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A Xenomorph in "Alien: Romulus."
  • "Alien: Romulus" has an open ending that could lead to a sequel.
  • Director Fede Álvarez says he knows what he'd do with a second film.
  • There is also an "Alien" TV series in the works at Hulu.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Alien: Romulus."

"Alien: Romulus" is the latest film in the "Alien" franchise. It follows Rain (Cailee Spaeny) and her adopted



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Waymo’s self-driving cars no longer honk when near each other, Waymo’s Director of Product and Operations Vishay Nihalani said yesterday when he appeared on software engineer Sophia Tung’s livestream. The vehicles were spotted honking at each other a few weeks ago, prompting Waymo to issue a software patch.

As reported by NBC Bay Area, residents living near the parking lot full of Waymo taxis



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  • Wall Street banks are proving that generative AI is here to stay and the tech is not just a fad.
  • Business Insider has reported on how some of finance's biggest banks are approaching generative AI.
  • See how giants like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are weaving the tech into the fabric of their firms.

Wall Street bank leaders say generative AI is here to



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OnePlus made considerable tweaks to the Buds Pro 3, and the result is that they're the best-sounding earbuds released by the manufacturer — by a huge margin.



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The author was surprised at how kid-friendly the city was.
  • I traveled from Maine to California with my 6-year-old son.
  • I hadn't been in almost a decade and worried about what to do with him so he wouldn't get bored.
  • I was surprised at how kid-friendly LA is, and now my son wants to go back again.

My family usually takes a big summer trip, but I tore my ACL earlier this year


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Hello there! An Aldi diehard tried using their weekly budget at Trader Joe's instead. Here's how the two stack up.

In today's big story, we've unlocked a new vacation trend: the "slowcation."

What's on deck:


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People imagined all sorts of global nightmare scenarios were coming in the months building up to January 1st, 2000, but none of them were quite as absurd as the premise of Y2K from director Kyle Mooney, A24’s new disaster comedy.

Set on New Year’s Eve in 1999, Y2K tells the story of how a group of teens set out to celebrate the new millennium by throwing (or at least



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Starpath Robotics cofounders Mihir Gondhalekar and Saurav Shroff
  • Starpath Robotics, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised $12 million in seed funding.
  • The startup aims to produce rocket propellant from lunar ice for spacecraft.
  • The funding will support a new facility, R&D, and hiring, its CEO said.

Starpath Robotics, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers who



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A game developer called Amazing Seasun Games is demonstrating NVIDIA's Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) technology through its upcoming multiplayer mecha game Mecha BREAK at Gamescom this year. NVIDIA unveiled ACE at Computer 2023, presenting it as a "custom AI model foundry service" that developers can use to make their games more interactive. Specifically, it will allow players to interact with NPCs