Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed in a new interview that the Star Wars franchise will no longer cast new actors in the role of classic characters. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Kennedy was one of many involved with the franchise giving an overview about the avalanche of Star Wars content just over the horizon and beyond.
“There should be moments along the way when you learn things,” said Kennedy, reflecting directly on the re-casting in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which put actors Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover in the roles of Harrison Ford’s Han Solo and Billy Dee Williams’ Lando Calrissian respectively. “Now it does seem so abundantly clear that we can’t do that.” Come from Sports betting si…
Read moreA leading Horizon Poker Network operator, Everygame Poker, joins the Valentine’s Day celebrations by giving free spins on three player-favorite slots. From February 12 to 19, 2024, players accessing the Casino Games section of the operator’s website may take advantage of the proven Gold Canyon, Reels of Wealth and Stampede titles and benefit from the free spin campaign. In addition, the operator will offer 30 extra free spins to players landing Mastercard deposits during the free spin week. But the romantic mood may turn into a thrilling experience with free Blackjack bets and additional free spins awarded on the Valentine-inspired Hearts Desire slot game.
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Read moreHolland America, an American-owned cruise line, announced an expansion of the casino space on some of its ships. The company plans to add more machines, enhancing the experience for its casino-loving passengers.
Holland America Expands the Casinos aboard Its Ships
As announced by the cruise line, the casinos aboard its Pinnacle and Signature Class ships will now be armed with more than 140 gambling machines. Holland America noted that the newly-added cabinets are some of the freshest and most relevant slot and video poker machines in the entire gaming industry.
The Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Koningsdam, Euroda…
Read moreIndividuals grappling with problem gambling face more than just the challenges of their addiction. They confront a system rife with bias, making it significantly harder for them to access necessary treatment compared to those struggling with other dependencies.
Individuals with Gambling Disorder Navigate Inequities in Health Coverage
At the 16th Annual Michigan Problem Gambling Symposium, held recently, University of Oklahoma Law Professor Stacey A. Tovino shed light on the institutional biases encountered by those with a gambling problem. Tovino highlighted how individuals with gambling disorder are often disadvantage…
Read moreWith all the talk about upcoming Intel Arrow Lake CPUs lately, I’d kind of forgotten about 9000-series X3D chips. But while next-gen Intel could be exciting, Zen 5 X3D processors are arguably the ones we PC gamers should have our eyes set on. Given the performance of previous generations of AMD’s 3D V-Cache chips, there’s a pretty good chance of them being some of the best CPUs for gaming.
If the latest rumour’s anything to go by, we might not have very long to wait. A leaker on Chinese forum Chiphell called zhangzhonghao (via Tom’s Hardware) claims the AMD Ryzen 7 “9800X3D should be released at the end of October”.
To be clear, this is just one forum user’s unconfirmed report, so we should approach this rumour with an abundance of caution. Equally, though, it’s not the fi…
Read moreTraditional data centre buildings are standard industrial constructions, with steel and concrete being the main materials. In a bid to reduce its carbon emissions, Microsoft is currently building two new data centres that use a hybrid wood construction, that the software company claims has a 35% lower carbon footprint than other standard designs.
Wood is perhaps the last material that one would associate with hulking servers and associated buildings, but that’s precisely what’s being used, according to a news report by Microsoft (via The Register).
Strictly speaking, it’s using a kind of plywood called cross-laminar timber (CLT)—thick layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each piece at right angles to the one underneath it.
CLT has been around for a …
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