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PDFs are the universal language for documents and Adobe is working to modernize the standard format with new tools. On Monday, October 1,Adobe launcheda new Adobe Acrobat DC, opening up more possibilities for the PDF format with expanded tools and artificial intelligence. Along with changes to the subscription software Acrobat DC, the update also brings new tools to the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app and Adobe Scan. Adobe says the changes to modernize the PDF are based directly on user feedback....

Amazon Game Studios has rolled out a combat trailer forNew World, the upcoming MMORPG that’s set to launch in closed beta in July before its planned August release. The combat trailer, which was featured in the PC Gaming Show, showcased some of the weapons, skills, and spells thatNew Worldplayers will be able to wield, as well as some of the opponents that they may face — from fellow humans to gruesome monsters....

AsFather’s Daydraws near, it’s time to begin looking for a gift for dad. Luckily, several online retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy, have started rolling out deals and discounts that are ripe for the picking, including huge savings on theApple iPad 10.2andiPad Mini. Get these fantastictabletsfor dad from only $250 today. iPad 10.2— $250, was $330 The standard iPad’s bezels are still obscenely large (slimming them down would have made it look a tad more contemporary), but this tablet now boasts a bigger 10....

Data collected from theApple Watchhas been used as evidencein a murder trialtaking place in Australia. Chillingly, the Watch allegedly gives prosecutors a digital glimpse of the victim’s last moments, as the heart rate monitoring information could be interpreted as a timeline leading up to death. On trial for murder in Adelaide, Australia, 26-year-old Caroline Nilsson claimed her mother-in-law, Myrna Nilsson, had been attacked and killed following a home invasion by a group of men angered in a road rage incident....

Apple’s latest Mac chips — the M1 Pro and M1 Max inside the newMacBook Pro— are based on a 5nm manufacturing process. While that helps give them some pretty exceptional performance for the power required, it could soon be usurped by a 3nm process offering even better output. Citing unnamed sources,DigiTimesclaims that chip manufacturer TSMC has begun testing the production of N3 nodes to be used in future chip production. These nodes will be manufactured on a 3nm process, meaning greater transistor density and, in all likelihood, improved performance over existing chips....

When you hear fans of Android phones argue with fans of Apple’s iPhones, they usually bring up widgets. Widgets are tiny apps that add functionality to a phone’s home screen. You can place a weather report, a few news headlines, or a rotating photo from your favorite album right alongside your apps and folders. Apple has offered a form of widgets since 2014, in its own dedicated view, butiOS 14 finallylets owners place those widgets directly on the home screen instead of shuffling them off to a hidden window....

In the U.S. in 2018, 53 childrendied from heatstrokeinside a car. Lawmakers have claimed that more than 800 children have lost their lives in the same way in the last 20 years. These shocking statistics have finally prompted major automakers to make a unified commitment to install rear-seat reminder systems into all new cars and trucks by 2025 at the very latest. Automakers from two trade groups — the Auto Alliance and the Association of Global Automakers — made the promise this week, with signatories including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, and Volkswagen....

Summary The world ofAvatar: The Last Airbendercontinues to grow withAvatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku, a new book by award-winning author Randy Ribay. It is the 5th book in theChronicles of the Avatarseries, but as the series focuses on different Avatars throughout the world’s history, the latest offering can be enjoyed as a standalone entry. It centers on Roku, the Avatar who directly predates the TV series' main protagonist Aang, during the formative years of the Fire Nation-born Avatar’s life and training....

Today marks the final day ofBest Buy’s Dads & Grads Sale, meaning time is running out to take home some must-have gaming hardware and software on the cheap. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, a friend, a relative, or even your dad forFather’s Day, now is the time to buy. We’ve rounded up a handful of our favourite deals from the Dads & Grads Sale below. Rather see what’s on offer for yourself?...

Bird has just unveiled a chunky-looking electric bike that it plans to launch alongside its scootersharing service. The Santa Monica, California-based company said it will introduce theBird Cruiserthis summer in select markets before making a decision on whether to roll it out more widely. The two-wheeler features 20-inch wheels and is powered by a 52-volt battery, though Bird is yet to reveal its top speed and how far it can travel on a single charge....

Aside from a few promotional images and two trailers, audiences were largely in the dark as to the look and feel ofThe Batman. Would it be as dark and serious as the Nolan films? Or would director Matt Reeves lean more into Tim Burton’s “loner outsider” angle that dominated his 1989 and 1992 films? Today, that all changed as Warner Bros. released the first clip from ita=s forthcoming reboot, which solidifies early expectations that the film will be an intense ride....

Conan O’Brien is no stranger to video games, having hosted hisClueless Gamerseries for years as part of his talk show. Now, things are getting kicked up a notch, as O’Brien has been made into a character that makes a cameo in Hideo Kojima’s long-in-developmentDeath Stranding. The revelation came in a new video highlight onConan, O’Brien’s TBS show, where O’Brien was given the chance to meet with Kojima. After accessing the building via a Costco card and viewing Kojima’s toy collection, Conan blurred out the entirety of the office, including Kojima himself, with the sole exception of a coat rack....

Left to right: the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Antlia 2.V. Belokurov / Marcus and Gail Davies / Robert Gendler. New research suggests that hundreds of millions of years ago the Milky Way collided with Antlia 2, a nearby dwarf galaxy. This collision caused ripples in the edge of the disk of gas around the Milky Way which we still observe today. Antlia 2 is about one third the size of the Milky Way, and is believed to be the galaxy dominated by dark matter which astronomers predicted to exist back in 2009....