Kip Evans/AlamyOn Earth, the land moves. Over millions of years, continents shift and the entire surface of the planet reshapes itself. The driver of all this is plate tectonics: Earths surface is divided into several dozen plates, which move horizontally. Figuring out how this got started, however, has proved surprisingly challenging. Research has come up with dates ranging from 800 million years ago to 4 billion years ago, not long after the planet formed. Now, the reason for this huge discrepancy is finally becoming apparent.Today, plate tectonics is a global process. Everywhere, plates are imperceptibly moving. At mid-ocean ridges, hot magma oozes up from inside Earth, forming new crust and pushing the plates apart. Where two collide, one is forced under the other, destroying it, in a process called subduction.Things were very different when Earth was new notably, it was much hotter, which meant the rocks of the crust were softer. But what that crust was doing is unclear. Some researchers argue there was a stagnant lid: the crust barely moved, leaving the same rocks at the surface for hundreds of millions of years. Others think plates moved vertically rather than horizontally, as denser rocks sank and less dense ones rose. Somehow, the crust divided into plates and they started moving horizontally. But when?A decade ago, many researchers argued that plate tectonics began between 3 billion and 3.2 billion years ago, says Nadja Drabon at Harvard University. Several lines of evidence pointed to big changes at that time, including the first evidence of minerals that only form

Microsoft announced today that it has made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubitsa special approach to building quantum computers that could make them more stable and easier to scale up. Researchers and companies have been working for years to build quantum computers, which could unlock dramatic new abilities to simulate complex materials and discover new ones, among many other possible applications. To achieve that potential, though, we must build big enough systems that are stable enough to perform computations. Many of the technologies being explored today, such as the superconducting qubits pursued by Google and IBM, are so delicate that the resulting systems need to have many extra qubits to correct errors. Microsoft has long been working on an alternative that could cut down on the overhead by using components that are far more stable. These components, called Majorana quasiparticles, are not real particles. Instead, they are special patterns of behavior that may arise inside certain physical systems and under certain conditions. The pursuit has not been without setbacks, including a high-profile paper retraction by researchers associated with the company in 2018. But the Microsoft team, which has since pulled this research effort in house, claims it is now on track to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer containing a few thousand qubits in a matter of years and that it has a blueprint for building out chips that each contain a million qubits or so, a rough target that could be the point at which these computers really begin to show their power. This week the company announced a few early successes on that path: piggybacking on a Nature paper published today that describes a fundamental validation of the system, the company says it has been testing a topological qubit, and that it has wired up a chip containing eight of them. You dont get to a million qubits without a lot of blood, sweat, and tears and solving a lot of really difficult technical challenges along the way. And I do not want to understate any of that, says Chetan Nayak, a Microsoft technical fellow and leader of the team pioneering this approach. That said, he says, I think that we have a path that we very much believe in, and we see a line of sight. Researchers outside the company are cautiously optimistic. Im very glad that [this research] seems to have hit a very important milestone, says computer scientist Scott Aaronson, who heads the Quantum Information Center at the University of Texas at Austin. I hope that this stands, and I hope that its built up. Even and odd The first step in building a quantum computer is constructing qubits that can exist in fragile quantum statesnot 0s and 1s like the bits in classical computers, but rather a mixture of the two. Maintaining qubits in these states and linking them up with one another is delicate work, and over the years a significant amount of research has gone into refining error correction schemes to make up for noisy hardware. For many years, theorists and experimentalists alike have been intrigued by the idea of creating topological qubits, which are constructed through mathematical twists and turns and have protection from errors essentially baked into their physics. Its been such an appealing idea to people since the early 2000s, says Aaronson. The only problem with it is that it requires, in a sense, creating a new state of matter thats never been seen in nature. Microsoft has been on a quest to synthesize this state, called a Majorana fermion, in the form of quasiparticles. The Majorana was first proposed nearly 90 years ago as a particle that is its own antiparticle, which means two Majoranas will annihilate when they encounter one another. With the right conditions and physical setup, the company has been hoping to get behavior matching that of the Majorana fermion within materials. In the last few years, Microsofts approach has centered on creating a very thin