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World-famousFortniteplayer “Ninja” will be the first professional gamer to grace the cover of ESPN The Magazine in its 20-plus-year history when its next issue lands. Ninja himself broke the news recently onTwitter. The issue entitled “The Legend of Ninja, Biggest Gamer in the World” will be hitting store shelves both digitally and physically Friday, September 21. An in-depth feature will detail the esports star’s life and story of how Tyler “Ninja” Blevins rose to such unprecedented fame this year....

Summary The newromancebooks coming out in July 2024 have everything fans of the genre seek. These books tell a variety of stories from newer authors and long-time writers. This summer is shaping up to be a solid season for readers who want to be swept off their feet. Though romance is pigeonholed as relying on tropes of being formulaic, it’s much more than that as well. Love stories are often expected to have a happily ever after....

After the coronavirus outbreak eliminated both Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida, as possible locations for an in-person event, the2020 Republican National Conventionis moving forward in an almost entirely digital format. Here’s what to know about the second day of the event. When is the Republican National Convention The second day of the 2020 Republican National Convention will take place Tuesday, August 25. Each main program will run from 6 to 8 p....

This summer was pretty great for movies, wasn’t it?Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was the best Marvel movie in years, and the latest installments ofMission: ImpossibleandInsidiousproved to be the best yet. And of course, there was the social phenomenon known asBarbenheimer, which still has its grip on the world. September is just around the corner, and while there are fewer must-see movies on the horizon (isanyoneexcited about watchingThe Nun 2orThe Expendables 4?...

This week, Amazon Studios’ sci-fi thriller,Foe, is in limited release, and it will come toAmazon Prime Videoat a later date. Iain Reid, the author of the original novel, co-wrote the script withdirector Garth Davis. The film takes place at some point in the future, and it features Saoirse Ronan as Henrietta, with Paul Mescal as her husband, Junior. While Henrietta and Junior live a quiet life on their farm, a stranger, Terrance (Aaron Pierre), offers Junior the chance of a lifetime to live and work on a farming space station for two years....

If you’re using a company-issued Mac running a version of Apple’s operating system prior toMacOS High Sierra10.13.6, you will want to tell your system administrator to upgrade your OS to the latest version. At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, researchers demonstrated a method where a malicious actor could remotely take control of a new Mac due to vulnerabilities with Apple’s corporate Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) tools....

There are anumber of different waysthat search and rescue teams look for survivors in the aftermath of disasters, such as earthquakes or bombings. A team of researchers from Austria, Switzerland, and Cyprus may have added a powerful new technology to the toolkit, however, in the form of an inexpensive sensor which can be used to help find people trapped in rubble. The sensor is both light and portable enough that it can be carried by first responders or easily mounted onto a drone....

Electronics company Acer says it will bring Intel’s 8-core, 9th-generation processor to its Predator Orion 9000 and 6000 desktops, putting them on par withDell’s Alienware Auroradesktops. The new choice in processor puts more power in the hands of gamers and should make for seamless gameplay in the most demanding situations. According to Jeff Lee, general manager of stationary computing, IT products business for Acer, Intel’s latest processors arm gamers with “an arsenal of PCs that can withstand the most demanding gaming scenarios today....

The Acura MDX is a perfectly capable family hauler, but after arecent test drive, we felt the MDX needed something more to justify its high-end badge and price. That’s exactly what Acura is cooking up with the 2020 MDX PMC Edition, a limited edition that debuts at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show and goes on sale next year. PMC stands for Performance Manufacturing Center, the Ohio factory that builds theAcura NSXsupercar....

Summary The 10-season fantasy seriesAdventure Timecontains a whopping 283 episodes, but not all of them connect to the show’s rich lore. For some viewers, a story-centered watch of the series is more compelling than just following Finn and Jake on their tangential adventures. However, it can be understandably difficult to sift through what’s requiredAdventure Timeviewing and what’s a little more light on the plot.Finn, a burgeoning hero, and Jake, a shape-shifting dog, live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where candy-people rule kingdoms and vampires strum bass guitars....

Whether you’re planning to purchaseCall of Duty: Infinite Warfareor not, if you have a PlayStation VR headset — andthere’s every reason you should— you will be able to play theCoD: Infinite Warfare Jackal Assault VR Experience, for free. All PS4 owners can download it, though of course you will need a VR headset to play. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfarerepresents a real shift of perspective and timeline from its main FPS competitor, Battlefield....

2019 saw the release of not one, not two, butfournew Google phones. Earlier this year we got thePixel 3a and 3a XL, Google’s first foray into thebudget-friendlymarket, then in October came the true successors to 2018’s Pixel 3 series – theGoogle Pixel 4and4 XL. All four have been impressive new additions to the tech titan’ssmartphoneline. Despite their age, previous models like theGoogle Pixel 2 XLand3 XLstill hold up when compared to their more recent kin, boasting formidable performance, specs, andcamerasystems....

TheVision Pro headsetis Apple’s most significant new product in years, and it is widely seen as the company’s “next big thing.” But Apple isn’t resting on its laurels, as a new report has highlighted the products that the company hopes will shake up the market in similarly momentous ways. And no, we’re not talking about asecond-generation Vision Pro. Among the devices Apple is secretly working on are a set of smartglasses, a health and fitness ring, and even a pair of souped-up AirPods with cameras and advanced sensors....