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  Early iPhone 15 leaks claim Apple will shake up its smartphone range with several eye-catching design changes. And now, it looks like the release of a new flagship model will coincide with the switch to a potentially revolutionary core material. Having used stainless steel exclusively on its premium smartphones since the 2017 iPhone X, popular leaker  LeaksApplePro  claims the iPhone 15 Ultra (tipped to  replace the Pro Max brand ) will have a titanium chassis. Titanium is far stronger and lighter than stainless steel, but it is also jaw-droppingly expensive. Looking at the good news first, titanium’s strength-to-weight ratio is on another level to stainless steel, providing almost the same strength at 40% of its weight. This is why titanium is commonly used in weight-dependent applications, such as aircraft parts. Moreover, titanium is 3-4x stronger than stainless steel at the same weight. This would give Apple options: slash the iPhone 15 Ultra’s weight without l...

  Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has revealed she is being blackmailed over a sex tape but says she won't pay. She said the video was accidentally posted on Snapchat by her lover who deleted it after he realized his error but it had already been downloaded by a stalker. She said she cried when she first saw the video and feared the reaction. Savage, 41, is one of the world's biggest Afrobeats stars and is signed to Universal Music Group. "I am not going to call it a sex tape but it's a tape between me and the person I am dating right now," she told radio host Angie Martinez of Power 105.1 in New York. She revealed that the incident happened last month and that the person tried extorting money from her but that she was not going to allow anyone to blackmail her "for doing something that is natural". "I am that crazy I could put it out myself - you are not making any money off me," she said. She is currently in the US where she is promoting ...

  Doctors are being warned about a dangerous pre-workout trend called dry scooping that some gym-goers are doing. It involves eating powder supplements neat, rather than diluting them in water, as recommended by manufacturers, to make a drink. Pre-workout powders typically contain lots of amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients, such as caffeine. The idea is to give the body a boost before a workout to help stamina, although the science around it is patchy. But there are known risks from taking on too many energy-boosting stimulants. A big dose of caffeine, for example, can cause heart-related side effects, including palpitations and extra or missed beats. A scoop of powder might pack as much caffeine as five cups of coffee, say the researchers from the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York. This jolt can cause "an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, potentially leading to disturbances in heart rhythm". And accidentally inhaling the powder into the lungs ...

  Tesla was ordered to pay $137 million to a former employee for having turned a blind eye to racism in the workplace. . Owen Diaz a former contract worker who was hired in 2015 was subjected to a racially hostile environment, a federal jury in San Francisco decided Monday. . The award is one of the largest verdicts of its kind.

Following its previous reshuffling of films due to the ongoing pandemic, Disney has announced it will once again push Black Widow‘s release date back, this time to next year, alongside its adaptation of West Side Story. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scarlett Johansson‘s upcoming standalone superhero film has been pushed from November 6 to May 7, 2021, a full year removed from its original release date of May 1, 2020, before coronavirus concerns shut down most theaters. As a result, other Marvel Studios films like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and The Eternals have been pushed back to July 9 and November 5, 2021, respectively. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story has been pushed back from December 18, 2020, to December 10 of next year. Although this takes the film out of this year’s Oscar race, many suspect the film has also been delayed due to alligations surrounding the film’s star Ansel Elgort. Disney will move Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile sequel fr...

TikTok is to be removed from all U.S. app stores this weekend following an executive order signed by President Trump. The President has also signed an executive order targeting WeChat, which will not be available from any app stores. According to sources cited in Financial Times, people who currently use the apps will be not be forced to remove them, although future software updates will be unavailable. The source also believes that WeChat would quickly become unusable, while the experience of using TikTok would downgrade over the next two months unless a deal was approved by Trump. The decision to ban both services from the app stores comes during negotiations between Oracle and ByteDance, which owns TikTok. The proposal submitted by Oracle and ByteDance would see TikTok’s global business spun out into a separate U.S. company with an American board and a security committee led by someone with government security clearance. As it stands, the new company would still be owned by ByteDanc...

Now that we know that the Sony PlayStation 5 will be releasing on November 12, priced at $399 and $499 USD, news has come out regarding the titles that will be able to be enjoyed on the release date. So far we’ve learned that there will be a PlayStation Plus Collection going live with the console. This will see big titles like God of War, Final Fantasy XV, Persona 5, Resident Evil 7, Bloodbourne, and Mortal Kombat X all free to play. Coming in for new games we have Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Destruction All-Stars, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the Demon’s Souls remake, Godfall, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and the pre-loaded Astro’s Playroom. Major game titles will also see a price increase of $10 USD, raising the base price from $59.99 USD to $69.99 USD. Overall, Sony mentions that PS5 games will stay around the $49.99 USD to $69.99 USD mark. So what do the gamers out there think? Is this enough to warrant an early cop?

Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation 5 will cost $499.99 USD while it’s Digital Edition counterpart will go for $399.99 USD. Both versions of the next-gen console are confirmed to launch on November 12. Recently Microsoft announced the price of their next-gen consoles, with its entry-level Xbox Series S set at $299 USD while its flagship Xbox Series X is expected to cost $499 USD. Both of those consoles are expected to arrive on November 10. The PlayStation 4 originally cost $399 USD at launch while its Pro version initially sold for the same price later in the original console’s lifecycle. It was recently confirmed PlayStation 5 will include backwards compatibility for an “overwhelming majority” of PS4 titles, although not many games have been confirmed. After the Amazon placeholder page surfaced, it was recently announced by Gamestop that there will be payment plans ready for those attempting to purchase the pricy console in installments.

