Earlier this week, retailers CVS and Rite Aid blocked NFC payments at their stores following the launch of Apple Pay because of their existing commitment to MCX’s CurrentC platform. Nevertheless, MCX CEO Dekkers Davidson assures that merchants accepting both CurrentC and Apple Pay “could be entirely possible” in the future. The blockade has ignited somewhat of a controversy between Apple Pay and MCX, only worsened by the fact that it was confirmed that CurrentC suffered a security breach earlier this morning....

It hasn’t been a month since Marvel laid out their post-Infinity Saga plans at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and yet, studio president Kevin Feige is up for another appearance again in this year’s D23 Expo at the end of August. Here’s every reveal we expect from Marvel’s panel at the Disney convention. With Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Endgame culminating the 22-film arc that the MCU was treading since 2008’s Iron Man, and Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Far From Home serving as an epilogue, the franchise is currently in a transformation phase....

Marvel’s universe is jam-packed with gods and demons, but Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk #1 has revealed what may be the most powerful evil force of them all. The One-Above-All, Marvel’s almighty celestial being (who may or may not be Jack Kirby himself), finally has its opposite in the aptly-named One-Below-All. This figure apparently has ties to the symbiote god Knull, the promised big bad of Absolute Carnage, and may possibly be connected to every evil in the entire Marvel universe....

The lead writer for Mass Effect and other popular Bioware titles, Drew Karpyshyn, has left the company to join Wizards of the Coast’s Archetype Entertainment. The longtime Dungeons and Dragons developer has only recently revealed new details about its new video game creation studio, which is based out of Austin, Texas, saying that the company is currently in the process of building a multi-platform roleplaying game set in an all-new science fiction universe....

Facebook shareholders are also the people at SumOfUs.org – a consumer watchdog, which is right now trying to limit Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s power withing Facebook by removing chief executive Mark Zuckerberg from the board of the directors and appoint an independent chairperson. What’s even more shocking is a proposal has been put forward which claims that electing an independent chairperson would be best for Facebook, since an independent chairperson would be able to “oversee the executives of Facebook, improve corporate governance, and set a more accountable, pro-shareholder agenda in a better way....

Screenshots are one of the easiest ways to capture the information we want to save. Finding them again, on the other hand, can often be time-consuming. Sometimes, we may not even remember all the reasons we wanted to save the information. Imagine how much more productive it would be personally, professionally, and educationally if we could organize screenshots and make notes on them. That’s exactly what you can do with the Markup Hero, and new users can get a two-year Superhero Pro Plan right now for only $39....

Warning: SPOILERS for Captain Marvel #14 Writer Kelly Thompson and artist Lee Garbett’s Captain Marvel #14 may have just revealed not only more about Carol’s devious plans but more importantly, who is actually the Avenger’s strongest team member. Thus far Captain Marvel has taken out her teammates with somewhat unsurprising success, but she was definitely not prepared for this particular fight. For whatever other reasons, presumably Vox Supreme (a combination of a mutated Kree and the Kree Super-Intelligence) chose Captain Marvel to take out her teammates because he believed that she would succeed where many others have failed....

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) wasn’t always supposed to get his eye back during Avengers: Infinity War. Over the last two years, the god of thunder has gone through quite the transformation. Taika Waititi saved the Thor franchise by giving the character a much-needed overhaul in Thor: Ragnarok, both in terms of his personality and appearance. His golden locks were shaved, Mjolnir destroyed, and — at the very end — his returned sister Hela cut out his eye....

Losing its Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director is only the latest in a growing list of problems for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel’s Phase 4 was already off to a bad start (before even getting fully underway) when James Gunn was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in summer 2018, and complications for Marvel’s future have continued to crop up ever since, despite a fully booked slated of movies and TV shows releasing over the next few years....

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Savage Avengers #8 The face of Doctor Doom known around the world is merely his mask, concealing the scarred wounds beneath it – which is exactly how he wants it. But in his latest appearance, the Marvel Comics villain is finally persuaded to remove his mask at only a handful of words from the least likely equal: Conan the Barbarian. Yes, that one. The Savage Avengers succeeded in their first mission to defeat the evil sorcerer Kulan Gath, slaying his giant evil god and sending Kulan back to his own world....

