quarta-feira, 13 de outubro de 2021


60,000 IATSE Workers Will Begin Nationwide Strike Monday If an Agreement Is Not Reached

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 09:35 AM PDT

Last week, the vast majority of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees' members voted in favor to authorize a nationwide strike—a move that would immediately ground to a halt the productions of films and series across the country. Now, the trade union is making clear that it intends to follow through…

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Report: Amazon Used Sales Data to Duplicate Popular Products and Box Out Retailers

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 09:10 AM PDT

Reuters has uncovered damning evidence about the extent to which Amazon has systematically planned to rip off its third-party sellers in India—to the extent that it's virtually impossible for the company to keep up a years-long charade.

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Get a Glimpse of a World Where Time Travel Is Possible

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 09:00 AM PDT

In Needle In a Timestack, time travel is a part of everyday life. It's very expensive, so not everyone can do it—but when those who can use their power to change something in the past, everyone knows about it. And everyone is scared of the consequences.

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The Luna Display Now Lets Windows PCs Use an iPad as a Second Wireless Screen

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 09:00 AM PDT

With a 12.9-inch mini-LED screen boasting a resolution of 2732 x 2048 pixels, using the iPad Pro for just reading books or checking email seems like a waste of tech. The Luna Display dongle makes the iPad Pro a more valuable productivity tool by turning the tablet into a secondary touchscreen display but until now it…

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Drone Delivers Lungs to Transplant Recipient, a Medical First

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 08:50 AM PDT

It took just six minutes, but the successful flight from Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital demonstrated the efficacy of using drones to quickly and safely transport lungs for transplantation.

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Cyberpunk Video Game System Shock May Get a Live-Action TV Series

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 08:40 AM PDT

If you were a fan of first-person shooter video games in the mid-'90s, you may remember 1994's System Shock. And if you remember it, chances are you remember it very fondly, and thus will be very excited to hear that Binge has announced a live-action TV adaptation of the cult-classic cyberpunk game for its upcoming,…

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Rising Temperatures Will Change Air Conditioning Use—But Not How You Might Expect

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 08:20 AM PDT

After a summer of deadly heat, the future of air conditioning in a world marked by rising temperatures has come sharply into focus. While some research has indicated we could "essentially cook ourselves" if the world collectively turns on the air conditioning in the face of more extreme heat, a new study shows the…

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Netflix’s Trans Employees Plan Walk Out to Protest New Dave Chappelle Special

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 08:10 AM PDT

Rejecting comments made by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in defense of Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special, The Closer, a number of the streaming platforms transgender employees are planning a company-wide walkout on October 20th.

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The First FDA-Authorized E-Cigarette Is Here

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 07:59 AM PDT

The Food and Drug Administration has formally authorized the first vaping products to be sold in the U.S. On late Tuesday night, the agency announced it would permit the marketing of three products, all sold by the company Vuse. In doing so, the FDA stated that the benefits of vaping in helping smokers quit…

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Apple Reportedly Looking to Add Enhanced Health and Wellness Features to Future AirPods

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 07:40 AM PDT

It seems Apple isn't content with AirPods just being used for music and taking calls as there's a new report claiming Apple is exploring adding new health and wellness features to future wireless earbuds.

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Cowboy Bebop, Not To Be Confused With Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, Also Coming to Netflix

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 07:30 AM PDT

In a few weeks' time, Netflix's upcoming live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop will finally drop, and fans across the world will have have a chance to meet new versions of Spike, Jett, and Faye who they'll undoubtedly want to compare to their animated counterparts. In anticipation of viewers'…

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Why You Should Talk About Climate Change Right Now

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 06:50 AM PDT

Climate solutions are complex and multifaceted. Our response to the challenges climate change poses to our world, our identity, and our way of life are even more so. It's taken a whole book even to begin to untangle them. But the first, crucial step forward is simple. For you, for me, for every single person reading…

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Updates From The Mandalorian, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and More

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 06:20 AM PDT

Could a Metal Men movie really still be happening at DC? Evangeline Lily thinks she's finally clicked with Hope Van Dyne for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Killer Croc lurks in new teasers for Batwoman. Plus, what's coming on Supergirl and La Brea. To me, my spoilers!