wire or "nanowire" from indium arsenide, a semiconductor. This material is placed in close proximity to aluminum, which becomes a superconductor close to absolute zero, and can be used to create superconductivity in the nanowire. Ordinarily youre not likely to find any unpaired electrons skittering about in a superconductorelectrons like to pair up. But under the right conditions in the nanowire, its theoretically possible for an electron to hide itself, with each half hiding at either end of the wire. If these complex entities, called Majorana zero modes, can be coaxed into existence, they will be difficult to destroy, making them intrinsically stable. Now you can see the advantage, says Sankar Das Sarma, a theoretical physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park, who did early work on this concept. You cannot destroy a half electron, right? If you try to destroy a half electron, that means only a half electron is left. Thats not allowed. In 2023, the Microsoft team published a paper in the journal Physical Review B claiming that this system had passed a specific protocol designed to assess the presence of Majorana zero modes. This week in Nature, the researchers reported that they can read out the information in these nanowiresspecifically, whether there are Majorana zero modes hiding at the wires ends. If there are, that means the wire has an extra, unpaired electron. What we did in the Nature paper is we showed how to measure the even or oddness, says Nayak. To be able to tell whether theres 10 million or 10 million and one electrons in one of these wires. Thats an important step by itself, because the company aims to use those two statesan even or odd number of electrons in the nanowireas the 0s and 1s in its qubits. If these quasiparticles exist, it should be possible to braid the four Majorana zero modes in a pair of nanowires around one another by making specific measurements in a specific order. The result would be a qubit with a mix of these two states, even and odd. Nayak says the team has done just that, creating a two-level quantum system, and that it is currently working on a paper on the results. Researchers outside the company say they cannot comment on the qubit results, since that paper is not yet available. But some have hopeful things to say about the findings published so far. I find it very encouraging, says Travis Humble, director of the Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. It is not yet enough to claim that they have created topological qubits. Theres still more work to be done there, he says. But this is a good first step toward validating the type of protection that they hope to create. Others are more skeptical. Physicist Henry Legg of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who previously criticized Physical Review B for publishing the 2023 paper without enough data for the results to be independently reproduced, is not convinced that the team is seeing evidence of Majorana zero modes in its Nature paper. He says that the companys early tests did not put it on solid footing to make such claims. The optimism is definitely there, but the science isnt there, he says. One potential complication is impurities in the device, which can create conditions that look like Majorana particles. But Nayak says the evidence has only grown stronger as the research has proceeded. This gives us confidence: We are manipulating sophisticated devices and seeing results consistent with a Majorana interpretation, he says. They have satisfied many of the necessary conditions for a Majorana qubit, but there are still a few more boxes to check," Das Sarma said after seeing preliminary results on the qubit. "The progress has been impressive and concrete. Scaling up On the face of it, Microsofts topological efforts seem woefully behind in the world of quantum computingthe company is just now working to combine qubits in the single digits while others have tied together more than 1,000. But both Nayak and Das Sarma say other efforts had a strong head start because they involved systems that already had a solid grounding in physics. Work on the topological qubit, on the other hand, has meant starting from scratch. We really were reinventing the wheel, Nayak says, likening the teams efforts to the early days of semiconductors, when there was so much to sort out about electron behavior and materials, and transistors and integrated circuits still had to be invented. Thats why this research path has taken almost 20 years, he says: Its the longest-running R&D program in Microsoft history. Some support from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency could help the company catch up. Early this month, Microsoft was selected as one of two companies to continue work on the design of a scaled-up system, through a program focused on underexplored approaches that could lead to utility-scale quantum computersthose whose benefits exceed their costs. The other company selected is PsiQuantum, a startup that is aiming to build a quantum computer containing up to a million qubits using photons. Many of the researchers MIT Technology Review spoke with would still like to see how this work plays out in scientific publications, but they were hopeful. The biggest disadvantage of the topological qubit is that its still kind of a physics problem, says Das Sarma. If everything Microsoft is claiming today is correct then maybe right now the physics is coming to an end, and engineering could begin. This story was updated with Henry Legg's current institutional affiliation.

