quinta-feira, 10 de fevereiro de 2022


The U.S. Has a Plan to Fix Puerto Rico’s Dangerously Busted Energy Grid

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 12:03 PM PST

Several U.S. government agencies announced a plan to fix Puerto Rico's ailing electrical grid and move it toward renewable energy. The initiative will combine efforts from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department Housing and Urban Development along with local policies to…

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The New Futurama Series Is Recasting Bender... for Now

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 11:50 AM PST

Although yesterday's announcement that Futurama would be coming back for a highly unlikely eighth season was welcome, the notable absence of John DiMaggio in the list of returning voice actors has gotten much more noticeable after reports that the show has recast the role of Bender in advance of the show's upcoming…

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Apple's AR/VR Headsets Might Run on a New 'realityOS'

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 11:40 AM PST

Apple's long-awaited augmented/virtual reality headset won't arrive until the end of this year at the earliest, but hints at the operating system it will run on have already been uncovered.

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Everything You Need to Know About the NYC Couple Accused of Laundering Billions in Crypto

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 11:30 AM PST

By now, you've surely heard of them: the NYC techie power couple—one of whom is obsessed with crocodiles and enjoys a good, awkward rap—that allegedly attempted to pull off one of the biggest money-laundering schemes in history.

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Star Trek: Discovery Returns to Put Michael Burnham at the Heart of It All

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 11:00 AM PST

Star Trek: Discovery has long had a history, and an issue with more often than not, centering Michael Burnham's personal arc by making her the ultimate key to grand, intergalactic events that she alone can overcome—from the Klingon War to the Red Angel, from the potential for Vulcan and Romulan re-entry to the…

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Anti-Encryption Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 10:42 AM PST

The controversial anti-encryption bill masquerading as a child safety initiative known as the EARN IT Act refuses to die. A new version of the bill recently clawed its way out of a warm, shallow grave and passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote on Thursday. Now, the reintroduced bill will head to the…

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Ryan Reynolds and Younger Ryan Reynolds Make a Power Team in The Adam Project

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 10:10 AM PST

"After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future." That's the logline on Netflix's The Adam Project, which doesn't give you much until you find out that it's from the same director-star team that made the enormously…

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Here's Everything Coming to Android 13 (So Far)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 10:00 AM PST

Google released Android 12 in October, and while there are plenty of phones still waiting to receive the big upgrade, the company is already working on Android 13. The first developer preview of the next-gen Android OS is now available to download, with new privacy features and interface improvements that make it a…

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Shaolin Cowboy Returns, and Things Are Gonna Get Ugly

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST

Geof Darrow has worked with the legendary illustrator Moebius, partnered with Frank Miller on the Eisner Award-winning Hard Boiled, and helped the Wachowskis tailor the look of the first Matrix film. But his most beloved—and certainly his weirdest—creation has to be Shaolin Cowboy, a tale of an ex-monk who travels a…

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Arctic Sponges Discovered Eating Corpses of Long-Dead Worms

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:55 AM PST

Researchers have discovered a vast garden of giant sponges living close to the North Pole. It might seem like nothing could survive in the cold, dark depths of the Arctic Ocean, but these porous animals have come up with a unique source of nutrients: the bodies of their long-dead marine neighbors.

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1 in 3 Americans Have a Potentially Dangerous Weed Killer in Their Bodies

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:30 AM PST

New research released this week suggests that a surprising percentage of Americans have been exposed to a potentially toxic weed killer called 2,4-D. The study estimates, based on nationally representative data, that nearly one-third of people have detectable levels of 2,4-D in their system. The health impacts of this…

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Why $200 Wireless Earbuds Need to Be More Than Just Good

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:20 AM PST

No one likes a monopoly, but when shopping for wireless earbuds, it seems like there are almost too many options available now. Earbud makers need to do whatever they can to differentiate their products from the competition (particularly when they're asking $200 for them) and the Grell Audio TWS/1 earbuds have a few…

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Apple Supplier Says Parts Shortages Are Easing, but the Finish Line Is Still Far Away

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:10 AM PST

The days of popular gadgets being perpetually out of stock and resold by scalpers at significant markups just got a step closer to meeting its unceremonious end.

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New Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Images Finally Tell Us Something About the Show

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:00 AM PST

Amazon has been incredibly tight-lipped about what's going on in its Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV show, which is kind of weird given that the history of Middle-Earth has been available for the public to read for decades. But now, thanks to a massive Vanity Fair article, we have our first concrete…

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Spectacular Video Shows Starlink Satellite Disintegrating Over Puerto Rico After Geomagnetic Storm

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 07:51 AM PST

A Starlink satellite felled by a geomagnetic storm has gone out in a blaze of glory, as this dramatic footage from Puerto Rico shows.

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Researchers Have Found a Way to Use Quantum Dots to Create Incredibly High-Res Camera Sensors

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 07:30 AM PST

Quantum dots have been a topic of conversation when it comes to improving the color reproduction and energy efficiency of flat panel displays for decades now. In recent years we've finally started to see quantum dot TVs hitting the market, but researchers from Chung-Ang University in South Korea believe quantum dots…

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Jurassic World: Dominion's New Trailer Unites Old Friends to Fight New Dinosaurs

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 07:00 AM PST

When you accidentally re-unleash dinosaurs across the human world, you're going to need all the help you can get. Especially if that help comes in the form of Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant, and Ian Malcolm.

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Zack Snyder Teases New Details About His Next Sci-Fi Epic

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 06:30 AM PST

Early Edition is making a return at CBS. Morbius is still threatening to come out on April 1. The cast of the Barbie movie expands. Plus, Ewan McGregor talks returning to Obi-Wan Kenobi, and another new look at Shining Vale. Spoilers go!

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Astronomers Spot Third Possible Planet Orbiting Nearest Star

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

Proxima Centauri, a tiny star located a mere 4.25 light-years from Earth, may host a third planet, according to new research.

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Oscars Won't Require Covid-19 Vaccination for Attendees in L.A.

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 03:00 AM PST

The Academy Awards, which are scheduled for March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, won't require proof of vaccination against covid-19 for attendees, according to a surprising new report from the Hollywood Reporter. The decision runs counter to other entertainment industry award shows like the SAG Awards and…

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X Deaths and X Lives of Wolverine Are Digging Into the Messy Aftermath of Inferno

Posted: 09 Feb 2022 04:30 PM PST

The ending of Inferno—Jonathan Hickman's farewell to direct writing involvement in the Krakoan age of X-Books—upended the secret status quo of the way the sovereign nation of Krakoa was governed by, well... making it not so secret. You might have thought the books might take a little break from all the headspinning as…

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Got $2 Billion? You Could Own the Lord of the Rings Film Rights

Posted: 09 Feb 2022 03:40 PM PST

Do you have an interest in making films, video games, merchandise, live events, or theme park attractions based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? If so, and you have a few billion lying around, you can do just that.

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Anthony Ramos to Play Major Part in Ironheart and the Future Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted: 09 Feb 2022 02:50 PM PST

Anthony Ramos, star of Lin-Manuel Miranda' movie adaptation of Miranda's musical In the Heights, has been cast in a very important, yet very secret role in the Ironheart TV series. What's more interesting is that whoever he's playing, he's supposed to have a very important role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going…

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