Future Stories

Intel’s updated technology roadmap from 2021 to 2025 and beyond was released. Intel goes to a sub-7 nanometer process in mid-2022. This is when Intel finally gets to EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet). Intel used to be ahead in technology but they are now trying to catch up to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor), AMD and Nvidia. In 2022, ... Read more

Intel introduced Loihi 2, its second-generation neuromorphic research chip, and Lava, an open-source software framework for developing neuro-inspired applications. Neuromorphic computing create chips that function more like the biological brain, aspires to deliver orders of magnitude improvements in energy efficiency, speed of computation and efficiency of learning across a range of edge applications: from vision, ... Read more

Here is an update on advanced molten salt reactors and pebble bed reactors. For the past 60 years, the world has had water and pressurized water reactors which follow the same principle as a coal plant except they use a nuclear reactor to generate heat. Terrestrial Energy is working towards an operational first 400 MW ... Read more

Lucy Lawless at Australian LGBTI Awards in 2017. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty (Getty Images) In the wake of The Mandalordian ’s Gina Carano being dismissed from the show after posting anti-Semitic memes , spreading election conspiracy theories, and mocking the usage of pronouns, Star Wars fans wasted no time speculating who might replace the actress if her character, Cara Dune , was going to return to the series in the future. Though Disney hasn’t suggested either way what the future holds for Cara Dune, Lucy Lawless’ name has been floated in more than a few fan spaces for reasons that should be obvious. Characters like Cara Dune owe a lot to Lawless’ run as the star of Xena: Warrior Princess , and the idea of Lawless lending her talents to the Star Wars franchise is something that, on paper, makes perfect sense. Word of people being interested in Lawless joining Star Wars apparently made its way to the actress herself, who recently opened up to Metro.co.uk   about how she w...

These are the spooky skits we’d trade our soul for, delicious donuts be damned. Screenshot: Disney Spooky season is upon us! For some that might mean a lot of stressful scares and gory horror , but for those among us who are a little more cowardly when it comes to getting in the seasonal spirit, alternate means are required. Thankfully, The Simpsons has been filling my Halloween need for the best part of three decades now . Here are some choice selections for your Treehouse of Horror watch list. Time and Punishment ( Treehouse of Horror V , 1994) Screenshot: Disney Any Treehouse skit that is just Homer constantly trying to undo his own goofs, but freed from the typical constraints of him doing that on almost any other episode of The Simpsons , is always going to be good. But the future where Ned Flanders is world leader and lobotomizes everyone for re-Neducation? Classic gag. Homer³ ( Treehouse of Horror VI , 1996) Screenshot: Disney The Simpsons ’ first experimenta...

From left to right: Chimi the Skull Warrior, Picchu the Puma Barbarian, and Rico the Rooster Wizard. Screenshot: Netflix When we last saw Netflix’s “ Mexican Lord of the Rings , ” the titular Maya (voiced by Zoe Saldana ) was trying to transcend her patriarchal culture to become a warrior, only to discover her life has been claimed by the God of War, Lord Mictlan ( Alfred Molina ). But if she’s going to escape her fate, as well as fight what appears to be a variety of other gods, she’s going to need some help. Enter: the Three. Chimi the Skull Warrior ( Brooklyn 99 's Stephanie Beatriz, who is also voicing a character in Disney’s Encanto ), Rico the Rooster Wizard ( The Last O.G .’s Allen Maldonado), and Picchu the Puma Barbarian (comedian Gabriel Iglesias) are all outcasts from faraway lands who are destined to help Maya on her journey. Here’s the new trailer: Although the trailer isn’t bad, per se, it feels a lot like a video game trailer: constant action shots, constant ...

Rider jump! Rider Kick! Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider, Rider, Rider! Gif: Toei Congratulations to Shin Kamen Rider for having the best costume in a superhero movie, but then again, that’s mostly because it’s just the original Kamen Rider suit. At a press conference in Japan today, Shin Kamen Rider director and writer Hideaki Anno—who, outside of his association with Neon Genesis Evangelion , previously took on tokusatsu icons Godzilla and Ultraman for their own “Shin” movies alongside collaborator Shinji Higuchi—revealed the main stars of the film, alongside trailers. The Last Samurai ’s Sosuke Ikematsu will play Takeshi Hongo, the young man kidnapped by the villainous Shocker organization and transformed into a superpowered cyborg—only to turn against them and fight back their evil as the very first Kamen Rider. Ace Attorney ’s Minami Hamabe will play one of Hongo’s closest allies from the original show, Ruriko Midorikawa, the daughter of a professor killed by Kamen Rider ’s very...

It’s all fun and spacewalks until your ship warps off without you. Image: Paramount+ Paramount+’s animated Star Trek: Lower Decks has already done a fantastic job of really diving into the internal conflict and privileges of the typical Starfleet bridge crew and the tough lives our lower deckers live. But just as much of this season has been about building on the bonds between our four heroes , this week the show dipped into a Smörgåsbord of Trek gags to strengthen the bond between the whole crew. The initial set up for “I, Excretus” leads you down the line of expecting Lower Decks to re-litigate the same kind of dramas it covered in its first season—a splash of “Moist Vessel ” and its examination of the Mariner/Captain Freeman relationship here, a splash of “Crisis Point” and its holoprogram riff on classic Trek movie scenarios there. A Federation drill officer comes aboard the Cerritos to test the readiness skills of the crew and things are quickly thrown into chaos whe...

The blue blur’s got old friends and old foes on the way for his sequel. Image: Paramount James Gunn teases a little more of a gun show from Peacemaker . The  Kindred adaptation adds more to its cast. Plus, what’s next on What We Do In The Shadows and Y: The Last Man , and Riverdale... something is happening on Riverdale . To me, my spoilers! Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Lee Majdoub confirmed he’s back as Agent Stone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Halloween Kills A new track titled “Michael’s Legend” from the Halloween Kills soundtrack is now available to stream on Youtube. Kindred Spoiler TV reports Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan have joined the cast of FX’s adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s  Kindred in recurring, yet currently undisclosed roles for the pilot. The Flash Katherine McNamara also revealed she’s back as Mia Smoak in the upcoming Armageddon DC crossover event. 50 States of F...

The poster for Venom: Let There Be Carnage . Image: Sony Pictures It’s really simple. If you were a fan of the original Venom , you are probably going to enjoy Venom: Let There Be Carnage . Everything that worked about the first Sony/Marvel movie—the offbeat humor, the sultry special effects, the intense characters—is all back in full force in the sequel. However, for the most part, everything that didn’t work is also back, so your personal feelings on the original are a very good indicator of how you’ll feel about this one. I say this from experience. When I watched the first Venom in 2018, it was an incredibly fun time. I was in awe at the absurdity of what I was seeing, the unique way star Tom Hardy played this man who had been chosen as a host for an alien symbiote—it was so weird, more than a little wacky, and ultimately enjoyable. And even though I’d been waiting to see the character get his own story for years, 30 seconds after I left the theater I basically forgot ever...