Summary Geek Girl, the new Netflix show led byHouse of the Dragonactor Emily Carey, is climbing the streamer’s global charts. Carey, who played the young Alicent Hightower inHouse of the Dragonseason 1, has had key performances in the recentTomb RaiderandWonder Womanmovies as the younger version of the titular characters. Now, with the well-reviewedGeek Girl, Carey steps into the spotlight and takes the lead role. Since it arrived onNetflixon May 30,Geek Girlhas begun making waves on the streamer’s global Top 10 chart for English-language television shows....

Chinese smartphone brand Oppo will drop one of its established ranges, and focus on its cutting-edge devices instead. In an interview following the Chinese announcement of the Oppo Reno smartphone, Oppo vice president Brian Shentold journalistsit would not develop any more R series phones, and instead concentrate on the Find X and new Reno models. Losing the R series does suggest Oppo is banking on the Reno to dictate the company’s direction....

It’s basically a foregone conclusion that Nvidia islaunching new Super GPUsnext week at CES. We have no official announcement from Nvidia, outside of a keynote presentation at the event, but a mountain of evidence shows that Team Green may be gearing up to launch three new graphics cards. But what about Team Red? Wehave heard murmursthat AMD is set to launch a budget-focused RX 7600 XT soon, but the rumor mill has been quiet about a slate of new graphics cards....

Summary Reacherseason 3 star Anthony Michael Hall shares an update on the show’s filming timeline. Based on the character created by Lee Child, Prime Video’sReacherfirst released in 2022, with Alan Ritchson taking on the title role. The series returned for season 2 earlier this year, earning positive reviews. Now,Reacherseason 3is in production with a number of new characters on board, including Hall as mysterious businessman Zachary Beck. In a recent interview withMoviefone, Hall addressesReacherseason 3’s filming status, revealing that he has already wrapped....

Ever wonder why all the T-800 model Terminators look like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Presumably at some point, in that fictional world, there was a real person who served as the model for Skynet’s advanced killing machines. In fact, he may have signed over the rights to his physical appearance in something like the deal that U.K.-based additive manufacturing companyGeomiqis currently offering. On the orders of a robotics company client, Geomiq is promising $125,000 to a person willing to submit their face as the model for a new line of humanoid robots....

It is nearly impossible to have not seen the 2015viral videoof a team of marine biologists pulling a plastic straw from a turtle’s nose. The video, with nearly 85 million views on YouTube, is only one of the many heartbreaking images and videos that depict the unsettling state ofplastic waste in the oceans. Every year, more than 11 milliontons of plastic wasteend up in oceans, and the figure could nearlytriple by 2040....

On July 30, 2025,The Man Trap— the first broadcast episode ofStar Trek: The Original Series— aired on NBC starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and other faces that would soon become familiar to millions of fans as the iconic crew of the U.S.S.Enterprise. To celebrate the 55th anniversary,Paramount+has just announced details for the Second Annual Star Trek Day, which will pay tribute to not only that milestone, but all that’s come since — and everything that’s on its way....

Teacher goes viral playing Assassin’s Creed in class to teach history A middle school teacher’s unique strategy of using Assassin’s Creed to teach history is blowing up on social media and students absolutely love it. Being a teacher can berough these days, especially with students always glued to their screens, so instead of sticking to textbooks, a teacher decided to change things up by bringing video games to class. Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creed franchiseis filled with historical relevance, bringing players back in time to ancient Egypt, the American Revolution, Rome, and more....

The art of the video game trailer is a delicate one. A trailer needs to get people excited to play anupcoming video game, while ideally being representative of what that game will actually be. However, it has become clear that plenty of trailers — at least the ones without gameplay — are more interested in generating hype than being especially faithful. These are our first glimpses at the world, characters, and maybe evenbossesof a game, but presented like a short film....

Duolingo, the popular language-learning app, has always offered fun and interactive ways to learn new languages. It has now added two new features that make it even more feature-packed. As part ofits latest update, the app now includes Adventures and Video Calls. Adventures is a game-like feature that allows you to explore different settings and storylines within the Duolingo universe. It features two characters, Lily and Oscar. Adventures is designed to help you improve your language skills by putting you in simulated real-world situations....

I somewhat called it! In the run-up toWWDC 2025, I asked Apple to please introducetrue multitasking to iOS(and by extension, iPadOS). We didn’t get it in iOS, but Apple did unveil an entirely new windowing system oniPadOS 26. With it, they’ve transformed the iPad for me and likely for millions of customers as well. It’s not just about multitasking: Apple saved the best till last during its WWDC keynote, and the iPad has a host of other features that are further transformative to the iPad experience....

Most smart lights are more about function than fashion, but Nanoleaf is setting out to change that. At IRA 2018 in Berlin, Germany, the Canada-based company that got its start on Kickstarter introduced the Canvas — a new, modular lighting system designed to turn walls into illuminated murals that light up a whole room. The latest in the company’s line of unique, customizable lighting systems, the Canvas introduces a square design that can be plastered across a wall and can then light up in any number of ways....

Microsoft Zune, the Apple Newton, and the Amazon Fire Phone have one thing in common — they all made the technology product flop list. And it appears that there’s a new entrant about to join the list: the Humane AI Pin. According toThe New York Times, only 10,000 units of the heavily criticized $699 AI gadget have been sold since it was released earlier this year. The company’s target was 100,000....