quinta-feira, 11 de novembro de 2021


MoviePass Is Coming Back, Let Chaos Reign

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 08:22 AM PST

If you're a lover of movies, bargains, or just pure, unmitigated chaos, buckle up: The ill-fated theater-subscription service MoviePass, which set out to disrupt the movie business in 2017 before flaming out spectacularly a short time later, is reportedly eyeing a relaunch.

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The Climate Talks' Fridges Have a Dirty Secret

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — A lot of hoopla has been made over the private jets flying in and out of Glasgow during the United Nations climate talks. But they are far from the only flagrant source of emissions at the conference.

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Astronomers Think a Near-Earth Asteroid Is a Chunk of the Moon

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

Every April for the next several hundred years, a small asteroid is visible to a select few telescopes on Earth. That asteroid is Kamo`oalewa, a space rock that a team of astronomers says is likely an ancient fragment of our Moon.

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Mulan Stunt Double Ashlee Fidow Gives Advice to Aspiring Performers

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 07:45 AM PST

They say never meet your idols, but for stunt performer and martial artist Ashlee Fidow, meeting the legendary Donnie Yen on the set of Mulan—where she was one of star Yifei Liu's stunt doubles—was anything but disappointing. io9 recently spoke to Fidow about her Mulan experience (in addition to "fangirling" over…

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Buying a PS5 May Get Even Harder as Sony Reportedly Cuts Production by a Million Units

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 07:40 AM PST

Even after a full year on the market, the PS5 is still hard to find, and now it appears like Sony's supply woes are about to get even worse.

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Show Me Your Nerd: The Board Game Collector

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 07:30 AM PST

Saladin Ahmed and Megan Levens' New Comic Starsigns Is for the Astrology Heads

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 07:00 AM PST

Here in our world, Scorpio Season is that most enchanted part of the year when it's always Daylight Savings Time demon time regardless of what the clock says. But the situation's a bit different on the Earth of Starsigns, Copper Bottle's new monthly comic series from writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Megan Levens. io9…

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Updates From Star Wars' Andor, Ms. Marvel, and More

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 06:25 AM PST

Finn Wolfhard is setting himself up for a return to horror with a new slasher movie. Daniel Dae Kim prepares for his role as Avatar's villain. Plus what's coming on Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman, and a new look at Hanna's third season. To me, my spoilers!

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I Love This Smart Alarm Clock

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 05:30 AM PST

If you're like me, you're probably still using an alarm clock to get up, even with your smartphone charging by your bedside. While the Lenovo Smart Clock 2 isn't as iconic as the vintage Sony Dream Machine from the late '80s, it is just as effective at getting me up in the morning. It also offers access to the Google…

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Hey, We Might Not Die

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 05:08 AM PST

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Costa Rica and Denmark have a new plan to save the world: Stop extracting fossil fuels. In a landmark announcement at United Nations climate talks on Thursday, the countries unveiled the initial signatories of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance.

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9 Questionable Kitchen Appliances to Give Those Who Suffer From Too Much Counter Space

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 05:00 AM PST

Julia Child taught the world that anyone could be an amateur chef in their own kitchen and whip up more than just meat and potatoes, but then technology came along and filled our kitchens with gadgets that turned everything from baking bread to making stews into push-button processes requiring little skill and even…

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These Surreal Indian Festival Photos Reveal a Huge Environmental Problem

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 04:05 AM PST

People celebrating a festival in India's capital of New Delhi this week were greeted with a strange sight: what looked like a blanket of snow covering the city's main river. A thick covering of white foam has covered the Yamuna River in recent days, a byproduct of the immense amount of waste in the river. Despite the…

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Germany Reports New Record of 50,000 Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 03:00 AM PST

Germany reported 50,196 new cases of covid-19 on Thursday during the previous 24 hours, the highest daily case count for the country for the entire pandemic, according to Germany's DW news outlet. Thursday's case numbers in Germany exceeded Wednesday's 39,676 new cases, which was also a record until today's figure.

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Elon Musk Sells $5 Billion in Tesla Shares Following Twitter Poll

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 02:00 AM PST

Elon Musk sold roughly $5 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk launched a Twitter poll over the past weekend, asking if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock to pay taxes.

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Apple Lets You Scan for Evil AirTags That Might Be Hovering Nearby in iOS 15.2 Beta

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 06:17 PM PST

Oh look, my AirTag sense is tingling. Laugh if you may, but that might actually be a thing in a future version of iOS, and we would all be safer for it.

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Disney's Ridiculous Star Wars Hotel Is Sold Out for 4 Months, Despite Ridiculousness

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 05:00 PM PST

"Who'd spend $6,000 to stay at Disney's Star Wars hotel for and LARP for two nights?" we all asked, ready to be cut down by our hubris like Anakin Skywalker slicing his way through younglings. Turns out the answer is a lot of people.

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How to Block Your Ex (or Other Annoying Users) on Spotify

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 04:20 PM PST

Spotify is finally making it possible to block other users from seeing your activity. Previously, if you wanted to block someone from spying on you and your music habits, you had to contact customer service or report the user. Now, all you have to do is tap a button.

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Todd Howard, Man Who Announced Elder Scrolls VI 3 Years Ago, Wants You to Know the Fallout Show Is Still Happening

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST

Making games is hard. So is making television. But there is something slightly ominous about Bethesda's Todd Howard explaining why the TV show the studio announced with Amazon last year to bring Fallout to streaming hasn't had an update since, well... it was announced.

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The New Transformers and Star Trek Movies Just Got Delayed

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 03:10 PM PST

We've already been waiting years for new Transformers and Star Trek movies, and now we're going to have to wait a bit more. Paramount has reportedly delayed the upcoming Transformers film, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a whole year, from June 24, 2022 to June 9, 2023. That was the day a new Star Trek movie was set…

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DOJ Says Uber Charged Passengers With Disabilities Illegal 'Wait Time' Fees

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 02:30 PM PST

Uber, which claimed to make a profit in the third quarter if you squint your eyes and ignore the billions of dollars it continues to hemorrhage on a quarterly basis, is facing a Department of Justice lawsuit targeting yet another of its dubious business practices.

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Welp, Vizio Now Makes Twice as Much From Advertising as It Does From Selling TVs

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 02:15 PM PST

If you thought affordable TV giant Vizio was primarily a hardware company, you'd be wrong. At least in terms of where its money is coming from, Vizio is becoming an advertising firm.

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Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous Has Completely Lost Its New Trailer

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PST

If you're a fan of the Jurassic Park movies and you're not watching Netflix's Camp Cretaceous cartoon, you're really missing out. It's not a thinly veiled Sesame Street segment to help kids learn Dino Facts, but a Jurassic adventure that pulls no punches for its young characters. It's also completely canonical with…

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Watch SpaceX Launch Its Third Crewed Mission to the Space Station

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 01:37 PM PST

After a nine-day delay, NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the third operational commercial crew mission to the ISS. You can catch the action live right here.

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Steam Deck Launch Delayed as Valve Succumbs to the Chip Crunch

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 01:32 PM PST

The global chip crunch has claimed yet another victim: Valve announced today that the launch of its handheld PC gaming console Steam Deck is being pushed back by two months.

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What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 01:15 PM PST

Gizmodo has reporters on the ground at the UN climate talks in Glasgow. This page is updated regularly to include the latest news and stories from COP26. Last update 11/10/21 4:15 p.m. ET.

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