Netflix's new crime drama Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest female fraudster series that I can't get enough of - Related to scalpers, fraudster, female, vinegar, enough

Netflix's new crime drama Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest female fraudster series that I can't get enough of

Scandalous shockers should become a new Netflix sub-genre with the likes of Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swindler and now Apple Cider Vinegar. The "true-ish" new series exposes the bitter side of the wellness industry as Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Dopesick) portrays Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer and fake health guru who implies she cured her stage 4 brain tumor through healthy living and natural therapies.

Based on the book The Woman Who Fooled the World by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. Apple Cider Vinegar is crucial viewing in an era dominated by influencers and misinformation. This dramatization follows Belle, who built a lucrative wellness empire by pretending to have terminal brain cancer and other serious health issues.

Gibson's story attracted hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, prompting her to create a food and. Beverage app called The Whole Pantry as well as a cookbook. Eventually, the con woman's life came crashing down after Australian journalists uncovered her lies and scandals.

Female fraudster series are my new favorite sub-genre.

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Additionally, there's just something about scandalous dramas like Baby Reindeer that I can't get enough of. So, when I saw the similarities Apple Cider Vinegar had to one of the best Hulu reveals, The Dropout, I had to unbottle this shocking "true-ish" story built on a lie.

While Apple Cider Vinegar and The Dropout follow the lives of female fraudsters in the health and. Wellness industry, they're told in strikingly different ways. The Dropout focuses on Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), who founded the healthcare start-up Theranos and put millions of patients at risk with her hints at to the point she eventually lost everything.

The Dropout is very much a slow-burn series that's told in a largely linear narrative, but. The drama of the jaw-dropping story becomes too irresistible that you can't stop watching. With Apple Cider Vinegar, it's a fast, punchy and witty commentary on the desperation that leads someone to fabricate their whole life for attention and how social media can encourage this behavior.

Although Gibson is the main star of the show. Apple Cider Vinegar also explores three narratives as it jumps back and forth from 2010. One is her growing rivalry with another health influencer Milla Blake (Alicia Debnam-Carey) and a third follows cancer patient Lucy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who becomes absorbed in Belle's lies.

Where can you stream Apple Cider Vinegar?

What makes Apple Cider Vinegar well worth streaming is Dever's show-stopping performance as Gibson, whose masterful acting is something I couldn't take my eyes off while watching the series.

It's Dever's performance alongside the fact that the show has an 82% score from the critics (at the time of writing) on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes that cements it as one of the best Netflix displays.

All six episodes of Apple Cider Vinegar are available to stream on Netflix (aka the best streaming service) now in the US. UK and Australia.

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New cheaper blue OLED material breakthrough could be great news for OLED TVs – and every other device

Researchers have discovered a new host material for blue OLED pixels.

Tests showed a big jump in power efficiency.

Building on these developments, the breakthrough could mean cheaper production.

Good news for anyone hankering for a cheaper OLED TV: a new scientific breakthrough could pave the way for cheaper, more efficient OLED displays in our smart TVs, phones, tablets, and pretty much everywhere else – though the impact could be largest on TVs.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and University of Manchester have reportedly discovered a new ‘oxadiazine’ host material for creating high-efficiency. Lower-cost, blue OLED pixels (via OLED-info ).

Blue OLED pixels are the white (blue?) whale of TV panel development, proving much more difficult to produce with the same light-emitting efficiency as their red and green counterparts, with more risk of instability and a short shelf-life. As the abstract from the scientific paper says: “Energy-efficient and deep-blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED) with long operating stability remains a key challenge to enable a disruptive change in OLED display and lighting technology.”.

However. It looks like headway is being made. The paper displays the molecular design of the new material, with 21% improvements in power efficiency and excellent “thermal stability” for use in blue OLED pixels.

And while all OLED devices use blue pixels, the reason that's especially good for TVs is that even the latest and greatest TV tech requires multiple layers of blue pixels, so that's where the biggest effects may be felt.

There’s been a big push in recent years towards developing 'phosphor OLED' panels with greater power efficiency and higher brightness.

Moving to another aspect, this means that a TV screen can deploy fewer layers of blue pixels for the same brightness output as existing screens.

LG's latest 'four-stack' Primary RGB Tandem OLED panel (used in the LG G5 and. Panasonic Z95B), for example, uses more blue layers than red or green. QD-OLED, as used in the Samsung S95F, relies heavily on blue light coming through a layer of quantum dots. So also requires several layers of blue pixels. So any method for reducing the complexity or cost of blue pixels is going to be very welcome.

While phosphor OLED has proved difficult to manufacture so far, these kinds of breakthroughs show that headway is being made in blue options overall.

A laboratory breakthrough like this will take time to impact mass panel production, of course, but it does bode well for the development of OLED in the coming years, and the hope for cheaper. More accessible OLED TVs that offer excellent picture quality for longer.

While OLED TV prices have fallen in recent years, they’ve largely stalled around the $1,000 mark, and manufacturers and consumers alike have been waiting for something to break the deadlock. Hopefully, that future isn’t too far off.

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Zotac fights scalpers by selling GeForce RTX 50 GPUs direct via Discord channel

Cutting corners: To combat scalpers and ensure that genuine gamers have access to the latest graphics cards, Zotac has introduced a new distribution strategy for Nvidia's highly sought-after GeForce RTX 5080 and. 5090 models. The organization is leveraging its Discord community to identify and reward loyal clients with the opportunity to purchase these coveted GPUs.

The initiative. Dubbed the "Priority Access Campaign," comes in response to the chaotic launch of Nvidia's RTX 5000 series. Since their release just over a week ago, these graphics cards have been virtually impossible for average consumers to obtain, with major retailers like Best Buy and. Newegg selling out instantly. This scarcity has fueled a thriving resale market, where scalpers reportedly mark up prices to three times the retail value.

Zotac aims to circumvent these issues by prioritizing active members of its online community. A Zotac employee, identified as Bryant, revealed the campaign on the firm's Discord server, emphasizing the firm's commitment to rewarding "real gamers" rather than bots or scalpers.

The selection process considers factors such as user engagement in discussions and. Participation in various challenges. To ensure fairness and prevent abuse, Zotac plans to use a combination of engagement metrics and a random number generator to select eligible buyers. The organization has also issued a stern warning to potential scalpers, threatening to publicly expose anyone caught reselling GPUs obtained through this program.

The campaign has already begun. With Zotac creating dedicated channels in its Discord server for distributing RTX 5080 models. One channel is currently hosting a raffle, allowing interested consumers to enter for a chance to purchase the GPU. Winners will be vetted based on their engagement history before being granted the opportunity to buy.

While the initiative has been well-received by the Discord community, with consumers expressing gratitude for Zotac's efforts. The enterprise has acknowledged its limited inventory. For the current round, only ten RTX 5080 cards are available, split between two models. With no RTX 5090 units in stock.

Zotac's approach is not entirely unprecedented. Other companies, including Newegg and Nvidia itself, have previously employed raffle systems or direct sales programs to bypass scalpers during periods of high demand. As the clamor for RTX 5000 series GPUs continues, more manufacturers and retailers may adopt similar strategies to ensure fair distribution.

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