sábado, 25 de setembro de 2021


The Apocalyptic Retweets of William Gibson

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Because you presumably read Gizmodo, you, too, may suffer from semi-annual realization that—my god—I've spent years of my life thinking about Facebook and Republicans. You're probably also aware that no place on the internet captures this dread better than William Gibson's Twitter feed.

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Acetaminophen May Be Less Safe During Pregnancy Than Previously Thought

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

An international group of scientists is warning pregnant people about the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen. In a consensus statement released this week, they argue that enough evidence has emerged to suggest that acetaminophen could be more harmful to take while pregnant than currently thought. They're now…

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Delta Wants Airlines to Share No-Fly Lists to Keep Crap Passengers Out of the Skies

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 09:05 PM PDT

As if we needed any more problems, passengers from hell are a thing now (or more a thing than before, anyway). They assault flight attendants, toss food and alcohol around, and throw their masks on the ground. Delta Air Lines has apparently had enough.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Announces More Casting, Including Randall Park and Indya Moore

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 05:00 PM PDT

Jason Momoa has making the rounds in support of Dune lately, but there's another project on the horizon that will soon become his main talking point: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, sequel to James Wan's 2018 blockbuster about the frequently underwater DC Comics hero. That film is now in production and the cast, which…

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You Told Your Apps To Stop Tracking You, but They Didn't Listen

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 04:33 PM PDT

In 2014, some very pervy creeps stole some very personal iCloud photos from some very high-profile celebs and put them on the open web, creating one very specific PR crisis for Apple's CEO, Tim Cook. The company was about to roll out Apple Pay as part of its latest software update, a process that took more than a…

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You Should Probably Stop Using ExpressVPN

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 04:10 PM PDT

For years, ExpressVPN has been one of the most popular and widely used privacy products of its kind on the market. It's often ranked highest on top 10 VPN lists; a recent Tom's Guide review called it the "hands-down best" VPN available. In the past, if you wanted to stay anonymous on the web, Express would've likely…

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This Week's Toy News Features Visitors from Several Galaxies Far, Far Away

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 04:00 PM PDT

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of all things good and plastic on the internet lately. This week, Alf's back, not in Pog form! Plus, Star Wars returns to the classic Droids cartoon for new figures, and the New Batman Adventures era of Joker gets a haunting new action figure. Check it out!

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Microsoft Edge Comes to Xbox, Letting You Stream Stadia Games

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 03:33 PM PDT

Xbox is about to become a more open platform with Microsoft's September software update. The console is getting the latest version of Microsoft Edge, which means you can play Stadia games, chat on Discord servers, and access Steam.

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Here Are the Worst Halloween Costumes of 2021

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:50 PM PDT

Ah, Halloween! A time for ghosts. A time for ghouls! A time to look at io9's annual list of the most confusing, most dubious, and most awful costumes of the season.

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That Grizzly Bear Killed by a Mountain Goat Was Innocent

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:40 PM PDT

Earlier this month, hikers discovered the body of a 154-pound (70-kilogram) grizzly bear near Burgess Pass in the Canadian Rockies. Unbelievably, an autopsy by Parks Canada found the bear had been killed by a mountain goat. Even more unbelievably, my colleagues on the Gizmodo science team celebrated this, calling the…

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Woman Arrested With Fake 'Maderna' Vaccine Card Reportedly Bails on Zoom Hearing

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:30 PM PDT

The 24-year-old woman who was arrested earlier this month for allegedly trying to enter Hawaii with a fake coronavirus vaccine card has skipped out on a virtual court hearing, the Associated Press reported.

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Can't Hear Your Instagram Stories? It's an iOS 15 Bug

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:20 PM PDT

If you installed iOS 15 already, you've probably noticed that Instagram has been doing an annoying thing where it won't play audio on Instagram Stories unless you turn your iPhone ringer on. Today Instagram has pushed out an app update that fixes the bug.

