'Watch Dogs: Legion' has tons of ambition, but it comes at some cost

Watch Dogs: Legion has a weight problem. But let's talk about the game first.

The game's ambition is sky-high. After rebounding off of the first game to deliver a best-in-generation sequel in 2016, Ubisoft is back with a third one set in London and featuring a completely bananas premise: Big Brother isn't just watching, he's imposed a fascist state.

Resistance is the only way to fight back, and DedSec, the hacker group at the heart of Watch Dogs 2's story, knows the gameplan. The difference in Legion is there's no main character except the one you recruit yourself. All the people of London are there to be recruited, you just have to convince them. Read more...

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Uber wants to be the 'Amazon and Google of transportation'

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi last year wanted to make his expanding ride-sharing company the "Amazon of transportation" with e-scooters and e-bikes added to the platform. Now he's tagging on being the "Google of transportation" as part of his goals for the company.

At the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Khosrowshahi overviewed "all the ways to get around your city." It's no longer just ordering a taxi from an app. There's Uber Copter coming to New York City next month for helicopter rides to the airport, and Uber Eats drone deliveries in San Diego. New self-driving cars are coming back online. And starting next year, "we want to take the transportation grid into the third dimension," he said. Read more...

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Bizarre 'Euphoria' trailer offers up teen drama at its most surreal

Looking forward to the premiere of HBO's Euphoria? So are we! 

At least, we think we are. The mysterious teen drama series dropped its first full-length trailer on Saturday  — and, despite a two-and-a-half-minute length, managed to avoid answering any of our  many questions from the similarly puzzling teaser. 

Starring Zendaya, created by Sam Levinson, and sporting a mysterious executive producing credit from Drake, Euphoria appears to be taking the "confuse them into watching" approach to its pre-release press plan. 

Other than that ominous "feel something" tagline, little is known about the series and its underlying plot. This first trailer reveals some specifics about the roles attached actors will play in the project (as does the show's Instagram), but beyond that HBO isn't sharing much.  Read more...

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Salvador Dalí deepfake brings legendary surrealist to life at Florida museum

It might surprise you to learn that many of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí's greatest works can be found at a museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

What might surprise you even more? Thanks to artificial intelligence, the late painter, who died in 1989, now resides there too — and he'd love to snag a selfie. 

The Dalí Museum, renowned for its extensive collection of surrealist works, debuted a permanent exhibit to the public on Saturday, titled Dalí Lives. At first appearing as a super sleek information kiosk, the interactive exhibit encourages guests to approach a human-sized screen and press a small, LED-lit button to summon the main attraction.  Read more...

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Bye, blue and coral: Apple reportedly swapping in two new iPhone XR colors

Bye, coral. Bye, blue. Hello, green. Hello, lavender. 

Apple's colorful line of iPhone XR phones could be in for a shift in the rainbow of options. The blog Macotakara cites "reliable information sources" in reporting a rumor that Apple will swap out the coral and blue iPhone XRs for green and lavender ones. 

Lavender is a fairly specific shade of purple, but what can we expect of the more vague green hue? Are we talking a kelly green, a lime green, something in the family of a dusty Yoda green?

Beyond the coral and blue, the iPhone XR currently comes in black, white, yellow, and (PRODUCT) RED. When the iPhone XR debuted in September 2018, it was Apple's first splash back into bright colors since the iPhone 5C launched in 2013 with blue, green, yellow, pink, and white color choices. Read more...

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Women are now in charge of NASA's science missions

When the next car-sized rover lands on Mars in 2020, the ultimate head of this extraterrestrial endeavor will be physicist Lori Glaze. She's leads NASA's Planetary Science Division. 

And she's not alone. For the first time in history, three of NASA's four science divisions are now run by women, a milestone announced by NASA on Friday. 

"I am proud to say that for the 1st time in #NASA's history, women are in charge of 3 out of 4 #NASAScience divisions. They are inspiring the next generation of women to become leaders in space exploration as we move forward to put the 1st woman on the Moon," NASA's associate administrator Thomas Zurbuchen tweeted Friday. Read more...

