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I hope all you East Coasters had a cozy nor’easter. By the time the snow stopped this morning and I tried to take my baby outside for some winter frolicking, it had already turned to slush. He doesn’t know the difference, but I am

It seems that by the power of Greyskull, the Master of the Universe movie is back on! New developments have been publicized by Deadline, revealing that Laika ceo and President Travis Knight has pitched his take on the Mattel franchise. Travis is no stranger to the live-action toy world, having previously directed…

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• The sun has a big year in 2024, starting with a total solar eclipse across the US.
• As the sun builds to maximum activity, watch out for the northern lights too.
• NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever, almost landing on it.

The sun was

• Customers say they're returning their Apple Vision Pro headsets just weeks after its release.
• They say the headset's design, blurry screen, and lack of use cases don't justify its $3,500 price. 
• One buyer even said he purchased the gadget with the

If you’re pissed that Amazon recently pulled a fast one and inserted ads into its previously ad-free streaming service Prime Video, you can now make your wrath felt. A recently proposed class-action lawsuit is asking the e-commerce giant to fork over $5 million to compensate users who were “deceived” by Amazon’s…

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Walmart is eyeing a $2 billion deal to buy the TV maker Vizio, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The deal would put the retail chain in a better position to compete with the affordable smart TVs from Roku and Amazon than its existing Onn house brand. It would also give Walmart access to

If you love the idea of love, then you can prove it to me this Valentine's Day by not calling an Uber or a Lyft or getting food delivered on DoorDash.

The ride-sharing platforms and food delivery app are expected to go on strike on Valentine's Day as part of their continued fight for fair pay. This is the first time the group has gone on strike since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019.

This comes

• Some Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling in the app.
• Meta comms chief Andy Stone says it's "an unfortunate technical error" that the company is fixing.
• You can disable sounds in the app's settings if the chirping is really irking you.

Some Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling

Intuitive Machines is preparing its Nova-C lander for takeoff, hoping that it becomes the first private mission to touchdown on the lunar surface following a a few failed attempts by others. The lander is packed with science and technology instruments for NASA, as well as some commercial payloads that have no place on…

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• Some early adopters of Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, are less than impressed, the Wall Street Journal reports.
• The first users balked at the hefty costs and said the AI would hallucinate wrong answers.
• Microsoft is investing billions in its

• Blake Lively attended the 2024 Super Bowl with Taylor Swift on Sunday.
• She wore a Balenciaga x Adidas tracksuit with dozens of Tiffany & Co. pieces.
• Her accessories alone have a combined retail value of $496,075.

Tickets for the 2024 Super Bowl cost thousands of dollars this year, up to $196,875 per person.

But the jewelry

David Tennant is the most popular actor to play the Doctor of the modern era—arguably, brushing up against Tom Baker’s fourth incarnation to be the most popular of them all, full stop—so it’s no surprise that he’s kept slowly but surely returning as Doctor Who celebrates its big birthdays over the last decade. But…

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