terça-feira, 29 de junho de 2021


Instagram Is Testing Story Links for All

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Instagram is finally testing the ability for those of us without millions of followers to link people to outside content from Stories. The linking feature will be slightly different from the swipe-up methodology you currently see on your favorite influencer's stories. Instead, it's a sticker, so your pals can tap to…

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5 Things We Loved, and 3 We Didn't, About Godzilla Singular Point

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:15 PM PDT

Godzilla Singular Point has stomped its way onto Netflix with all the fury of a thousand nuclear breath attacks, paving the way for an adventure of titanic proportions. But did that adventure live up to our Jet Jaguar-filled expectations, or was the King of the Monsters about ready to abdicate? Here's what we loved,…

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Way of X #3 Wants to Talk About Sex, Baby

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:40 AM PDT

The X-Men have never been especially shy about swapping and combining DNA with one another, but post-"House of X", the idea of mutants procreating has taken on a different significance that's being explored in Way of X from writer Si Spurrier, artists Bob Quinn and Java Tartaglia, and letterer Clayton Cowles.

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World’s Smallest Hogs Released Into Wild

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:25 AM PDT

Twelve pygmy hogs (Porcu salvania) were released back into northeast India last week as part of a conservation program made to resurrect the species from near-extinction in the 1960s. The pigs remain extremely rare in the wild, with an estimated 250 persevering out there.

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If You Have Nothing to Hide, Tucker Carlson, You Have Nothing to Fear

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:10 AM PDT

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has never been one to shy away from making claims with absolutely zero basis in reality. He's also never been one to turn down a good opportunity to play the victim. So it's not really very surprising that he's claiming the National Security Agency has placed him under surveillance.

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The Chamber of Commerce's Sordid History of Climate Denial

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:40 AM PDT

A new report from Brown University's Climate and Development Lab deconstructs the messaging from one of the most aggressive climate denier organizations in the U.S.

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3,000-Year-Old Murder Mystery Solved: Shark Attack

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:29 AM PDT

A large shark, possibly a great white or a tiger, fatally attacked a young man. The man's wounds were extensive, including the loss of a leg, a hand, and both feet. Thanks to those at the time who recovered his body and the way in which they buried him, his bones survived 3,000 years to tell us a horrific story of the…

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Netflix's Blood Red Sky Trailer Seems Like a Generic Airplane Thriller... Until Things Get Weird

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:15 AM PDT

As my creative writing teacher would say: "Well, you've made choices." After sharing a brief teaser earlier in June, Netflix has released the first full-length trailer for Blood Red Sky, a thriller about hijackers (led by DC's Legends of Tomorrow's Dominic Purcell) taking over a plane—only, surprise, one of the…

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Advertisers Are Selling Americans' Data to Hundreds of Shady Businesses Abroad

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:46 AM PDT

Senator Ron Wyden has released a list of hundreds of secretive, foreign-owned companies that are buying up Americans' data. Some of the customers include companies based in states that are ostensibly "unfriendly" to the U.S., like Russia and China.

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Walmart Rolls Out a Cheaper Insulin

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:22 AM PDT

Insulin is expensive. Really expensive. Like hundreds-of-dollars per vial expensive. Expensive enough that some diabetes patients can't afford their monthly dose. And now Walmart, of all companies, is stepping in to make the drug a bit more affordable.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows 11's Confusing PC Requirements

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:10 AM PDT

Between TPMs, CPUs, and UEFIs, the system requirements for upgrading to Windows 11 haven't been the easiest to figure out. Microsoft changed them only hours after pushing out the first Insider Preview Build for early adopters. If you're wondering exactly what you'll need to run Windows 11, we're here to make some…

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Black Widow's Supporting Cast Elevates Marvel's Solo Story

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:00 AM PDT

On the surface, Cate Shortland's Black Widow may feel like an inconsequential piece of the Marvel puzzle. Since it's set between the events in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it's easy to wonder why the studio went backward instead of forward. There's a delicate balance there, to be sure, but…

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Dinosaurs Were Already in Big Trouble Before the Asteroid, More Evidence Suggests

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:47 AM PDT

A large asteroid wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, but these formidable animals were already in decline by that point, in a process that started 10 million years earlier, according to new research. Paleontologists have made similar claims before, but the new study presents a compelling case,…

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The Nikon Z FC Is a Slick Mirrorless Cam With a Stylish Retro Design

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Just because a camera has a bunch of fancy new-age tech doesn't mean it has to look that way, so today Nikon is announcing its latest retro-inspired mirrorless camera in the $960 Z FC.

