sexta-feira, 25 de junho de 2021


DC Super-Pets, Ranked

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 01:45 PM PDT

It is a good time to be a superheroic animal. DC's League of Super-Pets animated movie is on the way and has somehow nabbed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the voice of Krypto the Superdog, along with Kevin Hart as Ace the Bat-Hound, plus Keanu Reeves, Kate McKinnon, Diego Luna, and more. But these critters—and maybe…

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The 7 Weirdest Things About Venus, Hell Planet

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 01:25 PM PDT

It's been nearly 30 years since a NASA spacecraft went to Venus, a yellowish planet 67 million miles from the Sun and 141 million miles from us. Venus is often thought of as a sibling planet to Earth, both being rocky worlds close enough to the Sun to bask in its heat. And yet, at some point in their histories, the…

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Verizon Would Like to Sell You an Alexa-Powered Smart Display

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 01:15 PM PDT

Verizon is looking to sell you a smart display, perhaps to finally launch its BlueJeans video conferencing service.

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Virgin Galactic Gets Official Clearance to Start Flying Paying Customers to Space

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 01:00 PM PDT

An upgraded FAA operators license now allows Virgin Galactic to include paying customers on its space flights, in what is a major milestone for the company and also the nascent space tourism sector.

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Dune Gets Delayed Again, But Not as Long This Time

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 12:50 PM PDT

Insert "the spice must flow... later" joke here. Warner Bros. has shaken up its 2021 release schedule, moving Dune once again further down the line. However, this time it isn't as dramatic. It's only by three weeks.

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On Star Wars: The Bad Batch, It's Bounty Hunter Battles and Big Revelations

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Even though many people agree Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the worst Star Wars movie, it's one of the most consequential. The latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch dug deep into that film, with characters and revelations that will get even the most casual Star Wars fans speculating.

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NASA Scientists Find More Subsurface Lakes on Mars

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 11:32 AM PDT

Researchers peering at layered deposits on Mars' south pole found what appear to be dozens of subsurface lakes, though many of them are in areas where water would be frozen.

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Windows 11 Will Let You Sideload Android Apps, No Amazon Required

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 11:20 AM PDT

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 this week, it also made a fanfare of bringing Android apps to the OS through the Amazon Appstore. It's an exciting feature both for Windows diehards looking for more ways to tinker and for casual users who might want the added utility of an Android app. But the initial announcement

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Evil's Michael Emerson Shares What It's Like to Play a Guy More Sinister Than Satan

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 11:10 AM PDT

Evil is back—streaming on Paramount+ instead of CBS in its second season—and its most memorable character, Leland Townsend, is already causing mischief for its trio of Catholic Church-sponsored supernatural investigators. To learn more about what's to come, we hopped on the phone with the actor who brings him to life:…

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California App Maker Turns Overseas Gig Workers Into Intelligence-Gathering Military Assets

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 11:00 AM PDT

A San Francisco tech company paid millions by the U.S. military has turned an army of overseas cellphone users into a sweeping open-source intelligence network, gleaning data from cell towers and wifi hotspots in countries long engulfed by armed conflict with American forces and allies.

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Amazon's AWS Is Buying Encrypted Messaging Service Wickr

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 10:40 AM PDT

In what looks to be a bigger push into the secured messaging space, Amazon's AWS has just announced that it is acquiring Wickr.

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Maps Show North America's Growing Tick Invasion

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 10:30 AM PDT

Here are some terrifying images of the growing tick threat in North America, courtesy of NASA satellite data. The images accompany recent research showing that warmer climates over the past two decades have allowed Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks to survive and spread farther into Canada and parts of the Northern U.S.

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Warren Ellis Responds to Accusation Backlash: 'I'm at the Start of a Long Road' [Updated]

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 10:20 AM PDT

Warren Ellis, known for his work across Marvel and DC Comics and Netflix's Castlevania adaptation, has made a new statement after a year of public silence following numerous allegations in 2020 of longstanding sexually predatory behavior. The author has asked his fans not to defend his prior actions in the wake of a

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Why Cities Should Ban Cars, According to Science

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 10:00 AM PDT

New research shows we have to start getting cars off the road—and fast—if we want to avoid cities being overrun by gridlock.

