Matt Damon making that “Fortune Favors The Brave” commercial for Crypto.com will go down in history as one of the best things that ever happened to South Park. (And the worst thing that happened to a lot of crypto investments: if you put $1,000 into Bitcoin when the ad first aired last October, you’d have…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Image: Alex Castro / The Verge On Thursday, the Treasury Department announced that it would provide millions of dollars to build out high-speed broadband projects in four states. The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF), which provides $10 billion for states and tribal governments to fund new broadband…
An early screenshot from Skate. | Image: EA EA’s new Skate is going to be a live-service free-to-play skateboarding game, developer Full Circle announced in a video on Thursday. Fans have been eagerly asking for some kind of Skate 3 follow-up for years, but this new title won’t be the Skate 4 they might have…
Image: Annapurna Interactive I am an avowed cat-disliker, a certified hater, and yet I want the Stray cat backpack. In the mother of all video game branded merchandise crossovers, Annapurrrrna (sorry, I had to) Interactive has announced it is launching a limited-edition cat backpack and harness and leash set in collaboration with Travel Cat —…
Cover artwork for Beyoncé’s upcoming album, Renaissance | Image: Carlijn Jacobs / Beyoncé The world’s biggest pop star just joined one of the world’s most popular social media platforms. Beyoncé joined TikTok Thursday morning, announcing her presence with a video compilation of fans dancing to her latest single, “Break My Soul,” which has been trending…
Interactive Wearables, the petitioner in yet another patent eligibility case that the U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review, filed a reply brief on July 11 distancing its petition from that of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.’s, which was denied certiorari on June 30, 2022. The brief characterizes U.S. patent eligibility doctrine as being…
Enlarge / Don’t worry, my sweet. BioWare Points can’t hurt you anymore. Single-player downloadable content for the PC versions of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 will be available for free going forward. The change—which EA is announcing via apparent emails to some Origin users—comes alongside the pending…
Prime Video’s new fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is adapted from the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and debuts on September 22, 2022. Hollywood is gearing up for San Diego Comic-Con next week—the first in-person version of the hugely popular and influential convention since the pandemic hit. Prime Video decided…
Instead of looking inside the pileated woodpecker’s brain, a team of biomechanic experts measured the deceleration of its eyes, skull, and beak as it pecked. Erica Ortlieb & Robert Shadwick/University of British Columbia Woodpeckers lead a pretty high-impact lifestyle. When they smash their beaks against trees, they’re subjected to forces that would easily knock a…
SAVE $51: The Shark Wandvac is on sale for just $79 at Walmart as of July 14 — that’s 39% in savings and $11 cheaper than you’ll find it at Amazon. Prime Day may technically be over, but the deals are still live. And they’re not all at Amazon. Check out this deal on a…