quinta-feira, 15 de julho de 2021


The Suicide Squad's Polka-Dot Man Has Absolutely Horrific Powers

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 08:00 AM PDT

In James Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad, a bevy of classic DC villains—like Bloodsport, Peacemaker, and King Shark—all make make their big-screen debuts as part of the latest incarnation of Amanda Waller's morally suspect black ops team. Most everyone on the squad has skills that make them recognizably invaluable…

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NASA Identifies ‘Possible Cause’ of Hubble Glitch

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:50 AM PDT

The Hubble recovery team thinks it's finally tracked down a problem that's kept the space telescope out of commission for over a month.

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The iPhone 13 Is Poised to Get Big a Boost in Wireless Speeds Thanks to Wi-Fi 6e

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:41 AM PDT

Leaks and rumors about the iPhone 13 have been trickling out throughout the summer, and now some new info suggests that Apple could give its next batch of iPhones a big boost in wireless speeds thanks to added support for Wi-Fi 6e.

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It’s Beluga Cam Time

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:25 AM PDT

Beluga cam is back, baby. That means you can once again catch a glimpse of the estimated 57,000 Beluga whales that migrate from the Arctic to the warmer waters of Manitoba's Churchill River every summer. You can check it out here, and you should do so right now.

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Casio Is Re-issuing the Futuristic Digital Watch Ripley Wore In Alien

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:09 AM PDT

When people think of iconic timepieces used as movie props, the Seiko Giugiaro 7A28-7000 worn by Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley in James Cameron's Aliens always comes to mind. But the character wore another vintage timepiece in Ridley Scott's original Alien too, which Casio is now re-issuing just like Seiko did.

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Reebok's New Jurassic Park Collection Just Stomped All Over Your Shoe Budget

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Life finds a way to undo all of your responsible budgeting.

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Massive Tsunami From Dino-Killing Asteroid Carved ‘Megaripples’ Into the Ocean Floor

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:52 AM PDT

The asteroid that killed off all non-avian dinosaurs made quite the splash when it hit the Yucatan Peninsula some 66 million years ago, generating a tsunami of epic proportions. Seafloor scars from this gigantic wave have been spotted in seismic data taken in Louisiana, offering new insights into this catastrophic…

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Updates From Evil Dead Rise, Stargirl, and More

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:26 AM PDT

Rob Zombie continues to share teases from his Munsters reboot. The Dexter revival continues to inexplicably bring back familiar faces. Plus, what's next on Kung Fu and Fort Salem. To me, my spoilers!

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This All-in-One 4K Projector Is the Easiest Way to Build a Home Movie Theater

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

I've never been a fan of projectors for home use. To me they've always been too hot, too noisy, require separate speakers, and expensive if you want enough brightness to be viewable before sunset. But after watching Black Widow on a 12-foot screen in 4K HDR in the comfort of my family room, the XGIMI Horizon Pro…

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Australian Prime Minister Says He Didn't Sh*t His Pants at McDonald's in 1997

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison would like the world to know that he didn't shit his pants at McDonald's after attending a rugby match in 1997. Why would Morrison bring up such a thing? It's better than talking about the covid-19 situation in Australia right now.

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Netflix Is Expanding Into Video Games

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:22 PM PDT

Eyeing an even bigger slice of the media pie, Netflix is planning an imminent expansion into the video game space, and has reportedly tapped a former Electronic Arts and Facebook executive to helm the initiative.

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What We Do in the Shadows Releases a Delightful Season 3 Teaser

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:00 PM PDT

Like many of you, I spent most of 2020 catching up on television. All those times I said "I'd love to watch that, but I just don't have the time" went out the window. I finally had all the time, and as a result was able to catch so many shows I'd missed—including the phenomenal What We Do In the Shadows. And with the…

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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Has Become a Serialized Podcast

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:00 PM PDT

In Cixin's Liu's The Three-Body Problem, the first in his Remembrance of Earth's Past series of novels, the truth about the existence of sentient life beyond Earth looms large in the minds of a number of different characters who all have varying takes on what to do about the aliens.

