terça-feira, 7 de junho de 2022


15 Tips and Tricks for Working on Both Windows and macOS

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 05:00 PM PDT

Not everyone is split into either Windows or macOS camps—for some people, using both of these operating systems is part of their computing experience. If you're a long-term user of one of these platforms and about to start to get acquainted with the other one too, you might need a little bit of help along the way, and…

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Joker 2 Is Back on Track With a Finished Script and Title

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 04:45 PM PDT

Todd Phillips' 2019 film Joker grossed over $1 billion and landed its star, Joaquin Phoenix, an Oscar for Best Actor. Those are the kind of accolades movie studios dream of, so there was lots of talk about a potential sequel. But was Joker really a movie that needed a sequel? Wouldn't that go against its whole…

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Fortnite Is Giving Spider-Man a Pretty Nifty New Armored Costume

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 04:00 PM PDT

Spider-Man has been through more costume changes and alternative suits over the years than most Marvel heroes, rivaling Iron Man for a wardrobe that could fill out several floors of Avengers Tower. But his prominence in Marvel's upcoming Zero War crossover with Fortnite is giving him yet another—and it's not half bad.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once, One of 2022's Best Sci-Fi Movies, Is Finally Available at Home

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 03:00 PM PDT

It's almost unfair to add "so far" to that headline as a disclaimer, because looking at what's to come, it's hard to think of something that could top the Daniels' maximalist sci-fi action/relatable familial trauma generator epic Everything Everywhere All at Once as the best sci-fi film of 2022. But if you're not sure

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Uber and Waymo Want to Make Self-Driving Freight Trucks a Thing

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:35 PM PDT

Uber and Waymo have put the past aside, and are now in it for the long haul. On Tuesday, the two companies, previously legal foes, announced a new partnership. Together, they're planning to combine Waymo's self-driving technology with Uber Freight's shipping network to help automate long-distance trucking.

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Australia Tells Twitter to Out Anonymous User's Identity to Far-Right Figure Over Defamation Suit

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:15 PM PDT

In the continuing saga of compounding privacy implications for social media companies down under, an Australian judge ordered that Twitter must hand over the personal details of one of its users to a far-right figurehead for defamation purposes.

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Yes, the Duffer Brothers Realize They Need a Time Jump on Stranger Things

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:10 PM PDT

Stranger Things season four volume one helped set up what'll hopefully be a thrilling conclusion for Netflix's powerhouse series—and its creators are well aware of the expectations. In an interview with TVLine, Matt and Ross Duffer provided an update on where they stand with setting the final season into motion.

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NASA's New Arcade-Style Space Telescope Video Game is Totally Stellar

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:05 PM PDT

NASA is drumming up excitement for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with a super-retro 8-bit inspired video game, and it's honestly really fun. In the game, players are Roman Space Telescope operators that have to collect different celestial objects ranging from exoplanets to dark matter.

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Ms. Marvel's Directors Talk Embiggening the Show's Superhero Action

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:00 PM PDT

The Fountain of Youth May Be Flooded With Oil Money From Saudi Arabia

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:50 PM PDT

The obnoxiously affluent Saudi Arabia is trying to prove that maybe money can buy everything after all, pouring $1 billion a year into researching ways to slow down the effects of aging. The gulf state's royal family started a non-profit organization that would grant funds to scientists to understand the underlying…

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Everything We Know About Apple's 2022 WWDC Event

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:42 PM PDT

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, better known as WWDC, kicked off on June 6 with a keynote hosted by CEO Tim Cook. The event is meant for developers, but the rest of the world tuned in to the main event as Apple revealed the latest on iOS, macOS, and iPadOS while debuting a few new products.

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Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:20 PM PDT

New preliminary research this week points to long term benefits from bariatric, or weight loss, surgery. The study found that people who underwent surgery were noticeably less likely to develop certain cancers over a ten-year period compared to similarly matched people with obesity who did not receive surgery. Those…

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New York Dems Kill Renewable Energy Bill

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:13 PM PDT

A bill that would have substantially increased renewable power generation for the state of New York was killed at the 11th hour by politicians with deep financial relationships to corporate interests. It's a classic political story—but this one involves factions of Democrats, and some of those corporate interests…

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Men in Black Is Getting a Shiny, Slimy 4K Theatrical Release

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:10 PM PDT

Somehow, it's been 25 years since crusty Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) recruited wide-eyed Agent J (Will Smith) into a top-secret government agency dealing with Earth-alien relations. To celebrate, Barry Sonnenfeld's original Men in Black is getting a brief theatrical return, in a slick new 4K version to boot.

