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- It’s Raining Oil in St. Croix for the Second Time This Year
- Kevin Smith’s He-Man Continuation Is Here, and It’s a Revelation
- Hundreds of Fossilized Footprints From Ancient, Bear-Sized Mammals Found in Wyoming
- The East Coast Gas Frenzy Is a Warning for the Future of Driving
- Apple Take Note: You Can Park Lenovo's New Cordless Mouse on a Wireless Charging Pad
- Updates on Loki, Birds of Prey 2, and More
- New York’s Public Power Bill Could Be a Model for the Rest of the Country
- Amazon's New Echo Buds Are Annoyingly Good for the Price
- Five Ohio Residents to Get $1 Million Each Just for Getting Vaccinated in New Lottery
- For Its Next Trick, Motorola Is Working On Smartphones That Can Charge Wirelessly Over the Air
- Apple Faces Employee Backlash for Hiring Antonio García Martínez Over His Views on Women, People of Color
- TCL's First Absolutely Massive TVs Are Officially Here
- Amazon Explains Lord of the Rings' Giant Budget, Which Is Still Smaller Than Jeff Bezos' Yacht
- Tesla Says It Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin for Car Payments, Citing Fossil Fuel Concerns
- 28-Year-Old Woman Infiltrates High School to Beef Up Her Instagram and Seriously, WTF?
- Harley Quinn's Margot Robbie Wants Poison Ivy in the DC Movies So Bad
- Jupiter Looks Serene in Ultraviolet and Absolutely Terrifying in Infrared
- Senate Cyber Hawk Calls for 'Criminal Penalties' for Negligent CEOs After U.S. Pipeline Hack
- The UK’s New Animal Welfare Plan Is Both Very Good and Not Nearly Enough
- John Barrowman Removed From Doctor Who Immersive Experience in Wake of Allegations
- Gas Is Back: Colonial Opens Up the Corpse Juice Hoses Just as Much of East Coast Runs Out
- Amazon's Echo Show 8 Will Now Follow You As You Move
- With Ingenuity Out of the Way, Perseverance Rover Gets Cracking on Real Martian Science
- Scientists Want to Bring Jaguars Back to America's Mountains
- Facebook Moderator Says That 'Wellness Coaches' Advise Karaoke and Painting for Traumatized Workers
| It’s Raining Oil in St. Croix for the Second Time This Year Posted: 13 May 2021 08:11 AM PDT  A refinery on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands has shut down temporarily after oil rained down on surrounding residents' homes and cisterns used to collect drinking water. Astonishingly enough, this nightmarish situation isn't even new; it's just the most recent incident in the past three months and… |
| Kevin Smith’s He-Man Continuation Is Here, and It’s a Revelation Posted: 13 May 2021 08:10 AM PDT  It seems like a long time since Kevin Smith first announced he was creating a new He-Man animated series that would be a "continuation" of the original '80s cartoon for eight-year-olds. Now, we finally have our first look at Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and I think I finally understand what Smith is… |
| Hundreds of Fossilized Footprints From Ancient, Bear-Sized Mammals Found in Wyoming Posted: 13 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT  For years, paleontologists and paleobotanists have spent time on Wyoming's Hanna Formation, a 58-million-year-old zone of rock in the southern part of the state that contains a wealth of fossils of marine fauna like ammonites and various forms of ancient plant life. In 2019, though, Anton Wroblewski stumbled across… |
| The East Coast Gas Frenzy Is a Warning for the Future of Driving Posted: 13 May 2021 07:44 AM PDT  Americans are a panicky bunch, and the latest thing to set them off is the Colonial pipeline hack. Reports of the possibility of gas shortages have sent people streaming to gas stations, engaging in hand-to-hand combat, and maybe even filling bags with gas. (????) All this hoarding has created actual gas shortages. |
| Apple Take Note: You Can Park Lenovo's New Cordless Mouse on a Wireless Charging Pad Posted: 13 May 2021 07:04 AM PDT  It's been over five years and the second-generation Apple Magic Mouse still needs to be awkwardly flipped on its back like a turtle to be recharged with a lightning cable—rendering it unusable in the process. A better approach is what Lenovo has done with its new Go mouse, letting it rest atop a wireless charging pad… |
| Updates on Loki, Birds of Prey 2, and More Posted: 13 May 2021 06:26 AM PDT  Emily Blunt talks Marvel rumors, and Margot Robbie updates us on the chance of a Birds of Prey sequel. Get a brief glimpse of Edgar Wright's next film, Last Night in Soho. Loki gets a peculiar new friend in a poster for his new show. Plus, rejoice! Supergirl's outta the Phantom Zone. Spoilers, go! |
| New York’s Public Power Bill Could Be a Model for the Rest of the Country Posted: 13 May 2021 06:00 AM PDT  Two years ago, New York enshrined the most ambitious statewide climate targets in the country. The legislation, called the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, requires the state to completely decarbonize its electric grid by 2040 and reduce emissions from all sectors by 85% within the following decade. |
| Amazon's New Echo Buds Are Annoyingly Good for the Price Posted: 13 May 2021 06:00 AM PDT  Amazon is trying its hand at earbuds again after stumbling out of the gate with its first pair of Echo Buds in 2019. The improvements, I'm mildly irritated to say, are good. |
| Five Ohio Residents to Get $1 Million Each Just for Getting Vaccinated in New Lottery Posted: 13 May 2021 02:30 AM PDT  Five lucky people in Ohio will win $1 million each just for getting vaccinated for covid-19, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Wednesday. The new lottery, which starts handing out cash weekly on May 26, will be administered through the Ohio Department of Health as well as the Ohio Lottery and will be paid for… |
| For Its Next Trick, Motorola Is Working On Smartphones That Can Charge Wirelessly Over the Air Posted: 12 May 2021 05:40 PM PDT  They haven't all been home runs, but Motorola is known for taking chances. The company has repeatedly shown it's not afraid to bet on new technology, from the recently phased-out Moto Mods back to the first wafer-thin Razr feature phones. Now, Motorola is trying its hand at remote wireless charging for smartphones by … |
