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‘The Odyssey’ Is Almost Here, and the Cast is Insanely Stacked

‘The Odyssey’ Is Almost Here, and the Cast is Insanely Stacked

Published by Jenni Sidey

This story contains spoilers for The Odyssey, a 2,700-year-old epic poem, and potentially for the forthcoming movie adaptation of that poem. The shore is in sight: We are less than two months from being seated for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in glorious 70-millimeter IMAX. Since last summer, we’ve had little to go on except a poster and a trailer, both fairly opaque in classic Nolan fashion. But on May 12, the maestro showed up on the cover of Time and info-dumped a few additional morsels of information regarding his thirteenth feature film, in a story that also resolves a few lingering casting mysteries. Let’s go over all the information we currently have on the film, from the actors confirmed to be part of The Odyssey‘s cast to the ways in which the movie might deviate from its hallowed source material. What is The Odyssey About? Ivy Close Images/Getty Images After eight months of post-Oscar rumors flying concerning what Nolan’s next project might be (RIP, at least for now, to the dream of a Chris Nolan …

Heybike launches 40 MPH electric moped for an insanely low 9, but at what cost?

Heybike launches 40 MPH electric moped for an insanely low $999, but at what cost?

Published by skeptic

The moped-style electric bike market continues to grow, and now Heybike is throwing its hat further into the ring with the launch of its new Saturn e-bike. And the company is coming out swinging with specs that jump right off the page and a price tag that will make you say, “wait, whaaat?” The new Heybike Saturn leans heavily into the increasingly popular retro-moped aesthetic that has become one of the hottest trends in the US e-bike market over the last several years. Featuring a long bench seat, fat tires, full suspension, and motorcycle-inspired styling, the Saturn looks designed to appeal to the same younger riders and urban commuters who have flocked to bikes like Super73, Ride1Up Revv1, Juiced Scrambler, and others. Underneath the styling, the Saturn packs fairly serious performance specs. The bike uses a 1,000W rear hub motor rated for up to 1,800W peak output, paired with a 52V electrical system and producing up to 95 Nm of torque. Like many modern moped-style e-bikes, the Saturn is marketed as a Class 3 e-bike …

DJI’s e-bike division tries to defend why its motors are so insanely powerful

DJI’s e-bike division tries to defend why its motors are so insanely powerful

Published by skeptic

DJI’s Avinox e-bike drive system has quickly become one of the most talked-about names in the high-performance electric mountain bike industry, largely because of one headline-grabbing fact: the thing is absurdly powerful. Now the company is trying to explain why. In a lengthy statement released today titled “Power with Purpose,” Avinox defended its philosophy behind building ultra-high-output eMTB drive systems that can produce up to 1,500 watts of peak power and 150 Nm of torque in boost mode. Those figures significantly exceed what’s typical in the mainstream eMTB industry, where many premium mid-drive systems from brands like Bosch, Shimano, Brose, and Yamaha generally operate closer to 600-850W peak power and 85-100 Nm of torque. For context, the legal limit for electric bicycle motor power is usually between 250-750W, depending on the country, though there is some debate regarding how this power is measured and reported. Advertisement – scroll for more content The reaction from the cycling world has been mixed since Avinox launched. Some riders have praised the high-power system for making steep climbs and …

Will Ferrell Adds Another Winner to His Insanely Fun Watch Collection

Will Ferrell Adds Another Winner to His Insanely Fun Watch Collection

Published by Jenni Sidey

Will Ferrell owns one of the most fun and eclectic watch collections on earth. The comedian typically pursues bright colors and will take them however he can get them, whether that’s in the form of a Rolex Submariner or a Barbie-ready pink Oris. He also isn’t afraid to follow his passions to the deeper cuts of the industry—he recently found himself down another rabbit hole after he picked up the Adventure Chrono NHL Limited Edition, from Swiss watchmaker Norqain. Norqain is most famous for two qualities that make it an immediate match for Ferrell’s collection. First, it’s the official watch partner of the NHL and counts Mark Streit, a Stanley Cup champion with the Nashville Predators, as a co-founder, as well as legendary hockey player (and a guy I’ll never forgive for scoring the golden goal against the US in the 2010 Olympics gold medal game) Sidney Crosby as an investor. Ferrell is a diehard fan of the Los Angeles Kings, even dressing up as a referee or as his Elf character Buddy for games. …

These prompts show how insanely helpful Gemini Personal Intelligence can be

These prompts show how insanely helpful Gemini Personal Intelligence can be

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By most measures, Google’s Gemini 3 has pulled ahead in the AI race to the point that OpenAI has had to declare a “code red” to catch up. In 2026, Google added a revolutionary feature to Gemini that ingests a lot of your personal data to give you highly personalized answers based on your past email, your entire photo library, the content of your Google Drive, and more. In testing Personal Intelligence on Gemini (which is totally opt-in and doesn’t use your data to train the main model), I’ve come across a handful of mind-blowing queries that have been insanely helpful and have saved me a ton of time. How to get Gemini Personal Intelligence Only available to Pro and Ultra customers for now I bought new Pixel 10 Pro, and included with my purchase was a free year of Gemini Pro (and Google gives out free trials of Gemini Pro with the purchase of almost anything from the Google Store), it’s a $20 per month fee. Right now, Personal Intelligence is only available to …

I replaced my full Windows desktop environment with a lightweight one and it’s insanely fast

I replaced my full Windows desktop environment with a lightweight one and it’s insanely fast

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I never thought I’d be the kind of person to rip out Windows Explorer and replace it with something completely different. But after years of watching my desktop environment chug along, consuming hundreds of megabytes of RAM just to display a taskbar and a start menu, I finally snapped. Sure, you can make Windows Explorer better with free tools, but they don’t fix the core problem. Being able to change the desktop environments easily on my Linux machines always made me wonder whether there would be a competent Windows equivalent. Well, I’m happy to report that there is one, and it’s much faster than Windows Explorer. What a shell replacement actually does (and why it matters) It’s not just a theme—it’s your entire desktop experience Yadullah Abidi / MakeUseOfCredit: Yadullah Abidi / MakeUseOf If you’ve used Windows your whole life, chances are you’ve not even heard the term shell replacement. In the case of Windows, when I say “shell”, I’m not talking about PowerShell, Command Prompt, or the Windows Terminal. In Windows, the “shell” refers to …