sexta-feira, 20 de agosto de 2021


Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Is Getting the 4K Ultra HD Treatment

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 07:40 AM PDT

At this point, we all know who framed Roger Rabbit. We've watched and rewatched the live-action/cartoon hybrid murder mystery ever since Who Framed Roger Rabbit? premiered back in 1988. In fact, even though Disney calls it a "cult-favorite," I think it's more accurate to say it's simply many people's favorite…

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Kanye’s Donda Should Be Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ This Fall

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 07:10 AM PDT

Artists have always had to hype their work. Actors, directors, musicians, authors—everyone goes on press junkets to peddle their latest project. Some artists have perfected media stunts to drum up buzz in such an artful way that it almost eclipses the work itself. (See: Lil Nas X's entire career, but specifically his…

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Researchers Just Set a New Distance Record for 6G Transmissions: a Building Next Door

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 07:00 AM PDT

If you've wondered why you've been hearing about 5G for years but the actual rollout has been glacially slow, looking at the development of 6G (the next-next-generation wireless standard) should provide some answers. Today LG announced a new milestone with a record-setting 6G wireless data transmission. Are we talking…

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Will Introduce a Marvel Hero to the MCU

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:36 AM PDT

Barbara Broccoli shuts down the idea of James Bond making the leap to TV. Oscar Isaac teases what Marvel's Moon Knight series brings to the superhero table. Get another listen to Halloween Kills' soundtrack. Plus, what's coming on The Walking Dead, and new looks behind the scenes on Candyman. Spoilers, away!

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What’s the Best Way to Decarbonize Your Home?

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Welcome to Burning Questions, a series where Earther answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life—and the systems that will save us.

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Elon Musk Unveils His Funniest Vaporware Yet

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 03:45 AM PDT

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and second richest person in the world, unveiled his idea for a robot on Thursday that he says might become a prototype by 2022. And while Musk has delivered plenty of hilarious vaporware presentations in the past, from the Loop to the Cybertruck, this one might take the cake.

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The First Nightbooks Trailer Looks Like Goosebumps... From Hell

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 05:00 PM PDT

Let me tell you a story... a scary story. There's this young boy who happens upon a spooky apartment in New York City. Steeling his courage, he decides to peek inside, only to discover the apartment is magical, its doors able to lead to anywhere, even different dimensions. Worse, it has trapped him inside, and is also…

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OnlyFans Reveals How Often Police Demand User Data (Sort Of)

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 03:35 PM PDT

OnlyFans on Thursday released its first transparency report, providing insight into the number of times law enforcement agencies asked for information about its users over the past month. The report also details the number of accounts suspended by the company as well as the number of accounts believed to have posted…

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Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry Is Finally Getting the Biopic He Deserves

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 03:00 PM PDT

On August 19th, 1921, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas. He grew up to become a member of the Air Force during World War II, a member of the LAPD afterward, and a burgeoning TV screenwriter. And, oh yeah, he created one of the most beloved and enduring science fiction franchises of all time. The man…

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Court Docs Show Google's Gaming Plans Include Native Android Apps on Windows and Mac

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 02:32 PM PDT

Last week, the seal on the sack of secrets began busting open in the Epic Games lawsuit against Google. We learned that Google had once admitted sideloading was a less-than-desirable experience for some users and that it considered Epic Games a threat worth squelching. And more revelations are coming through the…

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Vacationers With Phony Vaccination Cards Did Not Do Enough of Their Own Research, Busted In Hawaii

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 02:15 PM PDT

A quick PSA for unvaccinated folks looking for a weekend getaway: if you try forging your records to travel, you might wind up with a hefty fine instead.

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Cricket Wireless Customers Are Getting the Ad-Supported Tier of HBO Max for Free

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:55 PM PDT

Beginning on August 20, Cricket Wireless will begin offering the ad-supported tier of HBO Max for free to new and existing customers that subscribe to the service's $60/mo. unlimited plan.

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Astronomers Spot Strange ‘Splinter’ in Milky Way Spiral Arm

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:40 PM PDT

An unusual "break" has been detected in the nearest galactic spiral arm to Earth. Astronomers have never seen anything quite like it, and they're not entirely sure how it got there.

