quinta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2021


Somehow, iOS 15 Made Siri Dumber

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Siri is not known for being the smartest digital assistant on the block, but at the least, it could do basic functions like checking your voicemails. However, with the public release of iOS 15, it seems that Siri has forgotten how to do some basic tasks—to the detriment of those who may rely on Siri as an…

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Updates From Sonic 2 and the CW's Next Big DC Crossover

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 06:35 AM PDT

James Gunn teases a little more of a gun show from Peacemaker. The Kindred adaptation adds more to its cast. Plus, what's next on What We Do In The Shadows and Y: The Last Man, and Riverdale... something is happening on Riverdale. To me, my spoilers!

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage Is Frivolous, Forgettable Fun

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

It's really simple. If you were a fan of the original Venom, you are probably going to enjoy Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Everything that worked about the first Sony/Marvel movie—the offbeat humor, the sultry special effects, the intense characters—is all back in full force in the sequel. However, for the most part,

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The New Sonos Soundbar Gives You Dolby Atmos Without Breaking the Bank

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Everyone knows that one person who's way too excited to nerd out about their home theater system. The Sonos Beam 2 is not for that person.

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Utilities Took Public Money, Gave CEOs Millions, and Then Turned People’s Lights Off During the Pandemic

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

A new report finds that some of the country's most powerful utilities raked in millions of dollars in taxpayer bailout funds last year—while continuing to shut off service for households across the U.S. during the pandemic.

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How to Turn Your Old Computer Into a Media Streamer

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

When your aging laptop or desktop computer is slowing to a crawl to get through day-to-day tasks, you don't necessarily have to recycle it or hand it off to someone else. Your old machine can be turned into a media streaming device in its retirement, taking it easy as it serves up videos, music, photos, and more to…

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Fairphone's New Modular Flagship Is Still a Repairable Dream With a Sleek New Design

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 03:30 AM PDT

I've been dreaming of a modular smartphone since I first laid eyes on Google's Project Ara. The concept made so much sense to me, a person who has built PCs before and isn't afraid to attack a wire (as long as it isn't live, of course). But despite the relative user-friendliness behind the idea of swappable modules,…

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Australia Reports Highest Jump in Covid-19 Cases of Entire Pandemic

Posted: 30 Sep 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Australia reported 2,417 new covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest number of new cases in the country for any single day of the entire pandemic. The majority of cases were in the country's second largest state of Victoria, which accounted for 1,438 new cases, despite being in a hard lockdown since August 5.

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Universal Studios Will Require Proof of Vaccination and Masks Starting Next Week

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 04:30 PM PDT

As the world slowly attempts to drag itself toward a sense of normalcy as the covid-19 pandemic continues, events and businesses looking to bring the public back have already had to try and balance waning federal restrictions with private rules regarding masks, vaccination status, and more. Now one of the biggest…

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You Can Theoretically Book the Scream House as an AirBnb This Halloween

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 03:30 PM PDT

Got plans for late October? Then forget about them, because the house from Wes Craven's original meta-horror film Scream—you know, the house from which the call comes from inside—will be up to rent as an Airbnb. Amazingly, it will only cost guests a frankly ridiculous $5 a night. The catch, of course, is that there…

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Elon Musk Longs for the Days When Trump Would Invite Him to the White House

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 02:40 PM PDT

Elon Musk is apparently hankering for those halcyon days when America had a President who really got him. You know, the kind of pro-business bigwig who isn't afraid to tell the AFL-CIO to screw off? To be sure, this is not an apt description of our current POTUS, with whom Musk seems to be slightly out of step.

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The Nerd's Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in October

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Though most movie theaters are back to full function, the safer option for entertainment remains streaming, and fans who choose to stay home and take advantage are constantly rewarded with tons of new content. At the start of each month, most streamers—Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max—do a little shuffle,…

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Electric Scooter Racing Is Here to Melt and/or Scrape Your Face Off

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 02:00 PM PDT

If a vehicle can go fast, you better believe people are going to race it. Boats, planes, motorcycles; there are racing leagues for almost every type of vehicle imaginable. Next year, electric scooters are getting in on the action now that the eSkootr Championship has finalized what every racer will be riding.

