terça-feira, 21 de setembro de 2021


NASA Chose a Really Sweet Spot to Land Its Upcoming Lunar Rover

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 08:20 AM PDT

After much deliberation, NASA has selected an intriguing spot for its upcoming Artemis rover mission: the rugged edge of an impact crater near the Moon's South Pole.

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Shell's Big Sale of Texas Oil and Gas Holdings Is a Climate Bait-and-Switch

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 08:10 AM PDT

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it was selling off all of its oil and gas assets in Texas's Permian Basin for $9.5 billion in cash to ConocoPhillips, one of the biggest recent transactions in the industry.

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Scott Bakula Thinks Quantum Leap May Have Another Leap in It

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Dr. Sam Beckett theorized that one man could time travel within his lifetime, but could the beloved sci-fi series Quantum Leap return within star Scott Bakula's lifetime? The actor offers a firm "maybe."

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Apple Working on Depression Detection for iPhones: Report

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 07:44 AM PDT

It's been widely reported that Apple is working on developing a number of advanced health tools, ranging from blood glucose monitoring to body-temperature-based fertility. Now, a new report claims that Apple is also working with the University of California, Los Angeles and pharmaceutical company Biogen to see if its…

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$120,000 Aston Martin DB5 for Kids Packs All of James Bond's Awesome Gadgets

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 07:10 AM PDT

For most kids who are excited to drive one day, an electric Power Wheels vehicle is the ultimate toy, letting them cruise the neighborhood like a tiny adult. Unless that kid is part of the 1%. For them, The Little Car Company has created a painstakingly accurate miniature Aston Martin DB5 upgraded with all of James…

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Comparing Covid-19 to the 'Spanish Flu' Just Shows How Badly We Screwed This One Up

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 07:00 AM PDT

As of this week, covid-19 is officially the deadliest pandemic ever recorded in the U.S., trumping the 1918-19 pandemic influenza. It's understandable for people to make the comparison between the two horrific diseases, but there are many reasons why they're not so analogous, some of which only highlight the dismal…

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The Wheel of Time Season 2 Recasts a Major Role

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 06:20 AM PDT

Tom Hardy talks about Eddie and the Symbiote's relationship in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Ewan McGregor teases what to expect from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Michelle Gomez teases her return to villainy as Doom Patrol's Madame Rouge. Plus, a tiny glimpse at Peacemaker. Spoilers, away!

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Hallelujah, Amazon's New Kindles Finally Have USB-C

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

The Kindle is a classic for a reason: Amazon's small, simple, affordable ereader lineup may not have a lot of bells and whistles, but it's been good enough to get the job done. Times have changed, though, and people have come to expect even their cheap devices to have the latest technology. The Kindle's microUSB port?…

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Fitbit's Most Advanced Fitness Tracker Is Pretty Underwhelming

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

I should be more excited about Fitbit's Charge 5 fitness tracker. Unlike last year's iterative Charge 4, the latest model adds a snazzy new always-on color touch screen, an electrodermal activity sensor, electrocardiogram sensor, and a new metric called the Daily Readiness Score. On paper, this is a significant…

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Jeff Bezos Meets With Boris Johnson on Sidelines of UN General Assembly

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Political leaders from around the world are meeting this week at the United Nations in New York. And while there are plenty of important things on the official agenda, arguably the most interesting meetings are happening on the sidelines, like UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's meeting on Monday with Amazon founder…

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Covid-19 Has Killed as Many Americans as the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 03:00 AM PDT

The covid-19 pandemic has killed over 676,000 Americans, surpassing the estimated U.S. deaths from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. And despite rising vaccination rates, it looks like covid-19 is going to kill a lot more Americans before this thing is over.

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This Foundation First Look Goes Behind the Scenes of the Asimov Adaptation

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 04:30 PM PDT

Apple TV+'s long-awaited adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic sci-fi saga Foundation is nearly upon us, and the streamer wants you to be both excited and prepared. We've gotten a few trailers so far, and now there's a "First Look" that goes behind the scenes of the series. Prominently featured is showrunner, writer,…

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Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption Prompted Construction of Ancient Maya Pyramid, Research Suggests

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 04:01 PM PDT

Around 1,500 years ago, a powerful volcanic eruption laid waste to what is now El Salvador, sending the Maya civilization into a temporary period of decline. New research suggests a monumental pyramid located near the volcano was built by the Maya shortly afterward, as a response to the natural disaster.

