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Alien: Romulus Limited Edition Steelbook on 4K Blu-ray $39 (was $66) See at Amazon See at Walmart Alien: Romulus on 4K Blu-ray (Standard Edition) $27 (was $50) See at Amazon See at Walmart If you haven't picked up Alien: Romulus on 4K Blu-ray yet, you can snag the Limited Edition Steelbook for its lowest price so far. Amazon and Walmart have this display-worthy version of the newest Alien film for $39. The Limited Edition Steelbook launched in December with a high $66 price point, but it still managed to sell out at major retailers over the holidays. Once current stock sells out at Amazon and Walmart, the standard edition might be your only 4K Blu-ray option going forward.If you need to catch up on the Alien franchise before watching Romulus, Amazon has the Alien 6-Film Collection on Blu-ray for 50% off, dropping the price to only $25. You can also save on 4K editions of several other Alien films, including the 40th Anniversary Edition of the first film, which is discounted to only $18.Continue Reading at GameSpot

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Disney’s 1994 animated classic, The Lion King, is a gorgeous, heartrending movie with a soaring soundtrack. It has one of the most devastating deaths in kids’ movie history, a compelling story about rising up to take responsibility, and a heartfelt love story. And it also has fart jokes. Those fart jokes are mostly centered around Pumbaa, the bumbling warthog who makes up one half of the movie’s comedic duo. The other half is Timon, the wise-talking meerkat voiced by Nathan Lane. According to Lane, the reason Pumbaa is such a gassy character is because his voice actor, Ernie Sabella, kept making fart jokes. On SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Lane sat down with host Conan O’Brien and recounted how Sabella leaned on fart-noises in order to wake Lane up during their early morning recording sessions. “We go in to record very early and we’re tired,” he said. “And so I’d be having coffee and we’re going to start and Ernie would just start making fart noises in the middle of, you know, he’d say, Timon [fart noise]. Just to make me laugh, get me going. And then they put it in the movie, which is why Pumbaa is the first flatulent character in a Disney film.” The gassy gags weren’t the only improvised moments that made it into the final film. The two comedic actors bouncing off each other — Sabella doing a voice that was a hybrid of character actor Wallace Beery and The Godfather’s Michael Gotso and Lane “just doing a Brooklyn Jewish meerkat” — naturally lead to some hilarious lines. “That was screwing around,” said Lane. “I don’t even remember half of it, but, apparently I said, what do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula? for some reason. It must have been a long day. And then they made it a song.”

Why design’s most human contribution is now its most strategic advantagePhoto by vackground.com on UnsplashThe shift that’s already happeningMore and more, our tools are designing with us, or for us.OpenAI is now building an AI software engineer, capable of doing everything a human developer does — from planning and writing code to testing it and managing pull requests. It’s not a concept. It’s already shipping. It’s happening now.We’re entering the era of agentic software engineering. Autonomous systems can scope, build, and deploy functional products with minimal human input. What used to take months can now happen in hours.When execution becomes infinite, it stops being a differentiator. Functionality becomes a commodity.The question becomes clear:When anyone can build anything, what makes it worth returning to?It won’t be just what a product does. It’ll be what it leaves behind.That’s emotional residue — the subtle signal that lingers after the feature is done and the tab is closed. The feeling that you were understood. The sense that something cared.It’s not utility. It’s memory.In a future where code becomes cheap and automation is everywhere, emotional residue may become the most valuable output of design. And it will be the most human part of every product we make.Photo by vackground.com on UnsplashEmotional Residue — the hidden layer that lingersMost products are designed to deliver outcomes.A task is completed, a button is pressed, a notification arrives. It works. It functions. It passes the test.But function isn’t the full story. Not anymore.Emotional residue is what remains after the interaction ends. It’s the quiet impression a product leaves behind — the subtle signal that this was made with care.It’s the tone of the copy when something goes wrong. The way a system lets you recover with dignity. The rhythm of a transition that breathes, instead of rushing to the next screen.We don’t always remember what we tapped or typed. But we remember how it made us feel — competent, calm, confused, seen.That feeling, that residue, is more than a nice-to-have. It’s strategic. It builds trust. It drives repeat behaviour. It turns users into advocates.And as generative tools take over execution, emotional residue becomes one of the few things AI can’t generate on its own. Because it’s not just about what gets built. It’s about what gets felt.Photo by Grigorii Shcheglov on UnsplashThe new frontier of design in agentic systemsAs agentic systems take on more of the building, the structure of product teams is already shifting.Engineers are becoming system architects, not line-by-line implementers. PMs are steering outcomes, not grooming backlogs. Designers are moving from layout to logic, collaborating with models to define not just how things look, but how they behave.Some argue this evolution will lead to clearer handoffs and tighter lanes. But the opposite is true. The lines are blurring — and that’s where the real opportunity lies.Agentic tools don’t streamline handoffs, they collapse them. When a PM can generate a prototype or a designer can prompt a working flow, who owns what becomes less important than how we think together.This doesn’t reduce the need for collaboration — it intensifies it.It demands shared intuition, shared context, and shared care for the user.And the pressure is already here. Shopify recently told team leads they must justify why a task can’t be done with AI before opening a new headcount. Across the industry, big tech companies are holding back hiring while leaning harder into agentic tooling and automation. The message is clear: the teams that remain must deliver more with less — and work more fluidly than ever.That’s where design steps up. Not as a decorator, but as connective tissue.The discipline that moves across silos, shaping cohesion where automation fragments it.Design becomes less about artefacts, and more about alignment.Less about ownership, and more about orchestration.In a world where anyone can generate anything, the hardest thing to create is coherence — and that’s something only well-aligned, cross-functional teams can deliver.Photo by Google DeepMind on UnsplashWhy emotional residue will define great productsWhen functional outcomes become commoditised, emotional resonance becomes the differentiator.This isn’t theory — it’s how people actually experience products. Users don’t return because a button worked. They return because the experience made sense. It respected their time. It gave them confidence.Research indicates that users form lasting impressions based on how a product makes them feel, not just on its functionality. A study highlighted in the Journal of Interactive Design demonstrated that incorporating emotional design elements led to a significant uplift in conversion rates and increased customer satisfaction levels.That’s emotional residue — and it drives real business outcomes.It builds trust.Shapes brand memory.Increases retention.It turns a moment of use into a lasting impression. And in a crowded market, those impressions compound.We see it in the products people love and advocate for.- Apple doesn’t just work — it feels considered.- Figma doesn’t just load fast — it makes you feel fast.- Linear doesn’t just manage issues — it gives you a sense of momentum and clarity.These aren’t just design wins. They’re emotional signals, deeply aligned with the product’s core value.And in a world where every competitor can match your features, how your product feels becomes the moat. The deeper emotional layers are the hardest to replicate.They don’t come from prompts. They come from care, from context, from teams that sweat the details most users will never see — but always feel.Photo by Google DeepMind on UnsplashWhat execs should do about itIf emotional residue is the new frontier, we need to design for it deliberately. That doesn’t mean adding polish at the end. It means rethinking how we prioritise, how we collaborate, and what we reward.1. Make emotional quality a first-class product concern. Don’t relegate it to the tail-end of design reviews. Bake it into the brief. Make it part of the definition of done. Treat tone, timing, and clarity as seriously as logic and layout.2. Shift from artefact ownership to shared emotional intent. In agentic environments, the boundaries between disciplines blur. Use that to your advantage. Align around how the product should feel, not just what it should do. Intent becomes the new spec.3. Invest in cross-functional design fluency. It’s not enough for designers to care about emotion. PMs, engineers, and AI agents all shape experience now. Build shared language and shared standards for emotional quality across roles.4. Use AI to compress execution, then spend that time on care. The win isn’t just faster delivery. It’s more space for depth. Let automation handle the repeatable work so humans can focus on