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The RX 6600 Is AMD's Solution for Affordable, High-Quality 1080P Gaming

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Finding a graphics card that's actually in stock is already a challenge, but get ready for the latest hard-to-find GPU: AMD's new Radeon RX 6600 is here, and it's tailor-made for 1080p gaming.

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Google AR Brings Arctic Animals Into Your Living Room

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 05:40 AM PDT

If you've ever wanted a pet Arctic fox, well, keep dreaming. But Google is offering the next best thing. The company's AR animals feature announced five new additions to its library on Tuesday, including the fox and other wild creatures from the Arctic and sub-Arctic.

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How to Set Up All the iCloud+ Features in iOS 15

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 05:30 AM PDT

If you already pay Apple for extra iCloud storage beyond the 5GB default, or you start paying in the future, you get a bunch of extra features thrown in as part of a subscription Apple is calling iCloud+. iCloud+ has rolled out alongside iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, and will be part of macOS Monterey when it launches this…

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The Surface Pro 8 Is the Pinnacle of Microsoft's 2-in-1 Design

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Microsoft basically invented the detachable 2-in-1 with the Surface RT and the original Surface Pro, and over the years, the company has been steadily iterating on the Surface's design, while being cautious not to make any radical changes that make scare away longtime owners or picky enterprise customers. With the…

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Boeing Announces Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for 125,000 U.S. Employees

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Boeing will require all 125,000 of its U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated against covid-19, according to a new statement from the company and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Boeing employees will need to show proof of vaccination by December 8, when President Joe Biden's executive order for vaccine requirements at…

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U.S. to Open Borders With Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Visitors in November

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 03:00 AM PDT

The U.S. will open its land borders to nonessential travel from Canada and Mexico in November, according to a new announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But there's one catch: Only people who are fully vaccinated against covid-19 will be allowed into the U.S.

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Surprise! Samsung Is Also Having an Event Next Week

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:45 PM PDT

If you love gadgets, next week is going to be a pretty big deal. Samsung just announced that its next event, Galaxy Unpacked part two, is on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Apple's second fall event, where we expect to see new MacBooks and AirPods, is Monday, Oct. 18, and Google will officially launch the Pixel 6 on Tuesday, Oct.…

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Researchers Find Android Phones Still Track You, Even When You Opt Out

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:00 PM PDT

If you use an Android phone and are (rightfully!) worried about digital privacy, you've probably taken care of the basics already. You've deleted the snoopiest of the snoopy apps, opted out of tracking whenever possible, and taken all of the other precautions the popular how-to privacy guides have told you to. The bad…

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Y: The Last Man's Elliot Fletcher Breaks Down Sam, the Show's Most Interesting Guy

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:15 PM PDT

Early into FX's Y: The Last Man series, it's clear that there wasn't all that much that made Yorick Brown particularly interesting in the time before the entire planet's mammalian population born with a Y chromosome—aside from Yorick and his pet monkey—suddenly succumbed to an unknown disease.

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Digital Car Keys Are Coming Soon to Android

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:00 PM PDT

Google's Pixel 6 smartphone is amassing a ton of buzz over its design and features ahead of next week's event, but the launch might also bring the official debut of Android's digital car key support.

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Sounds Like New Spider-Man Ben Reilly Is Already Screwed

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:15 PM PDT

Peter Parker's had a famously rough life, but if he's had it any easier than his clone Ben Reilly, it's only because Ben hasn't been around as long. Since he came to prominence during the Clone Saga of the mid-'90s, he's died, been resurrected, tortured, murdered, resurrected, tortured, again, rinse, repeat. He's…

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Facebook's List of 4,000 Banned Entities Includes Hate Groups, Criminals, and a Whole Lot of Terrorists

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 02:45 PM PDT

Facebook has banned thousands of individuals and organizations allegedly involved in terrorism, according to a Tuesday report by the Intercept, as part of a sprawling blacklist called Dangerous Individuals and Organizations (DIO) that appears to mirror the interests of the U.S. government and military.

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