segunda-feira, 8 de novembro de 2021


Uber's Latest Innovation, Apparently: Yellow Cabs

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 08:40 AM PST

Despite contributing to the overall gutting of New York's traditional cab system, recent reports suggest Uber may be turning to yellow cabs for help.

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Eternals Still Smashes the Box Office, Marvel-Style

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 08:30 AM PST

Were you worried that Eternals' middling reviews would somehow affect Marvel's ability to make millions upon millions of dollars? Let me put your mind at ease. The movie, which debuted this past Friday, earned $71 million domestically over the weekend, a staggering amount of money that's almost certainly still managed…

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Big Oil Was Told It Wasn’t Welcome at UN Climate Talks. It’s the Biggest Presence.

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — The biggest presence at the United Nations climate talks this year appears to be people in the pocket of Big Oil. A report released Monday finds that more than 500 lobbyists and others with ties to the fossil fuel industry are participating in the UN talks, either as members of trade industry…

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Ancient Penis Worms Commandeered Shells for Self-Defense, Fossils Show

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

Hermit crabs move into other animals' discarded shells as shelter, because the ocean is a treacherous place, full of hungry predators. Half a billion years ago, another creature evolved the same defensive strategy, suggests new fossil evidence.

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Google Says the Pixel 6's Slower Fingerprint Sensor Is Due to 'Enhanced Security'

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 07:50 AM PST

The Pixel 6 is easily one of this year's best phones, but it ain't perfect, and now Google is defending the slightly slower speed of the Pixel 6's fingerprint sensor, saying it's part of its efforts to provide increased security.

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Star Trek: Discovery's Crew Carves Us a Path to Season 4

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 07:30 AM PST

You might think being thrown thousands of years into the future and having to save the remnants of the Federation was enough action for the Discovery crew to contend with, but it looks like season four is going to give the ship—and her new Captain—even more mayhem to deal with. But for all the action, Discovery's…

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Could We Ever Stop a Hurricane in Its Tracks?

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 06:40 AM PST

Neutralizing a hurricane as it barrels over the ocean might seem like a dumb idea, but if we refused to indulge seemingly dumb ideas, would we ever have, you know, gone to the Moon, that kind of thing? Yes, hurricanes are unfathomably huge and powerful—but so is, in my opinion, the collective ingenuity of the goddamn

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'Author Clock' Tells Time Using Book Quotes That Mention the Time of Day

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 06:35 AM PST

When everything from your phone to your computer to your television can solve the mystery of 'what time is it?' a dedicated clock now needs to deliver more novel functionality to justify its existence. For the Author Clock, that involves replacing moving hands and ascending digits with quotes from books that happen to…

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The 10 Strangest Climate Change Impacts

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 06:30 AM PST

Floods, wildfires, sea level rise, and more are all clear-cut examples of the climate crisis. But there are other impacts, including ones you might never expect. Strange ones. Real headscratchers.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Teases a Smörgåsbord of Sinister Villains

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 06:15 AM PST

Gal Gadot teases a big part for Lynda Carter to play in Wonder Woman 3. Matt Smith talks about the odds of him returning to Doctor Who. Plus, what's to come when the Weeping Angels return to the series, plus what's next on Ghosts, Nancy Drew, and more. Spoilers now!

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What It's Like to Hunt Methane

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 05:45 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Methane has been a hot topic at the United Nations climate meeting happening in Glasgow. Last week, more than 100 countries signed on to a pledge to reduce methane 30% by 2030.

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The Best Windows 11 Utilities to Install Now

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 05:30 AM PST

Windows 11 is here, which means that third-party utilities for Microsoft's brand new operating system are rolling out as well. Some of them bring back features that haven't been carried over from Windows 10, and some of them add extra functionality on top of Windows 11. Here are the most useful ones we've found so far.

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Sony's Flagship Dolby Atmos Soundbar Is the Best of the Best—for a Price

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 05:00 AM PST

Soundbars run the gamut. There are some made especially for gaming, others for small spaces, a few that can be built out over time, and several for those on a budget. The Sony HT-A7000 is the soundbar for someone who won't settle for anything but the best, so long as they don't have to go and actually install ceiling…

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U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Vaccinated Travelers From Mexico and Canada Today

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 03:00 AM PST

The U.S. formally lifted travel restrictions on Mexico and Canada on Monday almost 20 months after covid-19 pandemic rules were first put in place. It's just the latest sign that life might be getting back to a pre-pandemic normal for those who are full vaccinated.

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Google Sends Assistant’s Personalized Audio News Updates to the Graveyard

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 08:29 PM PST

In case you were fond of "Your News Update," the feature on Google Assistant that created a personalized audio news stream based on the data the company has on you, it's time to bid it adieu. Google unexpectedly killed it in recent days, so it is no more.

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Elon Musk Asked Twitter If He Should Sell 10% of His Tesla Stock to Pay Taxes. Twitter Voted Yes

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 06:22 PM PST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a well-known Twitter addict, thought it would be a grand idea to let the people on the platform decide whether he should pay taxes or not, so he made a poll. Musk asked the Twitterverse whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock, saying he was prepared to honor the results of the poll,…

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Come Sontar-Have a Spoilery Chat About This Week's Doctor Who

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 03:17 PM PST

We've not had Sontarans on Doctor Who for a little while, and even when we did, they were more of the comedy variety in the form of Strax rather than the menacing little ankle-biters-with-laser-guns they were when re-introduced with "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky" over a decade ago. Now they're back in…

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Eternals' Director Chloé Zhao Talks About Those 2 Post-Credits Scenes

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 11:10 AM PST

You know the deal by now: Eternals, the latest Marvel movie starring a new batch of emotionally stunted misfits and superpowered weirdos, has two post-credits scenes to tee up both its own sequel and further developments for the MCU at large. Following the Hollywood premiere in late October, director Chloé Zhao talked…

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More Than Two Weeks Later, We Still Don’t Know Who Saved the La Palma Dogs

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 09:45 AM PST

Rest assured, there are still good people in this world. And they care about dogs, which honestly makes them even better. A group of people claim to have rescued the dogs that were trapped by lava flows from the La Palma volcanic eruption. There's just one mystery: We have no idea who they are.

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Black Adam Wants to Be PG-13 and Let the Bodies Hit the Floor

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 09:45 AM PST

The Black Adam footage revealed at DC Fandome back in October featured a moment where a soldier aims his gun Dwayne Johnson's hooded antihero. In a flash (not that one), Adam grabs the soldier by the throat and quickly electrifies him to the point of being dust. It's a pretty gnarly moment that feels like a joke when…

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