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Scientists Say They've Found the Earliest Case of the Plague Yet

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:22 AM PDT

The skull of a hunter-gatherer who lived in Europe over 5,000 years ago contains the oldest known traces of the bacteria responsible for causing the plague, according to a new study. The discovery is likely to yield some important clues as to the origins and evolution of this long-time germ foe, which has been…

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Sam Altman's 'Worldcoin' Wants to Give You Crypto in Exchange for Eyeball Scans

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:20 AM PDT

If you thought cryptocurrency shenanigans ended with Dogecoin and NFTs, you should probably sit down for this one. Sam Altman, the former CEO of famed startup incubator Y Combinator, is reportedly working on a new cryptocurrency that'll be distributed to everyone on Earth. Once you agree to scan your eyeballs.

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Ground Temperatures Reached an Astounding 145 Degrees in the Pacific Northwest

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:10 AM PDT

Air temperatures during record-setting heat wave in the Pacific Northwest were bad enough. But the ground was on a whole other level.

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Clifford the Big Red Dog's Trailer Made Me Hate Dogs—or At Least This One

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

The titular dog in Clifford the Big Red Dog looks cute, I'll give you that. The digital effects, at times, seem pretty impressive. But I don't want to see a giant dog endangering the lives of everyone around him—or attempting to eat someone else's pet.

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Astronomers Think They've Spotted a Rare Kind of Supernova Only Predicted to Exist

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:27 AM PDT

A team of astronomers discovered a supernova they believe was formed after the star's electrons were consumed by other elements in its core. That would make the supernova an electron-capture supernova, a theorized type of stellar explosion first proposed 40 years ago. This may not be the first of these rare explosions…

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This Week’s Extreme Heat Shows Why We Need to Care for Each Other

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:10 AM PDT

When the heat started building in the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, LeeAnn Floyd started having nightmares about people dying. Frustrated by what she said was a lack of any visible, detailed government or official suggestions for how to stay safe in a hot home, Floyd posted a thread of dozens of heat-beating…

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Good Omens' Second Coming Has Been Greenlit by Amazon

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Though the first season of Amazon's adaptation of Good Omens covered all of the beats from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's original novel and then some, there were so many interesting details about the series' world that were begging for more exploration, like Aziraphale and Crowley's millenia-spanning friendship.…

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Updates From Aquaman 2, John Wick 4, and More

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT

The Rock's got his eyes set on Santa Claus for a new project. The Dexter continuation is somehow picking up a very familiar face. Korean webtoon Deep is coming to TV. Plus, Rick & Morty takes on a Captain Planet riff, and what's next on Tuca & Bertie. To me, my spoilers!

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United Airlines Buys 270 New Airplanes in Largest Order of the Past Decade

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:45 AM PDT

United Airlines has ordered 270 new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus, the largest order by a single airline in a decade, according to a statement from United early Tuesday. The order includes 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft and 200 new Boeing 737 Max airplanes, the type of plane that saw two crashes in 2018 and 2019 that…

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RIP Pepper the Robot (2014-2020)

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank halted production of Pepper the robot in August of 2020, according to a new report from Reuters. And it seems unlikely that new ones will ever roll off the manufacturing line.

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Snapchat Says App Will Stop Crashing If You Download the Update

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 05:41 PM PDT

The most recent version of Snapchat has been plagued by a bug that forced it to crash upon launching, but no longer! An update has been made available in the App Store to correct the issue, which was seemingly only affecting the iOS version of the app (Android users don't see to have experienced the same issue).

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