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Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Acolyte episode 2. Summary Mae, the Sith assassin introduced inStar Wars: The Acolyte, has demonstrated the use of a dangerous power that was the key toEmperor Palpatine’s secrecy and success, something that has bigger implications for Sith history as a whole. The biggest moving piece of Palpatine’s carefully orchestrated rise to power with theGalactic Empirewas keeping himself and his Sith identity a secret, all while maintaining the ability to move throughout the galaxy as needed....

The internet today is far from the utopian place that it was in the past, theFreedom on the Net 2019 reportby bipartisan watchdog and think tank Freedom House suggests. And it’s hard to disagree. “Internet freedom is increasingly imperiled by the tools and tactics of digital authoritarianism, which have spread rapidly around the globe,” the report notes. “Repressive regimes, elected incumbents with authoritarian ambitions, and unscrupulous partisan operatives have exploited the unregulated spaces of social media platforms, converting them into instruments for political distortion and societal control....

When the video game industry looks back at May 2023, this month will most likely be remembered for just two things: thefailure ofRedfalland the launch ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Redfallwill serve as a cautionary tale about the industry embracing its worst impulses, whileTears of the Kingdomwill likely be considered one of the best games ever made and serve as a North Star for video game design for the next several years, likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildbefore it....

Olympus’ stylish PEN EP-L series, designated as a camera upgrade for smartphone photographers, is getting a few tweaks. Announced on February 12 alongside the newOM-D E-M1 Mark IIIandM.Zuiko 12-45mm f/4 Pro lens, the Olympus PEN E-PL10 has a handful of upgrades designed for the Instagram generation. The E-PL10 has much of the same guts as theE-PL9, including the same 16-megapixel Four Thirds sensor and the same TruPic VIII processor. That combination is capable of shooting at speeds of up to 4....

‘Far Cry New Dawn’Image used with permission by copyright holder The Game Awards isn’t just an awesome awards show, it’s also home to a lot of new game reveals and announcements. The Game Awards 2018 featured agreat lineup of games on display,memorable musical performances, never-before-seen trailers, and newly announced games. If you missed out on any of the action, we’re here to catch you up on all of the best moments....

Apps and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms dominate innovation headlines today. However, few stop to ask: what about the machines that make those breakthroughs possible? Who’s building the surgical robots, automotives, assembly lines, and clean energy systems that underpin the future? Think.Build.Scale, a new podcast hosted by capital equipment strategist and engineering lead Prachurya Bharadwaj, dares to answer these questions. It brings hardware back to center stage, offering a glimpse into the capital-intensive process of turning raw ideas into billion-dollar machines....

Thunderbolts Super Bowl trailer just solved one of the biggest Marvel mysteries Thanks to theSuper Bowl trailerslate,Marvelfans can rest assured they’ll now be getting answers to one of the most ongoing mysteries in the upcoming movie, Thunderbolts. Thunderboltsisn’t far away at this point, and once Captain America: Brave New World has been and gone, this ragtag group of antiheroes will be the next big team on the screen. Thenew movie(arriving on May 2) will follow Yelena, Bucky, Red Guardian and co....

NASA has successfully completed its second spacewalk of the year at the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan’s Koichi Wakata of NASA counterpart JAXA spent 6 hours and 41 minutes outside the orbital outpost on Thursday before returning inside at 2:26 p.m. ET. The pair wereable to complete their main taskof finishing the construction of a mounting platform for a rollout solar array, and they also put in cables for the arrays....

Like most other activities, game development slowed to a halt as COVID-19 burst into our lives in 2020. Rapid shifts in workplace environments and safety mandates disrupted many a game’s development. Games still came out that year, but new releases were limited to games that had already been announced for 2020 and were very close to completion. It wasn’t until this year that the industry really felt the effect of the 2020 slowdown....

WhatsApp is moving from encryption to expiration with a new test — disappearing messages. The messaging app is developing an option to make messages disappear after a set time,as spotted by WABetaInfoin a new beta version of the app. If the test makes its into the official version of the app, WhatsApp users would be able to create disappearing messages in group chats. The app’s code currently suggests that users could set messages to disappear after five seconds or an hour....

Unlike the jump from the Xbox One to Xbox One S, the X is actually better in several key technical areas. The same goes for the PlayStation 4 Pro when compared to the jump from the PS4 to PS4 Slim. With that background in mind, let’s compare the two souped-up consoles side by side, considering all major factors. We hope that this guide will help you decide between a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X....

The Art Institute of Chicago has given its websitea significant makeoverto create an interactive experience that shows off much of what the museum has to offer. Besides the new look and improved usability of the revamped website, notable extras include the addition ofmore than 50,000 imagesof works by a huge range of artists, among them Andy Warhol,Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Paul Cézanne. Photos of sculptures and other artworks are also included, and clicking on an image brings up more detailed information about each one....

Last year was unforgettable when it came to the movies that were released. July alone will always be remembered for “Barbenheimer,” but that was just one chapter in 2023’s impressive list of highlights. 2024 instantly had the tough task of living up to the previous calendar year, but the world of movies hasn’t disappointed. While there have been some surprises at the box office, 2024 has featured some great quality films in theaters and on streaming....