Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.This week, The Monkey, the new black comedy horror thriller from director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), screeches and bangs its way onto VOD. Thats not all thats new to rent and purchase this week, as Steven Soderberghs spy thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, also comes to VOD, along with Naoko Yamadas The Colors Within, Paddington in Peru, and more. Plus, the new buddy comedy One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, comes to streaming on Netflix.Heres everything new thats available to watch this weekend!New on NetflixOne of Them DaysWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: Buddy comedyRun time: 1h 37mDirector: Lawrence LamontCast: Keke Palmer, SZA, Katt WilliamsSZA and Keke Palmer star in this buddy comedy in which they play two best friends who have one day to find the $1,500 they need for rent, because one of their boyfriends blew through all their cash. Hilarity and hijinks ensue, as the two desperately try to come up with the cash, resorting to taking out sketchy loans, donating plasma, and climbing up a telephone pole to retrieve a pair of Jordans.New on MaxY2KWhere to watch: Available to stream on MaxGenre:Horror comedyRun time:1h 31mDirector:Kyle MooneyCast:Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian DennisonRemember when everyone thought the year 2000 would cause a bunch of electronics errors? Well, in Kyle MooneysY2K, the error isnt so much an error as it is electronic devices coming to life and trying to enslave humanity. Arent we glad thatthatdidnt happen IRL? There are some brutal and hilarious deaths, including a kill by Tamagotchi, a very 2000 soundtrack, and one great cameo.New on Shudder825 Forest RoadWhere to watch: Available to stream on ShudderGenre: HorrorRun time: 1h 41mDirector: Stephen CognettiCast: Lorenzo Beronilla, Brian Anthony Wilson, Elizabeth VermilyeaDirector Stephen Cognetti (Hell House LLC) is back with a new supernatural horror thriller. After a grisly family tragedy, Chuck Wilson (Joe Falcone) moves to the town of Ashland Falls with his wife (Elizabeth Vermilyea) and sister (Kathryn Miller) in hopes of starting a new life. Upon moving into their new home, however, the family finds themselves stalked by a malevolent presence whose influence runs deep throughout the towns history.New to rentBlack BagWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Spy thrillerRun time: 1h 33mDirector: Steven SoderberghCast: Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa AbelaSteven Soderbergh returns for his second feature film of 2025, this time a sultry spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as a happily married couple of British intelligence officers. When a top-secret malware program is stolen, Kathryn (Blanchett) is implicated and George (Fassbender) is secretly tasked with investigating her. As the plot unfolds, the couple is faced with the challenge of whether or not they can trust each other in a field where nearly everyone knows how to lie.The Colors WithinWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: DramaRun time: 1h 41mDirector: Naoko YamadaCast: Akari Takaishi, Sayu Suzukawa, Taisei KidoIn this quiet, contemplative movie from K-On! and Sound! Euphonium director Naoko Yamada, three lonely teenagers start a band. Its less about a love for music and more about the three of them finding kindred spirits with each other. The main character has a form of synesthesia where she sees particular emotions and people as colors. The splashes of gorgeous watercolor hues add some beautiful emotional impact to the otherwise grounded visuals.From our review:What makesThe Colors Withinwork so well is how the naturalistic animation combined with the specific set-pieces and situations create such a distinct feeling and atmosphere. There are just so many gorgeous, evocative moments where the movie lingers: Kimis forlorn reflection in a set of Newton balls; the slightly fuzzy city lights behind Totsukos hand as she waves goodbye to Kimi; Ruis sneakers on the snow-covered steps of the church, shifting as he calls his mother. All the small details contribute to a feeling of soft loneliness that slowly lessens as the characters grow closer and closer.The Last Stop in Yuma CountyWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Neo-Western thrillerRun time: 1h 30mDirector: Francis GalluppiCast: Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormickThis neo-Western crime thriller centers on a travelling knife salesman who unwittingly finds himself in an unconventional hostage situation after being stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop. Held at gunpoint by two ruthless bank robbers, both he and the rest stops waitress (Jocelin Donahue) must find a way to escape without arousing the robbers suspicions, all the while carrying on a normal workday like nothings happened. Things only get weirder and worse from there.The MonkeyWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Horror comedyRun time: 1h 38mDirector: Osgood PerkinsCast: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian ConveryComing off the strength of last years breakout horror thriller Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins is back with a new black comedy horror based on Stephen Kings 1980 short story. The Monkey stars Theo James (Divergent) as Hal and Bill, identical twins who have to find a way to destroy a cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy with the power to kill anyone unfortunate enough to cross its path.As Polygons editor-in-chief Chris Plante puts it:The Monkey, for all of the familiar trappings, isnt just another horror-tinged distraction. As the kills become gnarlier and more, how do I put this? impressive? it becomes clear that Perkins is using a familiar skeleton to support something muscular and human. He once again borrows from the works of some of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Not the ones that get added to the Criterion Collection, but those you see get loving 4K discs from boutique brands like Arrow and Vinegar