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HTC's new, cheaper blockchain phone will run a full Bitcoin node

HTC is doubling down on its blockchain phone idea. 

The company has announced a new blockchain phone called the Exodus 1s. Compared to its predecessor, the $699 Exodus 1, the Exodus 1s is a cheaper phone, but it also brings an important feature that was promised from the get-go: full Bitcoin node capability. 

SEE ALSO: HTC's Vive Focus Plus standalone VR headset will take on the Oculus Quest

Launched on Saturday by HTC's Decentralized Chief Officer Phil Chen (I just love that title) in New York, the HTC Exodus 1s will cost around $250 to $300 when it launches in the third quarter of 2019. 

No specs were revealed, but the important news is that every Exodus 1s phone will have full Bitcoin node capabilities. This may sound somewhat arcane even for cryptocurrency users, the vast majority of whom don't run a full node, but it has important implications for the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Read more...

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Critics praise 'John Wick: Chapter 3' but agree it can't outrun limitations

We're a week out from the highly-anticipated release of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — and critics are promising big things.

First reviews of the action franchise's new installment reveal a positive critical consensus, highlighting the film's meticulous world-building, all-star cast, and totally bonkers level of commitment. 

Star Keanu Reeves and Wickverse-newcomer Halle Berry are celebrated in many reviews, although Berry's much-discussed attack dogs/co-stars, seen first at CinemaCon, steal plenty of press spotlight. 

That being said, the Wick news isn't all positive. Numerous critics noted Parabellum's weak plot and use of excessive violence as a storytelling crutch. Read more...

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Jimmy Kimmel asks people about if they care about the extinction of 'homo sapiens'

Well, humans suck anyway.

On the back of a damning UN report which painted a grim future for the planet's species, Jimmy Kimmel decided to quiz strangers if they care about the extinction of homo sapiens — that's humans, in plain English. 

As is usually the case with Kimmel's segments, most of those interviewed were unknowingly down for the bad thing, and boy, it's cringeworthy to watch.  Read more...

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Kanye's reluctant smile at the Met Gala is a mood

Kanye West, we love to see you smile.

The rapper made an appearance at the Met Gala on Monday, where all eyes were on the pink carpet, thanks to the outfits worn by the likes of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Billy Porter, which understandably, consumed most of the chatter around the event.

Despite the attention mostly being elsewhere, Kanye was spotted by cameras smiling off to the side, although he doesn't look too impressed while doing it. Of course, it's since become a meme.

Now, Kanye's somewhat reluctant smile can be used to mean all sorts of things, like when you're forced to smile for random relatives, or running into people that you'd rather not. Read more...

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Netflix's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' will get Bandersnatch-style interactive episode

If you've ever wanted to control an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, you're about to get your fudgin' chance.

Following four glorious Emmy-nominated seasons, the Netflix comedy will return for an interactive special akin to Black Mirror's groundbreaking choose-your-own-adventure episode, Bandersnatch.

Series creator and executive producer Tina Fey announced the special episode on Wednesday, marking its release date on Netflix for 2020. 

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was one of the first original comedy series on Netflix, and now it will be its first interactive comedy event," she said. 

"Fans will be able to make choices on behalf of our characters, taking different story paths with, of course, different jokes." Read more...

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Woman arrested for bringing doctor-recommended CBD oil to Disney World

A family trip to Disney World came to a halt when a great-grandmother was arrested for carrying CBD oil, which her doctor recommended to ease her arthritis. 

Hester Burkhalter, 69, was arrested on Apr. 15 and charged with felony possession of hashish. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Burkhalter was stopped at a bag check just outside of Magic Kingdom that morning, and Disney security found her 1-ounce bottle of peppermint-flavored CBD tincture. In photos obtained by Orlando's Fox 35, the bottle is labeled as 1000 mg of CBD and 0 mg of THC. 

“I have really bad arthritis in my legs, in my arms and in my shoulder,” Burkhalter told Fox 35. “I use it for the pain because it helps.” Read more...

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