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Table of Contents Table of Contents Poor timing Pairing Kirk and Picard Everything but the food replicator More Klingons Generations is visually unappealing The film is not in the same F/X league as previous Trek features Star Trek Generations was released in November 1994 at a moment of peak popularity for the franchise. Star Trek: The Next Generation had aired its series finale six months earlier while still a huge ratings success, and it could easily have kept going for more seasons. But with Deep Space Nine recently launched and Voyager in the offing, the collective wisdom deemed that it…

If Kraven the Hunter really is the final film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, then the franchise is going out fittingly not with a bang but a whimper. Between its early Thursday previews and opening Friday screenings, Variety reports that the J.C. Chandor-directed superhero film has so far grossed only $4.7 million at the domestic box office. If that seems low to you, that’s because it is. Earlier this year, Sony’s Madame Web, which became the subject of even more mocking memes and poor reviews than Kraven the Hunter, fared better. That Dakota Johnson-starring disappointment topped Kraven the Hunter by raking…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Pricing and tiers Advantages of using ChatGPT Advantages of using Perplexity Which is more accurate? The days of Google’s undisputed internet search dominance may be coming to an end. The rise of generative AI has ushered in a new means of finding information on the web, with ChatGPT and Perplexity AI leading the way. Unlike traditional Google searches, these platforms scour the internet for information regarding your query, then synthesize an answer using a conversational tone rather than returning a list of websites where the information can be found. This approach has proven popular…

OpenAI has been on a “Shipmas” product launch spree, launching its highly-awaited Sora video generator and onboarding millions of Apple ecosystem members with the Siri-ChatGPT integration. The company has also expanded its subscription portfolio as it races toward a for-profit status, which is reportedly a hot topic of debate internally. Not everyone is happy with the AI behemoth abandoning its nonprofit roots, including one of its founding fathers and now rival, Elon Musk. The xAI chief filed a lawsuit against OpenAI earlier this year and has also been consistently taking potshots at the company. “You can’t sue your way to…

The transition team of president-elect Donald Trump is planning to end existing car-crash reporting requirements to safety regulators, according to a Reuters report. The report cites a document obtained by Reuters which lays out the transition team’s 100-day strategy for automotive policy. In the document, the team says the crash-reporting requirement leads to “excessive” data collection, Reuters says. The requirement has been denounced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has spent over a quarter billion dollars to help Trump get elected. Musk has also been nominated by Trump to lead what would be a newly-created “Department of Government Efficiency”. Please…

Jaume Collet-Serra is well-versed in the mid-budget action thriller. Since 2011, Collet-Serra has made several smart, gripping thrillers, from Unknown and Non-Stop to Run All Night and The Commuter. All four are high-concept movies with memorable settings, heart-stopping action, and a pissed-off Liam Neeson. Collet-Serra, having helmed two big-budget blockbusters — Jungle Cruise and Black Adam — returns to his signature genre (albeit without Neeson) with Netflix’s Carry-On. It’s Christmas Eve, and TSA Agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) is about to work during one of the airport’s busiest days. All is well until Ethan finds a mysterious earpiece in one of…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Performance Battery life Both last a long time, but Qualcomm maintains performance This was a turbulent year in the world of Windows laptops. The introduction of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips completely changed the game — and I don’t say that lightly. They entered the market in such a forceful way that both AMD and Intel were forced to respond quickly with their own more power-efficient chips that could compete. Intel’s Core Ultra Series 2, otherwise known as Lunar Lake, attempted to beat Qualcomm at its own game, boasting a dramatic improvement in battery life.…

Thanks to a pretty extensive press tour for Deadpool & Wolverine, we know that Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have solid chemistry. Reynolds seems to agree with that assessment, and even suggested that he wants to get Jackman involved in one of his upcoming projects. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Reynolds explained that he wants to make Boy Band, a movie about an aging boy band, and he’d like Jackman to co-star. “I really want to make Boy Band, and I’m still trying to figure out the smartest way to put that together,” he explained. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Jackman is…

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a slight, surprisingly flat prequel that will likely only win over die-hard Tolkien fans.” Pros A likable lead Brian Cox’s voice performance as Helm Hammerhand Visually impressive, expansive animation throughout Cons A by-the-numbers script Multiple distracting Easter eggs and references Underdeveloped villains In terms of desperate attempts to keep beloved franchises going, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is one of the most ingenious that’s come along in recent memory. The new film, which is…

YouTube has had quite a monumental year in terms of user engagement, logging in over a billion hours of content  streamed daily on TV sets alone. However, the platform is also home to a sea of content that isn’t safe for children, which is why a dedicated “kids” experience has been there for a while. Now, YouTube is adding a password protocol that will keep young users from accessing any other profile, apart from their designated “kids” profile on a TV. In a community update, the company introduced the new Parent Code feature that will block kids from accessing user…