quarta-feira, 20 de outubro de 2021


Apple Is Reportedly Gearing Up to Release an Overhauled 27-inch iMac in Early 2022

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 08:45 AM PDT

After Apple updated its line of MacBook Pros earlier this week, it seems the next Mac to get a major revamp is the 27-inch iMac, which could get announced as early as the beginning of next year.

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7 Companies That Changed Names Because Their Brands Had Problems

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 08:35 AM PDT

Facebook has plans to change its name as soon as next week, according to a new report from the Verge, and it's no surprise why. The social media giant's brand has become toxic after years of scandals, from the Cambridge Analytica data debacle to helping promote violence in Myanmar.

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You Can Now Buy a Couch Stuffed With Surround Sound Speakers So They Remain Out of Sight

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 08:25 AM PDT

Unless you've got an extra room at home dedicated to being your theater, converting a living room to provide a similar experience usually requires unsightly speakers awkwardly placed around the space. Love Sac's come up with a better solution with its StealthTech Sound + Charge line that features speakers hidden away…

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RIP Chris Ayers, Voice of Dragon Ball's Frieza

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 08:15 AM PDT

If you've watched the immensely popular Dragon Ball Z Kai or Dragon Ball Super anime, you know his voice. If you've watched an English dub of any anime made over the past couple of decades, there's a better than even chance you've heard him. Christopher Ayres was the voice of Frieza, the Dragon Ball franchise's most…

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Confirmed: Vikings Reached the Americas Long Before Columbus

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Vikings were active at a Newfoundland settlement nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, new research suggests.

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Star Trek: Prodigy's Cast and Crew on the Enduring Heart of Captain Janeway

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Star Trek is boldly going into another new future at the end of the month with Prodigy, its first-ever CG animated series. It's also the first to be explicitly aimed at families and younger audiences, compared to Trek's usual demographics. But while there's so much new to explore with the show—new heroes and villains,…

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Samsung Lets You Add Some Personal Style to Its Most Affordable Foldable Phone

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 07:00 AM PDT

According to Samsung, its latest foldable phones have been a massive success: The company claims the new Z Flip 3 has sold 40 times more units than the previous model. At today's Galaxy Unpacked part two event, Samsung announced a new customization service for the Z Fold 3 designed to let buyers really flaunt their…

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I Miss Seiko's Weird Pyramid Clock, My First Positive Experience With Talking Electronics

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 06:41 AM PDT

Smart assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are always ready to respond to our beck and call, but talking electronics, particularly those with convincing human voices, are a fairly recent innovation. The earliest talking devices sounded like something straight out of nightmarish science fiction, but that…

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New Eternals Updates, Indiana Jones 5 Set Pictures, and More

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 06:30 AM PDT

David Gordon Green wants more classic Halloween characters back for Halloween Ends. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City shows off just how much it wants to recreate the beloved games. Plus, new looks at what's to come on Chucky, La Brea, and Supergirl. Spoilers get!

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How Joe Manchin and Republicans Could Destroy the World

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 05:30 AM PDT

The United Nations climate conference happening in Glasgow in less than two weeks will essentially chart a course for humanity for generations to come. That's because this decade is one where the world must start cutting carbon emissions by nearly 8% per year or blow past a key climate guardrail.

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15 Things You Can Do in Android 12 That You Couldn't Do Before

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Android 12 is here, rolling out first to Pixel devices and then to everyone else, depending on your phone manufacturer and carrier. The latest version of Google's mobile operating system is packed with new stuff for you to explore, and these are the 15 features to check out first.

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Facebook Plans to Change Its Name Because the Brand Is Absolutely Toxic: Report

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 11:30 PM PDT

Facebook plans to change its company name as soon as next week, according to a new report from the Verge. The name change is supposedly due to Facebook's desire to be seen as more than a social media company, but we all know the real reason: The Facebook brand is absolutely toxic.

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Netflix's Dogs in Space Isn't Lying About the Dogs or the Space

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 04:30 PM PDT

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into orbit. It was a major milestone in the space race, but it did not end well for Laika. Hopefully, the canine stars of Netflix's new animated series Dogs in Space will fare better.

