Meet Sigma. Blizzard Overwatch, Blizzard’s successful “hero shooter” that combines MOBA elements with the best of games like Team Fortress, has announced its latest character: Sigma, a scientist with the power to control gravity. Blizzard announced the new character via an animated short. We’ve seen little with regard to how Sigma will actually play in […]
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This new Transformers: War For Cybertron Unicron figure is both huge in size and price. Mike Sorrentino/CNET Unicron is the kind of character who makes other Transformers and Decepticons look downright puny. It debuted in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie. Now fans have a chance to buy the massive figure via the Hasbro Pulse […]
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Facebook’s messaging app for kids. Jason Cipriani/CNET Facebook said Monday that a “technical error” allowed thousands of kids who used the company’s messaging app for children to join group chats with people who weren’t approved by their parents. The app, called Messenger Kids, lets children between 6 and 12 years old send messages and video chat […]
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The power of fashion Step into the biggest celebration of geek fashion during San Diego Comic-Con: the Her Universe Fashion Show. This year the show celebrated its sixth anniversary with the theme “power of fashion,” inspired by She-Ra and the princesses of power. Ashley Eckstein, founder of Her Universe and the voice of Star Wars’ Ahsoka […]
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Tesla’s patent application shows a more robot-friendly means of wiring its vehicles that would reduce the need for human labor. Tesla Tesla has filed a patent application for a new wiring architecture that would make its cars easier for robots to assemble, according to a report published Monday by Electrek. When Tesla was in the process […]
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The French Green Goblin. Chesnot/Getty Images Remember Franky Zapata? He was the man flying on the hoverboard through Paris, armed with a rifle, during the Bastille Day celebrations last month. Zapata was part of a military parade featuring the 10 European countries that make up the European Intervention Initiative. He had received a €1.3m grant […]
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US tech companies will be able to continue selling equipment to the Chinese giant if they get a license. Angela Lang/CNET US President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to award licensing deals between American companies and Chinese tech giant Huawei in a “timely” way. It comes as the US government looks to negotiate a trade […]
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The Ecurie Cars LM69 is a love letter to Jaguar’s take on the mid-engine racing prototype XJ13 that never saw its day in competition. Ecurie Cars The name Ecurie Ecosse may not be a name that most people are familiar with, but it’s an incredibly important one in the history of racing and in particular […]
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Chris Kraft pioneered the idea of Mission Control in NASA’s early years. NASA Christoper Columbus Kraft Jr., NASA’s first flight director, pioneer of Mission Control and a key figure in the spaceflight program, died Monday. He was 95. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called Kraft a “national treasure,” pointing to his work in establishing NASA’s Mission […]
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Jennifer Connelly in Snowpiercer. TBS It’s not all dressing up and massive crowds at San Diego Comic-Con. A lot of trailers come out too. So in case you missed anything, we’ve chucked all the trailers in this post! The big trailers include Netflix’s The Witcher, Star Trek: Picard, HBO’s Watchmen, It: Chapter 2, Top Gun: Maverick and Cats, but […]
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