quinta-feira, 16 de dezembro de 2021


LG's New UltraFine 4K OLED Monitors Can Now Auto-Calibrate Their Colors

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 08:00 PM PST

LG announced today an update to its UltraFine OLED Pro monitors, and while we usually wouldn't get excited about what looks like a standard refresh, the new panels ship with a unique tool for photo and video editors.

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In the Future, Amazon's Ring Doorbell Might Use Biometric Data to Surveil Neighborhoods

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 05:15 PM PST

I've always wondered when smell-o-vision would make its debut in the gadget world, but I didn't imagine that Amazon would be the company to make it happen. Given that fact, you might not be surprised to learn that its actual implementation sounds a little problematic, to say the least.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Toys Hold a Sorcerous Surprise

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 04:00 PM PST

Although Marvel Studios tries to keep a complete lockdown on spoilers, sometimes things slip out, whether via the loose lips of the actors involved, or via images of merchandise that arrive earlier than planned. However, unless someone at Hasbro screwed up, these Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Marvel…

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Meta Warns That 50,000 of Its Users May Have Been Targeted by Private Spies

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 03:30 PM PST

A purge of creeps from some of the web's most widely used social media platforms has just taken place—a welcome turn-of-events for some 50,000 people who may have been targeted by them, not to mention the rest of us.

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The Lord of the Rings Cast Reunites for a Clever Anniversary Rap

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 03:15 PM PST

Star Wars? Indiana Jones? The Godfather? Back to the Future? Stephen Colbert says screw 'em. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Late Show host decided to declare Peter Jackson's trilogy as the best of all time. And he did it in as unique a way as…

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Victims of GirlsDoPorn's Sex Trafficking Operation Now Own Their Videos

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 03:04 PM PST

Hundreds of people who were coerced into performing sex acts by GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys now have the full rights to their videos, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Given that revenge porn distributors have historically evaded punishment due to insufficient legal guidelines, copyright is a useful tool—copyright…

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Apple Reportedly Wants to Make All Of Its Own Chips

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 02:45 PM PST

Apple may be one of Silicon Valley's most secretive companies but its plans to move all component production in-house has been well established. Already on track to remove Intel and AMD chips from Macs, Apple is now reportedly working to replace wireless components supplied by Broadcom and Skyworks Solutions for its…

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The Fictional Characters and TV Shows We Lost in 2021

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 02:30 PM PST

Every look back at the year behind us is filled with sad moments as much as it is joyful ones, and 2021 was no exception. The real world was up-and-down enough, and yet we also had to say some fictional farewells too—whether it was favourite shows coming to their end (naturally or before their time), or losing some of

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Like Apple, Spotify Will Now Let You Rate Podcasts

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 02:16 PM PST

Similar to the system Apple has long used for its own podcast app, Spotify announced on Thursday plans to begin rolling out a five-star rating system for its podcasts in order to make content more discoverable for potential listeners.

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Texas Company Charged for Causing Major California Oil Spill

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 01:55 PM PST

The Texas company allegedly responsible for spilling hundreds of gallons of oil near Huntington Beach, California, in October is facing criminal charges. A federal grand jury indicted Houston-based Amplify Energy Corp. and two of its subsidiaries this week, charging them with a single misdemeanor count of illegally…

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Rogue One Remembered: A Timeline For Its 5 Year Anniversary

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 01:45 PM PST

On December 16, 2016, the first standalone Star Wars film was released. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story told the tale of the people who valiantly stole the plans for the first Death Star—a tale that ended with all of them dying. Of course, most fans didn't know that until the end of the movie, but it was a bold move in a…

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Marvel Release Dates: When to See Upcoming MCU Movies & Disney+ Shows

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 01:00 PM PST

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest entertainment franchises of all time. The 26 movies in the MCU (so far) have grossed over $23 billion at the box office, and the 17 television series have driven massive audiences for their respective networks.

