quinta-feira, 19 de agosto de 2021


Netflix Brings Spatial Audio Support to iPhone and iPad

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:55 AM PDT

Netflix is adding Spatial Audio support to iPhone and iPad iOS14 apps, the streaming platform confirmed to 9to5Mac on Wednesday, and most users can expect to see the feature on their devices as early as this week.

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Netflix's Other He-Man Series Has a Trailer and Hoo Boy

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:45 AM PDT

A lot of middle-aged He-Man nerds were vocally upset with Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a sequel to the original '80s cartoon, for the ways it took risks and deviated from the 40-year-old source material. I can't imagine the nonsense they'll spew when they see this trailer for Netflix's other

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A Dazzling Octavia E. Butler Biography Explores the Sci-Fi Legend's Early Life

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:00 AM PDT

An author as distinctive as Science Fiction Hall of Fame member Octavia E. Butler (Kindred, The Parable of the Sower) deserves an equally distinctive biography—which is exactly why Ibi Zoboi's Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler is so exciting. Described as "a poignant biography in verse…

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Could Another Spider-Man Alum Be in Venom: Let There Be Carnage?

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:48 AM PDT

Manifest could survive cancellation after all. Get a new look at the terror of Candyman. Fort Salem's finale teases a climactic war to come. Plus, new glimpses at what's next for Stargirl and What We Do in the Shadows. Spoilers now!

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Eternals' Final Trailer Sets Up the War of a Lifetime

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:05 AM PDT

Ever since we heard that the Eternals were coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we've been left to wonder how its story would reconcile thousands of years of non-interference in a world plagued by superheroes and cosmic supervillains alike. Well, our latest look at Chloé Zhao's movie gives us a pretty interesting…

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Intel Details 'Biggest Shifts in a Generation' at Architecture Day 2021

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT

This week Intel held its annual Architecture Day and even for an event that often previews major upcoming changes to the company's silicon, this year Intel is hailing its new advancements as some of the "biggest shifts in a generation" across its CPUs, GPUs, and more.

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Devialet's Expensive Earbuds Do Exactly One Thing Extremely Well

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 05:00 AM PDT

If you're familiar with Devialet, you know this French audio company likes to dial everything up to 1,000. Their speakers feature mind-blowing sound, eye-popping designs, and price tags that'll make you cry. The same is true for Devialet's first truly wireless earbuds, the $300 Gemini.

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Whopping 94% of Adults in England Have Covid-19 Antibodies

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 03:30 AM PDT

A staggering 94.2% of adults in England have antibodies for covid-19, according to a new report from the UK's Office of National Statistics. Roughly 80.7% of England's population has been fully vaccinated, suggesting the rest of the 94.2% acquired antibodies through natural infection with the coronavirus.

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Disneyland and Disney World Are Officially 'Retiring' the Free FastPass Service

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 04:30 PM PDT

Last month, Disney announced that it would be offering "Disney Premiere Access" to visitors at Paris Disneyland, a pay-per-ride service allowing guests a "designated fast lane" for certain rides. Avoiding long lines is an excellent way to maximize one's theme park experience, but it's something that the FastPass…

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The First Look at Amazon's Wheel of Time Teases Magical Heroes and a City of Shadows

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 03:30 PM PDT

It feels like it's been a million years since Amazon started doling out cryptic, miniscule teases of its lofty adaptation of Robert Jordan's iconic fantasy saga, The Wheel of Time. Back at Comic-Con, we got a vague release date and a similarly vague poster, but now, with the show just a few months away, we're starting…

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Trump-Pardoned Editor Charged (Again) With Breaking Into Wife's Facebook, Gmail

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 03:15 PM PDT

The one-time editor of the New York Observer, Kenneth Kurson, is facing felony charges in New York tied to long-standing allegations that he digitally stalked and harassed his wife as his marriage was falling to pieces. Kurson had previously been pardoned by President Trump, with whom the accused has close ties.

