MacBook Pro keyboards with butterfly key-switches can failif there’s dirt or debris lodged under the keys, according to widespread reports on forums and Apple’s support site — and we now have statistics on how often that happens. Apple switched to the new butterfly key-switch with the slim keyboard on the MacBook, and the MacBook Pro followed suit in 2016. It wasn’t a good move. According to data collected byApple Insiderfrom Apple Genius Bar repairs and Apple-authorized third-party repair shops, the failure rate on MacBook Pros with butterfly-switch keyboards is double that of older MacBook Pro models with standard keyboards....

Fake “Lafufus” take over markets as fans struggle to find & afford Labubus The cult of Labubu has reached fever pitch and counterfeiters are cashing in. The viral little monster dolls from Chinese brand Pop Mart haveexploded in popularitythanks to celebrity endorsements from the likes of Rihanna, Post Malone, Dua Lipa, and Blackpink’s Lisa. However, their meteoric rise to worldwide fame has also triggered a surge of fake lookalikes, flooding markets under the bootleg name ‘Lafufu....

Quick Links The Power Armor build inFallout 4embodies strength, resilience, and adaptability, ensuring immanent survival in the harsh Wastelands. Despite relying upon energy, this iconic armor set can be worn indefinitely, thanks to Perks that prolong the use of Fusion Cores, vital for powering the suit, and enhance crafting abilities for upgrades. However, the major limitation of Power Armor is its reliance on the one-time use of Fusion Cores for energy....

Stellantis wants you to know that, even in a premium electric version, a Jeep is still a Jeep. In other words, as the title of the marketing campaign for Jeep’s first all-electric model says: “beautiful things can still get dirty.” The Jeep Wagoneer S EV is slated to arrive at dealerships in January 2025 but parent-company Stellantis aims to launch itsmarketing campaignon TV during Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL games. A30-second versionof the spot will also run elsewhere on television and on the Jeep brand’s social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube....

Fortnite glitch lets players get two boss mythics at once A new Fortnite glitch is allowing players to get two mythic weapons from a Chapter 5 Season 2 boss in a single encounter. FortniteChapter 5 Season 2 is nearing its conclusion as the new Star Wars content has arrived on the island with the latest 29.40 update. With the content patch,new mythic weaponshave been added to the loot pool that players can easily acquire....

If you receive a painless injection courtesy of a new microneedle in the near future, you may owe a debt of gratitude to the mosquito. The reason? Because quite possibly everyone’s least favorite insect is the inspiration behind new work being carried out by researchers at Ohio State University. “The reason we look at nature for cues is because nature has been through so much evolution to discover the simplest and most efficient methods,”Bharat Bhushan, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State, told Digital Trends....

RuneScape Classic, the original version of thepopular and free MMORPG, is shutting down after 17 years. The development team at Jagex announced the news in ablog post. “For many years, we’ve left all of the content from the original game available to play. [While] it’s seemingly been happily plodding along since then, it is with great sadness that we have taken the difficult decision to say goodbye toRuneScape Classic, which we will be winding down over the next three months....

Android devices have offered abuilt-in screen reader feature called TalkBackfor years. It helps people with vision problems to make sense of what appears on their phone’s screen and lets them control it with their voice. In 2024, Google added itsGeminiAI into the mix to give users a more detailed description of images. Google is nowbolsteringit with a whole new layer of interactive convenience for users. So far, Gemini has only described images....

HBO has been teasing the blend of racism-fueled terror and supernatural horror inLovecraft Country, its upcoming television series based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel of the same name, and now the latest trailer for the show reveals some of those frightening threats. ThetrailerforLovecraft Countrywas released ahead of the series’ Comic-Con@Home panel, a virtual preview of the show scheduled for Saturday as part of this year’s socially distant iteration of the annual Comic-Con International that’s typically held in San Diego....

On Snapchat, there may be times when you want to peek at a chat message rather than fully open it. You may not want to fully open a message because, for whatever reason, you don’t want the app to let the person who sent it know that you read it. If that’s the case for you, you should know that there is a way to viewyour messages in Snapchatwithout alerting the sender that you viewed their message....

Plain-jane bulbs aresoyesterday. Smart lights are in, not only because they’re one of the easiest ways to enter the world of smart home tech, but also because they’re one of the most affordable. Most smart lights operate in the same fundamental way; while specific instructions might vary from one to another, the following steps will hit the highlights for most brands of lights. Difficulty What You Need Smart lights Mobile device...

The 11th Democratic debate featured two candidates and no audience, who bumped elbows instead of shaking hands. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont went head to head on Sunday, March 15.If you missed it, you may watch the entire debate online. The debate was supposed to take place in Arizona, but on Thursday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced that the location would be moved to Washington, D....

[NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch by about 24 hours. The new launch time has been added below.] Next weekend will see the launch of an international crew of four astronauts who will be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) for a stay of about seven months. The Crew-6 mission includes an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who will become the second UAE astronaut to stay at the ISS after a different UAE astronaut visited the space station for eight days in 2019....