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Teen Wolf Will Live on as a Paramount+ Movie

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:00 PM PDT

In the years since MTV's Teen Wolf came to a close in its sixth season back in 2017, fans haven't been especially shy about expressing their desire for the series to return in one form or another. Because some of the show's cast has similarly made clear that they're open to the possibility of reprising their roles,…

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Samsung's Galaxy Note Might Not Be Dead Yet

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 01:31 PM PDT

Fans of Samsung's gigantic Galaxy Note phones were disappointed this year. Instead of releasing a new version as it normally does, the company chose to go all in on a different flagship, the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3.

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Marvel Sues Comic Creators’ Heirs to Keep Major Character Rights

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 01:10 PM PDT

The families of iconic Marvel comic book writers and artists Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Gene Colan, and Don Rico have filed termination of copyright notices on the superheroes they helped create. Marvel—which Disney has owned since 2009—unsurprisingly, disagrees and has filed lawsuits against all five to keep…

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These Spikes Grew Right Out of a Dinosaur's Ribs

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 12:43 PM PDT

A team of paleontologists announced this week the discovery of the oldest-known ankylosaur, a swaggering dinosaur famous for its armor plating and clubbed tail. But besides its superlative age of over 160 million years, the ankylosaur also had a bizarre morphology, as spines protruding from the animal's back were…

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Fat Bear Junior Week Is Here

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 12:30 PM PDT

The only thing better than a bear is a fat bear, and the only thing better than a fat bear is a fat bear cub. That's why I'm stoked to announce that right now, fat bear cubs are currently having a moment. Welcome to the first-ever Fat Bear Junior competition.

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Andy Serkis on Snoke's Fate, Middle-earth's Return, and Black Panther 2

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 12:20 PM PDT

Few people are more plugged into the pop culture zeitgeist than Andy Serkis. Decades after becoming the poster child for performance capture, the multi-hyphenate creator is about to release his third feature film as a director, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Over the years he's also helped shape some of the biggest…

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Exclusive: Superman '78 Is Bringing Another Egghead to the Nerd Brawl

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 11:30 AM PDT

The spirit of Richard Donner's original Superman movie from the late 1970s lives on in DC's new Superman '78 series from writer Rob Venditti, artist Wilfredo Torres, and colorist Jordie Bellaire. Superman '78's first issue brought a version of the Kryptonian based on Christopher Reeve back into the spotlight in a…

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Apple Might Fix the iPad's Biggest Flaw

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 11:10 AM PDT

After years of waiting and complaining, it looks like iPads might finally get the thing we've all been asking for: a front-facing camera in a useful spot.

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Lobsters Have Been Hiding Their Ages From Us. No More

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 11:00 AM PDT

For all anyone knows, some species of lobster may regularly live past 100 years. But these crustaceans are hard to accurately age—often, people simply guess by how big they are, but that's a flawed method. Now, a team of researchers from the University of East Anglia have figured out that slight changes in European …

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China Just Made Crypto Transactions Fully Illegal

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 10:50 AM PDT

After spending the past few months rounding up an untold number of crypto criminals across China, it looks like local authorities have finally had enough. The People's Bank of China posted a terse notice on its blog on Friday morning where the financial regulator made its stance pretty clear: Any crypto-related…

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Star Trek Icon Jeffrey Combs Describes the Deliciousness of Playing the Bad Guy

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 10:40 AM PDT

Jeffrey Combs is a Star Trek icon for good reason—his ability to show up under layers of alien makeup and deliver some of the best performances of the series, across so much of its history, makes every appearance a delight. Whether it's the chilling complicity of Deep Space Nine's Weyoun clones or the brash ego of

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Amazon Wants to Put a Giant Echo On Your Wall

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Amazon's annual device and services event is next week, and if there's one thing you can expect, it's a lot of Alexa-enabled gadgets you're not sure anyone really needed. According to a new Bloomberg report, Amazon is developing a large, wall-mounted Echo, a soundbar with a built-in camera, and new wearables.

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A Mystery Worm Infection in Vietnam Shows a New Species Can Live in Humans

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 09:50 AM PDT

The mystery over a worm infestation found in a Vietnamese man last year has been solved, though not without adding another creepy wrinkle to the tale. The worms inside the man weren't the Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), a now-rare parasite on the brink of eradication, as originally thought. Instead, they were a…

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