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Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow has a new Green Lantern

Lanterns star Aaron Pierre joins James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow, bringing John Stewart to the big screen in 2027.

All Marathon classes and abilities explained

All six Marathon classes, also known as runner shells, explained, along with all of their abilities and what they do.

PayPay shares jump 19% in their Nasdaq debut after the company's $879.8M US IPO, the biggest listing by a Japanese company on a US stock exchange in a decade (Georgie McKay/Bloomberg)

Georgie McKay / Bloomberg:
PayPay shares jump 19% in their Nasdaq debut after the company's $879.8M US IPO, the biggest listing by a Japanese company on a US stock exchange in a decade  —  Shares of PayPay Corp. jumped 14% in its trading debut Thursday after the digital payments firm's $879.8 million US IPO …

MacBook Neo Teardown

Tech Re-Nu, on YouTube:

That leaves us with a fully disassembled laptop. We’ve done this in less than 10 minutes, which is absolutely amazing for an Apple laptop. I can’t say we’ve ever had a Mac that looks as repairable and as modular as this one. No sticky tape, no tricky adhesives, modular parts, minimal parts as well, no hinge covers or anything like that. It’s just super straightforward, elegant design.

The aspects of the Neo that make it less expensive also make it simpler, and thus easier to service. Apple’s iPhones, iPads, and higher-end MacBooks that use a lot of glue and tape and pack components together in hard-to-disassemble ways aren’t designed that way out of spite or carelessness. They’re like that because that’s what it takes to make devices ever smaller, and ever more lightweight. By allowing the Neo to be a bit thicker and heavier, it’s also a lot simpler.

The original AirTag is the cheapest it’s ever been

Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker if you’re embedded in Apple’s ecosystem. And right now, it’s on sale for $13.91 ($15.09 off) at Walmart, which marks a new low price.  If you’re an iPhone owner, the original AirTag still delivers a level of […]