Don’t worry, iPhone 12 owners: MagSafe PopSockets are coming soon

PopSockets’ line ofMagSafe-compatible accessoriesis here, which meansiPhone 12owners can just magnetically slip a PopGrip on the back of their phones instead of sticking adhesive on it.PopSocketsis upgrading a handful of its products with a MagSafe option: A range of the classic PopGrips, a wallet with an integrated grip, and two mounts. The biggest difference between the new PopGrip and its predecessors is that the former comes with an additional base underneath that magnetically attaches to aMagSafe-supported iPhoneand does away with the adhesive-based mount....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Dr. Denise Collins

Eddie Murphy Candidly Recalls “Cheap Shot” SNL Joke Made At His Expense: “It Hurt My Feelings”

Summary Beverly Hills Cop 4star Eddie Murphy recalls the “cheap shot” joke made at his expense bySNL’s David Spade, saying the experience “hurt his feelings.” Murphy debuted onSNLin 1980 at the age of 19, and quickly rose to become the most popular cast member on the sketch comedy series. Murphy is indeed credited with keeping the show afloat during relatively lean years, but by 1984, with his movie career taking off thanks to hits like48 Hrs....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Dr. Brenda Nelson

Electric Citi Bikes is returning to New York City with a price shake-up

Citi Bike’s pedal-assist electric bicycles are returning to the streets of New York City seven months after being pulled over safety concerns. The shared two-wheelers were taken off the streets in April 2019 after some riders complained of harder-than-expected braking on the front wheel, an issue that reportedly sent a number of ridersflying over the top of their bikes, causing injuries in the process. Motivate, the Lyft-owned company behind New York’s app-based Citi Bike service,saidin a news release this week that it will start putting “several hundred” new e-bikes back on the streets this winter....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Natalie Bullock

Elon Musk hails ‘incredibly historic quarter’ as Tesla reveals profits

Elon Musk has proven naysayers wrong by steering Tesla into profitability. The California-based company reported a profit for the third quarter of 2018 as its ability to mass-produce and sell the all-important Model 3 greatly improved. Speaking during a conference call, Musk revealed Tesla ended the third quarter with a net income of $311 million. The news comes after years of not-insignificant losses that bred skepticism around the company’s ability to make money....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Amanda Wright

Every Girls’ Frontline 2 player needs to pull for this OP banner character

Every Girls’ Frontline 2 player needs to pull for this OP banner character GFL2has one S-tier character so powerful that every player needs to roll for her on the next banner, so here’s why you have to save all your Collapse Pieces and Targeted Access Permissions. Girls’ Frontline 2best charactersdrastically shake up the meta. Whether it’s the lifesaving heals and shields fromSuomior the insanely high single-target damage from QJ, there are Dolls that every account needs....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Mrs. Natalie Brown MD

Everyone Missed 1 Detail In The MCU’s Most Recent Movie, But I Can’t Wait To See What It Means

Summary Nobody’s talking about one detail at the end ofThe Marvels, but I can’t wait to see what theMCUdoes with it. Despite its disappointing performance, Nia DaCosta’sCaptain Marvelsequel introduced key elements of the overall Multiverse Saga narrative, most notably in the movie’s final moments. After Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau took down the villainous Dar-Benn, Monica became trapped in an alternate universe duringThe Marvels’mid-credits scene, but in the excitement of the X-Men being teased, I missed one major detail....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Casey Phillips

First ‘The Last of Us: Part II’ gameplay shows just how deadly Ellie has become

We anticipated Sony would end thePlayStation E3 2018press conference with a look atThe Last of Us: Part II, but the company instead showed Naughty Dog’s latest post-apocalyptic game to kick off the show. Thegameplay trailergave us our first look atThe Last of Us: Part IIin action, and it emphasized how deadly Ellie has become since the events of the first game. Beginning in a church during a small party, we’re introduced to an older Ellie, who waits patiently for her girlfriend to approach her for a dance....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Diana Saunders

Fortnite angers players by allowing you to use emotes without even owning them

Fortnite angers players by allowing you to use emotes without even owning them Fortnitedropped a sneaky update that lets you borrow emotes for free – yes, even the expensive ones. For over a decade, Fortnite’s emote economy has been a strange blend of nostalgia, flex culture, and overpriced animations. Emotes like Fresh and Floss became digital status symbols, locked behind oldBattle Passesor rare shop rotations. Players have shelled out V-Bucks for years to lock down the right moves....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Diane Johnson

Google hit with another fine by the EU, this time for $1.7 billion

Google has beenfined by the European Unionagain, this time for imposing what the EU calls “unfair terms” relating to its online advertising market. This ruling has resulted in a fine of 1.5 billion euros (around $1.7 billion), the third such fine handed to Google by the EU’s European Commission. The root of the complaint against the search engine giant involved the terms for third-party websites who wanted to use Google’s search bar in their own websites....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Susan Reid

Heaviest element ever discovered in exoplanet atmospheres is a puzzle

When it comes to findinghabitable exoplanets, the next big challenge is not just spotting exoplanets or looking at their orbits, but getting a better understanding of what conditions there might be like by analyzing their atmospheres. New tools like theJames Webb Space Telescopewill allow us to peer into the atmospheres of exoplanets and see what they are composed of, which can affect the planet’s surface temperature, pressure, and weather systems....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Matthew Galvan

Hide and Seek breaks an unwritten Squid Game rule and it’s brutal

Hide and Seek breaks an unwritten Squid Game rule and it’s brutal Squid Game Season 3has landed onNetflix, and with it comes three deadly new challenges. One of those is Hide and Seek, but unsurprisingly, it has a brutal, gut-wrenching twist. From beginning to end,Hwang Dong-hyukhas proven to be one of the finest TV show writers out there, with Squid Game not letting up for a second. As we said inour five-star review, “Season 1 was phenomenal....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Andrew Miller

How to block channels on YouTube

Whether you post public YouTube videos for fun or profit, interactions with everyday netizens — especially trolls — are an inevitable part of the process. Unfortunately, some commenters seem to have nothing better to do with their time than post offensive and derogatory comments, so consider blocking their channel rather than continuing tofeed the trolls. By blocking someone’s channel, you effectively remove their ability to comment on videos that you have posted publicly, which will limit their ability to be a jerk....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Timothy Carrillo

How to get CDL team skins in Black Ops 6 and Warzone

How to get CDL team skins in Black Ops 6 and Warzone The2025 Call of Duty Leagueseason began in December 2024, and fans will soon be able to represent their favorite teams in Black Ops 6 and Warzone with new CDL operator skins. The first CDL Major in 2025 takes place on January 30 in Toronto, home of the Toronto Ultra, with the Minor tournament starting on January 10 with teams like Atlanta Faze,OpTic Texas, and LA Thieves all taking part....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Michael Kirk