sexta-feira, 23 de julho de 2021


The Bachelor’s Commitment to Excess Is Killing the Planet

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 07:20 AM PDT

There was a moment on this week's episode of The Bachelorette that made my jaw drop. It had nothing to do with a fight between contestants or a heartbreaking revelation. Rather, it was water in the desert. Lots of it. And it made me think about the future of a show that has traditionally portrayed environmental…

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Corning Made a New Type of Gorilla Glass Just for Smartphone Cameras

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 07:10 AM PDT

Corning's Gorilla Glass has long been used to create super-strong see-through panels used on the front and back of phones, tablets, and more, but now Corning has created a new version of its durable silica designed specifically for use in smartphone cameras.

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Terminator 2's Ending Is Emotional, Even in Claymation

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Hopefully, we've all seen Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Because if so, we've all gotten emotional at the same unusual image. A black-gloved hand giving a thumbs-up as it slowly descends to its doom. The moment works because James Cameron has taken the unstoppable evil from the first Terminator film, and given him…

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This Weather App Will Tell You If Going Outside Will Kill You

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:20 AM PDT

Carrot Weather, the customizable weather app known for its whimsical forecasts, rolled out a new update this week that includes reports on whether or not your temperatures in your area are, well, survivable. The app will now show so-called wet bulb readings, a key climate metric.

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Dune: The Sisterhood's TV Future Is Suddenly Looking Brighter

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:10 AM PDT

Jordan Peele's newly revealed horror film is already lining up its cast. Here's hoping the boat doesn't sink because Disney is already ready for a Jungle Cruise sequel. Plus updates from Shining Girls and Shining Dale, and a new look at The Green Knight. Spoilers are so happy it's Friday...

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The Razer Blade 14 Is the Goldilocks of Gaming Laptops

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Anyone who has ever tried to buy a truly compact gaming laptop has probably faced this dilemma: Do you pick a bigger system for increased performance, or sacrifice fps and go with something smaller that's a bit easier to carry around? Even Razer, a company that's been making gaming laptops for a decade, has struggled…

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25 Countries With the Best Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in the World

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT

The world's covid-19 vaccination rate stands at just 13.4%, a stubbornly low number that needs to improve before we can declare the coronavirus pandemic behind us. But some countries have done exceedingly well at getting their populations protected.

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Drone Captures Historic Floods in Central China's 'iPhone City'

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

The BBC has aired drone footage of the devastation in Zhengzhou, a city in central China that has experienced deadly floods this week. At least 33 people have died in Henan province, with 376,000 more displaced by the historic flooding over the past seven days.

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Dungeon & Dragon's New Drizzt Books Will Work to Combat the Drows' Racist Past

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 04:30 PM PDT

For years, Dungeons & Dragons has trafficked in the idea of specific racial traits assigned to its many species—a player picks a race, and they have specialized strengths, weaknesses, moralities, and ideologies. Some of those histories have, in turn, trafficked in racist stereotypes assigned to "othered" races, often…

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OnePlus' AirPods Pro Clone Might Be a Solid ANC Alternative

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 04:00 PM PDT

OnePlus has been making wireless earbuds for the last few years, but now it feels like the company might be finally ready to compete with the big brands with the announcement of the new OnePlus Buds Pro.

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Senators Put Section 230 in the Crosshairs in Battle Over Covid-19 Misinformation

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 03:40 PM PDT

For the past few years, we've seen companies like Facebook either endlessly shrug off the misinformation problems on their platforms or issue half-assed fixes meant to keep them in check. Now, they might have a little more motivation. On Thursday, two lawmakers introduced new legislation meant to strip back these…

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A Porn Site Bought Vidme, and Now There's Porn on the Washington Post, HuffPost, and More

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 03:31 PM PDT

A flood of hardcore porn popped up on websites across the internet Thursday, infiltrating the likes of popular news sites like the Washington Post, New York magazine, Huffington Post, and other web pages.