Syndrome.OpusWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Psychological thrillerRun time: 1h 44mDirector: Mark Anthony GreenCast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette LewisAyo Edebiri (Bottoms) stars in this psychological horror thriller as Ariel Ecton, a young music journalist who is invited to the remote compound of a reclusive pop star (John Malkovich) who has been unseen for the past 30 years. What at first seems a once-in-a-lifetime interview opportunity quickly morphs into a nightmarish scenario as Ariel finds herself surrounded by cultish sycophants, intoxicated colleagues, and a nefarious idol with a lot more than music on his mind.Paddington in PeruWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: AdventureRun time: 1h 46mDirector: Dougal WilsonCast: Hugh Bonneville, Emily MortimerEveryones favorite polite, marmalade-loving bear is back! His adopted siblings are all getting older and his parents face the possibility of an empty nest. But Paddington is called to Peru because his dear Aunt Lucy has vanished from the home for retired bears! Paddington and his family trek through the Peruvian jungles and soon learn that Aunt Lucy isnt the only lost thing people are searching for. Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas join the cast and commit fully to the bit of campy Paddington cast member.The ActorWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Mystery thrillerRun time: 1h 38mDirector: Duke JohnsonCast: Andr Holland, Gemma Chan, May CalamawyDuke Johnson (Anomalisa) makes his solo directorial debut with this crime mystery romance starring Andr Holland (Moonlight) and Gemma Chan (The Creator). Having lost his memory following an assault in Idaho, Paul Cole (Holland) attempts to put his life back together in an unfamiliar town. While courting a local costume designer named Edna (Chan), Paul begins to recover fragments and traces of his previous life as an actor, forcing him to question who he is now and what he truly wants out of life.Night of the ZoopocalypseWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Horror comedyRun time: 1h 31mDirectors: Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-CastroCast: David Harbour, Bryn McAuley, Paul Sun-Hyung LeeThis animated adventure follows the antics of a bunch of zoo animals who find themselves facing off against a bunch of zombie-like aliens. A quirky timberwolf teams up with a gruff mountain lion to protect the zoo. They need to learn to work with all the other animals in order to save their home from the creepy alien zombies. David Harbour voices the mountain lion! Appropriate!

If I told you that your TV watches everything you do in the name of data collection and advertising, it likely wouldnt shock you. Its 2025, after all; we're used to a general lack of privacy. Still, its not cool, and it turns out you can stop it (even if your TV manufacturer has opted you into it). So, how do you stop your smart TV from tracking what you watch, so you can go back to the days of watching Netflix or playing video games in peace? You need to turn off ACR.How does your TV track what you watch?Meet ACR: This technology, short for automatic content recognition, allows your smart TV to watch what you watch, identify what you watch, and use that information to both recommend new content and serve you more relevant ads. Your TV observes moments in a show or movie (sometimes including audio), and will send that information to a database to match it against a library of content. ACR does this by literally taking screenshots of what is happening on your screen, roughly two per second. That enables tracking on everything, whether you use your smart TV apps, a Blu-ray player, a device like an Apple TV, or a PlayStationwhatever you display on your TV, ACR can watch and report. Most major TV manufacturers put ACR tracking in their devices. After Vizio got into hot water for not properly disclosing how much data they were stealing from customers, TV manufacturers started baking these settings into initial setup agreements. If youre like me, you accidentally agreed to this tracking without realizing it, because you were too focused on getting your TV set up to care about, you know, reading a legal document.If you have a smart TV, it likely has ACR tracking you can disable. However, all TV manufacturers call this option something different. I'll run through some of the top brands, what they each call their ACR settings, and where to find them. Even still, these brands change their settings menus and settings names all the time, so even if you have a TV from a company listed here, you might not find my instructions relevant. Your best bet, if these instructions don't help, is to Google your specific TV model and where to find its ACR settings. You should be able to find a guide from the manufacturer, or a walkthrough from someone with access to your TV who knows where to find the setting. But if you have an LG, Samsung, Sony, Hisense, or TCL, follow along below, with a hat tip to our sister-site ZDNet: How to disable ACR on your smart TVLG TVsIf you have an LG smart TV (like me), then your ACR settings are going to be under Live Plus. The setting sounds innocent enough, but its likely meant to so that you keep it enabled. Youll find this option in Settings > General > System > Additional Settings > Live Plus. While youre here, you might as well enable Limit Ad Tracking under Advertisement.Samsung TVsLets take a look at another popular TV brand, Samsung. Youll find your ACR options in the sidebar menu under Privacy Choices > Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy. Just make sure to disable Viewing Information Services."Sony TVsSony keeps their ACR options under Settings > Initial Setup > Samba Interactive TV. From here, disable Samba Interactive TV. In addition, you might find ad tracking features under About > Ads > Ads Personalization.Hisense TVsHisense keeps its ACR under Settings > System > Privacy. Its name will depend on your particular model, but it might be called "Smart TV Experience" or "Viewing Information Services." TCL keeps its settings under Settings > Privacy > Smart TV Experience. Here, disable "Use Info from TV Inputs."

