terça-feira, 19 de julho de 2022


How HBO Max's House of the Dragon Aims to Honor Game of Thrones Lore

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 05:30 PM PDT

In a recently released featurette for HBO Max's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, showrunners Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik along with book series creator George R.R. Martin dove behind the scenes into what some of the prequel series is all about.

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San Diego Comic-Con Implements Mandatory Mask Mandate and Health Pass Screenings

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 03:30 PM PDT

Globally we are in the midst of the sixth wave of the covid epidemic, and with visitors to San Diego Comic-Con International coming from all over the world for the latest in pop culture, the convention has underlined its safety protocols for attendees.

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FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps Are Stealing Millions

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 02:58 PM PDT

Federal agents have identified 244 victims who lost some $42.7 million to fake cryptocurrency apps during the past year, according to a Monday announcement from the FBI. There are plenty of ways to lose money on the internet, and, unfortunately, there are tons of people who fall for these scams, forking over ungodly…

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A Nasal Spray Seems to Help Clear Coronavirus in Clinical Trial

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 02:37 PM PDT

A novel nasal spray treatment appears to show promise in quickly clearing the coronavirus that causes covid-19 from our nostrils. In a recent Phase III trial in India, the spray was found to significantly reduce people's nasal viral load within days and at a faster rate than those who received a placebo. Treated…

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Peter Dinklage Cast as 'Drunk Man Who Accidentally Created Hunger Games' in Prequel

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 02:20 PM PDT

I certainly hope that Peter Dinklage enjoys a tipple or two. Otherwise, I'm not especially sure why the actor, after playing Tyrion Lannister, the fan-favorite lush of Westeros, in Game of Thrones would want to play an arguably more infamous boozehound in another major genre series.

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Wild Bison Now Roam the UK for First Time in Thousands of Years

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:47 PM PDT

The British Isles were a very different place some 10,000 years ago. For one thing, the land mass was still connected to mainland Europe. The last ice age was ending, and glaciers were receding. And bison may have been roaming—specifically, a now-extinct species known as the steppe bison. (Even farther back, in the…

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Rumors of Intel’s Arc A780 GPU Seem Squashed Despite Leaker's Inside Info

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:30 PM PDT

If Intel's long-in-the-pipe lineup of discrete GPUs were like childhood fantasies of Santa, then the most wise amongst us would ascribe to the axiom that "seeing is believing." As far as the rumored Arc A780 graphics card is concerned, it's pretty much confirmed nobody's going to be getting one in their stocking this…

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Marvel Release Dates: When to See Upcoming MCU Movies and Disney+ Shows

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:29 PM PDT

With 27 feature films and six Disney+ shows in 14 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to rule pop culture. Ms. Marvel arrived on Disney+ on June 8, and Thor: Love and Thunder hammered its way into theaters on July 8. We expect to learn more about Marvel's future plans during San Diego Comic-Con later this…

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Dramatic Photos Show Europe on Fire

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:07 PM PDT

Firefighters across southern Europe and northern Africa have been battling intense wildfires this week as areas across the region have experienced record-setting temperature spikes.

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Ed Burns on 80s Nostalgia

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 01:00 PM PDT

Apple May Soon Slow Hiring, Joining Other Tech Giants in Downturn

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:50 PM PDT

Apple Inc. is planning to slow down hiring and spending next year in some sectors, to better manage the looming economic downturn, according to a report from Bloomberg News. An unnamed number of anonymous sources with "knowledge of the matter" reportedly told Bloomberg about the forthcoming stall.

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Harley Quinn Season 3 Amps Up the Violence in Red Band Trailer

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:45 PM PDT

Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) bring their blooming love for villainy back to Gotham with new master plan in the violent red band trailer for Harley Quinn. Get a kick out of the bombastic brutality as Ivy hopes to ascend by terraforming the city with a Green new plan which doesn't seem too bad…

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Mars Spaghetti: NASA's Perseverance Rover Spots a Strange Tangle

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:28 PM PDT

Every now and then, NASA's rovers spot things that don't seem to fit with the usual Martian landscape: Just a few months ago, Curiosity imaged what appeared to be a doorway. A new image from the Perseverance rover is grabbing similar attention for capturing what appears to be a tangle of string.

