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The Sims 4 update patch notes: Ghosts, woohoo the Grim Reaper, gravesites Death is here, and it’s weirder than ever in The Sims 4. Sims can now react to death in all its unsettling, hilarious, and bizarre glory, depending on their relationship and personality. With the latest The Sims 4 update, released ahead of theLife and Deathexpansion launch, ghosts are no longer just those annoying characters haunting your lot – they’re full-on participants in the game....

HMD Global is best known formaking phones with the Nokia nameon them, but that’s changing in 2024, and atMWC 2024,it has revealed its bold plan for the future. Not only is itmaking a Barbie phone with Mattel, but it’s also improving repairability. In turn, it’s tackling one of the industry’s biggest missed opportunities — modular phones — by taking on the concept in a new way. Digital Trends spoke to HMD Global’s head of product marketing, Adam Ferguson, over Zoom during the Barcelona trade show to understand more about the new name we’ll see on phones this year....

If you don’t want or knowhow to build a computer from scratch, going for a pre-builtgaming PCcan make life a lot easier, and while it’s true that pre-builts aren’t cheap, there are some good deals you can take advantage of. For example, if you’re looking for something that is a bit more budget-oriented, you can grab this configuration of the Victus 15L from HP for just $500, even though it usually goes for $790....

When we drove the2019 Volkswagen Jettaearlier this year, we were impressed by the compactsedan’supscale feel and array of tech, but the Jetta didn’t strike us as particularly fast. It’s certainly not the car we’d expect to set a land-speed record. Yetthat’s exactly what VW did. Fresh off achieving a record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with theall-electric I.D. R, a modified 2019 VW Jetta hit the famousBonneville Salt Flatsin Wendover, Utah....

Thanks to their minimalist aesthetics and powerful performance, Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops have long been viewed by many as thegold standard for business, and now these notebooks are about to get even more powerful. TheThinkPad E, T, X, and L serieswill soon come in variants featuringAMD’s new Ryzen 4000 mobile processors, solidifying these notebooks’ role as a productivity workhorse. ThinkPad E14 and E15 Lenovo’s AMD ThinkPad lineup includes the budget-friendly E14 and E15 models, which will be powered by AMD’s Ryzen 7 4700U with eight cores and eight threads, making its performance comparable to other Ryzen 4000 laptops like theLenovo Yoga Slim....

It’s rare that we get to see exoplanets themselves. Most often, planets in other star systems are too small and too dim to be directly detected, so astronomers infer their presence based on their effects on their host stars. But occasionally, it is possible to image a star directly — and recently, astronomers managed to create not only an image, but a video of an exoplanet orbiting its star. The time-lapse video shows a planet calledBeta Pictoris b, located 63 light-years away in the constellation Pictor....

Last month, NASA took anotherstep towards the Red Planetwith atest of its supersonic parachute, designed to slow the spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at more than 12,000 mph. A dramatic video on board the test flight captured the parachute opening flawlessly at nearly twice the speed of sound. “It is quite a ride! The imagery of our first parachute inflation is almost as breathtaking to behold as it is scientifically significant,” said Ian Clark of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory....

What If Season 3 release schedule & episode details This Christmas, theMCU’smultiversal TV show will come to an end – so, if you can’t wait forWhat If Season 3, here’s exactly what time you should tune into Disney Plus, the new season’s release schedule, and what to expect from the episodes. After Avengers: Endgame, Marvel embraced (for better or worse) the concept of the multiverse; once upon a time, it was a concept about which we knew frighteningly little, and now one of the saga’s most important TV shows is about to conclude....

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 is happening today at the O2 Arena in London, England, which means that anybody looking to watch it live will need to tune in at a different time than usual. With former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman gunning to reclaim his lost title from Leon Edwards following their last encounter at UFC 278, this isn’t an event that fight fans want to miss. If you’re among the many that will be watching the action today, we’ve got the run-down on the UFC 286 time, the schedules for all three fight cards, and details on how to watch theUFC 286 live stream, right here....

If you thought Apple won the encryption war against the FBI — think again. FBI Director James Comey says we can expect more litigation from the U.S. government, as it tries to access more and more encrypted devices. Comey, who spoke to a room of reporters, says encryption is “essential tradecraft” of terrorists like the Islamic State, according toReuters. A boon to terrorists, encrypted phones hinder law enforcement’s ability to gain access — access that could potentially provide crucial information for investigations....

Destiny 2is collaborating with the Epic Games Store, including swapping some cosmetics withFortniteandFall Guys.This announcement leaked ahead ofBungie’sDestiny 2showcaseon Tuesday, and the community reaction was mixed. After all,Destiny 2,Fortnite,andFall Guysaren’t similar games at all. But after seeing the collaborations in action, they make perfect sense.Destiny 2has seen a lot of changes over the past year, and although it’s still a far cry fromFortniteorFall Guys,trading cosmetics fits right into where Bungie, Epic Games, and Sony are heading....

Brushing your teeth is one of the most important things you do every day. There’s nothing like cleaning the gunk off your teeth after a long night of particularly deep sleep, but studies indicate that many people don’t use proper technique when it comes to brushing. If you don’t brush long enough or skimp on certain areas, it can cause serious problems down the line. Oral-B’s new Geniux X electric toothbrush can help combat negligent oral hygiene with the help of onboard A....

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finedYouTube$170 million as part of a settlement relating to the video platform’s treatment of children. FTCannouncedthe settlement on Wednesday, September 4. The Google-owned platform has to pay $34 million to New York for allegations that it violated theChildren’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. YouTube has to pay the remaining $136 million to the FTC, which is the largest sum the FTC has received from a COPPA case....