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The use of generative AI in Hollywood has already sparked conversation around creativity and legacy. Now, an indie movie, As Deep as the Grave, is drawing attention for bringing Val Kilmer back to the screen using artificial intelligence. Years before his death in 2025, Kilmer was cast by writer-director Coerte Voorhees, who shaped the role specifically for him. As Voorhees explained to Variety, “He was the actor I wanted to play this role. It was very much designed around him. It drew on his Native American heritage and his ties to and love of the Southwest.” Why the film turned…

Mozilla is rolling out a Firefox free VPN that goes after a long-standing problem with no-cost privacy tools. Many free VPNs rely on unclear data practices to stay afloat. This one is built into the browser and aims to avoid that tradeoff. It arrives in Firefox 149 starting March 24, with users in the US, France, Germany, and the UK getting 50GB of monthly data. The feature routes browser traffic through a proxy, masking your IP address and location without needing extra downloads. This move fits into a broader push around user control and safer defaults. Protections run quietly in…

Family Sharing has been a genuinely useful feature since Apple introduced it in June 2014. It allows you to share your apps, subscriptions, and purchases with up to five family members, negating the need to buy them multiple times.  Since its release, Family Sharing has received several updates, but one thing has remained unchanged. Every purchase made under Purchase Sharing is charged directly to the family organizer’s credit card, regardless of who makes it. That’s all good when children are making the purchase, but what about other adults in the family sharing the plan? This has been a quiet frustration…

If you’re planning to buy a gaming laptop with Intel’s latest chips, it might not be as simple as picking your favorite brand. As per PCWorld’s report, Intel is rolling out its new Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors in phases. Essentially, it means that some laptop makers are getting early access while others may have to wait months. That creates a slightly awkward situation for buyers, because two laptops with similar specs on paper may launch at very different times depending on which brand you’re looking at. Why are some laptops getting the new chips earlier? The staggered rollout appears…

Hydrogen power never found a home in your car, but it might finally have its moment inside a drone. Researchers in Norway have built a heavy-lift drone that runs on hydrogen, ditching batteries for a fuel cell to tackle the range problem that keeps most commercial drones grounded. The prototype from SINTEF, a Scandinavian research institute, targets jobs where battery-powered drones fall short. Think inspecting remote power lines after a storm or searching for missing hikers in bad weather. Senior research scientist Federico Zenith says the goal isn’t to replace your weekend flyer. It’s to handle missions today’s drones simply…

iPhones are always considered more secure than Android devices. Recently, NATO approved iPhones and iPads to handle classified information, which speaks volumes about the iPhone’s security.  However, as reported by Wired, researchers from Google, iVerify, and Lookout have uncovered a sophisticated iPhone hacking technique called DarkSword. It is as alarming as it sounds. The tool can silently hack any iPhone that visits an infected website, no downloads or suspicious links required. The worst part? Close to a quarter of iPhone users are still running iOS 18, the version DarkSword targets. That’s hundreds of millions of people who are one bad…

A new kind of battery that could charge almost instantly and even power devices remotely is no longer just a theory. According to reporting highlighted by The Guardian, Australian researchers have built what they describe as the world’s first working prototype of a quantum battery. It’s a device that can charge, store, and discharge energy using the principles of quantum mechanics. The breakthrough comes from a team led by scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and marks the first time a quantum battery has completed a full charge–store–discharge cycle. How does a quantum battery actually work? Unlike traditional batteries…

As winter makes its exit and spring steps in, the sense of renewal immediately sets a newfound motivation in people. It’s either simplifying work habits, schedules or making small intentional improvements to daily life. While resets usually focus on wardrobes or homes, refreshing personal care also stands as a thoughtful upgrade. Technology is subtly reshaping everyday routines with advanced hairstyling as well as oral-care tools. It is definitely smarter, faster and also easy to use in a short amount of time with excellent outcomes. Laifen is one such personal care tech brand that has completely embraced the idea of seasonal…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pushing to release an “adult version” of ChatGPT, while Elon Musk has advocated allowing Grok to generate R-rated content. If you’re not already concerned that allowing AI to create adult content is a bad idea, perhaps this new survey will change your mind. More than half of American teenagers have used AI tools to generate nude images of themselves or others, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Chad Steel of George Mason University. The survey collected responses from 557 English-speaking US residents between the ages of 13 and…

ASUS has refreshed its ROG Strix gaming laptop lineup, launching updated versions of the Strix G16 and Strix G18 models powered by Intel’s latest Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor. The new machines were built for gamers and creators who need the best performance on offer. From competitive titles to demanding AAA games and content creation workloads, these laptops are designed to handle everything. What’s exciting about it? The real highlight is the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus at the heart of the new ROG Strix lineup. This is a high-end chip built to handle heavy multitasking, next-gen games,…