Earlier this year, Destiny 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn (among many other roles) actor Lance Reddick passed away unexpectedly. In Destiny 2, Reddick played Commander Zavala – an important recurring character in Destiny lore. Reddick was also an outspoken fan of the game that engaged with the community often, so recasting his role was always going to be a difficult task. Today, Bungie announced that legendary actor Keith David would be taking over the role. David is an accomplished film and television actor appearing in movies like The Thing and TV shows like Community (pictured below). Keith David as Elroy…
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When people think of Apple deals, they often think of small discounts on big-ticket items like iPhones and MacBook Pro laptops. But you might not realize that Apple’s less expensive products go on sale all the time, too. And there are plenty of cheap Apple deals to take advantage of right now. Best. Deals. Sales. Your inbox. Sign up for our exclusive daily deals list, sent every AM. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. Top-selling Apple deals include AirPods Pro 2 for $199, the Apple Watch Series 8 starting at…
An array of gold nanodots was “tattooed” onto a living fibroblast cell. Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01960 For now, cyborgs exist only in fiction, but the concept is becoming more plausible as science progresses. And now, researchers are reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters that they have developed a proof-of-concept technique to “tattoo” living cells and tissues with flexible arrays of gold nanodots and nanowires. With further refinement, this method could eventually be used to integrate smart devices with living tissue for biomedical applications, such as bionics and biosensing. Advances in electronics have enabled manufacturers to make integrated…
70 Jordyn Weaver’s personal mission statement is clear from the moment you start talking to her: She’s here to build Black wealth. “I’ve always been really passionate about building wealth in my community, and I really believe that entrepreneurship and innovation is the key,” she told Hypepotamus. Her latest startup, Forefront, is changing how we shop online by making it easier for consumers to buy from Black-owned businesses. On one side is a marketplace of Black-owned fashion, beauty, homegoods, and even gaming businesses. On the other side of the marketplace are consumers looking for new brands to follow and try…
Apple supplier LG has reportedly purchased multiple patents that could help it produce the displays for Apple’s rumored next-generation Apple Watch Ultra model with a microLED display. The Elec reports that the patents purchased from a Taiwanese company have to do with the “transfer printing process” in MicroLED, as well as MicroLED technologies related to stacking, touch control sensing, AR, VR, and HUD. The transfer printing process is said to be one of the most challenging aspects of the technology because the process involves planting chips that are a few micrometers (μm) to several dozen nanometers in size into their…
The foldable market has changed dramatically since the beginning of 2019. For starters, there actually is a foldables market to speak of. There was plenty of skepticism around the form factor in the pre-pandemic era, and early hardware issues didn’t help matters much. Foldables remain a drop in the overall smartphone bucket, of course, but the category has continued to make headway as the overall market has slowed. According to Counterpoint, foldable shipments jumped 64% Y-o-Y in Q1 to 2.52 million. The number is made more remarkable when contrasted with the overall category’s 14.2% drop for the same quarter. Samsung…
Sony has announced the batch of games PlayStation Plus users with an Extra or Premium subscription can download and play in August. This month’s lineup includes two indies available with Game Catalog on their respective launch days: Sea of Stars and Moving Out 2. Sea of Stars, a turn-based RPG, tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who combine powers to perform Eclipse Magic. Sea of Stars will be available when it launches on Tuesday, August 29, with all other titles available starting Tuesday, August 15. Other PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for August include Destiny 2:…
Prototype of the battery. Credit: Empa As yet, no portable energy storage technology is capable of combining high energy and fast charging with extensive safety. However, a solution could soon see the light of day: at Empa, Yaroslav Romanyuk and his team have developed a prototype solid-state stacked battery that could potentially combine all three benefits. The lithium-ion batteries used in today’s mobile phones or electric vehicles, for example, excel at storing large quantities of energy, but require tens of minutes to charge and discharge at best. This limits their use in high-power applications, such as electric-powered aerial vehicles during…
The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs. Toronto-based event management software company EventMobi has purchased Silicon Valley’s Run The World. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to EventMobi, Run The World clients can sign up to join its platform “over the coming months.” EventMobi offers an end-to-end platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, while Run The World describes itself as a “one-stop solution” for virtual social gatherings, webinars, and conferences. The acquisition comes during a challenging time for virtual event tech companies. “With the acquisition of Run The World,…
President Joe Biden signed an executive order that puts new limits on American investment in certain types of Chinese tech firms. The order is meant to address national security concerns posed by companies that deal with “sensitive technologies,” including semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence. “Advancements in sensitive technologies and products in these sectors will accelerate the development of advanced computational capabilities that will enable new applications that pose significant national security risks, such as the development of more sophisticated weapons systems, breaking of cryptographic codes, and other applications that could provide these countries with military advantages,” the executive order…