The biggest box-office disappointments of 2024 so far

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Kevin Costner mortgaged his own home to pay for "Horizon: An American Saga."

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This year has not been great for the box office. In fact, Memorial Day was the worst weekend for the

Apple’s AirPods Max have dropped below $400 for the first time

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It’s a big price for big sound, but the AirPods Max are a little more reasonable at $398. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

The high-end pricing on Apple’s first-gen products never ceases to amaze me — just look at the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro or its $5,000 display. The AirPods Max were also probably a bit more expensive than they should have been at their $549 launch price

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Everything we want from the next flagship watch

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is a new, high-end option for Android watch owners that's rugged, long-lasting, massive, and pretty darn expensive. It's yet another shift after the Watch 5 Pro and Watch 6 Classic, but we suspect Samsung will stick with a Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 next year.

Heritage Foundation insists it was not hacked by ‘gay furries’

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A group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” says it breached the Heritage Foundation earlier this month, releasing two gigabytes of the right-wing think tank’s internal data on Tuesday. On its Telegram channel, the hacktivist collective SiegedSec — which has previously claimed responsibility for hacking NATO’s computer systems

Apple's Vision Pro sales are way lower than expected. That might not turn around until it lowers the $3,500 price.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is pitching the Vision Pro as the next big thing, but so far it's sold slowly.

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  • Don't look, Apple: There's more bad news for the Vision Pro.
  • The headset is expected to sell fewer than a half million units this year.
  • The $3,500 device likely won't sell better until a cheaper model arrives.

It's been a few months since the Apple Vision Pro launched in the US

Excavators studying ancient Egyptian tombs discovered that even the ultra-wealthy suffered from disease and malnutrition

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A joint mission of the University of Milan and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has been studying tombs in Aswan, Egypt for several years, learning much about how the people lived and died.

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NATO allies are chasing new long-range weapons to fill a critical missile gap as the US plans deep-strike deployments

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A Tomahawk land attack missile.

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  • Several NATO allies have agreed to design long-range missiles to strengthen their militaries.
  • It comes on the heels of a joint plan to deploy US long-range capabilities in Germany.
  • In both cases, European allies are recognizing critical gaps in their long-range weapon arsenals.

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