Warning: SPOILERS for Meet The Skrulls #1 Marvel Comics may be preparing for another Secret Invasion, with Skrull infiltrators once again sneaking their way into positions of power in Marvel’s Universe. The shapeshifting aliens are finally making their way into the MCU in Captain Marvel. Naturally, that means now is the perfect time for Marvel Comics to launch a new, Skrull-centered ongoing series. Written by Robbie Thompson with art by Niko Henrichon, Meet the Skrulls is the story of what seems to be an ordinary, all-American family… but one that harbors a dark secret....

The superhero and comic book genres have exploded for more than ten years now both on the big and small screen. With DC and Marvel spreading their properties across multiple platforms, the golden age of superhero media is going to be alive for many years to come. Focusing on Marvel TV, several characters have come and gone in various shows in the last couple of years. Many have made it to air, both on broadcast as well as cable/streaming services....

With trippy visual effects to rival Inception and a stellar cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, and Tilda Swinton, 2016’s Doctor Strange came out of the gate as one of the MCU’s most exciting and promising new solo franchises. Now that Tony Stark’s character arc has ended, there will likely be a larger role for Stephen Strange in the MCU going forward, as he watches over the fabric of the universe....

It was at the end of Avengers: Endgame that viewers witnessed the death of Tony Stark and the quiet, time-traveling retirement of Steve Rogers. These events have now left the Avengers with a noticeable absence in leadership. The first hints that showed changes coming in the Avengers’ leadership occurred in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings when Shang-Chi met Wong, Captain Marvel, and Hulk, and they talked about planning for possible emergencies....

Back in the 90s, comedies were at the forefront of TV. With The Cosby Show and Roseanne ending their reign, there was an opportunity for someone to come and take over. Martin Lawrence took full advantage. Martin was a show based on wisecracks, friendship, love, and lessons. Over the course of five seasons, Martin provided as many laughs as possible in 30 minutes. However, the brilliance of the show was often overshadowed by the issues that were going on between some of the actors....

The newly crowned winner of The Masked Singer Australia, Cody Simpson, has revealed that he and girlfriend pop singer Miley Cyrus have both been sober for 4 months. According to Simpson, he started his sobriety journey the day he started filming the popular singing show. Just a few weeks ago, the premiere season of the Australian version of The Masked Singer ended with the Robot winning it all. The Robot turned out to be none other than Cody Simpson, who was fresh off his Broadway run as Dimitri in the musical Anastasia....

The Matrix is returning to theaters for a limited 20th anniversary run. It was 20 years ago this year that the sibling filmmaking duo of the Wachowskis made their indelible mark on the action /sci-fi genre. Today, The Matrix is arguably one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time, having forced a definite turning point in the genre. Though many would argue that the second and third films in the franchise - The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions - failed to answer important questions and generally didn’t deliver in the way that the first film did, both films drastically outperformed The Matrix at the box office....

What happens when a housewife starts selling pot? It might not be a question that many people ask themselves, but it’s the question at the heart of the dark TV series Weeds. Created by Jenji Kohan, known for also creating Orange is the New Black, the show starred Mary Louise-Parker as the main character, Nancy, who had to pick up the pieces of her life and family after her husband passed away....

Hulu has officially renewed their live-action Marvel TV show Runaways for a third season. As part of Marvel TV’s ever expansive reach and moderate success, Hulu became the home to the first teen-focused series. Based on the beloved Brian K. Vaughn comic run, Runaways follows a group of teenagers who run away from home when they learn of their parents villainous ways. The first season of Runaways was well-received, but the staggered release strategy by Hulu hurt some of its momentum....

Every season, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk bring fans a new theme and take on horror with their well-named TV series, American Horror Story. This time around, the characters are heading to Camp Redwood, bringing to mind classic slasher movies. The fact that the season also has a 1980s setting is like the icing on the cake since it means fun music and vibrant, colorful costumes. AHS never disappoints when it comes to well-crafted characters, and this season is the same....