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Breakups are never pretty, especially when you’ve been together a while, but it seems like Cortana and Android might have made an amicable split. Of course, that has a lot to do with Cortana’s limited user base and lack of popularity. Microsoft recentlyreleased a statementthat Cortana will be integrated into Microsoft 365 productivity apps and that, as a result, the company would end Cortana support for Android and iOS devices....

Update: We’ve had a chance to try out the Flexpai in person. It’s awesome. But you wouldn’t want to buy it.Here’s why. You’ve probably never heard of Royole before, but the Chinese smartphone maker is going to make headlines with theFlexpai, one of the very first folding smartphones we’ve seen. Whether we can legitimately call the Royole Flexpai a smartphone is up for debate, as is the question of whether we’d actually want to use the device on a daily basis, but there’s no denying it’s a fascinating glimpse of what a near-future design trend may bring us....

Denis Villeneuve throws shade at Oscars over Dune Part Two snub Denis Villeneuve has gone public with his frustration over Dune Part Two being ineligible for one of the most prestigious Academy Awards at the upcoming ceremony. TheDunemovies have been the definition of critical and commercial success. The first film won six Oscars, carries a Rotten Tomatoes score of 83%, and grossed more than $400 million worldwide. Dune: Part Twothen dwarfed those numbers, making more than $700 million while becoming one of thebiggest box office hits of 2024, and hitting a whopping 92% on the Tomatometer....

Summary The forthcomingDexterprequel series,Dexter: Original Sin,has added aGrey’s Anatomystar to its growing lineup. Set 15 years before the events of the original show, thenewDexterprequelhas already added the likes ofShadow and Bone’s Patrick Gibson as a younger version of the character made famous by Michael C. Hall. Meanwhile, Christian Slater is set to play his adopted father, Harry Morgan, andEvil’s Molly Brown has been tapped to play his foul-mouthed, adopted sister Debra....

Diablo 4 devs guided by “nostalgia” when expanding the map Diablo 4’s development team looked to the past when deciding which regions to add as DLC in theVessel of Hatredexpansion. Longtime Diablo fans will have recognized the dense jungles ofKurastfrom the Vessel of Hatred andSpiritborn classtrailers. The region was first seen in Diablo 2 when Diablo himself unleashed his brother, Mephisto on the region before theLord of Hatredwas destroyed and sent back to Hell....

Dillon Danis claims Logan Paul is ‘scared’ to have him on IMPAULSIVE podcast Dillon Danis seemingly wants to lock in a date withLogan Paulahead of their planned boxing match on October 14. Though he claims Paul has declined the IMPAULSIVE offer multiple times, arguing he’s ‘scared’ to do it. It’s been over two years since we last saw Logan Paul in a boxing ring but now, his return is officially set in stone for October....

There have been a few experiments in FromSoftware’s Souls-style games in how healing works. In every game, with the exception ofBloodborne,you have a main healing flask. InElden Ring,it is called the Flask of Crimson Tears (or Flask of Cerulean Tears for FP recovery) and works just like the classic Estus flask from the main trilogy. There have always been alternative consumable items that also restore health, with the most contentious being the Life Gems inDark Souls 2....

The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is one of the biggest events of the year for Apple developers, and this year’s show is no different. Apple announced key updates across its entire ecosystem, with new releases for iOS on the iPhone, MacOS on the Mac, iPadOS for its line of tablets, WatchOS on Apple Watch, and so much more. “We’re excited to share our latest technologies with you and with the incredible community of millions of Apple developers around the world,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said as he kicked off WWDC 2021 to an audience of developers represented by Memoji....

Final Fantasy 7’s Cloud & Sephiroth’s Magic: The Gathering art revealed New artwork for the upcoming Final Fantasy x Magic: The Gathering crossover set has been revealed, showing how Cloud Strife and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 will look in the card game. Magic: The Gathering has had several crossover events in recent years, including with franchises likeThe Lord of the Ringsand Fallout. 2025 is going to see some of the biggest yet, with a dedicated Final Fantasy crossover, and several Marvel Comics sets....

Summary The upcomingYoung Sheldonsequel spinoff gets an updated logo, and it hints at Georgie and Mandy’s life afterThe Big Bang Theory.As long determined by the established canon,Young SheldonendedwithSheldon’s move to California to start his post-graduate studies at Caltech. Admittedly, the show’s cancelation was divisive, as the show’s popularity was still rising on the heels of its arrival on Netflix. Despite calls to find a way to continue the project beyond Sheldon leaving Texas, Chuck Lorre and his team opted to stick to continuity and wrap up the family/comedy drama....

Google blows everyone’s minds with new Veo 3 AI video generator Move overStudio Ghibliimages, there’s a new AI trend in town and not only does it move, it talks, too. On May 20, Google unveiled Veo 3, an AI video generator that also includes audio, fully bringing creations to life. We’ve come a long way from Will Smith eating noodles in silence. Unlike many other AI models, Veo 3 can generate video with sound and the results have mindblowing....

Google has made it no secret that it wants to reinvent how you visit websites on your browser by eventually getting rid of web addresses altogether. With the launch ofChrome 69, Google stunned users last week with a surprising decision to no longer display the “www” and “m” part of the URL in the Chrome search bar, but user backlash forced Google to soften its stance. Google’s course reversal, although welcomed by users, is only short term, and the search giant said it will change course once again with the release of the Chrome 70browser....

Google had planned toclose the Google+ social networkin August 2019, but the date can’t come quickly enough: A second massive data breach was just revealed, only a few months after the previous. Ina blog postby the Mountain View, California-based company, Google notes that the most recent breach has affected over 52.5 million users worldwide — that’s a significant chunk of individuals whose information now might be floating around on the web....