sábado, 8 de maio de 2021


Faces of Death Gets a Gen-Z Reboot From Legendary Entertainment

Posted: 08 May 2021 08:30 AM PDT

The fakeumentary Faces of Death is classic horror that left movie fans in disbelief as it showed various ways humans can die in graphic detail. The film includes clips from around the world and convinced everyone the various deaths were real, but many were not.

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Too Bad, Zuck: Just 4% of U.S. iPhone Users Let Apps Track Them After iOS Update

Posted: 07 May 2021 10:25 PM PDT

Apple recently rolled out its highly anticipated App Tracking Transparency feature with iOS 14.5, which lets users decide whether apps track their activity for targeted advertising. Overwhelmingly, users seem happy to leave app tracking disabled. Just 4% of iPhone users in the U.S. have agreed to app tracking after…

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Reportedly Trying to Gobble Up This Small Texas Community

Posted: 07 May 2021 08:07 PM PDT

Residents of Boca Chica Village are facing pressure from SpaceX and local officials to sell their property, ostensibly so CEO Elon Musk can realize his dream of creating a modern-day company town around SpaceX's launch facility nearby, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Marvel's Falcon Becomes Captain America in This VFX Video Breaking Down His Transformation

Posted: 07 May 2021 05:00 PM PDT

Sam Wilson goes through quite the transformation over the course of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and this new VFX video breaks down how he starts the show and how he ends it—first as the Falcon, and ultimately as Captain America.

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Peacock Sentences Space Convicts Series Intergalactic to U.S. Custody

Posted: 07 May 2021 04:00 PM PDT

The space criminals of the UK sci-fi series Intergalactic are on the run... to America. Aiding and abetting them will be NBC's Peacock streaming platform, which plans to release them next week.

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Ibuprofen Doesn't Worsen Covid-19, Large New Study Finds

Posted: 07 May 2021 03:30 PM PDT

New research out Friday should relieve anyone worried about having taken over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen before becoming sick with covid-19. The large study found no evidence that recent prior use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) led to more serious illness or death among hospitalized…

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YouTube Found the Pettiest Loophole in Its Battle Against Roku

Posted: 07 May 2021 02:45 PM PDT

Just a week after Roku yanked YouTube TV from its app store thanks to an ongoing feud with Google, it looks like YouTube found a clever (if not extremely petty) workaround. On Friday, YouTube announced it would just cram YouTube TV access into the main YouTube app, which is still available.

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Melinda Gates Reportedly Warned Bill Not to Pal Around With Infamous Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Posted: 07 May 2021 02:35 PM PDT

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has strenuously denied that all those times he hung out with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—you know, the guy with the private jet and island compound who died in prison in 2019 before he could testify about who else was involved in his child sex abuse ring—was about anything…

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This Week's Toys Definitely Didn't See This Coming

Posted: 07 May 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and snazziest merchandise on the internet. This week, Star Wars: The Bad Batch descends on the world of Lego, while Star Trek beams itself back up to action figures, and... no one can withstand beach balls of this magnitude!? Check it out!

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Good Night, Meat Prince

Posted: 07 May 2021 02:02 PM PDT

Bryan Menegus is one of the most frustrating editors I've ever worked with, which is to say he had annoying feedback like 'Do you have a source on this?', 'This paragraph is complete gibberish', 'Did you forget to end this sentence?', or 'This is just totally factually wrong'. He also changed the structure of…

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New Report Shows Phone Cracking Tech is Being Used to Target Journalists in Botswana

Posted: 07 May 2021 01:49 PM PDT

The willingness of digital forensics firms to sell to pretty much any paying law enforcement agency, regardless of the country's human rights record, has stirred up no minor amount of controversy. These tools, critics say, allow bad governments expansive, invasive powers, and may be used in the course of…

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Doctor Who’s Noel Clarke Faces New Harassment Allegations From Sci-Fi Set

Posted: 07 May 2021 01:45 PM PDT

Two weeks before Doctor Who star Noel Clarke was set to receive a BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, the organization received multiple anonymous tips from women alleging to have been sexually harassed and assaulted by him in a variety of different ways in professional settings. Allegations have…

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Stop Pretending Apple and Amazon's Bluetooth Networks Can't Be Abused

