Following iOS this afternoon, Chrome 66 is rolling out today for Mac with several user-facing features and policy changes. This includes new media autoplay behavior, a passwords export feature, and other security changes. In January with version 64, Chrome allowed users to mute audio on a site-by-site basis in order to make the playback experience more consistent. Google is now continuing those efforts with new policies that govern when media can autoplay — or start automatically — in Chrome 66:...

The Nintendo Switch continues filling out its library of PC roguelite ports, and the recent Persian fantasy-influenced City of Brass has the added distinction of being that rarity in the genre: an FPS variation. It bears more than a passing similarity to modern roguelite bellwether Spelunky; the time limit is meager and the list of hazards is predictable yet positioned nefariously, with aesthetic inspirations largely drawn from a classic Hollywood tradition of action-adventure films....

Earlier today, a report emerged claiming that, among other things, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 will launch for above $1,000 in price sometime this fall. This news was met with mixed reactions from readers, with some complaining that price was too expensive and others already preparing to fork over the cash. Would you be willing to pay $1000+ for a decked out iPhone 8? Obviously, there are a few things we need to know before we can answer this question will full confidence....

It’s no secret that Apple has been pushing iPhone upgrades like never before over the last several months. Yesterday, however, I visited an Apple store to have my iPhone XS Max serviced, and I realized just how far Apple has taken its iPhone upgrade pitch. As anyone who visits an Apple store knows, you’re first greeted by a friendly person with an iPad at the store’s entrance. I told the greeter that I had a Genius Bar appointment for my iPhone XS Max, and she asked for a brief description of my problem....

The Cats movie marketing is now calling out its negative reviews, suggesting critics who panned the film are on the wrong side of the equation. Based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of the same name, which was divisive in its own right and based on a poetry collection by T.S. Eliot, Cats has been confounding audiences and analysts ever since the first trailer dropped in July. The reception for the film hasn’t really improved since it arrived in multiplexes on December 20....

While the Apple Watch is still a few months away from release, a handful of accessory makers at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas have introduced new accessories for the upcoming smartwatch. Standzout is one of the frontrunners in the space with its new Bandstand charging dock for the Apple Watch. Read ahead for my first impressions of the prototype shown off at CES 2015 this week. Bandstand features a pivoting platform that holds the Apple Watch and can be easily adjusted for an optimal viewing experience from any angle....

Open Event Viewer in Windows In Windows 7, click the Start Menu and type: event viewer in the search field to open it. For Windows 8, you can open Event Viewer from the Power User Menu from the Desktop. Expand Windows Logs and click on Security. Now, look for event ID 4624; these are successful login events for your computer. Double-clicking on the event will open a popup with detailed information about that activity....

A chess Grandmaster has been banned from the Dubai Open Chess Tournament after being caught using an iPod touch running a chess app, reports Dubai Chess. His opponent reportedly became suspicious when Nigalidze made frequent trips to the toilet. Officials investigated and found that he always used the same cubicle in the bathroom, and a search found the iPod hidden behind the toilet. A chess app was open on the device, mirroring the game being played....

Over the past few years, Chris Evans has become one of the most popular actors in Hollywood. While his charming real-life persona has inspired countless memes, he is also recognized as being a tremendously likable actor as well as an icon thanks to his role as Captain America in the MCU. With Evans’ days in the MCU apparently behind him, it’s exciting to think about what exciting projects he’ll tackle next....

Not many Hollywood stars can claim the same amount of commitment to their roles as Ford v Ferrari star Christian Bale, the English actor known for his rapid fluctuations in weight between films. Whether gaining a beer gut, emaciating himself, or getting shredded for shirtless scenes, Bale has done it all - but he’s never been blind to the impact this behavior has on his health. Now, he may finally be putting this phase of his career to bed, and calming his commitment down to the level of his more casual peers....

