Update: The Jan. 6 Select Committee announced late Wednesday that it would delay releasing the full final report until Thursday.
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How Avatar: The Way of Water Is Evolving Visual Effects
While the ultimate success of Avatar: The Way of Water is still being determined, it’s already changed filmmaking as we know it. Long before the sequel hit theaters, director James Cameron invested so much time and Hollywood money into the franchise, it gave the team at Weta Digital the confidence and resources to…
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How Power Companies Are Buying Positive Spin in Local Media
A political consulting firm has been helping some of the country’s most powerful utilities pay local news outlets to publish positive stories and propaganda and stamp out criticism, according to an investigation by NPR and Floodlight News published Monday.
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The Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License Isn't Going Anywhere
Responding quickly to widespread concern online, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement on DnDBeyond clarifying some misconceptions that have been spread around Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License (OGL).
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Rian Johnson on How The Last Jedi Reflects His Own Star Wars Fandom
The most contentious conversation starter (or ender) during nerdy holidays just might be whether or not you enjoyed 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi—a film still being regularly and passionately discussed, unlike Lucasfilm’s most recent trilogy closer The Rise of Skywalker. Remember that one?
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The Half-a-Billion Fortnite Fine Kicks Off a New Era of Regulating User Interfaces
In a sweeping settlement announced Monday, the Federal Trade Commission fined Epic Games a whopping $520 million after accusing the Fortnite-maker of a variety of unsavory business practices. The complaint touches on a range of issues from alleged violations of children’s privacy to tricking users into unintentional…
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MSG Allegedly Used Facial Recognition to Remove Rival Attorney From Rockettes Show
An attorney working for a law firm taking legal action against MSG Entertainment claims she was spotted by the company’s facial recognition security system while attending a Rockettes show with her daughter and was ultimately denied entry. The case, one of the first of its kind according to a privacy expert speaking…
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ISS Dodges Space Junk With Damaged ‘Life Boat’ Parked Outside
A chunk of Russian space junk came uncomfortably close to the International Space Station early Wednesday, resulting in a debris avoidance maneuver. Routine stuff—except for the fact that three crew members would’ve been forced to escape inside a potentially damaged Soyuz spacecraft had an evacuation of the ISS been…
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Ukraine Secures Funding for an Additional 10,000 Starlink Terminals
Ukraine has reportedly resolved its financial crisis to fund more than 10,000 Starlink terminals provided by SpaceX to combat the Russian invasion that has decimated the country since February.
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