Mars is bombarded with radiation. Without a protective magnetic shield and a thick atmosphere like Earth’s, radiation from space has a nearly unimpeded path to the Martian surface. Our machines can roam around on the surface and face all that radiation with impunity. But not humans. For humans, all that radiation is a deadly hazard.
Koyo, a fintech startup using open banking to offer loans to people with poor credit histories, has closed a Series A funding round of $50m in debt and equity led by Force Over Mass, with participation from existing investors Forward Partners, Frontline Ventures and Seedcamp. New investors in Koyo include Force Over Mass, Matt Robinson
News Carl Bean, Singer of Pioneering Gay Pride Anthem “I Was Born This Way,” Dies at 77 The former Motown signee and gospel singer worked as an archbishop and founded a number of LGBTQ+ friendly churches By Madison Bloom September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Carl Bean, October 2004 (Carlos Chavez/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
It was just last week that we were treated to the first images from Sony’s Johannes Roberts-directed film reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which aims to dial up the horror and leave behind the sci-fi action of the previous movies in the franchise. Welcome to Raccoon City is headed to theaters on November 24, and we’ve got
The gangster movie that started it all, Scarface (1932) was actually banned in several areas of the United States upon its release. The original Scarface was a project of producer Howard Hughes, whose life was documented in Martin Scorsese’s true story movie The Aviator, and director Howard Hawks, becoming one of the first talkies that dealt with
Marvel and Firaxis Games provided fans with a gameplay blow out yesterday during a stream showcasing the forthcoming Marvel Midnight Suns which is due out on the Nintendo Switch system in March 2022. The stream focusses on Hunter and Wolverine who team up against Sabretooth in a ferocious battle. There’s round twenty minutes of explosive
Should 80 percent of the Amazon be declared a protected area by 2025? The world’s top conservation body is on Sunday poised to decide whether its 1,400 members can vote on this controversial proposal, put forward by indigenous groups. Submitted under an emergency provision to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the
Play video content TMZ.com Akon is mourning the loss of his good friend Michael K. Williams, and says he’s the latest example of how the “facade of success” can send celebrities into a tailspin. We got the artist Tuesday at Petrossian in L.A., and he said although he was close to Michael, they hadn’t seen
Today is the day. It’s September 3, 2021, and Halloween Horror Nights has officially begun at Universal Studios Orlando! This year’s event runs on select nights straight through Halloween, with Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood beginning next week, on September 9. If you’re not able to attend, you can at least pick up some awesome Halloween
When Call of Duty: Vanguard releases later this year, the game will bring back the Castle and Dome maps from Call of Duty: World at War. The news was revealed in a new blog post from developer Sledgehammer Games, and should be welcome news for longtime fans of the series. These are two maps that
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings outperformed expectations at the global and international box office this weekend, coming in with $56.2M overseas for the standard frame, and a new Labor Day record $83.5M for the four-day domestic session ($71.4M three-day). Combined, and including the Labor Day estimate, the worldwide
Summary Pre-order any edition of Call of Duty: Vanguard and receive early access to the open beta starting September 16. Play classic core MP modes as well as the tournament style Champion Hill and the new Patrol Multiplayer mode in a robust beta that gives a preview of what’s to come November 5. Get details
Elon Musk announced a humanoid robot designed to help with those repetitive, boring tasks people hate doing. Musk suggested it could run to the grocery store for you, but presumably it would handle any number of tasks involving manual labor. Predictably, social media filled with references to a string of dystopian sci-fi movies about robots
Microsoft today is introducing its own personalized news reading experience called Microsoft Start, available as both a website and mobile app, in addition to being integrated with other Microsoft products, including Windows 10 and 11 and its Microsoft Edge web browser. The feed will combine content from news publishers, but in a way that’s tailored
Mel C is here to tell us what we really, really want — and that would be … that she’s joining “Dancing With the Stars,” so things are sure to get sporty! The Spice Girls singer was spotted wearing a visor on her way to the ABC Studios lot Tuesday to get ready for some