Legendary German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus passed away today at the age of 81. During his illustrious career, Ballhaus formed close working relationships Michael Scorsese and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He also did incomparable work for such directors as Robert Redford, Francis Ford Coppola, and Mike Nichols. According to THR, Ballhaus passed away in Berlin on Tuesday after a brief illness. Thomas Rathnow, who works for Random House Germany, the publisher that released Ballhaus’s autobiography in 2014, said the following:...

The total number of UK banks and card companies supporting Apple Pay has reached 20, as Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank announced that they now support the mobile payment platform. Though originally separate, the two banks were merged in 2005, retaining separate branding but operating as a single legal entity, CYBG … Both debit and credit cards can be added to Apple Pay, with MacRumors noting that a third brand operated by the group – simply called B – will also support the service....

Facebook has expanded on comments CEO Mark Zuckerberg made about the company’s child protection plans when it switches to end-to-end encryption for its messaging apps as part of a belated focus on privacy… Background In March, Zuckerberg announced that private messages in both Facebook Messenger and Instagram would in future use end-to-end encryption, so that not even Facebook would have access. That led to the US attorney general and acting head of Homeland Security writing to Zuckerberg urging him to abandon this plan, in an open letter co-signed by the UK’s secretary of state for the Home Office and Australia’s minister for Home Affairs....

Local government authorities are investigating last weekend’s explosion that injured 61 people at the Shanghai factory of an Apple iPad 2 back-panel supplier after much outcry from China Labor Watch. CLW was founded in 2000, according to their website, and it is an independent not-for-profit organization that has collaborated with unions and labor organizations to assess factories in China. The Dec. 17 blast at Ri Teng Computer Accessory Co., owned by Taipei-based Pegatron Corp....

Thor actor Chris Hemsworth would love to be in a Star Wars film at some point in his career. For some actors out there, it doesn’t matter just how many multi-million dollar franchises they star in, because no dream is too big nor is a single uber successful film franchise enough. For Hemsworth, we all know and love him as Thor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but let’s all remember that Hemsworth also starred in the Star Trek films, and just this past spring starred alongside Tessa Thompson in Men In Black: International, which might get a sequel....

Ever since Selina Kyle put Bruce Wayne and Gotham City behind her, and took some time to sort out her life in Villa Hermosa, she has been at war with Raina Creel. The socialite/billionaire/politician/absolute monster has escalated their rivalry ever since. But things have taken a horrifying turn in Catwoman #19. Selina won’t just be taking on the usual Creel muscle… but an undead horde coming after those closest to her, as well....

A huge Chinese survey with more than 1.2 million responses shows that 95% of Chinese iPhone owners would switch from Apple to another smartphone brand, rather than give up WeChat. The survey follows an executive order by Donald Trump banning US companies from transactions with WeChat owner Tencent. iPhones without WeChat in China would be turned into “expensive electronic trash”… Bloomberg reports: WeChat has more than a billion users, and is the single most important app in China....

Chris Pratt has gone to space in three of his movies, wrangled dinosaurs in two, and been an all around hero in many of them. He’s never, however, played a character that has gone to Hogwarts. If all of his characters had the chance to exist in the Harry Potter universe, and if it turned out that they had some magical lineage, then they’d get their chance. Since they didn’t, the imaginary sorting hat has been placed on their heads to find out just where ten of his characters would end up....

Marvel star Chris Pratt takes the stage with country legend Garth Brooks for a unique crossover performance taking place at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre, with the event hosted by The Masked Singer season 1 winner T-Pain. Established in 2014, the iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrate popular musicians and the year’s biggest hits. From 2014 to 2015, the event was broadcast on NBC, and later aired on TBS, TNT, and TruTV from 2016 to 2018....

To obtain a Culture victory in Civilization VI, you will have to convince tourists to come over to your empire from foreign lands. Obviously, this requires you to make your cities attractive with special and unique features. Wonders are a good method of doing this, but it’s uncertain whether you will ever finish one. This is because whenever you build one, you will ironically be locked out of it yourself from that point onward....