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- Adorable 'Porg' Pterosaur Flapped Above Jurassic China
- You Can Finally Use Book Covers as Kindle Lockscreens
- The Best Gadgets to 420 Blaze It
- Here's What to Expect at Apple's 'Spring Loaded' Event
- Microsoft Edge Adds a Kids Mode for Parents Worried About Their Shared Devices
- A Tesla Helped Police Track Down a Hate Crime Suspect Accused of Burning Down a Black Church
- Amazon Reportedly Pressures Small Businesses with Retaliation if They Don't Hand Over User Data
- You Can Now Buy but Definitely Can't Afford LG's $89,000 Rollable OLED
- James O'Keefe, Professional Person Impersonator, Firmly Denies Impersonating Persons
- Dozens of Fossilized Neanderthal Footprints Found on a Beach in Spain
- WallStreetBets Does Not Bow to Crypto Wave
- What Exactly Is Paramount's Plan for Showtime, Anyway?
- This iOS Game Secretly Turns Into a Gambling App
- CIA: We Can't Rule Out the 'Lab Leak' Theory of Covid-19's Origins
- Covid-19 Booster Shots Likely Needed Within a Year, Top Biden Advisor Says
- AdBlock Is Borking Google Docs
- Massive Rockfall Along Britain’s Jurassic Coast Could Be a Boon to Fossil Hunters
- 2.5 Billion T. Rex May Have Roamed Earth
- You'll Probably Have to Put Your Next PC Build on Hold as the Chip Shortage Continues Unabated
- Most People Don't Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds
- Apple's Fitness+ Adds Workouts for Pregnant People and Older Adults
- The Best iPhone Home Screen Widgets We've Found So Far
- U.S. Lawmakers Pressure DOJ Over Funding of Predictive Policing Tools
- Jeff Bezos Tells Amazon to Treat Employees Better While He Prepares to Flee Planet Earth
- Chimeric Human-Monkey Embryos Kept Alive for a Record 19 Days
| Adorable 'Porg' Pterosaur Flapped Above Jurassic China Posted: 16 Apr 2021 07:24 AM PDT  As the sun sets over what will become northern China in 160 million years, something small dives between the trunks of tree ferns, intercepting a dragonfly mid-flight. It lands in the canopy to gulp down its squirming prize. The big-eyed, arrestingly cute critter is a newly described species of pterosaur named … |
| You Can Finally Use Book Covers as Kindle Lockscreens Posted: 16 Apr 2021 06:49 AM PDT  The Kindle lockscreen has always been whatever. Either you opted for a cheaper e-reader with ads or you got random stock photos of... pens and inkwells. But now Amazon has finally given bookworms what they want: The ability to use book covers as lockscreens. |
| The Best Gadgets to 420 Blaze It Posted: 16 Apr 2021 05:30 AM PDT |
| Here's What to Expect at Apple's 'Spring Loaded' Event Posted: 16 Apr 2021 04:30 AM PDT  After weeks of speculation, we know that Apple's first big product event of 2021 will be on Tuesday, April 20. (Thanks, Siri!) What could Apple possibly have to launch after hosting not one, not two, but three events this past fall? Well, a lot actually—but save your iBong jokes, it's most definitely not anything… |
| Microsoft Edge Adds a Kids Mode for Parents Worried About Their Shared Devices Posted: 15 Apr 2021 09:15 PM PDT  In Microsoft's ongoing endeavor to convert people to its rebooted Edge web browser, it's launching a new Kids Mode that makes it easy for parents to control how their children surf the web. |
| A Tesla Helped Police Track Down a Hate Crime Suspect Accused of Burning Down a Black Church Posted: 15 Apr 2021 07:10 PM PDT  In the category of news that is both good but also unsettling: Authorities say a Tesla's security system recently helped them catch the culprit behind a string of hate crimes. |
| Amazon Reportedly Pressures Small Businesses with Retaliation if They Don't Hand Over User Data Posted: 15 Apr 2021 06:37 PM PDT  Amazon reportedly pressured smart-thermostat maker Ecobee to fork over data from its voice-enabled devices even when customers weren't actively using them. When Ecobee pushed back, the e-commerce giant threatened to box the company out of high-profile selling events like Prime Day or refuse Alexa certification for… |
| You Can Now Buy but Definitely Can't Afford LG's $89,000 Rollable OLED Posted: 15 Apr 2021 05:00 PM PDT  LG's magical rolling OLED is now available for purchase in the U.S. But reader, I'm very sorry to warn in advance that you really, really cannot afford this TV. |
| James O'Keefe, Professional Person Impersonator, Firmly Denies Impersonating Persons Posted: 15 Apr 2021 03:40 PM PDT  James O'Keefe, whose criminal record includes entry of a federal office under false pretense along with three goons dressed as telephone repairmen, would like you to know that he did not, under any circumstance, operate fake Twitter accounts. |
| Dozens of Fossilized Neanderthal Footprints Found on a Beach in Spain Posted: 15 Apr 2021 02:42 PM PDT  Paleoanthropologists have discovered more than 80 fossilized footprints in Southern Spain, on an uneven span of rock that used to be a sandbar. In their analysis, the research team determined the prints were made by 36 individuals, a group of Neanderthal adults and children. |
| WallStreetBets Does Not Bow to Crypto Wave Posted: 15 Apr 2021 02:30 PM PDT  For about 20 hours, moderators of the Reddit r/WallStreetBets opened the floodgates to crypto, a topic that's been banned on the forum for years. What does it mean that the savviest meme stock buccaneers in the universe have surrendered to the unstoppable onslaught of crypto boobs and their mindless chants of DOGE… |
