quarta-feira, 18 de agosto de 2021


Reminiscence Is a Sci-Fi Thriller With More Ambition Than Cohesion

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Reminiscence, the feature film debut of Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy, attempts to be too big for its own good. It's a sci-fi noir that's jam-packed with thought-provoking, cool ideas, genres that don't normally mash together, incredible actors, and gorgeous visuals. Yet little of this ends up coming together in a way…

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Apple Is Fixing One of the Worst Parts of iOS 15

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 08:50 AM PDT

There's a lot of neat things coming with iOS 15, but Safari's redesign was a major disappointment. However, it looks like Apple's listening to feedback because the sixth iOS 15 beta now gives users the option to bring back the "old Safari."

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Sidney Powell’s Secret 'Intelligence Contractor' Witness Sues Dominion for $3.4 Billion

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 08:30 AM PDT

One of Sidney Powell's conspiracy-promoting pals deserves a fat paycheck—she thinks. A star "expert" for Powell's election fraud argument before the Supreme Court—supposed former intelligence contractor, self-described "trained cryptolinguist," podcaster, QAnon promoter, and alleged con artist Terpsichore Maras—has…

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Michael Keaton Does Not Understand Your Comics Universe

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Despite playing one of DC Comic's most famous superheroes and one of Marvel's iconic villains, Michael Keaton is not versed in the finer points of either companies' cinematic universe. It's not for lack of people trying to explain it though. Luckily for him—and for audiences—it doesn't matter, because Keaton knows…

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Three Extinct Mammals Found in Wyoming Were Part of the Post-Dinosaur Revolution

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 08:10 AM PDT

Paleontologists have found a bed of ancient mammal bones amid the dry, brush-covered landscape of Southern Wyoming. Three of those fossil finds belong to previously unknown species, and all the animals on the site paint a different picture about mammalian evolution in the wake of the dinosaurs' demise after the…

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Saving the Ozone Layer Also Helped Buy Us Time to Address Climate Change

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Strangely, here's a good piece of news about the work humanity has done to save the world. A major international agreement to phase out ozone-harming chemicals has also helped the world avoid a whopping extra 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit (2.5 degrees Celsius) of global warming by the end of this century, according to a new…

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Samsung Confirms It Will Remove Ads From Some of Its Default Phone Apps

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:50 AM PDT

After Samsung president TM Roh told Korean newspaper Yonhap that it would be pruning ads from some of the company's default pre-installed apps, Samsung has now confirmed that it will begin removing the annoying promotions later this year.

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Getting a Custom Game Boy and Ceremony Game as a Wedding Gift Is the Best Reason to Get Hitched

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:40 AM PDT

A Reddit user who goes by NiliusJulius just raised the bar on wedding gifts impossibly high with a personalized gift so wonderful that everyone is going to want to invite them to their nuptials in hopes of also getting a customized Game Boy with a matching game that plays an actual wedding ceremony simulator.

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DC's Next Animated Movie Is a Catwoman Spectacular

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:30 AM PDT

Get a sneak peek of Halloween Kills' soundtrack. Some familiar faces are coming to American Horror Stories season one finale. Plus, what's coming on Stargirl, and Eric Kripke teases the first spinoff from The Boys. To me, my spoilers!

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‘Everyone Wants a Good Job’: The Texas Unions Fighting for a Green New Deal

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:15 AM PDT

The myth that climate action kills jobs is dying. Study after study shows that serious environmental policy spurs job creation. Most recently, a July report found that meeting the Paris Agreement's goals could create 8 million positions globally by 2050.

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Jabra's New Wireless Earbuds Include Hearing Enhancement for People Experiencing Early Hearing Loss

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Jabra is best known around these parts for its excellent wireless earbuds, but the brand is also known for its hearing aids and other hearing enhancement devices. The new Jabra Enhance Plus sits somewhere in between those two product lines, doubling as both a pair of very compact wireless earbuds and a hearing…

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If Apple Made a Weed Vaporizor, the DaVinci IQC Would Be It

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 05:00 AM PDT

I switched to edibles last year. It seemed like the healthiest way to go, especially with a nasty respiratory virus sweeping the globe, and I did not want to add any risk to my lungs. Edibles are kind of a commitment, though. They take a long time to kick in, and then they stay in your system a lot longer, too.…

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Binance Hires Former IRS Criminal Investigator to Monitor Crypto Money Laundering

