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The Equalizer 2 narrowly won the box office this weekend, topping the debut of its predecessor in the process. Up until this point, Denzel Washington was one of the few big names in Hollywood without a franchise to his name. That all changed when The Equalizer opened in 2014 and earned mostly positive reviews and $192.3 million worldwide against a budget of $55 million. Much like Liam Neeson in the Taken movies, there was an inherent appeal watching the older Washington mow through enemies in an action flick....

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Just what possible futures did Doctor Strange glimpse when he used the Time Stone in Avengers: Infinity War? For centuries - perhaps even millennia - the Time Stone has been the greatest weapon of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. The Ancient One herself used the Time Stone to explore the future, identifying potential threats and discovering the best way to defeat them. But she couldn’t see beyond the moment of her death, content only to believe that her successor, Stephen Strange, would keep the universe safe....

The Metro series was a sleeper hit even before it became a video game. The original novel, Metro 2033, was successful beyond even the wildest imagination of author Dmitry Glukhovsky, and the subsequent video game adaptation earned considerable praise for its evocative atmosphere, survival horror elements, and intimate storytelling. Metro isn’t just another first person shooter, but a top-tier drama which crosses genre lines and guides players through a harrowing and realistic tale of survival amidst the ruins of broken civilization....

Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are being accused of manipulating voters and helping to rig US politics in favor of President Trump. Many tech companies are now doing what they can to appear more transparent and reduce the effects their services and platforms have on increasing disinformation. The main exception to this rule continues to be Facebook. Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and the Brexit referendum in the UK, tech companies including Google and Spotify, as well as social media platforms including Twitter, have announced measures to reduce the visibility of political messages on their platforms....

Equinix said it expects the deal to close at some point in the first quarter of 2022 and noted that MainOne’s presence in two of the continent’s biggest countries – in terms of population and economy – made it attractive as the company expands globally. MainOne was founded in 2010 by Funke Opeke and now has three data centers, with another slated to be completed in 2022. The company has a 7,000km subsea network from Portugal to Lagos, Accra, and along the West African coast, with landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as 1,200km of terrestrial fiber network across southern Nigeria....

Sony sets a 2020 release date for the Escape Room sequel, with director Adam Robitel returning. The original film was a suspenseful horror-thriller that (in the vein of Cube and Saw before it) followed a group of people as they are forced to survive under extreme circumstances and either navigate a series of high-tech escape rooms in the allotted time or die trying. Reviews were mixed overall, but many people found the movie to be surprisingly fun and enjoyed how its set pieces used the escape room concept to add a unique twist to its otherwise formulaic horror film proceedings....

What do you get when you combine science fiction, silly humor, existential horror, gorgeous animation and a whole lot of belching? Why, you get Adult Swim’s new hit TV show Rick and Morty, of course! Though it only has two seasons under its belt (with a third on the way), this sci-fi cartoon has already picked up a sizable cult following thanks to its clever writing and old school approach to animation....

The season finale is one of television’s most challenging beasts. Any finale worth its salt has to not only be a faithful representative to the season’s prior episodes, but also go above and beyond, abound with excitement, revelations, and juicy twists. These days, with often over a year in between many seasons, finales are expected to end on a cliffhanger enthralling enough for the viewer to return. There’s extra pressure on shows with cult followings....

These days, smartphones are where people keep some critical data, including text, files, or media. Although smartphones can be a great place to keep data safe and available, there are times when people lose it or are not able to access it. This is the time when people look for recovery software. Although many tools offer data recovery services, AceThinker Fone Keeper is different, as it offers several features altogether....

Update: NextVR has replaced its website with a landing page announcing a ‘new direction’ without its existing service. Update 2x: Apple has confirmed the acquisition to Bloomberg. [Update 5/14/2020: NextVR.com now only displays this message: “NextVR is Heading in a New Direction. Thank you to our partners and fans around the world for the role you played in building this awesome platform for sports, music and entertainment experiences in Virtual Reality....

We’ve seen collectible busts with light-up LED parts, amazingly detailed sixth-scale figures, and premium maquette statues, but we’ve never seen anything like this before: Sideshow Collectibles has a made a life-size Iron Man armor suit that looks as if it were ripped straight out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s because it sort of was. This Iron Man Mark III Life-Size Figure stands at 6 feet, 10 inches, fully lights up as expected, and is based upon the first fully functional suit Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr....

Some of the .bin and .run files need root privileges to install or run the applications. For being able to install the applications you need to run it with sudo command. ‘sudo’ Command Sudo permits the user to execute a command as a superuser (with higher privileges or root permissions).​ On the example below, you can notice that trying to update using the terminal without root privileges gives you a permission error message....

Apple’s switch from Intel processors to Apple Silicon is the most significant change to the Mac lineup in many years, and yet the exterior design of M1 Macs has been left almost completely unchanged. A few function keys aside on the new MacBook Air, there is no clue that the new machines are radically different from the old ones. Some believe this is a very deliberate move by the Cupertino company....

Epic Games has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple today, following the removal of Fortnite from the App Store. Epic argues that Apple has used a “series of anti-competitive restraints and monopolistic practices,” specifically citing the App Store and associate In-App Purchase guidelines. The backstory: Epic Games snuck in a direct payments feature to the Fortnite app on iPhone and iPad earlier today, allowing users to evade Apple’s In-App Purchase system....

ER has been absent for a few years now, but apparently that old adage about absence making the heart grow fonder is all too true. ER was a landmark achievement in television for many different reasons. It’s storytelling was spectacular, it’s characters were endearing, and it was the kind of show that wasn’t afraid to tackle important but awkward topics, which is why it still feels so relevant years later....

Evernote has been a leader in the notes organization space for over a decade and today the software – including the iOS and Mac apps – is making the long-awaited jump into task management. Starting to roll out today in beta, the new Tasks integration features due dates, reminders, alerts, flags, and more. Update 7/21: Tasks has officially left the early access phase and is now available to all users subscribed to an Evernote Personal or higher plan....

Next year is shaping up to be an amazing year for big movie releases, and this month has been an amazing month for some of those movies’ trailers. A new trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie revealed the character’s redesign, and fans got a sneak peek into Jordan Peele’s upcoming Nazi hunters drama, Hunters. But there’s even more good news to come. Trailers for Birds of Prey, No Time to Die, Black Widow and Wonder Woman 1984, four of the most anticipated movies coming in 2020, are all due to drop next week according to Twitter scooper Daniel Richtman....

In this week’s top stories: Everything Apple announced during its November event, including the M1 processor alongside a new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. M1 processor Apple kicked things off with the introduction of its new M1 processor, its first Apple Silicon chip for the Mac lineup. Apple says the M1 processor delivers up to 3.5x faster CPU performance, up to 6x faster GPU performance, and up to 15x faster machine learning....

Created in 2002 (years before Instagram or even Facebook), LinkedIn was the OG social networking platform. But, the platform is really having its moment right now. With around 25 million people seeking work amidst COVID-19, more people have flocked to LinkedIn than ever before. It’s safe to say that LinkedIn is making the most of their time back out in the sun! From LinkedIn Live to event streaming, they’ve been rolling out some pretty slick new features this year....