Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine want to ban Google All sorts of companies have stepped up to assist in the ongoing war in Ukraine, withGoogle among the leading tech companiesto do so. Fromrestricting data on Mapsin order to prevent locations from being given away to shutting down Russian YouTube channels tostop propaganda efforts, there’s been no shortage of actions taken by the search giant this year. Today, pro-Russian forces announced their intention to block Google in specific Ukrainian regions, following similar actions taken against Meta a few months ago....

Samsung’s launch of theGalaxy S24this month was unlike any other, with the company betting big on theGalaxy AIbranding. However, one aspect that makes us somewhat skeptical is the fact that theseGalaxy AI featureswill only remain free until next year. The president of Samsung Mobile, TM Roh, has now shared some insights into how the manufacturer will go about managing this after 2025. Roh spoke about a wide range of topics in a media briefing, including Samsung’s future goals for the Indian market, as per anET Telecomreport....

Summary After theEnterprise’sfive-year mission,Star Trek’sMister Spock left Starfleet to study Kholinar–and now his reason for doing so has been revealed. In 2021’sStar Trek: Year Five #21, Spock, stranded in Vulcan’s distant past, finds himself face to face with Surak–the founder of modern Vulcan society. Spock’s encounter with Surak greatly affects him, stirring both his human and Vulcan side, setting him on a path that does not involve Starfleet and theEnterprise....

Summary The teaser trailer forStar Trek:Section 31is screened atSan Diego Comic-Con2024, confirming a 2025 release date and providing the first proper look at the Starfleet spy team put together by Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou.StarTrek’s first streaming-exclusive movie puts Starfleet’s controversial covert operatives front and center, as Philippa Georgiou rejoins Section 31 for the first time sinceStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2. Originally starting life as aDiscoveryspinoff series, theSection 31movie will depictGeorgiou atoning for her sinswhile protecting the galaxy....

The Bachelorseason 29 leading manGrant Ellis chose his favorite premiere night limousine entrances, revealing that he was happy that no one slapped him as they met. Grant, a now-31-year-old day trader who’s originally from Newark, New Jersey, but currently living in Houston, Texas, got hisBachelorNation start on Jenn Tran’sBacheloretteseason. He fell for her, but she said goodbye to him right before her hometown dates. Now Grant has the opportunity to continue his search for his future wife among the 25 contestants competing for his heart onThe Bachelorseason 29....

Spoilers are ahead for The Boys season 4, episode 6. Summary Despite the show’s best efforts at throwing viewers off its scent,The Boysseason 4’s Kessler twist was obvious thanks to the casting of actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. For better or worse,Morgan’s other TV show roles primed viewers to guess that Joe Kessler was a mere manifestationof Billy Butcher’s (Karl Urban) Temp V-riddled mind. A former soldier and CIA case officer, Kessler worked with Butcher prior to the events chronicled inThe Boys....

This article contains spoilers from The Boys season 4. Summary The Boysstar Jeffrey Dean Morgan discusses whether his character, Joe Kessler, will return in season 5.Kessler made his debut in season 4as a CIA agent that Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) had a history with, and who had no qualms about hurting others to defeat Homelander and other supes. In later episodes, amassive plot twist revealed the truth about Kesslerbeing a hallucination of Butcher’s, with the real Kessler having died years ago, and this version essentially being the devil on Butcher’s shoulder....

When theGoogle Pixel Tabletwas first announced over a year ago at I/O 2022, I was very excited about the idea. It looked like Google was taking the best from the Nest Hub ecosystem, combining it all with what could shape up to be one ofthe best Android tablets— one that offers an 11-inch screen at that. As someone who isn’t happy with their aging and small first-gen Nest Hub, the Pixel Tablet seemed like the perfect replacement, on top of being a portable device whenever needed....

Baldur’s Gate 3has pre-set stats for all the recruitable companions and suggestions for those making their player character into a certain class. These ability scores are optimized for gameplay and are the first exposure many will have to character creation in aDungeons & Dragonsstyle. Despite this,there are certain default scores that feel misplacedand may confuse players who want to do certain origin runs. This will also include some speculation on whatBG3’s lore-accurate scoresmay look like, though these will not be balanced for gameplay....

Summary The release ofDungeons & Dragons’next Player’s Handbookis close on the horizon, and recently, Wizards of the Coast released some of the content that will be included in the new version of the iconic tabletop game – previously known as One D&D and sometimes referred to colloquially as 5.5e. This sneak peek at the updated content primarily concerned the game’s new classes. One question the player base has been waiting for an answer to is how the new rulebooks will improve the martial characters of the fifth edition....

Summary ThePokémon World Championships 2024is the most prestigious event on the calendar for the long-running franchise’s competitive play. Trainers from across the globe convened in Honolulu, Hawaii this weekend to stake their claim as one of the very best, and the unique four-in-one approach - combining the biggest event of the year for each of thePokémonTCG, the VGC,Pokémon GO, andPokémon Unite- makes for appointment viewing for anyone in Nintendo’s creature ecosystem....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 4! Summary The Boysseason 4 just confirmed that one new supe will be making their debut in season 5, which is incredibly exciting after the five-year wait. Tons ofsupes have appeared throughoutThe Boys’four seasons, with some characters being adapted directly from the comics while others have been made up for the show. However,many viewers have been waiting for one human to turn into a supe for years now, and it has finally happened in the final episode ofThe Boysseason 4....

I would love to clean-install Windows after every major update, except I don’t want to spend hours reinstalling all my apps. Turns out, Windows 10 and 11 include a command-line tool that handles app installation—and it’s surprisingly simple to use. Why Should You Use WinGet to Install and Manage Apps When you get a new PC or reinstall Windows, the first thing you do is open Edge—not to browse the web, but to download Chrome....