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Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Infinity War - Ever since Thanos’ plan of collecting all six stones in Avengers: Infinity War became clear, Paul Bettany’s Vision has been the MCU character most expected die, considering the Mind Stone is implanted on his forehead. The worst-case scenario came to fruition when the Mad Titan ruthlessly plucked the magical gem from the android’s head leaving a crater in his skull and leaving him lifeless even before the snap that wiped out half of the universe took place....

Over five seasons, Babylon 5 weaved an intricate story about the last, best hope for peace in the galaxy. Several different alien species crossed paths on the Earth-built space station, the fifth in the project and the focus of the TV show. The series brilliantly played out an ongoing narrative over its run that kept fans guessing about what would happen next. Even more importantly, it kept them wondering about how it would all end....

The upcoming Bad Boys 3 aka Bad Boys for Life is slated to once again star Will Smith (Suicide Squad) and Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House) as the buddy-duo from the previous, Michael Bay-directed films. Set to be directed by series newcomer Joe Carnahan (The Grey), the third Bad Boys installment will see Miami Police Department detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) making a bold comeback that is sure to please longtime viewers of the two narcotics agents....

A new Annabelle movie is on the way, and will see the devilish doll bringing the other artifacts in the Warrens’ collection to life and terrorizing their daughter, Judy Warren. Annabelle 3 (not the official title) was announced during the ScareDiego preview event at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, with director Gary Dauberman and producer James Wan on the scene to tease the next terrifying chapter in The Conjuring’s offshoot franchise....

Ant-Man & The Wasp held its world premiere screening this past weekend and it can now be reported that the final Marvel Cinematic Universe release for 2018 will have two post-credits scenes during and after its closing credits. While Marvel Studios didn’t invent the post-credits sequence, it certainly has popularized sneaking Easter eggs (or what are commonly called “stinger” scenes) into the closing credits of its films. It all began with Iron Man, which stunned those viewers who waited until the end of the credits with a scene in which Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr....

The Wasp suits up joins in on the action in Marvel’s Ant-Man & the Wasp, but both superheroes become fugitives in the process. This places Evangeline Lilly, who plays Hope Van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp, in familiar territory, since she began her career playing another famous wanted outlaw: Kate Austen on Lost. The Ant-Man sequel follows up on what became of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) following the events of Captain America: Civil War....

The Mozambique Hammerpoint attachment is making the shotgun a key part of the metagame in Apex Legends season 2. The Mozambique shotgun in Apex Legends had become an in-game joke of sorts among players, and even the development team. Respawn actually went as far as to create a unique animation of its characters throwing the gun away in disgust whenever it was traded for a different weapon in King’s Canyon. However, with season 2 of Apex Legends, the gun has gotten a huge boost with a new hop up attachment called Hammerpoint....

With the release of iOS 16.2, Apple introduced a new feature called “Rapid Security Response” that will provide quick security patches to iOS without the need to install an entire new version of the operating system. Now the company is bringing this technology to Mac users with macOS Ventura 13.2 beta. Rapid Security updates coming to macOS Once the feature becomes available to everyone, Apple will be able to quickly fix security exploits without having to release a new version of macOS just for this....

J.D. Power is out with its yearly study on US credit card satisfaction today and Apple has come out on top for the second year in a row. Apple highlighted the achievement in a Newsroom post: “Apple Card and issuer Goldman Sachs again topped the charts in the Midsize Credit Card Issuer segment of the annual J.D. Power U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study for the second year in a row.1 Apple Card and issuer Goldman Sachs also ranked highest across all of the surveyed categories in the Midsize Credit Card Issuer segment for the second straight year, including interaction, credit card terms, communication, benefits and services, rewards, and key moments....

According to Apple’s System Status webpage, the iCloud Private Relay service is currently down. This means that users who have iCloud Private Relay enabled on their devices could face issues loading webpages and more on their iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple says that Private Relay is a feature designed to give users another layer of privacy when browsing the web. The first relay is sent through a server maintained by Apple, and the second is a third-party operator....