Netflix has released the first trailer for Shonda Rhimes' new show, "The Residence."The series, starring Giancarlo Esposito and Uzo Aduba, is a murder mystery set in the White House.Since 2020, Rhimes has produced three hit shows for Netflix, including "Bridgerton."After the success of the "Bridgerton" franchise and true crime drama "Inventing Anna," Shonda Rhimes' latest collaboration with Netflix is a murder mystery: "The Residence."The whodunnit, set during an important state dinner at the White House, will feature a fictional US President, his staff and a cameo from the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue.The trailer released on Wednesday shows that the White House chief of staff is murdered during the event, and a renowned detective is brought in to solve the case before it turns into a crisis. As the detective dives deeper into the investigation, she learns about the tense divisions between the White House staff, the President, and his allies.Rhimes is an executive producer, and the show was created by Paul William Davies, a writer on previous shows by Rhimes' production company, Shondaland.Here's what to know about "The Residence," which premieres on March 20.'The Residence' stars Giancarlo Esposito, Uzo Adubo, and Randall Park Kylie Minogue will make a cameo as herself in "The Residence." Erin Simkin / Netflix Like "Bridgerton," "The Residence" has an ensemble cast led by Uzo Adubo, who previously starred in "Orange is the New Black," one of Netflix's first hits.Adubo plays the fictional detective Cordelia Cupp as she works with the Washington Police Department to help solve the murder.Giancarlo Esposito plays the murder victim, A.B. Wynter,Randall Park plays Edwin Park, an FBI agent assigned to help Cupp with her investigations.Most of the cast, including Jane Curtin, Ken Marino, and Susan Kelechi Watson, will be playing the 157 suspects, ranging from White House staff members to the President.Minogue plays herself as a guest at the White House.'The Residence' is loosely inspired by a 2015 non-fiction book. Giancarlo Esposito plays A.B. Wynter and Bronson Pinchot plays Didier Gotthard in "The Residence." Jessica Brooks / Netflix The series is not a true story, but it is inspired by the nonfiction bestseller "The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House," written by Kate Andersen Brower, a former White House correspondent.The book shares insight into the lives of US Presidents, their families, and White House staff.'The Residence' is being released during a turbulent time for US politicsIt's an interesting coincidence that a show set at the White House will air weeks after Rhimes resigned from the board of the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center over President Donald Trump appointing himself as the new chair. He also ousted board members appointed by former President Joe Biden.Rhimes first mentioned "The Residence" in an interview with The New York Times in 2018 about her new deal with Netflix.In 2017, Rhimes, and her award-winning production company Shondaland, entered a multi-year deal with Netflix, which was estimated to be worth millions of dollars, though the details were not confirmed.In the interview with the Times, Rhimes shared ideas for eight shows she wants to make a Netflix. Three were developed into "The Residence," "Bridgerton," and "Inventing Anna.""Bridgerton" is the biggest success so far, becoming one of Netflix's hit recurring series and inspiring the spin-off "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story," also produced by Shondaland.

