sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2021


Russia Says Software Glitch Caused New ISS Module to Accidentally Fire Thrusters After Docking

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:49 AM PDT

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing to sort through an issue that caused the newly arrived Nauka module to inadvertently fire its thrusters after docking to the orbital outpost.

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A Shang-Chi Featurette Explains the Ten Rings' Larger MCU Connection

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:40 AM PDT

As one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's newest heroes, the responsibility to save the world (presumably) will fall to Shang-Chi in director Destin Daniel Cretton's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. But unlike many of Marvel's other upcoming projects that have previously-established roots in the MCU, Shang

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Amazon to Appeal Record $886 Million Fine Over Advertising Practices

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:31 AM PDT

Amazon says it intends to challenge a record $886 million fine imposed by a European Union privacy regulator over what the company says are perceived privacy violations related to its advertising technology.

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Why DirectStorage Will Be a Game-Changer for Your Windows 11 PC

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:20 AM PDT

Windows 11 is on the way, bringing with it a fresh design and eliminating some features while adding new ones. One of the technologies that Microsoft's next operating system is bringing with it is DirectStorage, promising super-fast loading times for next-gen SSD storage. Here's everything you need to know about the…

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Snakes Are Monitoring Levels of Radioactivity

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:02 AM PDT

Fukushima's wildlife has been intensely studied since the tsunami and nuclear disaster struck the region a decade ago. But in a new paper, scientists detail how wildlife are being enlisted to monitor the region itself.

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Archer Threatens His Fellow Nerds and Fights Climate Change in an Explosive Season 12 Trailer

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Let us put away all thoughts of the "coma seasons" of Archer, which were only intermittently fun—season eight's retro private-eye Dreamland had some good moments, but season 10's 1999 got lost in space rather quickly. Really, all they did was make us miss Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) and his Archer comrades in…

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Ron Popeil, Iconic TV Gadget Man, Dies at 86

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:20 AM PDT

Ron Popeil, that guy you watched on TV as a kid selling Ronco dehydrators and bagel cutters, died on Wednesday at 86 years old. According to the New York Times, Popeil died of a brain hemorrhage at a Los Angeles hospital. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, and four grandchildren.

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Updates From Doctor Strange 2, The Walking Dead, and More

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:40 AM PDT

Get caught up for what's coming in the season finale of the CW's Superman & Lois, and what happens when the Legends of Tomorrow get caught up in a murder mystery...board game? Plus, what's next for Apple TV+'s See when it returns for season two. Spoilers now!

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The U.S.’s First-Ever Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Ban Is Even More Important Than It Seems

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:30 AM PDT

A refinery community in Washington passed a ban on constructing new fossil fuel infrastructure, becoming the first county in the U.S. to enact such a policy. It's a policy exactly in line with what science has shown is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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8 Foods That Tasted Better in the 1980s

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:15 AM PDT

Do you remember foods that you loved in the 1980s, but don't taste as great today? Part of the reason is that our taste buds change as we get older. But there's another reason: Some of the products you loved as a kid might have the same name, but they're slightly different here in the second decade of the 21st century.

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This Soundbar Proves You Can Set Up a Solid Home Theater for Cheap

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

If you're not an audiophile, navigating the world of speakers and home entertainment can be insufferable. Everyone's got an opinion, and it's easy to get turned around by buzzwords like "simulated height" or "360-degree immersive sound." What if all you want is a system that does its job, won't look hideous in your…

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Texas Governor Bans Mask Mandates as Republicans Embrace Death and Disease

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday night that bans local mask mandates used to fight the covid-19 pandemic, which has gotten worse in recent days thanks to the highly infectious delta variant of the virus. The executive order comes after Republicans in Congress staged a protest Thursday

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40 Burger King Locations Fined for Denying Workers Sick Leave During Pandemic

