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Back in May, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a report about “anti-competitive repair restrictions” in the US including concerns about Apple. Then, President Biden signed an executive order for the FTC to create new Right to Repair rules. Now that process has started with the FTC unanimously voting to approve a new policy statement that’s looking to restore “Right to Repair for small businesses, workers, consumers, and government entities.”...

The days of Aquaman not being taken seriously may be over thanks to Jason Momoa’s role in the DCEU, but Geoff Johns gets the credit for making it his mission years earlier, with the launch of DC’s New 52. Often ridiculed as “the guy who talks to fish” by casual comic book fans, Many raised an eyebrow when DC’s Chief Creative Officer selected Arthur Curry, the Aquaman as the New 52 reboot he would handle personally....

With each new season the hit animated series Archer from creator Adam Reed completely reinvents itself with new settings and all new stories for its wonderful cast of iconic characters. The latest season which premiered in April on FXX - the ninth season if you can believe how much time flies - saw the Archer crew head to a tropical island where lost treasure, pre-WWII Nazis and a cannibalistic tribe all collided with the Archer family and their talking macaw....

[This is a review of Gotham season 2, episode 22. There will be SPOILERS.] - Gotham season 2 has come to a close, as the ongoing saga involving Hugo Strange (BD Wong) and his experiments at Indian Hill reaches a major turning point. Likewise, this episode elaborates on the return of Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) last week and aims to tie together the disparate story threads that have extended throughout much of the season....

Grand Theft Auto V isn’t a game that avoids harsh language or violence, but the actors were actually told to hold back on using vulgarity during recording sessions. The voice actors of the three protagonists recently took part in a Grand Theft Auto voice actor panel at MCM London Comic Con where they discussed the recording sessions. During the panel, Franklin Clifton’s voice actor Shawn Fonteno revealed that the developer cut 15,000 instances of the n-word from the recording session....

Grubhub, one of the most popular food ordering and delivery platforms in the United States, announced this week a new partnership with Apple. To celebrate National Waffle Day, users can earn a free “perk” with an order placed using a code inspired by the Apple TV+ show Severance. On Grubhub’s social networks, the company confirms that the limited offer will take place on August 24. On that day, users can use the code “PRAISEKIER” at checkout to win the gift....

[Potential MILD SPOILER for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ahead.] - It’s no secret that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn and Firefly and Castle star Nathan Fillion are friends. Fillion received a heavily-costumed cameo in the original Guardians of the Galaxy, though it wasn’t exactly obvious which alien he was if you didn’t already know. Now, it seems that Fillion may have a more obvious cameo as an easter egg for eagle-eyed fans in the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel....

After announcing the new Mac Studio and Studio Display last month, Apple still has a few more Macs to introduce in 2022. According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, in his latest edition of the Power On newsletter, two of them could be introduced at the WWDC 2022 keynote. Gurman has been reporting for a few months that Apple has a great list of Macs to update in 2022. While he said the first batch would come in the first months of the year, Gurman also said a few more could land in the summer – which potentially could mean WWDC 2022....

A new HomePod is coming, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his latest edition of the Power On newsletter, the journalist says Apple is readying a new smart speaker for next year, which will look and sound similar to the original version discontinued a year ago. Codenamed B620, this new HomePod will run the future Apple Watch Series 8 chip, the S8 processor. Although Gurman says in another part of the newsletter that this chip will have the same specifications as the 2020 S6 processor from the Apple Watch Series 6, it’s unclear how different it will perform compared to the A8 chip on the original HomePod....

While Guillermo del Toro may be a master at bringing fantasy creatures to life, director Doug Liman confirms that none of his ideas for Justice League Dark would’ve included any of his predecessor’s work. Before Zack Snyder’s gritty slate of DC movies shaped the untitled DCEU fans see today, Justice Leauge Dark was tipped to center on a rag-tag ensemble of macabre Justice League alternatives. Although del Toro’s attachment to the project back in 2012 sounded like a match made in heaven, he eventually left the project and Liman signed on as director instead....

