The Acolyte's Costumes Reveal 9 Secrets About Star Wars' New Jedi & Villain

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS forThe Acolyteseason 1, episodes 1 & 2. Summary The characters ofThe Acolyteare as different as they come, right down to their various costumes, and those outfits reveal quite a bit about them.The Acolytetakes place in theHigh Republic era, and that setting gives the show quite a bit of creative freedom. Since it’s so far removed from the rest of theStar Warsmovies and TV shows,The Acolytehad a chance to experiment with its planets, technology, and characters....

August 17, 2025 · 12 min · 2489 words · Andrea Lewis

The LG G4 OLED TV is a 9 out of 10, and it’s $499 off post-Labor Day

For those who are willing to shell out a significant amount onOLED TV deals, you may as well enjoy some savings with your purchase through this offer from LG for the 77-inch LG G4 OLED 4K TV. A $499 discount, which started with this year’sLabor Day TV deals, drops its price from $4,599 to $4,100, but we don’t think it will last long. There’s a chance that the bargain is gone as soon as tomorrow, so if you’re thinking about buying this OLED TV, we highly recommend completing the transaction right now....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Matthew Riggs

The LumiGrow BarLight is a smart grow light for pot cultivation

As the growth, production, and recreational use of cannabis become legal in more states across the nation (though not at the federal level), themarket around its cultivationalso grows. And now LumiGrow has released a set of smart grow lights specifically dedicated to cannabis production. The LumiGrow BarLight fits on the LumiGrow EasyRail vertical bar rack for high-yield growth in a small space. LumiGrow’s EasyRail mount can support up to two BarLight fixtures in a 4 x 8-foot vertical area....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Jennifer Huerta

The MacOS Monterey public beta is here, but it’s missing an important feature

A public beta version of the new version of MacOS, known as MacOS 12 Monterey, isready to be downloaded now. It’s an exciting day for enthusiastic Mac fans looking to preview some of the new features that were announced at WWDC. Unfortunately, some of the highest-profile features are missing from this version, such asUniversal Control. Universal Control was the biggest surprise of the new features, allowing MacBooks, iMacs, and iPads to all wirelessly connect without even requiring a setup....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Austin Robinson

The Marine Corps is developing land-borne battlefield robots with flying drone sidekicks

Inside the Warfighting Lab at Quantico, Virigna, the Marine Corps is busy building battlefield robots to operate in independent teams. Remote-controlled robots and drones currently perform tasks from explosive ordnance disposal to airstrikes, but remote control requires a controller. “We need to move toward autonomy,” Colonel Jim “Jinx” Jenkins said in a presentation at the Association for Unmanned Systems International’s Xponential conference,Ars Technica reports. Jenkins and his team at the Marine Corps have developed the Unmanned Tactical Autonomous Control and Collaboration (UTACC) program with the intent to train drones to act in “multidimensional uncrewed system teaming....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Nancy Jones

The Spawnies are reimagining what a video game awards show looks like

You can’t have an awards show without a little drama. While institutionslike the Oscarscan shine a celebratory spotlight on artists and their craft, they also tend to bring out the peanut gallery. Everything from nominations to production choices gets skewered as viewers debate the right way to recognize the art they love. That attitude has spilled into video games in recent years, as shows likeThe Game Awardshave opened conversations about how the medium is celebrated, whether or not enough games are getting the shine they deserve, and who should be the arbiter of those decisions....

August 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1910 words · Jasmine Bray

These are the 10 most disliked videos on YouTube

When it comes to YouTube and the rankings of its most popular videos, you’ll most likely think of it in terms of how many views or likes a given video receives. But just because a YouTube video happens tohave a ton of viewsor millions of likes, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s protected from receiving dislikes. In fact, some of the most popular and well-known viral videos on YouTube also carry staggering numbers of dislikes as well....

August 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1095 words · Angela Jones

These are the only gaming laptops you should consider if you want to play Starfield

Starfieldwill undoubtedly be one of the biggest game releases of the year, and to experience it in its full glory, you’ll need some serious horsepower. We’ve rounded up five of thebest gaming laptopsthat should be able to chew through the game on release day. We review dozens of gaming laptops each year, andStarfieldis shaping up to challenge even the most powerful hardware. Here are the gaming laptops that can stand up to the game and still deliver great performance....

August 17, 2025 · 5 min · 962 words · Kevin Davis

This Google Pixel 8a leak just spoiled everything about the phone

Previous leaked render of the Google Pixel 8a.Smart Prix We are, in theory, only just over a month away from an official unveiling of Google’s newest midrange smartphone, theGoogle Pixel 8a. However, it seems you won’t have to wait untilGoogle I/O 2024to find out what Google has planned, as a leaker has just revealed everything we need to know about the latest entry in the Pixel roster. The leakcomes from established and productive leakerYogesh Brarand contains just about everything you need to know about the phone prior to launch....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Tonya Herrera

Tiny Chef “saved” as creators reveal next steps for viral animated show

Tiny Chef “saved” as creators reveal next steps for viral animated show Days after news of its cancellation went viral, The Tiny Chef Show has been “saved,” with creators teasing what’s next for the now mega-popular animated icon. Not many can say they were aware of The Tiny Chef Show prior toits cancellation in June. It wasn’t until the creators animated the titular character’s reaction to the news that it really caught fire....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Mr. Gregory Larsen

To catch package thieves, police are relying on Amazon data and decoy boxes

Fed up with thieves stealing packages left at your front door, Amazon provided police with “heat maps” showing the worst areas in a city for package theft. The data helped local cops in Albuquerque, New Mexico set up a sting operation to catch so-called “porch pirates.” Internal emails between the Albuquerque Police Department and Amazonobtained by Motherboardshow that Amazon provided the heat map data, which shows the worst zip codes for package theft over the last 60 days and 12 months....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Jimmy Rodriguez

Walmart’s grocery pickup is free, but how is the service?

According to theTime Use Institute, the average grocery shopping trip takes 41 minutes. But this varies dramatically based on factors, like the day and time you visit the store and the number of items in your grocery basket.Services like Instacartand Walmart Grocery make it so you can avoid grocery shopping in a brick-and-mortar store by doing your shopping online via an app or website. Walmart Grocery offers delivery, pickup, or both options, depending on the market where you live....

August 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1294 words · Victoria Anderson

Warrior Nun movie: Producer update, controversy & everything we know

Warrior Nun movie: Producer update, controversy & everything we know When is the Warrior Nun movie coming out? Ever since the Netflix series’ cancelation, updates have been few and far between, so here’s what we know so far. It’s hard to believeWarrior Nun will returnafter a successfulviral fan campaignwas mounted when the show was canceled in 2022, but 2023 announcements put demon-fighting back on the table. Due to some worrying behind-the-scenes changes – namely, showrunnerSimon Barry having no further involvement– Ava and the OCS’ fate is still uncertain....

August 17, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Paul Moss