AMD just announced the availability of the new AMD Radeon Pro W6600X GPU for Mac Pro. This new GPU, which retails for $700, joins the previously announced W6900X, W6800X, and W6800 Duo MPX modules. During its Peek Performance event, Apple took a lot of time discussing how much better its new Apple Silicon-powered Mac Studio performs compared to the Mac Pro, but that hasn’t stopped it from working with AMD to usher in new MPX modules....

Update: iOS 15.1 beta 4 is now available to public beta testers as well. The iOS 15.1 beta process continues today as Apple is now rolling out iOS 15.1 beta 4 to developers. This comes one week after the last update, which added ProRes support and a new Auto Macro toggle for iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max users. With Apple having scheduled a special event for next week on October 18, we could be just days away from the official public release of iOS 15....

Less than six months away from Apple introducing Apple Watch Series 8, this upcoming smartwatch is again rumored to feature a flat-edge design. After leakers and analysts supported that Apple Watch Series 7 would be the one to feature this new look, rumors are now pointing out to this year’s model. Tweeted originally by ShrimpApplePro and now highlighted by YouTuber Jon Prosser, who was the first to say that Apple Watch Series 7 would feature a flat-edge design, it seems Series 8 could have a new look, apart from more sensors....

Alice Through the Looking Glass is more of a shiny, yet hollow, Disney product than meaningful continuation of Alice’s story. Alice Through the Looking Glass picks up three years after Alice Kinsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) made her second trip to Wonderland, during which time she has traveled to China aboard her late father’s trading ship - and made plans to explore the rest of the world, too. Upon returning home to London, Alice discovers that circumstances have changed with regard to both her employment and her mother Helen’s (Lindsay Duncan) living situation - putting Alice at risk of both losing her ship and winding up stuck behind a desk, working as a clerk for Hamish Ascot (Leo Bill), the man who once proposed to her....

All the Money in the World is likely facing a lengthy delay, amid mounting sexual assault allegations against star Kevin Spacey. The Ridley Scott directed film was once an Oscar hopeful for Sony, but the Spacey scandal has led the studio to rethink the film’s rollout. All the Money in the World tells the real life story of J. Paul Getty, a billionaire whose grandson was kidnapped in the ’70s and ended up embroiled in a brutal standoff with the kidnappers....

Apple has deployed an interesting new App Store feature called ‘unlisted app distribution’. This means a developer can now publish an app to the App Store that can only be installed via a direct link – the app is unlisted and cannot be found through normal App Store search and discovery means. The idea for this kind of hidden-but-not-private visibility is that not all apps necessarily want to be public....

Apple Books has launched a new initiative to expand the number of audiobooks available on its store. It is inviting independent writers and larger publishers to opt-in to have their written books converted into audio form using AI voice synthesis models. Apple announced the scheme towards the end of last year, and — as noted by The Guardian — the first AI-narrated books are now available to download in the Apple Books Store....

Apple on Monday released its new Apple Configurator app for iPhone, which is used to deploy iOS and Mac devices in schools and business. With the new iPhone app, it is now possible to set up a Mac not purchased by an organization into Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager. Apple Configurator is not exactly a new app, as it already exists in macOS. However, Apple is now bringing it to the iPhone to enable even more new possibilities for businesses and schools....

Update: Apple is also giving $20 off for Beats Studio Buds (now $129.99) and $50 off for Powerbeats Pro (now $199.95), although you can find them at better prices here and here. About a month ago, Apple raised the price of Beats Flex earphones to $69, possibly because it had difficulties maintaining a supply and demand balance. Now, mysteriously, the price is back as it always has been. While this could be a special deal for the holidays, it’s weird that only a few weeks after raising the price Apple is now giving a discount, placing Beats Flex at $49....

Interested in some professional learning this summer? Do you own an iPad? Apple is hosting a series of free, virtual, hands-on professional learning experiences on iPad starting this week. Events cover topics like photography, art, music, video, Augmented Reality, science, math, coding, and more. On the event web page, you’ll find all the details you need like time and which devices and/or apps you will need. Majority of Apple’s professional learning classes will utilize the iPad, and will help you make the most out of your device....