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in the world, has hired a former IRS criminal investigator, Greg Monahan, to oversee investigations into money laundering, according to an announcement from the company early Wednesday. Monahan's official title at Binance will be Global Money Laundering Reporting…

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T-Mobile Offers Free Identity Theft Protection After Hackers Steal Data on Millions of Customers

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:00 AM PDT

T-Mobile will offer two years of free identity theft protection services after hackers stole data on roughly 49 million customers and potential customers, according to a statement from the mobile carrier. The data breach only became public over the past weekend after hackers offered to sell the data for six bitcoin,…

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What If's T'Challa Episode Is Both a Goodbye and a Homecoming

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 12:00 AM PDT

In the same way that Marvel's "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?" borrowed beats from Captain America: The First Avenger, the second episode of the animated Disney+ series, "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?," samples some of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. The tale brings T'Challa back to…

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Dune's Director Knows You'll Watch It At Home, But Wishes You Wouldn't

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:00 PM PDT

There was a moment a few months ago where it felt possible Denis Villeneuve's upcoming film, Dune, would be released only in theaters. Oh sure, it was one of Warner Bros.' big 2021 releases that was announced to debut both on HBO Max and in theaters—but even in comparison to Godzilla vs. Kong or The Suicide Squad, Dune

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Shudder's Behind the Monsters Series Will Showcase Slasher's Most Iconic Villains

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:00 PM PDT

Freddy, Jason, Michael, Chucky, Pinhead, and Candyman (Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman)—all slasher monsters that horror fans are totally comfortable referencing on a first-name basis. Shudder will dig into their enduring yet terrifying appeal in a new six-episode series, Behind the Monsters, which kicks off…

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'Attack' on MyPillow CEO Apparently Just a Guy Who Wanted a Selfie Poking Him With a Finger

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 03:40 PM PDT

A nagging mystery involving MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell appears to have finally been solved.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Covid-19 Hours After Attending Maskless Campaign Event

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 03:27 PM PDT

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for covid-19, the Governor's Office announced on Tuesday afternoon less than a day after attending a campaign event filled with unmasked attendees. The governor, who banned mask mandates in the state even as the Delta variant of the deadly virus spreads, is vaccinated, his…

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6 Medieval Tales That Deserve the Green Knight Treatment

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 03:15 PM PDT

David Lowery's The Green Knight has been justly acclaimed for its striking imagery, beautiful cinematography, Dev Patel's fantastic performance as the knight Sir Gawain, and more. Its lack of financial success means we probably won't be getting any more adaptations of medieval epics anytime soon—which is a drag,…

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Don’t Blame ReedPop for Supercon’s Lax Covid Guidelines, Blame Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Even with the Delta variant throwing lots of plans into question, the fall entertainment convention scene is seemingly upon us. Events like New York Comic Con, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Florida Supercon, and more are full speed ahead—and ReedPop, the company behind them, has released health requirements…

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Moderna Set to Test Experimental HIV mRNA Vaccine in People

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:10 PM PDT

Perhaps the next best hope for a permanent way to defeat HIV is about to get underway. According to trial registration data, pharmaceutical company Moderna will start a Phase I clinical trial of its HIV vaccine candidate this week, based on the same mRNA platform behind its successful covid-19 vaccine. The trial will…

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Chicago Pharmacist Faces 120 Years In Prison for Allegedly Selling CDC Vaccination Cards on eBay

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Now that we're seeing more and more businesses asking for patron's vaccine status when they walk through the door, forged vaccine cards are quickly becoming a hot commodity among folks that are either unable or unwilling to get the real deal. And now, the Justice Department is taking notice. On Tuesday, the agency

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Adventure Time Fan-Favorites Fionna and Cake Are Getting Their Own Spin-Off Show

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 01:40 PM PDT

As they say, the fun never ends! With the final installment of the Adventure Time: Distant Lands miniseries fast approaching, HBO Max has announced another exclusive spin-off of the beloved Cartoon Network series. This time, however, Fionna the Human and Cake the Cat will be the ones grabbing their friends, going to…

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The New Longest Pi Beats Previous Record by 12.8 Trillion Digits

Posted: 17 Aug 2021 01:20 PM PDT

On Monday, a team of Swiss data scientists announced that their supercomputer calculated the mathematical constant pi to a new length of 62.8 trillion digits, extending the constant beyond its previously calculated end by some 12.8 trillion digits. And to think I never even memorized 3.141592653.

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