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This Massive New Robotech Blu-ray Set Is Certainly... Massive

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 01:30 PM PDT

Although Robotech was a heavily edited (even-more-heavily rewritten) mishmash of three unrelated anime series, it's hard to overstate the importance it had in America. For many, it was their first taste in anime and a key part of creating today's massive fandom. It was the first time '80s kids got to see a serialized…

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Amazon’s ‘Cute’ Little Nightmare

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 12:50 PM PDT

"Cute."

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Timothée Chalamet's Wonka Prequel Just Bagged a Factory-Load of Stars

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 12:40 PM PDT

There's no golden ticket needed for Warner Bros. The studio is finally going ahead with its origin story for Roald Dahl's mysterious, marvelous confectionary king in Wonka, which is celebrating the beginning of production by casting what feels like half of England in the process.

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A Giant Eagle Named Kodiak Is on the Loose in Pittsburgh

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 12:10 PM PDT

Officials with the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are imploring the public to report sightings of a Steller's sea eagle, which escaped from its enclosure this past Saturday. Multiple sightings have been reported, but the bird has so far managed to evade capture.

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Google Maps Adds Wildfire Layer to Help You Find the One Place That's Not Burning

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Here's an ominous sign of the times: Alongside other more mundane data like traffic, satellite, transit maps, and tree cover, fire will now be one of the top layers in Google Maps

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What If Finally Gave the MCU an Age Worthy of Ultron

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 11:50 AM PDT

What If's first season has given Marvel Studios an opportunity to reimagine many of its live-action, cinematic greatest hits as relatively fresh animated stories that mostly end up reminding you why you liked the originals. The series has worked best as a celebration of the studio's box office successes from the past…

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Ice Age Human Jawbone Found on Indonesian Island Known for Ancient Cave Art

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 11:12 AM PDT

An international team of paleontologists discovered a human jawbone in a cave in southwestern Sulawesi, one of the major islands of Indonesia. The remains are the first indication of a human presence on the island during the Pleistocene epoch, a period of great climatic change and rapid human dispersal.

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Meet the Magical Family Members of Disney's Encanto

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 10:40 AM PDT

Encanto, Disney's upcoming animated feature from co-directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush, tells the story of the one member of the Madrigal family who, for some unknown reason, isn't born with a magical gift. Marisol—voiced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz—knows there's something inside her that makes her…

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Big Changes Coming to Google Search Will Help You Find Things You Can't Put Into Words

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 10:25 AM PDT

Google search is without a doubt the easiest way to find answers quickly, but it can also spur new questions. Sometimes those questions are sparked by a random autocomplete suggestion, but the company just announced changes to its search engine that will help you find answers to questions you didn't ask.

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PlantLife Is the Purest Social Platform I've Ever Tried

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 10:07 AM PDT

I'm not a fan of most major social platforms. Reddit's always been too militaristic about free speech for my taste; TikTok is full of stomach-churning viral trends, Twitter's riddled with hate speech, and Facebook is, well, Facebook. So when I first heard about PlantLife—a plant-centric social platform that rolled…

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What's Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds? Blaster Fire, Baby Yoda, and Ben Burtt, Mostly

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 09:50 AM PDT

New shows pop up on Disney+ all the time, but it's rarer for something to show up with little in the way of fanfare, let alone a new Star Wars series. But while Galaxy of Sounds might not exactly be The Book of Boba Fett, it's a lovely, weird little celebration of just how cool Star Wars sounds. And full of…

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Illinois Man Turns Down Treatment After Bat Bite, Dies a Month Later From Rabies

Posted: 29 Sep 2021 09:25 AM PDT

An Illinois man had the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first case of human rabies seen in the state in almost 70 years, health officials reported this week. Unfortunately, like most sick victims of rabies, the man did not survive. He had turned down preventive treatment a month earlier.

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