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Internet speedshave come a long way since the glory days of 56kbps dial-up connection. However, even if you’re now the happy owner of a speedy broadband connection, it still has nothing on the record that engineers from Japan were able to achieve. Using standard fiber optic cables, they claim to have set up a connection that hit a data transmission rate of 402Tbps — yes, that’sterabytesper second. This incredible record was achieved by a team of engineers from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), and they described it in anin-depth paper....

Summary InAdventure Time, Finn the human is a great hero, but even he has someone he looks up to: the man simply called “Billy.” An ancient hero who fought the Lich King, a bear, and even the ocean, stories of Billy’s triumphs are what inspire Finn as he fights evil alongside Jake. That said, some fans may not know thatin the “original” timeline, Finn became that hero himself. InAdventure Time#34 – written by Ryan North, with art by Shelli Paroline – Finn and his friends keep facing off against an all-powerful telepathic being known as the Mnemonoid....

All confirmed GTA 6 characters (so far) GTA 6may have beendelayed to May 2026, but that hasn’t stopped Rockstar from constantly sharing new details about the game, including the extremely lovable yet morally questionable characters. While the Grand Theft Auto games are all about exploring all the real-life locations, causing chaos, enjoying the variety of weapons, game modes, and ways to make plenty of money, and well, just about anything you can think of, there’s one feature fans crave in any release… a good story....

TheNintendo Switchis one of the most popular consoles Nintendo has ever produced, with a wide variety of games to choose from and plenty of unique features. We’ve already gotten to play new entries across theZelda,Super Mario, andPokémonseries on Nintendo Switch, but there are still plenty of great games on the way for the hybrid console. This includes exclusive games developed internally by Nintendo, as well as third-party titles and ports of games that are also available on other platforms....

Voice assistants are designed to do what we ask them to do, but that doesn’t mean they have to like it. Amazon’s wildly popular A.I. assistantAlexarecently showed some signs of annoyance after being asked to play the uncontrollably popular “Baby Shark” song. For the voice-powered virtual assistant, the request was just too much. A viral video captured Alexa going off on a rant when asked to play the song, which has been lingering on the internet since 2016 before suddenly becoming a sensation in recent weeks....

Amazon is planning a new version of its popular Echo smart speaker, according to a report by Bloomberg. Scheduled for a possible 2020 release, the new model is said to belarger than the current version, with more internal speaker components, yet it will still retain the Echo’s distinctive cylindrical shape. The smart speaker category has become highly competitive since Amazon launched the first version of the Echo in 2015, with new entries from both high-tech companies like Apple and Google, as well as brands that hail from the traditional audio market, such as JBL and Sonos....

“Why you may 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.“ Steve Jobs may have waxed poetic about the “post-PC” age at the recent launch of theiPad 2, but as the most recent revamp of the MacBook Pro shows, Apple’s expertise at crafting a laptop remains as sharp as ever....

Warning: This article contains spoilers forAquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023). It’s only at the end of the second act ofAquaman and the Lost Kingdomthat Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and his half-brother, Orm (Patrick Wilson), realize the full scope of David Kane/Black Manta’s (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) plans. Orm, still reeling from his brief experience of holding Manta’s mysterious, powerful black trident, reveals that the weapon is an artifact of Necrus, the long-lost seventh kingdom of Atlantis, that was crafted using dark magic by its power-hungry king, Kordax....

Early next year,Apple TV+and Universal Pictures are teaming up for a spy action comedy film calledArgylle, which has some real-world intrigue behind the scenes. TheArgyllemovie is based on a book that hasn’t been released yet by first-time author Elly Conway, a woman who may not exist. There’s almost no digital footprint for the “real” Elly, and the main character in the movie is also named Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard). We suspect that the real novel writer is just using Elly Conway as a pen name, but that mystery will have to wait for another time....

Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 22 patch notes: Minthara dialogue, Xbox updates, more Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest update addresses even more post-patch 6 issues and brings recent fixes to Xbox. Here’s everything coming in Hotfix 22. Baldur’s Gate 3has received yet another update with the release of Hotfix 22. This marks the game’s fifth update since last month’sPatch 6. That major updateintroduced quite a few bugsalong with its praised quality-of-life improvements, including characters acting bizarrely and sometimes spoiling story content....

Low humidity in the home can be really frustrating, especially in dry weather, and if you’re already predisposed to things like coughing where, low humidity can just make things a lot worse. Luckily, humidifiers can help, and while they won’t solve all the issues, it’s a good start and will help quite a bit. Luckily, humidifiers are plentiful and surprisingly good, even the more budget-oriented stuff that seems to still come with some nice features....

After Google decided not to renew a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, lawmakers in the United States have writtena strongly worded letterto CEO Sundar Pichai voicing concerns over what it calls a “strategic partnership,” with Chinese smartphone brand Huawei.Once again, the letter refers to alleged security concerns over Huawei, and adds it’s disappointed “that Google apparently is more willing to support the Chinese Communist Party than the U.S. military....

With Amazon packages arriving at her door every day for the last two months, neighbors of Anca Nitu must think she really loves the online shopping service. But actually, she didn’t order any of the items. Most of the packages, many of them containing pairs of elaborately designed shoes that Nitu says are definitely not her style, are sent direct to her home in Langley, British Columbia, from across North America....