quarta-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2022


Teslas Stop When They Should Go, Go When They Should Stop

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 02:10 PM PST

It's a strange time of late in Tesla land. That's particularly true for an increasing number of drivers who've had to endure their vehicles seemingly violating local laws, and now, a surge of others who claim their Teslas are suddenly slamming on the breaks for no reason.

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The Book of Boba Fett's New Cliffhanger Can Only Go One Way

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 02:00 PM PST

For better or worse, the sixth episode of The Book of Boba Fett was pure Star Wars catnip: 48 minutes jam-packed with things some fans have imagined seeing for their entire lives. Boba Fett even made a brief appearance on his own show! But eventually, the episode ended with a huge decision to be made. One that's sure…

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Racist Mining Company Reports It Is Very Sexist, and Also Racist

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 01:45 PM PST

More than 20 women employees of Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, reported a rape or attempted sexual assault while on the job, while a third of all female employees and 7% of male employees experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, the company said this week.

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A Pissed-Off American Hacker Claims He Took Down North Korea's Internet All by Himself

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 01:35 PM PST

Did a peeved American hacker singlehandedly take down the internet in North Korea? That's the story, according to a recent article from Wired.

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Queer Men Become Romantic Superheroes, Pirates, and More in Comics Anthology Young Men in Love

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 01:10 PM PST

Comics are a lot more open about exploring queer stories than they ever have been before. From independent queer-focused creations to even blockbuster pride celebrations from the likes of Marvel and DC, the medium has taken big steps toward bringing more LGBTQ creators and their stories into the spotlight. A new…

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Biden Pledges to 'End Cancer as We Know It,' Lower Death Rate by 50% Over Next 25 Years

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:48 PM PST

The White House is renewing an initiative originally spearheaded by President Biden during his vice-presidency in the Obama administration years earlier: the cancer moonshot. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced the relaunch of the moonshot program, with an ambitious goal of substantially reducing the…

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Tales of the Walking Dead Grabs a Shockingly Impressive Cast

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:20 PM PST

The end of The Walking Dead TV series is nigh, but the end of The Walking Dead franchise is nowhere in sight. Perhaps the most anticipated new development was the announcement of an anthology TV series set in the show's particular zombie apocalypse. Or, at least, it will definitely be the most anticipated development,…

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Meta Wants Some Fresh New Ideas for the Metaverse, so It's Asking Libertarian Think Tanks

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:10 PM PST

Meta, the freshly rebranded parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly seeking insights from right-wing think tanks and nonprofits as it goes about its grandiose plans to usher in a whole new era of digital reality.

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Starlink's New Premium Tier Goes Up to 500 Mbps, but It Costs a Fortune

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:00 PM PST

Internet from low Earth orbit just got a lot faster—and even more expensive. SpaceX revealed today a new pricey, high-performance tier to its nascent Starlink satellite internet service.

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Archie Meets Riverdale in What Is Arguably the Maddest Comics Crossover of All Time

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 11:30 AM PST

The Archie of Archie Comics gets around. He's met both Kiss and the Ramones. He's palled around with Batman. He's teamed up with the Punisher, and even been chased by the Predator. But none of these comics crossovers—not a single one—holds a candle to Archie's next comics crossover, in which the happy, peppy stars of…

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Scientists Say They've Created a Blood Test for Detecting Early Lung Cancer

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 11:00 AM PST

Scientists in China say they're well on their way to developing what would be an important achievement in medicine: a blood test that can detect the early stages of the most common form of lung cancer. In a new study this week, they've shown evidence that the test was over 90% accurate in identifying these tumors in…

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Wants to Bring Some Classic Connections to the Screen

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 10:45 AM PST

We've known practically since it was announced that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds would bridge the gap between the original Discovery era—before that show jetted off to the 31st century—and the road to the original Star Trek. But new details about a few of the familiar faces joining the Enterprise give us more of an…

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NASA's Future Mars Aircraft May Create a Purple Glow, but Don't Be Alarmed

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 10:27 AM PST

The whirring of helicopter blades on Mars could create small electric fields in the Martian air, NASA scientists found, which may make the surrounding air faintly glow with a charged electric field.