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Notorious Wildfire-Causing Power Company PG&E to Finally Bury Some of Its Power Lines

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Aside from climate change and drought, the most famous culprit of California's wildfires is likely Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), which admitted this week that its equipment at least partly sparked the still-raging Dixie Fire, which has now burned over 103,900 acres. Finally, the company has decided to bury 10,000…

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David S. Goyer Shares His Honest Opinions on DC’s Superhero Adaptations

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:20 PM PDT

Though Netflix's upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman may come as a surprise to people unfamiliar with the comics, the story's long journey to the screen has almost become part of its lore.

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What to Know About the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and the Delta Variant

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:11 PM PDT

With covid-19 cases once again rising in the U.S.—fueled by the emergence of the more transmissible Delta variant—even vaccinated people are understandably worried. This week, new preliminary research seemed to suggest that those given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would have significantly less protection against…

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You Can Blame a Typo for Locking You Out of Your Chromebook

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Typos can be pretty embarrassing, but in the case of a recent Chromebook bug, they can also lock you out of your laptop. The major Chrome OS bug is in version 91.0.4472.165, and there's already another build rolling out to help fix the issue.

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Here Are the 12 Best iPhone Photos of 2021—and the Winner Was Shot on an iPhone 7

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 01:40 PM PDT

DSLR or smartphone? It's an age-old debate that photographers, enthusiasts, and journalists have been waging ever since phone cameras started getting ood. Among gadget nerds, the addition of advanced lenses or improved camera software are often used as reasons for justifying a phone upgrade—perhaps before you actually…

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YouTube Deletes Videos From President Hiccups

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 01:29 PM PDT

YouTube and Brazilian surgeons agree on one thing: belatedly pumping out President Jair Bolsonaro's pent-up excretions.

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14 Loki Facts Gloriously Revealed in Its Making-of Documentary

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 01:20 PM PDT

After watching Disney+'s new documentary on the making of Marvel's Loki, you're gonna have a list of movies to watch. The behind-the-scenes episode, which is the latest in the Assembled series that's already covered WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, is filled with fascinating facts and revelations…

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Russia Averts Possible Disaster as New Space Station Module Finally Reaches Proper Orbit

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 01:19 PM PDT

Russia's new space station module, dubbed Nauka, is currently en route to the ISS, but the spacecraft initially failed to complete its first orbit-raising burn, leading to concerns that it might not complete the trip. Thankfully, the Nauka team on Earth was able to perform a course correction, and the module is now in…

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A Dozen 'Marsquakes' Clue Scientists In to the Red Planet's Interior

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 12:50 PM PDT

The first direct seismic observations of Mars by NASA's InSight Lander have been reported, giving scientists a tantalizing look at the composition of the rocky world currently 236 million miles from us.

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Breaking Down the Sandworm Riding and Space-Folding in Dune's New Trailer

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 12:40 PM PDT

Arrakis is a beautiful world being torn apart by ugliness, but the man destined to save the planet may also be its doom. Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and we're here to look at every key moment, including Baron Harkonnen's (Stellan Skarsgård) big debut—plus that weird light thing…

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Beta-Testing Car Software Sounds Like a Bad Idea

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 12:20 PM PDT

If you drive a car that supports Android Auto, Google has opened a beta tester program to try the new features before everyone else. Once you opt into the beta, you can help Google test the features with your specific device and vehicle and share feedback to help the company improve the product.

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The Last of Us Adds Fringe and Mindhunter Star Anna Torv

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 11:30 AM PDT

The popular zombie survival video game The Last of Us is all about tragedy, but here's another tragedy: that Netflix's David Fincher show, Mindhunter, is not returning for a third season. It's a bummer for a bunch of reasons, but the main one is that we'll no longer get to see Anna Torv steal every damn scene on the…

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Here’s Who Can Ask for Your Vaccination Status

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 11:13 AM PDT

Majorie Taylor Greene isn't really known for being reserved. The far-right Georgia rep hasn't been afraid to fearlessly support Nancy Pelosi's theoretical execution, blame California's wildfires on Jewish Space Lasers, or ask whether a school shooting was actually an elaborately staged inside job. No topic is too

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