Scientists are continually discovering more about how we pick up language from the earliest ages, and a new study looks specifically at how very young children integrate different sources of information to learn new words. Those sources can be everything from whether or not they’ve seen an object before (which points to whether or not
Month: July 2021
Google is making it possible to store digital versions of either Covid-19 test results or vaccination cards on users’ Android devices. The company on Wednesday announced it’s updating its Passes API, which will give developers at healthcare organizations, government agencies, and other organizations authorized by public health authorities the ability to create digital versions of
Play video content TMZ.com Kodak Black‘s not feeling the heat these days, so he wants to return the favor to some folks at a Florida housing project … in the form of air conditioners. Kodak bought 100 A.C. units for around $12,500 and shlepped them to the Golden Acres Projects in Pompano Beach. He went
Earlier this year, Sony announced that it had plans to shut down the digital storefronts for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable (PSP), and PlayStation Vita. Following an outcry from fans in response to this decision, Sony ended up largely running back this plan and revealed that it would keep the PS3 and Vita marketplaces open
Another throwback FPS is on the way in DIRIGO GAMES’ Kingdom of the Dead, which has you battling Death’s armies in a “hand-drawn horror world” set in 1867 America. Describing its graphical style as “pen and ink drawn”, Kingdom of the Dead has a simple setup: you play as Agent Chamberlain, professor turned Army General,
Google has launched a dedicated website aimed at helping people in need to more easily locate food support sites and meal banks. The coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated food insecurity, but the search giant has been doing its bit to help ease the after-effects ever since the pandemic started to affect lives. For example, the company
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
Comets are boozy beasts. They come in here to the inner Solar System from goodness-knows-where (the outer Solar System), get a little warmth, and start spewing alcoholic compounds into space, willy-nilly. Comet 46P/Wirtanen, which visited the inner Solar System in 2018, takes the martini. According to an analysis of its atmosphere, or coma, it was
For kids of a certain age — think 9 to 15 — options for enrichment are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while the ability to make money is largely non-existent. A new startup called Mighty wants to provide them with a new alternative through a platform it’s building that, like a kind of
News Watch Courtney Love Cover Britney Spears’ “Lucky” Amid Spears’ conservatorship battle, Love offered a tearful tribute on Instagram By Evan Minsker July 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Courtney Love (Pierre Suu/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Courtney Love took to Instagram yesterday to share a cover of Britney Spears’ song “Lucky.” In the middle of Love’s acoustic
The Avatar: The Last Airbender creators — Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko — have responded to fan complaints about the filler episodes of the series. DiMartino and Konietzko took some time away from the recently announced Avatar Studios to appear on the Avatar: Braving the Elements podcast, hosted by Avatar star Dante Basco and
Henry Winkler thinks the world needs to go through a “cataclysmic event” to help bring people together since we’re so dang divided — but his idea is getting a big fat … HUH?!? The actor tweeted out the controversial sentiment Sunday, seemingly out of nowhere and without much context. He wrote … “We are So
Three releases for September 2021 were announced by Severin Films today, including Giallo movie The Fourth Victim (1971) and Christian slasher A Day of Judgment (1981). In addition, John Russo‘s Midnight will be released on the same day, September 28. Severin explains, “A decade after co-writing Night of the Living Dead, writer/director John Russo gathered
In the wake of his departure from Studio Movie Grill, that circuit’s founder Brian Schultz has launched Look Dine-In Cinemas, another luxury dine-in exhibition concept. Look is taking over three Studio Movie Grill California leases and reopening the venues in the near future: Monrovia (July 15th), Downey (July 22nd) and Glendale (July 29). Look Dine-In
Going directly from the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect to Mass Effect 2 is a dramatic change. Where the first game can still look and feel a bit janky, the second now plays like a fully modern third-person, cover-based shooter that, thanks to its 4K upgrade, looks almost good enough to have been released for
Deadly climate conditions could soon become the norm in most parts of the world, according to a systematic review. If we do nothing to curb our greenhouse gas emissions, the authors who conducted the review predict between 44 and 75 percent of the human population will be chronically stressed by heat by the end of
Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to migrate their entire practice online — and it turns out that’s not so easy. Frame simplifies it with an all-in-one portal for clients and therapists, unifying the listings, tools, and management
Play video content TMZ.com Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck let it ride Friday … taking in all the cool stuff at Universal Studios. The freshly re-minted couple were joined by 2 young girls — unclear whose kids — as they meandered around the amusement park. This wasn’t your average day pass to the park …
The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay still hopes to make his DC Comics movie about Batman protege Dick Grayson, the former Robin who grows up and flies solo as the superhero Nightwing. After directing the animated Lego Batman Movie for Warner Bros., McKay in 2017 signed onto the studio’s planned Nightwing movie scripted by The
It’s official; summer is here! Americans can tell because the 4th of July means roasting hot dogs on the grill and watching fireworks as we celebrate the founding of our nation. That also means television marathons and exciting feature films from back in the day. This is also a week of premieres with Gossip Girl,
Film criticism is meant to help audiences navigate the ever-growing sea of new releases, but there’s an undeniable divide between many professional critics and the general public. The horror genre has an especially troubled history with conflicting opinions, with certain films only being considered “classics” decades after loyal fans insisted that negative reviews were mistaken.
For those who need to be brought up to speed, the feud between Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese Gibson began in earnest when Universal Pictures gave the greenlight to Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, which was headlined by The Rock and fellow franchise alum Jason Statham. While this was exciting for fans, Gibson took
Devolver Digital has announced that the Ronimo Games-developed multiplayer dungeon crawler, Blightbound, will leave Early Access and launch for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 27th. The game will support cross-play. In a group of three, players will leave their mountain abode and face Blight – a “mysterious and corrupting fog” that has engulfed
TechCrunch is trying to help you find the best growth marketer to work with through founder recommendations that we get in this survey. We’re sharing a few of our favorites so far, below. We’re using your recommendations to find top experts to interview and have them write their own columns here. This week we talked
News New Report on Britney Spears Details Further Alleged Mistreatment of the Singer During Conservatorship A New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino reveals that Spears called 911 the night before her incendiary hearing remarks to report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse By Allison Hussey and Madison Bloom July 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter
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Hammer’s Dracula (1958) comes to your collectibles shelf with two brand new Premium Format statues from Sideshow Collectibles, depicting the film’s two icons of the horror genre. We’re of course talking about Christopher Lee‘s Dracula and Peter Cushing‘s Van Helsing, and both Premium Format statues measure approximately 22-inches tall! Sideshow details via press release today…
Ariela Danielle from 90 Day Fiancé recently revealed her weight loss on Instagram, but her latest post now shows Biniyam Shibre looking dashing after his own James Bond makeover. 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 2 couple Biniyam and Ariela always had fans wondering whether they’ll stay together and what happened to them after the
Last week, we asked you to return to Midgar and share daring moments from Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade using #PSshare #PSBlog. From intense battle shots to detailed portraits, here are this week’s highlights: Jake_Bellamy92 shares Cloud in the heat of battle. TysonaterVA shares Yuffie holding up some Materia. Anthonyisback33 shares Barret ready to fight.
WASHINGTON — NASA is seeking proposals to begin the next phase of Artemis lunar lander services, moving quickly despite unresolved protests about its selection of SpaceX to develop a lunar lander. NASA issued a request for proposals July 1 for what it calls “Sustainable Human Landing System Studies and Risk Reduction.” The solicitation, Appendix N