The Morning After: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ reviews are in

And Ninja's first Adidas go on sale December 31st.Puma's first 'active gaming footwear' is a sockNow that eSports is getting mainstream attention, the next stop is heavily branded apparel. It might be hard for a gamer to sell as much clothing as LeBron James or Michael Jordan, but that won't keep Nike, Adidas and Puma…

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Samsung’s next foldable phone could be this RAZR-like clamshell

This leak also reveals a couple of new features on Samsung's next foldable. Much like the $1,500 RAZR, this device also benefits from an outer notification screen but in a much smaller serving. Next to that you'll see a pair of rear cameras (the RAZR only has one) plus an LED flashlight. There's a volume…

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IBM’s cobalt-free EV battery uses materials extracted from seawater

According to IBM, the new design could outperform current lithium-ion batteries in cost, charging time (less than five minutes to reach an 80 percent charge), power density and energy efficiency. The battery is also less flammable, and it could be used in aircraft and smart energy grids, as well as electric cars and trucks.IBM ResearchThe…

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Creditors Seek to Exhume the Body of a Dead Crypto Executive

In late January, the wife of a cryptocurrency exchange founder testified that her husband inadvertently took at least $137 million of customer assets to the grave when he died without giving anyone the password to his encrypted laptop. Now outraged investors want to exhume the founder's body to make sure he's really dead.ARS TECHNICAThis story…

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The Pentagon’s AI Chief Prepares for Battle

Nearly every day, in war zones around the world, American military forces request fire support. By radioing coordinates to a howitzer miles away, infantrymen can deliver the awful ruin of a 155-mm artillery shell on opposing forces. If defense officials in Washington have their way, artificial intelligence is about to make that process a whole…

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What is 5G? The Complete Guide to When, Why, and How

The future depends on connectivity. From artificial intelligence and self-driving cars to telemedicine and mixed reality to as yet undreamt technologies, all the things we hope will make our lives easier, safer, and healthier will require high-speed, always-on internet connections.To keep up with the explosion of new connected gadgets and vehicles, not to mention the…

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On Farming YouTube, Emu Eggs and Hay Bales Find Loyal Fans

“We’re going to be hauling some grass and some alfalfa bales today,” Cole Sonne cheerfully tells the camera as he drives a tractor over the bumps of his family’s farm in South Dakota. And for the next 12 minutes, the video will show Sonne and his dad do just that, carefully moving hundreds of the…

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The World of ‘Watchmen’ Ended Twice This Week

For fans of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ 1986 comic book series Watchmen, this week is a strange moment in time. On Sunday evening, HBO’s Watchmen—at once a sequel to, and response to, that original comic—aired the final episode of its first season. Today, the final issue of DC’s Doomsday Clock, the 12-part comic book…

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The Psychedelic Beauty of Destroyed CDs

Like many teenagers growing up in the early- to mid-aughts, Russian photographer Rus Khasanov spent an obscene amount of money on CDs. He displayed his favorites on a shelf—Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, assorted Harry Potter soundtracks—and protected the rest inside black faux-leather binders, handling the discs with utmost care.Photograph:…

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Geoengineering’s Gender Problem Could Put the Planet at Risk

A group of British scientists had a plan for a groundbreaking geoengineering test. Working from a disused military airstrip in Norfolk, UK, they would attach a 3,000-foot hose to a helium balloon, pump water into it, and spray the liquid into the atmosphere, where it would evaporate. The hardware test was part of a bigger…

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