quarta-feira, 10 de novembro de 2021


This Company Wants to Launch Satellites Into Orbit Using a Giant Spinning Centrifugal Slingshot

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 08:20 AM PST

As impressive as it is to watch a rocket blast off into space, harnessing fossil fuels and explosions to pursue our dreams of space exploration is ironically primitive. A company called SpinLaunch thinks it has a better idea: It wants to launch small objects into space using a giant spinning centrifuge instead.

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Lost in Space's Season 3 Trailer Is Full of Sci-Fi Action and Family

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 08:02 AM PST

After a considerable wait, Netflix's live-action Lost in Space is ready to fly once more, and for the last time. The Robinson family's story will wrap up in season three and a new trailer reveals just what's in store for them and their helpful robot.

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Judge Denies Apple's Request to Delay the Addition of External Payment Options to Its App Store

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

In the aftermath of Apple v. Epic, Apple was ordered to make it possible for developers to add links to external payment options for apps on the App Store after Apple was ruled to be in violation of California's Unfair competition Law. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has now denied Apple's request to forestall the …

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The Fight to Save the World™

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 07:50 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — The moment you walk into the door at the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, the brands are there to greet you.

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Honey Bees ‘Scream’ Like Mammals When Attacked by Giant Hornets

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 07:41 AM PST

Unsettling and distinctive sounds made by Asian honey bees during attacks of giant hornets might be an alarm signal for the hive to deploy defensive measures.

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Spider-Man's Tom Holland Teases Dark Times Ahead in No Way Home

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 06:40 AM PST

Get a glimpse of Star Trek: Discovery's return. Netflix reveals the original Cowboy Bebop Japanese voice actors will play a part in the remake. New pictures from The Mandalorian tease, well, more Mandalorians. Plus, what's coming on La Brea and Chucky. Spoilers, ho!

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10 Surreal Images of Antarctica's Tiny 'Sandhoppers'

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 06:30 AM PST

Antarctica is about more than penguins, seals, and spectacular (but disappearing) glaciers. Even the tiniest organisms at the bottom of the world are pretty stunning.

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Here's What You Can and Can't Do With Photoshop on the Web (So Far)

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 05:30 AM PST

If you're a creative professional who's a fan of jumping between multiple computers and using Chromebooks, rejoice: Photoshop has arrived on the web, albeit in beta form (so expect a bug or two). You still need a Creative Cloud subscription to access it—or at least the Photoshop part of a Creative Cloud…

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The Kobo Sage Is Proof E-Readers Can Do So Much More

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 05:00 AM PST

I recently reviewed the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 5 Signature Edition and declared it the best dedicated e-reader you can buy. It's true; it is. But isn't it time we start expecting more from these devices than simply storing ebooks? With added support for a stylus, the new Kobo Sage bridges the gap between…

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White House Renews Ban on U.S. Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Military

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 03:00 AM PST

President Joe Biden has renewed a ban on U.S. investment into any Chinese companies with alleged ties to China's military during an announcement on Tuesday. Biden specifically called out the use of "Chinese surveillance technology" which poses a threat to human rights around the world.

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Greta Thunberg and the Teens Go for Broke With New UN Climate Emergency Petition

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 12:09 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — The teens continue to exploit every avenue they have to force the world to come to grips with their future. The latest push came on Wednesday when Greta Thunberg and 13 other kids dropped a petition on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' doorstep. Their demand: The UN must declare a…

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Meta Will Remove Ad Targeting Categories on Sexual Orientation, Religion, and Politics in 2022

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 07:59 PM PST

It's about to get a harder to target certain groups on Facebook. For society, that's a good thing. For advertisers, not so much.

