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- Halliburton Keeps ‘Losing’ Evidence Of Its Fossil Fuel Screwups
- This 'Robot Lawyer' Might Save Your Banned Social Media Account
- Now Wait Just a Goddamned Minute, Spider-Man
- 135-Year-Old Robert E. Lee Time Capsule a Huge, Soggy Let-Down
- More People Trust Amazon Than Apple or Google, and It Makes Me Sick
- Disney's Book of Boba Fett Premiere Event Is Now a Finale Event, Thanks to Covid
- Delta Air Lines Is Asking the CDC to Cut Down Its 10-Day Covid Isolation Period
- The Hawkeye Finale Really Tied It All Together
- The 8 Best (and 5 Worst) TV Shows of 2021
- FDA Authorizes the First Pill Meant to Prevent Severe Covid-19
- Apple Should Make a Cheap MacBook and I Don't Mean a Tablet with a Keyboard
- The Tragically Human End of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
- CES Organizers Say the Show Will Go On as Major Attendees Bail Over Covid Threat
- The Batgirl Movie Has Recruited Michael Keaton's Dark Knight
- Intel Is Putting Unvaccinated Employees on Unpaid Leave Until Conditions Improve
- Scientists Find Link Between Microplastics and IBD Symptoms
- Leaked Emails Show Florida’s Biggest Utility Drafting Anti-Solar Bill
- Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness' First Trailer Teases Magical Mayhem
- Astronomers Spot Upwards of 170 Rogue Exoplanets, the Largest Trove Yet
- 9 Viral Images From 2021 That Were Totally Fake
- The Expanse Invites You on a Rocinante Tour With Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Tesla Under Federal Investigation Over In-Car Video Game Feature
- Doctor Who Teases the Return of the Daleks
- Amazon Web Services Outage Borks the Internet Again
- 10 Laptops That Were Too Strange for This World
| Halliburton Keeps ‘Losing’ Evidence Of Its Fossil Fuel Screwups Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:45 PM PST  Turns out the excuse of "my dog ate my homework" can be used by multibillion dollar corporations as well as grade schoolers. The LA Times reported Wednesday that a company owned by Halliburton is making wild excuses about evidence in its involvement in fixing a gas leak, in what may be an attempt to deflect blame for… |
| This 'Robot Lawyer' Might Save Your Banned Social Media Account Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:40 PM PST  Anyone who's dealt with a suspended account on Twitch, Twitter, or any other platform can attest to the dizzying feats required to get those accounts back—that is, if you're lucky enough to even get them back in the first place. Unless you manage to get some sort of media attention, victims of this issue are typically… |
| Now Wait Just a Goddamned Minute, Spider-Man Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:30 PM PST  Peter Parker might have gotten the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse all settled by the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, but it doesn't seem Sony has managed to do the same. The end of the new Spidey movie has left the upcoming Morbius film with an extremely confusing—if not outright impossible—plothole to fill. |
| 135-Year-Old Robert E. Lee Time Capsule a Huge, Soggy Let-Down Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:10 PM PST  Virginia conservators spent hours meticulously chipping away at a time capsule that had laid buried beneath a towering statue of confederate general Robert E. Lee for nearly 135 years. |
| More People Trust Amazon Than Apple or Google, and It Makes Me Sick Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:00 PM PST  Americans don't trust the companies whose products are used by billions of people each day—but some mega-firms are better than others at convincing customers that they aren't awful. |
| Disney's Book of Boba Fett Premiere Event Is Now a Finale Event, Thanks to Covid Posted: 22 Dec 2021 12:50 PM PST  Hollywood premieres are big events, bringing out the stars, the celebrity guests, and the movers n' shakers of the movie n' TV industries. These events are often supposed to offer the first official debut of whatever project is being celebrated and promoted. But due to rising concerns over the omicron variant of the… |
| Delta Air Lines Is Asking the CDC to Cut Down Its 10-Day Covid Isolation Period Posted: 22 Dec 2021 12:11 PM PST  Delta Air Lines' CEO is asking the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to consider cutting down its recommended isolation period for vaccinated patients who catch COVID-19. Right now, the CDC recommends a stretch of at least 10 days after a person's symptoms first begin. Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian… |
| The Hawkeye Finale Really Tied It All Together Posted: 22 Dec 2021 11:45 AM PST  Watching the finale of Hawkeye, I couldn't help but think "Now this is a Hawkeye show." Lots of action, lots of arrows, Clint and Kate teaming up properly for the first time, and all the payoffs the show has been teasing. Most of those payoffs were fairly predictable, so it wasn't a Marvel finale big on shocking… |
| The 8 Best (and 5 Worst) TV Shows of 2021 Posted: 22 Dec 2021 11:00 AM PST  The last couple of years have only re-centered just how massive the TV space is now, and there's more shows than ever before fighting for our attention. Which means that 2021 was a jam-packed year of good TV... and some not-so-good. Here's io9's look back at the ups and downs of 2021 on the small screen—and if you're… |
| FDA Authorizes the First Pill Meant to Prevent Severe Covid-19 Posted: 22 Dec 2021 10:56 AM PST  On Wednesday afternoon, the Food and Drug authorized the first antiviral pill for treating covid-19: the Pfizer-developed treatment Paxlovid. In clinical trials, Paxlovid was found to reduce the likelihood of severe illness from covid-19 among high-risk patients soon after infection by nearly 90%. |