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Microsoft's New Surfaces Leaked Ahead of Hardware Event

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 03:20 PM PDT

Everything we've been expecting Microsoft to show off at its Surface event on Wednesday looks even more likely to appear. A handful of leaks out today indicate that the Windows-based Surface Pro X and Surface Pro 8 are on the horizon, as is Microsoft's Android flagship, the Surface Duo 2.

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The Pokémon Trading Card Game Is Coming to Take Over Your Phone and Computer

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 03:00 PM PDT

While the Pokémon Company's physical card game is regularly updated with new sets, it's been years since there was a significant refresh of the digital companion platform, where collectors could scan their pulls and battle other players without worrying about damaging their treasured pieces of shiny cardboard. Soon,…

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Police Arrest 106 People Tied to Mafia-Connected Cybercrime Group

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 02:12 PM PDT

After a year-long investigation, police in Europe say they have arrested 106 people in connection with a large cybercrime ring with close ties to the Italian mafia.

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Simu Liu's Alleged Old Reddit Account Is Why You Should Never Post

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Marvel's Shang-Chi star Simu Liu has become one of the latest examples of why you should periodically delete old social media posts. Last week, fans began sharing screenshots of Reddit comments the actor allegedly made years before he was well known. To say they were "not great" would be an understatement.

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TikTok Creators Are Taking the Gabby Petito Case Into Their Own Hands

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 01:45 PM PDT

While the world watched and waited anxiously for any development in the case of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who had vanished during a cross-country van trip with her 23-year-old fiancé, Brian Laundrie, TikTok sleuths had already rolled up their shirtsleeves and prepped their metaphorical string theory boards:…

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2020 Saw Most Babies Born With Syphilis Since 1994

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 01:17 PM PDT

More than 2,000 infants in the U.S. were born with syphilis in 2020, according to recent data presented by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preliminary figures represent the highest annual toll of congenital syphilis reported in over 25 years. At least 139 children died from the…

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On Y: The Last Man, a Major Journey for the President's Kids Begins

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 12:50 PM PDT

After dropping its first three episodes in one chunk, this week Y: The Last Man got back on its regularly scheduled course, in a few different ways. First, from now through the end of October, the remainder of the episodes will release once per week. Second, the titular last man Yorick (Ben Schnetzer) and his…

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How to Fix iOS 15's Worst Feature

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 12:20 PM PDT

iOS 15 is officially here, and while it brings many cool new features, there's also one we really, really dislike: the new Safari search bar.

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Engineers Cook 3D-Printed Chicken With Lasers

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 12:10 PM PDT

If you're tired of cooking chicken that comes out rubbery or still raw, there may be a new solution for you. A team of researchers at Columbia University recently demonstrated that several different types of lasers can be used to cook 3D-printed chicken thoroughly, with no adverse effects on the food's taste.

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This Life-Size Tom Holland Spider-Man Bust Can Be Seen, But Not Believed

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 12:00 PM PDT

I hope Tom Holland isn't dead. I assume if he was, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man would be in the news. On the other hand, maybe all the police have found are his severed arms and legs, and thus haven't been able to identify the body yet, because I'm pretty sure this life-size bust of…

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OnePlus Spills the Details on What Its Merger With Oppo Will Look Like

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 11:50 AM PDT

Say goodbye to OnePlus's flavor of Android as you know it, because it's going away. In an interview with The Verge, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the next OnePlus flagship smartphone, launching next year, will run on Oppo's ColorOS instead of OnePlus'OxygenOS.

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Elon Musk Miffed That Joe Biden Hasn't Personally Praised SpaceX's Inspiration4 Mission

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 11:40 AM PDT

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk would very much like the president to pay a little more attention to him, it seems.

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