Epic's next-gen Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access

Epic Games has made Unreal Engine 5 available in Early Access, giving developers a chance to build next-gen games for consoles and PCs.

Idaho Doomsday Couple Indicted On Murder Charges In Deaths Of 2 Kids

The charges against Chad and Lori Daybell follow a nearly two-year investigation.

Cruella Is Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss in Movie Form

In Cruella, you can plainly see that while some fans might not be too keen on the idea, Disney’s confident that new films meant to drastically reframe the origins of classic villains who stalk princesses and kill dogs are a key part of the future. Much like its central character, Cruella knows exactly what it is and…

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Recent Patent Filings Hint That Dyson Is Working on a Toothbrush With a Built-in Water Flosser

Dyson’s already made a name for itself with gadgets designed to clean a home, but the company has been slowly expanding into personal care devices too, and according to recent patent filings, a Dyson toothbrush might be in the works, with a design that both brushes and flosses.

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Shell Just Got Wrecked in Dutch Court

A court in the Netherlands just handed down a landmark ruling, ordering Shell to slash its carbon pollution 45% by 2030. It’s hard to overstate how radical the ruling is and the far-ranging impacts it could have not just for the Dutch oil giant but oil companies around the world.

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Netflix's Sandman Has Cast Death and a Whole Lot More of the Dreaming

We already knew that Netflix had something very interesting going on with its adaptation of Sandman when it revealed that Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie would headline as Dream and Lucifer. But now a good chunk more of its magical reality has been cast, and it’s a hell of a list.

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USB Power Delivery’s Big Upgrade Gets Us Closer to One Cable to Rule Them All

For people who can’t stand proprietary power cables, USB Power Delivery just got a big upgrade that raises the limit on the max power transfer from 100 watts all the way up to 240 watts.

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Floating Wind Turbines Are Having a Moment

Everything’s coming up floating wind turbines. On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced plans to open up the waters off California to wind energy, signalling that the new technology is going to emerge.

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You can hide “Likes” on Instagram and Facebook now: Here’s how

Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to hide their public like counts, an unexpectedly flexible result to the experiment the social networks have been running into how visible popularity impacts usage. The new settings include not only the ability to remove like counts on your own posts, but prevent them from showing up in your timeline generally, too. … Continue reading

'Pokémon Legends: Arceus' is coming to Switch on January 28th

‘Pokémon Brilliant Diamond’ and ‘Shining Pearl’ will drop on November 19th.