House of the Dragon had its season 1 finale on Sunday, but fan favorite star Milly Alcock had her last appearance weeks ago in episode 5. In a handful of episodes, her strong-willed, occasionally cheeky portrayal of the younger version of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen stole the show.

More Milly Alcock is welcome on screen, especially in the Game of Thrones universe. How can that happen? Not via a surprise jump back in time in future seasons of House of the Dragon, but via the less harmful side of deepfake technology.

Thanks to deepfake YouTube channel stryder HD, we can see Alcock in place of Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen, who would have been Rhaenyra’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter. See her talking with Jon Snow in the Iron Throne room in the season 8 finale.

Set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, HBO’s House of the Dragon chronicles the turmoil within House Targaryen over whether a woman should ascend the throne.

Entering the mainstream in 2019, deepfake technology uses artificial intelligence to make it look as if a person is doing or saying something they aren’t. Aside from entertainment purposes, deepfakes are increasing being used in cyberattacks, according to a report released in August.

Smartphones are simple; they’re pocket-size computers that we rely on for everything from communicating to shopping, banking, working and gaming. The same isn’t true for tablets, which seem to constantly fluctuate between serving as oversize phones, laptop replacements or something else entirely. Just look at Apple’s new iPad lineup and Google’s upcoming Pixel tablets if you don’t believe me.

Apple just announced two new iPads, making its lineup more diverse — but also more cluttered — than ever before. Google completely pivoted its tablet strategy with a new Pixel device coming in 2023 that will essentially double as both a tablet and a smart home hub. And Samsung is experimenting with ways to blend the phone and tablet experience into one with its Galaxy Z Fold lineup and other foldable concepts.

The approaches are different, but the message is the same: It’s getting increasing difficult to define the tablet’s place in our lives because it’s always shifting. That’s evidenced by the degree of experimentation and change we’re seeing in the market from Apple, Google and Samsung. While phones and laptops are largely designed to fulfill the same purpose regardless of which company makes them, tech giants seem to have different answers for what a tablet should be in 2022 and beyond. That will hopefully result in devices that are ultimately more useful and valuable in the long term, but it could make for a muddied shopping experience in the interim.

Apple’s new iPad lineup brings more choice and more confusion

Star Wars series Andor hit its halfway point last Wednesdaywhen episode 6 hits Disney Plus. Cassian (Diego Luna) continued his journey to becoming the Rebel Alliance hero we meet in Rogue Onehaving looks earned the trust of his new rebel buddies as they gear up for a heist on an Imperial garrison, where they’re gonna steal a huge pile of money.

The seventh episode is landing on Disney Plus this Wednesday.

On galactic capital Coruscant, the rebellion against the Empire is being orchestrated by Senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and recruiter Luther Rael (Stellan Skarsgard). They’re trying desperately to stay ahead of the Empire’s spies and informants.

Unfortunately for them, Cassian’s past thievery has drawn the attention of magnificently dressed Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), who reckons it points to a wider rebellion. She’s 100% right, but her bureaucratic superiors will take some convincing.

Andor takes place five years prior to Rogue One, which depicted the events immediately before the original Star Wars film A New Hope. Scroll down further if you want to join a heist on all of episode 6’s SPOILERS.

The Aldhani Job

ALDHANI — Much like last week’s, this episode is super focused on the rebel crew as they make their move on the Imperial garrison using a celestial event — a massive, magnificent meteor show known as the Eye of Alhani — as cover. It’s in a dam, which is