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Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo LifeWe don't know how exactly Nintendo feels about the supposed 'Switch 2' leaks, but former company employees Kit and Krysta - who worked at Nintendo of America for over 10 years - have now chimed in with their thoughts and insights.When the pair worked at Nintendo leaks were common, but they were never this extensive. Krysta believes Nintendo likely would be "really mad" and "very upset" about what's happened in the leadup to the Switch "successor" announcement, due to these "constant disruptions".Kit further claims Nintendo will no doubt investigate these leaks and "get to the bottom" of these possible internal leaks - with the duo touching on their own past experiences:Krysta: "When they [Nintendo] say like let's get to the bottom of this, what they mean is you need to prepare like 10,000 reports, which again if you're working to launch and announce a new console, this is definitely time you do not have to do this, they're so information driven as a company, they want every little detail all the time about everything and when a leak happens that is their immediate sort of reaction...whoever knew about this, is now on the line to share an unending amount of information to the teams about this, it's extremely disruptive, it's a very high stress situation, because you really feel like you're in the hot seat as well".Kit: "The finger gets pointed..."The pair also mention how Nintendo has been somewhat naive over the years, with its mentality, thinking it's different to the rest of the competition in the respect leaks of a certain scale won't happen to a company like it.Kit adds how the marketing department locally in the US has also had a huge shakeup (which includes Nintendo Minute's own departure in recent years) - potentially adding trust issues and "long term ramifications" within the environment going forward:Kit: "This will carry over and long term ramifications...it's just going to be clamped down so much more."There's a fair bit of speculation here in regards to the Switch 2 leaks, but the pair do have over a decade of history each at the company, so it's definitely interesting to hear some thoughts about what might be going on behind the scenes at Nintendo, if the leaks have impacted the big reveal. Everything about the "Switch successor"Though software won't be the focusUpdate: Genki had a visit from Nintendo's lawyers, it's claimedKit & Krysta on post-Nintendo plans, bickering, and Nintendo execsHow do you feel about these supposed leaks ahead of the big announcement? Let us know in the comments.[source youtu.be]See AlsoShare:00 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesNintendo Breaks Silence On 'Switch 2' Image And Video LeaksThe "official" announcement will take place this fiscal yearIs This Our Best Look Yet At 'Switch 2'?Update: Genki had a visit from Nintendo's lawyers, it's claimedRumour: 'Switch 2' Will Reportedly Be Officially Revealed This ThursdayThough software won't be the focusSurprise! Another 'Switch 2' Accessory Has Been Revealed"Stay tuned for more"

French startup Hyperline wants to build the next-generation Chargebee. Over the past two years, the startup has built a new billing platform that can be used for recurring subscriptions, one-off purchases, usage-based billing and more.Hyperline raised an initial 4 million funding round from Index Ventures back in 2023 ($4.1 million at todays exchange rate). And Index Ventures is doubling down on this investment as it is investing another $10 million in the startup.While billing seems like a straightforward issue, it becomes a tedious problem once you start scaling. With billing, whats time-consuming, is really the day-to-day operations. Every day, when you have more than 200 or 300 customers, someone has to go and check that everything is correct, founder and CEO Lucas Bdout told TechCrunch.Sometimes, pricing isnt right. Other times, you forgot to add some items to the invoice or the client is asking for a partial reimbursement. And, of course, automatic payments fail fairly regularly for one reason or another.At the beginning, we said to ourselves, well look at the current tools like Chargebee, and well do a little better than them. Except that 20% better is nice, but everything has changed so much that now its just different. Now, people are looking for automation, they dont want to manually process invoices, send reminders, create quotes, etc. Bdout said.In addition to subscription management, Hyperline has added other pricing models. For instance, clients can set custom pricing on the fly or add some usage-based component so that customers pay for what they use. Hyperline also handles invoices directly.And when its time to pay, Hyperline doesnt process payments directly but takes care of that part for you. We manage the entire value chain except payments However, we do something thats pretty cool about payments. We position ourselves as an orchestrator. Our customers dont use payment processors directly, Bdout said.Instead of juggling between different tabs to interact with Stripe, GoCardless, Airwallex or another payment processor, Hyperline acts as the interface to interact with these payment providers. It makes it easier to use multiple payment providers depending on the country or the payment method.Customers usually get started with the web interface. They connect Hyperline to their CRM so that sales teams can create quotes directly from the CRM. They also connect the platform with the accounting software to process invoices and reconciliate payments.But Hyperline offers an API as well, which can be particularly useful to sync events directly from a data warehouse for usage-based billing.There are currently 14 people working for Hyperline, but the company expects to grow to 25 employees in the near future. Clients include Lokki, Malou, ScorePlay, Gladia and Formance.The majority of our customers today generate between 3 and 10 million in revenue, Bdout said. But Hyperline already thinks it can work with bigger companies that handle a large volume of invoices. That will require working with integration companies. And its something that Hyperline is already testing.

