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When Peter Clowes last updated his LinkedIn profile, he listed his role as “Layoff Survivor” at Twitter. Yet Clowes, a senior software engineer who joined the company in the spring of 2020, is now gone, too. He quit yesterday, dispassionately explaining last night on Twitter that he decided to leave not to hobble Twitter or…

Runic attacks are back from God of War 2018, and they’re more varied and potent than ever. These special moves are unique to each weapon in the game and offer various forms of attack that deal different amounts of damage, stun, and elemental afflictions. You can equip two per weapon — one light and one…

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Killstreaks have been a prominent feature in Call of Duty for years now, and they return in the latest release: Modern Warfare II. These are bonuses that can be earned over the course of a match, typically providing additional offense or recon for you and your team. Killstreaks have evolved a lot since their inception,…

Ten months after she was found guilty of fraud, the former youngest self-made female billionaire Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release. At her trial, she was found guilty on four of 11 counts related to defrauding investors, but she was not found guilty of defrauding patients….

The Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro are Samsung’s latest shots in its ongoing war with Apple over who can release the best smartwatches. Taking the baton from last year’s Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, they add a number of useful refinements, and the Watch 5 Pro, in particular, seeks to please outdoor…

“The Menu is a scathing, satirical thriller that makes it easy to get lost in the power of Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy’s lead performances.” Pros Ralph Fiennes’ pitch-perfect performance A clever, biting script A well-cast ensemble Cons Several underwritten supporting characters A third act that gets a little too silly Two last-minute twists that…

Surround sound is exactly what it sounds like: a category of products and technologies designed to immerse you in audio from all sides, all angles, and, increasingly, from all heights too. We’re going to take a very deep dive into exactly how it works and the technologies that brought us to today’s state of the…