quinta-feira, 17 de junho de 2021


All-Time Temperature Records Are Putting U.S. Power Grids at Risk

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:45 AM PDT

It's incredibly, record-breakingly, worryingly hot in multiple states right now. A heat wave sweeping over the U.S. this week is felling temperature records left and right. Grid operators are begging with customers to conserve energy to avoid blackouts and wildfires are spreading. The whole ordeal foretells our…

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Updates From Stranger Things Season 4, Evil Dead Rise, and More

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:35 AM PDT

Paul Rudd says production's begun on Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. American Horror Story taps Neal McDonough for a major role. Plus, behind the scenes on F9, and Orphan star Isabelle Fuhrman teases the film's spooky scope. Spoilers, away!

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Jack Dorseys, Ranked

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:19 AM PDT

If you try to picture the CEO of a given tech company year by year, there are usually a few distinctive features that stay pretty static. Mark Zuckerberg's aggressive hairline has kept on being aggressive, Jeff Bezos has kept on being bald, and Elon Musk has kept on being a moleman.

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Microsoft Updates Apps With Collaborative Features for Our Hybrid Work Future

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:00 AM PDT

In order to address the challenges of people working from home, in the office, or a blend of the two, Microsoft is updating Teams, Office 365, and more with a slew of new features.

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Dyson's Laser Vacuum Is as Excessive as It Is Satisfying

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:30 AM PDT

There's only so much that can be done to innovate on the classic cordless vacuum. You can improve its battery life and ergonomics, but boost the suction too much and the cleaning head just sticks to the floor. But Dyson is refusing to let the evolution of the vacuum stagnate. The company just brought lasers into the…

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What to Expect From Microsoft's Windows 11 Event

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:00 AM PDT

It's about time Microsoft introduced something new, and we're pretty sure that what's on the way is a new version of Windows. Specifically, we expect to see Windows 11, because Windows 10X has all but kicked the bucket before it even had a chance. (RIP.)

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Hong Kong Police Raid Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily in Latest Crackdown by Beijing

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Hong Kong police raided the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, arresting five executives and seizing 38 computers, according to a new report from the news outlet itself. Police warned the public against sharing specific articles from the newspaper online without actually saying which articles…

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Websites of Australia's Banks, Airlines, and Post Office Are All Down

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 11:50 PM PDT

Australia's major banks, airlines, and post office are all experiencing website outages that started Thursday afternoon local time, 12:30 a.m. ET, according to multiple reports from news outlets down under.

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Biden Wags Finger at Putin Over Human Rights and Cyberattacks, Then Gives Him Crystal Buffalo

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:30 PM PDT

Joe Biden held his first meeting as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin Wednesday in a get-together that seems to have gone surprisingly well.

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Microsoft Appoints CEO Satya Nadella As Company Chairman

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 05:15 PM PDT

Microsoft named CEO Satya Nadella as chairman of its board in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, marking the first time in two decades that the company's chairman will also be its CEO.

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J.J. Abrams Is Producing a New UFO Documentary For Showtime

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 05:00 PM PDT

J.J. Abrams has already made multiple movies about searching for people in the stars, so if there's anyone in Hollywood who you can trust to find UFOs, it's probably him. The director of two Star Trek and two Star Wars movies is set to produce a new documentary called UFO which will premiere on Showtime August 8.

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No, Brands Can't Target Ads At Your Dreams

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 04:50 PM PDT

Last week, a coalition of sleep researchers from across the globe put out an open letter warning of a down right Black Mirror-esque scenario: corporations dive-bombing our dreams with targeted ads.

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Workhorse Is Taking the USPS to Federal Court Over Lost Mail Vehicle Contract

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:54 PM PDT

The electric vehicle startup Workhorse filed a complaint in federal court on Wednesday challenging the U.S. Postal Service's decision to award a 10-year, multibillion-dollar vehicle manufacturing deal to a defense contractor earlier this year.

