Summary Cillian Murphyis backing up his Oscar win forOppenheimerwith a career direction actors don’t often take immediately after scoring an Academy Award. Murphy was the central figure inOppenheimer’smassive global success, featuring in its lead as the American physicist and “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer. The epic biographical drama was a triumph on account of many, including big-name writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan andOppenheimer’sstar-studded cast. Still, Murphy’s engrossing and phenomenal lead performance was an essential extra edge that helped makeOppenheimera nearly $1 billion box office success....

Summary The upcoming slate ofDungeons & Dragonsrulebooks is bringing a newMonster Manualto the table, and it’s officially going to be more expansive than any released before. TheMonster Manualis a core tool for creating combat encounters inDnD, providing the most accessible resource for dungeon masters to draw fearsome foes from. Although bestiaries can be supplemented by plenty of additional tomes, theMonster Manualcontains the majority ofDnD’s most iconic enemiesand serves as a necessary reference when running official campaign adventures....

Summary The iconic Trinity is about to get a new origin that shows how theDC Universe’sthree greatest heroes came together. Fans have seen numerous tales that have shown the first-ever team-up of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. An upcoming comic will re-examine their humble beginnings as they face their first adventure together. DC Comics batch of August solicitations offered a look at a number of titles, including thedebut ofJenny Sparksand theZero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1....

Alibaba has just unveiled its latest reasoning model, and it seems thatDeepSeekandOpenAImight have something to worry about — at least if all of Alibaba’s promises turn out to be true. It’s open-source, so I checked it out. You can try it out for free, too, although unsurprisingly, you’ll find that there are some things it won’t talk to you about. The new model, dubbed QwQ-32b (Quan-with-Questions) runs on much fewer parameters, meaning that it requires less resources, but Alibaba claims that it performs at the same level as DeepSeek or OpenAI’s o1-mini....

At first glance, theSamsung Galaxy S24series might look the same as the S23 lineup, but there are a lot of changes under the hood. For instance, the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus feature a bigger display and battery, while the Galaxy S24 Ultra is dropping its unique 10x telephoto camera in favor of a 5x optical zoom lens. The standout feature that Samsung is trying to market is Galaxy AI, which offers stuff like Live Translate, Transcript Assist, and more....

InFinal Fantasy XIV, in the case of Eden’s Verse, the third fight is where things take a noticeable difficulty bump. While taking cues from some other matches throughout the game, The Idol of Darkness likes to use portals to turn ordinary attacks into mind games similar to the clock mechanic in the battle that introduced Gaia back in 5.0. Fitting, right? The Idol of Darkness can be confusing and somewhat complicated when going in blind, but with a proper understanding of the mechanics, you can take each bit of information as it comes and piece it together by the time the damage starts to go out....

Does your old, pressboard IKEA TV stand from grad school look out of place with your new plasma screen? If so, check out the following suggestions to help you organize and jazz up your home entertainment theatre quicker than you can find something decent to watch on TV. AudiaV’s German engineering creates audio-visual shelving units that are built to be the last you will ever purchase. Customizable shelving platforms are adjustable and made of a lead composite, which reduces unwanted vibrations, airborne induction and harmful interference, each with the capacity to handle 700 pounds....

Google is shuttering its internal game development studio forStadia, the company’s cloud-based gaming platform. In a message posted on Monday, February 1, the web giant cited high costs as one of the reasons for its decision, adding that the move will allow it to focus on enhancing Stadia for third-party developers and building its business partnerships. The closure comes 14 months after Google launched Stadia for gaming fans, particularly casual players who don’t already own a console....

Summary George Lucasreceived the Honorary Palme d’Or on Saturday, May 25, on the 47th anniversary ofStar Wars. This year will be a memorable one for George Lucas, who headed to Cannes to receive the Honrary Palme d’Or (and delight the internet with a speech and a series of public statements). Lucas was visibly thrilled, especially whenhis friend Francis Ford Coppola showed up to present the award. Lucas' response was truly touching: “What an honor it is for Francis to appear out of nowhere....

Most people won’t likely look at or need a TV over 75 or even 85 inches, but if you’ve ever wanted to go as truly large as you can, then this massive 98-inch TV from Samsung might be worth looking at. Samsung makes some of thebest TVson the market, so it’s no surprise that the brand has pulled out such a huge screen for those who want it. That said, it is quite pricey, and while it usually goes for an eye-watering $4,000, you can actually get it for $3,000 directly from Samsung....

Google just announced the third generation of Wear OS-powered devices since its return to the smartwatch domain. We say devices because this time around, there are two variants — a standard 41mm model and a larger 45mm version. Apart from the additional bigger size option, thePixel Watch 3looks nearly identical to last year’sPixel Watch 2. So, if you bought the latter in 2023, does upgrading make sense? Or, if you’ve been eyeing the Pixel Watch, you could get a discounted price on the previous generation, so should you buy the Pixel Watch 2 instead?...

With Datally, Google’s mobile data-monitoring app, users can monitor and understand their usage, control which apps are using it, and suggest ways to save data while on the go. In ablog post, the company revealed it has added some new tools to Datally: Emergency bank and Bedtime mode. Emergency bank saves some of your data, just in case you need it for later. All you have to do is enter your balance and how much data you’d like to save for emergency purposes, and Datally will keep your apps from using data automatically once you reach your emergency data allowance....

B&H Photo Video isn’t the usual source forgaming laptop deals, but it’s currently offering the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 with a $550 discount that brings its price down to $1,300 from $1,850 originally. We’re not sure how much time is remaining before this bargain ends, but you’re going to want to take advantage of it if you want a powerful gaming laptop at a relatively affordable price. You should hurry, as the savings may no longer be available as soon as tomorrow....