Apple Intelligence Isn’t Driving iPhone 16 Sales the Way Apple Hoped, Analyst Says

The baselineiPhone 16is already the most capable Apple non-Pro smartphone ever. It can capture spatial pictures and video, and eventually, its getting all the newfangled Apple Intelligence features. Apple is also expected to make fewer iPhone 16s in the first two quarters of 2025. The regular iPhone 16 has most of the bells and whistles of the Pro, and yet Apple reportedly expects to produce less than it hoped to.© Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo...

October 24, 2024 · 2 min · 257 words · Joshua Erickson

Bluesky Teases Creator Payments While New Sign-Ups Explode After Elon Musk’s Destruction of Twitter

), the company said in its release. What will be new after this latest round of funding? We wont sell your data. And we wont hyperfinancialize the social experience (through tokens, NFTs, etc.). Our biggest costs are team and infrastructure. And not just because Elon Musk has turned the site into a Nazi bar. But thats not really how it turned out. Thats why Frazee says the company has built its service with portability in mind....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 151 words · David Solis

Elon Musk Appears to Have Stopped His $1 Million Voter Giveaway

Update:It appears we spoke to soon,as the America PAC announced another winner Wednesday night. The organization has also promised $47 to every registered voter who signs the petition. Critics have said Musks giveaway was a thinly-veiled attempt at buying votes for Trump. Following a warning from the Justice Department, Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaway appears to have stopped.Michael Swensen / Getty Musks PAC The timing of the Justice Departments warning was somewhat fortuitous for Musk....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Robert Huff

Let’s Talk About the Ending and End-Credits Scenes ofVenom: The Last Dance

Major spoilers are below. Eddie then goes to New York, as per their plan, and thats that. That gives hope to Knull, leading into that first end-credit scene. Venom is licking his lips to talk spoilers.Image: Sony He then looks up, revealing his scary and menacing face. Here it does, but not before we also see a piece of symbiote potentially going into a cockroach. Is that how Venom will survive?...

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Melissa Madden

Lower DecksReturns With an Old Lesson to Re-Learn

This sense of maturation is another through line in these first two episodes. The Mariners dual arcs are what we really sink our teeth into with Dos Cerritos. Thats Mariners actual growth in action! © Paramount But its all mostly a lighter edge to the focus on Tendis narrative. Plus, who doesnt love a space race for treasure that feels very DisneysTreasure PlanetmeetsVoyagers Drive? The fifth season premiere ofStar Trek: Lower Decksis now streaming on Paramount+....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Vincent Adams

One Simple Trick Makes Google Search Less Shitty

Google search sucks now. What once felt like a magic trick now feels like a laborious chore. A new website will let you bypass the pizza-glue-loving AI answers at least. They werent hard to do but involved digging around in controls and re-directing some websites. The most powerful method was adding &udm=14 to the search URL. But why do all that when you could just visit a website? Say hello toudm14....

October 24, 2024 · 2 min · 274 words · Alexander Sutton

Polymarket Says the Four Whales Betting Big on Trump Are Actually Just One French Guy

News from the future, delivered to your present. Polymarket has confirmed that its election odds in favor of Trump are being swayed by one person.The Washington Post / Getty

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 29 words · Stephen Gonzales

Proposed Recycling Labels Are Misleading and Could Violate the Law, Experts Say

Walk into the grocery store and check the back of a container of food. Regulators have taken notice. According to Hirsch, that small change isnt enough to comply with California law. The traditional recycling symbol.Image: Hamza Kanouni/Flickr Aseparate law passed last monthwill phase out plastic grocery bags offered to California shoppers at checkout. But many other types of plastic bags and thin-film plastic will still be allowed. Store drop-off is a hoax, she told Grist via email....

October 24, 2024 · 2 min · 229 words · Carolyn Nichols

The Fallout Over McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Has Begun

Things are heating up for McDonalds in the wake of a recentEscherichia colioutbreak traced to its Quarter Pounders. Days later, officials at the Weld County Department of Public Health notified Stelly that he tested positive forE. He is reportedly still recovering from his illness. A double Quarter Pounder with cheese and fries.© David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty While most cases ofE. This condition damages peoples blood vessels, which can then cause widespread organ damage, particularly to the kidneys....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Kimberly Wilson

The Wild Robot‘s Creators Reveal the Secret Behind the Film’s Best Scene

To be honest, though, any simple description cant do it justice. You really do have to see it for yourself. But first, read our gushing with Sanders and Hermann below. © DreamWorks/Universal Germain Lussier, io9: Gentlemen, I love this movie. Jeff Hermann:Oh my God. Chris Sanders:Thank you so much. The Wild Robotis amazing. Image: DreamWorks/Universal io9: I really love it. This has the potential to really be something special, maybe even better than we expected?...

October 24, 2024 · 3 min · 568 words · Melissa Garza

The WitcherIs Recasting Another Big Character

Janelle Monae is working on her own mythological horror movie. Get a look at whats coming on the season finale ofGrotesquerie. Plus, Netflixs latest wild holiday movie is making Jack Frost hot. © Netflix Akela Cooper is attached to write, in some capacity. I have a film that Im developing with Universal and Akela Cooper, whos a fantastic writer. Its based on the Medusa story and its calledDont Look. Im so excited about that....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Tiffany Sandoval

Venom: The Last DanceKnows Fans Wanted More Venom and Eddie

We do listen to the fans. After each movie, we go back and we look at what people liked and what people didnt like. And it was very, very clear that people were very wedded to the relationship between Venom and Eddie. © Sony That was what they loved, Marcel told THR. The axis on which these movies spin is Venom and Eddies relationship, and its always been about them....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · David Hunt

Want to Know How Well You’re Aging? Try Standing on One Leg

As we age, all of our bodies get weaker and more prone to numerous ailments. The study involved 40 healthy people over the age of 50, with half being under 65. The exception was gait, which didnt appear to be significantly affected by age. © digitalhallway via Getty This pattern held true for men and women as well. Changes in balance are noteworthy. If you have poor balance, youre at risk of falling, whether or not youre moving....

October 24, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Kenneth Young