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Netflix Just Announced a Million Anime Things

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 04:30 PM PST

It's been a busy day for Netflix's anime division. Not content with releasing the first concept art of its upcoming live-action Mobile Suit Gundam movie, the streaming service has released an almost irritating amount of news about its upcoming anime projects, including the premiere date for its live-action adaptation…

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Microsoft Is Finally Making a Chromebook Rival, but It Might Be Too Late

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST

Today Microsoft announced the first true Chromebook competitor we've seen with the $250 Surface Laptop SE, a cheap Windows 11 laptop with entry-level specs. It's perfect for students, and it's exactly the kind of machine Google and Chrome OS device makers have been churning out for years. Why now?

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One Piece's Awesomely International Live-Action Cast Has Been Revealed

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 03:40 PM PST

I can't write about One Piece without getting personal, so here goes: I have been sitting on an editorial about how Netflix's live-action One Piece was a terrible idea, could never capture the wonder of the original manga, etc., for months. Now that the series has finally revealed who's playing the main characters, I…

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NASA Delays Moon Landing to 2025, Blames Jeff Bezos and Congress

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 02:37 PM PST

In what is a surprise to absolutely no one, NASA won't be sending astronauts to the lunar surface in 2024. Blaming everyone but the kitchen sink for the delay, the space agency now intends to send a crew, including a woman and a person of color, to the Moon in 2025.

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Infrastructure Bill's Drunk Driving Tech Mandate Leaves Some Privacy Advocates Nervous

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 02:10 PM PST

The recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure package is jam-packed with initiatives but sprinkled in there amid alongside $17 billion in funding for road safety programs is a mandate requiring carmakers to implement monitoring systems to identify and stop drunk drivers.

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Weta's Moviemaking VFX Tools Are Being Sold for $1.625 Billion

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PST

Game development platform Unity has acquired the technology division of one of the biggest VFX studios in moviemaking, Weta Digital, in a move that will make the tools behind the effects in some of the biggest movies around accessible on its platform to creators outside of the company for the first time.

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Apple Will Generously Allow You to Fix Your iPhone 13 Screen Without Killing Face ID

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 01:50 PM PST

Apple has generously decided to back off of a surely coincidental screen repair trap that had bricked Face ID on the iPhone 13.

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Online Troll Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 01:43 PM PST

Instagram and its top executive, Adam Mosseri, were probably both relieved to learn recently that Mosseri is still alive—both in the real world and the digital one.

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Why the New Big Tech Anti-Algorithm Bill Is Doomed Even If It Succeeds

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 01:30 PM PST

On Tuesday morning, we got the latest update from key lawmakers' ongoing tirade against Big Tech: a new bill that would force social media giants to offer versions of their platforms that are free from the obscure, black-boxy algorithms that curate content in a customized way.

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Elves' Monsters Are on Everything but Shelves in New Netflix Trailer

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 01:00 PM PST

Alarming as elves are when perched atop shelves, Netflix's upcoming series Elves—created by Stefan Jaworski and directed by Roni Ezra—imagines a world where the (at-times) miniscule creatures exist as a dark, mysterious secret lurking in the forests of Denmark where a family just so happens to be traveling during the…

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Google Is Making the Nest Hub's Sleep-Tracking More Advanced, but the Features Won't Be Free Forever

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 12:15 PM PST

Google's newest Nest Hub tracks your sleep from your nightstand, and the company said when the display launched that its Sleep Sensing feature was a preview of subscription services to come. Well now we know more about what Nest Hub will be capable of—and how much it will cost.

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Dune's Sandworms and Alice in Wonderland's Caterpillar Are Smoking the Same Stuff

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 12:00 PM PST

It's difficult to put your finger on what it is about classic stories like Frank Herbert's Dune and Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that keeps us coming back to and reimagining them over and over again. But in the case of those two novels, at least some of the answer becomes clearer when you consider…

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Black Holes Could Be Expanding Along With the Universe

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 11:50 AM PST

In 2015, two black holes were caught merging when the ripples in spacetime they created were detected on Earth. Since then, gravitational wave detectors have found many more of these mergers, broadening our understanding of the most epic collisions known to science. Now, a team of astrophysicists examining data from…

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