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- Apple Reportedly Working on Problematic iOS Tool to Scan for Child Abuse Photos on iPhones
- IMDb TV Is Now Available as a Free Download on iOS and Android Devices
- A 1980s Puppet Fantasy Movie Manifests in Real Life in Nostalgia-Fueled Novel The Shadow Glass
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Is a Go (as if You Had Any Doubt)
- Study of Middle East DNA Reveals Complex Human History in the Region
- Apple's Innovative Conversation Boost Feature for the AirPods Pro Is Now Available in Beta
- The Walking Dead's Final Season Picks Up 2 New Apocalypse Players
- Facebook Is Awash in Oil Money
- Google's Overhauled Nest Cams Are Smarter and Easier to Use Without a Subscription
- Everything You Need to Know About Google Drive's Big Changes
- Have You Seen Mike Pompeo's $5,800 Bottle of Whiskey?
- 2 Million Dehumidifiers Recalled Over Fire Hazard After 107 Incidents and $17 Million in Damage
- Earth's Future Is Lonely for the Robots Left Behind in Sci-Fi Short The Desert
- Photos: Athletes Break Down Under Extreme Heat at the Olympics
- Peloton Tread Owners No Longer Need a Subscription to 'Just Run'
- Disney's 'Real Life' Star Wars Lightsaber Expands in New Video
- TikTok, the Only Social Media Platform Without Stories, Is Getting Stories
- J.J. Abrams' Shining-Inspired TV Show Is Changing Streamers
- 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech
- California Woman Thought She Had Covid-19. She Actually Had Typhus From a Rat
- Magic, Family Drama, and a Chaotic Kingdom Collide in Rory Power's Adult Fantasy Debut
- Russian Official: Experts to Investigate Possible ‘Consequences’ of Flipping Space Station
- Sleepy Joe Reveals He’s in the Pocket of Big Efficient Dishwasher
- Speed Tests Show Starlink Is Now Nearly As Fast As Broadband
- Arkansas Governor Says in Hindsight, He Slightly Regrets Siding With the Virus
| Apple Reportedly Working on Problematic iOS Tool to Scan for Child Abuse Photos on iPhones Posted: 05 Aug 2021 07:40 AM PDT  Apple is purportedly poised to announce a new tool that will help identify child abuse in photos on a user's iPhone. The tool would supposedly use a "neural matching function" to detect if images on a user's device match known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) fingerprints. While it appears that Apple has taken user… |
| IMDb TV Is Now Available as a Free Download on iOS and Android Devices Posted: 05 Aug 2021 07:30 AM PDT  Amazon has officially launched IMDb TV for iOS and Android mobile devices, meaning users can now access the platform's free, ad-supported catalog of popular TV shows and Amazon originals on the go. |
| A 1980s Puppet Fantasy Movie Manifests in Real Life in Nostalgia-Fueled Novel The Shadow Glass Posted: 05 Aug 2021 07:20 AM PDT  Josh Winning's The Shadow Glass asks a big question on its cover, which io9 is revealing today (and you can see in full below): "What if it was all real?" The "it" in this case is a puppet fantasy world created by the main character's father—reminiscent of The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The NeverEnding Story, and other… |
| Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Is a Go (as if You Had Any Doubt) Posted: 05 Aug 2021 07:00 AM PDT  Star Wars: The Bad Batch's most recent episodes have been delving into how, following the cancelation of the Kaminoans' cloning contract, the Empire is training up its new fleet of soldiers with the help of many of the original Clone Troopers who are set to be phased out. While the Kaminoans' time may have come to an… |
| Study of Middle East DNA Reveals Complex Human History in the Region Posted: 05 Aug 2021 06:57 AM PDT  A team of geneticists has sequenced 137 modern human genomes from the Middle East, shedding new light on how humans arrived in the region and how those populations changed as areas dried up. |
| Apple's Innovative Conversation Boost Feature for the AirPods Pro Is Now Available in Beta Posted: 05 Aug 2021 06:40 AM PDT  After being announced back at WWDC 2021, this week Apple has finally released a beta version of its Conversation Boost feature for the AirPods Pro. |
| The Walking Dead's Final Season Picks Up 2 New Apocalypse Players Posted: 05 Aug 2021 06:30 AM PDT  Alex Kurtzman wants Star Trek to get "much weirder." Yahya Abdul-Mateen is getting his Black Manta look together for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Plus updates from The Mandalorian, The Lord of the Rings, and great news for Tuca & Bertie fans. Spoilers are dropping in 3...2...1... |
| Facebook Is Awash in Oil Money Posted: 05 Aug 2021 06:15 AM PDT  Facebook makes close to 98% of its billions and billions of dollars off of targeted ads. The company hasn't shied away when it comes to taking ad dollars from disreputable sources—including the oil industry. |
| Google's Overhauled Nest Cams Are Smarter and Easier to Use Without a Subscription Posted: 05 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT  We've been waiting quite awhile for Google to refresh its lineup of security cameras, and today's the day. |
| Everything You Need to Know About Google Drive's Big Changes Posted: 05 Aug 2021 05:00 AM PDT  Big changes are coming to Google Drive, and they affect the way that you share, back up, and manage files from your computer. If you use Google's cloud file storage system, here's everything you need to know about the most recent upgrades—and what you need to do about them. |
| Have You Seen Mike Pompeo's $5,800 Bottle of Whiskey? Posted: 05 Aug 2021 04:00 AM PDT  The U.S. State Department posted a rather bizarre notice this week in the Federal Register, explaining that an investigation was underway to find a bottle of whiskey. Why? The bottle was given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 24, 2019 and valued at $5,800. And it's illegal for U.S. government officials… |
