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How Pacific Rim’s sci-fi world was transformed into a Netflix anime

Yuki Moriyama still remembers the first time he saw Pacific Rim. He was a bit of a latecomer, and he ended up catching it in theaters with some friends who had already seen the movie multiple times. It wasn’t long before Moriyama — an art director at animation studio Polygon Pictures — was hooked as… Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Square acquires Tidal majority stake for $297 million

Home News (Image credit: Jack Dorsey/Twitter) In somewhat unexpected news, Tidal has a new owner. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, and founder and CEO of Square, has announced that Square has acquired a majority stake in Tidal. Announcing the news on Twitter, where else, Dorsey said, “It comes down to a simple idea: finding new… Read more

Amazon’s Halo fitness tracker is getting Alexa integration

Amazon has announced a new feature for its Halo fitness-tracking gadget: Alexa integration. With this new feature, Halo owners will be able to ask Alexa devices for various health stats, such as their sleep score or activity points obtained during the day. The integration will be off by default and owners will need the latest… Read more

New COVID-19 reporting tool is another patch for the US’s rickety health data system

Antigen tests run at a university in WisconsinPhoto by David Joles/Star Tribune via Getty Images But the CDC system doesn’t fix the foundational issue It was taking staff all day to wrangle rapid test results at assisted living facilities like Via Elegante in Tucson, Arizona. The facility doesn’t normally run medical tests, but this year,… Read more

With ‘Starbase’ and a new Starlink factory, Musk deepens foray into Texas

Pieces of SpaceX’s ambitious plans to expand its sizable foothold in Texas were on full display this week in three very different corners of the internet. CEO Elon Musk speculated on Twitter about a proposed city in Texas named Starbase, while new job descriptions on the company’s website hinted at an anticipated “state of the… Read more

Xbox Game Pass aims for sports fans with NBA 2K21, Madden NFL 21, NHL 21, and more

Microsoft is adding four sports games to Xbox Game Pass in March and April. Madden NFL 21 arrives today as part of EA Play for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, and Football Manager 2021 will arrive tomorrow for both Xbox consoles and PC. NBA 2K1 will also launch on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow and will… Read more

Sony A9 48-inch OLED TV review (KD-48A9): Big pictures on a smaller scale

(Pocket-lint) – Despite the overall TV trend being towards ever bigger screens, when it comes to OLED technology there’s actually been a growing clamour for something smaller. Not everyone can fit a 55-inch screen in their living room – yet that size has traditionally been as small as OLED TVs get. Happily there are finally… Read more

Canelo vs Yildirim live stream: weigh in, start time, how to watch the boxing in UK, US and more

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez returns to the ring this Saturday night to defend his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim in Miami. The big fight costs up to $50 in the US, but savvy sports streaming service DAZN has the rights to show the clash in 200 countries – and from only £1.99… Read more

Sennheiser CX 400BT

Our Verdict While slightly compromised in the features department, the CX 400BT are sonic marvels – and, at this price, hugely appealing For Lively, detailed sound Lightweight fit Excellent value for money Against Battery life below the best Not waterproof Such is the popularity of true wireless earbuds today that you can go to the… Read more

The next Dragon Age will reportedly be single-player only amid other shifts at EA

The next Dragon Age game will no longer have multiplayer aspects, according to a new Bloomberg report. The game, made by EA-owned studio BioWare, had reportedly “been designed with a heavy multiplayer component,” but it has been turned into a single-player game “in recent months.” However, we still haven’t seen much of the game since… Read more

Sun probe surprises NASA with incredible photo of Venus

The Parker Solar Probe, NASA’s closest eye on the Sun, was whizzing by Venus last summer for a gravity assist when it snapped a striking new image of the planet’s mysterious nightside, revealing a surprisingly clear view of the Venusian surface. The spacecraft, launched in 2018, is in the midst of its seven-year journey to… Read more

Upcoming Oculus Quest and Quest 2 games: VR experiences to watch out for

(Pocket-lint) – Looking for an excuse to buy an Oculus Quest 2? Or just wondering what games will be available to play? Then you’ve come to the right place. squirrel_widget_2679961 There are numerous VR experiences coming in the next few months. Fantastic games to add to the collection of already awesome games available on the… Read more

Disney Plus

Our Verdict A well-stocked, easy-to-navigate catalogue of new and original content that Disney fans are bound to enjoy For Huge, intuitive catalogue 4K, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos/Vision Vast device support Against Poor 4K HDR discovery Once upon a time, a man called Walt Disney founded Walt Disney Studios with his brother and became one of… Read more

Star Trek: Prodigy will debut on Paramount Plus first before heading to Nickelodeon

Paramount Plus is getting another Star Trek show, the company announced at its kickoff event: Star Trek: Prodigy, the animated kid-friendly spinoff of the iconic franchise. Prodigy was originally set to debut on Nickelodeon, but it will instead air all ten episodes of its first season on Paramount Plus before eventually heading over to the… Read more

Showtime’s live-action Halo TV show is now a Paramount Plus exclusive

Showtime’s upcoming Halo TV series is getting a new home — the live-action adaptation of the popular sci-fi shooters will now debut exclusively on the relaunched Paramount Plus streaming service when it arrives at the beginning of 2022, Deadline reports. There have been a few attempts at adapting Halo to live action (including the less-than-stellar… Read more