Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature called Ad Breaks that brings short but unskippable ads, according to recent claims on Reddit. The Meta-owned photo-sharing platform did not officially reveal any details about the test, but users across Reddit forums have reported its arrival. As per the posts on the forum, this move has dismayed
When tidal erosion exposed a mysterious Bronze Age structure on a beach in Norfolk, England, it captured the imaginations of archaeologists and pagans alike, who recognized the site may hold spiritual significance. New research supports this hunch, suggesting the monument and a similar structure nearby were created for climate rituals at a time when severe
At Computex in Taipei, AMD has pulled the wraps off the first processors featuring its Zen 5 architecture. The company is unveiling six Zen 5 processors at the show, with the initial lineup consisting of four new desktop chips and two mobile CPUs with a hybrid design made for AI PCs. The company is also
Wizards of the Coast says a recent AI-related job posting is for video games and not Dungeons & Dragons or Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast has responded after tabletop enthusiasts discovered a job posting related to generative AI on their webpage. Over the weekend, Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts expressed
Though Prime Video’s readying its own interpretation of the legendary detective, fans are still eagerly awaiting news about Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes 3. The good news? The Marvel fan-fave still hangs out with Jude Law, and now his wife Susan Downey, a producer in her own right, has finally shed some light on the
Everyone seems to have MaXXXine fever this summer, and that makes sense. After all, Ti West’s trilogy has gained a large fan base after X and Pearl rocked many horror fiends’ worlds. Even casual genre fans are invested in this upcoming third installment. The people are foaming at the mouth for this slasher that follows
Declan McKenna has spoken to NME about working with CMAT, as well as his plans for Glastonbury and new material. The singer-songwriter and past Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition winner was speaking to NME backstage at last week’s BBC Radio One Big Weekend, where hailed fellow performer CMAT over the work they did together on her
iPhone 16 Pro may feature a larger camera module on the back compared to previous generations, according to a recent leak. Although Apple’s next-generation smartphone isn’t slated to launch until September, rumours have already started surfacing, hinting at its various aspects such as its design, features, colour options and more. A tipster now claims that
A newly discovered galaxy has just smashed the record for the earliest seen yet, presenting a major challenge to our current models of galaxy formation. It’s called JADES-GS-z14-0, and its brightly gleaming in the early Universe, as it looked less than 300 million years after the Big Bang. A second recent discovery, called JADES-GS-z14-1, was
Image: Nintendo Life Pinc yourselves — May is over, the big Summer of Gaming is here, and it’s eShop Selects time again. Time flies! To say May has been crazy is a bit of an understatement. Nintendo may have had two big(ish) releases with Endless Ocean Luminous and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but have
In Malas, the legend of La Llorona (the Weeping Woman) ties together the stories of two women from different generations in a Texas border town. When the two meet in the ‘90s, their connection—including a shared love of Selena—threatens to surface buried town secrets. Malas is your first novel. Can you tell us a bit
Susan Downey wants to see Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reunite. Robert Downey Jr. last played Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in 2011, and fans have been eager to see the actor return to the role alongside Jude Law‘s John Watson. This week, it was announced that Young Sherlock would be
Hasbro is bringing you the Marvel Universe in a way they never have before – in PLAY-DOH. A new line of playsets are available now exclusively from Walmart take your favorite Marvel heroes and combine them with all the timeless fun of PLAY-DOH. The new product line features seven iconic characters in an all new
EXCLUSIVE: The theatrical late-Q3 and Q4 schedule is getting booked up as A24 has dated five releases of its releases. On September 6, going wide, is The Eggers Brothers’ psychological horror pic The Front Room. The movie follows a woman’s mother-in-law who moves in and proves to be the house guest from hell. Sound familiar?
