terça-feira, 12 de outubro de 2021


Here's What Sea Level Rise Will Do to 9 Cities If We Make the Wrong Choices

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 09:10 AM PDT

Amid the climate crisis, seas are rising faster than any other time in the past 3,000 years. How much faster and higher they rise is up to us, though.

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Critical Role's New D&D Adventure Plummets Into the Netherdeep

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 09:00 AM PDT

It's not a bad time to be a fan of the hit Dungeons & Dragons real-play podcast Critical Role. Season three begins in less than two weeks (on October 21, specifically) and the first official D&D guide to the fantasy world of Exandria was released just this past March. But soon you'll be able to experience the first…

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An Elk With a Tire Around Its Neck for Two Years Was Finally Freed

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 08:34 AM PDT

An elk that suffered for half its life with a tire stuck around its neck is now free. This week, wildlife officials in Colorado reported that they were able to corral the beleaguered beast long enough to get the tire off. The incident should be a reminder to clean up the environments we share with these important…

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Your Guide to COP26, the World’s Most Important Climate Talks

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 08:10 AM PDT

Maybe you've educated yourself a little bit about what COP26 is all about. You know what a COP is (that's "conference of the parties" for those who didn't do their 101 homework), you know why everyone is going to Glasgow, and you know that this conference is our last best chance at keeping global warming below…

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How Chucky Opens a New Chapter for the Cult Series While Staying True to Its (Bloody) Roots

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Chucky's back! The plastic-faced, orange-haired terror from the Child's Play movies has his own TV show coming to Syfy and USA tonight, and good news for fans of the cult-beloved horror franchise: Chucky stays very true to the spirit of the movies, putting the focus on the young cast at its core while also making room…

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Updates From Indiana Jones 5, Doctor Who, and More

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:20 AM PDT

Jason Reitman wants Afterlife to set up a whole new bunch of Ghostbusters movies. Get a glimpse of Edgar Wright's latest, Last Night in Soho. The production company teaming with Russell T. Davies' return to Doctor Who could be landing a major deal. Plus, behind the scenes on Halloween Kills. Spoilers, ahoy!

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Scream's First Trailer Reminds Us Why We Love to Fear Ghostface

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:05 AM PDT

The phone is ringing, and horror-movie nostalgia's on the line—bringing with it some favorite characters we haven't seen in a decade, plus some new blood, too. Here's the first trailer for Scream 5, simply titled: Scream.

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Withings Wins FDA Clearance for Smartwatch That Can Detect Respiratory Issues

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Back at CES 2020, Withings threw down the gauntlet with the ScanWatch, a sleek smartwatch it claimed could take electrocardiograms and monitor for respiratory disorders during sleep. It was incredibly ambitious, but since then, we've heard nothing but crickets. Now, after nearly two years, the Food and Drug…

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This $2,500 Short-Throw 4K Laser Projector Is All About the Trade-Offs

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Until this whole pandemic thing is officially over, going to the movies will never be completely safe, so it's as good a time as any to upgrade your home theater. Projectors are cheaper and more capable than ever, but there are some tough decisions to make, as XGIMI's new Aura short-throw laser projector demonstrates.…

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Taste Testing Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew, Which Is Like Mountain Dew but Orange

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:30 AM PDT

We live in a world built by capital, so of course Cheetos and Mountain Dew happen to be owned by the same conglomerate: PepsiCo. Both products have been part of the PepsiCo family since the 1960s, and Flamin' Hot Cheetos have been a thing since 1990. So it's slightly surprising that it took so long for someone to mix…

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Texas Governor Bans Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Huge Win for Virus

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:15 AM PDT

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday banning any entity in the state, including private businesses, from requiring customers or employees to get vaccinated against covid-19. Curiously, the order does not apply to the numerous other vaccinations that are required to participate in society, like…

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Tile's New Trackers Are a Whole Lot Like AirTags

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:00 AM PDT

When Apple's AirTags launched earlier this year, it seemed like Apple had come to eat Tile's lunch. So it's not surprising that Tile's revamping its Bluetooth tracker lineup with some awfully similar features, as well as a new ultra-wideband device called Tile Ultra.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage Has a Very Tiny Matrix Resurrections Crossover

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 05:00 PM PDT

The realities of the film industry gathering around certain similar hubs is that sometimes, one project is going to brush up against another during the filming process. It is a little weird when such a crossover makes it into the final film, however.