Posted: 07 May 2021 01:40 PM PDT

Hot on the heels of Apple's AirTags launch, Amazon announced that it's expanding its Sidewalk network with Tile, smart lock company Level, and elder care smartwatch maker CareBand. The news is the biggest expansion of Amazon Sidewalk since it was announced last year, and offers a glimpse into how the company envisions…

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The Amazing Maurice Adds David Tennant to Its Star-Studded Cast

Posted: 07 May 2021 12:30 PM PDT

The animated adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Carnegie Medal-winning 2001 children's book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents has already commandeered a huge celebrity voice cast, but apparently there's always room for more. Now Doctor Who's David Tennant has joined the ranks, alongside Game of Thrones' Emilia…

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The Beer of the Future Tastes Like Ass

Posted: 07 May 2021 12:30 PM PDT

When I turned 21, I was living in New Mexico. My first legally purchased beer was Fat Tire, at the time only available west of the Mississippi. As someone raised in Massachusetts and in an era before the explosion of craft breweries, it was the peak of novelty at the time.

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When Will We Know Where the Chinese Rocket Will Crash?

Posted: 07 May 2021 12:18 PM PDT

An out-of-control Chinese rocket is scheduled to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend, but no one is sure exactly when or where the debris will land. Here's why we don't yet know and, more importantly, when we can expect to find out.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Foretold WandaVision's Plot in Song

Posted: 07 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) moved to Westview, New Jersey in hopes of starting a new life with the person she loved, there was Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom). She's an over-stressed lawyer who, like Wanda, confidently believed that she could will a new…

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Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People

Posted: 07 May 2021 11:00 AM PDT

Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was one of the most populated cities in the world from the 9th to 15th centuries CE. That said, archaeologists have struggled with knowing just how many people actually lived there. A comprehensive new study may have finally answered the question, affirming the ancient city as a…

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Listen to the Incredible Sound of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Flying on Mars

Posted: 07 May 2021 10:57 AM PDT

A microphone on NASA's Perseverance rover has managed to capture the sounds made by Ingenuity during the helicopter's fourth flight on Mars. It marks the first time that a machine on another planet has captured the sounds made by another vehicle.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Cast and Crew on Omega's Big Reveal

Posted: 07 May 2021 10:45 AM PDT

One of the most intriguing figures in Star Wars: The Bad Batch's premiere wasn't just that surprising cameo. In fact, arguably one of the most interesting additions to the Star Wars prequel canon in years comes in the form of the squad's newest ally, Omega—and Bad Batch's crew sees the addition as one of the show's…

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Climb Aboard Horror Express

Posted: 07 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Last week, Shudder's hit anthology series Creepshow aired its second season finale, "Night of the Living Late Show," featuring a character who's obsessed with a nearly 50-year-old movie called Horror Express. It's a real movie—and a really entertaining movie at that. If you've never seen it, now's the perfect time.

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This Fabric Warms You on One Side and Cools on the Other

Posted: 07 May 2021 09:33 AM PDT

The best way to ensure you're always comfortable when you head outdoors is to layer your outfit so you can strip some clothing away when you're hot, or add more when you're cold. But what if one garment could work both ways? That's what scientists are promising with a new engineered material that heats on one side but…

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Elon Musk Backpedals on the Doge Hype 48 Hours Before SNL Appearance

Posted: 07 May 2021 09:10 AM PDT

Elon Musk, richer than God and therefore a trusted source of investment advice for mortals, has pivoted now to offer some sober advice about the dangers of meme currencies. He provides previously unshared information: Doge's only tangible value is hype, and HODLers may reach price discovery and then realize they've…

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How I Hacked My Tamagotchi, Cheated Death, and Became a God

Posted: 07 May 2021 08:50 AM PDT

I can't explain why I adopted a virtual pet while also navigating the wild world of new parenthood, though maybe it has something to do with our species' penchant for falling back on the familiar. The pandemic added to the chaos of life with a newborn, so I found myself drawn to anything nerdy and nostalgic from my…

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The Muppets Are Getting Their First Halloween Special on Disney+

Posted: 07 May 2021 08:45 AM PDT

I'm not 100% sure why the Muppets are so excited that we're "halfway to Halloween" that they created a hashtag for it [Editor's Note: Excuse you, some of us are excited about the Best Holiday. - Jill P.], but I'm happy to hear that Kermit and the gang won't just be premiering a new Disney+ special closer to the…

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