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There’s a galaxy to explore in Starfield, and if you’re dreading the idea of navigating through the endless void of space on your own, this adorable robot companion is perfect company. This new limited-edition Funko Pop of VASCO, your loyal expeditionary robot in Starfield, is now available for preorder and will cost $18, with a shipping date of February 2024. …

August 30, 2023 @ 11:18 AM The CW is tapping Super Bowl Champion and former NFL safety Ryan Clark as the host of its weekly studio series “Inside the NFL,” which will premiere on September 5. Clark’s career as a safety spanned 13 seasons and included a Super Bowl XLIII title and two AFC Championships. He played a majority of …

“The Russian criminal problem isn’t going anywhere. In fact, now it’s probably closer with the security services than it’s ever been,” says John Hultquist, Google Cloud’s chief analyst for Mandiant Intelligence. “They’re actually carrying out attacks and doing things that benefit the security services, so the security services have every interest in protecting them.” Analysts have repeatedly concluded that cybercriminals …

The F-16 fighter jets would not be delivered to Ukraine until next year, but that did not dissuade President Volodymyr Zelensky from hopping into one last week in the Netherlands — one stop on a European tour to collect commitments to donate the warplane as quickly as possible. There he was in Denmark, praising the government for “helping Ukraine to …

Alongside announcing the new games line-up for PlayStation Plus Essential for September, Sony also revealed that all three tiers of the service are getting more expensive starting September 6. The price increase affects the 12-month subscriptions across all regions, and extends to all three tiers of the service: Essential, Extra, and Premium. In the blog post announcing the news, Sony …

The decision by Frame Contemporary Art Finland, the nation’s commissioning body for the Venice Biennale, not to issue an open call for its 2024 pavilion has been met with disappointment by some Finnish artists. In the forthcoming 60th edition of the Biennale, the Scandinavian country will be represented by artists Pia Lindman, Vidha Saumya, and Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, who have been …

Designed to examine the female presence in any given film, the Bechdel test analyzes whether a film (1) has at least two named female characters, (2) features a conversation between the named characters, and (3) their conversation focuses on a topic other than men. While the test is sometimes viewed as a means to determine the quality of a film …

Your free upgrade to Windows 11 Home is great for casual users, but many professionals and businesses will be interested in the enhanced functionality of the Pro version. If you’re keen to know more, we’ve been alerted to this excellent Windows 11 Pro deal, which massively drops the price of the Microsoft OS to just $32.97 ($162 off). You might …

Image: FromSoftware / Kotaku Armored Core VI is the first game in the long-running mech action series to get a PC release, and in its first weekend became the second most-played FromSoftware game ever on Steam at launch. Critics raved about it and fans have been elated to see the series finally return, but what are the Steam reviews saying …

Long before ABC named Matt James the season 25 Bachelor in June 2020, he grew up in North Carolina with mother Patty James and older brother John. After Matt and John’s parents split when they were little, father Manny James was often “absent” from their lives, per a 2019 Wake Forest Magazine article. “He was always drawn to families where …