quinta-feira, 6 de maio de 2021


Astronomers Capture Wild Image of China’s Out-of-Control Rocket

Posted: 06 May 2021 07:59 AM PDT

A glistening image of China's wayward Long March 5B rocket, which is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere this weekend, has been captured by astronomers with the Virtual Telescope Project.

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This Worm Has 100 Butts

Posted: 06 May 2021 07:14 AM PDT

In Greek mythology, the hydra is a creature with many heads. In Norse mythology, Odin rides Sleipnir—a horse with many legs. And in the warm, coastal waters of Australia lives Ramisyllis multicaudata, the worm with many butts.

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Updates From Indiana Jones 5, Marvel, and More

Posted: 06 May 2021 06:49 AM PDT

Dark Horse's Lady Killer is being turned into a movie. Marvel offers vague teases for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Marvels. Emma Stone goes behind-the-scenes in new Cruella footage. Plus, what's to come on The Handmaid's Tale and Black Lightning. Spoilers now!

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Clever Auto-Changing Wallpapers Match Your iPhone's Battery to Remind You When It's Time to Charge

Posted: 06 May 2021 06:40 AM PDT

Given how catastrophic and traumatizing a dead smartphone can be, Ben Vessey has created a better alternative to the tiny, easy-to-miss battery icon in the corner of the iPhone's screen: a set of colorful wallpapers that dynamically change based on how much battery life the device has left.

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Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 States

Posted: 06 May 2021 06:18 AM PDT

Unhealthy air pollution generally brings to mind coal-fired plants spewing black soot from a smokestack. But that image may quickly be becoming outdated. A study published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters found that using natural gas and biomass in sources like buildings and industrial boilers actually…

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A New Stranger Things 4 Teaser Reminds Us Eleven Isn't the Only Powerful Being

Posted: 06 May 2021 06:04 AM PDT

Hard to believe it's been almost two years since we spent time with the kids from Hawkins, Indiana on Netflix's Stranger Things. Harder to believe still that it was over a year ago Netflix released the first teaser for the upcoming fourth season, which saw Sheriff Hopper (David Harbour) in Russia, just where we…

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A Quiet Place Part II's Final Trailer Suggests It's Been Worth the Horrifying Wait

Posted: 06 May 2021 06:00 AM PDT

If it seems like forever ago that we got the first teaser for A Quiet Place Part II, well—it was December 2019, with the first trailer dropping in January 2020. But the much-delayed, much-anticipated horror sequel seems set for its May 28 opening, and today's final trailer suggests the wait will have been worth it.

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Asus' First Wi-Fi 6E Router Is a Beast for Gaming, but Struggles Everywhere Else

Posted: 06 May 2021 05:00 AM PDT

It seems like only yesterday that Wi-Fi 6 routers really started to hit the market, and that's true—the first products trickled out in late 2018, and the new 802.11ax standard is only now going mainstream. But the FCC has opened up the 6 GHz band to unlicensed use, so router manufacturers are taking the ax protocol to…

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CDC Says 'Test Cruises' Can Start With Volunteer Passengers to Prove They're Covid Safe

Posted: 06 May 2021 04:30 AM PDT

The U.S.-based cruise ship industry will need to prove it can operate safely with test cruises and volunteer passengers before normal operations can begin, the Centers for Disease Control said in a statement on Wednesday. All cruise volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated and must agree to be tested for covid-19…

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Politician's Zoom Background Can't Hide Fact That He's Actually Driving

Posted: 06 May 2021 03:15 AM PDT

Andrew Brenner, a state senator in Ohio, is getting some heat for driving while participating in a Zoom call earlier this week. The Ohio Senate is currently taking up a bill that would create additional penalties for distracted driving and a local newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, pointed out the irony of the…

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Netflix's Awake Trailer Has a Worldwide Sleeping Disorder

Posted: 05 May 2021 05:00 PM PDT

In Awake, a mysterious event causes all electronics to stop working... and suddenly, no one can fall asleep. I have no idea what could possibly cause both these things, and if there's an answer, it's absolutely not in the movie's first trailer.