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Facebook's 'Widely Viewed Content' Report Promises Ben Shapiro Isn't That Popular

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 02:45 PM PDT

Facebook really, really wants you to know that it isn't the hub of hate speech, divisiveness, and straight-up misinformation you might think it is. It wants you to know badly enough that on Wednesday, the company published its first-ever report detailing what Facebook claims are the most-viewed pages, posts, and…

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Wild Monsters Will Kick Your Human Ass, Too

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 02:30 PM PDT

During this week's Pokémon Presents announcements, the Pokémon Company revealed a number of new details about Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the upcoming Nintendo Switch game set in the distant past at a time when humans and Pokémon did not yet live in "harmony" with one another. While Arceus is set to introduce multiple…

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Russian Space Junk Hit a Chinese Satellite in March, Evidence Suggests

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 02:00 PM PDT

The mysterious breakdown of the Yunhai 1-02 satellite in March has likely been solved. The discarded remnants of an old Russian rocket appear to have smashed into the Chinese satellite, in what is an ominous sign of things to come in our increasingly cluttered low Earth orbit.

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U.S. Officials Rush to Delete Online Pics of Afghan Allies

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:50 PM PDT

Amid the catastrophe that's been the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan this week, U.S. agencies have initiated sweeping purges of online information concerning friendly Afghan nationals. Fears have arisen that the country's ruling Taliban could seek retaliation against individuals with even the slightest associations…

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You Have a License to Commit Bug Murder (Just Don’t Use a Gun)

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:40 PM PDT

Move over, murder hornets. There's a new invasive bug in town: the spotted lanternfly.

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Thank Goodness, Someone Finally Told Anthony Mackie He's in Captain America 4

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:30 PM PDT

On April 26 of this year, two days after the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuted on Disney+, actor Anthony Mackie was buying groceries. One presumes it was a normal day... until something shocking happened. His grocery informed him of a new development in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that he'd…

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TikTok's Algorithm Is Speeding Up the Spread of Covid-19 Vaccine Lies

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:20 PM PDT

TikTok—long known as an incubator for viral dance trends and memes—is reportedly gaining a reputation as a breeding ground for a far more insidious type of viral content: the spread of hoaxes and misinformation, specifically those pertaining to the Covid-19 vaccines.

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Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 12:40 PM PDT

Now the stem cells are just showing off. An international team of researchers say they've developed a lab-grown mass of tissue that mimicked a brain and was able to spontaneously produce two symmetrical optic cups, eye-like structures sensitive to light. But don't worry—these rudimentary organoids are not conscious.

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Joe Biden Continues His Assault on the Freedom to Buy Crappy Appliances

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 12:10 PM PDT

Real Americans know freedom when they see it. It can look like refusing to prevent a largely preventable illness, a Lego-bedazzled Glock, or buying appliances that just waste energy and money. If you needed any more proof liberals want to ruin all that, look no further than the Biden administration's latest proposed…

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Heist Team Allegedly Stole $500,000 From Drug Dealer by Using an Apple Watch as a Tracker

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Food for thought for aspiring child spies: there are probably good use cases for turning an Apple Watch into a tracking device. Related advice for adults: do not—I don't know how many times I have to tell you—use an Apple Watch to conduct a massive drug-related robbery.

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Solo's Qi'ra Is Back With Her Own Marvel Star Wars Comic

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 11:50 AM PDT

When Qi'ra stole Han Solo's carbonite-encased body in the final pages of War of the Bounty Hunters #1, it brought one of the Solo movie's best characters into the era of the original trilogy. So it shouldn't be any surprise that she's moving from being part of a Star Wars comics event to leading her own.

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Two U.S. Children Died From a Brain-Eating Amoeba This Month

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 11:20 AM PDT

Two U.S. children in recent weeks appear to have been killed by a dangerous amoeba found in freshwater lakes and ponds. On Tuesday afternoon, North Carolina health officials reported the death of a young boy due to a brain infection from Naegleria fowleri, a rare but often deadly disease spread by contaminated water…

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Windows 11 Is Making It Absurdly Difficult to Change Browsers

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 11:10 AM PDT

They say that some people never change. The same goes for some operating systems. The next version of Windows is due this fall, and with the beta out for developers and Windows insiders, there have been plenty of chances to dive into the OS to see what's next from Microsoft. And there's evidence of the same old story.…

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A Classic Hellboy Novel Is Becoming a Comic

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 11:00 AM PDT

In 2001, Hellboy's second novel, The Bones of Giants, took us on an adventure of Nordic mythological mayhem, as everyone's favorite paranormal investigator found himself on the trail of giant's corpse and a certain mysterious hammer. But now, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the novel is becoming a new comic series.

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