Audiences are likely more than ready to go “to infinity and beyond,” as Pixar returns to the big screen this weekend with the premiere of Lightyear. The origin story of space ranger Buzz Lightyear — on which the Toy Story action figure is based — stars Chris Evans as the titular character, alongside a capable
Month: June 2022
Britney Spears has a massive new home to go with that new marriage — and she and Sam Asghari are already packed up to move. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … she plunked down $11.8 million for the mansion in Calabasas. The 11,650 sq. foot home is actually pretty close to where Kevin
Riverdale is ending. That much we’ve known for a few weeks now. However, fans can take solace in the fact that they still have the remainder of Riverdale Season 6 and the entirety of Riverdale Season 7. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa opened up about the decision to end The
Even after revealing the Resident Evil 4 remake a few weeks back, Capcom still had a little something to show fans during their showcase at the Summer Game Fest. That includes the repeatedly-delayed Resident Evil Re:Verse, and the first glimpse of the Winters’ Expansion DLC for Resident Evil Village. First up in the Resident Evil
We’re well familiar with the Whitethorn Games team delivering intriguing gaming experiences to the masses, but today they, and the development team at Waking Oni Games, have confirmed that their mix of Spirited Away and Overcooked! will release on PC and consoles this coming summer. That mix? Onsen Master. A hot spring customer management game
Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. Our research, published today (June 6) in Nature Climate Change, looks at the profound consequences to global climate if this Atlantic conveyor collapses entirely. We found the collapse of this system –
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Danger” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, June 14th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has performed on
On an ordinary morning 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs, and all the other life forms on Earth, were spending their morning like they had so many mornings before, eating breakfast, taking care of their kids,[i] and maybe even going out to the water to enjoy a dip. But this morning wouldn’t turn out to
Apple’s health business could now stand alone as one of the largest in the sector in terms of sheer reach — if it could ever be disentangled from the company’s other products, which, by design, it really can’t. At the company’s annual WWDC global developer conference last week, a variety of new health-related features were
Disney and Mukesh Ambani-backed Viacom18 have won the five-year media rights for the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, according to several local sports journalists, beating rivals including Sony to a license that gave the California-headquartered giant a big leg up in amassing over 200 million subscribers. Viacom18 — a venture between Reliance and Paramount —
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest, best, and baddest technology news. We are back once again here with your weekly kickoff! Here’s what we got into: Stocks are down around the world,
Norwegian startup, Glint Solar, has built a SaaS platform to help developers identify strong contenders for ground-based (or floating) solar projects with the goal of supporting a fast-growing industry to spin up a strong pipeline of projects as a demand to accelerate the shift to renewable energy continues. Co-founder and COO, Even Kvelland, tells us
Trying to untangle what’s going on in web3 markets Alex Wilhelm 8 hours The web3 market is a mess. There’s enough going on that it will take us a moment to unpack the situation this morning, but leading indicators of sentiment in the blockchain ecosystem are sufficiently nasty to set the stage: Bitcoin is off around
Yahoo announced six new members of its board of directors today, about a year after the internet brand was acquired by private equity firm Apollo for $5 billion [Disclosure: TechCrunch is part of Yahoo]. The new appointees include Jessica Alba, actress and founder of The Honest Company; Aryeh Bourkoff, founder and CEO of the independent
Tomorrow, June 14, is the big day for anyone interested in the latest technology designed to fight climate change. More than 1,000 people will gather for TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals in Berkeley, California to hear, learn from and engage with the leading climate scientists, founders, VCs, entrepreneurs, philanthropists
Alice Technologies, a startup developing software to help construction companies plan projects including bridges, tunnels, high-speed rail systems, and mixed-use towers, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Vanedge Capital with participation from Access Partners, Bouygues, Gaingels, GRID Capital, JLL Spark, and MetaPlanet. According to CEO René
Amazon today announced that Lockeford, California will be “among the first” locations in U.S. getting access to the company’s burgeoning drone delivery, Prime Air. Lockeford is a small, census-designation place of about 3,500, located roughly half-an-hour from Stockton. It’s also, fittingly, the one-time home of aviation pioneer, Weldon B. Cooke. The company says it’s currently
Education took some significant twists and turns when the Covid-19 pandemic descended on the world. We saw a surge of new users, and new tools, around online learning; but we also saw a number of people and organizations more basically start to rethink how to get the best out of learning environments overall. (In fact,
By the time Part 1 of Stranger Things’ Season 4 drops on Friday, May 27, 1,058 days will have gone by. And that is one long-ass time between seasons of any show, however bitchin’ it may be. But I come bearing good, even awesome, news: Pandemic delays be damned, the seven super-sized episodes that we
Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are two of our greatest living actors, so it’s exciting to see them paired up as the stars of the new FX thriller The Old Man (debuting Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c). In fact, the promise of Bridges and Lithgow sharing the screen is almost enough on its own to
It’s been seven long years since Choi Dong Hoon‘s (Assassination, The Thieves) last film and he’s back with Alienoid: Part 1, a sci-fi epic that can only be described as Independence Day meets Marvel. In the film that blends action, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror… “Alienoid centers around gurus in the late Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) who
Get ready to experience Fall, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. “A fast drop and a sudden stop await Becky (Shazam! star Grace Fulton) and Hunter (Halloween‘s Virginia Gardner) as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Michael Myers Action Figures from Trick or Treat Studios Trick or Treat Studios has revealed Michael Myers action figures based on
Get ready to experience Fall, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. “A fast drop and a sudden stop await Becky (Shazam! star Grace Fulton) and Hunter (Halloween‘s Virginia Gardner) as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower
Science fiction’s broad umbrella covers everything from the future to outer space to the furthest crevices of planet Earth. And everything in between. The unexplored terrain and concepts within sci-fi provide fertile ground for horror; what’s scarier than the unknown? The imagination can run wild with terror. It’s what makes the overlapping genres pair so
Known for their high-end pop culture collectibles including limited edition posters and more, the Alamo Drafthouse’s label Mondo has been acquired by the toy-makers at Funko. Funko’s iteration of Mondo will reportedly continue to specialize in screen-printed posters, vinyl soundtracks, and toy collectibles, with the opportunity to go bigger than ever before. Tim League, Alamo
After announcing the delay of Diablo IV last November, Blizzard has now announced that the game will be coming in 2023. In addition, Diablo IV will be headed to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms. On top of all of
Bloody Disgusting has the first images and info on Baby Blue, the debut feature from the newly-minted Microdose Studios that brings together three big names in horror. Baby Blue is an insane YA comedy/horror, from the crazed minds of director Adam Mason (The Devil’s Chair, Blood River, Pig, Luster, Junkie, Hangman, and Blumhouse’s “Into the
Stacey Nelkin, who horror fans might remember as Ellie in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, has been officially cast in the feature-length horror film production, Howl, directed by Scott Goldberg and produced by Scott Hansen and Digital Thunderdome Productions. “Howl revolves around the character Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who has been affected by
“Honey, just keep the coffee coming, or I’ll give you a tip you won’t forget!” The Halloweenies have good jobs, great friends, and a bright future. Today, though, they’re going to Hell as they face the wrath of Lamia, the omnipotent evil force within Sam Raimi‘s 2009 horror comeback Drag Me to Hell. Worst of