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Sony has sold 10 million PS5 consoles The PlayStation 5 just crossed a significant milestone. Sony has revealed that it has sold 10 million PS5 consoles as of July 18th, eight months after the system's November 12th debut. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/sony-playstation-5-ps5-10-million-sold-144729654.html

Robot arranges 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros. mural in one day Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has created a robot that can make domino murals at lightning speed, and has shown it off with a video of it arranging 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros.-themed mural in just over 24 hours. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22599111/mark-rober-domino-robot-super-mario-bros-mural-single-day

Google TV for Android gets new discovery features and more streaming services The Android app for Google TV is getting new discovery features and support for a handful of entertainment, news, and live TV apps not previously available, including YouTube TV and FuboTV. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22595046/google-tv-android-rotten-tomatoes-new-features

Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who used deepfake to improve 'The Mandalorian' Luke Skywalker's CGI face in the character's The Mandalorian cameo was met with a lot of criticism, and fans even tried to fix the scene with various tools and programs. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/lucasfilm-hires-shamook-054904077.html

Hubble finds evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's largest moon Scientists have discovered the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon. They used new and archival datasets from the Hubble Space Telescope to find the vapor, which forms when ice on the surface sublimates and turns from solid to gas. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/hubble-water-vapor-jupiter-ganymede-nasa-esa-184541367.html

'Blade Runner: Black Lotus' anime trailer reveals a replicant on the run Adult Swim and Crunchyroll has released the first trailer for Blade Runner: Black Lotus, the anime series they're co-producing, at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/blade-runner-black-lotus-anime-trailer-135442402.html

The Wheel of Time: Rosamund Pike's Moiraine, Amazon Release Date Teased in Poster for Fantasy Adaptation Rosamund Pike’s Moiraine and the incredibly journey ahead of her are teased in the first poster for Amazon Prime’s adaptation of The Wheel of Time. Continue Reading . . . https://tvline.com/2021/07/23/wheel-of-time-adaptation-amazon-poster-november-premiere/