sexta-feira, 3 de dezembro de 2021


Hawaii Is Getting a Blizzard (No, Seriously)

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 12:40 PM PST

If you're in the Lower 48 looking for snow, may I suggest a trip to Hawaii? While a good chunk of the U.S. suffers under a snow-killing heat dome, Hawaii is in for a real-deal blizzard.

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How to Spot Leonard, the Brightest Comet of the Year

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 12:30 PM PST

The time has arrived for skywatchers to look up and catch a glimpse of comet Leonard. Here's how you can find this gigantic ball of ice and dust.

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New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Will Be Hipsters vs. Leatherface

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 12:10 PM PST

As the world turns, another Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel arrives, doing its best to recapture the grim, grimy magic wrought by the 1974 horror classic. But the next entry in the series, which arrives on Netflix in February, borrows a page from the current Halloween films by billing itself as a direct sequel to Tobe…

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Here Are the 25 Most Jaw-Dropping Wildlife Photos of 2021

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:30 AM PST

It's that time of year to take a look at the natural world through the eyes of some of the most talented wildlife photographers on the planet—and you can vote for your favorite. This week, the Natural History Museum in London released 25 images that it has shortlisted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's…

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The Weirdest Things Star Wars' Boba Fett Got Up to After Escaping the Sarlacc

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:20 AM PST

Later this month, Boba Fett will make his play as a major new face in the Star Wars underworld in his very own Disney+ show, The Book of Boba Fett. But while this will be our "official" look at what Boba got up to after escaping digestion, it's not the first time Star Wars has pondered what the infamous Bounty Hunter…

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NSO Group's Spyware May Have Been Used to Target U.S. State Department Officials

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:10 AM PST

Apple recently revealed a new policy that would notify users if their devices were the targets of a state-sponsored attack conducted using spyware from Israeli surveillance-for-hire firm NSO Group. Now, just weeks later, a new report from Reuters claims at least nine U.S. State Department officials found themselves on…

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Sony Is Reportedly Working on a PlayStation Rival to Xbox Game Pass

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:05 AM PST

Neither of the two monthly subscription services available to PlayStation gamers can compete with the library of games available through Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service, but Sony plans to change that as early as next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

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One in 44 U.S. Children Are Being Diagnosed With Autism, CDC Finds

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:40 AM PST

The odds of a child in the United States being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have risen once again, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. According to their report out this week, about one in 44 children were expected to be diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2018, a rate…

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Microsoft Relents, Makes It Easier to Switch Your Default Browser in Windows 11

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:20 AM PST

After early reports confirmed that Windows 11 would include an even more labyrinthine process for switching your default browser than the one required in previous versions, the company has seemingly reversed course, now allowing users to switch browsers with the click of a single button.

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The First Edit to Wikipedia Is Being Auctioned as an NFT

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:10 AM PST

Another day, another piece of internet history being turned into a wildly expensive NFT. This time, that historical remnant comes from Wikipedia; on Friday, Christie's Auction House announced it would be auctioning off the first edit made to the platform more than 20 years ago.

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Two Men Allegedly Stole $20 Million in Music Royalties From YouTube

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:00 AM PST

Two men have been accused of a $20 million, years-long music royalties heist from a certain company identified as "Y.T." Federal prosecutors do not explicitly name "YouTube." We can glean from court documents, however, that "Y.T." is a website that hosts uploads and uses the exact same monetization and content ID…

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At Least 3 of Spider-Man: No Way Home's New Posters Aren't Entirely Design Nightmares

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:50 AM PST

The recent Spider-Man movies have all had a bit of an ongoing joke to them, except it's nothing really to do with the films themselves. No, it's that, outside of a few choice options (we see you, Homecoming chillaxing Spidey poster), most of Sony's posters for Homecoming, Far From Home, and now No Way Home have, uh,…

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4 States Just Hit All-Time December Heat Records

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:10 AM PST

Winter is officially here, and it's hot as hell. This week, large parts of the U.S. and Canada found themselves subject to yet another brutal heatwave, this time bringing record December temperatures that could easily be confused for a cool summer evening.