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American Horror Stories Is a Dark and Twisted Delight

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:30 PM PDT

American Horror Story returns next week with its 10th season, Double Feature—good news for fans who've been longing for its return, especially since it looks to be a particularly juicy season (all hail Sarah Paulson!). But you don't have to already be a fan or more than passingly familiar with the series to enjoy

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How About a Dell Portable Monitor to Go With That Dell XPS?

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:00 PM PDT

After over a year of working and schooling from home, you might be thinking it's time for a monitor refresh. Dell has announced its lineup of new screens that you can pair with your laptop or desktop computer, including a portable screen that's thinner than Apple's iPad Air.

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Apple's Not Digging Itself Out of This One

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 12:50 PM PDT

Online researchers say they have found flaws in Apple's new child abuse detection tool that could allow bad actors to target iOS users. However, Apple has denied these claims, arguing that it has intentionally built safeguards against such exploitation.

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Star Wars Canonizes Obscure Actor, Vaporizes Them Immediately

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 12:40 PM PDT

"Oh, how nice of the-oh. Oh."

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The New Moto Edge Is Trying to Walk a Fine Line Between Mid-Range and Premium

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Last year after a long hiatus, Moto returned the flagship phone market with the Edge+ to somewhat middling success. So now for this year's refresh, Motorola seems to have adjusted its ambitions downward to better straddle the line between mid-range and premium.

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OnlyFans Is Banning 'Sexually-Explicit Content.' Yes, Really

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 12:23 PM PDT

OnlyFans is kicking potentially millions of small entrepreneurs to the curb by placing new limits on the types of content it will allow on its platform. Namely, the content that made you know what OnlyFans is in the first place.

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Oops, Lauren Boebert Somehow Forgot to Disclose Her Husband’s Nearly $1 Million in Gas Consulting Contracts

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:45 AM PDT

Rep. Lauren Boebert has trotted out standard right-wing pablum when it comes to climate from bizarre Green New Deal rants to lies about hamburgers to trying to block the U.S. from reentering the Paris Agreement as one of her first official acts in Congress. She also introduced legislation to ban moratoriums on oil and…

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Amazon’s Expansion Into Department Stores Is All About Surveillance

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:32 AM PDT

Now that it's officially swallowed the lion's share of online retail sales, Amazon is reportedly eyeing ways to corner our offline shopping, too. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the e-commerce giant is drumming up plans to open "several" department-style stores in a handful of cities across the U.S.…

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New Scans of Tyrannosaur Skulls Reveal Echoes of Dino Brains

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:30 AM PDT

Not much is known about Daspletosaurus, a late Cretaceous theropod that thrived in the forests of North America 75 million years ago. Now, paleontologists have shined a literal light on one of the animal's mysteries, by taking CT scans of two of dinosaur braincases to digitally reconstruct the brains and adjacent…

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Apple TV+'s New Foundation Series Trailer Feels a Tiny Bit Desperate

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:20 AM PDT

Isaac Asimov's original Foundation trilogy has received countless awards and praise since it was completed in 1953, even winning the Hugo for "Best All-Time Series." But what's drawn nerds to the classic sci-fi series over the decades is its vision, scope, and imagination, not particularly its whiz-bang action…

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The Galaxy Z Flip 3 Is Almost the Android Flip Phone of My Dreams

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:00 AM PDT

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the Android smartphone of my dreams—mostly. It's everything I loved about my flip phone from the early aughts, combined with the abilities of a flagship smartphone. But just as I had to ease into the idea of an all-screen phone a decade ago, I'm now finding myself taking a beat before jumping to…

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SARS Survivors Vaccinated Against Covid-19 May Have Super-Antibodies to Coronaviruses

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 10:40 AM PDT

New research this week offers hope that we may one day be able to create a powerful weapon against coronaviruses like the one that causes covid-19. In survivors of the original 2002-2004 SARS outbreak who were given a covid-19 vaccine, researchers found potent antibodies capable of neutralizing a variety of…

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