segunda-feira, 20 de setembro de 2021


Roku Rolls Out New Streaming Stick 4K and 4K+ With Added Beeps and Whistles

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:57 AM PDT

Four years after announcing the Streaming Stick Plus, Roku is bringing two new streaming sticks to its hardware lineup: The Roku Streaming Stick 4K and Roku Streaming Stick 4K+, both of which come with added support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and promise faster performance speeds than their predecessor.

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Bee Swarm Kills 63 Endangered Penguins in ‘Fluke’ Occurrence

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:55 AM PDT

Park rangers in South Africa are investigating a bizarre incident in which dozens of endangered African penguins appear to have been killed by honey bees.

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Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine Looks Safe and Effective in Children Ages 5 to 11, Company Says

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:44 AM PDT

On Monday morning, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced the results of a clinical trial testing out their covid-19 vaccine in children between the ages of 5 and 11. They claim to have found that the vaccine was safe and generated a robust immune response in participants, hopefully signaling its…

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In Finch's First Trailer, Tom Hanks Has to Save His Dog From Climate Change

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Sorry, Tom Hanks, you're asking us who's the cutest in a movie about an adorable robot and an adorable dog? Rude.

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Ikea's New $40 Sticky Wireless Charger May Be Its Easiest Build Ever

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:08 AM PDT

Buying furniture with a pre-installed Qi wireless charging pad helps minimize loose cables floating around, but it also means you don't get to pick where you plop your devices down to charge. With Ikea's new self-installed Sjömärke charger, you can add wireless charging to almost any table, and position it exactly…

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Updates From The Flash Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and More

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 06:21 AM PDT

Titans teases a dive into Raven's past. The CW sets up what's in store for Riverdale, Supergirl, and more. Get a new look at Doom Patrol's return. Plus, trailers for Legends of Tomorrow and Legacies, and Carnival Row sets the stage for season two. To me, my spoilers!

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What to Expect From Microsoft's Big Surface Event

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Windows 11 is just around the corner, which means it's also time for Microsoft to launch new Surface hardware to go with it. We're expecting to hear all about the device lineup at the company's big hardware event on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The show kicks off at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET, and it's an all virtual one, so you…

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Will It Be Possible to Upload Information to My Brain?

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

It was a work night in the Trump era, and I was in bed, reading a book about neoliberalism. Or, more accurately, trying to. The author's stated ambition for the chapter at hand was to render certain late ideas of Foucault's accessible to a general audience, but she seemed for long stretches to lose sight of this goal,…

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The Walking Dead Remains Haunted by Specters of the Past

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 07:07 PM PDT

In many ways, AMC's The Walking Dead is a show stuck with one foot in the past. It's still trying to ride the coattails of its former popularity. It's trying to wrap up the series without stepping on the toes of the eventual Rick Grimes movie. But the biggest problem is that the show can't move on from the same…

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Tesla to Expand Full Self-Driving Beta, But Top Safety Official Says It Needs to Tackle 'Basic Safety Issues' First

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 03:18 PM PDT

Tesla is getting ready to roll out a sweeping update for its "Full Self-Driving" mode that would extend the feature's beta testing to more customers and areas. But before it does, the automaker needs to address some "basic safety issues," said Jennifer Homendy, head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, in…

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Facebook VP Disputes Reports That Company Ignored Platform-Wide Issues Harming Users

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 01:04 PM PDT

Facebook on Saturday pushed back against recent reports from the Wall Street Journal that cited a trove of leaked company documents to outline how Facebook executives have been slow to respond to known problems across its platforms that harm users. In a company blog post, Facebook's vice president of global affairs,…

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Catch a Ride Around the World in 80 Days With David Tennant

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 12:30 PM PDT

When David Tennant stars in something, we pay attention: Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, Good Omens, you name it. The guy is personality plus with a knack for picking great genre roles, and his latest is a wink back to one of the most influential creators in genre history. Tennant is set to start in an eight-part BBC…

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Lord of the Rings' Ages, Explained

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 09:30 AM PDT

Arda, the physical world J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is set on, has a history stretching far, far back before Frodo's adventure to destroy Sauron. Some of that will be explored in Amazon's upcoming streaming series, and stories from even earlier will be teased there, too. But Arda has a remarkably long

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