terça-feira, 11 de janeiro de 2022


Robinhood Must Pay User Nearly $30,000 Over Meme Stock Trading Halt

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 10:05 AM PST

In January 2021, stock trading app Robinhood infuriated users when it responded to surging trades of so-called meme stocks, by halting trades—effectively preventing users from selling shares until the prices had collapsed. Congressional hearings, regulatory probes, and a deluge of regulatory complaints and lawsuits…

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The Energy Department Blew $1.1 Billion on Carbon Capture Projects That Were Mostly Failures

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 09:40 AM PST

The idea of trapping a dirty coal plant's carbon emissions at the source and storing it underground may sound like the solution to our climate problems. In practice, it's proven all but completely unfeasible, but that hasn't stopped the government from plunging money into it.

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Scream's New Directors on Keeping Secrets, Stab Movies, and Screening in Theaters Only

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 09:30 AM PST

A movie about killing is scary enough. A movie that could actually kill you is something else entirely. And yet, that's the fear the new Scream movie is facing when it hits theaters Friday. While film fans returned to theaters in droves last month for Spider-Man: No Way Home, the omicron variant of covid-19 might keep…

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Smart Guns Are Reportedly Coming to U.S. Stores This Year

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 09:15 AM PST

"Smart guns," the personalized firearms once heralded as tech's solution to rampant U.S. gun deaths before quietly pittering out of the mainstream conversation, are gearing up for a 2022 comeback.

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There Is No Adapting to This

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 09:04 AM PST

On Monday, the U.S. government released data showing that 2021 was the third-costliest year for extreme weather on record. It was also the highest tally for the number of disasters that cost $1 billion or more, beating 2020, and the deadliest year in a decade.

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American Red Cross Declares 'National Blood Crisis,' Asks for Urgent Donations

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 08:50 AM PST

The American Red Cross is facing a major blood donation shortage. On Tuesday, the organization announced its first-ever national blood crisis, citing the damaging effects that the winter covid-19 surge has had on the blood supply. They're now calling for eligible people to donate as soon as possible.

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Loki Reveals the VFX Magic Cast to Create Its Breakout Star, Alligator Loki

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 08:40 AM PST

I hate to break it to you, but Alligator Loki—the sensational character find of 2021—was not a real alligator someone had cruelly glued an adorable Loki hat on. Instead, the Marvel TV series Loki was forced to summon the real world's foremost illusionists, i.e. Industrial Light & Magic, to create the Gator of Mischief…

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In a Medical First, Surgeons Transplant Genetically Modified Pig Heart Into a Human

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

A 57-year-old man is recovering in a Maryland hospital after receiving a genetically modified pig's heart, in what is a groundbreaking medical achievement.

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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Could Harness as Much Power as an M1 MacBook Pro

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 07:50 AM PST

We can say with some certainty that Apple is working on an AR/VR headset scheduled to arrive as early as this year, but the details of this mysterious product are a puzzle being solved one piece at a time.

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The First Bob's Burgers Movie Trailer Is True To Itself

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 07:40 AM PST

It's taken more than four full years since it was initially announced, but we finally have our first look at The Bob's Burgers Movie and I very much suspect fans of the long-running Fox animated series will be satisfied with this first trailer. Nothing's changed but the aspect ratio.

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Batgirl Set Photos Tease the Return of a Classic Dark Knight

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 06:25 AM PST

Lee Cronin finds the sounds of hell in a tease from Evil Dead Rise's editing process. Peacemaker attempts to find his own brand in a new clip from the HBO Max show. Plus, James Gunn teases audience expectations of Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and new The Book of Boba Fett posters drop in. Spoilers…

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The Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Huge Toxic Footprint

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST

A bill before the New York State Assembly could finally impose some standards on an incredibly polluting but little-regulated industry: fashion. The proposed law, known as the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, would make New York the first state in the U.S. to have any sort of environmental…

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15 Essential Shortcuts to Add to Your Android Home Screen

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 05:00 AM PST

If you have an Android phone, you probably already know you can customize your home screen in a variety of ways. In addition to widgets, you can also set up single-tile shortcuts—buttons that take you straight to a particular setting, or a particular function in an app, or a particular contact.

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U.S. Ranks 59th Globally for Covid-19 Vaccinations, Just Behind Iran

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 03:30 AM PST

The U.S. covid-19 vaccination rate has slipped to 59th in the world, right behind Iran and Sri Lanka, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. was ranked 55th in November of 2021, 40th in September, and 18th back in July, but has struggled with an onslaught of medical disinformation…

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