Author: wazup
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
Love them or hate them, more than half of the world's population interacts with algorithmic recommendations in some way every day. Algorithmic recommendations play an integral role in how users discover new content across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It can be nice to be fed a stream of fresh posts, pictures, and […]
Google Rolling Out A New Feature Allowing Users To Change Their Old Embarrassing Gmail Address
The Alphabet-owned company is bearing a gift in the form of something users of Gmail burdened with embarrassing names have been asking for a long time.
Porsche 911 C4 GTS Cabriolet 992.2: A New Era for Carrera
The world is a better place with Porsche 911s.It's a very powerful way of essentially saying that the Porsche 911 is a benchmark sports car, ironic since it's counter to the "Sports Car Formula" – mid-engined, rear wheel drive. For decades, the 911 has however stuck to its guns with the rear-engined RWD format and through evolution produced arguably the most coveted car on the road. The key aspect...
Kanye West Awkwardly Announces A New Album On The Way
Kanye West has been laying low lately, but over the weekend, he popped out and made some headlines. Comedian Deon Cole was performing in Hollywood when Ye showed up to catch the show. Toward the end of Cole’s set, he invited the Chicago rapper on stage. Once there, the Late Registration rapper kept things pretty […]
‘One-Punch Man’ Season 3 Part 2 Officially Set for 2027 Release
SummaryBandai Namco Filmworks confirms One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 will air in 2027Despite animation criticisms, J.C. Staff remains the production studio for the next phaseNew teasers highlight the long-awaited showdown between Saitama and GarouImmediately following the finale of One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 1 on December 28, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced that Part 2 is scheduled to air in 202...
The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025
With all the drama surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery's plans to sell itself to another company, it's not currently clear how much longer HBO Max will continue to exist in its current form. But for the time being, the streamer is chock full of solid series you might want to consider watching if you find yourself […]
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
Xiaomi used the Christmas period to launch its top flagship phone for the year, the 17 Ultra. It drops the extra rear display that's the key selling point of the 17 Pro, but instead adds in the option of a manual zoom ring, built directly into the phone's camera island. That rotating zoom is only […]
Everything Coming To HBO Max in January 2026
SummaryHBO Max's January 2026 slate is highlighted by the series premiere of the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on January 18 and the return of Industry (Season 4) on January 11The month features several high-profile documentaries and specials, including a Mel Brooks 99th birthday special (Jan. 22), a Chevy Chase retrospective (Jan. 31), and the investigative film 33 Photos...
Hideaki Anno To Premiere New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Short Anime
SummaryStudio Khara will premiere a new 13-minute short animation at the "Evangelion: 30+" festival held from February 21–23, 2026, at Yokohama ArenaSeries creator Hideaki Anno is handling the planning, script, and supervision, while the film is directed by Naoyuki Asano (animation director for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0) alongside a team of returning franchise veteransThe "special video" is a venue-excl...
‘Marty Supreme’ Becomes A24’s Second-Biggest Debut Ever With $28 Million USD
SummaryTimothée Chalamet cements his status as the King of the Holiday Box Office, scoring a career hat-trick with a $17 million USD weekend debut that follows the successes of Wonka and A Complete UnknownThe $70 million production has sprinted to a $28.3 million USD cumulative total, marking the second-highest debut in A24 history behind only Civil WarJosh Safdie’s frenetic, 1950s-set comedy-of-e...
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling
LG unveiled a whole new line of gaming monitors ahead of CES on Friday. The UltraGear evo line are all high-end monitors covering a range of technologies, but united by 5K resolution and AI upscaling. The three flagships under the new branding are the 39GX950B, the 27GM950B, and the 52G930B. The first number in the […]
You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom
Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere. Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist. As a fan of horror in general, I can't pretend that Lovecraft isn't an important touchstone. But the man's blatant racism is also impossible to ignore, especially […]
