This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1. Summary House of the Dragonseason 2’s premiere subtly retconned House Stark’s history from George R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fireuniverse. Based onFire & Blood,House of the Dragontakes place during the Targaryen civil war that became known asthe Dance of the Dragons. While no significant roles were given to theStarks inHouse of the Dragonseason 1, season 2 opened in Winterfell and followed Prince Jacaerys Velaryon’s visit to the North....

If you’ve been shopping for a robot vacuum, chances are you’ve stumbled across a few key buzzwords that illustrate the ins and outs of how these sentient Roomba cyborgs get our homes so clean. Beyond phrases we all know like “suction power,” “filtration,” and “mobile app,” one vacuuming buzzword that is seeing more limelight these days is “artificial intelligence” (often shortened to A.I.). You may be asking yourself: What exactlyisan A....

When your Keurig boils water, the water steams up into a gas, but hard minerals remain asscale. This is the same whether you’re using a Keurig Slim, Keurig 2.0, or any of thebest Keurig machines. Scale is simply a part of machines that boil water. While scale is usually quite harmless, the excess buildup of it will eventually make your Keurig not function. Like cholesterol in the veins, it can eventually clog your machine up....

By ditching the “folding back on itself” design for the newMate X2 folding smartphone, and adopting the same “open book” style as theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Huawei has schooled every other company on how to make an utterly fabulous folding phone. It’s genuinely one of the most breathtaking phones I’ve held — the definition of high class, worth-every-penny supertech that has more in common with a luxury vehicle than it does a normal smartphone....

Summary One of my most memorable experiences at the theater was seeingFriday the 13th(2009)when it premiered, and it’s part of the reason why I believe the movie deserves more respect. The theater was packed, and I remember the buzz of excitement from what I assumed were new and old fans of theFriday the 13thfranchise. The audience was completely engaged, gasping at the unexpected turn of events, laughing at the jokes, and reacting loudly to every kill....

Follow the talent, not the brand. In any creative industry, that’s good advice if you’re wondering why your favorite series has stagnated. In the case ofPenny’s Big Breakaway, some of the talent behind 2017’s excellentSonic Maniawent on to form Evening Star, and that teams has now made a momentum-based 3D platformer based around a character with a yo-yo. If you love Sonic, it’s the kind of project you might like more than the hedgehog’s actual adventures....

It’s been quite a day of news for the not-even-released Google Pixel 5a. Earlier today,Twitter leaker Jon Prosserclaimed that a source had told him that the not-yet-announced Google Pixel 5a had been canceled. It seems as though that’s not the whole story. Google offered a statement toAndroid Policesaying otherwise. Originally, Google was said to have canceled the device due in part to the ongoing global chip shortage. “Pixel 5a 5G is not cancelled....

Karmine Corp’s team owner boycotts Valorant pro play amid VCT tech issues The VCT EMEA has been hit by rampant tech issues, problems bad enough that it resulted in a match day being called off entirely while players were stuck on stage for hours. Though Riot apologized, some of the game’s biggest pros and former competitorscalled them out directly, claiming their PC setups weren’t up to par and that the LAN environment was far below their expectations – especially considering it’s not really LAN at all and they play on 30 ping....

Motorola may be working on a smartphone with three camera lenses on the back, but even though the phone has leaked, it’s not clear what the phone will be called should it eventually be released. Leaked under the name of the Moto G8, it’s also possible the phone will be a sequel to the Motorola P30, potentially called the Motorola P40 or P40 Note. There are also similarities between it and the rumored Motorola One Vision....

Max Holloway wants Mark Coleman to have huge UFC 300 honor after recent heroics Max Holloway is competing for the UFC’s BMF title on the 300th-anniversary card — and he knows exactly who should put the belt around him after the fight. Max “Blessed” Holloway has been a fan-favorite in theMMAworld since bursting onto the scene as a 20-year-old phenom in February 2012. Holloway blossomed into a champion-level fighter in the UFC featherweight division....

MW3 devs address complaints over “revenge spawns” ruining Rust 24/7 lobbies The Modern Warfare 3 devs have responded to player complaints about “revenge spawns” popping up on Rust that’s making things pretty annoying for them. Call of Duty multiplayer has always has some trouble with spawns. Throw it back to the days of the original Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, and you reach the pinnacle of spawn trapping. It wasn’t uncommon to see teams end games with two players because the rest had quit out from being repeatedly killed off spawn....

NASA has revealed more details about its ambitious plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth by launching two further spacecraft in the next decade, as reported inNature. When the Perseverance rover launches this summer, one of its key tasks will be to collect samples of the Martian rock and soil. Its tools include acarousel of nine different drill bitsfor digging into different types of material, which can then be placed into a clean test tube....

Venus hides a wealth of information that could help us better understand Earth and exoplanets. NASA’s JPL is designing mission concepts to survive the planet’s extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure. This image is a composite of data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.NASA/JPL-Caltech Last month, NASA funded a team of scientists to investigate the possibility ofsending a mission to Venus, and now the agency has revealed more about the potential benefits and practicalities of such a mission....