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Fishers sending an entangled Whale Shark back into the sea in Poonthura, Trivandrum CoastWildlife Trust of IndiaThe Wildlife Trust of Indias Pan India Whale Shark Project has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a milestone that reflects the remarkable collaboration between conservationists, government agencies, and the countrys compassionate fishing communities in saving these gentle giants of the ocean.Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest fish in the ocean, with the largest reliable record of a whale shark measuring 62 feet (18.8 meters) in total length. Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water. Recognizable by their distinctive patterns of white spots and stripes on a grayish-blue body, whale sharks are found in tropical and warm temperate oceans around the world. A migratory species, they often traveling vast distances to feed and breed, but many aspects of their behavior and life cycle remain mysterious. Unfortunately, they are listed as endangered due to threats like accidental entanglement in fishing gear, habitat destruction, and hunting.The latest rescue occurred on the festive day of Pongal, or Makar Sankranti, at Achutheghu, Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala. Fisherfolk carefully disentangled a whale shark from their fishing nets and guided it back into the sea, marking the 34th such rescue in Kerala since the state joined the Pan India Whale Shark Project in 2017. This initiative, spearheaded by WTI in collaboration with the Kerala Forest and Fisheries Departments and supported by VST Industries Limited, has thrived thanks to the unwavering support of local communities.Whale Shark satellite tagged at Veraval by WTI.Wildlife Trust of IndiaFor the past seven years, this project in Kerala has thrived through unwavering community support, said Saymanti B, Officer-in-Charge of Natural Heritage Campaigns at WTI. The 34th rescue from our project site stands as a testament to the power of successful private partnerships. These achievements would not have been possible without the incredible collaboration of the fishing community, supportive collaborators, and donors.MORE FOR YOUBut this success story dates back to 2004, when WTI launched the Pan India Whale Shark Project in Gujarat. At the time, whale sharks faced an alarming threat due to mass hunting; this plight gained global attention through Mike Pandeys award-winning documentary, Shores of Silence, which shed light on the slaughter of these majestic creatures. A report by TRAFFIC India further revealed over 600 whale shark landings between 1999 and 2000, emphasizing the urgency for action. In response, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change listed the whale shark in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, giving it the highest level of protection. A historic decision, as whale sharks became the first fish species in India to receive such status.Since then, the project in Gujarat has facilitated the rescue and release of 967 whale sharks, with fishers playing a pivotal role. Their willingness to adapt fishing practices and actively participate in conservation efforts has been instrumental in this success, stresses WTI. The initiative has also benefited from partnerships with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Tata Chemicals Ltd., and the Gujarat Forest Department, which have all provided vital resources and support. WTI has also agged 11 whale sharks since 2011, enabling researchers to track their movements and gain insights into their migration patterns off the Indian coastline and beyond. Farukhkha Bloch, Head of the Pan India Whale Shark Project, explains: The Saurashtra coast of Gujarat hosts a preferred aggregation habitat for whale sharks to meet their biological needs, especially females to give birth to young ones and feed on plankton. Our collaboration with the Gujarat Forest Department has allowed us to study their movement patterns and biological preferences. The team hopes to tag more sharks in the future for further insights into how they use the waters off India. With continued efforts, Indias whale shark population has a fighting chance to thrive.

