Summary Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manhas found its composers. The series, created byCraig of the Creek’s Jeff Trammell, is set to tell Peter Parker’s origin story in a grounded way by digging into the contrast between his teenage life and his superhero responsibilities. Though Hudson Thames, not Tom Holland, will be playing Peter Parker in the series, it will feature Charlie Cox reprising his role as Daredevil. Screen Rantis excited to reveal keyYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Mannews—namely that the series has tapped composers Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg to provide a musical score....

A Facebook plan to potentiallymerge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagramhas caused controversy this week. The idea is to make it possible for users of the different platforms to message each other directly, but some experts and lawmakers are raising concerns about the privacy implications and antitrust issues stemming from the plan. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna, from California’s 17th congressional district covering Silicon Valley, was one of the first to raise concerns. “This is why there should have been far more scrutiny during Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp which now clearly seem like horizontal mergers that should have triggered antitrust scrutiny,” he said in atweet....

There’s a war coming to the wizarding world, and Albus Dumbledore has been forced to the sidelines while the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald assembles his forces. However, the first trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledoredemonstrates that Albus is far from helpless. Thanks to his efforts, an unlikely team of wizards (and one muggle) may be enough to turn the tide against Grindelwald. Their bravery is inspiring, especially in the face of Grindelwald’s evil....

Although he is probably not one of the most popular characters inGame of Thrones, Varys often seems like one of the most thematically important. Early in season 2, he tells Tyrion, “Power resides where men believe it resides,” and that line functions as a thesis statement for much of the series, really. Political structures like the crown are built upon people’s belief in them, but Varys’ statement rings true even at a personal level....

The College Football Playoff (CFP) continues with its second semifinal matchup between theNo. 1 Georgia Bulldogsand the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes. This semifinal will be played at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, which is a member of the New Year’s Six. Georgia and Ohio State are looking to win their second National Championship in the CFP era. Since 2021, Georgia is 27-1, with a National Championship one season ago. The Bulldogs will look to become the first team to repeat as national champions since Alabama in 2011 and 2012....

GPU prices have finally dropped well below MSRP. Although this pricing trend has only been observed in China thus far, the drops are certainly massive. Some of Nvidia’s and AMD’sbest GPUsare now selling for up to 40% under MSRP. What does this mean for the market as a whole, and is it time to buy a new GPU yet? TheGPU shortageis starting to become a distant memory as graphics cards are abundant and the prices are normalizing....

Has The Penguin already introduced Victor Zsasz? Theory explained Victor’s relationship with Oz is stronger than it’s ever been in The Penguin, but he may have a dark fate – according to some fans, he could be Victor Zsasz, a famous Batman villain. The Penguinisn’t taking a straightforward approach to its DC source material. For example,the show changed the titular villain’s name to Oz Cobbto maintain the grounded vibe of Matt Reeves’ The Batman....

Hilarious Baldur’s Gate 3 bug leaves player glued to Halsin in an endless hug An awkward yet hilarious glitch in Baldur’s Gate 3 has led one player stuck constantly hugging Halsin when talking to him. Baldur’s Gate 3, despite havingreceived several patchessince its initial launch in 2023, still has its fair share of glitches to this day. Given how massive the game is,with so many different quests, dialogues, locations, and evena secret approval mechanic, things like this are expected to happen....

Researchers at the California Institute of Technologydeveloped an application for Microsoft’s Hololensthat can steer visually impaired individuals through a complex building. Rather than deliver raw images to the brain as seen in recent prosthetic attempts, this“non-invasive”method relies on 360-degree sound and real-time room/object mapping to navigate wearers through an unfamiliar multi-story building on their first attempt. Typically,Hololensrenders interactive virtual objects in your full view of the real world. For example, engineers can construct a 3D model of a building in physical space and examine each side by simply walking around the virtual structure....

As an MMO,Lost Arkis undoubtedly better with a few teammates by your side. Finding companions in-game is rather straightforward — with more than 1 million players, there’s always someone tackling the same quest as you. If you’re looking to play with a few friends, however,Lost Arkmakes things even easier. Difficulty What You Need Here’s everything you need to know about inviting friends to yourLost Arkparty. Play Lost Ark with friends Like all online games,Lost Arkgives you an easy-to-accessFriendsmenu....

Marvel’s Midnight Sunsis a game of two parts. The first, and most easily demonstrated, is the tactics gameplay. You and your team of heroes will go out on various missions using cards in a turn-based battle system to combat Lilith and thwart her evil plot. The other half of the game takes place between these missions in your hub area called the Abbey. Here you may interact with your team, find items, pet some animals, and explore the grounds for secrets....

Although the pandemic has forced this year’s PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament to not be played in front of live patrons, they can still stream the match online. The Tournament will take place from July 16 through July 19 in Dublin, Ohio. Luckily, the absence of a live audience isn’t the only new addition — Tiger Woods will be making his return to the tournament after only playing one official PGA Tour event this year in February....

Driving on roads covered in potholes is no fun. At best, it can make your ride bumpier and less enjoyable. At worst, it cancause serious damage to your vehicleand, potentially, to its occupants. Couldn’t cutting-edge technology help? Quite possibly yes, claim researchers from the U.K. They have proposed an unorthodox approach to pothole repairs in which cameras equipped with image recognition technology constantly scan the streets for developing flaws, dispatch a drone to the site, and then use an on-board 3D printer to patch the hole with asphalt....