Musk Details Plans For Color-Coded Verification Badges On Twitter Elon Musk finally has a plan to save the doomed account verification system at Twitter, one that he demolished by selling the blue tick mark for anyone willing to pay $8 per month. The latest idea is to color-code the tick mark badge based on the account owner type. For example, it would appear in golden color for a verified account belonging to a company, instead of the usual blue color for every verified account....

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is just acouple of days away from returning to Earthon a Russian Soyuz spacecraft after a seven-month stay at the International Space Station, making it the perfect time to revisit his astonishing account of his first Soyuz homecoming in 2003. In the article, Pettit describes in vivid detail the extraordinary experience of hurtling through Earth’s atmosphere at five miles a second, and how malfunctions with Soyuz led to the flight home becoming a kind of test landing for a future crewed mission to Mars....

Welcome to today’s edition ofNerd Alert, where we have all the quirky, nerdy news that you crave in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this fantastic Friday?Key & Peelebreak down the development ofGremlins 2: The New Batch,Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Backtrailer is re-cut to resembleStar Wars: The Force Awakensand theDeadpooltrailer gets re-imagined withDonald Trump. Also,Straight Outta Comptongets mashed up with the musical stylings ofJustin Bieber....

It is officially Ratings Week forNHL 25as EA SPORTS will release a new set of player ratings for different positions on the ice over the course of this week. NHL 25 is slated to release on October 4 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, making this the first title in the series to be exclusively on current generation consoles. The first list is for the Top 10 Left Wingers and Right Wingers in the game, which tends to be the most offensive positions on the ice....

Quick Links « Return to the Main Royal Confidants Hub » * Values highlighted inredare optimal choices. All values are with a Persona of the same Arcana in your possession. Description Starter Customization Allows you to customize your gun and install upgrades. Camo Customization Allows you to customize camouflage on you gun, which can inflict ailments. Decreases the cost of gun customization. Expert Customization Unlocks more parts for customization....

Google’s upcomingPixel 4 smartphonefamily will have two new smart capabilities: a voice recording app which can automatically transcribe the recording for you, and car crash detection which automatically calls 911. The latter of those, it seems, is going to be a US-only service at launch, but the former could be more widely available although it only works with US English for now. XDA Developersdiscovered the recorder appand revealed that having - somehow - received the update, the new features were highlighted on the apps new splash page on first launch....

While primarily known for playing Ron Weasley in theHarry Potterfranchise,Rupert Grinthas been branching out into many different genres of film and television since. The comedy-drama seriesSnatch,the psychological thrillerServant,and the war filmInto the Whiteare just a few of the projects he’s acting in since the lastHarry Potterfilm released in 2011. Grint recently talked withBustlemagazine and revealed that while he looks back on his decade-long stint in theHarry Potterfranchise fondly, he’s not necessarily sad that it’s over:...

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Go Launch Looks Imminent After Support Pages Go Live Samsung has a pretty wide range of laptops that the company sells under theGalaxy Booksub-brand. Besides the “original” full-sized Galaxy Book notebook, other members of the Galaxy Book clan include the Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360, Galaxy Book Odyssey, and Galaxy Book Flex. In June 2021, Samsung made a new addition to the lineup when it launched theSamsung Galaxy Book Go....

Accessory maker Satechi announced a new USB-C hub sold exclusively in select Apple Stores. It features a USB-A port for connecting your legacy devices at USB 3.0 speeds (up to 5 Gbps), an integrated USB-C port for charging with the USB Power Delivery protocol support, a pair of SD and microSD card readers (UHS-I) for transferring your DSLR photos, videos and drone clips, and an HDMI port for video output at up to 4K resolution and a refresh rate of 30 Hz....

Yesterday we were finally hit withSpider-Man: Homecomingdirector Jon Watts' much-anticipated follow-upSpider-Man: Far from Homestarring Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man. And wouldn’t you just know it? This morning we’re already hearing that Marvel’s newSpider-Manmovie has (ironically) bested director Marc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Manstarring Andrew Garfield’s opening Tuesday record with a stellar $39.3 million in its first day of wide release. Sony is being conservative and suggesting theFar From Homesnags a six-day total of $125 million, butbox officeanalysts predict the film will pull in around $150 million - if not more - for the newest web-slinging adventure....

Steve Ballmer At D8: Apple, Google, And Smartphones Microsoft’sCEO, Steve Ballmer, can always be counted on to make a conference, no matter the setting, an interesting one. This time around, while sitting on All Thing D’s stage at the D8 conference, Ballmer managed to cover just about everything he could that relates to Microsoft. FromApple, theiPhoneandiPad, toGoogle’smultiple Operating Systems, he painted a very colorful picture of what he thinks about all of it....

Happy weekend from Fextralife! If you’ve been too busy to keep up on the latest in the games we cover or are looking for a refresher we’ve got you covered! Here’s a bite-sized version of the Top RPG news of the week. Taste all the latest news across theFextralife Wiki Network. Check out the video above and read on for the text! Kingdom Hearts 3 To read more about the new find it here inRumour: Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMIND DLC Announced....

Secret of Mana on the SNES is often regarded as one of the greatest RPGs the console had to offer. It wasn’t turn based and had unique mechanics in addition to multiplayer that made it one of the most popular titles while also introducing many players to a more action-based adventure. Seiken Densetsu 3, more recently given its English title of Trials of Mana, expanded on basically everything Secret of Mana started....