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When we first met General Grievous 20 years ago this month in Genndy Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars microseries, it gave him an immediate, chilling presence. But then Revenge of the Sith, and with it the Clone Wars 3DCG series, constrained what could be done with the character. Grievous took on the air of a Saturday morning cartoon villain—twirling lightsabers rather than …

Robyn Hitchcock has announced a memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left. The cult singer-songwriter and bandleader of the Soft Boys and the Egyptians chronicles a 12-month span of his early adolescence in the book, documenting his alienating move to a new school and subsequent obsessions with the Beatles, Brian Eno, Jimi Hendrix, and many more. …

If you were a rioter at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, you may have felt the whole world was with you—or the part of the world that supported what you did. President Trump himself had urged you to march to the Capitol Building. A crowd walked alongside you down Pennsylvania Avenue. People chanted with you about attacking …

Meta (META) reported its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, and while it beat analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom lines, a disappointing Q2 forecast sent shares of the social media giant plummeting almost 13% in pre-market trading Thursday. Meta says it will see second quarter revenue between $36.5 billion and $39 billion, falling short of midpoint estimates of $38.24 …

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty pharmacy services. The company said …

Date night is a time-honored tradition, a chance to grab your sultriest, most glamorous pieces and flaunt them with your partner. Just ask Selena Gomez, who opted for a femme fatale-esque combo of shiny, knee-high black croc-embossed boots and a burgundy leather trench coat for a night out with her boyfriend, producer Benny Blanco. Gomez and Blanco were snapped courtside at Madison …

Current MacBooks are powerful enough to serve as your daily productivity machine, but the keyboard and trackpad can feel cramped if you’re relying on them all week long. A few clever MacBook accessories can make your setup more ergonomic, improve your video calls and keep you powered up when you’re working out in the field. Some even make great Mac …

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When St. Vincent released the lead single of her upcoming seventh album, All Born Screaming, in March, the immediate consensus among critics and fans was that the avant-rocker was back to her roots. Following 2017’s pop-leaning Masseduction and 2021’s funked-up Daddy’s Home, the singer’s sound had seemingly strayed further and further away from the spiky and weird rock that originally …

Modern robotics is awash with human-made machines mimicking the animal world. From stadium-surveying robot dogs to daddy long-legs-inspired exploration bots and just about everything in-between, there’s no shortage of mechanized animal doppelgängers roaming the world. Advancements in AI systems, new synthetic materials, and 3D printing have greatly improved these machines’ ability to run, climb, and shimmy their way around obstacles, …

tifonimages/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to the April 2024 cobalt miners news. The past month saw cobalt prices slightly lower. Cobalt price news As of April 24, the cobalt spot price was at US$12.46/lb, down slightly from US$12.72/lb last month. The LME cobalt price is US$27,220/tonne. LME Cobalt inventory is 92 tonnes, the same as the 92 level from last …

Jim Hoft, owner of the Gateway Pundit, at the White House in 2019. The website has been hit with defamation lawsuits related to 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories it is accused of spreading. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Jim Hoft, owner of the Gateway Pundit, at the White House in 2019. The website has been hit with …

The Made in California collection will sit in harmony with his ERL main line, which is produced with Dover Street Market in Comme des Garçons factories around the world, and will launch exclusively on a new ERL e-shop. The pieces are more luxurious (and obviously more expensive) versions of the items ERL is known for, there are cheeky plaid boxers, …

If you’re picking a mutual fund, you have some big choices. Among the most important is whether you want a fund geared toward growth or toward producing dividends you can reinvest. For both strategies, having income now is not the goal. First, you’ll want to know which is likely to leave you with more in your account over the long …

Triangular gold flakes can be manipulated using mysterious quantum forces George Zograf Tiny gold devices for controlling light have been built using strange quantum effects that hide in seemingly empty space. In 1948, physicist Hendrik Casimir theorised that some objects experience a very weak attraction when they are held close to one another in space because of the imperceptible flickers …

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken cheered on the sidelines at a basketball game in Shanghai on Wednesday night, and spent Thursday chatting with students at New York University’s Shanghai campus and meeting American business owners. It all went to emphasize the kind of economic, educational and cultural ties that the United States is pointedly holding up as beneficial for …

For most Americans, Social Security is a program they couldn’t live without. For 22 consecutive years, national pollster Gallup has questioned retirees about their reliance on Social Security income and found that no fewer than 80% in any given year need their payout to cover at least some portion of their expenses. Despite Social Security being vital to the financial …

At first glance, it might seem like inside baseball. A bunch of former prosecutors and cable pundits talking to each other about how much they don’t like Donald Trump and how he’s in deep legal trouble? Doesn’t that happen every day in green rooms and the corner bar? But this, as disclosed by Politico, is different. These are some of …

The more data points the AI system has on facial movements, microexpressions, head tilts, blinks, shrugs, and hand waves, the more realistic the avatar will be. DAVID VINTINER He then asks me to read a script for a fictitious YouTuber in different tones, directing me on the spectrum of emotions I should convey. First I’m supposed to read it in …

Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Meta reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Mark Zuckerberg talked about Meta’s plans to invest more in AI. Shares tumbled 17% in after-hours trading. Meta reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell. The company reported revenue and earnings-per-share that beat consensus analyst estimates. But shares slid after Meta gave a range for second-quarter sales that …