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Apple Reportedly Looking to Update MacBook Pros with M2 Pro and M2 Max Processors This Fall

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:15 PM PDT

The M2 processor is certainly impressive, as we covered in our recent MacBook Air review, but there is more powerful Apple silicon on the horizon. In Bloomberg's Power On newsletter, originally surfaced by 9to5Mac, Mark Gurman writes that Apple plans to launch new M2 Pro- and M2 Max-equipped MacBook Pros as soon as…

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Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Set to Return to TV

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 12:00 PM PDT

Craig McCraken, most well known for creating both the Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, has announced that he will be returning to these properties in a deal with Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Both shows are set for new animated series, with McCraken expected to lead both shows as as creator,…

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Space Pebble That Hit Webb Telescope Caused Significant Damage, Scientists Say

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:59 AM PDT

A micrometeoroid that hit the Webb Space Telescope in late May caused permanent damage to the spacecraft, according to a Space Telescope Science Institute report. 

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You Can Buy Things on Instagram by Sliding Into a Seller's DMs

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:45 AM PDT

Now you can be as creepy as Resident Evil 4's famed, hunching merchant when talking with people on Instagram. "Over here, stranger. What're ya buying?" Instagram's parent company Meta announced Monday you can now buy directly from small business owners when chatting with them on Instagram.

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Ghana Now Has Its First Outbreak of Deadly Marburg Virus

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:23 AM PDT

A deadly cousin of the Ebola virus has made its way to a new part of the world. This week, World Health Organization officials announced that the African nation of Ghana is now experiencing its first documented outbreak of Marburg. At least two people have contracted the disease so far, both of whom have died.

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9 Tips for Making the Most of an Airbnb Trip

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:10 AM PDT

There are a lot of different factors that combine to make a successful Airbnb trip, from scouting the most suitable location, to finding the lowest price, to ensuring everything is smoothly set up for your trip. We've got a few suggestions for tweaking every part of your Airbnb booking and travel process, so you can…

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Kevin Smith, Felicia Day, Stan Sakai, and More Reminisce About What Makes Comic-Con Matter

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 11:00 AM PDT

This week nerddom descends on San Diego for the long-awaited return of Comic-Con, after several years away. But what is it that keeps people of all stripes, from comics creatives to actors and directors, coming back year after year—except for all those times we couldn't in recent years? A new oral history about SDCC's…

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'Melted Runway' Halts Flights Out of British Military Base

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:05 AM PDT

According to reports from SkyNews in the United Kingdom, the country's largest Royal Air Force base—RAF Brize Norton—has ceased all incoming and outgoing flights as severe heat has allegedly caused the runway to melt.

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Mondo Has a Monstrous Amount of Godzilla Exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 10:00 AM PDT

When Godzilla wades ashore, he usually leaves a swath of destruction behind him. But if you're traveling to San Diego Comic-Con, the only swath of destruction might be to your wallet, courtesy of Mondo's many Godzilla and Godzilla-adjacent releases. Don't worry if you're not attending the con: some of these will also…

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Russia Fines Google $364 Million for Hosting Anti-Russian Videos

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:33 AM PDT

Google came under fire from Russian authorities yet again on Monday for the company's ongoing flubs in removing content that the country had deemed illegal. Specifically, according to an official Telegram post from the Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecom regulator, the company had failed to pull down clips from Russian…

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All the Movie News to Expect at San Diego Comic-Con 2022

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:30 AM PDT

Would you like to play a game? Once the San Diego Comic-Con schedule is out, you can begin to figure out what news might break at the event. For example, no Star Wars panel? There won't be Star Wars news. A big Marvel panel is happening? There will be big Marvel news. When you have that information, you can look at…

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Despite Recent Tensions, NASA and Roscosmos Sign Seat-Swap Agreement

Posted: 18 Jul 2022 09:00 AM PDT

It's been a rocky few months for U.S.-Russia relations, with discord between the two nations arising both on the ground and in space. Despite the current bad feelings, NASA and Roscosmos have finalized an agreement in which NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts will fly aboard each other's spacecraft.

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