The success of Game of Thrones—divisive last season notwithstanding—naturally inspired HBO to go back for more. House of the Dragon arrived in 2022, a prequel about warring royals patterned so closely after Thrones that it uses the same theme song. But A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which premieres January 18, is cut from a […]
Yaoshi 18 Pro surfaces quietly at CES 2026
Mechrevo’s Yaoshi 18 Pro made its debut at CES with minimal fanfare The laptop features an unusually large 18-inch display for mainstream devices Nvidia RTX 50 Series GPU handles graphics and AI tasks Mechrevo quietly showcased a large performance laptop at CES 2026 under the name Yaoshi 18 Pro, drawing limited attention despite unusually bold […]
’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Is Smaller, Gorier, and More Fun Than Its Predecessor
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is something of a miracle. Picking up immediately where 2025’s 28 Years Later left off, it first answers many of the questions you had from that, then expands the world, challenges expectations, and provides plenty of scares and laughs along the way. Plus, it does all of that and […]
No, You Fools, There Is No ‘Lord of the Rings’ Extended Extended Edition
There’s so much love for Peter Jackson‘s Lord of the Rings trilogy that the extended versions of the already lengthy original films, containing over two additional hours of sweeping Middle-earth drama, are now accepted as the preferred way to watch. But for some fans, even that’s not enough, and the hunger for more has fueled […]
Microsoft upsets more than a few people by removing MDT
MDT has been removed – existing deployments will work, but a migration is necessary No further security updates or support for future OS releases will be issued Reddit users have criticized the alternative solutions Microsoft has confirmed it will no longer support Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), meaning updates, support, and security patches/fixes are all off […]
Scientists Watched Viruses Attack Bacteria in Space. Things Got Weird
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low orbit of Earth. And research out today finds that bacteriophages—the viruses that prey on bacteria—can behave quite peculiarly in space. Scientists studied how phages interacted with Escherichia coli bacteria aboard the ISS and compared […]
EPA Will No Longer Factor Health Costs Into Rules on Two Deadly Air Pollutants
Air pollution from fossil fuels alone costs each American an average of $2,500 per year in extra medical bills, with a national price tag of more than $820 billion per year. According to Trump’s EPA, such costs should no longer factor into regulatory decisions for two of the deadliest and most widespread air pollutants in […]
You can’t convince me that this 4-inch phone isn’t peak smartphone design
Where have all the small phones gone? From the best cheap phones all the way up to the best Android phones and best iPhones, it’s extremely difficult to find a handset with a screen smaller than six inches. In fact, it’s been years since we’ve seen a small phone launched by a mainstream brand. The […]
Apple’s Big Virtual Reality NBA Game Debut Demands More Interactivity
LeBron James looks taller in VR. That was the one thought that I kept returning to as I watched Apple’s big push into live sports. The “Spectrum Front Row in Apple Immersive” experience went live on Apple Vision Pro headsets last week, and already it may be one of Apple’s most ambitious entertainment ventures to […]
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams Accused of Crypto Pump and Dump With NYC Token
On Monday, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who just left office following the election of Zohran Mamdani, promoted the launch of a new NYC Token memecoin on the Solana blockchain via a press conference, social media, and interviews. According to Adams, the goal of the crypto token is to help “fight anti-semitism” across […]