Robert Pattinson’s secret role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey ‘revealed’

Robert Pattinson’s secret role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey ‘revealed’ AsChristopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey continues to form, more details about the cast and their characters are being revealed, including Robert Pattinson’s. Based on Homer’s Odyssey, theNolan flickis fast becoming one of the most exciting movies in production right now. (An epic Greek adventure isn’t something anyone ever predicted for the Oppenheimer filmmaker, but here we are.) The cast is even more reason to be excited, with names like Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson all set to star in thenew movie....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Anthony Kelly

San Francisco is now the first city in the U.S. to ban the sale of e-cigarettes

San Francisco has become the first city in the U.S. to ban the sales of e-cigarettes in stores and online. The San Francisco City Council voted to approve the ban on Tuesday and will go to San Francisco Mayor London Breed next to be signed into law. The ban is the first of its kind in the U.S. and only focuses on e-cigarettes. It does not include regular cigarettes and other tobacco products or recreational marijuana....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Richard Smith

Sniper Elite: Resistance system requirements – Minimum PC specs explained

Sniper Elite: Resistance system requirements – Minimum PC specs explained Sniper Elite: Resistanceis set to release on January 28, as players sally forth once more to bring about the end of WW2, one Nazi at a time. For those hoping to play on PC, developer Rebellion has confirmed exactly what hardware you’ll need. The Sniper Elite series has secured its place as the premier stealth-focused game in the genre. It follows Allied Special Forces soldiers as they hit highly specific targets in an attempt to defeat the Axis war machine....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Jessica Davis

Stainless steel is so last year. In 2019, it’s all about colorful appliances

Most of us dream in color. Why not dream of a kitchen in color? Appliance makers are betting that once you see their flashy lineups of colorful ovens, fridges, and dishwashers, you’ll do just that and ditch the old-school stainless steel forever. Color is all the rage at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) this week in Las Vegas, where appliance makers showcased ovens in bright blues, grills in canary yellows, and fridges in blood reds....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Annette Garcia

The best free software

Sometimes, you just have to cheap out. Whether it’s picking up six-pack of Shasta at the grocery store rather than Coke, a packet of generic acetaminophen at the drug store rather than Tylenol, or a Kia Amanti instead of a Mercedes E-Class, the option to go with “close enough” is everywhere. Do it right, and you’ll save a bundle while never noticing the difference. Do it wrong, and you’ll curse the purchase every day for the next 10 years as you cling to your pleather steering wheel wondering how a seductive pair of headlights tricked you into thinking you were buying a German luxury sedan....

July 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1192 words · Sarah Diaz

The Galaxy S23 bloatware problem isn’t nearly as bad as you think

During itsGalaxy Unpacked February 2023 event, Samsung revealed the next generation of Galaxy phones that make up the S23 lineup: theGalaxy S23, S23 Plus, andGalaxy S23 Ultra. These phones are packed with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip from Qualcomm and have up to 12GB RAM and 1TB storage, a massive 200MP main camera on the Ultra, and plenty of other powerful features. However, anarticle from Ars Technicaraises questions about the storage on the Galaxy S23 lineup....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1030 words · Kenneth Horn

The Killer Images Reveal First Look At John Woo's Remake Of His Own 1989 Action Thriller

Summary First images fromThe KillerteaseJohn Woo’s streaming movie remake of his own classic 1989 film. Chow Yun-Fat played hitman Ah Jong in Woo’s original action thriller, a stylish and violent movie that helped make Yun-Fat a star of international film, while propelling Woo toward legendary status. Now over thirty years after the original movie became a landmark of Hong Kong cinema,The Killeris making a comeback on Peacock, in a remake described as a “radical re-imagining” of the first movie....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Rebecca Vega

The Last of Us Part 1: All Training Manual locations

Joel has managed to survive for over 25 years in the Clicker invested world, but even he can learn a few new tricks. He’s already adept with any gun you can get your hands on and can slap together basic materials to make some useful tools, but just about everything you have access to can be made better with the right training. Unfortunately, it’s a little late for Joel and Ellie to enroll in a survival course, so reading up is the next best option....

July 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1267 words · Scott Garcia

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown raised the bar for accessibility in 2021

The Vale: Shadow of the Crownis an action-adventure game that takes players through medieval-style villages in a fictional realm. There are quests to take up and bandits to thwart through battle. That may sound like a lot of other games, butThe Valehas one key twist: There are no graphics. The entire game is told through audio. The story centers around Alex — a feisty, intensely brave, and blind princess — and her companion, Shepherd, and their journey to save their realm from destruction....

July 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1119 words · Jacob Weiss

Uranus is losing its atmosphere because of its weird wobbly magnetic field

Voyager 2 may have long ago left our solar system andheaded out into interstellar spaceto explore the unknown, but scientists are still learning from the data it collected as it passed by the other planets in our system. A new analysis of 30-year-old data has revealed a surprising finding about the planet Uranus — the huge magnetic bubble surrounding it is siphoning its atmosphere off into space. Atmospheres being lost into space can have a profound effect on the development of a planet....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Patricia Kelly

Warzone Return to Verdansk event start date, challenges, & rewards

Warzone Return to Verdansk event start date, challenges, & rewards Return to Verdansk challenges players to explore Warzone’s original map to unlock 12 exclusive rewards and the iconic Kali Sticks melee weapons. With the return of Warzone’s original map inSeason 3, Raven Software did everything it could to make Verdansk feel just like it did in 2020. This includesscaling back Omnimovementin Warzone, removing some of the speed increases introduced in BO6,getting rid of Redeploy Balloonsto incentivize players to use vehicles, and bringing backmeta weaponsfrom Modern Warfare 2019....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Travis Baldwin

Waymo self-driving cars are now covering 25,000 miles a day

Waymo’s test fleet of self-driving cars continues to rack up mileage on public roads as the Google division works toward launching a commercial ride-hailing service. The Waymo fleet recently reached 8 million miles driven, and is now covering 25,000 miles a day, CEO John Krafcik saidon Twitter. The 8-million-mile mark was reachedroughly a monthafter Waymo’s fleet hit 7 million miles. The fleet has doubled its mileage in just eight months, having hit 4 million milesin November 2017....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Hayden Bennett

What is Sleep Mode in Fortnite? New feature explained

What is Sleep Mode in Fortnite? New feature explained Sleep Mode is a new Fortnite feature introduced in Chapter 5, Season 4 along with the 31.30 update, and here’s everything you need to know about it. Fortnite has come a long way since its first release in 2017. The game now has so many features added, along with new collabs and live events. One of the most recent features wasProximity Chat, though this one is only available on certain maps at the time of writing....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Sophia Payne