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Trending Now Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age Creator Playbook Say More Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Switch Off Mashable Voices Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List All Series Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic. Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.
The best moments from the Love Island USA Season 8 reunion
Trending Now Say More Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Switch Off Creator Playbook Mashable Voices Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List In My Bag All Series Rizwana Zafer is a freelance journalist at Mashable, where she covers digital culture and entertainment. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Psychology from Binghamton University. When she's not binge-watching TV, you can find her hanging out with her four cats or trying to catch a Letterboxd showing somewhere in New York City. The Season 8 Islanders were joined by hosts Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen, who got into the nitty gritty post-villa details, recapped some of the season's messiest moments (like Casa Amor and Movie Night), inspired healing conversations between old friends (like Kenzie and Melanie), and revealed which of the couples are still together. Let's get into the best moments from the Season 8 reunion.
The 'Game of Thrones' Piracy Antidote
Once upon a time, media content had a price. To consume it, you had to pay for it. Years passed, and with advances in technology along came digital piracy. The problem grew significantly with Internet making its way into everyone's home and then expanded exponentially when the same technology was made accessible from everyone's hands. Some media domains, such as live sports, only later began being exploited by modern day pirates.
Has 'Fortnite' peaked? As season 8 arrives, research suggests revenue dipped in January
How Fortnite is making it's money. More than a year after its release, the world is still talking about Fortnite -- and for good reason. The battle royale video game played by more than 200 million people is free, but it's generating a ton of money Time Could "Fortnite" be losing its mojo? The hugely popular online game saw its revenue fall 48 percent in January from the previous month, according to estimates from research firm SuperData. And that happened before a new challenger, "Apex Legends," appeared on the scene, potentially stealing some thunder.
This Algorithm Predicts Who Will Die In 'Game Of Thrones' Season 8
A data scientist has designed an algorithm that predicts which Game of Thrones characters are most likely to die in season 8. The final season of Game of Thrones may be a year away, but a lot of fans are left wondering what to expect and more specifically, which characters are going to die. Leave it up to a numbers and science guy to figure that one out. Taylor Larkin, a data scientist at Boston-based DataRoot, went through an extensive Thrones wiki database to analyze the traits of nearly 2,000 characters. Using automated machine learning, Larkin didn't cut any corners and factored in everything from gender, age, house, family lineage and more.
'Teen Mom' Leah Messer Starts Dating Again, Shows Daughter Her Bumble Account
Leah Messer is jumping back into the dating world. The "Teen Mom 2" star decided to step outside of her comfort zone and potentially find a new boyfriend on Monday's Season 8 installment of the MTV docuseries. Leah's storyline in episode 11, "Swiping and Griping," started out with her revealing to the cameras that she's created a Bumble account two years after divorcing her second husband Jeremy Calvert. "I haven't been on a date since my divorce with Jeremy so I made myself a profile on a dating app," Leah says. Leah's dating life, however, doesn't remain private for long.