| Posted: 12 May 2021 05:34 PM PDT  Apple employees circulated a petition on Wednesday to express concern over a new hire and his apparently problematic views on women and people of color. |
| TCL's First Absolutely Massive TVs Are Officially Here Posted: 12 May 2021 04:40 PM PDT  After being teased at CES earlier this year, TCL has officially announced pricing and availability for its monster 80-inch-plus displays. You know, for those of us who want our screens to effectively take up an entire wall in our homes. |
| Amazon Explains Lord of the Rings' Giant Budget, Which Is Still Smaller Than Jeff Bezos' Yacht Posted: 12 May 2021 04:30 PM PDT  Yes, the budget for Amazon's Lord of the Rings series is almost half a billion dollars, but the woman behind it is happy to explain. In a new interview, head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke doesn't deny last month's reports that the show cost the studio about $465 million; she also blames both the market for original… |
| Tesla Says It Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin for Car Payments, Citing Fossil Fuel Concerns Posted: 12 May 2021 03:47 PM PDT  Tesla has "suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin," CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday night, allegedly out of concern over the "rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining." |
| 28-Year-Old Woman Infiltrates High School to Beef Up Her Instagram and Seriously, WTF? Posted: 12 May 2021 02:57 PM PDT  Surely there are easier ways to pad your following on Instagram than trespassing on high school grounds while disguised as a teenager. That apparently did not occur to a 28-year-old Florida woman who was arrested after infiltrating a school in Miami-Dade County for the Gram on Monday. |
| Harley Quinn's Margot Robbie Wants Poison Ivy in the DC Movies So Bad Posted: 12 May 2021 02:45 PM PDT |
| Jupiter Looks Serene in Ultraviolet and Absolutely Terrifying in Infrared Posted: 12 May 2021 02:42 PM PDT  Though named for the Roman riff on Zeus, the planet Jupiter looks every bit a happy home for Hades in an infrared image (below) captured by the Gemini North telescope of Mauna Kea's Gemini Observatory. Meanwhile, the Hubble Space Telescope produced a lovely ultraviolet view of the planet. These contrasting images are… |
| Senate Cyber Hawk Calls for 'Criminal Penalties' for Negligent CEOs After U.S. Pipeline Hack Posted: 12 May 2021 02:15 PM PDT  Sen. Ron Wyden, historically a leading proponent of heightened cybersecurity governance in both public and private spheres, called for congressional action Wednesday around all private firms operating in critical infrastructure sectors, saying the recent network breach at one of the largest U.S. pipelines paints a… |
| The UK’s New Animal Welfare Plan Is Both Very Good and Not Nearly Enough Posted: 12 May 2021 02:05 PM PDT  Separated from the European Union, the UK is implementing a series of new measures to improve the welfare of animals, both at home and abroad. Some of the reforms, such as recognizing animals as sentient beings and banning the import of hunting trophies, are a step in the right direction, but the new measures aren't… |
| John Barrowman Removed From Doctor Who Immersive Experience in Wake of Allegations Posted: 12 May 2021 02:00 PM PDT  After actor Noel Clarke was accused by over 20 women of engaging in repeated incidents of sexual harassment on set and off during his career—including his time playing Mickey Smith on Doctor Who—fellow co-star John Barrowman was also embroiled in accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Now, it seems like the BBC… |
| Gas Is Back: Colonial Opens Up the Corpse Juice Hoses Just as Much of East Coast Runs Out Posted: 12 May 2021 01:55 PM PDT  Large swathes of the East Coast are running out of the precious refined corpse juice used to fuel most of the nation's vehicles, five days after ransomware knocked out most of the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline system—the biggest gasoline pipeline in the country, connecting Gulf Coast refineries to cities as far north… |
| Amazon's Echo Show 8 Will Now Follow You As You Move Posted: 12 May 2021 01:45 PM PDT  If you're hooked on Alexa and want a more capable smart display, Amazon just announced a refresh to the Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 5, with better cameras than their predecessors. There's also an update to the Echo Show 5 Kids Edition, which includes access to Amazon's kid-friendly content. |
| With Ingenuity Out of the Way, Perseverance Rover Gets Cracking on Real Martian Science Posted: 12 May 2021 01:28 PM PDT  As NASA's little helicopter whirred off to its new airfield on Mars, one could practically hear the sigh of relief from Perseverance from 183 million miles away; it was an exhale of "thank god they've gone" that comes with the departure of an attention hog. A patient rover, Perseverance has been getting all its… |
| Scientists Want to Bring Jaguars Back to America's Mountains Posted: 12 May 2021 01:03 PM PDT  A group of conservation scientists say it's time for the return of an American classic: the jaguar. They argue that jaguars can and should be safely reintroduced to the U.S., not only to help ensure their continued survival but also to address the injustice that led to their local demise more than 50 years ago. |
| Facebook Moderator Says That 'Wellness Coaches' Advise Karaoke and Painting for Traumatized Workers Posted: 12 May 2021 01:03 PM PDT  The Irish Parliament today held a hearing on Facebook's treatment of subcontracted content moderators—the thousands of people up to their eyeballs in toxic waste in the company basement. Moderators have repeatedly reported over the years that their contract companies hurl them into traumatizing work with little… |
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