Donald Trump endorsed a House GOP budget plan.Republicans' outline would likely lead to billions in Medicaid cuts, which insures over 70 million Americans.In an interview alongside Elon Musk that aired Tuesday night, Trump said he wouldn't touch Medicaid.President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed a House Republican budget plan that could cut billions from Medicaid, just hours after pledging that the healthcare program for millions of disabled and low-income Americans would not be touched.Republican leaders have called for massive spending cuts to finance trillions in tax cuts and other provisions. House conservatives won a major concession last week, passing a budget blueprint that ties the size of the proposed tax cuts to the size of spending cuts. If Republicans don't cut enough spending, their outline would not likely allow for all of Trump's promises, including ending taxes on tips and overtime pay.During an interview alongside Elon Musk, Trump said he would not touch Medicaid. He has pledged not to cut Social Security and Medicare, the largest federal government programs, though his administration has recently gone after Social Security for suspected fraud."Medicare, Medicaid, none of that stuff is going to be touched," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview that aired on Tuesday night.Trump previously said he would "love and cherish" Medicaid, which insures 70 million Americans. The federal government covers most of the cost of the $880 billion a year program, which was first created in the same 1965 law that birthed Medicare, a separate program for Americans 65 and older.Last week, the House Budget Committee released its budget draft that outlined about $2 trillion in spending cuts. These included a proposed $880 billion in spending cuts from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which would extend for a decade.It's likely these cuts would target Medicaid, a program with over 72 million people enrolled, according to October 2024 data. Medicaid supplies healthcare services coverage for lower-income Americans of all ages, accounting for about $872 billion in spending in 2023.Some GOP leaders have suggested implementing per-capita caps on Medicaid, which could save up to $900 billion per a House Budget Committee Proposal. It's likely cuts to Medicaid would reduce Medicaid services or search for other funding methods, which could impact millions of recipients.Trump's statement comes as congressional Republicans tussle over how to best proceed with the special budget process that will allow them to extend Trump's 2017 tax plan, fund stiffer immigration enforcement, and potentially pass a no-taxes-on-tips plan, all without requiring the support of a single Democratic lawmaker. Known as reconciliation, the process will likely be Trump's best avenue to pass the bulk of his domestic agenda, given Republicans' thin majorities in Congress.Senate Republicans have a competing plan, which does not include tax cuts. Under their proposal, the GOP would return to extending tax cuts and passing additional ones later this year. Senate Republicans were expected to move forward with their proposal before Trump's announcement later this week.The White House did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Americas beloved national parks face a problem that could, in a matter of weeks, grow into a full-blown crisis. The number of people visiting areas managed by the National Park Service which includes national parks, monuments, and other sites is way up. In 2023, the most recent year for national data, parks had more than 325 million visits. Thats about a 16 percent bump relative to 2010. At least in some parks, visitation rates have continued to rise. Meanwhile, staffing at the National Park Service is down, having dropped about 13 percent over that same period, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, an advocacy group. Staffing specifically in parks has fallen even further in that time, the group said, as the agencys budget has failed to keep pace with rising personnel costs. That means there are fewer employees to oversee more visitors and mitigate their impact on our public lands and ecosystems. And this was before the recent layoff. Late last week, the Trump administration laid off roughly 1,000 workers in the National Park Service, or about 5 percent of its workforce, as part of a broader gutting of the federal workforce. The latest cuts targeted employees who were still in a probationary period, often meaning they were recently hired or had just moved into a new role. The layoff does not include many additional employees who opted for a deferred resignation or had offers for full-time employment rescinded. In an agency that has already experienced a significant staffing decline over the past decade, these layoffs will severely affect park operations and the visitor experience, Phil Francis, chair of the Executive Council of the Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, a group representing current and former employees and volunteers of the National Park Service, said in a statement Friday. National Park Service employees dedicate their careers to preserving our nations most treasured landscapes and historic sites. We should be supporting them not jeopardizing their livelihoods.The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service did not respond to a request for comment. Send us a tipDo you have information to share about the National Park Service or other government agencies? Reach out to Benji Jones at benji.jones@vox.com, on Signal at benji.90, or at benjijones@protonmail.com.Reporting by the Washington Post indicates the National Park Service will reinstate 5,000 seasonal job offers that were previously rescinded under a government-wide hiring freeze. That may help fill some immediate needs; seasonal employees perform a range of tasks, from collecting fees to researching wildlife. Yet its not clear when those jobs will be reinstated and they