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TSA Asks Travelers to Stop Attacking Officers, Restarts In-Flight Combat Training

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 09:50 AM PDT

Following airlines warning this week that domestic flights are devolving into psychological thrillers, the TSA has cautioned that checkpoint security personnel, too, are facing Americans' inexplicable wrath. In a statement released Thursday titled "TSA reminds passengers to remain calm and respectful at security…

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Schmigadoon Trailer Traps Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in a Magical Musical

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 09:40 AM PDT

"Bridgadoon, Schmigadoon." Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong and Key and Peele's Keegan-Michael Key are stretching their vocal cords in new series Schmigadoon, about a couple who's stuck in a world of song and dance until they can find "true love."

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Japanese Police Arrest Three People for Uploading 'Fast Movies' on YouTube

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 09:25 AM PDT

Police in Japan have arrested three individuals for posting "fast movies"—entire films edited down to summaries of around 10 minutes or less, which anti-piracy groups claim goes far beyond fair use—in a first-of-its-kind crackdown, according to the Japan Times.

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Rio Tinto Allegedly Threw Ancient Aboriginal Artifacts in the Trash

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:50 AM PDT

An Aboriginal group is accusing an Australian mining giant of destroying priceless historical materials and keeping their destruction secret for decades, claiming that some artifacts were quite literally thrown into the trash.

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Stop Kissing Chickens

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:40 AM PDT

Look, I get it. Your fluffy backyard flock is a source of never-ending joy, delicious fresh eggs, and hilarious antics. Sometimes you just want to scoop up a hen and give her a big fat kiss on the head because she's so dang cute. Here's the thing: Don't.

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Candyman's True Horror Was a Matter of Perspective

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Even after you watch the titular boogeyman of director Bernard Rose's 1992 Candyman tear into victims with his gruesome hook hand, it's inexplicably tempting to find the nearest mirror and speak his name five times just to see what will happen. Everything about Candyman explains why you shouldn't do this. And yet…

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Might Measure Body Composition

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:15 AM PDT

The rumor mill surrounding Samsung's next-gen smartwatches has been absolutely buzzing these past few weeks. The latest contends that Samsung's next flagship—the Galaxy Watch 4—might add a bioimpedance analysis (BIA) sensor. If you've never heard of BIA before, it's the same tech used in smart scales to determine your…

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The Best Wireless Headphones You Can Buy Right Now

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Once an expensive convenience reserved only for premium headphones, completely wire-free options are now the norm. If you haven't already, now's a great time to upgrade, because the headphone jack is disappearing from more and more devices, and it's not ever coming back. How you plan to use your headphones will…

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Move Over Neanderthals, Newly Discovered ‘Dragon Man’ Might Be Our True Sister Species

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

A comprehensive analysis of an unusually large skull found in Harbin, China has led to the reported discovery of a previously unknown species of extinct human, dubbed "Dragon Man." Dating back some 146,000 years, the skull is forcing a re-think of human evolution in Asia during the Middle Pleistocene, but…

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Samsung's Next Two Foldable Phones Apparently Revealed in New Leaks

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 07:48 AM PDT

Ahead of their rumored launch sometime in August, Samsung's two next-gen foldable phones have seemingly just been revealed in a series of leaked photos sporting some interesting upgrades.

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Supernatural's Brothers Are Fighting Again—for Real This Time

Posted: 25 Jun 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Supernatural fans "rejoiced" (maybe?) when they learned star Jensen Ackles and his wife Danneel Ackles were developing a prequel series about Sam and Dean's parents, called The Winchesters. But there's one person who apparently didn't get the memo: Sam Winchester. "I'm gutted," actor Jared Padalecki said.

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