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Billboard Is Partnering With Twitter to Rank Music in a New, Fun Way

Posted: 05 May 2021 04:28 PM PDT

Billboard — the music industry's stalwart chart resource — announced plans on Wednesday to team up with Twitter to give the people what they want: more charts.

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Not Everyone Is Getting Great Service With Starlink

Posted: 05 May 2021 03:46 PM PDT

New Starlink data out today shows where in the U.S. Elon Musk's ambitious satellite internet service is exceeding expectations—and where it's falling short.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Producers Discuss Fighting Back Against Order 66

Posted: 05 May 2021 03:45 PM PDT

Star Wars' newest animated series, The Bad Batch, takes us right into the earliest days of the rise of the Empire. This means it starts getting to grips with a disconcerting question almost immediately: what happens when you say no to the Galactic Empire? But that's not a question for most Clone Troopers... and maybe…

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Twitter Will Beg You to Send Nicer Tweets

Posted: 05 May 2021 03:20 PM PDT

Twitter is (again) asking you to think a bit before you tweet. On Wednesday, the company announced that it is slowly rolling out prompts for English-speaking iOS and Android users that encourage them to "pause and reconsider" a particularly hateful tweet before they hit send.

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Conservatives Demand Supreme Court Overrule Fake Facebook Court, Others Weigh In

Posted: 05 May 2021 03:10 PM PDT

On Wednesday, Facebook's Oversight Board, the pseudo-legalistic, questionably independent body that the company claims has the power to review and potentially overrule official moderation decisions, issued its not-so-final proclamations regarding the status of Donald Trump's account.

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Marvel's New Loki Trailer Assures You the God of Mischief Is 'Doing Great'

Posted: 05 May 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Of course, it seems like Mobius (Owen Wilson) might be slightly overselling the Norse god of mischief's performance at his mandatory new job for the Time Variance Authority, straightening out the multiverse he helped create in Avengers: Endgame.

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We Need 6 Times More Minerals to Meet Our Clean Energy Goals

Posted: 05 May 2021 02:50 PM PDT

If the world is going to decarbonize, we're gonna need a bigger supply of minerals, a new report says.

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Turns Out Jeff Goldblum's an 'Absolute Badass' at Playing Dungeons & Dragons

Posted: 05 May 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Last week, the real-play Dungeons & Dragons podcast Dark Dice announced that legendary actor Jeff Goldblum had amazingly, inexplicably, wonderfully signed on to play the Elven sorcerer Balmur for the series' second season. It sounds like this roll of the die was a critical success.

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Invest in the Internet, You Cowards

Posted: 05 May 2021 01:36 PM PDT

Internet data usage is skyrocketing these days, to no surprise.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates' Superman Movie Could Be a Period Piece

Posted: 05 May 2021 01:30 PM PDT

Early reports say that Ta-Nehisi Coates' already much-anticipated Superman movie could take place in the 20th century, which offers some very interesting options for what's going to be an extremely interesting movie.

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US Will Support Lifting Patent Restrictions on Covid-19 Vaccines

Posted: 05 May 2021 01:25 PM PDT

After weeks of back-and-forth discussions within the Biden administration, the U.S. is now preparing to back the temporary waiving of patent rights over covid-19 vaccines—a policy that advocates say is needed to speed up the production and acquisition of vaccines for developing countries. As part of its support, the…

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Blue Origin Announces Launch Date for First Crewed Flight of New Shepard

Posted: 05 May 2021 01:00 PM PDT

After years of delays, Blue Origin says it's finally ready for a crewed launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the company is aiming for launch in July, and an auction will be held to choose a member of the crew.

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Playmobil's Back to the Future Toys Are Getting the Coolest '80s Pickup Truck (and Hoverboards)

Posted: 05 May 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Playmobil continues to prove that when a company goes the extra mile, a toy line targeted at kids can be coveted by grown-up collectors too.

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Scammers Score $2 Million from the WallStreetBets Crowd With Fictional Crypto Launch

Posted: 05 May 2021 12:24 PM PDT

A cryptocurrency scam recently pilfered at least $2 million from WallStreetBets enthusiasts, convincing them that they were buying into a new crypto coin connected to the popular memestock, according to a report from Bloomberg News.

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