Monthly Archives: November 2022

How to Unlock Scaramouche Weekly Boss in Genshin Impact

Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, is the new Genshin Impact 3.2 update. It comes with new characters, systems, equipment, main stories, and enemies. The maintenance compensation is 300 Primogems and another 300 Primogems for issue fixing. There’s a new 5-star character called “Physic o Purity” Nahida (Dendro). The character’s elemental skill is “All Schemes…

Would you pay with your palm?

China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Hey! Welcome back to China Report. If you happen to be in Cambridge, MA, this week, come meet me at EmTech, MIT Technology Review’s big annual event. I’m going to host a few…

Don’t panic — this isn’t Tencent’s first tie-up with a state-owned firm

News on Tencent and China Unicom caused a stir in China’s tech industry on Wednesday afternoon. The gaming and social networking behemoth and the state-owned carrier have received regulatory approval to set up a joint venture, according to a government announcement. Following the transaction, Tencent and China Unicom will respectively own 42% and 47% of…

Google Assistant launches parental controls and kid-friendly updates

Kids, parents, and Google Assistant users near and far now have access to a childhood-adapted virtual assistant experience, as Google launches new Google Assistant tools.  The latest virtual assistant update, released on Nov. 2, includes safety features and customization updates that seek to make using family devices a more accessible, child-friendly resource. A range of…

Netflix’s powerful ‘The Swimmers’ trailer recreates Yusra and Sarah Mardini’s true story

Netflix‘s emotional trailer for The Swimmers is here, from My Brother the Devil director Sally El Hosaini and Enola Holmes scribe Jack Thorne, both of whom wrote the screenplay. The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in early September, follows the real story of Syrian swimmers Yusra and Sarah Mardini (played by Manal…

Netflix’s ‘Troll’ trailer looks like a very fun, very ridiculous monster movie

Oh, you thought Godzilla was the only gigantic subterranean beast posing a threat to humanity? Wrong! Turns out there have also been massive mountain-dwelling trolls lurking in Norway this whole time, and they don’t enjoy being woken from their slumber. That’s the premise of Netflix‘s TROLL, a fantasy action directed by Roar Uthuag and starring…

Jim Obergefell’s Supreme Court case helped legalize same-sex marriage 7 years ago. Now, he could become the only openly gay member of Ohio’s state House.

Jim Obergefell speaks with voters at a park in Sandusky, Ohio on July 18, 2022. AP Photo/Nick Cammett The Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide 7 years ago. Now, Jim Obergefell — the man for which that case was named — is running for Ohio state House. Insider spoke with…