For the first time ever the national average for gas hit $5 on Saturday. Here in OR and WA we’ve been paying $5 for a couple weeks already now the rest of the country is feeling the pain. California has the highest average price, at $6.43. The lowest average is Mississippi, at $4.52. READ MORE.
The end is near for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. On Wednesday, the browser will cease to be supported by any device using Windows 10 20H2 and later. Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the browser of choice with a 95% usage rate among web explorers in 2003. READ MORE.
A Google engineer named Blake Lemoine says the company's AI chatbot 'LaMDA' has gained sentience, based on conversations he's had with the bot about topics like religion, rights, and 'personhood'. He compared it's personality to an "8-year-old kid that happens to know physics". Google has dismissed Lemoine’s claims and put him on administrative leave for violating confidentiality. READ MORE.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is heading back to theaters later this summer - with some extra content. Marvel is calling it the 'More Fun Stuff' version, featuring deleted scenes. It will be released for Labor Day Weekend on Sept. 2nd, marking both the 60th anniversary of the Spider-Man comics and 20th anniversary of the first Spider-Man movie. READ MORE.
“Jurassic World: Dominion” knocked Top Gun out of the top spot at box office this weekend with more than $143 million in North American ticket sales. Including earnings from international showings “Jurassic World: Dominion," has already grossed $389 million. READ MORE.