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsA color-changing smartphoneA surprisingly good cameraWhat about the rest of the phone?Is the special color-changing feature enough?Im not deliberately torturing myself as I type these words with almost frozen fingers, as my weather app tells me it feels like 1-degrees Celsius. Im actually testing the Realme 14 Pro Plus big party trick.When it gets cold, the back of the phone changes color, and between getting out of my warm car and now, it has changed from an off-white color with gold flecks to a frigid white with blue waves. Im glad Ive seen what happens when Realmes color-changing phone gets cold, but Im really looking forward to seeing it get warm again.Recommended VideosAndy Boxall / Digital TrendsYes, the Realme 14 Pro Plus back changes color. The Pearl White version of the Realme 14 Pro Plus has a thermochromic fusion fiber rear cover, which steadily turns from its normal white to a pearl-like blue when the temperature drops down to minus-8 degrees Celsius or 16 degrees Fahrenheit and returns to normal when it climbs back up. Its highly unusual, and even though its an absolute gimmick, its very cool-looking, too.RelatedIt has been very cold in the U.K. since the Realme 14 Pro Plus arrived, and Ive seen firsthand how it adapts, shifts, and morphs with dramatic effect. When its warm, the Realme 14 Pro Plus has an attractive matte finish with a gold pearl effect, which matches well with the gold chassis and camera module border.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsAs the ambient temperature falls, the gold becomes less prominent and is replaced by a vibrant blue. It happens subtly, although you can hasten the change when you put the phone in cold water or rub it between your warm hands. I like how it almost imperceivably alters; its like a living, breathing thing.Im not about to tell you the color-changing rear panel is anything more than a fun design, but theres no doubt it gets people talking when you tell them about it. I certainly cant think of another current phone that changes color like this, and its great to see that it actually works too. You dont have to do anything special, except be somewhere cold for it to change. However, if you live somewhere perennially warm (you lucky thing), you may not see the blue shades very often.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsRealme has used its color-changing technology to make the Realme 14 Pro Plus stand out from the crowd, but its also pushing the camera, and it turns out that its right to do so. A Sony IMX896 50-megapixel main camera is joined by a 50MP Sony IMX882 periscope zoom camera,. Both have optical image stabilization (OIS), along with an 8MP wide-angle camera. You can shoot 3x optical zoom photos, plus 2x and 6x lossless zoom photos.The camera module houses three flash units for Realmes MagicGlow flash system, where you can manually adjust the warmth and brightness or use a pair of special filters to balance environmental lighting to suit different skin tones.1 of 12Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends 2x zoom Andy Boxall / Digital Trends 3x zoom Andy Boxall / Digital Trends 6x zoom Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Wide-angle Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Wide-angle Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Andy Boxall / Digital Trends A color-changing rear panel is going to grab headlines, but the camera is the Realme 14 Pro Plus true standout feature. In the few dozen photos Ive taken with it, the main camera shows considerable promise due to its lovely tones and color balance, while the 3x and even the 6x zoom modes take good pictures. Im less taken with the 2x zoom, and as expected, the wide-angle cameras photos are hazy and lack detail. That aside, the 14 Pro Plus seems to have one of the best Realme cameras in a while.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsThe Realme 14 Pro Plus impresses more than you may expect from its relatively modest specifications. It has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, 12GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of storage space. A big 6,000mAh battery powers it, but this has not translated into a hefty weight or large dimensions, as the phone weighs 194 grams and is 7.99mm thick.Realme has chosen to use a quad-curve 6.83-inch, 120Hz screen for the Realme 14 Pro Plus, meaning it has curved corners and sides, just like the OnePlus 13 and Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus. I like the screens curves, which feel great in the palm of your hand, and appreciate the slim 1.6mm bezels that give it a modern look. Overall, this is a really comfortable, lightweight phone, and it has slipped almost unnoticed into my pocket.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsOther specifications include stereo speakers, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a 32MP selfie camera with autofocus, 80-watt wired charging, and Android 15 with the Realme 6.0 interface. If you dont want the color-changing Pearl White model, theres a Suede Grey version with a vegan leather rear cover. Realme also promises military-grade shock resistance, plus IP68 and IP69 dust and water resistance.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsA phone that changes color based on the temperature is a silly feature, but I really do like it. It gives the Realme 14 Pro Plus some character and certainly makes it unique, but its not a reason to buy the phone.Based on my short time with it, the camera does seem to be a reason to buy the Realme 14 Pro Plus, while the color-changing rear panel is a fun bonus that will amaze your friends and set your choice of mobile phone apart from all the rest.At the time of writing, Realme has not stated where the Realme 14 Pro Plus will be released or how much it will cost. Realme is now deep into its renewed international release efforts, so it may arrive in Europe and the U.K. in the near future. Well update this article when we know more.Editors Recommendations