wont make up for the permanent roles that have been lost, said John Garder, senior director of budget and appropriations at the National Parks Conservation Association. Those seasonal employees, who are critical to serving visitors during the busy season, are no substitute for the permanent employees who manage those seasonal workers and provide the expertise and institutional knowledge and experience to ensure resource protection and a well functioning park, Garder said. The National Park Service is among the most popular US government agencies, ranking above the Postal Service and NASA for favorability, according to a 2024 poll by the Pew Research Center. Parks are also an economic engine, contributing some $56 billion to the US economy in 2023. Courtesy of Pew Research CenterLeft with too few employees, parks may have to cut back hours at their visitor centers and access to their restrooms or cancel guided tours. Maintenance projects will be further delayed. Trash will pile up. There will be fewer educators to teach visitors about the history and biology of the region and its resources. Probationary workers whose roles were deemed critical to public safety, such as law enforcement officers, were exempt from the layoff. But some experts worry that the layoff will nonetheless put the public at risk, considering park workers provide basic visitor support, such as offering directions so people dont get lost.Did those who made the decision know or care that the main objective of my position is to provide preventive search and rescue education, to keep park visitors safe? Stacy Ramsey, a worker at the Buffalo National River in Arkansas who was fired, wrote in a now-viral Facebook post. Did they know that I am part of the visitor and resource protection division, and that I spent my days on the frontline, looking out for the safety of park visitors? Over the weekend, Travis Mason-Bushman, an employee at Great Basin National Park in Nevada, wrote on LinkedIn that he lost five colleagues. These are people who lead tours, clean toilets, answer phones, design signs, and support search and rescue operations, he said in the post. You cannot lay off half of any organizations frontline staff and carry on as if nothing has happened.With fewer workers, the many ecosystems that parks conserve are also at risk from crowds of tourists, Garder said, especially during the popular months of spring and summer. These include the wet forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the river and stunning views of Zion. A key part of the job of Park Service employees is to protect these resources, such as by ensuring visitors dont litter or go off the trails.These reckless actions should never have happened, Garder said of the layoff. But if they are reversed now, then it may be possible to ensure that parks have the people they need to support the millions of visitors that are so critical to tourism economies and to protect irreplaceable resources. As things stand now, visitors will not have the services they expect and deserve, and resources will be at threat for lack of park experts to research and protect them.See More:

The Nintendo Switch 2 may be without a release date, but it appears the console is already available on the black market although it'll cost you to get your hands on it earlier than anyone elseTech11:15, 19 Feb 2025Updated 11:15, 19 Feb 202542 days to go until we find out more about the Switch 2... but who's counting?We're still more than a month away from the Switch 2 reveal on April 2, as Nintendo confirms the system's price and when we can play it.Still, while we're salivating over the potential launch game lineup that could feature Mario, Link, Samus and even something from Rockstar Games, one analyst has gone on record with another price prediction for the system and it lines up pretty closely with what we've heard recently.Over on his newsletter, Joost van Dreunen, one of the co-founders of market research firm SuperData Research has discussed the potential price of the system (thanks, NintendoLife).This could be yours for.. $399 apparentlyWe've heard plenty of suggestions that the Switch 2 will retail for around $400 (317), and van Dreunen feels similarly."Based on current market dynamics and platform positioning strategy, Nintendo is likely to price the Switch 2 at $399," he predicts."It represents a critical psychological threshold that balances premium hardware aspirations against mainstream market accessibility."At this price point, Nintendo would maintain its traditional positive margin on hardware while positioning the Switch 2 distinctly below rival premium gaming devices yet above the original Switch's launch price. It signals a meaningful technical advancement without alienating its core family demographic."When it comes to the console's actual price, Nintendo is seemingly planning to focus on making the Switch 2 affordable.Joy-Con will be magnetic nowIn an investor meeting earlier this month, Shuntaro Furukawa, the company's president, had the following to say:"We are aware that, in addition to how inflation is currently proceeding, the exchange rate environment has also changed significantly since around the time we launched Nintendo Switch in 2017."We also need to consider the price range that consumers expect for Nintendo products. We think a multifaceted consideration of these factors is needed when deciding on the price of a product. I cannot tell you a specific price for Nintendo Switch 2 at this time, but we are taking various factors into account."Article continues belowStill, there's bad news for anyone playing the original Switch. Nintendo is discontinuing the My Nintendo Gold Points program, which lets players earn currency towards games when buying digital or physical games.If you have a balance of Gold Points, we recommend you use them up soon. They'll still be redeemable up to 12 months after they're earned, but best not to forget about them.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.