| 2 Million Dehumidifiers Recalled Over Fire Hazard After 107 Incidents and $17 Million in Damage Posted: 05 Aug 2021 03:00 AM PDT  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on two million dehumidifiers, sold under at least 20 brand names, over concerns the products can overheat and cause fires. At least 107 incidents have been reported to the CPSC, totaling $17 million in property damage. |
| Earth's Future Is Lonely for the Robots Left Behind in Sci-Fi Short The Desert Posted: 04 Aug 2021 05:30 PM PDT  In a future where humanity has abandoned its home planet—or perhaps gone entirely extinct, as bits of atomic-bomb imagery suggest—robots rule, but it's a lonely and strange existence. They're drawn to things that remind them of the past, like libraries and TV sets, but also feel more primal urges, like the instinct to… |
| Photos: Athletes Break Down Under Extreme Heat at the Olympics Posted: 04 Aug 2021 04:00 PM PDT  Kai Kazmirek of Team Germany puts an ice pack on his head during the Men's Decathlon Shot Put on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Peloton Tread Owners No Longer Need a Subscription to 'Just Run' Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:45 PM PDT  In June, Peloton pushed out its Tread Lock feature, which automatically shut down inactive treadmills and required a 4-digit passcode. The update was part of Peloton's promised safety measures following a voluntary recall of its treadmills (one due to injury reports, the other due to display issues). There was just… |
| Disney's 'Real Life' Star Wars Lightsaber Expands in New Video Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:30 PM PDT Next year, Disney will reveal the most authentic-looking real-world Star Wars lightsaber yet, and a new video just revealed our best look to date. |
| TikTok, the Only Social Media Platform Without Stories, Is Getting Stories Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:15 PM PDT  As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so too is it all but guaranteed in 2021 that social media platforms will eventually test some ill-fated version of Instagram Stories in their feeds. And as of Wednesday, TikTok is no longer the exception: The platform is reportedly experimenting with a new… |
| J.J. Abrams' Shining-Inspired TV Show Is Changing Streamers Posted: 04 Aug 2021 02:30 PM PDT  Much like the ghostly residents of the Overlook Hotel, a show based on the famed location has died—but is (most likely) coming back to life. Last year, news broke that as part of his company's deal with WarnerMedia, J.J. Abrams was developing a show called Overlook based on Stephen King's The Shining. The show was… |
| 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:58 PM PDT  In addition to helping police arrest the wrong person or monitor how often you visit the Gap, facial recognition is increasingly used by companies as a routine security procedure: it's a way to unlock your phone or log into social media, for example. This practice comes with an exchange of privacy for the promise of… |
| California Woman Thought She Had Covid-19. She Actually Had Typhus From a Rat Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:47 PM PDT  A California neighborhood seems to have had a series of encounters with the now-rare disease typhus. According to local media reports, at least two people in Monrovia, California recently caught typhus after handling dead rats, presumably through the infected fleas they carried. Thankfully, typhus is easily treatable… |
| Magic, Family Drama, and a Chaotic Kingdom Collide in Rory Power's Adult Fantasy Debut Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:30 PM PDT  Author Rory Power earned acclaim for her YA fantasy novels Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down, but in 2022 she'll be making her adult fantasy debut with In a Garden Burning Gold, a tale of magical twins that's inspired in part by her Greek heritage. io9 is excited to reveal the cover and first excerpt from Power's… |
| Russian Official: Experts to Investigate Possible ‘Consequences’ of Flipping Space Station Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:10 PM PDT  Early reports suggest the International Space Station incurred no damage as a result of an incident last week involving the newly arrived Nauka module. That may be the case, but Russian officials are launching an investigation to assess the true impact of the frightening mishap. |
| Sleepy Joe Reveals He’s in the Pocket of Big Efficient Dishwasher Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:00 PM PDT  Tremble, ye mighty, and despair in the face of our new overlords: efficient dishwashers. The Biden administration is carrying out what is, arguably, former president Trump's worst fear, and preparing to mandate once again that dishwashers and washers and dryers do their jobs more efficiently. (Typical politician, that… |
| Speed Tests Show Starlink Is Now Nearly As Fast As Broadband Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:50 PM PDT  Satellite internet is often the only choice for getting online if you live out in a rural area. But it's not always the fastest or most stable internet connection. |
| Arkansas Governor Says in Hindsight, He Slightly Regrets Siding With the Virus Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:30 PM PDT  Across the country, Republican leaders have signed into law measures functionally indistinguishable from deliberate efforts to aid the novel coronavirus. For example, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law in April that bans mask mandates across the state. Now that the Delta variant of the virus is… |
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