| What Exactly Is Paramount's Plan for Showtime, Anyway? Posted: 15 Apr 2021 02:20 PM PDT |
| This iOS Game Secretly Turns Into a Gambling App Posted: 15 Apr 2021 02:00 PM PDT  Entrepreneur Kosta Eleftheriou has made it his life's mission to expose scammy iOS apps, and his latest discovery is a doozie. He found a game called Jungle Run—basically a 2D coin running game —that turns into a cryptocurrency-funded casino in Turkey. |
| CIA: We Can't Rule Out the 'Lab Leak' Theory of Covid-19's Origins Posted: 15 Apr 2021 01:50 PM PDT  Top U.S. intelligence officials reiterated Thursday that they could not rule out the possibility that covid-19 leaked out of a Chinese government lab, as opposed to originating from animal-to-human transmission. |
| Covid-19 Booster Shots Likely Needed Within a Year, Top Biden Advisor Says Posted: 15 Apr 2021 01:34 PM PDT  Booster shots against the covid-19 coronavirus may become a regular necessity, according to recent comments from David Kessler, chief science officer for President Joe Biden's covid-19 task force, as well as from Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. |
| AdBlock Is Borking Google Docs Posted: 15 Apr 2021 01:00 PM PDT  For the past day or so, countless Google Docs and Google Drive users have reported a slew of formatting hiccups that rendered writing tools unusable. Cursors would freeze, highlighting wouldn't work, and any text typed looked like utter shit. And now we have a culprit. On Wednesday, Google Drive product manager Remy… |
| Massive Rockfall Along Britain’s Jurassic Coast Could Be a Boon to Fossil Hunters Posted: 15 Apr 2021 12:40 PM PDT  An estimated 4,000 tons of debris—including rocks the size of cars—has collapsed onto a beach along Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Because this part of Britain is packed with fossils, the rockfall is likely to attract amateur and professional collectors, but local officials are asking the public to steer clear of the beach. |
| 2.5 Billion T. Rex May Have Roamed Earth Posted: 15 Apr 2021 12:02 PM PDT  In total, some 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex may have reached maturity and marauded the Cretaceous landscape, according to a new study published today in the journal Science. The researchers give a broad range in the plausible number of the apex predators, but all signs point to a thriving population that lasted over… |
| You'll Probably Have to Put Your Next PC Build on Hold as the Chip Shortage Continues Unabated Posted: 15 Apr 2021 11:45 AM PDT  It's the worst time to try and pick out the parts for your next PC build. Actually, it's the worst time to try to buy anything that involves a graphics card or processor. Major component manufacturers, including Nvidia, TSMC, and Intel, have confirmed the global chip shortage is unlikely to let up for...awhile. |
| Most People Don't Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds Posted: 15 Apr 2021 11:00 AM PDT  New research is the latest to suggest that sustained weight loss is extremely difficult for most people. The study tracked people in the general public for over a decade and found that those who were already overweight or obese tended to stay overweight or obese. People who remained obese also appeared to have a… |
| Apple's Fitness+ Adds Workouts for Pregnant People and Older Adults Posted: 15 Apr 2021 10:50 AM PDT  Starting April 19, Apple is adding new workouts to its Fitness+ on-demand workout service aimed at pregnant people and older adults, as well as more options for beginners. The service is also expanding its stable of trainers. |
| The Best iPhone Home Screen Widgets We've Found So Far Posted: 15 Apr 2021 10:40 AM PDT  The launch of iOS 14 last fall brought iPhone owners the ability to start experimenting with home screen widgets, just like Android users have been able to do for years. If you're not clear how to start customizing, we've shown you how here. |
| U.S. Lawmakers Pressure DOJ Over Funding of Predictive Policing Tools Posted: 15 Apr 2021 10:08 AM PDT  Ratcheting up pressure on the Justice Department to crack down on unregulated predictive policing algorithms, Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called for strict new requirements on any DOJ-funded research into police tools promising to forecast crime, saying that research into some programs already in use has revealed… |
| Jeff Bezos Tells Amazon to Treat Employees Better While He Prepares to Flee Planet Earth Posted: 15 Apr 2021 09:10 AM PDT  Earth today received parting words from Jeff Bezos, as the soon-to-be-former Amazon CEO turned over his shoulder on the slow walk to the rocket launch pad and observed: damn, you guys really need to turn this dump around—I mean, Christ, look at yourselves. |
| Chimeric Human-Monkey Embryos Kept Alive for a Record 19 Days Posted: 15 Apr 2021 08:40 AM PDT  Building on previous experiments, an international team of scientists has created chimeric human-monkey embryos, which were kept alive for nearly three weeks. The breakthrough could lead to new ways of testing drugs and generating organs for transplant, but this line of research is raising some ethical concerns. |
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