Ncuti Gatwa's True Role In Doctor Who Season 14 Is An Unwelcome Surprise

Warning: Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 14, episode 5, “Dot and Bubble.” Summary Ncuti Gatwa’s role in his first full season ofDoctor Whohas taken a strange turn, with his version of the Doctor being much less of a focal point when compared with his predecessors. Although he should be the leader of theDoctor Whoseason 14 cast,Gatwa has been conspicuously absent from the show’s truncated run on Disney+. While he has shone in his appearances to date, his availability to shoot his debutDoctor Whoseason raises certain questions about whether casting him as the Doctor was the best option....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1275 words · Tim Bright

NEC’s passenger drone takes to the skies in somewhat cautious test flight

Fancy commuting to work in your own personal flying machine? Japanese tech firm NEC believes the idea is not as far-fetched as it might sound, and has been developing a passenger drone with such an aim in mind. In a bold bid to reach its goal, NEC has partnered with Cartivator, a Japanese tech startupbacked by Toyota, among others. This week NEC offered a demonstration of the drone-like vehicle, which can best be described as an oversized quadcopter with enough space for one or two people....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Joshua Davenport

New 3DMark benchmark will support Nvidia’s RTX 20 Series possibly this October

UL Benchmarks confirmed to Digital Trends that it’s currently working on an entirely new 3DMark benchmark targeting Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 20 graphics card family. Based on DirectX Ray Tracing, it will support the real-time ray tracing features embedded in Nvidia’s Turing-based RTX GPUs. The new benchmark could arrive around the time Microsoft’s October 2018 Update lands for Windows 10. To bring you up to speed, Futuremark became a part of Underwriters Laboratories, or simply UL, in 2014....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Melissa Rogers

New images give us a better idea about who is who in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Today is May the Fourth (be with you), the unofficial holiday forStar Wars. And given the fact that we’ve already been wowed by the latest trailer earlier in April, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holiday than by showing new images for the upcoming first entry in the new trilogy,Star Wars: The Force Awakens, courtesy of a photo shoot byVanity Fairand Annie Leibovitz revealed in the video above....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Amber White

New Liam Hemsworth Netflix movie slammed as “painful” to watch despite climbing the charts

New Liam Hemsworth Netflix movie slammed as “painful” to watch despite climbing the charts It might have been a good year for fans of romance thanks to a few successful hits, but Netflix’s latest movie is proving to be something of a dud for fans. From The Idea of You to A Family Affair, there’s been no shortage of steamyromancesand quirky meet cutes this year.Netflixhas proven that they can deliver the goods on this front, with its most recent hit, Nobody Wants This, climbing its way up the chart....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Jeremy White

Original Sonic 3 & Knuckles soundtrack won’t be featured in Sonic Origins

The launch of the multigame compilationSonic Originsis right around the corner, but today veteran fans are gobsmacked by a piece of news that hit them like a smooth criminal. The original soundtrack forSonic 3 & Knuckleswon’t be featured in the game. Sonic the Hedgehog social media manager Katie Chrzanowski confirmed the tidbit in a post-Summer Game Festlivestream on Thursday. She said that the soundtrack from the classic Sonic game is being reproduced by none other than Sonic music composer and Crush 40 guitarist Jun Senoue....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Melanie Wilson

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Everything we know so far

After eight feature-length directing credits and more than 20 years atop the Hollywood hierarchy,Quentin Tarantino movieshave earned a reputation that makes any project he’s working on a big deal. The famed auteur’s next film,Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,just received its second trailer, which introduces Charles Manson and plays up the Manson Family murders that serve as the film’s backdrop. The all-star cast ofOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is said to be separated into thematic chapters (à laPulp Fiction), currently includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie, among other well-known Hollywood actors....

July 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1693 words · Christopher Flores

ROG Xbox Ally handheld release date revealed at Gamescom

ROG Xbox Ally handheld release date revealed at Gamescom Xbox and Asus have partnered to make the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, giving fans the Xbox handheld they’ve always wanted in the process. Xbox fans have spent years begging Microsoft to release their own branded handheld, and on Jun 09, 2025, it was finally revealed during theXbox Showcase. The Seattle-based gaming company has partnered with Asus to bring fans theROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, new versions of the company’s existing handhelds....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · William Hill

Scientists discover how to turn toxic sewer gas into hydrogen fuel

Hydrogen sulfide, known as sewer gas because it is emitted by manure and sewer pipes, is not only unpleasant to smell but is also poisonous and corrosive, and needs to be removed from products like natural gas. But now, researchers have found a way to convert this foul-smelling, dangerous sewer gas into useful fuel. “Hydrogen sulfide is one of the most harmful gases in industry and to the environment,”saidLang Qin, a co-author on the study and a research associate in chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Jessica Carter

Selling Sunset is facing criticism for its lack of body diversity

Selling Sunset is facing criticism for its lack of body diversity Social media users don’t love the fact that there isn’t any body diversity in Selling Sunset. The criticisms have been circulating for years now. One detail that’s easy to notice after watching Selling Sunset is that every real estate agent at the Oppenheim Group shares one significant thing in common. In terms of their physiques, all the real estate agents who’ve been cast on Selling Sunset are incredibly thin....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Andre Smith

Snapchat update lets you swap faces with any photo on your phone

The Snapchat updates are comingthickandfastof late, and the latest takes its face-swapping feature to dizzying new heights. With the update installed, you’re able to now face-swap with any image stored in your phone’s photo library. In the past, the app’s popular face-swapping function could only be applied to images and videos taken via its camera, meaning you had to convince a friend (or an unruly pet) to pose for a photo....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Samantha Lopez

Steam Link app transforms humble MacBooks into hardcore gaming machines

Playing your favorite games on a Mac just got a little bit easier. That’s because Valve has just released itsSteam Linkapp, which lets you stream games from a Windows PC straight to your Mac, on the App Store. To use Steam Link, you must have a computer running Steam — this can be a PC, Mac, or a Linux computer — and a target device running the Steam Link app. That means you can stream from a Macto an iPad, for instance, giving you a way to play games that are not available on tablet devices while still getting to enjoy the iPad’s lightweight portability....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Kayla Weaver

Steven Spielberg is working on a new film based on Bullitt

Steven Spielberg may be 75-years old, but he’s not slowing down anytime soon. According toDeadline, the famed director is now attached to helm a new film featuring Frank Bullitt, a character originally portrayed by screen icon Steve McQueen in one of the greatest movies of the ’60s,Bullitt. However, the report notes that this will not be a remake ofBullitt. Instead, it will simply be a new story featuring Frank Bullitt as the main character....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Elizabeth Williams