Early this year, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would be ditching its long-running fact checking program, claiming that it has enabled too much censorship on the companys apps. Now, Meta has set an end date for fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads (at least for its US users).By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over, Metas recently elevated policy chief Joel Kaplan announced in a post on X. That means no new fact checks and no fact checkers.Instead, Meta has been slowly ramping up Community Notes. Meta began allowing potential contributors to sign up in February. It began testing the system, which will initially be powered by the same algorithm as Community Notes on X, earlier this month. But the crowdsourced fact checks have yet to appear publicly on posts. It sounds like thats also about to change with the official end of Metas existing fact checking partners. The first Community Notes will start appearing gradually across Facebook, Threads & Instagram, with no penalties attached, Kaplan said.Though Meta has said it wants to eventually end fact checking entirely, the company has said relatively little about its plans for Community Notes outside of the US. That may be because officials in other countries, like Brazil and the European Union, have already expressed concern about how the change could affect the flow of disinformation around the world.Metas push to end fact checking in the US came early this year alongside several other policy changes that marked a notable rightward shift for the social network just as President Donals Trump took office. The company also ended corporate DEI programs, rolled back hate speech protections on its services and added a close Trump ally to its board.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-is-entering-its-post-truth-era-on-monday-202858791.html?src=rss

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The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more.For years, the real estate industry had lacked the data necessary to drive informed business decisions. Data is often fragmented, incomplete, or nonexistent, making it difficult for landlords and real estate professionals to analyze trends, forecast market shifts, and optimize their operations. Our research at RentRedi showed us that 90% of our landlords previously used pen and paper or spreadsheets to manage their rental properties before adopting our software, giving them little access to helpful data.With the adoption of centralized platforms like ours and other real estate technologies, data collection is skyrocketing. Investors, real estate agents, and property managers are adopting technologies that streamline operations, and in the process, those platforms are generating vast amounts of data that can be used to provide deep insights into market behaviors that benefit the landlords providing it. This data revolution presents an unprecedented opportunity for real estate businesses to make smarter, data-driven decisions, reduce risk, and drive growth.By understanding where real estate data comes from, overcoming data overload, and strategically harnessing information, real estate agents and investors can significantly improve operations and drive business growth.How to harness data and use it to your advantageWhether you sell, buy, or manage real estate, data plays a crucial role in providing opportunities for you to make more informed decisions. Effectively utilizing real estate data can lead to improved business operations and increased profitability.Rental property owners, for instance, can leverage data insights to increase on-time rent collection, get better tenants, minimize evictions, reduce vacancies, and streamline property maintenance. Insights can also help establish better operating procedures, such as utilizing 5-pronged tenant screening processes (comprehensive background checks, credit reports, criminal reports, eviction reports, and income and asset verification) to identify high-risk tenants or adjusting lease terms to encourage on-time payments.Running surveys to gather customer feedback can help owners improve understanding of renters needs and what matters most to them. Real estate agents can use the feedback to enhance their communication skills, property showing process, and negotiation strategies, leading to an upgraded overall client experience, more referrals, and repeat business. Likewise, gathering tenant feedback helps property owners understand what matters most to their customers, allowing them to enhance tenant satisfaction and retention.Finally, using a property management system that consolidates, categorizes, and analyzes data will streamline processes, and ensure easy access to critical information, so focus can remain on the most relevant metrics and trends.Specific applications of real estate dataRental property investors can leverage property management software to implement innovative solutions that benefit themselves and their tenants. For example, we analyze data to identify trends, providing it back in usable formats to improve real estate businesses.Turning data from insight into actionable guidance is key. If data reveals that renters using autopay pay rent on time 99% of the timeas opposed to an 88% on-time payment rate for those who dontyou know to offer your tenants (and advise them to set up) automatic payments to avoid missed or late payments and resulting late fees and penalties.Likewise, data may show that landlords are likely to see a 13% jump in on-time rent payments when using a credit boost feature to report on-time payments to credit bureaus, which also helps renters establish credit and raise their existing credit scores. With this information, landlords can consider offering that service to tenants. These actionable insights strengthen the landlord-tenant relationship.Where to find data sourcesTo leverage data to improve your real estate business, you need to know where to find it. Real estate data comes from a wide variety of sources: from public records and market reports to proprietary