Lithium-ion batteries are one of the driving forces behind the transition away from fossil fuels, but the rechargeable battery that started it all — lead-acid — has received very little attention. Invented over 160 years ago, lead-acid batteries have been upgraded a few times, but today’s cells are largely unchanged from those sold in the
Play video content TMZ.com Dave Chappelle getting an Emmy nomination for a stand-up special some call transphobic is emboldening the transgender community — but not so much in the way you might think. We spoke to Ashlee Marie Preston in L.A. to get her reaction to the comedian getting a Primetime Emmy nod for Netflix’s
The logline for writer/director Berkley Brady’s directorial feature debut Dark Nature describes it as “the story of a therapy group that is forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive.” That’s pretty apt, albeit with one small issue: the Canadian film –
In 1966, the residents of Point Pleasant in West Virginia started seeing a strange man-sized bird creature prowling the local area. This was picked up across the USA by all the papers and the myth of the Mothman began. The story then moved to book, relating it to the collapse of a bridge in the
Refresh for latest…: There remains plenty of action at the international box office as we head into the dog days of summer and with fewer wide releases to come. This past week and weekend includes milestones aplenty for such films as Thor: Love And Thunder, Minions: The Rise Of Gru, Jurassic World Dominion, and the
News Xenia Rubinos Announces New Tour Dates, Shares New Song: Listen “Dia Libre en el Yanky” is a reimagined version of her 2021 Una Rosa track “Working All the Time” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Xenia Rubinos, photo by Paula La Bloise Art Facebook Twitter Xenia Rubinos has shared “Dia Libre
Gbike, a South Korea-based micromobility Gcooter operator, is acquiring Hyundai Motor’s shared micromobility sharing platform ZET as it wants to increase its market share and create technological synergies via ZET’s fleet management system. Gbike CEO Walter Yoon told TechCrunch that the deal, which is its first acquisition, will be completed in early August. The financial terms of
CBS is switching its programming up for one week only. CBS News coverage of the House select committee’s public hearings on Jan. 6 will be broadcast Thursday, July 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET). The move means that Big Brother will be vacating its 9:00-10 PM, ET slot this week. Instead, the weekly eviction episode of the
Like all the films in the Saw franchise, Darren Lynn Bousman‘s new movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw is a rated “R” affair that’s loaded with gory and gruesome traps, but there was one torture sequence that was too much even for the series known for brutal dismemberment. Speaking with Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew Podcast last May, Bousman (who also
In London, Ontario, Pride is held in July. The suburb of Wortley Village held its first Pride last weekend, and it included a drag queen storytime. The event was disrupted when a truck with Canadian flags on it circled the event honking continuously, and then a man got out of the truck and allegedly began
At first glance, Two Rock, Arizona is merely a backwater town occupied by little more than tumbleweed and a few rows of houses. But very little is as it first appears, and all it takes to reveal As Dusk Falls’ many layers of storytelling depth is one small, decades-spanning tragedy. And it’s all about the
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Saints of Los Angeles” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, July 19th, 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
On July 12, NASA, along with ESA and the Canadian Space Agency, will release the first observations from the James Webb Space Telescope in an event at the Goddard Space Flight Center. These will not, strictly speaking, be the first images from JWST: NASA has released engineering images for months to illustrate its progress commissioning
It’s clear that Sylvester Stallone will always be Rocky Balboa to millions of fans, and many still ask him about where the character could potentially show up next. While he won’t return for Creed III, Stallone previously indicated that he’s not done with Balboa after all, as he confirmed that he was developing a true
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might’ve gone low-key by exchanging vows in Vegas … but they’re still taking things up to A-list level with a big private party to celebrate their love. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ there’s a massive bash set to take place in the next few weeks at a home
Facebook parent Meta’s been putting up a strong fight appealing the UK antitrust decision investigating and ultimately ordering Meta to sell Giphy, the GIF marketplace that it acquired back in May 2020 for around $315 million; and now it has gotten a small stay of execution: the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has sent the case
December can’t come fast enough for those itching to get their hands on Striking Distance Studios’ The Callisto Protocol. Game Informer knows it, and has posted a new video with CEO and founder of Striking Distance Studios, Glen Schofield. Of course, the video also shows off new gameplay footage for The Callisto Protocol, for those
Wondering why God of War Ragnarok release date falls on a Wednesday rather than the usual Friday? Apparently, the game was supposed to release on a Friday but a last-minute decision was made to pull it back a few days. Source? Sony. A now-deleted trailer uploaded by PlayStation itself mentioned a release date of 11/11/22
How life originated on Earth continues to fascinate scientists, but it’s not easy peering back billions of years into the past. Now, evidence is growing for a relatively new hypothesis of how life began: with a very precise mix of RNA and DNA. RNA and DNA both determine the genetic make-up of all biological life, with
Focus Features’ Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris will hit an estimated $1.9 million weekend gross at 980 theaters drawing women with those 55 years of age and older repping 44% of the total. Turnout was best on the coasts for the drama starring Leslie Manville and Isabelle Huppert. That’s a PSA of $1,939 and a
News Kid Cudi Replacing Kanye West as Rolling Loud Miami 2022 Headliner “We spent months working with him and his team on the performance. Unfortunately, Ye has decided that he will no longer be performing.”—Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler By Matthew Strauss July 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, Kid Cudi (Getty
Tonal, an at-home fitness company last valued at $1.6 billion, has laid off 35% of its workforce in what the company says was a “responsible” decision made in order to grow at a more sustainable rate. “Tonal is prioritizing becoming a self-sustaining business with an emphasis on profitability,” the company said in a statement confirming
“The Office” star Craig Robinson had to pull the plug on his comedy show moments before going on stage, after a gunman began shooting inside the comedy club. Gunshots rang out at around 9 PM Saturday night at the Comedy Zone in North Carolina … and Craig’s fans beelined it out for safety. The gunman
It’s hard to argue that Resident Evil isn’t the king of Survival Horror. And fans know that Capcom’s Sweet Home is considered one of the granddaddies of the genre. But it’d be nice if a studio paid tribute to the latter for once, wouldn’t it? That’s what Spiral Bound Interactive are doing with their newly-announced
Last week, we asked you to share epics moments and artististic angles from your favorite indie games using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: JRPyznar shares a look at the unique art style of Lost In Random. justinphotomode fires of an arrow in Kena: Bridge of Spirits. RykerStride shares a glimpse at the Summit
Water gets boiled a lot – whether it’s a cup of tea brewing in a kitchen or a power plant generating electricity. Any improvements in the efficiency of this process will have a huge impact on the overall amount of energy used for it every day. One such improvement could come with a newly developed
The second time turned out to be the charm for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Bennifer 2.0 made it to the altar this time around, reportedly tying the knot in the always-popular Las Vegas, three months after the actor got down on one knee and proposed to his love for the second time — while
Johnny Depp is a man about town — perhaps even more so now that the Amber Heard drama seems to finally be in his rear-view … and on the horizon, maybe a new flame! JD was seen stepping out in Italy Sunday, where he’s in town to perform for the Umbria Jazz Festival alongside fellow
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by
Tracy Flick, Tom Perrotta’s protagonist from his darkly humorous novel Election, returns in Tracy Flick Can’t Win (6 hours), an engrossing story of retrospection, regret and self-fulfillment. Now the vice principal at a suburban New Jersey high school, Tracy is vying for the principal gig, which means navigating school politics and the sophomoric behavior of