Month: August 2020

Unsolved Mysteries of the Mortal Kombat Universe

NetherRealm Studios digs deep into the lore of Mortal Kombat.

Video directed by Justin Wolfson, edited by Ron Douglas. Click here for transcript.

Since the early days of Mortal Kombat, the series has had a wonderfully B-movie-like approach to universe building. Gods, portals to other realms, skeletal ninjas returning from the dead, shapeshifters, cyborgs, monsters, and things you figured would never really be explained because they were just there for the hell of it.

Why were there screaming trees in the background of Mortal Kombat 2? I never felt the need to know as a kid; just looking cool was enough.

Turns out the trees—excuse me, the Living Forest—has a fan wiki entry and a multi-game-appearance track record, because of course it does. The Mortal Kombat team has developed a fanatical devotion to building out their game world over the decades. Their dedication is matched only by the enthusiasm of the franchise's fan base to consume and dig into this backstory.

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Magenta Telekom: Telekom baut ihr Kabelnetz weiter mit Docsis 3.1 aus

Rund 66.000 Haushalte können nun im Netz der Telekom 1 GBit/s nutzen. Die Übernahme des Kabelnetzes in Österreich zahlt sich aus, auch wenn sich der Telekom-Chef in Deutschland über Koaxkabel beklagt. (Docsis 3.1, Kabelnetz)

Rund 66.000 Haushalte können nun im Netz der Telekom 1 GBit/s nutzen. Die Übernahme des Kabelnetzes in Österreich zahlt sich aus, auch wenn sich der Telekom-Chef in Deutschland über Koaxkabel beklagt. (Docsis 3.1, Kabelnetz)

GMK NucBox 2.4 inch mini PC coming soon for $209 (or $159 during crowdfunding)

The GMK NucBox is a desktop computer stuffed into a 2.4″ x 2.4″ x 1.7″ box. While it looks nearly identical to several other recent mini PCs, it’s the most powerful to date thanks to its 10-watt Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core pr…

GMK NucBox

The GMK NucBox is a desktop computer stuffed into a 2.4″ x 2.4″ x 1.7″ box. While it looks nearly identical to several other recent mini PCs, it’s the most powerful to date thanks to its 10-watt Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core processor. First unveiled a few days ago, the GMK NucBox is heading to Indiegogo […]

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The challenges Microsoft faces in buying TikTok’s US arm

Tech group has until September 15 to resolve myriad problems in securing deal.

The challenges Microsoft faces in buying TikTok’s US arm

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Microsoft has said it wants to buy the US arm of TikTok, the Chinese viral short-video app that is in the crosshairs of regulators and the White House.

But a deal, which is likely to run to several billion dollars, faces myriad technical and political challenges and will have to satisfy Zhang Yiming, the app’s founder, his powerful investors both in China and the west, and the Trump administration.

Microsoft said it would aim to complete a deal by September 15, but in an internal letter to staff on Monday, Zhang said the talks were “preliminary” and the exact details had not been worked out. Here is what is left to be decided.

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First cruises to set sail post COVID-19 abruptly canceled due to outbreak

More than 40 aboard the ship have been infected as cruise CEO admits failure.

View of an iceberg and the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 2019.

Enlarge / View of an iceberg and the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 2019. (credit: Getty | JOHAN ORDONEZ)

At least 36 crew members and five passengers of the Norwegian cruise ship, MS Roald Amundsen, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Four of the infected crew members have been hospitalized and hundreds of passengers are in quarantine, awaiting test results.

MS Roald Amundsen is run by the Norwegian firm Hurtigruten, which in mid-June became the first cruise ship operator in the world to resume voyages amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hurtigruten assured travelers that it followed national public health guidelines and touted safety precautions for passengers on board, including social distancing, increased hygiene and sanitation protocols, and a vow to sail at no more than 50 percent capacity.

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