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HBO’s final season of Game of Thrones is in the midst of its run, and a Belgian designer took the opportunity to reimagine the show’s title sequence in the style of another of the network’s big shows, Westworld“Westerosworld” does two cool things: it takes the look and stylings of Westworld’s opening credits — minimalist white designs and figures being constructed with advanced 3D printers — and changes that over to things like dragons, the house

Vimeo announced (via TubeFilter) that it is releasing a new toolkit called Showcases that will allow creators to show off their videos, including customizable portfolio sites and Smart TV channels.The company describes Showcase as a new way for users to highlight their portfolio online, and brings three tools to the table: a customizable portfolio / video site, the ability to embed video playlists on existing websites that creators might have, and TV apps for Pro users, which will allow creator

In a video on Sunday, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg finally addressed the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that left more than 50 people dead, and drew an uncomfortable association to the popular YouTuber.
The New Zealand attacker live-streamed the shooting, and referenced the “Subscribe to PewDiePie” movement in the livestream. The meme is based on a battle between Kjellberg, YouTube’s top individual creator with more than 95 million subscribers, and T-S

While moviegoers bask in the glory of a record-breaking Avengers: Endgame opening weekend, film subscription service Sinemia announced it too was in the endgame now.
The MoviePass competitor abruptly announced on its website on Thursday that it was closing its discounted movie ticket subscription service operations in the U.S. immediately.
“Today, with a heavy heart, we’re announcing that Sinemia is closing its doors and ending operations in the US effective immediately,” said

You’ve probably heard of Autopilot, Tesla’s buzz-worthy advanced driver assist system that combines adaptive cruise control, forward collision warnings, and lane-keep assistance. Less well-known is Super Cruise, the highly automated system developed by Cadillac that is really about as close to autonomous driving as anyone can get today. It’s less well-known because, since its debut two years ago, Super Cruise has only been in one vehicle: the CT6 sedan.But that changed last we

Disney’s latest blockbuster has smashed box office records, pulling in an astonishing $1.2 billion globally in its opening weekend, according to Variety. It’s the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to cross the billion-dollar mark, and it’s the fastest any film has ever earned that much.The film topped The Force Awakens opening day record from 2015 with a $305 million global box office on Thursday (it pulled in $60 million in the US), and went on to earn around $300

If you’re someone who is still upset about Pluto’s planetary demotion from more than a decade ago, then an upcoming debate about the definition of the word “planet” may be of interest to you.One of Pluto’s biggest defenders, Alan Stern, will be debating Ron Akers, who used to be the president of the International Astronomical Union — the global organization responsible for redefining the term “planet.” It was ultimately the IAU’s decision to

$350 million.
That's the amount of money made from Avengers: Endgame ticket sales in the U.S. during opening weekend, based on Sunday estimates. It's a ludicrous and unheard of figure, and just a piece of the record-shattering global total of $1.2 billion.
No movie in the U.S. has ever posted an opening weekend higher than $300 million. No movie anywhere has made more than $1 billion worldwide in the five days since it opened.
Let's start with the U.S. total. It's almost $100 million more than t

Comcast has long said that a minority of its customers approach the limits of their 1TB data caps in their home internet plans, but that number is growing. In a recent call with investors (via Ars Technica) Comcast says that its median users are using 200GB of their 1TB data cap a month, thanks to streaming video.In the last couple of years, Comcast has rolled out data caps to customers — first limiting users to 300GB per month back in 2015, and raising that limit to 1TB a month in 2016.

It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend.
Normally I only cover one game at a time on Short Play, but after playing 20 Minute Metropolis and Islanders back to back, it’s hard not to think of how they relate to each other. Both are puzzle games about building cities, with very different approaches to gameplay and styl

A Twitter joke about James Holzhauer's record-setting run on Jeopardy inadvertently led to contestants sharing the five specific dollar value wagers are banned on the show — including $69.
According to Ken Jennings, the most well-known Jeopardy name (besides host Alex Trebek, of course) with his record 74-win streak, contestants are not allowed to make a wager of $69, the internet’s favorite “sex number,” which triggers mass online replies of “nice.”this is of

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has delivered three distinct storytelling phases. Phase 1 was an introduction to Earth's mightiest heroes up until their team-up in The Avengers. Phase 2 showed the aftermath of The Avengers through Age of Ultron and ending with the small-scale debut of Ant-Man. Phase 3 is the current phase, which chronicled the dissolution of the Avengers in Captain America: Civil War and will end with after Spider-Man: Far From Home takes place post-Endgame. 
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Russian hackers were able to breach one Florida county’s voting systems during the 2016 Presidential Election, Florida Senator Marco Rubio confirmed in an interview, noting that that hackers not only accessed the county’s systems, but had the ability to change voter roll data, according to The New York Times.The Times’ report details how hackers mimicked e-mails from VR systems, a company that sells electronic voting equipment to states. Some voting officials noticed something

