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Equal parts folk, prog rock and metal, The Green Knight takes place at the inflection point when one version of the old world was supplanted by the next. In David Lowery’s liberty-taking interpretation of the character’s 14th-century origin poem, the headstrong yet not-quite-valiant Sir Gawain (Dev Patel, superb) traverses an England caught between the mystical … Read more
The bleeding edge: Researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH) developed a machine-learning algorithm for controlling a quadcopter drone that can outperform professional drone racing pilots. The algorithm calculates “time-optimal trajectories” while also factoring in the drone’s limitations. The feat seems obvious at first glance—a machine learning system beat a human again, so what? However, … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said he was appalled at racial abuse targeting England’s football stars, after they lost the Euro 2020 final to Italy on a penalty shoot-out. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, the three players who missed England’s penalties on Sunday, were the victims of a stream … Read more
BTS and Jungkook fans can now rejoice. He will be the first artist to have a themed cruise ship parade with custom-made illumination show travelling along the Han River in Seoul. According to reports, it is the largest cruise ship allowed on the Han River with the highest passenger capacity. In addition to the illumination … Read more
In brief: TSMC has traditionally shied away from building manufacturing capacity outside of its home country. However, in the face of ongoing chip shortages and a fragile supply chain that’s been strangled by trade wars and pandemic-induced lockdowns, the company is now planning a global expansion that includes the US, Japan, and possibly even Germany, … Read more
F9: The Fast Saga: Vin Diesel On Casting John Cena: “I Thought, My Brother Pablo [Paul Walker] Had Sent Him To Play Jakob” (Photo Credit: IMDb) With/F9: The Fast Saga releasing in India in a matter of weeks, fans are thrilled to witness the high-octane drama unfold again in the cinemas. In the movie, Vin … Read more
What just happened? Apple has told an App Store developer that he must remove the functionality of his app or face ejection from the iOS marketplace. The app in question is called “iDOS 2.” It is an emulator made to run old DOS games on iPhones and iPads. Developer Chaoji Li says that he received … Read more
Return to the action-packed world of Army of the Dead in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming prequel, Army of Thieves. The footage teases the kind of high-octane, fast-paced heist shenanigans that fans of the first outing enjoyed as Matthias Schweighöfer’s Ludwig Dieter takes center stage and puts his safe-cracking skills to good use during … Read more
Insecure star Issa Rae is married after confirming her engagement to banking professional Louis Diame back in 2019. The actress worked with Vera Wang Haute to dream up her two custom gowns for her nuptials in the South of France, the first of which came with a strapless sweetheart neckline and hand-sewed crystals across the … Read more
Forward-looking: Japanese researchers have developed a novel technique to levitate and manipulate small objects from reflective surfaces using only sound waves. In testing with a 3-millimeter polystyrene ball, the team was able to lift the ball using their array from a reflective surface. It wasn’t terribly reliable, however, as sometimes, the ball would move away … Read more