News Britney Spears’ Father Jamie Spears Files to End Her Conservatorship The petition could potentially lead to the end of the long-running restrictions on Britney Spears’ personal and professional life By Allison Hussey September 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Britney Spears, July 2019 (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Jamie Spears, Britney Spears’ father, has filed a
Michael Dougherty‘s Krampus returns to terrorize the holiday season this year, with Scream Factory announcing last week that a 4K release is on the way on the road to Christmas. Krampus: The Naughty Cut was originally coming to 4K Ultra HD on November 16, but Scream Factory has updated today with the news that it’s been bumped back a
Rick and Morty confirmed a long held fan theory about Diane Sanchez’s fate with the final episode of the fifth season! Adult Swim aired the final two episodes of the season in a special hour long event that not only explored the relationship between the titular duo, but changed things between them forever as we
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The DC Extended Universe most recently expanded thanks to James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, but there are a number of highly anticipated projects currently coming down the line. Chief among them is James
King’s Bounty 2 is a tired sigh of a Euro-style tactical RPG. Not the kind you make when you’re frustrated or relieved, though; it’s more like when you sit down after walking up a long flight of stairs and feel sort of distantly content. For the most part, it’s fine. The tactical combat is actually
TAMPA, Fla. — Kymeta said Sept. 7 that it successfully tested its u8 broadband terminal on OneWeb’s low-Earth-orbit constellation, achieving 200 megabits per second (Mbps) downlink speeds ahead of the network’s partial launch this year. Neville Meijers, Kymeta’s chief strategy officer, told SpaceNews that its electronically steered flat panel antenna is currently serving undisclosed customers
Just like the automotive industry, aerospace has its sights set on going electric — but flying with battery-powered engines is a tougher proposition than rolling. Wright is among the startups looking to change the math and make electrified flight possible at scales beyond small aircraft — and its 2-megawatt engine could power the first generation
The Walking Dead may be coming to an end with an expanded final season, but it may not mean the end of Negan. Jeffrey Dean Morgan teased to TV Line that a spinoff featuring the former leader of the Saviors could be made. “There’ve been things discussed with me and network people,” he explained to
Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams just put one of her Nashville homes on the market … and it’s the place where she recorded her second solo album. The singer listed the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom pad for a cool $1 million … and the place is 2,137 square feet and recently renovated. As you can see in
If you find one, he’s already found you. From the creator of “The Killing” comes Netflix‘s upcoming original horror series “The Chestnut Man,” a Danish crime thriller that’s based on the acclaimed novel of the same title and arrives on the streaming service September 29th. In the upcoming Netflix series, “A young woman is found brutally
Training Day director Antoine Fuqua is teaming up with the one and only Jake Gyllenhaal for a brand new thriller that hopes to leave you on the edge of your seat, and it’s coming straight to Netflix. The film in question is called The Guilty, and it stars Gyllenhaal as a 911 dispatch operator that
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Warning: contains spoilers for Infinite Frontier #6! In Infinite Frontier, DC has revealed the true nature of its supposed Black Lantern, leading to a major sacrifice to save the multiverse from Darkseid. Thus far in the new series, Darkseid and his agent Psycho-Pirate are seeking to reach what lies beyond the confines of the multiverse in order
Sony announced last week they were planning to bring five Final Fantasy games to PlayStation Now over the next few months. The first of those arrives tomorrow, September 7. Final Fantasy VII is one of five games joining the subscription service for September alongside Killing Floor 2, Windbound, Moonlighter, and Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive Edition.
You wouldn’t miss one of Australia’s musk ducks if you saw it. The name comes from the musky smell the ducks waft around during the breeding season, and the males have a large, black lobe below their bill. But if the musk duck you’re hanging out with is called Ripper, the other dead giveaway is…