noteworthy. If you happen to own a…

Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent after sweeping Xbox layoffs

February 29, 2024Comments Off on Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent after sweeping Xbox layoffs

Activision studio Toys for Bob has announced that it’s leaving the corporate rat race and is spinning off as an independent developer. This comes just weeks after Activision Blizzard’s parent company Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs at Toys for Bob that impacted 86 employees. That’s more than half of the entire…

Can your robot lawnmower run Doom? This one can

February 26, 2024Comments Off on Can your robot lawnmower run Doom? This one can

Did you think you’ve seen the last of Doom running on random stuff? Think again. Landscaping technology company Husqvarna just announced that the game will run on some of its robot lawn mowers. So you can mow down hellspawn just ahead of mowing down errant blades of grass. Here’s the…

Amazon to pay $1.9 million to settle claims of human rights abuses of contract workers

February 23, 2024Comments Off on Amazon to pay $1.9 million to settle claims of human rights abuses of contract workers

Amazon will pay out $1.9 million to more than 700 migrant workers to settle claims of human rights abuses following exploitative labor contracts, as reported by CNBC. The impacted laborers were working at two of the company’s warehouses in Saudi Arabia. Amazon acknowledged the issue in a blog post, saying it…