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While smartphones have enriched our lives in many ways, their ability to command our attention can also cause serious problems. In the U.S., nine people are killed and more than 1,000 are injured every day in crashes involving a distracted driver, according to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA). Many of those distractions are caused by smartphones and otheraftermarket car accessories. It’s a problem we’re aware of, as theAAA Foundation for Traffic Safetyfound that distracted drivers topped the concern list in its annual traffic survey, with 87....

Summary IFhas passed a major domestic box office milestone. The new movie, which was directed by John Krasinski, stars Ryan Reynolds as Cal, a man who can see imaginary friends and teams up with his neighbor Bea (Cailey Fleming) to help reunite them with the children who dreamed them up. The cast also includes Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Steve Carell and Awkwafina. TheIFreleasegot off to an inauspicious start when it opened to $33....

Lenovo has one of the widest ranges of14-inch laptopsaround. Among its ThinkPad, Yoga, and Slim lineups, you can choose from a variety of different prices and features. The Slim 9i is the company’s premium consumer clamshell laptop, and the Yoga 9i is its premium 360-degree convertible2-in-1. They’re different laptops but they share the same DNA. In particular, they enjoy the same new rounded design that debuted on the Yoga 9i Gen 7, which is both gorgeous and comfortable to hold....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ For those of us who live and work on gigantic dual displays, making the transition to a cramped little notebook screen when it’s time to get things done on the road has never been easy....

Messaging app Line is pushing ahead with its financial technology plans, and hasannounced a wider partnershipwith Visa to integrate not just contactless payments, but to add a prepaid digital Visa card into the app itself. What’s more, Line states the service will be available to all the 187 million people globally using its app, a departure from many previous additional features from Line — such as Line Music, and theClova smart home products— which are often only available in its core Japanese, Taiwanese, or Thai markets....

Logan Paul & KSI’s Prime Hydration sued over “malicious” trademark infringement Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime Hydration is facing another trademark lawsuit, this time over the logo it created for Prime X bottles. Back in June, the popular sports drink company revealed thePrime X treasure hunt eventwhere the winnerbrought home a $1M grand prize. The hunt came with two newPrime Hydration bottles named after the eventwith a black X logo near the top, and featured map pieces hidden behind the label and a code under the bottle’s lid....

Logan Paul incinerates $500k as fans fail Golden Prime bottle challenge Logan Paul melted the last remaining $500k Gold Prime bottle after fans failed to solve the code within 48 hours. In honor of selling1 billion bottles of Prime Hydration, co-founders Logan Paul and KSI issued an exciting challenge for their fans: The task was deciphering the code that’d open a case containing the Golden Prime bottle. The lucky winner will walk away with a remarkable solid gold bottle valued at $500,000....

Just a few frames of information telling a story are all we need to understand what is going on. This is, after all, the basis for comic books — which provide just enough of the important story beats for us to follow what has happened. Sadly, robots equipped with computer vision technology struggle to do this.Until now, at least. Recently, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated a new type of artificial intelligence system which uses a neural network to fill in the blanks in video frames to work out what activity is taking place....

Modder transforms PS1 into working handheld after chopping motherboard in half A modder has taken an authentic original PlayStation motherboard and used it to create a working PS1 handheld. With thePlayStationVita over a decade old, and thePlayStation Portallacking the ability to play games natively, modders have taken it upon themselves to create new PlayStation handhelds, using retro hardware. Engineer Yveltal Griffin is one of the latest modders to try their hand at creating their ownPlayStation handheld....

Summary The first promotional video forRanma 1/2’s upcominganimereboot is a perfect way to bring new fans up to speed. Rumiko Takahashi’s iconic gender-bending manga has been making waves with fans recently sincethe announcement was made of a brand-new remake. This new series will give new fans the chance to check out what made the story so popular during its heyday in the 80s and 90s. However, to get newcomers up to speed on the series' unique tone, a new promo video has officially been released....

Summary One Pieceseason 3 hasn’t been confirmed yet, and while the news that it would be filmed back to back with season 2 has since been debunked, this would actually solve a major problem with Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga. During an interview withComicbook.com,One PiecePatty actor Brashaad Mayweather speculated about the future of the show, particularly the possibility of filming more than one season back to back. This led many to assume thatOne Piecehad been renewed for season 3 already, which has since been confirmed not to be the case....

Next Hughie Sr.’s Powers In The Boys Season 4 Get Deep Explanation From Eric Kripke: “Made That Metaphor Concrete” This article contains spoilers from The Boys season 4, episode 5, “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son.” Summary The Boysshowrunner Eric Kripke discussesRyan being pulled to the dark side. Homelander wants to make Ryan more like him, a task that has proven more difficult than Homelander anticipated given Ryan’s sweeter nature and the values instilled in him by his mother, Becca Butcher, who raised him for most of his life....

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweeting abouttaking the company private, with “funding secured,” took investors and the company by surprise. On Thursday, September 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit against Musk, charging him with securities fraud,according to court documents. The SEC alleges that Musk made “false and misleading” statements on Twitter when he stated, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $400. Funding secured.” Musk followed up the original tweet, saying “Shareholders could either to sell at 420 or hold shares & go private....