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A Cheaper Apple Display Might Finally Be On the Way

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 01:00 PM PST

Apple is on track to complete its two-year transition to custom silicon, but the company's Mac Pro (the cheese grater-looking desktop) still runs on a combination of Intel and AMD chips. Given that the Pro is Apple's most powerful, capable computer, it seems like an overhaul with Apple silicon is just about due.

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Neanderthals Were Altering the Landscape at Least 125,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:40 PM PST

An excavation in Germany appears to have uncovered the oldest evidence of Pleistocene hunter-gatherers making impactful alterations to the local environment.

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Let's Talk About Those Spider-Man: No Way Home Post-Credit Scenes

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:30 PM PST

Spider-Man: No Way Home is so full of big, huge, spoilerly surprises, somehow, its two credit scenes may not even register. Part of that is because almost every single Marvel movie to this point has had at least one scene, so everyone knows to sit in the theater until the very end to see some kind of a surprise. It's…

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Latest Science on Omicron: Vaccine Effectiveness, How It Multiplies, and More

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:47 AM PST

The covid-19 pandemic is once again resurging throughout the U.S. and elsewhere, and while now we have many more tools available against the viral illness than we did last winter—namely, a full armada of preventive vaccines and soon-to-debut treatments—the emergence of the Omicron variant around Thanksgiving tossed a…

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The Power Rangers Will Finally Face Godzilla in a Brilliant Comic Crossover

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:45 AM PST

IDW Publishing is a master of bringing two beloved franchises together in comics form. It's created crossovers between Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe and Street Fighter, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who, and Transformers with... pretty much everybody. Which is why I am shocked—

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6 Things That Are Going to Ruin Christmas This Year

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:20 AM PST

Ah, the holidays. As much as they can be an awesome time to see the people you care about most, take time off, and just generally kick back, we all know they can also be a veritable stress-fest of last-minute shopping, heaps of snow, cross country travel, and familial chaos. In short, there's a lot of stuff that can…

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The Witcher: A Grain of Truth Graphic Novel Gives a Peek at Season 2's First Episode

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:00 AM PST

The Witcher season two is nearly upon us, and while you'll have to wait a bit longer for The Witcher: A Grain of Truth—the new, official graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics, based on the short story written by Andrzej Sapkowski—we've got a sneak peek to share today. The story is the basis for the season two premiere,…

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Apple's Return-to-Office Date Is Now 'We Have No Idea'

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 10:35 AM PST

Apple is the latest tech company to mull the state of the coronavirus pandemic and wearily shrug as to when it will finally ask workers to return to the office, according to multiple news reports.

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TikTok Testing Feature That Lets You Stream Live From Your PC

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 10:25 AM PST

While almost every other app is trying to become TikTok, TikTok is apparently angling to be more like Twitch.

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Nobody Knew The Book of Boba Fett Existed Until The Mandalorian Announced It

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 10:15 AM PST

It's very possible no one hates spoilers more than the Disney corporation. Between its Marvel and Star Wars franchises, perhaps no other company goes further out of its way to prevent information about its upcoming projects from getting into the hands of the public, either by forcing workers to sign intimidating…

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The U.S. Has So Many Oil Pipelines, Half of Them Are Sitting Empty

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 09:50 AM PST

If you're in the market for an oil pipeline, you're in luck—we've got a lot of extra ones right now. About half of the oil pipelines in the U.S. are sitting unused, energy research firm Wood Mackenzie said in figures shared with Reuters Thursday. The situation reflects a downturn in oil production that was kicked off…

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Can r/WallStreetBets Make Reddit the Next GameStop?

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 09:40 AM PST

Members of the now-infamous "meme stock" vigilante subreddit r/WallStreetBets may have found their ultimate target—the mothership itself. The subreddit has been filled with users discussing the prospect of deploying some of the same successful tactics used to pump the stocks of GameStop and AMC earlier this year and…

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Netflix's Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Casts Azula and More

Posted: 16 Dec 2021 09:30 AM PST

Netflix's live-adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender may have lost the original showrunners, but the sprawling cast just keeps getting bigger. The streaming service has announced who'll be playing a bevy of roles, including major antagonist Azula.

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