the emotional craft — the things AI can’t yet feel.5. Measure what lingers, not just what completes. Traditional metrics track conversion and completion. But also look at retention, advocacy, NPS drivers, and qualitative feedback. What do users say when they describe your product to others? That’s your emotional signal.The best products of the next decade won’t just be fast or smart — they’ll be the ones that leave people feeling something worth returning to.Photo by Google DeepMind on UnsplashThe opportunity aheadIn a world where AI can build anything, it’s easy to think the work is done.But what matters most won’t be what gets built. It’ll be what gets felt. The products that endure will be the ones that care about what lingers — not just what launches.Design is how we create it that emotional residue. It’s how we signal intent, earn trust, and make technology feel human, even when humans aren’t in the loop.As agentic tools accelerate execution, the opportunity isn’t to do more.It’s to go deeper.To use the time we save not to ship faster, but to ship better. To move beyond features, and design for the feeling that remains after the feature is done.Because the future of the product won’t be defined by speed, scale, or specs.It will be defined by the quiet, human moments our products leave behind — and the teams who cared enough to create them.Designing for emotional residue over functional outcomes was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

We may earn a commission from links on this page.If you’re serious about lifting barbells, sooner or later you’re probably going to want a belt. Belts don’t prevent injury as people sometimes assume, but they do help you to lift more weight. This helps you to squat and deadlift heavier—thus get stronger—so they’re standard equipment for a lot of strong people. We have a guide here to understanding what belts are for, how they work, and who needs them. But once you get the basic idea, you’ll need to pick out the belt that's right for you. I have opinions, so let me show you my favorite types and give some recommendations for specific brands and models. By the way, if you want the short answer as to which belt I, your resident expert, wear: my trusty leather belt is a Pioneer cut with offset holes, 3 inches wide, 10 millimeters thick, in maroon suede. I've had it for six years now and it's still going strong. I also own a velcro belt from 2Pood, 4 inches wide, plain black. I don't wear it much anymore because the velcro is starting to wear out, but I got it signed by Kate Vibert just after she won silver in the 2020 Olympics, so I'm never throwing it out. Who should buy a weightlifting beltBelts are useful for heavy lifts where you have to brace your core strongly to handle big weights. You don't need a belt to do bicep curls or aerobics. You probably do want a belt if your routine includes barbell squats, deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts ("RDLs"), snatches, cleans, jerks, and presses. Bench press doesn't usually call for a belt, but that's a matter of preference. Every coach has their own opinion on when is the right time for a new trainee to buy a belt. Some might want to see you lift a certain weight first, or demonstrate a certain amount of skill at the big lifts. But the truth is, there’s no agreed-upon dividing line between people who need a belt and people who don’t. A belt is a tool that anybody can use, at any point in their lifting career. It doesn’t make up for not knowing how to brace, so it makes sense to learn how to brace first. But a belt can help you learn how to brace, since you can feel your belly pushing against the belt when you’re doing it right.In my opinion, if you’re wondering whether you should get a belt, it’s probably time to get a belt. A lot of the good leather ones need to be ordered online, and some have a lead time of several weeks, so you might not actually get the belt until a month or two after you decide you’re ready—in other words, you may want to order your belt sooner rather than later.The best first belt for most people: a 4-inch velcro belt a 4" 2Pood velcro belt Credit: Beth Skwarecki First, there’s the 4-inch velcro belt. I’m starting here because it’s a good all-purpose belt, cheaper than the leather ones we’re about to talk about, and it’s arguably easier to adjust and wear, too. Mine is from 2Pood, which is a popular brand among Olympic weightlifters and Crossfitters. These belts are 4 inches wide, they close with a velcro strap, and they have a locking mechanism around the strap so that it won’t pop open even if the velcro fails mid-lift. You don't need to be a weightlifter or Crossfitter to use these, though. They're great for regular squats and deadlifts. This is the locking mechanism. Credit: Beth Skwarecki The locking mechanism is essential, in my opinion, since the velcro will wear out over