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Tri City Foods, the owner of dozens of Burger King restaurants in the Midwest, has been ordered to pay $458,931 in restitution to workers and $100,000 to the city of Chicago after the company denied employees paid sick leave during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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AMD's Most Affordable 6000-Series GPU Is Here to Level Up 1080p Gaming

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 08:30 PM PDT

We're in the midst of a pandemic and a global chip crunch, but that isn't stopping AMD from releasing yet another new GPU. The $380 RX 6600 XT is here, and it's now the most affordable member of AMD's current 6000-series GPU lineup. While its specs aren't quite as eye-popping as some of its more expensive siblings,…

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11 Actors Who Should Play Doctor Who's Next Doctor

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 04:30 PM PDT

Jodie Whittaker is Doctor no more. Well, she's actually very Doctor for the next year and a half, but with today's shock announcement that both she and current showrunner Chris Chibnall will be departing Doctor Who by the end of 2022, we've come to the time-honored tradition of dreaming buck wild over who could…

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Corporate America Is Building Its Own Surveillance State. Will the FTC Stop It?

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 04:00 PM PDT

Americans are used to hearing about what a great country they live in—how lucky they are to have been born in, or to have immigrated to, the United States. "American exceptionalism"—a phrase, funnily enough, coined by Joseph Stalin—is an idea that, on the whole, is still embedded in the country's collective identity.…

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A Waterworld TV Show Is in the Works

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 03:45 PM PDT

It may end up taking 30 years—but Waterworld could finally get the sequel it so desperately wanted. Collider reports that a streaming TV show take on the infamous 1995 Kevin Costner film is now in the works, which would pick up the story in that film 20 years after its ending. 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Boys director…

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Spock’s Famous Gesture Imagined Like Never Before in this Star Trek Time-Lapse

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

August 2021 is a big month for Star Trek fans. Yes, your favorite Paramount+ shows are slowly beginning to trickle back onto the service (Lower Decks returns Augsut 12), but beyond that it's the 100th anniversary of something even more special: the birth of Gene Roddenberry. Star Trek's creator was born on August 19,…

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An Emerging Tickborne Disease Is Gaining Steam in New York

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 02:45 PM PDT

An emerging disease spread by ticks is becoming a substantial public health threat in New York State, researchers warn in a new study out this month. The study found that human cases of anaplasmosis have dramatically increased in the state over the past decade, and ticks are found to be carrying the bacteria…

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Here Are the 5 Major Regions Literally on Fire Right Now

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Geologists have debated whether to call this era the anthropocene, a geological period where humans are the dominant force reshaping the planet rather than natural processes.

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Woman With Only Known Tape of J.D. Salinger's Voice Says She'll Have It Cremated With Her

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 02:15 PM PDT

The woman in possession of the only known audio recording of late author J.D. Salinger says she plans to have it cremated alongside her when she dies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

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'World's Most Powerful' Tidal Turbine Starts Cranking Out Energy

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:59 PM PDT

When you hear the word "turbine," in conversation, chances are good you're picturing the same sort of giant windmill-esque apparatuses jutting out of the ground, turning wind into good, clean electricity. But there's a new kind of turbine on the block—tidal turbines that harness the power of the water's currents to…

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49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT

The end of summer is approaching, but there's still a full month of what we can technically refer to as "summer reading." Good thing August has a galaxy's worth of new sci-fi and fantasy book releases, with parallel universes, ghost hunters, supernatural battles, deep-space intrigue, all manner of witches, and so much…

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The Suicide Squad Is How You Pull Off a Spectacular Plan B

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 12:40 PM PDT

As hard as Warner Bros. and James Gunn fought to convince the public that The Suicide Squad wasn't a proper sequel or reboot of the studio's previous DC villain-forward film with a nearly identical name, the new movie is both of those things in the most positive sense.

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Hackers Breach San Diego Hospital, Gaining Access to Patients'... Well, Uh, Everything

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 11:55 AM PDT

Cybercriminals recently hacked into the email accounts of staff at UC San Diego Health, potentially thieving extensive financial and medical information from its patients and employees.

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