Star Wars News: There Might Be a New ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’

OK, let’s get this out of the way first. Yes, they’ve edited the original trilogy once again. (Can we at least agree that “Maclunkey!” should only be used as an expletive from this point on?) And yes, there’s also a new (and very charming) trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order that came out a…

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Opinion: AI For Good is Often Bad

After speaking at an MIT conference on emerging AI technology earlier this year, I entered a lobby full of industry vendors and noticed an open doorway leading to tall grass and shrubbery recreating a slice of the African plains. I had stumbled onto TrailGuard AI, Intel's flagship AI for Good project, which the chip company…

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Burglars Really Do Use Bluetooth Scanners to Find Laptops and Phones

At the beginning of October, a 31-year-old construction estimator named Samantha parked her Honda Fit on the street in Chicago. She left her backpack with a laptop and external hard drive in it under the backseat, and carefully covered the seat with a black blanket. Yet by the time she came back to her car,…

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Star Wars: Beyond the Rise of Skywalker

We'll see the new Star Wars movie. Of course we'll see it. Dark Rey! Folding dual-bladed lightsabers! More porgs (or not)! But here's the worst-kept secret in the galaxy: Star Wars hasn't been about the movies in a long time. In the 42 years since Luke watched twin suns set on his moisture-farming boyhood, the…

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Padmé Amidala, Queen of Empty Space

1.In the concept sketch, Padmé Amidala stands in profile. The stiff brown tunic and pants—the clothes she'll die in—are a far cry from the regalia worn by the Queen of Naboo. Her pregnancy is far enough along to hinder her, and her posture overcompensates. Her long dark braid is wrapped in thick ribbon: bright, blood-red.…

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Mubi launches streaming service in India

Mubi, a 12-year-old on-demand movie streaming and rental service, has arrived in India. Like other streaming services giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Disney’s Hotstar, Mubi…

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