sexta-feira, 8 de outubro de 2021


Stop Using ArtNaturals Hand Sanitizers, FDA Warns After Detecting Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 07:31 AM PDT

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from a popular brand of hand sanitizer, following tests that confirmed the presence of carcinogens in some of its products. The products are sold under the ​​"Artnaturals" label and have been readily available online through Amazon and retailers such as…

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Biden Restores Protections for Bears Ears National Monument

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 06:55 AM PDT

The Biden administration is using its executive powers to restore environmental protections to Bears Ears National Monument, an expansive, sacred landscape in Utah. The move comes four years after former President Donald Trump stripped protections away from Bears Ears, cutting back its area by 82%.

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It's Already No Time to Deny More James Bond Casting Rumors

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 06:30 AM PDT

Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on for the Robert Kirkman comics adaptation Prophet. The cast and crew of Halloween Kills tease the lashings of blood spilled in the film. There's more Foundation on the way. Plus, Doom Patrol teases Madame Rouge's plans. Spoilers get!

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Bose's New Headphones Are Exactly What You'd Expect From Bose

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 05:30 AM PDT

The Bose QuietComfort 35 and 35 II are top-selling noise-canceling headphones. If you look around a crowded plane, you'll certainly spot more than a few, and there's good reason for that—they're comfortable and damn good at blocking out the world around you. So when I say the QuietComfort 45 doesn't really change…

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How to Get the Most Out of Picture-in-Picture on All Your Devices

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Picture-in-picture is a trick that most of your devices are able to do, and it means you can keep on watching YouTube, Twitch, Netflix, FaceTime or any other video stream while you do something else. Here's how you can set it up on your phones, tablets, computers and media streaming gadgets.

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China Reports Zero New Locally Acquired Covid-19 Cases for Fourth Day in a Row

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 03:15 AM PDT

China reported no new locally acquired cases of covid-19 on Friday, according to China's National Health Commission, the fourth day in a row that zero cases of community transmission have been detected on the mainland. The country reported 22 new covid-19 cases from people entering the country, all currently in…

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Google's Going to Stop Letting YouTubers Make Money Off Climate Change Denial

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 05:10 PM PDT

Google is cleaning house: Following last week's move to demonetize anti-vaccine content on YouTube, the company has also added climate change denial to the list of videos that creators can no longer make money off of.

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Company That Sold Fake Shares in Real Companies for NFT 'Fantasy Startup Investing' Has Already Pivoted

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 05:00 PM PDT

After considerable criticism, creators of an online game based around "fantasy startup investing" have said they plan to ditch their original plans to charge users for gameplay and will now adopt a "free-to-play" model. The company, Visionrare, had planned to sell users NFT shares in real companies for the purposes of…

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Hulu's New Hellraiser Movie Announces Its Pinhead—With a Twist

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 03:30 PM PDT

Fiends, we officially have a new Pinhead. And who'll be taking on the iconic horror character is a big surprise.

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The Biggest Hacks of 2021 (So Far)

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 03:12 PM PDT

This year, it's become hard to ignore the fact that the digital lives we've all built for ourselves appear to be completely and utterly vulnerable to cybercriminals and spies.

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Turns Out Teens Hate Facebook And Twitter, Too

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 02:50 PM PDT

It's safe to say that The Teens hate Facebook and Twitter as much as the rest of us.

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Ditch Your Sofa to Make Room for These Ridge Racer and Tron Arcade Machines

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 02:46 PM PDT

It feels like few companies actually listen to their users, but Arcade1Up once again proves its ears are open to fan requests with two new scaled arcade machines that retro coin-op enthusiasts have been begging for: a stand-up version of Ridge Racer with a steering wheel and pedals, and a beautiful recreation of the…

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Star Wars' New Books Dive Into Palpatine's Hunt for Rey and Obi-Wan and Anakin's Business

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Lucasfilm publishing and Del Rey might not officially be at New York Comic Con as it kicks off today, but they're bringing their usual slice of upcoming novel news anyway—and whether you're a fan of the sequels or the prequels, of Jedi or Sith, or maybe a lovably incompetent stooge or two, there's something to enjoy.

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Long Covid Now Has an Official Definition From the World Health Organization

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 02:17 PM PDT

This week, the World Health Organization released diagnostic criteria for long covid, a perplexing condition that has affected survivors of covid-19. Among other things, the WHO notes that patients can experience symptoms months after their initial infection and that these symptoms can be severe enough to impact their…

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You Can Tell a Lot About What's Going On in a Room by Staring At a Blank Wall

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:40 PM PDT

You know those times you're at a party you don't really want to be at and staring at a blank wall is more appealing than socializing? To a high-res camera, that seemingly boring blank wall is actually a wealth of information that can be used to figure out how many people are in a room and what they're doing.

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An Incredible Star Trek: Lower Decks Expanded Its World and Its Stakes

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:30 PM PDT

Usually, a show like the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks—where the events our ensigns get up to are mostly like the c-plot in any other series—upping its stakes and scope might come with a level of apprehension. Perhaps the show would move away from what made it work, and going big could maybe stretch its humor too far

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DEA Went Undercover to Infiltrate a Vigil for George Floyd

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:20 PM PDT

As students at the University of South Florida quietly sobbed during a moment of silence for George Floyd last summer, they had no idea their candlelight vigil, organized before a monument to an assassinated civil rights leader, had been infiltrated by federal agents.

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Microsoft Just Became the First Big Company to Commit to Right to Repair

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:15 PM PDT

Capitulating to mounting pressure from shareholders, Microsoft has agreed to make it easier for customers to independently repair of its devices—a major and thus far unprecedented win for the Right-to-Repair Movement.

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How WhatsApp Swallowed Half The World

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:10 PM PDT

When Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went through a six-hour outage on Monday, your immediate reaction was probably based on two things: where you live, and where your family lives.

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New Google Pixel 6 Leaks Reveal Almost Every Detail

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Who needs the anticipation of a launch event when you have retailers and leakers publishing details beforehand? Basically we know everything there is to know about Google's upcoming Pixel 6 flagship, thanks to a German retailer revealing pricing and availability and a fresh leak detailing all the features and…

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New Moon Rocks Brought to Earth Have Scientists Wondering How They Melted

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 12:47 PM PDT

Lunar material brought to Earth last December—the first new Moon rocks scientists have gotten their hands on since the 1970s—have been found to be about a billion years younger than previously dated samples. That means that there was liquid magma on the Moon a billion years more recently than previously known,…

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House of the Dragon: Everything We Know

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 12:20 PM PDT

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LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Memoranda from the End of the World' by Gene Doucette

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 11:30 AM PDT

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED's current issue. This month's selection is "Memoranda from the End of the World" by Gene Doucette. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on our website. Enjoy!

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Perseverance Rover Images Reveal Ancient History of a Water-Soaked Martian Crater

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 11:00 AM PDT

Before Perseverance touched down in Mars's Jezero Crater in February 2021, scientists' understanding of crater was shaped by observations from spacecraft, like the Mars Express satellite and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. But now, with an operational robot getting its wheels dirty on the ground, an interdisciplinary…

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Dune's Final Trailer Sets the Stage for All-Out War

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 10:40 AM PDT

Yeah, turns out all those soldiers and giant sand worms are gonna be up to something in Denis Villeneuve's new take on the sci-fi icon.

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