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Welcome to the club Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket Bypassing engine chill issues and a wayward boat, Blue Origin got to T-0. Eric Berger Jan 16, 2025 2:51 am | 11 After 14 seconds, New Glenn was still working on clearing the launch tower. Credit: Blue Origin After 14 seconds, New Glenn was still working on clearing the launch tower. Credit: Blue Origin Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreEarly on Thursday morning, a Saturn V-sized rocket ignited its seven main engines, a prelude to lifting off from Earth.But then, the New Glenn rocket didn't move.And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane.The thrust-to-weight of the rocket must have been in the vicinity of 1.0 to 1.2, so the booster had to burn a little liquid methane and oxygen before it could begin to climb appreciably. But finally, seconds into the mission, New Glenn did begin to climb. It was slow, ever so slow. But it flew true.Flying safeAfter that the vehicle performed like a champion. The first stage burned for more than three minutes before the second stage separated at an altitude of 70 km. Then, the upper stage's two BE-3U engines appeared to perform flawlessly, pushing the Blue Ring pathfinder payload toward orbit. These engines burned very nearly for 10 minutes before shutting down, having reached an orbital velocity of 28,800 kph.For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed largely with private funding, had come. And it was a smashing success.The only downer came a little bit later when Blue Origin's Ariane Cornell confirmed that the first stage did not successfully return to Earth. "We did in fact lose the booster," Cornell said during the company's webcast. Far below in the Atlantic Ocean the drone ship Jacklyn awaited, a lone and lonely sentinel, with no rocket to catch.But no one who really understands the difficulties of launching and landing rockets believed that Blue Origin would succeed in catching its first orbital booster. SpaceX required 19 launches before it finally landed an orbital rocket for the first time, back in December 2015. Blue Origin deserves credit for making the attempt, rather than criticism for failing to stick the landing.Two causes of delayThe launch occurred a little more than one hour into Thursday morning's launch window. Liftoff was delayed, at first, by an unspecified issue with properly chilling the BE-4 engines ahead of launch. They were much warmer than observed during the previous launch attempt on Monday morning.Then, as Blue Origin got deeper into the countdown, a wayward boat strayed into the keep-out zone around the launch site. These areas are cleared during launches to protect anyone below in case of a failure.But finally, the boat was cleared, and so was New Glenn, for its date with destiny. The time was 2:03 am ET (07:03 UTC). And although it was early in the day, it already was a great day for Blue Origin and its founder, Jeff Bezos, who has poured billions into the company and this rocket. Maybe the greatest one to date.Eric BergerSenior Space EditorEric BergerSenior Space Editor Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon. A certified meteorologist, Eric lives in Houston. 11 Comments

Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, has launched its first orbital rocket, New Glenn.New Glenn is one of the largest, most powerful rockets ever built.The maiden launch marks a milestone for Blue Origin.Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has entered the rocket big leagues.At 2:03 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Blue Origin's 32-story-tall New Glenn rocket fired its seven engines and climbed atop a cloud of fire and steam for the first time, roaring into the skies above the launch complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida."LIFTOFF! New Glenn is beginning its first ever ascent toward the stars," Blue Origin wrote in an X post on Thursday morning.Bezos, who was present at New Glenn's launch, uploaded a minute-long clip of the launch on X shortly after liftoff."We did it! Orbital. Great night for Team Blue. On to spring and trying again on the landing," Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp wrote in an X post on Thursday morning.New Glenn belongs to a new generation of the largest, most powerful rockets ever built, next to Elon Musk's SpaceX's StarshipThese heavy-lift vehicles have roughly the size and heft of NASA's Saturn V the rocket that launched Apollo astronauts to the moon but they're designed for even more ambitious goals.Musk and Bezos have espoused plans to establish permanent human settlements on Mars and on a giant space station, respectively. NASA aims to build permanent science stations on and around the moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars with SpaceX's and Blue Origins' help.First, though, Blue Origin needs to strengthen its business. New Glenn'sBlue Origin was originally planning to launch New Glenn on Monday. The launch was repeatedly delayed and