time. (Mine lasted about three years.) It's really just a little vertical bar in the middle of the buckle. You put the strap in on one side of the bar and bring it back out the other. If the velcro fails, the strap will be able to slowly work loose, but it won't suddenly fall off. Most good belt brands will include a buckle of this type. Velcro belts will generally run you between $30 and $70, depending on the brand and any special features, like custom colors. Weightlifters' favorite, and it comes in sequin options 2POOD 4-inch Weightlifting Belt $64.99 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $64.99 at Amazon Budget option ProFitness 4-inch Weightlifting Belt $26.95 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $26.95 at Amazon A solid, basic belt Gymreapers 4-inch Weightlifting Belt $34.97 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $34.97 at Amazon SEE 0 MORE My personal favorite belt: a leather single-prong belt Credit: Beth Skwarecki These look like a comically large version of a regular belt you'd wear to hold up your pants. They're typically four inches wide (sometimes just three), and made of a thick leather that is usually either 10 or 13 millimeters. The buckle is enormous to match. (When I got my first belt in the mail, I laughed. I couldn’t imagine wearing it out in public. But now I just see it as a normal piece of gym equipment.) These belts are the same width all the way around. I wouldn't bother with tapered belts (thinner in the front), but I have more thoughts on those below. Between the 10 and 13 millimeter thicknesses, most people will be happier with 10 millimeter. It's a bit more comfortable, and provides plenty of support. I'd say 13 is overkill for most people, certainly most beginners. But feel free to try both. I love this little sliding prong that lets me use either row of holes. Credit: Beth Skwarecki My leather buckle belt is a Pioneer cut with offset holes. This way, instead of choosing between two holes that are an inch apart, I can adjust the belt in 1/2-inch increments. Mine is three inches wide, which I find a little more comfortable for deadlifts, but honestly I probably would have been fine with a 4" belt too. Adjustable with half-inch hole spacing LiftingLarge Leather Powerlifting Belt $149.80 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $149.80 at Amazon The classic Inzer Leather Buckle Belt $139.95 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $139.95 at Amazon A solid budget buy Steel Sweat Leather Weightlifting Belt $59.95 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $59.95 at Amazon SEE 0 MORE Popular among powerlifters: a leather lever belt This is an adjustable lever belt, but the non-adjustables look very similar. Credit: Beth Skwarecki Instead of a buckle, you may prefer a lever belt. Instead of placing a buckle prong through the hole of your choice when you put it on, you use a screwdriver to install the lever into the appropriate hole in the belt. Then you simply close the lever to lock it closed, and pop it open when you’re ready to take the belt off. The “pop” can be satisfying after a big lift—see this clip of Jessica Buettner for an example. (I do not have a lever belt. I am slightly jealous of people who do.) You use these screw holes to change the position of the lever. Both adjustable and non-adjustable lever belts have this feature. Credit: Beth Skwarecki These belts are available in the same common sizes as the good single-prong belts: 3 or 4 inches wide, 10 mm or 13 mm thick. Pioneer, the same company that makes my adjustable prong belt, also sells an adjustable lever that gives you a little bit of room to fasten the belt tighter or looser without having to take the lever off with a screwdriver. (Pioneer isn’t paying me to shill for them, I just happen to like their adjustable designs.) For an example of a non-adjustable, Inzer’s Forever lever is a popular and durable design. Good quality leather belts, both prong and lever, cost more than velcro. $100 to $150 would be a typical price range, with the thicker belts usually being more expensive. (Again, custom colors and designs will run you a bit more.) Inzer Lever Weightlifting Belt $139.94 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $139.94 at Amazon Easy adjusting Pioneer Lever Weightlifting Belt $199.00 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $199.00 at Amazon The adjustable lever by itself (attach to your old lever belt) Pioneer Adjustable Lever (PAL) (Silver) $90.00 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $90.00 at Amazon SEE 0 MORE How to buy the right sizeYour waist measurement will tell you the length of belt you should order; refer to the sizing chart on the belt company’s website to find the right size. If you’re between sizes, consider whether you’re likely to get bigger or smaller over time. For example, if you