Trolls World Tour won’t be the last major-studio release to bypass movie theatres altogether. An anonymous reader quotes the Guardian:
Universal gets a greater cut of revenue from digital services than at the box office, which means the film has made the same amount of profit in its first three weeks as the first Trolls film did during its entire five-month run…
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Tesla’s Stock Drops Billions After Elon Musk’s Tweetstorm Friday
Friday Techcrunch reported Elon Musk tweeted to his 33.4 million followers that Tesla’s stock price “was ‘too high’ in his opinion, immediately sending shares into a free fall and in possible violation of an agreement reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year.” Tesla’s shares plummetted nearly 12% over the next 30 minutes, which reduced Tesla’s valuation by over…
‘Nazareth Inscription’ Jesus link now in doubt
An inscribed stone tablet dating back 2,000 years may not be about Jesus’ body as was previously believed. Known as the ‘Nazareth Inscription’, the ta… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335194/nazareth-inscription-jesus-link-now-in-doubt…
Surface Go 2, Featuring Larger 10.5-inch Display and Thinner Bezels, To Launch Next Month
Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 is right around the corner. While nothing is set in stone, Windows Central reported Monday that the product could be announced sometime in May. From a report: Thanks to leaked benchmarks, which I’ve been able to confirm via my own sources, we already know everything about the CPU, RAM, and storage options inside the Surface Go 2….
Mystery of 2 million-year-old stone balls solved
These stone balls would have helped early butchers. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-stone-balls-bone-marrow.html
A Sailing Stone across Death Valley
How did this big rock end up on this strange terrain? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
April’s birthstone is the diamond
Happy birthday April babies! Your birthstone, the diamond, is the rich cousin of graphite. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/april-birthstone-diamond…
Was this the ancestor of all animals?
Geologists say the worm-like creature – about the size of a grain of rice – is the 1st ancestor on the family tree that contains most animals today, including humans. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ancestor-all-animals-australian-fossils…
Coronavirus: Radio Listening Booms While Music Streaming Stalls
People staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic appear to be listening to more radio rather than music apps, figures suggest. The BBC reports: Global, which owns Capital FM and talk station LBC, said online radio listening had risen by 15%. The BBC said streaming of its radio stations had risen 18% since last week. Meanwhile, data from two US…
iFixit MacBook Air Teardown Finds More Repairable Than Predecessor
iFixit tore apart the updated MacBook Air and found that Apple made a few changes making for a more repairable notebook than the last generation. All in all, the new 2020 MacBook Air got a 4/10 repairability score from iFixit, which is one point higher than the previous-gen model which scored 3/10. 9to5Mac reports: iFixit highlights in its full teardown that…