eventually postponed after Blue Origin said they had to "troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue.""Our key objective today is to reach orbit safely. Anything beyond that is icing on the cake. We know landing the boosteron our first try offshore in the Atlantic is ambitiousbut we're going for it. No matter what happens, we'll learn, refine, and apply that knowledge to our next launch," Blue Origin wrote on X on Thursday morning.Blue Origin did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Blue Origin loses booster in an otherwise successful launchBlue Origin lost its booster after it separated from the rocket. The booster was meant to return to Earth and land on a platform in the ocean, which would have been the company's first step to proving the reusability of its booster.This makes SpaceX the only company to have recovered and reused a rocket's booster. The Musk-led rocket company has been retrieving its much smaller Falcon 9 first-stage boosters for reuse in this way for years.SpaceX's Starship booster recently proved a different landing method, lowering itself into the waiting arms of a landing tower in October.Like Falcon 9, and unlike Starship, New Glenn is only partially reusable its second stage is not designed for reuse.Musk congratulated Bezos shortly after New Glenn's successful liftoff."Congratulations on reaching orbit on the first attempt! @JeffBezos," Musk wrote on X.Blue Origin's future depends on New GlennTrailing behind SpaceX, Blue Origin is one of the leading companies paving the way for reusable rockets, which can help slash spaceflight costs.Weeks before New Glenn's debut launch, during the New York Times 2024 DealBook Summit, Bezos said Blue Origin "is not a very good business, yet."He added, "It's going to be the best business that I've ever been involved in."New Glenn is Blue Origin's second rocket, but its first designed to insert itself into Earth's orbit.The company began construction on New Glenn in 2016. Bezos has said he"Blue Origin needs to be much faster," Bezos told Lex Fridman in December 2023. "And it's one of the reasons that I left my role as the CEO of Amazon a couple of years ago."For comparison, SpaceX began developing its first orbital rocket, the Falcon 9 v1.0, in 2005. It made its debut launch five years later, in 2010.That said, New Glenn is more than three times more powerful than SpaceX's first Falcon 9.Blue Origin's comparatively tiny New Shepard rocket, which carries paying customers and other payloads to suborbital space, has been reused nearly 30 times since its first launch in 2015. Marianne Ayala/Insider New Glenn's maiden voyage is carrying a test payloadAs Blue Origin's barge sails the booster back to the coast, the rocket's second stage is scheduled to remain in space for about six hours while carrying the company's prototype Blue Ring pathfinder spacecraft.Blue Ring is designed for multiple mission types, including transporting, refueling, and communicating with other craft in space. The pathfinder prototype launched on Thursday is a test launch and is set to remain onboard and not be deployed into space."There is a growing demand to quickly move and position equipment and infrastructure in multiple orbits," Limp wrote on X in December. Blue Ring is designed to fulfill that need for both government and commercial customers, the Blue Origin CEO said.The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Blue Origin a license to launch New Glenn to orbit from Cape Canaveral for the next five years.Blue Origin's customers include NASA, Amazon, and several telecommunications providers.

This morning, Marvel gave us our first, long-awaited look atDaredevil: Born Again, its revival/continuation of Netflixs beloved series as a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Its full of rage and brutality, but its also full of intriguing hints as to whos coming back from the original show, whos being added to the MCU this time around, and what comic arcs are inspiring Matt Murdocks return to vigilante action. Lets take a look at whos who, shall we? The Dream Team Returns Marvel Early on in the trailer, framed around a tense (but a not entirely unpleasant) reunion between Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock, we get an acknowledgement that its been a while since the events of the Netflix Daredevil, series, and a long-awaited confirmation that, for now at least, things seem to be good between that shows returning lead trio: Matt, his partner-in-not-crime Foggy Nelson, and of course, Karen Page. In early versions of the shows return, neither Deborah Ann Woll nor Elden Henson were set to make an an appearance. Were glad that theyre finally back, but theyre also notin this trailer that much and that might tease some bad things to come, especially as were grappling with a Matt Murdock whos retired from the world of vigilantism when the series begins. Mayor Fisk Marvel A lots changed for Matt, but a lots changed for Fisk too, as we get to see him embrace a big new role as New Yorks mayor. This has also been a long time coming: the MCU started setting up this arc for Fisk after his return to the MCU in Hawkeye duringthe post-credits of Echo, and now were going to get to see it flourish inBorn Again. The plot twist to put Fisk at the top of the political chain comes from recent Marvel Comics historyFisk became mayor during Charles Soule and Stefano Landinis run on Daredevilin late 2017, after the events ofSecret Empire saw him play a major role in protecting the citizens of New York after Hydra sealed off Manhattan in