Marvel is bringing a mixed reality edition of What If…? to the Vision Pro

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The Vision Pro is about to get what sounds like an honest-to-goodness mixed reality video experience from Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive, something the platform sorely needs. The companies announced What If...? – An Immersive Story, which they say is Disney Plus’ “first-ever” interactive

Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.

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Paul Heinerth rises out of a cave inside a fragment of iceberg B15, which calved from Antarctica in the spring of 2000.

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  • In 2000, the largest iceberg ever recorded — Iceberg B-15 — broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. 
  • Underwater explorer and photographer Jill Heinerth dove inside B-15 and snapped photos of this hidden world.
  • Today, nearly the entire Jamaica-sized iceberg has
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Trump could be campaigning on Wednesday. Instead, he'll thank people for buying NFTs

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Former President Donald Trump will host a private reception for people who spent big money on his NFTs.

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  • Donald Trump is spending his day off of court thanking NFT buyers.
  • The former president will host a reception at Mar-a-Lago for people who spent roughly $10,000 on digital collectibles.
  • Trump gets little time away from Manhattan court during the week. 

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No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?

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TikTok hasn't drawn a huge list of buyers. Who's going to step up?

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  • Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has decided against buying TikTok.
  • That leaves a really tiny list of people who say they want to buy TikTok. Like, really tiny.
  • What gives? Here are some theories.

Who's going to buy TikTok?

Not Eric Schmidt. The former Google CEO says he thought about buying the video platform — he doesn't say

The Apple Pencil lineup is a mess, so here's a guide to which one you should buy

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Apple unveiled a slew of new iPads on Tuesday, and the updates have brought a bit more clarity to the company's tablet selection. Yes, there are still six different models in total, but the lines separating those slates are more firmly drawn: You have a good option (the base iPad), a better option (the iPad Air) and a best option (the iPad Pro). Both the Air and Pro are available in 11- or 13-inch

Marvel’s making an ‘interactive story’ based on the What If...? show for Apple Vision Pro

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As a bona-fide hater of actual reality, virtual reality is very appealing to me. However, I’m not that into 100 hour AAA games like Asgard’s Wrath 2 or Half Life: Alyx. I’m into short interactive experiences that can’t be had anywhere else. Good news for me? The Apple Vision Pro is getting a pretty nifty mixed-reality “interactive story” that could herald the evolution of a new type of

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' prison time gets shortened — again

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, left, reported to a women's prison in Bryan, Texas, on May 30, 2023, to begin serving her sentence.

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  • Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has once again had her prison time shortened.
  • She got a few more months trimmed off for a new projected release date of August 16, 2032.
  • She was originally sentenced to 11.25 years, but soon after