Doctor Who's RTD Gave The Approval For The Unprecedented Time Lord Romance

Summary Writer Kate Herron reveals how showrunner Russell T Davies greenlit the Fifteenth Doctor’s brief Regency romance with bounty hunter Rogue inDoctor Whoseason 14. The director behindLokiseason 1 andSex Educationseason 1 united with Briony Redman to write an adventure that saw the Time Lord (Ncuti Gatwa) and companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) encounter a race of shapeshifting aliens at a 19th century ball. While Rogue (Jonathan Groff) and the Doctor were initially at odds, the pair were eventually able to open up to one another and share romantic moments inDoctor Whoseason 14 episode 6....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Joseph Trujillo

Elon Musk asked to pay $50K to end Twitter bot that tracks his jet

A teen who built a Twitter bot that provides real-time updates on the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet says he’ll delete the account if the billionaire entrepreneur pays him $50,000. Jack Sweeney, 19, hit the headlines last week when aProtocolarticle revealed that Musk contacted the college freshman via Twitter DMs toward the end of last year, asking him to take down@ElonJetdue to security concerns. The account, which the Florida-based Sweeney set up in June 2020 and currently has 185,000 followers, uses publicly available data and automatically posts a tweet every time Musk’s jet takes off and lands....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Kristin Smith

Emily the Criminal review: Aubrey Plaza scores as a gig-economy hustler

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Crime thrillerslove to insist that crime doesn’t pay, which is pretty rich, since staying on the straight and narrow isn’t exactly lucrative either. While so many of these glorified Old Testament cautionary tales posit dollar-signs-over-the-eyes greed as the motive for leaping into the choppy waters of illegal transgression, anyone just trying to get by in the rigged system of American capitalism might draw a different conclusion....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Megan Schultz

Epic Games may have made its last single-player game

Epic Games is, for most people, the creator of some of the most epic shooters ever released. FromGears of WartoUnreal Tournament, Epic Games is a beloved developer of all things explosive. But even though it has offered a range of games throughout its storied history, it is looking to kill off single-player gaming in the future, in favor of the evolving multi-player experiences it has been developing lately. The last major release it had with single-player content at its fore wasGears of War: Judgment,which was received relatively well, but not enough to really justify its greedy production budget....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Frank Steele

Forget Heroes, I Know Exactly Which X-Men Villain The Rock Should Play In The MCU

Summary Following his recent news, I know which powerfulMCUvillain Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be perfect for in Marvel Studios' upcomingX-Menreboot. Since rising to prominence in the 1990s and 2000s, Dwayne Johnson has become a staple of high-octane action flicks, comedies, and musicals. The musclebound actor has the perfect physique to portray any number of iconic superpowered characters from Marvel Comics, but he hasn’t yet made his debut in the MCU....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Benjamin Hobbs

Fortnite chapter 2 week 9 guide: Dance in front of green, red, & yellow bridges

We are nearing the end of the 10 weeks of challenges forFortnitebattle royale with the release of the Chapter 2: Season 1, Week 9 challenges. Known as the Chaos Rising challenges, this fantastically named batch of challenges are some of the most interesting and difficult ones yet. They are also necessary if you are wanting to reach tier 100 by the end of the season. Fortniteweek 9 challenges list There are 10 challenges in total that are part of theFortniteChaos Rising challenge set....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Collin Casey

Gen.G triumph over T1 at MSI 2025: Schedule, recap & more

Gen.G triumph over T1 at MSI 2025: Schedule, recap & more MSI 2025 has concluded, with T1 falling just short of stealing an international away from this year’s incredibly dominant Gen.G roster. T1 may have won Worlds 2024, but Gen.G has proven that MSI is theirs by defending their 2024 title. It was the first MSI since the new regional mergers created the LCP and LTA systems, changing the way that many teams qualify and potentially eliminating the ability for smaller regions to make it to the event....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Rebecca Cohen

Glastonbury festivalgoers use enough mobile data to take 51 billion selfies

The amount of mobile data used at the recent Glastonbury music festival was equivalent to that needed to post 51.5 billion pictures to Instagram. That is a lot of sweaty selfies. The astonishing statistic comes fromMarc Allera, CEO of U.K. network EE, — on board as the technology partner for the festival — who initially tweeted that EE dealt with a total of 103.6 terabytes of data for the duration of the event....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Scott Buck

GM requests green light to ditch steering wheel in its self-driving cars

Climb into a self-driving car today and there’ll be a steering wheel right there where you’d expect, and probably a backup driver, too, ready to step in should something go awry during the journey. Not for long. Cruise, the autonomous-car unit of General Motors, wants to start testing its self-driving cars sans steering wheel. Indeed, it’s already produced a video (above) showing what such a design might look like. Current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulations, which were created at a time when self-driving cars were the stuff of science fiction, mean that vehicles have to include essential safety features such as a steering wheel and brake pedal....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Robin Humphrey

Got a killer VR idea? HTC is starting a $100 million accelerator for Vive

Whether you’re a budding or experienced entrepreneur, here’s an opportunity to consider. Virtual Reality headset company HTC is acceptingapplicationsfor a new batch of VR startup companies that will begin in November 2016,according to Road to VR. HTC has $100 million earmarked for its Imagination to Reality global VR accelerator program and is reaching out worldwide. Companies accepted into the program will work at HTC Hive X locations in San Francisco, Taipei, and Beijing....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Clayton Day

Grab this 49-inch ultrawide curved monitor while it’s 20% off

For those who have been thinking about getting an ultrawide monitor for work or gaming purposes but the options from popular brands are too expensive, we’ve found an offer from Amazon that you may consider. The INNOCN 49C1G ultrawide monitor, which is originally sold for $750, is available in a limited-time deal with a 20% discount that brings it down to just $600. That’s an excellent price for this 49-inch curved display, but you’re going to have to hurry if you want the $150 in savings as it may be back to its regular price as soon as tomorrow....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Amy Ortiz

Have a pool for the day with the Airbnb of swimming pools

Want to host a pool party, but you don’t own a pool? No problem withSwimply, theAirbnbof swimming pools. Swimply is an online marketplace where pool owners can rent out their pools by the hour. If you’re ready to rent a pool for a party or just for an hour or two to pamper yourself, you can scroll through Swimply’s listings and select the right pool for an event or special occasion....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Benjamin Peterson

Hidetaka Miyazaki explains how Elden Ring’s “joy” comes from crushing difficulty

Hidetaka Miyazaki explains how Elden Ring’s “joy” comes from crushing difficulty FromSoftware President & Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki says that lowering the difficulty of Elden Ring would ruin the game as it was meant to be. Elden Ring, a game that has dominated gaming discussions for the past two years, stands out with its unique approach to difficulty. Unlike its roleplaying game counterparts, such as Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring is renowned for its unyielding and unforgiving gameplay....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Mark Pennington