Spring is in the air, and with the new season comes an updated selection of Netflix shows that are trying to turn reboots of the same old stories into fresher, more diverse stories. From Riverdale (the adaptation of the 1950s Archie Comics that’s now in its third season) to The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (which just aired its second part of season 1 last month), modern TV series are trying to explore new angles on familiar situations. For instance, Netflix’s Charmed reboot, whic

Most people have had the experience of scrolling through their phone keyboards in search of a specific emoji, only to find it absent. A very small percentage of those people have actually stepped up to create their own emoji by submitting proposals to the Unicode Consortium, the Silicon Valley group in charge of approving which emoji show up on our phones. Picture Character, which premieres at Tribeca Film Festival today, is a documentary that follows the determined emoji creators who sign up f

Nestled on my Instagram feed between a picture of a high school friend living their adult life and one of the Kardashians (they’re starting to blur together), was a sponsored post for “makeup for men” entitled War Paint. As I sat there watching the ad jump to life— a tattooed man covering his well-lit skin with a black beauty blender— I couldn’t get over the fact that it’s literally called “War Paint.”
Over time, I scrolled into more of these

Fun fact, did you know Mother's Day is the third highest selling holiday for flowers and plants. If your mom is tech-savvy, receiving flowers are sweet and all, but it will never compare to getting an iPad Pro, or an iPhone. Lucky for you, Amazon is offering $149 off the latest iPad Pro, or save up to $150 off select iPhone with qualified activation at Best Buy.
Check out more of today's best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Samsung, Home Depot, BenQ, and Lenovo for Sunday, April 28:
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People who make money strictly off of social media are a modern marvel — a lot of people who went to school for marketing don't even get it.
Why? Because each platform requires a strategy honed for a different audience, and it literally changes by the year. Sure, some of the vloggers you follow may have gotten famous overnight — but even though their feed looks chill and go-with-the-flow, the majority of them likely has a carefully-planned strategy behind every post. 
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They say that nothing in life is certain except for death and taxes, but allow us to add one more thing to that: body pain.
It doesn't matter whether you've just finished a triathlon or spent a long day at the office hunched over your computer, you're still bound to experience soreness in one way or another. Heck, even if you've committed to being a bum on your couch for an entire weekend, you may still get mysterious aches here and there.
A soothing massage can usually do the trick, but not eve

We still have a few weeks until we find out which contender takes the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones (fingers crossed it's not the Night King), but we do know the rightful occupant to the throne in your home: you, duh.
And we're not talking about some kind of ceremonial chair here. We're talking about your throne — as in the john, or whatever fancy name you call your toilet.
Since you spend a considerable amount of time sitting on your porcelain throne, it's a must that you outfit it with

True to form, Beyoncé once again broke the internet this month with the release of her "Homecoming" documentary and its accompanying live album. Oh, and don't forget about Lemonade's long-awaited arrival on streaming services. (Ugh, she's so generous.)
If you manage to scrape together a few shards of the web in Bey's wake, you can use them to create the site of your dreams with the help of the following nine deals on website building and hosting services. Whether you'd like a personal por

Despite what Meryl Streep says, florals for spring actually are groundbreaking — when they're on an Instant Pot, at least.
For the longest time, Instant Pots only came in stainless steel (and maybe a blue instead of a black lid, if you were feeling adventurous). Then, the Food Network's Pioneer Woman came along and made everyone's artsy vintage kitchen dreams come true. 
Your best chance to snag one is now through April 30: Both designs of the Pioneer Woman Instant Pot Lux (6-quart) a

We all know that Apple Watches are more than just watches. They’re basically smartphones for your wrist with fitness tracking capabilities. The Series 4 is the newest and most advanced watch yet, which makes it the priciest — but today, you can grab a certified refurbished Series 4 for $49.01 off at Best Buy.
SEE ALSO: Apple Watch Series 4 review: Sidekick no more
Made to work just like new, the Geek Squad's certified refurbished items are a great way to flex some new tech for a frac

Over the last five years, something strange has happened at the eastern edge of Karachi, the crowded megalopolis in southern Pakistan. From scratch, a new city has appeared, complete with its own smooth asphalt highways, schools, hospitals, housing options ranging from modest apartment blocks to posh farmhouses — and, of course, an imitation Eiffel Tower. This is Bahria Town Karachi, an ambitious housing development ultimately planned to cover more than 45,000 acres of la