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The Groundbreaking Legacy of Anne Rice, the Woman Who Humanized Monsters In a tribute to Anne Rice’s legacy, we’ve gathered eleven of her novels as a snapshot of her revolutionary career. Searching for chills? Sign up for The Lineup's newsletter to get terrifying recommendations delivered straight to your inbox. Continue Reading . . . https://the-line-up.com/anne-rice-legacy

Sony is buying 'Destiny' studio Bungie Sony has plans to acquire Bungie, the studio behind the MMO Destiny, in a deal worth $3.6 billion. The deal follows news on January 18th that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/sony-buy-bungie-destiny-studio-180905449.html

Google’s new Nest Cam can’t yet stream live video to Chromecast or Android TV Google’s updated Nest Cam products come with several advantages such as offline storage, battery power, and lower prices. However, they also come with some frustrating problems including the current lack of support for streaming Nest Cam video to Chromecast or Android TV. Continue Reading . . . https://9to5google.com/2021/10/18/google-nest-cam-chromecast-android-tv-stream/

Teen wants $50,000 to stop tracking Elon Musk’s private jet Earlier this week, 19-year-old Jack Sweeney won a bit of internet fame when Protocol published a story about one of his Twitter bots. The college student maintains ElonJet, a tracker that tweets out when Elon Musk’s private jet takes off and lands. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-elonjet-twitter-bot-221826608.html

Live-action Halo TV show release date revealed in new teaser A new teaser for Paramount Plus’ live-action Halo series reveals the long-awaited show’s release date: March 24th, 2022 (via IGN). At around the 52-second mark, you can hear the announcer state the fast-approaching release date. We’re just getting started. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/30/22909041/halo-trailer-paramount-plus-live-action-showtime

Compelling Mars photo shows Martian water flowed way more recently than we think When did water last flow on Mars? It's one of the most intriguing, looming questions in planetary science. Previous estimates suggest Mars has been a bone-dry desert, devoid of any water for some 3 billion years. Continue Reading . . . https://mashable.com/article/mars-nasa-water-discovery

'Lord of the Rings': The Rings of Power, Explained It’s difficult to talk about The Lord of the Rings without talking about, well, the rings; crafted by the unsuspecting Elves of Middle Earth under the careful eye of Sauron, who went on to create the One Ring by himself, the Rings of Power were meant to seduce the rulers of the world to evil so th Continue Reading . . . https://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-explained/