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Russian Space Agency Plans to Space-Jack a German X-Ray Telescope

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:05 PM PDT

Russia's space agency has announced its intention to unilaterally seize control of a German telescope mounted to a Russian-built spacecraft. It's a terrible, irresponsible idea, as even Russian scientists will admit.

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Pixel Users Experience Smart Home Problems, Google Blames Sonos

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:00 PM PDT

Google and Sonos have been fighting for quite some time in patent court, and now, Google is blaming Sonos for several smart home gadget activation errors that have recently befallen Pixel users, even those outside of the Sonos ecosystem. Sonos, in turn, says this is all Google's fault for infringing its patents.

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Apple's AR Headset Might Be Postponed

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 12:10 PM PDT

Notably absent from the WWDC keynote this year was any overt mention of augmented or virtual reality. There were subtle hints sprinkled throughout the keynote—virtual maps, live text, and Visual Look Up are new features asking to be integrated into a mixed reality headset—but Apple chose not to use the big event as a…

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eBay Now Lets You Lock Your Trading Cards in a Literal Vault

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 12:05 PM PDT

The year is 2100. Society as we know it has collapsed, taking fiat currency with it. The blockchain imploded long ago, fraught with theft and scams and limited by energy shortages and the creative ineptitude of most NFT designers. There's no more precious metals. We put them all into our phone microchips and then sent…

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The Gaming Shelf Teeters at the Edge of the World

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 12:00 PM PDT

As we careen into summer, it seems like the entire tabletop world is recovering from PAX only to prepare for GenCon. But games are still coming out, and this week we've got a fantastically introspective collaborative meditation, some incredibly exciting subway-inspired layouts, and even an RPG source book that doubles…

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How the U.S. Government Regulates Crypto Could Come Down to Its Definition

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 11:45 AM PDT

What is crypto? Is it something that's bought and sold like stock in a publicly traded company, or is it a commodity, something that itself can interact with futures agreements? It's a question at the heart of new legislation that would grant oversight of digital assets to a relatively small regulatory body. This…

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How Ms. Marvel's Directors Brought Flair and Fandom to the Show's Action

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 11:15 AM PDT

Ever since their major debut in Hollywood with Bad Boys for Life, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have become a directing duo to watch. These days, they're not only working with Marvel Studios on Ms. Marvel but also helming DC Comics' Batgirl for HBO Max. We recently caught up with them before the premiere of their…

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MacBook Air (2022) Hands-On: You Can Ignore the MacBook Pro 13

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:50 AM PDT

Excuse the cliché, but the MacBook Air feels grown-up. I'm thinking it's the shape—gone is the iconic slanting edge, replaced in favor of stout straight lines. Now the Air looks like the MacBook Pro, and with its larger 13.6-inch screen, more like the premium Pro than its smaller but M2-touting counterpart. You might…

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The Berserk Manga Will Continue, Thanks to the One Man Who Knows the Entire Story

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:30 AM PDT

You didn't have to be a Berserk fan to mourn the untimely passing of Kentaro Miura, the creator/writer/artist responsible for one of the most popular—and bloodiest—fantasy sagas in manga. But those Berserk fans can take some comfort that the hit series will be returning to the Young Animal manga magazine to continue…

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A Woman Murdered Her Boyfriend After Tracking Him to a Bar With an AirTag, Cops Say

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:25 AM PDT

An Indianapolis woman is facing a murder charge after allegedly killing her boyfriend with a car outside of a pub on Friday. According to a witness who spoke to police, the defendant accused the victim of cheating and claimed she used an Apple AirTag to track his location.

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Lego Roller Coaster Launches Minifig Riders From a Three-Foot Tower Through Two Full Loops

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:15 AM PDT

The thrill of riding a towering roller coaster at an amusement park is rarely worth the hours-long wait in a line that's hundreds of people long. With Lego's new Loop Coaster set, there's no waiting in line, no screaming passengers, and no risk of vomiting when the ride is over. Where do I sign up to become a…

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