quarta-feira, 7 de abril de 2021


Physics Mystery Gets Even Deeper After Long-Awaited Muon Reveal

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Inside a locked cabinet, an envelope held a number that was poised to rock the physics community, regardless of its contents. The value, a clock measurement deliberately hidden to keep physicists' data analysis unbiased, would be used in a calculation that could either bring one of particle physics' foremost…

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Star Trek: Picard's Patrick Stewart Teases Q's Tumultuous Return

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 06:30 AM PDT

Some familiar faces are returning to Child's Play. Borat 2's breakout star is teaming up with A24 for some slasher horror. Plus, what's to come on Supergirl and The Flash. To me, my spoilers!

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Don't Watch Netflix's Seaspiracy

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Yesterday, the sun was shining bright, and birds were chirping outside my window, and the buds were really starting to coming out on the trees. It was a stupidly perfect day really, and I had to go ruin it all by watching Seaspiracy.

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THX's First Consumer Gadget Is a Tiny Headphone Amp That Will Have You Embracing Wires Again

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:00 AM PDT

THX is a brand synonymous with sound, best known for its eardrum-tickling deep note trailer played before movies in theaters. For years, THX has partnered with hardware makers, lending its expertise in sound to improve the audio capabilities of everything from smartphones to laptops, and now the company is finally…

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Here Are the Full Details on Samsung's Entire Galaxy A-Series Lineup for the U.S.

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Samsung left a few details out when it announced the latest generation of its budget and mid-range Galaxy A-series phones last month. Now the company has finally returned to reveal all the details about which makes and models are officially coming to the U.S., including a few phones that didn't get much attention back…

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Jupiter's Legacy's Flashy Trailer Is Brimming With Teenage and Aging Superhero Angst

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Imagine if your parents were famous superheroes...and then the time came for you to follow in the family business. That's the premise of Jupiter's Legacy, a new Netflix series that just dropped an action-packed first trailer today.

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Alienware Finally Embraces Ryzen With Its First AMD-Powered Gaming Laptop in Over a Decade

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 06:00 AM PDT

At this point, laptop makers that don't support some kind of AMD-based config are kind of trolling, and now Alienware is finally back on board with its first AMD-powered gaming laptop in more than a decade.

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How to Ensure Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Is Accessible to Everyone

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 04:00 AM PDT

As the Biden administration puts the federal government's muscle behind widespread electrification, one fact has becoming increasingly clear: The electric vehicle revolution is coming. But states have a lot of catching up to do if they want to make sure everyone is included, a new report shows.

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UK Launches New Watchdog to Police Big Tech's Ad Market Monopoly

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 03:30 AM PDT

The UK government launched a new watchdog agency on Wednesday that will be tasked with keeping an eye on Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook, according to an announcement published online. The stated goal of the new watchdog is to police the "concentration of power among a small number of firms" in the world…

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Jeff Bezos Supports Corporate Tax Hike But Conspicuously Fails to Endorse $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, released a statement late Tuesday saying that he generally supports President Joe Biden's desire to invest in infrastructure, along with a rise in the corporate tax rate. But some of the things Bezos doesn't support in the statement are conspicuous in their absence.

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A New Phishing Campaign Sends Malware-Laced Job Offers Through LinkedIn

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:30 PM PDT

With unemployment at formidable levels and the economy doing weird, covid-related reversals, I think we can all agree that the job hunt is a pretty hard slog right now. Amidst all that, you know what workers really don't need? A LinkedIn inbox full of malware. Yeah, they don't need that at all.

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Clubhouse Reportedly Thinks It's Worth $4 Billion Now

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:30 PM PDT

Clubhouse, which led a round of investment in January at a reported valuation of around $1 billion, now believes it is worth four times that, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

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Facebook Sure Seems Desperate To Pass This Latest Data Breach Off As Old News For Some Reason

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:28 PM PDT

In the aftermath of bombshell reports of a massive data breach that may have compromised the personal information of as many as 533 million users, Facebook has committed absolutely to trying to spin the leak as old news, no big deal, definitely nothing to see here, no need to even think about this too much at all,…

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SpaceX President Says Starlink Doesn't Plan to Offer Tiered Pricing

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:03 PM PDT

Starlink opened up pre-orders for its service in February for a $99 deposit, but it doesn't appear that the company plans to offer any kind of tiered plan to folks who were hoping for some options.

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Apple, We Know the AirTags Are Coming. Let's Go Already

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:00 PM PDT

We know Apple's AirTags must surely exist, because credible rumors and leaks about them have been trickling into our news feeds for what seems like forever. The latest rumor, however, provides a glimmer of hope that we might see these things in our lifetime.

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Signal Is Adding a New Privacy-Focused Payments Feature

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:51 PM PDT

Most of us might be familiar with Signal as the privacy-preserving messaging app of choice, but the company is expanding into a new frontier: payments.

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Report: Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:40 PM PDT

A new series of reports from BuzzFeed News shows the wide net cast by shadowy surveillance firm Clearview AI. Individuals at 1,803 public agencies—many of which are police departments—have used its facial recognition software at some point over recent years, according to data reviewed by the news outlet.

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Big Telecom's Voting Rights Stance Is as Treacherous as It Is Hollow

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:25 PM PDT

Corporations have long vied to cultivate brands that consumers will—at the very least—perceive as "socially responsible." Since the 1980s, these efforts have forced companies, with seeming no way of reversing the trend, to stake out positions on politically divisive issues. As concern for Earth's climate swelled in…

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Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility and Trying to Shut Down Key Systems

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:00 PM PDT

A federal grand jury is indicting a 22-year-old guy over accusations that he tampered with a public water system. Dude allegedly hacked into a computer system that controls a rural water utility in Ellsworth County, Kansas, then messing with the virtual processes that affect procedures for cleaning and disinfecting…

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Warhammer Quest Returns, and More of the Latest Gaming News

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:15 PM PDT

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This time, Games Workshop returns to Warhammer Quest, an April Fool's that's actually worth checking out, and a visit to the world of nuclear-irradiated Americana with the arrival of the Fallout RPG. Check it out!

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The 10 Best Deals of April 6, 2021

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Apple Is Combining a True Crime Podcast and a TV Series With The Line

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:45 PM PDT

Apple's rumored experiment to use its content offerings to cross-promote its services now includes two new non-fiction series titled The Line.

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How One Knife-Maker Uses Tech to Reimagine His Craft

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Joe Caswell's knife-making process starts with popsicle sticks, and his latest knife, called the Provoke, looks like something out of a Klingon fever dream. He based the design on an Indonesian karambit, a work knife curved like a talon. His idea? To allow users to flip the utility knife open with one hand using a…

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Navy Still Has No Idea What Mysterious Drones That Stalked Its Ships for Days Were

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:15 PM PDT

The U.S. Navy still has no idea who sent a swarm of drones to buzz warships off the coast of California in July 2019, or really even what kind of drones they were or what they were doing, NBC News reported on Monday.

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Antarctic Expedition Disrupted After Ship Catches Fire

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:01 PM PDT

None of the 109 expeditioners and crew onboard the MPV Everest were hurt when a fire broke out in an engine room, but the beleaguered Antarctic resupply vessel still has 2,000 miles to go in its long journey back home to Australia.

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