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Rihanna Drops $15 Million on Climate Justice

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 10:15 AM PST

Caribbean queen, beauty mogul, businesswoman, and artist who has not dropped an album since 2016's Anti, Robin Rihanna Fenty has pledged to donate $15 million to climate justice organizations in the United States and the Caribbean.

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Channing Tatum Is Devastated That Gambit Didn't Happen

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 10:00 AM PST

Channing Tatum was planning on playing Gambit for years. News of his involvement with the popular X-Men character began in 2014, and eventually it seemed all but certain the 21 Jump Street star would bring the Cajun to the big screen—until Disney bought Fox and the movie was cancelled. In a new interview, Tatum and…

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Historic Bridge May Be Dismantled for Jeff Bezos' Big, Beautiful Boat

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 09:41 AM PST

Amazon founder turned rocket-man Jeff Bezos wants to prove that, with enough money, you really can move mountains—or at least, in this case, cherished bridges. That's according to local reports cited by Dutch News and Boat International which claim the city of Rotterdam will temporarily disable its historic…

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Huge Winter Storm Has Texas Gov. Abbott Singing a Different Tune About Power Outages

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 09:20 AM PST

Texans, grab your coats and winter jackets: The state is girding up for a host of wintry conditions and chilly temperatures through the end of this week. The bad weather comes less than two weeks before the anniversary of a winter storm that caused power outages across the state amid bone-chilling conditions that…

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The Trailer for The Boys Spin-off Diabolical Is a Real Mouthful

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 09:10 AM PST

Boys will be boys. And the boys of the animated spin-off of Prime Video's depraved superhero series The Boys will also be The Boys, in the sense that they will also be lewd, crude, and incredibly violent like their live-action counterparts. For proof, look no further than this first trailer for Diabolical, the…

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This Ultra-Rare Intel GPU Just Sold for $5,000 on eBay

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST

Perhaps the only working prototype of Intel's abandoned Larabee GPU just sold for more than scalped, pandemic-era AMD or Nvidia graphics card. This lovely blue component, one of the only remaining reminders of Intel's failed attempt at a discrete GPU, was purchased on eBay France for €4,650, or $5,234.

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I Miss Electroplankton: The Nintendo DS' Weird and Wonderful Musical Toy

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 08:40 AM PST

As a mostly passive gamer who's never chased achievements, high scores, or actually completing most games I've played, it's rare that I'll go out of my way to hunt down a title I'm interested in. I'm more of a "hey, I guess I should play this now that it's finally on sale" kind of gamer, but in 2005 I was obsessed…

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New ‘Megaflash Lightning’ Records Are the Definition of Extreme

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 08:25 AM PST

The World Meteorological Organization is recognizing two new world records having to do with lightning, one for the longest duration and the other for the longest single flash.

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Google's Found a New Way to Track Workspace Users

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 08:05 AM PST

Heads up for all the Google Workspace users out there: starting at the end of next month, you're going to need to take a few extra steps to delete your data off the platform.

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The Book of Boba Fett Prepares for the End by Losing Its Way Again

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 07:30 AM PST

When The Book of Boba Fett began, I posited that the show's strength was that it already knew who its titular character was. But as the series sets the stage for its conclusion, it has lost that self-assurance—and almost entirely lost the point of being a series about Boba Fett.

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The Flash Is Recruiting a Long-Gone Friend for a Mysterious Season 8 Role

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 06:40 AM PST

J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is working on yet another Stephen King adaptation. Renfield's cast gains an Expanse star. A new look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds goes old west. Plus, get new looks at posters for The Batman and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Spoilers now!

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How to Set Parental Controls on Your Smart Speakers

Posted: 02 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

If you own a smart speaker or two and also have children, you know that they're very comfortable using the technology, shouting out commands to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant as if it was second nature. 

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