Bad news for fans of actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: he doesn’t actually have plans to run for president in 2020. For those who really wanted to see The Rock sitting in the Oval Office, the chances of him trying to achieve that are now next to zero. There has been a lot of discussion about the former pro wrestler now actor running for President in 2020. Considering the current state of politics that has a reality star now living in the White House, such conversation isn’t exactly all that far-fetched....

Baby Driver’s Edgar Wright is considered a possible candidate to helm Bond 25. The project is in need of a new director, following Danny Boyle’s exit earlier this week. The Oscar-winning filmmaker left due to creative differences with the producers and star Daniel Craig, reportedly over casting the villain. EON had hoped to commence principal photography this December in order to meet the previously scheduled November 2019 release date, so the search for Boyle’s replacement is on....

Emily Blunt has had a career that has traversed genres over the past two decades. She became known worldwide when she appeared in The Devil Wears Prada. Since then, Blunt has been working non-stop. She has acquired numerous award accolades for her roles in The Young Victoria, The Girl On the Train, and much more. Now she’ll be tackling the horror genre in the film A Quiet Place, which she stars in alongside her husband John Krasinski....

The 2018 Emmy nominations have been announced, and while there’s definitely deserving hopefuls, some big names, from Twin Peaks to One Day at a Time, were left off the table. In a context where there’s more television than ever and audiences’ attentions are consistently fractured, the attention major awards can bring to a series is more important than ever. An ever-expanding array of platforms campaign extensively for the chance of a nomination, but they face tough competition as well as the Emmy voters themselves, who remain torn between staunch traditionalism and cutting-edge evolution of the medium....

Throughout the years, Family Guy has created some hilarious moments. Debuting in 1998, the Griffin family captured the hearts, minds, and funny bones of everyone with a juvenile sense of humor around the world. Many of the best moments came from none other than Stewie Griffin (Seth MacFarlane) — the morally questionable baby of the family. Debuting as an evil mastermind bent on killing his mother, he’s slowly transformed into more of a fun genius who gets into hi-jinks with the family’s dog, Brian (Seth MacFarlane)....

SPOILERS for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ahead. Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s blood pact in the Fantastic Beasts movies can explain one of the biggest unanswered questions in the Harry Potter books. There were a lot of retcons to the original movie series in The Crimes of Grindelwald, although one that’s got fans most hot under the cloak is the “blood troth”, a magical oath between Albus and Gellert that the pair would never fight each other....

The rumored appearance of Sam Wilson in Spider-Man: Far From Home was never on the table, according to the film’s director. Following on from Avengers: Endgame, there is no shortage of Marvel Cinematic Universe connections in Spider-Man: Far From Home, with notable roles for Nick Fury and Maria Hill, callbacks to the very first Iron Man movie and Peter Parker still struggling to come to terms with the death of Tony Stark....

A dozen new character posters have arrived for the second season of Strangers Things, highlighting Hawkins’ new and returning residents. After season 1 of Stranger Things took the internet by storm, anticipation is high for the new batch of episodes dropping right before Halloween this year. Given the insular nature of the first arc, it’s anyone’s guess whether the team behind the show will be able to recapture the magic this time around....

Euron Greyjoy was one of the worst characters in Game of Thrones season 7 & 8, but one reason for that is because the Night King stole some of his storylines and motivations from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books. Across the final two seasons of Game of Thrones, the Night King does things similar to Euron from the books, while the Greyjoy himself only really takes on the name, but just how much of Euron was transferred to the Night King?...

[UPDATE: A representative from FOX has reached out and told Screen Rant that Gillian Anderson “has not commented on returning as it’s premature in that she is currently filming the new event series.”] - The X-Files star Gillian Anderson revealed Sunday that the upcoming 11th season of the hit sci-fi series will be her last. Fans were elated in 2016 when David Duchovny and Anderson’s FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully got back on the case for a six-part X-Files revival – a long-awaited 10th season after the show’s initial series run from 1993 to 2002....