| Apple Should Make a Cheap MacBook and I Don't Mean a Tablet with a Keyboard Posted: 22 Dec 2021 10:31 AM PST  Apple's brand was built on high-end products but the company has shown in recent years a willingness to appeal to a wider audience by selling more affordable devices. One tactic Apple uses to keep the price down is to equip more budget-friendly models with older processors, an advantage only it enjoys thanks to the… |
| The Tragically Human End of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Posted: 22 Dec 2021 10:05 AM PST  At the end of September, an ornithological bombshell 54 years in the making finally dropped: The ivory-billed woodpecker, a symbol of southern biodiversity and the largest woodpecker in the U.S., was to be removed from the endangered species list. The reason? Extinction. |
| CES Organizers Say the Show Will Go On as Major Attendees Bail Over Covid Threat Posted: 22 Dec 2021 09:54 AM PST  January 2022 is supposed to mark the first time in two years the Consumer Electronics Show would welcome in-person attendees back to tech's flagship event, but like so many things, the rapidly spreading omicron covid variant is threatening to upend those plans. Major attendees have begun dropping out left and right,… |
| The Batgirl Movie Has Recruited Michael Keaton's Dark Knight Posted: 22 Dec 2021 09:30 AM PST  DC's cinematic universe is barrelling full speed ahead into a multiverse of movies—and if Warner Bros. has its way, it looks like it might have found itself an answer to the narrative glue that will tie at least some of that multiverse together: Michael Keaton. |
| Intel Is Putting Unvaccinated Employees on Unpaid Leave Until Conditions Improve Posted: 22 Dec 2021 08:51 AM PST  Intel is the latest company to bench its unvaccinated employees amid a sudden surge in cases of Covid-19, reportedly issuing a warning to workers in a December 7th memo that anyone who doesn't have the shot or have an exemption submitted by January 4th will be put on unpaid leave. |
| Scientists Find Link Between Microplastics and IBD Symptoms Posted: 22 Dec 2021 08:36 AM PST  Scientists this week have reported an interesting correlation between microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Those with diagnosed IBD, the researchers found, had noticeably greater levels of microplastics in their feces than healthy controls. The findings could suggest that these pollutants have a… |
| Leaked Emails Show Florida’s Biggest Utility Drafting Anti-Solar Bill Posted: 22 Dec 2021 08:20 AM PST  Utilities in Florida, it seems, have been extra busy this year writing laws that advance their interests and slow climate action. According to emails obtained by the Miami Herald and Floodlight, the state's biggest utility, Florida Power and Light, directly drafted a bill that would restrict rights for rooftop solar… |
| Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness' First Trailer Teases Magical Mayhem Posted: 22 Dec 2021 08:10 AM PST As if helping Spider-Man save the multiverse from ripping apart wasn't enough dimensional heroics for Stephen Strange, his sophomore solo movie is preparing him to head down some dark paths—with a few old friends and an old foe ready to meet him in the multiverse. |
| Astronomers Spot Upwards of 170 Rogue Exoplanets, the Largest Trove Yet Posted: 22 Dec 2021 08:00 AM PST  An international collaboration of astronomers is reporting on the discovery of between 70 and 170 rogue planets, in what is an unprecedented scientific achievement. |
| 9 Viral Images From 2021 That Were Totally Fake Posted: 22 Dec 2021 07:50 AM PST  The internet has always been filled with fake images, but in 2021 the were too many fakes to count. Fake teeth, fake protests, and fake movie posters top the list of viral deceptions we spotted this year. Though there is way too much misinformation to summarize here—especially about the covid-19 health crisis—let's… |
| The Expanse Invites You on a Rocinante Tour With Shohreh Aghdashloo Posted: 22 Dec 2021 07:40 AM PST  So what if the Rocinante isn't exactly Avasarala's stomping grounds this season? The Expanse's impeccably dressed, deliciously foul-mouthed UN Secretary-General, played by the singular Shohreh Aghdashloo, has been keeping to diplomatic vessels in season six so far (read our recaps of the first two episodes for details… |
| Tesla Under Federal Investigation Over In-Car Video Game Feature Posted: 22 Dec 2021 06:39 AM PST  Federal regulators want to know whether or not Tesla's in-car video game system is distracting drivers. In a statement sent to Gizmodo, the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed it's launching a formal investigation into the company's "Passenger Play" feature which some drivers have reportedly used… |
| Doctor Who Teases the Return of the Daleks Posted: 22 Dec 2021 06:25 AM PST  Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss tease a cheeky John Wick connection in The Matrix Resurrections. We're getting a triple-load of Peacemaker when it arrives in early January 2022. Plus, the new Critical Role animated series is coming sooner than planned, and get a look at Batwoman's take on Poison Ivy. Spoilers, away! |
| Amazon Web Services Outage Borks the Internet Again Posted: 22 Dec 2021 06:18 AM PST  Amazon Web Services (AWS), the web-hosting service that powers, well, most everything online suffered its third outage this month on Wednesday morning, bringing giant chunks of the web crashing down with it. Services like Coinbase, Slack, and the Epic Games store have all had user reports pouring in since roughly 7 am… |
| 10 Laptops That Were Too Strange for This World Posted: 22 Dec 2021 05:30 AM PST Only in the last few years has laptop design evolved beyond its clamshell origins, with the introduction of dual screens, convertibles, and foldable displays, but some of the most fascinating features were found in the laptops that failed along the way. From Compaq and IBM in the '90s to Lenovo and Asus in more recent… |
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