The PlayStation 5 just crossed a significant milestone. Sony has revealed that it has sold 10 million PS5 consoles as of July 18th, eight months after the system’s November 12th debut. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/sony-playstation-5-ps5-10-million-sold-144729654.html

Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has created a robot that can make domino murals at lightning speed, and has shown it off with a video of it arranging 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros.-themed mural in just over 24 hours. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22599111/mark-rober-domino-robot-super-mario-bros-mural-single-day

The Android app for Google TV is getting new discovery features and support for a handful of entertainment, news, and live TV apps not previously available, including YouTube TV and FuboTV. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22595046/google-tv-android-rotten-tomatoes-new-features

Luke Skywalker’s CGI face in the character’s The Mandalorian cameo was met with a lot of criticism, and fans even tried to fix the scene with various tools and programs. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/lucasfilm-hires-shamook-054904077.html

Scientists have discovered the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. They used new and archival datasets from the Hubble Space Telescope to find the vapor, which forms when ice on the surface sublimates and turns from solid to gas. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/hubble-water-vapor-jupiter-ganymede-nasa-esa-184541367.html

Adult Swim and Crunchyroll has released the first trailer for Blade Runner: Black Lotus, the anime series they’re co-producing, at San Diego Comic-Con this year. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/blade-runner-black-lotus-anime-trailer-135442402.html

Rosamund Pike’s Moiraine and the incredibly journey ahead of her are teased in the first poster for Amazon Prime’s adaptation of The Wheel of Time. via Technology and News Today https://tvline.com/2021/07/23/wheel-of-time-adaptation-amazon-poster-november-premiere/

The Mandalorian’s Grogu might not yet be big enough to wield a lightsaber, but he just might be adept enough to build one in a new officially licensed wall poster from Shop Trends. And it just might foreshadow what’s in store for the character after his most recent appearance in the Disney+ series. via Technology… Read More Star Wars: The Mandalorian Poster May Spoil Luke and Grogu’s Jedi Training

If you’ve flown a drone for fun in the USA anytime in the past month, chances are you were breaking the law. That’s because on June 22nd, the FAA finally released a mandatory knowledge test every recreational pilot legally needs to complete. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/22589429/how-to-fly-drone-united-states-usa-trust-faa

There may not have been any fans in the Olympic Stadium, but Japan still found a way to put on a show for the opening of the 2020 Summer Games. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/tokyo-olympics-drone-display-183750593.html

CBS has shared the first trailer for Prodigy, its first-ever fully computer-animated Star Trek series. The clip introduces us to the show’s cast of disparate characters. They’re stuck on what looks like a mining colony and trying to find a way to escape. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/star-trek-prodigy-trailer-194208735.html

Mercedes-Benz says it will go all-electric by 2030, but with conditions. The German automaker says it will only sell electric vehicles “where market conditions allow,” implying that Mercedes may still sell gas-powered vehicles after 2030 in countries that lack consumer demand for EVs. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/22/22588587/mercedes-benz-electric-ev-2030-caveat

Apple and Sony have teamed up to offer PS5 owners a great promotion on the Apple TV Plus streaming service. New and existing subscribers can get six months of service for no charge by simply opening the Apple TV Plus app on PS5 (and signing in with your Apple ID, if you aren’t a current… Read More PS5 owners can get six months of Apple TV Plus for no charge

After months of delays, director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is actually coming out on October 22nd. That means that it’s time for the marketing to start spinning up for the film again, starting with a new trailer — the first in nearly a year — for the upcoming sci-fi epic. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/22/22587655/dune-new-trailer-hbo-max-warner-bros-sandworm

Colossus has become a sort of pacifist in recent X-Men comics, but his quaint farm life seems to be coming to an end in the upcoming X-Force #24. via Technology and News Today https://screenrant.com/colossus-xmen-xforce-mikhail-rasputin-brother-beast/

Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is the place to be. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2021/7/20/22584968/apple-airpods-max-legend-of-zelda-nintendo-switch-amazon-kindle-deals-sale

The rumors of a CNN streaming service were true. The network has unveiled a CNN+ service that will offer a blend of live and on-demand shows that are “separate and distinct” from existing TV coverage. It will debut sometime in the first quarter of 2022. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/cnn-plus-streaming-service-launch-153702038.html

The Juno spacecraft made its most recent flyby of the giant planet Jupiter on June 8, 2021. Shortly before its closest point to Jupiter – the 34th of the mission, or perijove 34 – Juno flew closer to Jupiter’s large moon Ganymede than any spacecraft has in more than two decades. via Technology and News… Read More Ride along with Juno past Ganymede and Jupiter

The many-gigabit internet speed records of a decade ago now seem downright inadequate. Motherboard reports that scientists at Japan’s National institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have smashed the internet transfer record by shuffling data at 319Tbps. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/japan-breaks-internet-speed-record-200136933.html

NASA’s Juno probe has flown closer to Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede, than any other spacecraft in more than two decades — and the images it beamed back of the gas giant and its icy orb are breathtaking. via Technology and News Today https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-images-animation-jupiter-biggest-moon-ganymede/