Mars Express image shows the boundary between the planet’s hemispheres

Mars is very much a world of two halves — as highlighted by this new image from ESA’s Mars Express, which shows where the planet’s dramatically different hemispheres come together as one.ESA/DLR/FU Berlin The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Mars Express orbiter has captured this image of the Martian surface, showing the boundary between the planet’s north and south hemispheres.The two hemispheres are strikingly different. The northern hemisphere of Mars is generally smooth and flat, consisting of low plains with few impact craters....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Brent Taylor

MaXXXine trailer: Mia Goth becomes a star

In the latest trailer for Ti West’sMaXXXine,America has a new scream queen, and her name is Maxine Minx. Hollywood. 1980s. Maxine has escaped Texas and moved to Los Angeles to become a famous actress. However, Maxine’s past still lingers as she tries to move past the deadly massacre fromX. As she navigates the Hollywood scene, the Night Stalker begins his killing spree and sets his next target as Maxine. MaXXXinemarks the return of Goth, who played Maxine inX....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Joseph Nelson

Microsoft has an A.I. coach that can critique your PowerPoint presentations

Public speaking, including the delivery of PowerPoint presentations, can be a trial. There’s the need to pace yourself, as well as to avoid reading your slides word for word. Microsoft gets that. Leaning on the power of artificial intelligence, the company is now launching a public preview of its PowerPoint Presenter Coach, a tool which can help critique your PowerPoint presentation. Available on the PowerPoint web app, the new PowerPoint Presenter Coach is able to give you real-time on-screen feedback on your PowerPoint presentations....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Michael Gonzalez

New Google Drive makes migrating from iOS to Android even easier than before

Let’s face it: switching from an iPhone to a smartphone running Google’s Android operating system is never as simple as it seems. Sure, it’s easy enough totransfer your contacts, pictures, music, videos, and emails to an intermediary computer, but that is only the half of it — there are app settings, calendar appointments, reminders, and alarms to consider. A cottage industry of backup apps promise to copy app data to the nebulous cloud, but there is no sure-fire way to restore them — and no guarantee that a method on one manufacturer’s Android smartphones will work on another’s....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Megan Burns

No, The Last of Us PC requirements aren’t changing

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) released an updated PC requirement chart forThe Last of Us Part Oneon Monday, clarifying the system requirements players will need if they want to play the game when it launches on March 28. Some reports claim that the PC requirements have been downgraded, but they haven’t; if anything, the port calls for a slightly more powerful system. The original PC requirements (below) called for a Radeon RX 5800 XT at the Recommended tier, which is to run the game at 1080p with 60 frames per second (fps)....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Phillip Perez

Oshi No Ko Enters Its Final Arc Ahead Of Its Second Season

Summary WithOshi No Ko’s highly anticipated second season on the way,the manga has been confirmed to enter its last arcin next week’sYoung Jumpissue. Although the duration of the arc could be very long or short, this still means that a conclusion in sight for the manga that has become extremely successful and popular, making it one of the best recent series. Oshi No Koentering its final stretch makes sense since the series is at its endgame and tying up all the loose knots, solving the mysteries, and wrapping up character conclusions and dynamics....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Edwin Edwards

Panasonic RZ-S500W Earbuds Review: Better late than never

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ You may think of televisions or cameras, rather than headphones, when talking about Panasonic, but that’s going to change with theRZ-S500W, the company’s first pair of true wireless earbuds. Yes, we know. These are yet another pair to consider, and a pretty late entrant to the game, so what makes these tempting?...

August 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1847 words · Christina Duncan

Pokemon Go players “terrified” of Rocket Takeover event causing false bans

Pokemon Go players “terrified” of Rocket Takeover event causing false bans Pokemon Go players have voiced concern about potentially facing false bans during the game’s upcomingTaken Overevent. As confirmed by Niantic, August 8 will mark an increase in Team Rocket activity, with two lucrative rewards,Shadow CresseliaandLugia, up for grabs for any Trainers who complete Special Research and Shadow Raids respectively. Spawn rates forRocket Grunts in PokeStopswill also be increased substantially, and it’s this boost that has players “terrified” of incurring false bans....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Dana Nguyen

Prep for today’s SpaceX launch with USA Today’s AR app

App Attack is a weekly series where we search the App Store and Google Play Store for the best apps of the week. Check out App Attack every Sunday for the latest. No matter how old you are, anything space related is always going to be interesting — whether it’s rockets, astronauts, or the solar system. This week we have an app that will bring you closer to space missions via augmented reality....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 675 words · Paula Harvey

Princess Bubblegum & Marceline's Marriage Turned the Bubblegum Kingdom into a Dark New Empire

Summary The long-awaited marriage betweenAdventure Time’sPrincess BubblegumandMarcelineactually turned the Bubblegum Kingdom into a dark new empire. Marceline and Princess Bubblegum have always been a fan-favorite couple for theAdventure Timefandom. However, their pairing actually led to a pretty dark future for the Candy Kingdom, as revealed in the tie-in comics. InAdventure Time#33 by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb, an adult Finn is shown the future of Ooo by Marceline and Bubblegum after having his memories stolen from him....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Kelly Thomas

QTCinderella reveals sponsor pulled out of Streamer Awards “last second” over one nominee

QTCinderella reveals sponsor pulled out of Streamer Awards “last second” over one nominee The Streamer Awardswere launched by QTCinderella as a means of celebrating the success of streamers with significant fan involvement. There have been a total of four ceremonies so far, with two in 2024, as they shifted the schedule from the start of the year to the end of the year. Thesecond 2024 show was the biggest yet, peaking at over 646,000 live viewers....

August 17, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Kathleen Pearson MD

Qualcomm finally has an answer for Apple’s M2 coming to PCs

The next wave of Qualcomm PC platforms will come with a rebrand under the name Snapdragon X, which will roll out in 2024, thecomponent supplierrecently confirmed. The company detailed that it will unveil new logos and platform badges for the compute platform to distinguish its premium category while maintaining its standout Snapdragon fireball design. The upcoming Snapdragon X chips will feature the Qualcomm Oryon CPU. The component has a riveting backstory beginning with Qualcomm’s 2021 acquisition of the brand Nuvia, which was founded by ex-Apple engineers....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Sharon Vega

Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: a zombified superhero movie with nowhere to go

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The superhero movie genre is at a crossroads right now. While the dreaded “comic book movie fatigue” hasn’t quite set in just yet, there are some signs that it’s coming.Last fall’sBlack Adamlargely disappointed critics and WB studio execs, failing to deliver on star Dwayne Johnson’s promise to change the “hierarchy of power in the DC Universe....

August 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1457 words · Tonya Baldwin