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Former Senior Pentagon Official Says China is Kicking Our Ass in Artificial Intelligence

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 05:00 PM PDT

A former senior Pentagon official recently quit his job over frustrations with the government's apparent inability to make meaningful headway on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity—two areas he says China will likely surpass us in if we don't get our shit together.

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Horror Short Seek Is a Cautionary Tale for Any Road Tripper

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 03:55 PM PDT

The road trip is already something of a disaster even before Seek's Heidi (Allisyn Snyder) tells her sister Jordan (Clare Grant) that she needs a bathroom break. We don't know the source of the tension between them—we don't even know where they're heading—but we can absolutely tell that these two aren't getting along,…

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Marvel's Adam Warlock Joins Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 03:51 PM PDT

Adam Warlock is finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After teasing the character in a post-credits scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, writer-director James Gunn has cast actor Will Poulter as the powerful hero in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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Arlo's Expensive Security Cameras Now Require a Monthly Subscription to Speak to Customer Service

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 03:40 PM PDT

Netgear's Arlo is considered a premium brand in smart home security, and it's often ranked up there with Google's Nest cameras and Amazon's Ring in terms of reliability and features. But Arlo cameras are also some of the priciest, and its updated subscription tiers seem incredibly unfriendly toward anyone who doesn't…

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Steven S. DeKnight Exits Marvel Citing C.B. Cebulski's Akira Yoshida

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 03:10 PM PDT

Though his tenure as showrunner for Netflix's Daredevil came to an end after the show's first season, Pacific Rim: Uprising and Jupiter's Legacy writer-director Steven S. DeKnight has kept his working relationship with the larger Marvel universe going. He jumped over to the comics side of things where he's penned…

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United Nations Tells Kids to Screw Off

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 02:35 PM PDT

Two years ago, a group of teens and pre-teens filed a petition with the United Nations saying five major emitters were violating their rights. On Monday, the UN committee tasked with reviewing their complaint basically handed them a participation trophy and then ruled largely in favor of the polluting countries.

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This Is Why; You Should Always Properly—Punctuate Your Social Media Posts’

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 02:24 PM PDT

An Australian judge may make an example of sloppy punctuation, to the tune of over $117,000 USD in legal fees. Australia: the stone-cold schoolmarm of nations, once dubbed by a reporter the "defamation capital of the world."

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Magic Leap’s Making a New Headset and Someone Thinks It’s Worth Half-a-Billion Dollars

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 02:15 PM PDT

Just when you thought Magic Leap had disappeared into the graveyard of failed AR headsets, the company announced today that it had raised another $500 million at a $2 billion valuation. Oh, and it's working on a second version of its headset for release next year.

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Two Scary Deer Illnesses Are Spreading in the U.S.

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 02:08 PM PDT

It's a perilous time right now for deer in America. On Monday, Minnesota officials enacted an emergency order to stop the local travel and importation of farmed deer, in hopes of slowing down the spread of a universally fatal prion disease among wild deer. Meanwhile, in Vermont, wildlife officials today announced the…

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Aquaman: King of Atlantis Wins by Laughing at Its Hero With the Audience

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Aquaman: King of Atlantis, HBO Max's new animated miniseries from executive producer James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions, knows that no matter how sexy or cool Warner Bros. tries to make DC's signature amphibious hero, he's always going to be the butt of at least a few jokes.

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Astronaut's Photo Shows a Huge Blue Flash in Earth's Atmosphere

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 01:47 PM PDT

Last week, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured a lightning strike over Europe. But unlike most lightning, this electrical outburst was not a bunch of spiky tendrils but rather a big blue bubble over the continent.

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California Is Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Lawnmowers

Posted: 11 Oct 2021 01:45 PM PDT

On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that could ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf-blowers as early as 2024. It also applies to lawnmowers, power washers, and other small off-road engines. The legislation could make a real difference, as over 16.7 million of these devices are in use…

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