terça-feira, 1 de junho de 2021


Borderlands’ First Look at Cate Blanchett as Lilith Is Shadowy But Somehow Still Impressive

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Between being an adaptation of a video game series and hiring a wildly over-talented cast, Eli Roth's Borderlands adaptation has been intriguing as hell. The studio has now revealed the first official glimpse of the movie's main character, Lilith, as portrayed by Cate Blanchett. It ain't bad, even if... you can't…

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Something Is Killing Florida's Manatees in Record Droves

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Florida's iconic manatees are in danger. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said last week that as of May 21 almost 750 manatees have already died this year.

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Cows Might Be Getting Smart Masks for Their Problematic Methane Burps

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 08:20 AM PDT

Humans aren't the only ones experimenting with wearable smart masks. A Bloomberg report says agricultural giant Cargill will start selling masks for cows that can cut methane emissions from their burps.

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Mexican Authorities Raid Construction Site Near Famous Archaeological Ruins

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 08:11 AM PDT

Hundreds of Mexican National Guard and police have raided and seized an apparently illegal building project that caused "irreparable damage" to protected areas near the country's historic Teotihuacán ruins.

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Health Officials in China Report First Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 07:32 AM PDT

On Tuesday, health officials in China reported the first known human case of a particular strain of avian influenza called H10N3. The victim, a 41-year-old man residing in Jiangsu, was hospitalized in late April and diagnosed with the virus on May 28. Officials said that the man has since recovered and would be…

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Brilliant Battery Adapter Lets You Power Small Devices Over USB

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 06:35 AM PDT

If sacrificing the portability of a small device is outweighed by the inconvenience of having to feed it a constant supply of replaceable batteries, a clever adapter has popped up on Kickstarter that converts a battery-powered device to USB power, and it's as easy to use as popping in a fresh pair of AAs.

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Updates From Thor: Love and Thunder, Indiana Jones 5, and More

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT

There's new reports of some sneaky spies coming to Marvel's Secret Invasion. Get a look at Paramount's latest Spongebob spinoff. Loki teases more chaos and costume changes than you can shake a dagger at. Plus, Disney+ Moon Knight set pictures. Spoilers get!

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Why Your Windows PC Needs a Keyboard and Mouse Upgrade

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Maybe you've always used the keyboard and mouse that came with your computer and had a very happy life with them—if it's not broken, why fix it? But if you're wondering what all the fuss is about with the more expensive versions of these essential peripherals, we're here to explain why some users spend a serious…

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World's Largest Beef and Pork Supplier Hit by Cyber Attack

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 04:30 AM PDT

JB Foods, the world's largest beef and pork processor, was hit by a cyber attack on Sunday that's incapacitated systems in the U.S., Canada, and Australia according to a new report from Bloomberg News.

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British and Indian Variants Renamed 'Alpha' and 'Delta' Under New WHO Covid-19 Guidance

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 03:00 AM PDT

The so-called British and Indian variants of covid-19 have gotten name changes under new guidance released by the World Health Organization on Monday. The British variant will now be called "Alpha" and the mutant variant first identified in India will be called "Delta" as the WHO tries to stop stigmatization of…

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Alienware's New X-Series Laptops Are Its Thinnest Gaming Notebooks Yet

Posted: 31 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT

It's been a few years since the last time Alienware's laptops got a big revamp, but with its new X-Series laptops, Alienware has managed to cram top-tier components into its thinnest systems yet.

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The Asus ROG Strix G15 Packs a Punch With AMD's Impressive New Graphics Card

Posted: 31 May 2021 08:00 PM PDT

I've said before that PC makers who don't offer AMD-based configs are pretty much trolling their customers, and with the release of AMD's new RX 6000M line of mobile GPUs, that sentiment feels even more applicable. By combining a top-tier AMD mobile CPU with AMD's latest flagship laptop graphics card, Asus' ROG Strix…

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AMD's New RX 6000M GPUs Are Here to Pick a Fight with Nvidia

Posted: 31 May 2021 07:42 PM PDT

Previously, AMD didn't really have mobile graphics cards that could properly take on Nvidia's line of RTX 30-series laptop GPUs, but that changes today with the introduction of AMD's new line of Radeon RX 6000M mobile GPUs.