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The Lillith Trailer Shows Why Summoning Even a Helpful Demon Is a Bad Idea

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:20 PM PDT

When college student Jenna (Nell Kessler) catches her boyfriend (Michael Finnigan) in the act of cheating, she takes a cue from her religious-study class and summons a succubus to help her get revenge. What could possible go wrong? As the trailer for Lee Esposito's Lillith suggests—a whole hell of a lot.

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Trump Judges Are Already Screwing Biden's Climate Agenda

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:10 PM PDT

Retired blogger Donald Trump may be shrinking from public view, but his legacy will remain imprinted on the U.S. for decades to come, particularly when it comes to the judiciary. That could have huge ramifications on all types of policy, but particularly climate

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Why You’re Probably Not Getting a Switch Pro This Year

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Nintendo packed a lot of news into its relatively tight E3 presentation, with sneak peeks at upcoming games like Metroid Dread, WarioWare: Get It Together, Breath of the Wild 2, and even a remake for Advance Wars 1 and 2. But one of the most anticipated Nintendo products, the Switch Pro, was a no-show, and it's…

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Sea Turtles Lead Space Force Straight to the Cocaine

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:50 PM PDT

Whoever dumped some 66 pounds (30 kilograms) of cocaine that washed up on a beach near Cape Canaveral, Florida, unintentionally gave the Space Force its first taste of the War on Drugs.

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James Gunn Lauds The Suicide Squad's 'Sh*tty Supervillains'

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Director James Gunn knows he's not working with the best characters. That's what makes them so great. In a series of interviews and tweets, Gunn laid the groundwork for what fans can expect from The Suicide Squad—including its runtime and whether folks should stay in their seats through the end credits.

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A Classic Horror Story Looks Gory and Terrifying

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:15 PM PDT

Ever since Scream kind of reinvented the idea, meta-horror has been a rather familiar subgenre. These days, a horror movie barely even feels like a horror movie if one of the characters hasn't seen Halloween 50 million times or drops in a few references to David Cronenberg or Dario Argento. Netflix's new film, A

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Speedo’s Swimsuit of the Future Will Have You Looking Like Aquaman

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Just in time for the 2021 Olympic swimming trials, Speedo has unveiled a high-tech design concept for what it thinks swimsuits will look like in 2040. Spoiler: Apparently, we'll all be splashing around looking like extras from Aquaman.

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NASA’s ‘Moonikin’ Will Boldly Go Where No Test Dummy Has Gone Before

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 12:44 PM PDT

Should all go according to plan, NASA's new SLS megarocket will finally make it to space this coming November, in a journey that will take an Orion capsule to the Moon and back. No human will take part in the inaugural Artemis mission, but a soon-to-be-named manikin will come along for the ride, along with a pair of…

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Lots of People Don't Want Kids and Are Happy About It, Survey Finds

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 12:35 PM PDT

A substantial number of U.S. adults don't want children and are plenty happy about it, new research out Wednesday suggests. The survey found that more than one-fourth of respondents identified as intentionally child-free and that there were no major differences in personality or life satisfaction between them and…

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One Receipt's Worth of CVS Health Records Were Exposed Online

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 12:25 PM PDT

CVS, that glorious, bustling enterprise where the receipts extend beyond the reaches of man, has suffered a data leak of equally infinite proportion.

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Loki Theories: Let's Hear Your Best and Your Worst

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 12:15 PM PDT

The second episode of Loki is here, and the show is already twisting its own twists enough to make a contortionist blush. But one major reveal in particular already has everyone talking—and we want to know what you think is going on!

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Forget 5G, Super-Fast 6G Is Already Here

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 11:45 AM PDT

The march of technology waits for no one, so despite the fact that the blazing fast 5G speeds we've been promised are nowhere close to blanketing the entire country, Samsung's already testing 6G in its labs. The test hardware delivers blistering speeds that promise to...well, we'll figure that part out later.

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