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MrBeast Misses the Point

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:00 AM PST

This week, YouTuber MrBeast posted a video with an elaborate, death-free reconstruction of the challenges from the popular South Korean drama Squid Game to his, as of the time of this writing, 82.9 million followers. The video garnered criticism from many who saw it as a tone-deaf stunt that completely misses the…

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Fellowship of the Ring's Mirror of Galadriel Scene Is Still One of the Trilogy's Finest

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:50 AM PST

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 20 this month, and as our thoughts linger there and back again, we're reminded of just how many of its moments remain so brilliantly memorable decades later. But one of its most haunting and tragic scenes still lingers as a clear standout in Peter Jackson's trilogy:…

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NASA Picks Blue Origin and Two Others to Design New Space Stations

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:30 AM PST

NASA has awarded lucrative contracts to three U.S. companies—Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman—to develop space station concepts that will serve both public and private interests in space.

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Verizon May Have Just Enrolled You in a Data-Collection Scheme–Here's How to Get Out

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:04 AM PST

Verizon customers who value their privacy should immediately opt-out of the phone carrier's disturbing new data tracking service.

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Peacemaker's New Trailer Shows the Softer Side of the Trigger-Happy Idiot

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:45 AM PST

Well, this is somewhat unexpected. While John Cena stole The Suicide Squad movie's spotlight by portraying the biggest, stupidest, most lethal moron in the semi-elite Task Force X, it looks like HBO Max's upcoming Peacemaker show will show us the melancholy behind all the idiocy and gunfire.

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Chucky Season 2 Could Bring Back a Familiar Face

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:26 AM PST

Scream 2022 director Tyler Gillett is already planning out who could survive and return for a sequel. Get a new look at what's next on Amazon's Wheel of Time. Plus, Doctor Who prepares for the finale of Flux, and Servant will return for season four. Spoilers away!

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How to Use Your Own Photos As Apple Watch Faces

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:00 AM PST

With each successive version of watchOS, Apple has added more watch face options for your Apple Watch, but in terms of user customization there's still not a whole lot you can play around with. One way that you can make your Apple Watch more personal is by using your own photos as watch faces, and watchOS 8 made this…

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Chinese Uber Rival DiDi Announces Delisting From NYSE After Pressure From Beijing

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:00 AM PST

China-based ridesharing technology platform DiDi will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a listing on the Hong Kong exchange, according to multiple reports and a press release from the company.

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There’s Now a Browser Extension That Lets You See Dislikes on YouTube Again (For Now)

Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:53 PM PST

If you've decided that you absolutely cannot live without seeing the number of dislikes that videos get on YouTube, there's now a way to get them back, at least for now.

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Companies' Printers Are Apparently Getting Spammed by Anti-Work Manifestos

Posted: 02 Dec 2021 05:10 PM PST

Some hacker out there is really taking that whole "Great Resignation" thing pretty seriously. According to a new report from Motherboard, "dozens" of companies' receipt printers are getting spammed with "anti-work" screeds—the likes of which are encouraging employees to tell their bosses to take a hike.

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Watch Marvel's Simu Liu Geek Out About His Favorite Star Wars Jedi

Posted: 02 Dec 2021 05:10 PM PST

Star Wars fans are known for having passionate opinions and Shang-Chi star Simu Liu is no different. On the latest episode of Hot Ones, the new Marvel hero was asked about a photo from his Instagram where he was wearing a red Sith Trooper helmet, which lead to the question of who his favorite Jedi is. The answer is…

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Google Might Actually Be Making a Pixel Watch for Real

Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:45 PM PST

The rumor mill has been teasing Android users for years with the possibility of a Google-made Android smartwatch, and a new report indicates it might actually finally be happening.

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