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Watch Xiaomi Break Its Records and Charge a Phone in 8 Minutes

Posted: 31 May 2021 06:24 PM PDT

If you, like me, have ever desperately plugged your charger into any outlet available for even a few minutes to prevent your phone from dying, then you will also be impressed with Xiaomi's new charging technology. The company claims that its new chargers, dubbed HyperCharge, have broken the global records for wired…

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Acer Says Global Chip Shortage Will Bottleneck Laptop Production Until at Least 2022

Posted: 31 May 2021 04:29 PM PDT

Facing an ongoing global chip shortage, Acer, one of the world's leading laptop makers, warns that production will remain bottlenecked until at least the first or second quarter of next year.

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Uber's Prices and Wait Times Are Up Because There Aren't Enough Drivers to Go Around

Posted: 31 May 2021 04:19 PM PDT

If you've used an app to call a cab in the past few weeks only to find a smoking crater where your bank account used to be, you're not imaging things: Prices on ride-hailing apps are surging as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, and companies like Uber and Lyft acknowledge that a shortage of drivers is to blame.

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Instagram to Change Stories Algorithm After Staff Raised Concerns About Reach of Pro-Palestinian Content

Posted: 31 May 2021 03:37 PM PDT

Instagram is making a change to its algorithm after employees raised concerns over the reach of pro-Palestinian content in light of the recent deadly confrontation between Israel and Palestine.

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Watch a Bloody Awesome Berserk Tribute In Castlevania's Final Season Come Together

Posted: 31 May 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Castlevania's final season, even if it takes a little while to get going, delivers some of the best action the series ever got to take a crack of the Belmont family whip at. But while we might be drawn to the high stakes spectacle of the series' finale for gory glitz and glamour, early on in the season we're treated…

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X-Men's Brood Are What Brood X Nightmares Are Made Of

Posted: 31 May 2021 01:30 PM PDT

People's longstanding fear of swarming insects like cicadas is enshrined in our pop culture. For years we've reimagined bugs as everything from larger-than-life creatures poised to take over the planet to hyper-intelligent mimics hellbent on supplanting humanity. Now, with millions of the United States' Brood X…

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Scientists Link Nearly 40% of Heat-Related Deaths to Human-Induced Climate Change

Posted: 31 May 2021 01:15 PM PDT

New research is quantifying the rate at which intense summer heat brought on by human-induced climate change is killing humans around the world.

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Twitter May Start Labeling Your Tweets Based on How Wrong You Are

Posted: 31 May 2021 12:58 PM PDT

Twitter is one of many social media companies that's struggled to keep misinformation from running rampant on its platform over the years. Its latest attempt to move the needle looks to be a tiered warning label system that changes based on how wrong you are, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong.

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Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Gary Gygax's Saga of Old Town

Posted: 31 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT

First, Gary Gygax created Dungeons & Dragons. Then, he created the fantasy world of Oerth and its greatest city, Greyhawk. Then, he set his mind to writing a D&D novel set in Greyhawk—the tale of Gord, a young street urchin who rises from poverty and imprisonment to become one of the greatest thieves on the planet.…

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Sony's Tiny New Speaker Is a Great Travel Buddy

Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 AM PDT

Listen, the criteria for portable Bluetooth speakers are not complicated. They've got to be easy to carry, sound decent, and not get trashed if you have butterfingers or get caught in the rain. The Sony SRS-XB13 ticks off all these boxes, but it isn't the best we've ever tested. You'll have to make some compromises,…

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Christopher Eccleston's Doctor Who Return Is a Solid Vehicle for a New Side of the Ninth Doctor

Posted: 31 May 2021 10:30 AM PDT

Despite the fact that his first audio drama in the role has been out for a few weeks now, it still feels kind of shocking to live in a world where Christopher Eccleston is back in the proverbial leather jacket as Doctor Who's Ninth Doctor. But we indeed are, and it's mostly fascinating: if only because it's perhaps…

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54 Brand New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your June Reading List

Posted: 31 May 2021 09:00 AM PDT

June is upon us, which means it's time to fill your summer reading list with all the brand-new sci-fi and fantasy books you can stuff into a beach bag. Good thing we've got 54 titles to choose from, with time travelers, reluctant heroes, people who can talk to the dead, and carnival stories among the highlights.

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