Squid Game creator explains how show’s villains reflect Elon Musk Squid Gamecreator Hwang Dong-hyuk has admitted that he thought the show’s rich villains “resemble” Elon Musk. The VIPs first made their appearance in Episode 7 of Season 1, depicted as a group ofextremely wealthy individualswho wear masks to keep their anonymity. These are the people who invest their money to fund the deadly games, watch them in person, and even bet on the players to entertain themselves....

Tesla and Elon Musk are set to unveil an early prototype of Tesla Bot atthe company’s AI Day on September 30. The Tesla Bot — also referred to as Optimus — will be a humanoid robot designed to complete repetitive or dangerous tasks. The first major customer of the helper robots will be Tesla itself, as the company is said to plan on implementing them to complete work in its factories....

Apple’s Face ID security system works really well, provided it can see your face. This means if you’re wearing a mask, as we tend to do these days, it simply won’t work at all. IniOS 14.5Apple has come up with a solution to get around this problem, but you need to own an Apple Watch for it to work. If you already have an Apple Watch you’re ready to go right now, but if not you are facing (pun intended) a bill of at least $270 if you want to unlock your iPhone while still wearing your mask....

There’s something just inherently fun about building a deck of cards, sitting down, and pitting your collection against someone else in a test of tactics and planning, but with a bit of luck thrown in to keep things interesting. Once computers and video games came along, the first types of games to be made were simulations of real games. Some were sports, but there were also plenty of board and card game translations that were digitized....

ThePrime Day 2021 datehas been revealed, and while we can’t guarantee exactly what’s going to be discounted (or by how much), we do have some key insight into what’s likely to be on sale. That’s because we can take a look at the best-selling products from last year’sPrime Day dealsand evaluate what was so popular back then. After all, Amazon is always keen to discount those products that you’re most likely to buy, and we can’t see this year being any different....

The LCS is dead, but its death may just save League of Legends esports With the LCS being the very league that so much of LoL’s greatest moments were founded upon, it’s hard not to look upon its departure with a sense of dread. But, while the league dying may sound bad on paper, change was needed to keep the scene alive and thriving. There aren’t any esports that have thrived for so long on a global scale quite like League of Legends has....

Any debate about the “best video game consoles of all time” always features a few prominent systems. The Super NES and PlayStation 2 are a couple you can expect to come up every time the conversation rears its head. One of the biggest contenders in that ongoing conversation is Nintendo’s big entrance into the world of 3D: The Nintendo 64. It’s funny that it’s such a beloved system 15 years later, because it may be the worst best console out there....

America loves true crime. The proof?The Serial Killer’s Apprentice,an Investigation Discovery documentary, is the No. 1 movie on HBO Max over titles likeFinal Destination BloodlinesandSinners. If those three movies are your jam, go ahead and watch. If not, we listed three underrated movies on HBO Max below. One is an A24 adventure movie that the entire family might love. We also have guides to thebest new movies to stream, thebest movies on Netflix, thebest movies on Hulu, thebest movies on Amazon Prime Video, andthe best movies on HBO Max....

A company in Estonia calledIglucraftis making handcrafted, rather aesthetically beautiful “pods.” They’re technically cabins but they’re also promoting them as kind of a sauna. It sounds like a weird,“ride the snake,”psychedelic experience, but it’s mostly mellow, given the advice the company gives its users. Read on. Tiny homestories are a dime a dozen, but this one comes with kind of an odd twist. Guess who owns one of these Igluhuts? No less than football’s (soccer, for Americans) greatest player of our generation, David Beckham....

Improving the sound quality of your TV setup doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Right now, you can buy a TCL Alto 5 soundbar for just $60 at Amazon (unless you decide to wait forBlack Friday Soundbar deals). That’s a saving of $20 and a great deal if you’re looking for a cheap way to upgrade your audio experience. In terms ofsoundbar deals, you really can’t go wrong with this one....

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance.Venom: The Last Danceexplains Venom’sMarvelorigins in greater depth after featuring new visitors from his home world. As the name suggests,Venom: The Last Dancerounds out Tom Hardy’s Venomtrilogy in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, with distinctly high stakes delivered by both terrestrial and extraterrestrial threats. As the de facto flagship franchise of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, the pressure is on for the film to to stick the landing, which it mostly does even better than the two pervious films, makingVenom: The Last Dancethe best movie in the trilogy....

Visible, the new unlimited-data-and-no-fine-print carrier owned by Verizon, is getting into thePrime Dayspirit. The company has announced a number of deals on some great smartphones, making it easier than ever to switch over to its service, if you’re interested. The smartphones on sale, in particular, include the Apple iPhone 7 and the Motorola Moto G7 Power, both decent phones in their own right, especially at the price that Visible is offering them....

Do you need a laptop or a 2-in-1 laptop for an extremely low price? The kind that you can give to the unruly child for a moment without intense worry that something expensive is about to be broken? A piece of equipment that makes for a greatlaptop for homeworkbut won’t tempt your child to use it for all night Fortnite sessions instead? Or maybe you just want a browser and a screen for when you’re out in public, something you can leave unattended without the worry that you’ve lost hundreds if not thousands of dollars should it get stolen?...