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It’s no surprise that in season 3, Netflix’s Emmy-nominated adult animated comedy Big Mouth would seek to connect its characters’ often confounding and always hilarious push into young adulthood to current social movements intended to hold people accountable for their miserable actions. Though it usually likes to approach all things hormonal with an eye toward the ultra-raunchy, the series from creators Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, and Jennifer Flackett also has a knack for infusing its surface-level vulgarity with smart, honest, topical, and occasionally sweet storytelling....

Netflix’s Black Mirror season 5 is on the way, and here’s what we know to expect from it so far. Created by Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror originated as a British anthology series airing on Channel 4, before Netflix picked it up from season 3 onward. Focusing primarily on the potentially horrifying consequences caused by the misuse of humanity’s ever-evolving level of advanced technology, Black Mirror is in many ways a worthy successor to Rod Serling’s classic anthology The Twilight Zone....

Warning: This post contains major Black Widow spoilers. Black Widow has finally landed in cinemas and on Disney+ Premier Access, confirming its full cast and characters. A handful of very talented actors have signed to be part of the Black Widow movie cast in order to give the beloved Marvel superhero a standalone story. The Black Widow movie is likely Scarlett Johansson’s final appearance as the titular Avenger, seeing as its a prequel movie that takes place between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War....

Apple is set to launch an official first-party presence in India, with the launch of the Apple Online Store beginning next month according to a report today from Bloomberg. This lines up with a Q3 timeline reported by TechCrunch earlier this year. Apple is finally able to start direct sales in the region as Indian government rules that companies must source 30% of components domestically were relaxed last year. The launch of the Indian Apple Online Store will be followed by the opening of physical stores, starting in Mumbai....

A new report from Bloomberg this evening says that Apple is “designing and producing its own device displays,” which is a first for the company. Citing people familiar with the situation, the report explains that Apple using a secret manufacturing facility near its headquarters in California… Specifically, the report says that Apple is making “a significant investment” in the development of MicroLED displays. These screens use newer light-emitting compounds that make them brighter, thinner, and less power-intense than the current OLED displays....

Gone are the days when brands could broadcast discounts, deals and product information and “go dark” when a customer raised a complaint. How our questions and issues are handled by companies across social directly affects how we feel about their brand as a whole. According to HubSpot, “Happy customers spend more money and refer their friends and family members to companies that help them succeed—and dedicated customer service plays a critical role in customer happiness....

Bill Murray says he’s open to appearing in director Jason Reitman’s as-yet untitled Ghostbusters 3. The comedy legend starred in the original 1984 Ghostbusters as Peter Venkman, a wise-cracking parapsychologist who (along with his friends and peers) starts up a ghost-catching business. And while he went on to reprise his role in 1989’s Ghostbusters II, the sequel was far less well-received than its predecessor, despite being a commercial success in its own right....

The recent teaser trailer for Marvel’s Black Widow offers a first look at the movie’s villain, Taskmaster, whose costume has been noticeably changed from the comics. Focusing on what happened to Natasha Romanoff after she was forced to go into hiding in the wake of Captain America: Civil War, the movie will go back to Black Widow’s roots and introduce her former “family” of Russian spies and superheroes: Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Melina (Rachel Weisz)....

Over the years, Netflix has expanded into a variety of genres with their original content, but they never let go of being a go-to place for some of the best movies Hollywood has to offer - and that includes the sheer amount of sci-fi movies that are on the service. So as the streaming wars continue and services like Disney+ and Apple TV+ continue to gain traction, Netflix is becoming less of the dominant go-to content hub that it used to be....

When Epic Games brought its popular action survival game Fortnite to iOS, it took just three days to generate more than a million dollars in in-app purchases. But the company isn’t taking a continued revenue stream for granted. A couple of weeks after one major update, it has now announced another … First up, for those who like to show off their gameplay – and perhaps win prizes – Epic has added a ‘cinematic’ action-replay feature....

Almost everyone in the world has now either accepted the entire work-from-home situation or is trying despicably to get used to it. While there might be a few upsides of never having to leave your room to get your work done, the lack of an office environment is something that makes it harder for a lot of people to focus on work. Whether you’re a student who’s just trying to keep up with your assignments and classes, or an employee trying to get to your deadlines, having a strong sense of time is important....

If you want a shiny new M1-powered 24-inch iMac, but would prefer back bezels – or even to have a completely black iMac – dbrand has you covered. In our poll, some 53% of you either dislike or hate the white bezels, with just 22% of you liking or loving them. White bezels. I mean, why – just why? Virtually every monitor on the planet, including all of Apple’s MacBooks, have a black bezel....

Microsoft’s search engine Bing has updated its iPad app to offer instant translation of webpages, and the ability to display trending stories and the image of the day in the Notification Center. The app could previously translate via a Safari extension, but can now do so within the app. The iPhone app also got a visual refresh, with a swipe-up ‘popular now’ tab at the bottom and the ability to swipe through a choice of background images for the app’s homescreen....

There’s nothing like a well timed press visit to get fans excited for a series of upcoming movies. Earlier this month Marvel had an open house where members of the press screened footage from Black Panther. If nothing else, the footage as described fits in with the synopsis that Marvel released that the film, directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed), will follow T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) after the events of Captain America: Civil War, as he returns home to take his recently deceased father’s place as King of Wakanda....

The first trailer for Black Widow promises fascinating backstory, thrilling action sequences and the trademark humor of the MCU, but it also confirms that a Black Widow solo movie should’ve happened years ago. After the phenomenal success of The Avengers in 2012 took the MCU to previously unseen heights, calls for a Black Widow solo movie began in earnest. After all, Scarlett Johansson was a bona fide A-list leading actress and the likes of Thor, Captain America and Iron Man were beginning to rack up movie credits faster than Quicksilver was exiting the MCU....

With Diablo 4 currently in development, the series’ developer Blizzard looks to be hiring its dream team. The company has had some issues of late, including its banning of a Heartstone player who expressed support for the Hong Kong protests last year. However, with recent Diablo 4 announcements and this new hiring spree, it looks like change is coming. This started late last year, when Blizzard began hiring some of the gaming industry’s big names....

Borderlands 3 is loaded with legendary loot. from guns to grenades, there’s something for everyone in Borderlands 3. Each weapon has a manufacturer and each manufacturer adds different and unique abilities to their weapons. One of the most common manufacturers is the Children of the Vault. COV weapons are plentiful around Pandora and come in all shapes and sizes. But as far as Legendary status, there are only pistol and assault rifle options....

If you have ever caught yourself peering at someone else’s iPhone home screen, be it the person sitting next to you on the subway or in a college lecture hall, look no further. New York-based startup studio and venture capital firm Betaworks on Monday released a new app called #Homescreen for sharing your iPhone home screen and discovering apps. #Homescreen was originally intended to be an experiment that has now been packaged into a product....

Big Mouth is the painful, crass, and too relatable Netflix series on puberty. A small group of middle school friends explore who they are and what relationships mean to them in this often uncomfortable animation. Each character is rife with flaws, but this list focuses on those of Andrew Globerman. Andrew is an intelligent young man prone to embarrassing foibles. His raging hormones drive him to make some questionable and shocking decisions....

Black Widow has the power of giving Natasha Romanoff a better ending than Avengers: Endgame did. The final Avengers film saw the surviving heroes bringing back those who vanished after Thanos’ snap in Avengers: Infinity War, but it also saw two beloved characters die: Iron Man and Black Widow. Tony Stark got a heroic ending that brought a satisfying (although sad) closure to his arc, but the same can’t be said about Black Widow....