Photography Is No Longer Evidence of Anything

For weeks now, the world has been awash in conspiracy theories spurred by weird artifacts in a photographic image of the missing Princess of Wales that she eventually admitted had been edited. Some of them got pretty crazy, ranging from a cover-up of Kate’s alleged death, to a theory that the Royal Family were reptilian … Read more

Aaron Pierre Says He’s No Longer Involved in Marvel’s ‘Blade’ | Aaron Pierre, Marvel, Movies | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Sun, 17 March 2024 at 5:44 pm Aaron Pierre has exited the cast of Blade. The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie will see Mahershala Ali star as the titular vampire hunter. Mia Goth and Delroy Lindo are also part of the cast. Blade will be directed by Yann Demange. Aaron, who was announced as a … Read more

Gumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked

Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors like Stripe and PayPal. For creators who sell adult art, like explicit comic books or lewd cosplay photos, these sudden policy changes can be detrimental, resulting in an unforeseen loss of income. “I’m concerned on … Read more

Anker’s latest sleep buds promise to block out snoring partners for longer

Anker is revamping its sleep-focused true wireless earbuds with the new Soundcore Sleep A20 model. It’s announcing the earbuds today to coincide with what is apparently “World Sleep Day” but you won’t be able to buy a pair of the earbuds until its Kickstarter launches on April 16th. Or, if you’d prefer to buy them … Read more

Meta’s Quest 3 will also get ‘lying down mode’ – here’s why it’s taking longer

June Wan/ZDNET The Meta v63 update released last week delivered the ability to comfortably use the Meta Quest 2 and Pro headsets while lying down. However, the absence of the Meta Quest 3 in the release notes was notable, leaving Quest 3 users to wonder why Meta’s latest virtual reality headset wasn’t included.  Also: Meta’s Ray-Ban … Read more

The Next Generation Captain’s Chair Will No Longer Go Up For Auction

Image: Paramount For almost three decades, one of the most famous pieces of furniture in Star Trek history was lost. The Captain’s chair of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, introduced in The Next Generation’s second season and seen on-screen all the way through to the series’ conclusion in 1994, by the time the Enterprise set was refreshed … Read more

Melania Trump’s Ex-Aide Claims Donald Trump No Longer Displays ‘Chivalry’ Towards His Wife

Former first lady Melania Trump’s ex-aide has revealed a shocking “tell” about her relationship with Donald Trump. Named Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, she claimed that the billionaire mogul no longer displayed “chivalry” towards the former model during public appearances. This comes after Wolkoff gave an opinion on why Melania was absent from Donald’s Super Tuesday victory … Read more

OnePlus Watch 2 runs on two chips and operating systems for longer battery life

OnePlus’s new wearable, the OnePlus Watch 2, runs Google’s Wear OS, but it also runs a less-demanding OS in the background for longer battery life. The new watch, announced on the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, tries to get the best of both worlds in a pretty novel way. It runs Google’s … Read more

China and Russia no longer perceived as top security threats, research finds

Supporters of the Fridays for Future climate action movement, including one holding a sign showing Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and Russia are considered less of a threat to Western populations now than a year ago, as public concern pivots to non-traditional risks … Read more

Instagram and Threads will no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content

Meta doesn’t want its new app Threads to become another Twitter, full of heated political debates and the resulting toxicity that entails. In an announcement today, the company detailed how it will approach the recommendation of political content across both Instagram and its sister app, Threads, a competitor to Elon Musk’s X. In short, it … Read more