A show about seeking asylum in America, generational trauma, and cultural displacement hardly sounds like the recipe for a good comedy. But somehow, Netflix‘s Mo accomplishes this, while still shedding light on strife and struggle as an immigrant. Created by comedian Mo Amer, based on his own life, alongside Ramy Youssef, Mo explores the life…
Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong’s new Netflix series The Midnight Club has so many jump scares it smashed a world record and made me almost fall off my couch. The series based on Christopher Pike’s ’90s horror books has scored a Guinness World Record for the most jump scares in one episode — 21 in…
Meta’s Horizon Worlds platform – its first attempt at a social metaverse – is so bad even its own creators don’t like using it, according to the latest reports. The Oculus Quest 2 exclusive social media platform hasn’t yet taken the world by storm as Meta likely hoped it would after announcing its broad VR…
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 graphics card is a power-hungry beast, that’s a given, but we weren’t expecting to see some of the figures third-party card manufacturers are recommending for the wattage of the power supply (PSU) necessary for this GPU. In some cases, we’re looking at a recommendation of 1000W, and one company has even pushed…
A new report from Microsoft has urged companies to be on high alert for insider security threats that could pose a significant risk. According to the Microsoft Insider Risk Report, many employees that deal damage to their organizations, by facilitating data breaches, or similar, do it unknowingly. Employees stealing IP as they move to another…
A file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and top officials meeting in the Kremlin, Moscow, in 2020. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images A confidant of Vladimir Putin’s challenged him over the Ukraine war, The Washington Post reported. Putin is largely insulated from criticism, and open shows of dissent are rare in the Kremlin. Details of the…
Morning, Michelle Abrego here from a sunny New York City! Who might not be seeing much daylight right now? Those hammering out the details for Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter. Apparently, the deal hinges on a number of banks providing billions in debt financing. But before we get into that, I just want…
To be eligible, applicants must have a household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level. Jacob Fergus/Getty Images Applications have opened for a $42 million guaranteed-income pilot in Cook County, Illinois. 3,250 households will be given $500 per month for two years with no strings attached. County officials say it’s the biggest…
The Airbus Zephyr drone remained aloft for 64 days during a test flight this summer. Christian Otto/Airbus The US and China are both testing drones that can spend weeks or months flying at the edge of space. In a US-China war, high-altitude, long-endurance drones would be vital to monitoring the Pacific. But these kinds of…
Meta has sued companies doing business as “HeyMods,” “Highlight Mobi” and “HeyWhatsApp” for stealing over a million accounts using unofficial WhatsApp Android apps, Bleeping Computer has reported. The malware-infested apps were available on several APK sites and even the Google Play Store, according to the complaint. “After victims installed the Malicious Applications, they were prompted…