sábado, 2 de julho de 2022


How Universal's E.T. Adventure Ride Still Captures the Magic of the Movie

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 05:00 PM PDT

There's a timelessness to Steven Spielberg's E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial—which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year—that can't be denied. It encompasses movie magic on a level that transcends the screen through its music and its story of a friendship between a boy and an alien that defies the odds. It's set to…

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This Week's Toy News Definitely Bent Your Wookiee

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 04:00 PM PDT

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest nerdy toy news. This week wraps up Obi-Wan Wednesdays with two more Hasbro figures, Super7 heads back to Springfield and beyond for even more Simpsons Ultimates, and: do you dare to bop Darth Vader? Check it out!

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The 12 Scariest Episodes of Star Trek

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 03:15 PM PDT

This week's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds delivered what might just be the closest Star Trek has ever gotten to an episode of genuine horror. Jump scares, tension, blood, gore, and lots of screaming, it had it all—but it's far from the first time Trek's trended terrifying. Here's a few more of our creepy favorites.

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Spoilers of the Week: July 1st

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 02:30 PM PDT

Star Trek Release Dates: When to Expect All the New and Returning Shows

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 02:05 PM PDT

Trying to keep track of what's coming in the realm of Star Trek feels like trying to stop a tribble from procreating. Before even more new series get announced, here's our guide of when to expect all the new Star Trek shows, the returns of familiar favorites, and what else is in the works right now. Engage!

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Here's What's Actually in Disney's Absurd $5,000 Star Wars Cocktail

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 01:15 PM PDT

If you've been curious to know what's in that infamous $5,000 Star Wars-themed drink, it's no longer a complete mystery. The Kaiburr Crystal, available exclusively aboard the Disney Wish cruise ship in its Hyperspace Lounge, is an extravagantly presented, themed cocktail that should come with the camtono it's served…

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Privacy Advocates Lambast Virginia for Ditching Police Facial Recognition Ban

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 12:58 PM PDT

A patchwork of individual state privacy laws isn't filling the hole left by absent federal government regulation on facial recognition. Virginia, which approved a ban on local police use of biometric identification tools around a year ago, formally bailed on the law's most substantive measures on Friday. Now, under an…

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How to Know If You're Dangerously Overheated

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 12:50 PM PDT

We're only two weeks into summer, and heatwaves are already scorching the United States. Memphis, Tennessee hit a daily record high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 °C) on June 17. Three days later Houston, Texas hit a daily record of 102 degrees (39 °C). Multiple regions of the country have seen dangerous

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Black Tesla Workers Say They Were Called the N-Word on Factory Floors

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 12:39 PM PDT

A group of Black Tesla employees have filed suit against the company, claiming that they were subjected to racial discrimination at its factories in California. Tesla is facing at least 10 suits alleging sexual or racial harassment, including one recently filed by a Tesla shareholder accusing the company of harboring…

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Watch Hideaki Anno Live His Best Life as Shin Ultraman's Mocap Actor

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 12:30 PM PDT

Hideaki Anno seems to just be doing whatever the hell he wants after he finally wrapped up Neon Genesis Evangelion (for now, at least). He got to make an Ultraman movie and he's now directing a Kamen Rider one, letting him live out creating a new chapter for two of his lifelong superhero obsessions. And it turns out…

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The Original Plans for the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series Were Wild

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 11:40 AM PDT

Whether you loved the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series or it left you feeling disconnected from the Force of the Star Wars franchise, it's interesting to think about the show we might have gotten. While we heard earlier this week that the show planned to kill off the villain Reva, and that the initial plan was to make a…

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Raspberry Pi Pico W Adds Wi-Fi, Costs Just $6

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 11:30 AM PDT

Raspberry Pi is adding to its family of ultra-low-cost microcontrollers with the debut of three new Pico models. Perhaps the one DIYers will be most excited to see is the Pico W, an exact copy of the original Pico except with the addition of 802.11 Wi-Fi connectivity, a feature that will significantly enhance the…

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Yellowstone Bison Clearly Fed Up With People After Third Goring of 2022

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 11:18 AM PDT

To "gore" is to "pierce or wound with something pointy (such as a horn or knife)," according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. With that context, I can now tell you that a 71-year-old woman was gored by a bison this week in Yellowstone National Park.

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A Fleet of Confused Self-Driving Cars Stopped in the Middle of a Street for Hours

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 11:09 AM PDT

Have autonomous driving cars reached AI sentience? Are the robotaxis planning a robo-takeover? It seemed like they might be when they blocked traffic for hours Tuesday night in San Francisco. Then, when you looked a bit closer, you could see that that the eight self-driving Cruise vehicles had navigated to the same…

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Elon Musk's Starlink Can Now Beam Wifi to Cars, Boats, and Planes

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 10:45 AM PDT

Starlink just got the green light to expand on land, air and sea. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized SpaceX to provide Starlink wifi to vehicles in motion, including semitrucks and RVs, planes, and boats.

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The Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Streaming in July 2022

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 10:40 AM PDT

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most.

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Climate Change Is Shifting How Plants Evolve. Seed Banks May Have to Adapt, Too

Posted: 01 Jul 2022 10:38 AM PDT

The ancestor of your stir-fry might be growing closer than you think. Wild field mustard, or Brassica rapa, is an unassuming plant that reaches a couple of feet tall and produces clusters of small, yellow flowers perched atop spindly green stalks. It is the nearest wild relative to such produce aisle hits as turnips,…

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