databases and tenant interactions.To effectively mine real estate data, professionals should start by identifying key data sources relevant to their operations. For example, public records, MLS listings, and property tax assessments provide valuable market insights, while customer surveys and online reviews reveal tenant and investor sentiment.Property listings and market transactions provide data on property sales prices, listing durations, vacancy rates, and location-based demand, as well as demographic data such as neighborhood trends, population growth, and urban development. This type of data provides valuable insights into property valuation and investment opportunities.In the rental industry, tenant applications and tenant screening provide data on income, employment history, credit scores, and rental behavior, which aids in risk assessment. Meanwhile, tracking rent payments reveals payment patterns that help landlords and property managers optimize rent collection strategies.Building performance and maintenance logs also provide helpful data, especially IoT sensors and smart building technologies that track energy usage, maintenance needs, and occupancy trends, allowing for sustainability and cost reduction planning.The challenges of too much dataSimply having access to this data isnt enoughits crucial to know how to extract meaningful insights from it. Data can be a powerful tool, but the sheer volume of information available can be overwhelming, particularly while simultaneously managing properties and/or growing your portfolios.Too much data can slow decision making. Organizing, interpreting, and applying the data in beneficial ways for your businesses takes time, is difficult, and can lead to analysis paralysis if done manually. Besides, raw data is not always actionable. Thats why its important to utilize analytical tools and dashboards to translate complex datasets into visual reports that make patterns and trends easily digestible and understandable.Final wordsThe growing availability of real estate data presents both challenges and opportunities. Collecting and analyzing data from diverse sources provides professionals across the real estate industryfrom landlords to large-scale developerswith the ability to make better decisions regarding investment, property improvements, and customer satisfaction.Adopting data-driven solutions can lead to greater efficiency, improved business relationships, and increased profitability. By centralizing information, leveraging analytics, and implementing smart policies, real estate investors can harness the power of data to transform their businesses in an increasingly digital world.Ryan Barone is cofounder and CEO of RentRedi.

At first glance, what appears to be a hilly, forested landscape is, in fact, a newly designed natural history museum by the renowned Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). This eco-friendly structure, primarily built from wood, features a design that enables visitors to explore its elevated form by walking over it. The Hungarian Natural History Museum is set to be located within the Great Forest on the outskirts of Debrecen, Hungarys second-largest city.Designer: Bjarke Ingels GroupThe museum will span an impressive 23,000 square meters (nearly 250,000 square feet) and is ingeniously designed to resemble a manmade hill. This architectural marvel will consist of three overlapping ribbons, each adorned with lush greenery, creating a seamless blend with the natural environment. The design allows visitors to stroll across the top, allowing them to take in breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.From a structural standpoint, the building will mostly feature timber, chosen for its sustainability and aesthetic appeal. The facade will be crafted from charred wood, adding a unique texture and durability to the exterior. The structure will also be partially embedded into the ground, enhancing its integration with the terrain and contributing to its energy efficiency. This thoughtful design minimizes the buildings environmental footprint and also enhances the visitor experience by connecting them more intimately with nature.Constructed from mass timber, the building features a facade of locally sourced charred timber panels that emerge from the ground, blurring the lines between architecture and wilderness, said Hanna Johansson, partner at BIG. The museum draws on the thermal mass of the ground and integrates on-site energy systems, including geothermal loops and photovoltaic panels, to ensure a stable indoor climate year-round. Rather than simply preserving the site, the building restores and enhances it regenerating biodiversity while quietly adapting to its surroundings.The interior design of the museum is reminiscent of BIGs innovative Plus furniture factory, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of wood throughout its spaces. The design makes excellent use of this material, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. At the heart of the museum lies a spacious reception hall, which serves as a central hub for visitors, providing them with access to the various surrounding exhibition wings.Above this central area, visitors will find a thoughtfully designed library and a restaurant, offering a serene environment for reading and dining with views of the natural surroundings. These upper-level spaces are intended to enrich the cultural and social experience of the museum. The lower levels are dedicated to more interactive and educational activities, featuring a variety of workshops, play spaces, and research labs. These facilities are designed to engage visitors of all ages, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of natural history and science. The thoughtful arrangement of these diverse spaces ensures that the museum caters to a wide range of interests and activities, making it a dynamic and enriching destination.The post Bjarke Ingels Group Unveils Eco-Friendly Museum With Walkable Green Roof & Sustainable Design first appeared on Yanko Design.

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