terça-feira, 11 de janeiro de 2022


Google Exec Urges Apple to Adopt a Universal Messaging Standard

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:30 PM PST

Once again, people are talking about how Apple won't play nice with Android devices. This time Google Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer, who oversees Android, is taking Apple to task over the green bubble struggle and urging the company to embrace a new text messaging standard that will make cross-platform…

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The Pixel 4's Radar Technology Is About to Go Mainstream

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:20 PM PST

Google just quietly revealed an open-source API standard called Ripple based on the company's Soli radar technology. Radar was partly responsible for the Google Pixel 4's most gimmicky features, but it's also how Google tracks sleep in the the newest Nest Hub, and it opens the door for really interesting use cases.

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An Open-Source Developer Just Caused a Whole Lot of Chaos by Nuking Two of His Own Apps

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:10 PM PST

The eccentric developer behind two immensely popular open-source NPM coding libraries recently corrupted them both with a series of bizarre updates—a decision that has led to the bricking of droves of projects that relied upon them for support.

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Invincible's Robert Kirkman Is Being Sued by an Artist Over Profits

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:00 PM PST

Invincible was one of io9's favorite animated series of 2021, and we weren't the only ones who enjoyed it; Amazon Studios has already renewed the adult animated series for a second and third season. But with sweet success comes some saltiness, as an artist who worked on the original Robert Kirkman comic has filed suit…

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Microsoft's Surface Laptop SE Teardown Video Is a Major Win for Right to Repair

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:50 PM PST

When Microsoft released its first Surface devices 10 years ago, people were quick to make comparisons to Apple products not only because of their minimalist aesthetic, but also because they were impossible to repair at home. For years, these machines were so difficult to crack open that attempting to do so was as…

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Carriers Are Pissed About Apple's Best New Privacy Feature

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:40 PM PST

Apple's new Private Relay feature for iPhones isn't sitting well with carriers, and some operators are doing all they can to squash the privacy setting before it reaches your iPhone.

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Kevin Smith Wrote a Death of Superman Script for Ben Affleck

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:10 PM PST

There are few pop culture stories more fascinating than those about projects that were in development but never happened. George Miller's Justice League. James Cameron's Spider-Man. Tim Burton's Superman. And that last one has an even better origin story than the Man of Steel himself. At one point, it was Kevin…

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Reminder: Naomi Premieres on the CW Tomorrow!

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:10 PM PST

There hasn't seemed to be a lot of promotion for the next TV series to join the CW's Arrowverse, Naomi. This is strange because it comes from Selma's Ava DuVernay, and unfortunate because this new trailer for the show—which premieres tomorrow night—makes it look unlike any other DC superhero series on the network.

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Extreme Weather Events Cost the U.S. $145 Billion in 2021

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:00 PM PST

Regular Earther readers will know there was no shortage of apocalyptic weather disasters plaguing the U.S. last year, from pipe-bursting freezes in Texas to road warping heat in the Pacific Northwest to an endless parade of wildfires mixed in for good measure. Now, a new report from the National Centers for…

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Experimental Nasal Spray Could Provide Temporary Protection Against Covid-19

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 02:07 PM PST

Researchers in Finland say they've created a novel nasal spray treatment that can provide brief but effective protection from the coronavirus and its many variants, including Omicron. In a recent preliminary study of cells in a petri dish as well as mice, the nasal spray appeared to block the virus from infecting…

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Netflix Releases The Mitchells vs. The Machine's Glorious Artbook Online, for Free

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 02:00 PM PST

In the age of streaming, dedicated "special features" are hard to come by. Sometimes you have to wait for a rare home release, sometimes they're made online-only, sometimes what'd be a bonus documentary just drops on the appropriate streamer. But apparently, to change that, all that's needed is a desire to push your…

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Gigantic Fossil Is the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found in Britain

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:25 PM PST

The routine draining and maintenance of a lagoon has resulted in the discovery of the largest and most complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found in Britain. Excitingly, it's the first species of its kind to be discovered in the country.

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Andrew Garfield Had a Great Time Lying to You About Spider-Man: No Way Home

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:15 PM PST

I'm rarely a fan of when actors, directors, etc., tell obvious bald-faced lies to journalists and fans about upcoming projects. The most infamous example will likely forever be J.J. Abrams and Benedict Cumberbatch's promise that the actor wouldn't be playing the villain Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness; comparatively,

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IRS Begs the Public to File Taxes Electronically ASAP

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:00 PM PST

If you don't want your 2021 tax returns delayed for some ridiculous amount of time, the Internal Revenue Service has one request: file things electronically. Please.

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The U.S. Is Back, Baby

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:50 PM PST

Covid-19 caused a dip in greenhouse gas emissions, only for them to rebound in the U.S. in 2021.

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The One Cut of the Dead Remake From The Artist Director Skips Sundance

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:39 PM PST

Yes, you are reading that right. This year, the Sundance Film Festival was set to premiere a remake of the incredible Japanese horror comedy One Cut of the Dead made by Michel Hazanavicius, director of Oscar-winning film The Artist. The film is called Final Cut—but now, in lieu of the festival going fully virtual, the…

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Printer Cartridge Debacle Forces Canon to Tell Customers How to Break DRM

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:33 PM PST

We're all aware of the chip shortage, but while you might have read about its impact on PC and cars, countless smaller industries are also struggling to operate due to ongoing supply issues. One of those is the printer business, and now a popular brand has been forced to take an aggressive action that's bound to piss…

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Moxie Marlinspike Stepping Down as CEO of Signal

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST

Moxie Marlinspike, creator of the popular encrypted chat application Signal, says that he will be stepping down as CEO of the company this year but plans to name a successor in the coming months.

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How Quantum Dot OLED Will Change the Way TVs Look

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:57 AM PST

Every year at CES, we see innovative TVs. Some are gimmicky—3D TVs and rollable screens, anyone?—but some are flat-out stunning. This year was all about a new display technology called Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED), and it's definitely different from your standard OLED flat-screen.

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Europol Ordered to Purge Its Massive Trove of Private Citizen's Data

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:35 AM PST

Europol—the government body responsible for quashing organized crime and terrorist activities across the European Union—has long been in the crosshairs of privacy advocates over its judicious use of citizen surveillance. Now, it's looking like some European authorities are starting to feel the same; the European Data…

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Bad Days for Bitcoin Are Back as 'Death Cross' Approaches

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:10 AM PST

Bitcoin, the wildly wasteful, inherently speculative cryptocurrency is celebrating the new year by flatlining.

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The Perseverance Rover Has a Little Pebble Problem

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:35 AM PST

The Perseverance rover has run into a snag, after a Martian rock sample extracted on December 29 didn't transfer correctly into the rover's long-term storage. NASA is currently working on how to remove debris from the rover's machinery before proceeding with more sampling.

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