Bungie talked Naughty Dog out of making The Last of Us Online says ex-Sony bossGameCentralPublished February 19, 2025 4:23pmUpdated February 19, 2025 4:23pm The Last of Us Online apparently it was great (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has said that he has played The Last Of Us Online and it was great, plus it was Naughty Dogs idea to make it.The cancellation of a Naughty Dog game is not something youd normally expect to be celebrated but very few fans were upset to hear that The Last Of Us Online was being canned, back in 2023.All that was ever shown of the game were a few pieces of concept art and it was never made clear what it actually was, although the obvious assumption is that it was an extension of the well-regarded multiplayer mode Factions for the original The Last Of Us.It was in development for some time and the implication was that it had got to a playable state and now former President of SIE Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed he played it, and it was great.Unfortunately, he wasnt any more descriptive than that, so we still dont know what the game was. However, Yoshida did offer some insight into how and why it was cancelled.The idea for The Last Of Us Online came from Naughty Dog and they really wanted to make it, he told Sacred Symbols+, via Push Square.But Bungie explained what it takes to make live service games, and Naughty Dog realised, Oops, we cant do that! If we do it, we cant make Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. So that was a lack of foresight.Yoshida added that, as far as he knows, no first party Sony studio had been forced to make live service games and it was more a case of them seeing where the company was going and making their own pitch, before something was forced on them.From my experience, when studios see the company has a big initiative, [they realise] riding on that gives them a better chance of getting a project approved and supported, he said.Nevertheless, it seems likely that hes giving a rather diplomatic description of the drama surrounding the games cancellation.Even ignoring the rather churlishly worded announcement from Naughty Dog, in which they insisted their only choices were to be a solely live service games studio or continue to focus on single-player, it was reported that Bungie had given the game a negative internal appraisal some months earlier.Yoshida seems to confirm this in his comments, but at the time it was also said that after Bungies appraisal, the development team was downsized as the game was re-evaluated, which cant have gone down well with Naughty Dog.More TrendingAs if to confirm that, a few months later it was reported by sources that it was not a bloodless endeavour and that there, were some heads rolling at Sony as a result of the cancellation.Since leaving Sony, Yoshida has been more open about his time at the company, revealing that he was forced out of his role as President of SIE Worldwide Studios by former Sony boss Jim Ryan.Ryan himself left the company not long after and its still unclear whether that was entirely his own decision and whether he was the one that was pushing for more live service games or if he was against them, and thats why he left.For that matter, its not clear what that position is of any of Sonys current execs, who have pointedly said as little as possible about the subject in public. Few mourn the passing of The Last of Us Online (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

A24 and the director duo behind the 2023 horror film Talk To Me released a teaser trailer for their upcoming film, and it looks just as frighteninglydisturbing as youd expect. Much like Talk To Me, Bring Her Back, directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, is a horror film about people messing with the occult. The story follows a brother and sister as they uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. In the minute-long trailer, a distant banging and moaning from behind a door interplays throughout, as we see disparate glances of the films sequestered home atmosphere. Things starts out innocuous enough with scenes of a cat eating from its food bowl (triggering the Oh no, theyre totally gonna kill her response from every pet owner), a camcorder zooming in on a girl with a mark under her eye, a child looming outside and atop a cabin, and a funeral procession. All unnerving visuals when put together, sure, but things go from perturbing to visceral as the trailer nears its close. The aforementioned banging and moaning escalates to full-throated whimpers and screams as the trailer reveals more disturbing glimpses of the horrors the film has in store. Among them are scenes of a child convulsing on the ground as if something is about to burst from its stomach, grainy footage of an emaciated woman side-eyeing the camera, and a naked man approaching a woman standing in the middle of a ritualistic circle. All in all, Bring Her Back looks like a horrific time (affectionate) and begs the question what is it that the films weird ritual is trying to bring back exactly. You can check out the teaser trailer below. Written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, Bring Her Back stars actorsBilly Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips, Mischa Heywood, and Sally Hawkins of The Shape of Water fame.In our review for Talk To Me, we lauded the film as an almost perfect horror franchise starter, writing, Talk To Me pulls no punches. When its good, scary, and violent, its very good, very scary, and very violent. In those moments, you watch it and feel like maybe, just maybe, youre watching one of the next great horror franchise being born. Hopefully the Youtuber-turned director duos sophmore efforts doesnt peter out in its third act like Talk To Me did. Bring Her Back releases in theaters on May 30th. 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.

