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Professor X himself has made it to Marvel's Legion on FX, and he's a dad now. British actor Harry Lloyd, best known for a season as the loathsome Viserys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, plays a young Charles Xavier as David (Dan Stevens) pieces together his father's past.

You know, these meat suits we walk around in for 70 to 80 years can be a real pain in the ass sometimes — or should we say, pain in the back. 

The core reason the final season of Game of Thrones was so polarizing was because the megahit fantasy series had what every television showrunner dreams of — an audience that truly cares about the show. In the course of its airtime Thrones united disparate peoples under the same banner of loving the world of Westeros and its many, many characters, so when its final round of storytelling failed to live up to fan expectations, the disappointment felt personal. 

You know what's home to millions of apps and should definitely not be subject to any kind of antitrust action? Apple's App Store.

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So you want to be a five-star rider. 

With Uber now deactivating users with low ratings in the U.S., it's time to clean up your ride. If you're a halfway decent human being, you should be OK, but there are ways you can boost your rating closer to 5.0.

Uber's updated community guidelines break down how to improve your passenger etiquette in three categories.

Treat everyone with respect

Think about everything from your comments to your gestures. Don't touch people, whether that's fellow riders or your driver ... Читать дальше...

Lyft is the first ride-hailing app to ask what pronouns you use when you ride in a car, whether that's male, female, plural pronouns, or other options. 

The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Sleep, a game which will allow fans to use their sleeping information to catch Pokémon.

Nancy Pelosi is calling bullshit. 

The Speaker of the House publicly castigated Facebook on Wednesday for both enabling Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its refusal to take down a video of the congresswoman that was edited to make it appear she was drunk. 

Pelosi didn't even come close to pulling her punches, arguing in an interview with KQED that the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed behemoth wasn't just an innocent victim of a foreign campaign to spread disinformation — rather, it happily played along. Читать дальше...

The Queen of Shitty Robots took a break from making more shitty robots to chat about her experience with radiation treatment and make some not-so-shitty art. 

Puffins are dying in worryingly large numbers in Alaska and scientists say it could be directly linked to climate change.

If there's one reward for making it through yet another long slog of a winter, it's taking a sunny day off from work or getting out of the house on a warm weekend and getting stoned. 

Amazon Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures have cooked up a solid contender for awards season in the form of The Goldfinch, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Donna Tartt published in 2013.

Uhhhhhhhhhh... what did I just watch?

The weird fetus-baby-container-thing is back in the latest trailer for Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima's upcoming Death Stranding. But we also have ... soldier zombies? Some World War I-style trench combat? Norman Reedus standing in the Oval Office with Mrs. President — his mom? — and she asks him to go save America's future, NBD. A muddy, nude Mads Mikkelsen? What even?

There's almost nine minutes of new footage here, but I don't think any of... Читать дальше...

With summer finally here, you need to be ready to head anywhere at the drop of a hat. Whether you're flying somewhere or you have a pool party, the right tablet will make sure you can work remotely or just pass the time while you work on your tan. If you want the absolute best way to catch up on your summer reading list by the pool, take advantage of an Amazon deal on an iPad Pro.

The Instant Pot multi-cooker is renowned for its versatility, and rightfully so. Like, what other countertop appliance can cook a whole rotisserie chicken in under 30 minutes, then turn around and casually whip up some cheesecake? Put some respect on the Instant Pot's name, y'all. 

There’s not much that we wouldn’t do for our furry, cuddly pet companions, but there is certainly one thing all animal owners could do without for the rest of eternity: Shedding. Doesn’t that word just send shivers down your spine? It seems like no matter how many times you sweep or send your Roomba on an expedition, you can never seem to get all the pet hair off your floors. The way we see it, you have two options — give up and live in a fur-infested hell for the rest of your life, or get a better vacuum. Читать дальше...

A recent study by the University of Plymouth led by research fellow Imogen Napper shows that bags labelled as biodegradable can still carry five pounds of shopping three years after being discarded as litter. 

Summer is not complete without a few cookouts. Sure, you can break out the grill and whip up some burgers and dogs, but a smoker takes your barbecue to the next level.

The news comes from the "Korea Herald," who cites anonymous industry sources. The original stall on the launch date occurred after tech reviewers found flaws in their Fold units. The company planned to release the phone on April 26. Read more...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller would like the class to do the reading.

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Upcoming iPhones might get the ability to send Bluetooth audio to two different devices. This is according to a report by Japanese blog Mac Otakara (via MacRumors), which cites sources from the Asian supply chain.

Whether used for casual training or high-impact workouts, fitness trackers with heart rate monitors make great workout buddies. 

Your iPhone is keeping track, but is it enough?

It's been a year since Apple introduced a new feature to its iOS settings: "Screen Time," the activity and phone use tracker. 

Since updating to iOS 12 and beyond, we've been getting daily and weekly reports on our phone with data on mobile usage to help us set limits on how long we can endlessly scroll through Instagram or Twitter. Apple CEO Tim Cook has even used Screen Time to flaunt his company's questionable anti-phone stance.