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The Pokémon Card Game's Newest Mechanic Is About the Power of Unions

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

After the last year, in which Pokémon Cards became scarce and severely overpriced amid the pandemic-era renewed interest in collectibles, the Pokémon Company's responded to and bounced back from the shortage with a production increase that's made it much easier to find new sets in stores.

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Dogecoin Creator Says Crypto Is a Scam

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:50 PM PDT

Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer isn't on social media much. After nuking his YouTube channel and turning his Twitter account private back in mid-2019, the software engineer hadn't made a peep on the platforms at all; not even when prices for his meme-y crypto reached record highs earlier this year. That blackout…

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AT&T Hypes 5G Future: Faster Airport Internet, Better Cloud Gaming

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:42 PM PDT

After the FCC held a big spectrum auction earlier this year in which AT&T spent $23 billion to build out its 5G network, the carrier says it will begin deploying 40MHz of its new 80MHz spectrum holdings later this year, as soon as its new C-band is officially available.

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‘Anonymous’ Mobile Advertising IDs Aren’t So Anonymous, And They Are Everywhere

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:30 PM PDT

A new investigation from Motherboard shows that the anonymous marketing IDs assigned to smartphone users are not nearly as anonymous as they seem.

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Bolsonaro Can’t Stop Hiccuping

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:20 PM PDT

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the Meltman of fascism, is not only a global health threat thanks to his administration's disastrous handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but has run into a few health issues of his own.

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Heat Isn’t the Only Thing That Could Kill ‘Nearly All’ Young Salmon in the Sacramento River

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:10 PM PDT

On Tuesday, CNN reported that "extreme heat" from California's searing temperatures could kill "nearly all juvenile chinook salmon" in the Sacramento River. But the potential grim fate of the salmon isn't just due to climate change—human meddling in California's rivers is also to blame.

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The Colony Looks Like What Would Happen if Children of Men Happened in Waterworld

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:00 PM PDT

An astronaut whose people have long since abandoned Earth returns to a home she's never known, determined to find a solution to their fertility issues. What she finds is that the devastated planet they left behind might be humanity's only hope—but ensuring their survival will come at a cost.

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Genetically Modified Babies Are Still a Bad Idea, WHO Committee Concludes

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:45 PM PDT

An expert committee says heritable genome editing of humans is still too risky and that the World Health Organization should take on a leading role when it comes to regulating this emerging biotechnology.

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Encrusting a Gun With LEGO Does Not Change Hearts and Minds, but It Does Attract Lawyers

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:20 PM PDT

We've learned the hard way that certain toxic mixtures trigger such foreseeable harm that they should never have made it past the drawing board. Medical advice and Lysol. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Facebook. Cops and surveillance toys. In that vein, today we learn what happens when LEGO bricks merge with Glocks:…

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Amazon Considered Developing an Alexa-Powered Smartwatch for Kids

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:10 PM PDT

Amazon is in every part of our lives. Many of us use its Echo speakers and its Ring security cameras. It's our online shopping destination for stocking on household essentials we need, like, yesterday. In many ways, Amazon can be considered a utility for families. But considering the mass of products that Amazon makes…

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Star Wars' Vanessa Marshall on Hera's Place in the Universe, and Her Personal Connection to the Pilot

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Maybe the greatest pilot in Star Wars history just got her own origin story and we were ecstatic to speak with the actress behind the character. On this past week's episode of Disney+ and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the action took place on Ryloth— homeworld of the Twi'leks—and at the center of it all? One…

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Fleets* Is Dead (*Fleets Was Twitter's Answer to Instagram Stories Which Was Instagram's Answer to Snapchat Which Was Silicon Valley's Answer to Dick Pics)

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:25 PM PDT

Twitter announced on Wednesday that it is killing its Fleets feature, which I honestly forgot existed. The news will matter to the minuscule gaggle of insufferable Twitter superusers who posted Fleets and literally no one else.

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