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Sabrina Arriving in Riverdale Is Not What We Need to Talk About

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 03:40 PM PDT

Riverdale's original idea of crazy was that Archie Andrews was sleeping with his teacher and Jason Blossom was very dead. Five seasons and a cult, several murders, some supernatural monsters, and two teachers randomly leaping out of the same damn window, anything goes—so at this point, the fact that a new trailer…

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Jair Bolsonaro Is a Mass Murderer Who Deliberately Spread Covid-19, Brazilian Senate Panel Finds

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Earlier this year, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro mocked the claim that his administration's reckless handling of the coronavirus pandemic—which has entailed everything from straight denialism to promoting a cocktail of miracle drugs—was tantamount to genocide. Well, the Brazilian Senate has now concluded he is…

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Fortnite's Dune Crossover Gives Us the Real Mind Killer: Smooth Timothée Chalamet

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 02:50 PM PDT

The sun has risen and set, the earth has turned, which means that it's time for another massive collaboration for one of the biggest pop cultural behemoths on the planet—Star Wars, and Marvel canon continuity destroyer and a surprisingly good vehicle for BatmanFortnite. This time it's Dune, and while that's not weird…

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Convinced Your Dog Is a Genius? Scientists Want To Hear From You

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 02:35 PM PDT

If you've ever thought that your precious pup was a true genius, now you'll have the chance to prove it. Researchers in the UK and Germany have launched a new citizen science project this week, hoping to find dogs that are extraordinarily good at human communication and object recognition.

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A Cybercrime Group Has Been Hacking Telecoms to Steal Phone Records All Over the World

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 02:22 PM PDT

Everybody hopes that their phone calls and text messages are kept private but, in reality, we know the truth: Lots of entities—from dark web criminals to the government—have ways of intercepting intimate communications. Well, add another group to that anxiety-inducing list: A hacker gang, potentially based in China,…

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Mubi Is Rolling Out a New Subscription That Gives Users One Movie In Theaters Per Week

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 02:09 PM PDT

The curated film streaming platform Mubi is reportedly unleashing a movie-a-week subscription streaming pass upon New York City later this month, much to the delight of anyone who remembers the ill-fated MoviePass and wishes they would replicate that model with arthouse films.

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The 12 Best (or at Least the Most Reasonable) Halloween Costumes of 2021

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Whenever we write our annual round-up of the Worst Halloween Costumes of the Year, we try to make clear we're never trying to shame anyone who wants to wear a sexy costume, we just want to make fun of bad costumes full stop. So this year, we thought we'd put our metaphorical candy where our mouth is, and celebrate the…

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DC's Arrowverse Faces Armageddon in Its New Crossover Trailer

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 01:20 PM PDT

Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) is no stranger to saving the world or impending deadlines of doom. But in the Flash-centric crossover that will kick off the show's eighth season, appropriately titled Armageddon, Barry's only got seven days to stop the extraterrestrial villain Despero from killing everyone on Earth—and this…

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15 Winning Photos From the 2021 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 01:05 PM PDT

The annual Close-up Photographer of the Year contest asks us to slow down and view the world through a more discerning lens. It's sage advice, as these incredible zoomed-in images attest.

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Google Is Making It Impossible to Buy a Pixel 6 Today

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 12:40 PM PDT

Google finally took the wraps off the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro today, and you can officially buy the company's new Android flagships. But good luck actually placing your preorder. Although the company increased its inventory in anticipation of how the public would receive the pair of revamped Pixel phones, it seems…

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An Animal Rights Nonprofit Is Suing YouTube Over Animal Abuse Videos

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 12:18 PM PDT

An animal rights nonprofit is suing YouTube for failing to take down videos of animal abuse, and often allegedly profiting from them by selling ads running alongside the content, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

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Instagram Finally Lets You Post From Your Desktop

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Instagram users everywhere, rejoice (I know I am). The social network is finally allowing folks to post photos and videos through a browser rather than relying on the phone app. The feature will launch globally later this week.

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