Science Fiction
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Science-fiction action platformer Blackwind announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Israel Budz

Publisher Blowfish Studios and War Tech Fighters developer Drakkar Dev have announced Blackwind, a science-fiction action platformer with hack-and-slash combat for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC and Mac (Steam, GOG, Mac App Store). It will launch in Q4 2021.

Here is an overview of the game, via Blowfish Studios:

As a human mining colony on the planet Medusa-42 combats an invasion by fearsome aliens known as the Raknos, an unlikely pair of heroes rise to action. James Hawkins, a teen with no formal training, finds himself in a Battle Frame mecha suit. Determined to push back the Raknos, save the colony, and find his father, James—and Blackwind, the Battle Frame’s sentient AI—are thrown into a battle unlike anything Medusa-42 has seen before.

Suit up and charge into the fray, utilizing melee strikes, ranged fire, and powerful special attacks to cut through

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Science Fiction
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Apple Announces Science Fiction Drama Series ‘Invasion’, Premieres October 22 [Video]

Israel Budz

Apple has officially announced a 10-episode science fiction drama series called ‘Invasion’, from Simon Kinberg (“X-Men” films, “Deadpool” films, “The Martian”) and David Weil (“Hunters”).

Set across multiple continents, ‘Invasion’ follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Shamier Anderson (“Bruised,” “Awake”), Golshifteh Farahani (“Extraction,” “Paterson,” “Body of Lies”), Sam Neill (“Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Peaky Blinders”), Firas Nassar (“Fauda”) and Shioli Kutsuna (“Deadpool 2,” “The Outsider”).

Apple Announces Science Fiction Drama Series 'Invasion', Premieres October 22 [Video]

‘Invasion’ is written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil and executive produced by Jakob Verbruggen (“The Alienist,” “The Fall”), who also directed multiple episodes. Audrey Chon (“The Twilight Zone”), Amy Kaufman (“When They See Us”) and Elisa Ellis serve as executive producers alongside Andrew Baldwin (“The Outsider”), who also writes. Katie O’Connell Marsh (“Narcos,” “Hannibal”) serves as executive producer for Boat Rocker Studios.

The series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes

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Smart Education
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Ambow’s Emerging Engineering Course Series Obtains Recommendation from Education-Focused App Xuexi Qiangguo

Israel Budz

BEIJING, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (“Ambow” or “the Company”) (NYSE American: AMBO), China’s leading provider of educational and career enhancement services, today announced that two vocational courses related to its curated Emerging Engineering Series have been recommended as the premium courses on the education-focused app Xuexi Qiangguo.

The two courses are Java-based High-performance Development – Dubbo Distributed System (“Dubbo System”) and an Introduction to WeChat Mini Program Development.

Xuexi Qiangguo is a prestigious education-focused app in China, which makes extensive, high-quality course offerings across a wide range of subjects and age groups easily accessible. Among the Chinese educational apps of iOS App Store, Xuexi Qiangguo ranks top four. Additionally, its downloads have reached 1.3 billion on Android devices, 13 times more than those of Xueersi Online School, reflecting its wide appeal.

In order to cater to job placement needs, Ambow’s premium

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Smart Education
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Leading Smart Home Rental Provider Ontario Green Savings Launches Consumer Education Video Series

Israel Budz

Homeowners are invited to subscribe to Ontario Green Savings’ YouTube channel and turn on notifications, so that they can be immediately updated when new content is available

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 2, 2021 / Ontario Green Savings, a leading Smart Home Rental Program provider in Ontario that delivers energy saving and smart home automation solutions to thousands of customers across the province, has launched a consumer education video series.

The videos, which are available on the company’s YouTube channel, provide clear, easy-to-understand information on key topics that are top-of-mind for many of today’s homeowners, such as: what to know when updating appliances, how to reduce carbon footprint at home, why it makes sense to purchase an HVAC protection plan, and signs that it’s time to replace vs. repair home appliances.

With respect to what homeowners need to know about updating appliances, Ontario Green Savings points out that

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