Early in the pandemic, there were jokes about quarantines prompting a baby boom, but roughly nine months since COVID-19 triggered a national emergency in the U.S., experts are reporting a baby bust. Whether social distancing urged romantic partners to meet less, or financial strain and child care uncertainty caused families to hit pause on having kids, […]
According to Bloomberg News, Microsoft is designing its own ARM-based processors for servers and possibly a future Surface device. The processors will be used in servers for Microsoft’s Azure cloud services and be based around ARM designs, according to the report. Microsoft is also reportedly “exploring” using another chip for some of its Surface devices, […]
There was one week in November 2020 when four different beautiful movie stars announced they had nabbed powerful new jobs — not in Hollywood, but at wellness and jewelry startups. On the 17th, buzzy sexual wellness company Maude announced Dakota Johnson had joined as co-creative director. On the 18th, Jennifer Aniston alerted her Instagram followers that she’d become Chief […]
As part of its 2020 Holiday special lineup, HGTV and Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer are planning to surprise Santa Claus on Christmas Day. In this cheerful special, HGTV will renovate and decorate the town of Santa Claus, Indiana (yup, it’s a real place!). But besides the entire town getting a sparkly, festive makeover, two […]
League of Legends developer Riot Games is working on a massively multiplayer online (MMO) role playing game in the League universe, Riot’s VP of IP and entertainment, Greg Street, tweeted on Thursday. “My recent job at Riot has been to help develop the League universe, which we’re going to need!” Street said. “My new […]
Sophie Turner has a no-excuses policy for face masks: She even wore one during childbirth. The Game of Thrones star revealed as much in a Wednesday Instagram Story. “If I can wear a mask while I give birth, you can wear a mask at Walmart,” she said. Turner, 24, welcomed daughter Willa in July with […]
Cyberpunk 2077’s second promised hotfix is out for Xbox and PlayStation platforms. The PC version will follow “soon,” according to developer CD Projekt Red. You can read the extensive list of fixes here. While there doesn’t seem to be anything quite as significant as the changes to reduce epilepsy risk made in last week’s 1.04 […]
The holidays can be overwhelming any year, but this pandemic season the stark contrast between the joyful scenes we see playing out in Hallmark Channel movies and the loss, isolation and financial hardship many are experiencing in real life will be especially painful. Although there’s no way to have the holiday we’re used to having […]
Just in case anyone was beginning to wonder whether we’d finally maxed out the celebrity beauty brand as a concept, a whole slew of stars are here to emphatically shout “No!” right in our faces with several new, noteworthy launches. Last Wednesday, Jennifer Lopez announced her glow-focused skin-care line, JLo Beauty. And the next day, Alicia Keys unveiled the first three products […]
When paint companies and design pros place their annual Color of the Year predictions, these hues are bound to influence home decor trends for months to come. Last week, the Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2021 was revealed—Aegean Teal 2136-40—and like magic, the color will soon start to appear in homes across the country. A […]