In a recent exclusive with Empire, director Fede Álvarez reveals his approach to his upcoming film, Alien: Romulus, which aims to be a hybrid of the original Alien and its action-packed sequel, Aliens. Álvarez explains, “To ask an Alien fan to choose between them is a perverse question. So I thought, ‘How do I do both?’” Set between the
Meshell Ndegeocello has announced her second album for Blue Note Records. The new album is a tribute to James Baldwin and will be released on the 100th anniversary of the iconic author’s birth, August 2. Below, listen to the first two singles from the album, “Travel” and “Raise the Roof.” Ndegeocello’s new album, No More
Motorola Razr 50 is expected to launch as the company’s latest clamshell-style foldable phone, and the handset has now been spotted on two regulatory websites. One of the listings confirms the moniker of the upcoming foldable, while the other reveals the model number. The foldable is tipped to arrive with a cover screen that is larger
HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-6 mission lander made a successful soft landing on the far side of the moon late Saturday and will soon begin collecting unique lunar samples. The Chang’e-6 lander made a soft landing at 6:23 p.m. Eastern June 1 (2223 UTC), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced shortly after the event. The
Game Informer has published an informative interview with the creative mastermind that is Goichi “Suda51” Suda. One of the many questions Suda51 was asked was who would he like to collaborate with in the future to create a video game. Suda51 replied that he would “really like to collaborate” with Akihiro Hino, the CEO of
This year’s PlayStation Days of Play sale is the perfect opportunity to get some PlayStation exclusives at a great price. Sony‘s annual Days of Play sale in the PlayStation store has kicked off what will be another busy summer for video games, with this year’s sale featuring a massive amount of games – over 900,
While we still don’t have a release date for the upcoming horror movie Return to Silent Hill, the hype for that project is still as strong as ever. That’s thanks to director Christophe Gans’ return to the franchise after his previous Silent Hill adaptation kicked off the Konami franchise’s cinematic era. Now that the helmer
Six months after taking the world by storm on the big screen, Toho’s epic masterpiece Godzilla Minus One has finally been unleashed AT HOME here in the United States today. The official Godzilla website announces, “Fans of the King of the Monsters can now stream Godzilla Minus One on Netflix, with Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color digital purchase
Maya Hawke has admitted that she is “comfortable with not deserving” the life she has because of her parents’ background. The Stranger Things actor and musician is the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman and emphasised that her relationship with them is “positive” which “supersedes anything anyone can say about it”. She has also worked with
Telecom industry body COAI has cautioned the telecom department that delicensing spectrum in the 6 Ghz band will hamper roll out of 5G advance and 6G services in the country. In a letter dated August 10 to Department of Telecom Secratory Apurva Chandra, the Cellular Operators Association of India — whose members include Bharti Airtel,
The human brain may have steadily grown in size not because evolution plucked some big-brained ancestors out of the crowd, favoring their smarts over others, but because energy allocated to growing egg-laden ovarian follicles went to our heads instead. That’s a new idea from Mauricio González-Forero, a mathematical evolutionary biologist at the University of St
Toys for Bob, the developer of Crash Bandicoot 4 and the Skylanders series, has announced a publishing deal with Xbox for its next game. The studio recently went independent after splitting off from its former parent company, Activision Blizzard. The studio states its new title is “very early in development” and that we won’t see
The HeroQuest gaming system continues to expand with the new HeroQuest Jungles of Delthrak Quest Pack now available for pre-order. In the dense jungle surrounding the mountains at World’s Edge, an ancient dwarven civilization finds new roots. A sacred artifact prized by the dwarven refugees of Kellar’s Keep has been stolen, and a blight has infected
Few big new studio wide releases, yes, but Viggo Mortensen’s latest is on 700 screens, plus limited openings for Chris Wilcha’s Flipside, Judd Apatow EP, and Spanish animated, Oscar-nominated Robot Dreams from Neon. Bleecker Street’s family drama Ezra and IFC Films’ arthouse slasher In A Violent Nature are technically wide but both well under 1,500
Image via Lionsgate Who would’ve thought a queer-coded thriller from the director of Bridesmaids would be shattering expectations and holding strong to its high spot on the Netflix charts? Paul Feig’s 2018 film A Simple Favor surprised viewers when it first hit theaters, and now that it’s recently come to the massive streamer, that surprise
LCD Soundsystem just wrapped up a tour of North America, and the James Murphy band has now announced residencies at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall and Hollywood Palladium. The concerts take place in the autumn. See LCD Soundsystem’s tour dates below. LCD Soundsystem last held court at the Hollywood Palladium in 2017, following