Two tribute bands in Los Angeles and Nanuet, N.Y. will outlive the rest. Munch, Jasper T. Jowls epic guitar riffs, and the rhythmic beats of Pasqually on drums. After that, the band will be replaced by more screens, digital dance floors, and trampoline gyms. Photo: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times (Getty Images) Its part of what chief executive officer David McKillips describes as the chains most aggressive transformation ever....
The recent issue with BepiColombos propulsion system could risk its ability to complete its upcoming gravity assist. As a result, BepiColombos full thrust still cant be restored. BepiColombo is scheduled for its fourth gravity assist at Mercury in September before its final orbital insertion. Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft with a view of Mercury in the background.Illustration: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL Team members are also trying to figure out the root cause of the issue....
OpenAI and Google showcased theirlatest and greatest AI technologythis week. AI chatbots have lost their luster since ChatGPTs launch in 2022. When you see multimodal AI done well, it feels like science fiction come to life. Screenshot: OpenAI Omni stands for omnichannel, and OpenAI touted the models ability to process video alongside audio. OpenAI says its rolling out now to Premium users. The next day, Googleunveiled Project Astra, which promised to do roughly the same thing....
The2024 summer movie seasonis now in full swing. What horror movies arecoming out in summer 2024? What sci-fi movies are coming out in summer 2024? The summer movie season is upon us.Image: Fox, Paramount, Marvel, WB, Universal What superhero movies are coming out in summer 2024? What fantasy movies are coming out in summer 2024? What animation movies are coming out in summer 2024? News from the future, delivered to your present....
Sydney Sweeneys Barbarella movie might have found its writers. Chris Pratt has very high hopes of an MCU returnand a DC debut. Planet of the Apes producer wants at least five more movies of simian shenanigans. Image: Amazon Plus, get a creepy look at David Cronenbergs latest film. Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are currently in negotiations to write the script. Well, it probably make more sense that I would be Star Lord again....
Apple and other streaming companies are interested in shaking up the entertainment industrys compensation model. If a lot of people watch a movie, the creators would get big bonuses. If not, the payment wouldnt be so hefty. Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety (Getty Images) This new model would involve bonuses of various sizes, based on a points system. Those bonuses would be doled out based on several factors. People with one of the top three shows could share up to $10....
Its deja vu all over again. NASA and Boeing are developing spacecraft testing and operational solutions to address the issue. The spacecraft consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module. The team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center working to mate Starliner’s crew module with its service module in January 2023.Photo: NASA Helium is used in the spacecrafts thruster systems to allow the thrusters to fire without being combustible or toxic....
Scientists are inching closer to making telepathy a reality. The researchers recruited two people with spinal cord injuries to take part in their study. Obviously this research is only an early illustration of this technologys potential. An illustration of the brain’s neurons.Illustration: Andriy Onufriyenko (iStock by Getty Images) Other researchers havecreated interfacesthat allow peoples brains to communicate with one another from afar, for instance. So pairing these various kinds of brain-machine technologies could make a form of mind-reading someday feasible....
Which, of course, is pure nonsense. Typically, these aurora happen towards Earths poles, along the planets magnetic field. Sadly, the University has had to respond to these claims. Aurora over Utah, with the ISS, visible as a streak, in the background, May 13, 2024.Image: NASA/Bill Dunford (Someone commented: Debs [sic], thats Springtime in England.) Thats rightscientists actually can create little auroras as they study the ionosphere. But thats where similarities cease; HAARP isnt powerful enough to create auroras like those that occur naturally....
Directed byCraig Gillespie(Cruella),House of the Dragons Milly Alcockplays the title role. Warner Bros. announced the date Tuesday along with several other upcoming films. Its an adaptation of Tom Kings 2022 series of the same name. DC’s Supergirl movie will arrive June 2026.Image: DC Comics [It was] a horrible situation where she watched everybody around her die. And so shes a much harsher and more fucked-up Supergirl. Rumor is that the character will make her on screen debut in Gunns film which is now filming....
And you know what? Good for you, Mr. Coppola. If you know nothing about it, thats the perfect headspace to be in. Adam Driver in Megalopolis.Screenshot: American Zoetrope Well talk more after. Thats not what you were expecting right? It looks like a total trip: ancient Rome set in a futuristic New York City. So whats the story? Its there on the fringes of the trailer if you know it....
Dusaniwsky added that GameStops short interest is $1.92 billion, and that 63.2 million shares have been shorted. We are seeing continued squeeze-related short covering due to the rebirth of the meme trade, he wrote. AMC stock was trading more 37% higher Tuesday afternoon after it was also halted. Photo: Brendan McDermid (Reuters) This article originally appeared onQuartz. These meme stocks are also rallying GameStop meme stock mania is back. Heres what happened last time...
The video game retailers stock was up a whopping 120% in pre-market trading Tuesday morning. Trading was halted multiple times Monday and the shares ended the day up more than 74%. That helped send other meme stocks higher, with AMC Entertainment rising 78%. Photo: Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) And popular memecoins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu jumped more than 6% and about 5%, respectively. Gill gained national attention during the pandemic for his bullish analysis of GameStop on Reddit....