a bubble of Darkforce energy during its plot to take over America. In the comics Fisk ran as an independent (and fixed the vote even with his popular support running on an anti-vigilante platform), and eventually even tapped Matt himself to act as Deputy Mayor, who used the position in an attempt to undermine Fisk and eventually confront him as Daredevil, hoping to catch him in the criminal act and strip him of his newfound power. Fisk actually stayed mayor of New York for quite a whileonly being laid low during the climax of the 2022 event series Devils Reign, after he attempted to outright ban vigilantes in New York and work with the Purple Man to try coerce the city into re-electing him as mayor, and also re-discover his lost knowledge of Daredevils alter ego. After he was stopped by both Matt and Elektra (both operating as Daredevil at the time), Fisk was briefly incarcerated, allowing Luke Cage to win the mayoral election by default.A Familiar Foe Marvel We get a brief and intriguing shot during the middle trailer of at least one returning villain from the Netflix series beyond Fisk himself: Wilson Bethels Bullseye. Seen here being led by armed guards through a prison, when we last saw him in the Netflix show Ben Poindexter was arrested after going rogue from his time as Fisks personal assassin, leading to him to attempt to kill Fisk and his wife Vanessa during their wedding. Incapacitated by Daredevil and Fisk working together, Poindexter was paralyzed during the attack, leading to him accepting a mysterious experimental spinal surgery that also seemingly gave him his enhanced marksman abilities from the comics. Considering hes up and about walking here, it seems like the risky surgery paid off.And a New One? Marvel But we are also getting new villains making their debut, too. The handiwork of one in particular is glimpsed throughout the trailer, and we get to see him in action briefly too: this white, splotchy-masked mystery is Muse. Created by the aforementioned Soule and artist Ron Garney in 2016, Musewhose identity is never actually uncoveredwas a mutate serial killer who graphically murdered targets before displaying them in gruesome works of performance art. In the comics he escapes capture several times before eventually breaking out of jail during Fisks mayoral tenure, before ultimately being defeated by Daredevil and Blindspot (who Muse had previously blinded), leading to him committing suicide. One thing thats seemingly unclear here in terms of what will come over intoBorn Again is Muses powers. In the comics, he has superhuman strength and speed, as well as a strange sensory absorption effect: Muses body can effectively dampen the sensory information around it, making him near imperceptible even to Daredevils enhanced senses.Frenemies Old and New Marvel The trailer also gives us a few more shots of returning faces from the Netflix show in the form of Ayelet Zurer, playing Fisks now-wife Vanessa (Sandrine Holt was previously cast to take over the role, beforeBorn Agains creative reboot), and Jon Bernthals Punisher literally burying the hatchet with Matt. Season two of Franks own spinoff series concluded with him having fully embraced the mantle of the Punisher, turning down a deal to work doing wetworks for the CIA to take his violent campaign against the criminal underworld in new directions. Where he and Matt reunite remains to be seen, but whats become of the Punisher in a world where Daredevil temporarily retired?A New Hero Rises Marvel Another really interesting new character we get a glimpse of in the trailer is a man putting on a familiar white mask: this is Hector Ayala, also known of as the superhero White Tiger. Played by Kamar de los Reyes in his final role before his passing in 2023, Ayala is the first of several characters to have taken on the White Tiger mantle in Marvels comics, a legacy that has gone on to include his youngest sister, Ava. First appearing in 1975, White Tiger is granted superhuman power by the amulet he wears around his neck, summoning the powers of a great Tiger God, allowing him access to superhuman strength and agility, as well as accelerated healing and enhanced senses. New Suit(s) Marvel One of the last and most intriguing glimpses we see in the trailer is Matt looking across a whole swath of Daredevil masks. While we see him throughout the trailer wearing an updated version of his iconic red suit, the different cowls here suggest a litany of throwbacks to Daredevils comic history. Most obvious is the yellow mask from the suit we saw him wear in his appearance in She-Hulk, inspired by the very first costume Daredevil wears in the comics, but there are also two red cowls here, which seem to both be from his earlier versions of his current suit seen in throughout the Netflix series.The black cowl could be a reference to one of two suits Daredevil has worn in the comics: his armored gear that he first wore after a battle with the Wild Pack, or his all-black Shadowlands suit, from when Matt took over the Hand ninja clan and found himself corrupted by its mysterious patron demon, the Beast. The most interesting addition here is the one on the left, a silver-white mask that has only one similar parallel in the comics: during the 2023 relaunch ofDaredevil with creative team Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder, Matt started working as a priest, and eventually teamed up with Doctor Strange to confront his inner demons. The end result was a purified all-white version of his regular suit. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.