know you’ll be losing weight, you may want a belt that will still fit if you get a bit slimmer. On the other hand, it’s normal to gain muscle mass as you get stronger, and you may want to have the room to get bigger without having to buy a whole new belt. When it comes to the width, four inches is standard. (The maximum width allowable in competition is usually 4 inches for powerlifting and 12 centimeters, or 4.7 inches, in Olympic weightlifting.) The advice I got when I was a beginner is that almost everybody likes a 4-inch belt for squatting, but that some people prefer a 3-inch belt for deadlifts. I ended up getting my leather belt in a 3-inch size, and it fits well for both lifts. Some people prefer a 4-inch belt for both lifts, but wear it higher on their waist for deadlifts. If you’re not sure, see if you can borrow someone's 4-inch belt to try on. The next thing to decide, if you’re buying a leather belt, is whether to get your belt in a thickness of 10 millimeters or 13 millimeters. If in doubt, get the 10 mm. Thirteen is very thick, and many people find it makes the belt uncomfortably stiff, especially at the edges. If you are a large person and already very strong, you might need the 13 mm. But in that case, you will probably come to that conclusion through experience over time. If you’re reading this, that’s probably not you, and you want the 10 millimeter.My top picks for each type of belt: Velcro locking belt: 2Pood straight weightlifting beltLeather single-prong: Pioneer Cut 10 mmLeather lever: Inzer Forever lever 10 mmWhich kind of weightlifting belts to avoidSo are there belts you shouldn’t buy? Arguably, yes: Double prong belts are fussier to open and close, and they aren't any stronger than single prong. If you want a buckle, most people will be happier with the single prong kind.Velcro belts without a lock can pop open mid-lift. Look for one that has a locking mechanism that holds the strap in place, like those from 2Pood or Gymreapers.Tapered belts, with a wide back and a narrow front, used to be popular among Olympic weightlifters. They aren’t used as much anymore, though; velcro belts have largely replaced them. Most tapered belts you’ll see online are lower quality ones aimed at people just trying to look cool in the gym. Fine as a fashion choice, but they wouldn’t be my first pick. That said, if you already have one, might as well use it. It will be fine. Really cheap weightlifting belts (like the $20 ones you might find on Amazon) won’t last as long and might not perform as well, but they honestly aren’t terrible. If you aren’t sure whether you need a belt at all, I wouldn’t blame you for buying the cheap thing first and upgrading later.With that information, you should be well equipped to buy a belt that meets your needs. A locking velcro belt or a 10 millimeter straight leather belt, depending on your preference, will be best for most people. Now, whether you want a plain black belt or a custom sequin design, that’s something you’ll have to figure out for yourself.

In a decision almost certainly informed by the recent tariff chaos, NVIDIA is going to start making some of its AI chips and supercomputers in the US. The company announced that it's building and testing its Blackwell chips in Arizona and it plans to manufacture its AI supercomputers — presumably the recently announced DGX Spark and DGX Station — in Texas. NVIDIA says TSMC is already making Blackwell chips in Phoenix, Arizona and the company is partnering with Amkor and SPIL for testing and packaging. In Texas, the company's supercomputers will be made by Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas. "Mass production at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12-15 months," NVIDIA says. It's not entirely clear which version of NVIDIA's Blackwell chips TSMC will actually be building, but the chip maker plans to be equipped to handle a wide variety of manufacturing for US tech companies, including Apple and Qualcomm. TSMC received $6.6 billion in funding from the CHIPS Act under the Biden administration and committed to spending an additional $100 billion to expand its US operations in March. NVIDIA has benefitted most directly from the current AI boom, and stood to be harshly impacted by the latest round of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. As of April 11, some of those tariffs have been "paused" for computers and chips, saving companies like NVIDIA from some financial strife, but moving some manufacturing to the US is a much more permanent way to avoid the ongoing trade war.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/nvidia-is-going-to-make-ai-chips-and-supercomputers-in-the-us-213534618.html?src=rss

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President Donald Trump said on Monday that "he helped Tim Cook," after his administration late Friday exempted tariffs on phones.