Nightmare Alley’s Tamara Dewell on noir & Guillermo del Toro
Oscar-nominated [roduction designer Tamara Dewell talks about her latest project, Nightmare Alley......»»
Qualcomm"s New Always-On Smartphone Camera Is a Privacy Nightmare
At the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021 yesterday, Qualcomm introduced their new always-on camera capabilities in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, which is expected to arrive in high-end Android phones early next year. The company says this new feature w.....»»
How a Dream Job Streaming on Twitch Can Become a Burnout Nightmare
"Streamers are not really known for hard partying..." writes the Guardian's videogames editor, after meeting the up-and-coming stars of Twitch. "I was instead astonished — and, honestly, worried — by how hard they worked." The woman s.....»»
Singapore"s Tech-utopia Dream is Turning Into a Surveillance State Nightmare
In the "smart nation," robot dogs enforce social distancing and flying taxis are just over the horizon. The reality is very different. From a report: Singapore is often rendered as an aspiring techno-utopia. In World Economic Forum videos, in-flight.....»»
Guillermo Del Toro"s dark "Nightmare Alley" trailer is swirling, sinister con job
Guillermo Del Toro is back to his gloriously sinister camp ways with the shadowy trailer for Nightmare Alley. Cate Blanchett characteristically ruins us all as a mysterious psychiatrist who's helping a con-man called Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper).....»»
Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley gets its first, frightening trailer
Bradley Cooper's Stanton Carlisle begins the psychic con of a lifetime in Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley, and it may get him killed in the end......»»
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is great, but its battle pass is a slog
Halo Infinite's stinginess when it comes to XP makes progression an absolute nightmare......»»
The iPhone 13 Screen Is a Repair Nightmare That Could Destroy Repair Shops Forever
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A tweak to the iPhone's repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone.....»»
Starlink nightmare: Moving service location a few feet delays orders until 2023
PSA: Using Starlink website map tool sends preorderers to "back of the line." Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Starlink) Some people who preordered Starlink broadband say they made tiny changes to their service loca.....»»
Intel announces 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs: Our long 14 nm nightmare is over
New desktop CPUs include DDR5 RAM support, PCI Express 5.0, and more cores. Enlarge / Intel's first 12th-generation desktop processors are arriving soon. (credit: Intel) Intel's 11th-generation desktop processors, codenamed Ro.....»»
Plastic industry pollution to overtake coal in US by 2030, report says
Supply chain for plastic production is rife with carbon emissions. Enlarge / Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants near Baton Rouge, La. 'Cancer Alley' is one of the most polluted areas of the US and lies along the once pristi.....»»
This "hands-on" drone looks straight out of a sci-fi nightmare
Its makers insist that it has numerous, practical applications, but a new offering from Japanese commercial UAV maker Prodrone looks like something out of a dystopic sci-fi movie......»»
Gun-toting robo-dogs look like a dystopian nightmare. That"s why they offer a powerful moral lesson
US-based military robot manufacturer Ghost Robotics has strapped a sniper rifle to a robotic dog, in the latest step towards autonomous weaponry......»»
Intel Core i5-12400 leak could be AMD’s worst nightmare
Intel Core i5-12400 leak could be AMD’s worst nightmare.....»»
Why whistleblower Frances Haugen is Facebook"s worst nightmare
Facebook is no stranger on Capitol Hill. Its executives have repeatedly been hauled in for hearings amid the social media giant's various scandals, as have other experts on the company. But Tuesday's hearing stood out for the strong performance of wi.....»»
A Nightmare On Elm Street: 9 Unpopular Opinions About The Movies, According To Reddit
Considering the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has had nine installments, it's not surprising to learn that there are some unpopular opinions out there about the series. The remake, the sequels, Freddy's clash with Jason, and even the.....»»
How fees, fines and speeding tickets help to keep people in poverty
For some of us, an $80 speeding ticket is an unpleasant inconvenience. Yet for others, particularly those living in poverty, that same ticket can turn into a years-long nightmare of crushing debt and even the loss of their driver's license altogether.....»»
Tech Firms" Nightmare: Vanishing Green Cards
Thousands of green cards are about to go to waste, leaving Google, Microsoft and other tech companies fuming -- and pushing the Biden administration to ensure it doesn't happen again. Axios: Tech workers have waited years for green cards that will gr.....»»
Biden’s baffling FCC delay could give Republicans a 2-1 FCC majority
Biden and Senate can still avert nightmare scenario, but they have to act quickly. Enlarge / President Joe Biden signs an executive order as (L-R) Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan,.....»»
Get your pitch-off on with our Disrupt Startup Alley companies on upcoming episodes of Extra Crunch Live
Disrupt is right around the corner, and this year the show is packed to the brim with incredible panels and conversations, an absolutely stacked Startup Battlefield cohort of companies launching on our stage, investor insights and a virtual expo hall.....»»
Another company relaunches the GeForce GT 730 amid graphics card crisis
As we’re all too familiar, the global chip shortage continues to make the once-simple task of buying a graphics card a nightmare, with even previous-gen products selling for ridiculously high prices. It’s resulted in some companies turning to (mu.....»»