segunda-feira, 3 de maio de 2021


Verizon's Selling Off Its Media Properties for $5 Billion

Posted: 03 May 2021 07:55 AM PDT

Verizon's officially selling off its media assets to the private equity firm Apollo Global for $5 billion, the company announced on Monday. Alongside that bundle of cash, Verizon will also be keeping a 10% stake in the company, which will simply be renamed—no joke—Yahoo.

Read more...

Print Books Are Still Outselling eBooks, Study Finds

Posted: 03 May 2021 07:33 AM PDT

According to a study by Statista's Advertising & Media Outlook, ebook sales are still trailing physical book sales globally, especially during the dog days of the covid-19 pandemic. The study, which asked respondents to describe their book purchases in 2020, found that ebooks still haven't replaced paper in most…

Read more...

New Ms. Marvel Set Pictures Tease Kamala's Heroic Costume

Posted: 03 May 2021 06:45 AM PDT

Justin Jordan offers an update on his Luthor Strode adaptation. You'll have to wait a little long for Morbius. The Flash set photos tease the return of an iconic DC movie location. Plus, new footage from Cruella goes up in flames, and what's to come on Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, and more. Spoilers now!

Read more...

You Can Now Play Multiplayer Game Boy Tetris Across the Internet

Posted: 03 May 2021 06:40 AM PDT

The simple yet challenging game of Tetris helped make the original Game Boy a success, but the game was even better when played head-to-head against a friend using a link cable. Finding someone to play Game Boy Tetris with 30 years later isn't as easy, so a clever hacker has upgraded the handheld with online…

Read more...

Marvel’s Eternals Footage Arrives With Captain Marvel & Black Panther Sequel Titles

Posted: 03 May 2021 06:15 AM PDT

It's all rather, well, marvellous.

Read more...

We're Not Ready for Smart Glasses Yet

Posted: 03 May 2021 05:30 AM PDT

After the original Google Glass crashed and burned, consumer smart glasses were put on the back burner for a while. There's no shortage of reasons why, which makes it a little baffling that in 2021, high-tech glasses have made a mini-comeback. Facebook, Apple, and even Samsung are all rumored to be working on a pair…

Read more...

How to See Who's Using Your Streaming Passwords

Posted: 03 May 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Siblings, parents, partners, friends, colleagues—chances are you've shared at least one or two passwords to your streaming service accounts over the years, which is perfectly understandable. These acts of digital generosity can quickly add up, though, and before you know it there too many people on your Netflix…

Read more...

Why Does Skin Itch?

Posted: 03 May 2021 05:00 AM PDT

The problem with having skin is that it's not blemishless and can burn very badly and is liable to develop rashes or sores, not to mention cancers, and—at once more benign and, in the moment, just as miserable as any of these things—it can itch. Some itches, of course, are perfectly pleasant, particularly those that…

Read more...

Chuck Grassley Tweets That Cable Companies Have Gotten 'To [Sic] Big Like Goggle [Sic]'

Posted: 03 May 2021 04:15 AM PDT

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has always used Twitter in a rather bizarre way. After all, who can forget Grassley classics like "PantsBurnLegWood" of 2009 and "WH:ANSWER MY LETTER" of 2017? But the senator's tweets over the weekend were particularly weird, even if you agreed with his central premise.

Read more...

L.A. Records No New Covid Deaths for First Time in Over a Year as Life Gets More Normal

Posted: 03 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Los Angeles County recorded no new deaths from covid-19 on Sunday, the first time that's happened since L.A. County identified its first coronavirus death on March 10, 2020. And while experts warn there's a possibility of undercounting that typically happens on weekends, it's still a great sign that Southern…

Read more...

It's Apparently Possible to Drill a Key Ring Hole Into Apple's AirTags Without Messing Them Up

Posted: 02 May 2021 06:25 PM PDT

One of the first things that jumped out to me when I saw Apple's long-awaited AirTags was their surface, which reminds me of a giant, polished M&M. Like real M&Ms, AirTags don't have any holes, which means that you have to buy AirTag accessories to hook the device to your keys or hang it on your purse. However,…

Read more...

Neuralink President Announces That He’s Left Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Company

Posted: 02 May 2021 03:33 PM PDT

Max Hodak, the president of Neuralink, a company that aims to connect human brains with computers which was cofounded by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has said he left the company a few weeks ago. Hodak did not provide any reason for his departure.

Read more...

Taika Waititi Is Blackbeard in HBO Max's Pirate Comedy Our Flag Means Death

Posted: 02 May 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Taika Waititi is jumping in front of the camera for a new role in the HBO Max Pirate comedy, Our Flag Means Death. Waititi will act as executive and will direct the pilot. Series creator and showrunner David Jenkins, Garrett Basch and Dan Halsted are also executive producers on the show.

Read more...

Sin City 30th Anniversay Edition Headed to Bookstores This Fall

Posted: 02 May 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Frank Miller's black and white crime-noir graphic novel Sin City is turning 30. To honor this milestone, a new edition of the comics is releasing in the fall of 2021.

Read more...

Black Panther's Lupita Nyong'o Talks Sequel and Missing Chadwick Boseman

Posted: 02 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Ryan Coolger is forging ahead with Black Panther 2. Obviously, he restructured the script because lead actor Chadwick Boseman died last year of colon cancer at the age of 43.

Read more...

Nenhum comentário:

Postar um comentário