Apple is releasing its latest iOS 14 today for those using the iPhone 6 or above. Unlike its usual practice, the tech giant has opted to launch the latest update for its mobile operating system ahead of its highly-anticipated next-gen iPhone announcements. As with its usual larger updates, however, iOS 14 will bring around a whole array of changes to improve both functionality and aesthetics, including various home screen widgets and ways to organize your apps within an App Library. Beyond just interface changes, several key functions have also been enhanced. Siri will now come with a roster of new features including audio translation, and only pop up at the top side of your display instead of occupying the entirety of your screen. The Messages app now allows you to pin certain conversations of your choosing to the top for more convenience, while in-line replies have been enabled for group chats. Maps will be getting special directions for cyclists, and a new tool in the updated operat...

Lexus has just unveiled the latest limited edition for 2021, paying tribute to Monza’s legendary Temple of Speed circuit. Dubbed the RC F Fuji Speedway Edition, the car is based on the brand’s own RC F Track Edition, which debuted just last year. With weight savings across the entire vehicle, the 0-60 mph time is lowered from the standard RC F’s 4.2 seconds down to just 3.96 seconds. It’ll also come with a series of other performance upgrades, including Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and a titanium exhaust, while much of its body is constructed from carbon fiber, such as its hood, front spoiler, wing, roof, bumper reinforcement, and rear-seat partition. The exterior itself will come in two special colors — Arctic Blast Satin or Cloudburst Gray — while the interior is lined with Circuit Red leather with Alcantara accents and red carbon fiber trims. As a special edition, it’ll also come with a limited edition MSTR watch for each purchase, which carries the Fuji Speedway and “F” logos, as w...

According to new reports, Oracle has now triumphed over Microsoft, coming out as the victor for the bid for TikTok‘s sale in the U.S. This news comes months after Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating a forced sale, failure of which would lead to the social media platform being banned in the country. Anonymous sources close to the deal revealed that TikTok had put forward a proposal to U.S. officials that allows ByteDance — its Chinese parent company — to outsource just its cloud management of the data it collects, but retaining ownership over the company, making Oracle an American “technology partner.” ByteDance may also consider moving its headquarters out of China in order to escape the country’s jurisdiction, which requires companies to share data with the Chinese government if ordered to do so. While the new deal may address certain national security concerns for the U.S., a former government official expressed concerns regarding its political aspect: “it’s well short o...

A woman went to unbelievable lengths to get a big payday -- she cut off her hand -- and now she'll have 2 years to reflect in prison. Julija Adlesic, a citizen of Slovenia, hatched a plan with her boyfriend, to collect on some big, fat insurance policies they took out on her. In all, they got 5 policies totaling more than $1 million. To get the loot, they cut off her hand with a circular saw and then filed a claim -- presumably some sort of disability claim. The insurance policies would have paid her half upfront and the balance in monthly installments. Thing is ... she got busted, and the 22-year-old woman was sentenced to 2 years in prison. The boyfriend got 3 years. Bold, but stupid. SRC:TMZ

Preparing for the release of the Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, GameStop is now preparing to launch an installment payment plan program for the next-gen consoles. Revealed in a series of internal documents, the American video game, consumer electronics and gaming merchandise retailer is looking to help offer an alternative way to own the systems. GameStop is currently looking into installment plans, direct layaway and rent-to-own plans. Installment plans would be offered through third-party companies like Quadpay and Klarna, requiring customers to split their purchase into four payments over six weeks with no interest. Layaway would see customers pay small installments over a certain period of time to clear the full payment before they receive their consoles. While the rent-to-own plans would let customers rent the new consoles for an upfront fee, with the rest of the cost paid over a 12 month period. Customers can then fully pay off the cost to own a console or retu...

  After almost 10 years on air, AMC‘s hit zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead is finally coming to an end after its 11th season. According to reports, the final season will consist of 24 episodes and arrive late 2021. Between now and then, fans of the series will get seven more episodes of the currently-running season 10, with its finale scheduled for October 24, after which six bonus episodes will release in early 2021. Despite the news, fans of the franchise can rest assured that there’s much more content on its way, and season 11 won’t be the end of the zombie universe per se. As early as 2018, the show already announced that it’ll be making a theatrical trilogy following the arc of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), and a teaser trailer was released for the movies during last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. New reports are suggesting that AMC will also be producing a spin-off series for two of the show’s most beloved characters: Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Meli...

Following a first look a few months ago, we now have an official trailer for director Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune. With major build-up growing around the adaptation Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a first full look at the upcoming film. Set to star Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the project produced by Legendary Pictures and Villeneuve Films is the first in a planned two-part series. Roughly covering the first half of the book, Dune will introduce a far future of humanity and a hunt for the most valuable substance in the universe known as “the spice.” The highly-anticipated sci-fi epic will revolve around the dangerous desert planet Arrakis which is the only source of the drug which extends human life, provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes foldspace travel possible. Watch the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune starring Timothée Chalamet above and look for the sci-fi epic to release December 18. SRC:hypebeast