Looking for a premium cordless vacuum without the premium price? Dysons V8 Plus brings their legendary suction power and versatility to a more accessible price point, offering features previously reserved for their higher-end models. Its the sweet spot between performance and value in Dysons lineup, making it an ideal choice for those wanting quality without breaking the bank.See at AmazonRight now, you can grab the Dyson V8 Plus for $350, down from its regular price of $470. Thats a substantial $120 off (26%) on a vacuum that rarely sees discounts this deep. For a Dyson with this feature set, its a compelling deal that makes premium cleaning more accessible.Easy, practical cleaning at a great priceThe V8 Plus is all about practical performance. Its Motorbar cleaner head tackles all floor types, automatically adjusting to different surfaces while preventing hair tangles a game-changer for pet owners. With up to 40 minutes of fade-free runtime on standard power mode, its got enough juice to handle most homes in one go. When you need extra oomph, MAX mode delivers intense suction for stubborn spots.What sets this model apart is its versatility. It quickly converts to a handheld unit for spot cleaning, and comes with four specialized attachments including the innovative Hair screw tool that makes short work of pet hair on furniture and stairs. Whether youre cleaning baseboards, ceiling corners, or car interiors, theres an attachment designed for the job.For allergy sufferers, the whole-machine HEPA filtration captures 99.99% of particles as small as 0.3 microns, ensuring the air it expels is cleaner than what it takes in. This means youre not just cleaning your floors youre actually improving your homes air quality.Built with Dysons trademark durability in mind, it comes with a 2-year warranty and lifetime support through the MyDyson app. The app provides personalized maintenance guides and support to help you get the most from your investment. At this lowest price point, its a solid investment in keeping your home clean with less effort and better results.This combination of versatility, performance, and genuine Dyson engineering makes the V8 Plus an excellent value, especially at this discounted price. If youve been waiting to upgrade your cleaning game, this deal offers a perfect opportunity to join the Dyson ecosystem without paying full price.If youre ready to make cleaning your home less of a chore and more of something you might even look forward to, be sure to jump on this deal.See at Amazon

Villa Nset / Reppen VilsonSave this picture! Johan DehlinHousesGothenburg, SwedenArchitects: Reppen VilsonAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:430 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Johan Dehlin, Reppen Vilson Lead Architects: Fabian Reppen & Samuel Vilson More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Villa Nset marks the studio's first commission. The clients, who grew up in the area just outside of Gothenburg, saw an opportunity to return and settle here when one of the last undeveloped plots in the neighbourhood came out for sale. The plot is characterized by dramatic height differences of up to 10 meters and an unusual shape a result of being a kind of leftover "in-between-space" in the neighbourhood.Save this picture!Viewed from the outside the building can be described as a pair of two-story volumes, each connected on the second and first floor respectively, rotated 45 degrees relative to each other. The composition of the volumes is designed to make most use of the plot's daylight conditions and complement the natural site with a flat surface that serves as a terrace with a view overlooking the ocean. The terrace includes space for a recessed swim spa integrated into the building's volume. Subterranean spaces, situated against the sloped portion of the plot, are illuminated by light wells that channel natural light into the interior.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!As a response to the clients' anticipated lifestyle, the spatial layout is distinctly divided into private, intimate areas and open, social spaces. The ground floor and the more-part of the second floor are dedicated to private living, while the upper level, along with part of the second floor, is dedicated for common, social spaces. To facilitate simultaneous but separate activities within the home, the two staircases are visually and physically independent from one another.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The building's walls are constructed entirely of lightweight concrete blocks, plastered both externally and internally. The floors are cast in place, with polished concrete flooring. The two living rooms are distinguished by being slightly sunken, with a warm oak parquet flooring bordered by cast-in-situ concrete bases. The shift in orientation resulting from the 45-degree rotation between the two building blocks, along with the varying interior level differences, creates elements of surprise as a contrast to the otherwise strict expression.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeReppen VilsonOfficePublished on February 19, 2025Cite: "Villa Nset / Reppen Vilson" 19 Feb 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026830/villa-naset-reppen-vilson&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream