Sep 05
Today’s Wordle puzzle is a word you’ve definitely heard before, but probably don’t use very often in everyday conversation. We have some other hints.
Sep 05
Fans of international horror already know that Shudder is the top streamer when it comes to recent genre films from other countries, and its Indonesian selection is particularly robust. One realm that could use more entries, though, is horror from Africa, with the new release Saloum making a powerful case for the…
Sep 05
It’s all happening at Twitter: Not only is the bird app testing an edit button for paid users, but it’s also rolled out Twitter Circles, a way of limiting post visibility that’s reminiscent of something Google Plus tried to do all those years ago. Unlike the edit option, Circles isn’t exclusive to Twitter Blue…
Sep 05
The actor is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.
Sep 05
Ferrari does things its own way. Some would even say the Italian sports car maker has earned the right to do so, and they wouldn’t be wrong.
Sep 05
“He’s welcome in my yard as long as he doesn’t kill me or my family,” the homeowner quipped.
Sep 05
Truss defeated former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race for Conservative Party leader and prime minister.
Sep 05
It’s been a while since an iPhone launch genuinely felt like an event, since each new model is only marginally more polished than its predecessor. Not so, says the rumor mill for the iPhone 14, promised to be a ground-up redesign with major changes and new features. The headline tweaks include vastly improved cameras, a punch-hole to replace the notch and an always-on display. But if there’s a sting in this particular tail, it’s the rumor that Apple will save all of these goodies for the Pro model, stiffing the iPhone 14 with last year’s A15 chip.
– Daniel Cooper
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SLS fuel leak likely to delay Artemis 1 launch to October
It’s going back indoors for more repairs and testing.
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NASA’s new Space Launch System has suffered yet another high-profile setback as a fuel leak blocked a planned test launch for Artemis 1. The agency conceded it wasn’t possible to launch before the window closes on September 6th. It’s likely the next attempt to get this thing into the air will be in October, but with a planned SpaceX launch due on October 3rd, SLS’ test firing will have to wait until October 17th at the very earliest.
The IRS says it accidentally exposed confidential information involving 120,000 taxpayers
It put private data on a public register.
The Internal Revenue Service has admitted it exposed the details of 120,000 US taxpayers through its website. The issue centered around the filing of Form 990-T, which deals with unrelated income from a variety of sources. Both private individuals and non-profit organizations are required to complete the document, but only the latter is meant to be publicly available. Sadly, a coding error meant 120,000 individual records, which included income data, was on the public register for some time. Affected individuals will be hearing from the IRS in the next few weeks, but the body has already said social security numbers were not shared.
US police agencies have been using a low-cost surveillance tool to track people’s phones
Advertising IDs have, once again, been used as a way to track individuals.
For years, civil rights groups have warned that law enforcement agencies could co-opt the advertising industry’s sophisticated surveillance tools. Fog Reveal, a system police bodies have used to pinpoint people’s locations, is the realization of these dire warnings. The low-cost tool harnesses Advertising ID, a unique identifier smartphones have to help target relevant ads based on a user’s location and browsing history. Of more concern is the data does not require a warrant and can track a person’s movements for up to three years.
The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork
Machines you can count on.
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Isn’t it wonderful you no longer have to choose between a beefy gaming PC or an overpriced, underpowered laptop as your dorm room daily driver? These days, you can get great performance on low-cost hardware, solving your price vs. power dilemmas once and for all. If you’re still on the hunt for a machine to get you through college, you should give our expert guide a once-over.
iPhone overtakes Android to claim majority of US smartphone market
It’s a big moment.
We’ve always understood that while the iPhone is popular and successful, the sheer volume of Android alternatives means it would never become the majority phone platform in the US. Turns out, the received wisdom might be wrong. Analytics firm Counterpoint Research found iPhones now make up the majority of the US smartphone market. Android still remains the worldwide champ, with more than 70 percent of the global share, but it’s a dramatic shift in the US, and a trend analysts believe could be repeated in many more countries over time.
Sep 05
Nick Kyrgios Does Really Weird Thing (Even For Him) And It Costs Him A Point At U.S. Open
Posted in: Today's Chili“I have never seen that before,” one tennis veteran said of Kyrgios’ stunt.
Sep 05
Riot's 'Arcane' is the first streaming series to win an animated Emmy award
Posted in: Today's ChiliNetflix’s League of Legends-based animated series Arcane has won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, becoming the first streaming series to win in that category. It beat out some much better known competition, including Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons and What If…? hosted by the late Chadwick Boseman. “It’s a big deal for us as we come from video games. It’s been amazing to see the world embrace our characters and our stories,” said Arcane co-creator Christian Linke.
The series stars Ella Purnell (Jinx), Hailee Steinfeld (Vi) and Katie Leung (Caitlyn). It was picked up for a second season by Netflix last winter, suggesting that the streamer was willing to embrace high-budget game-based productions. The first season boasted nearly 34.2 million viewing hours in its first week on Netflix’s top 10 chart, putting it second in views at that time. It also received very positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
Honored doesn’t even begin to describe how we feel about winning the #Emmy for 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎.
Thank you to our incredible team at @RiotGames and Fortiche, the @TelevisionAcad, and the greatest fans (yes, you) for making this possible. pic.twitter.com/xFNWt4eNc7
— Arcane (@arcaneshow) September 4, 2022
Riot Games had already worked closely with Arcane animation studio Fortiche, but acquired a significant, non-controlling stake earlier in March. The companies worked together to introduce Jinx to League of Legends in 2013, and plan to join forces on “other to-be-announced” projects on top of Arcane, though no details have been released yet.
Meanwhile, What If…? didn’t leave the Creative Arts Emmys empty-handed, as Boseman received a posthumous award for his voiceover work across the first season. “What a beautifully aligned moment it really is that one of the last things he would work on would not only be revisiting a character that was so important to him… but also that it be an exploration of something new, diving into a new potential future,” said his wife Taylor Simone Ledward in accepting the award.
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