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Oh, So We’re Doing This Section 230 Bullshit Again

Oh, So We’re Doing This Section 230 Bullshit Again

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Oh, So We're Doing This Section 230 Bullshit Again Republicans in the Senate unveiled the party’s latest piece of political theater attacking Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act on Tuesday—the latest in a string of GOP proposals that are either legal gibberish or dead on arrival so long as Democrats have strong footing in at least one chamber of Congress.Read more... Go to Source
Apple Says ‘Epic’s Conduct Threatens the Very Existence of the iOS Ecosystem’ in Countersuit

Apple Says ‘Epic’s Conduct Threatens the Very Existence of the iOS Ecosystem’ in Countersuit

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Apple Says 'Epic’s Conduct Threatens the Very Existence of the iOS Ecosystem' in Countersuit The showdown between Apple and Epic Games shows no signs of being over. Apple filed its countersuit today against the Fortnite maker, seeking compensatory and punitive damages in addition to asking the court to hold Epic accountable for its contractual obligations with Apple. Read more... Go to Source
What’s the Best Electric Toothbrush?

What’s the Best Electric Toothbrush?

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What's the Best Electric Toothbrush? I’m sure I’m not alone in how I choose to allocate all this extra quarantine time we’ve gotten. Between movies, gaming, and all the random stuff on social media that brings my perspective on humanity into constant question, I’ve spent a lot more time entertaining myself recently, and that naturally means more snacks…Read more... Go to Source
Knife’s Out

Knife’s Out

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Knife's Out You might think you know everything you need to know about a guy based solely on the fact that he refers to himself as “Knife Dog,” and mostly you’d be right. A personal arsenal of swords and knives? Obviously. A soft spot for gruesome medical conditions? You betcha. An air of intellectual superiority exposed by…Read more... Go to Source
Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

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Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter If Mark Zuckerberg’s concerned citizen act has convinced you that Facebook’s trying really, really hard, or that the company is too big to possibly moderate hate on its platform, read this resignation letter from software engineer Ashok Chandwaney. After five and a half years at the company, they’ve unequivocally…Read more... Go to Source
Google’s Taking on Robocallers With a New Kind of Caller ID

Google’s Taking on Robocallers With a New Kind of Caller ID

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Google's Taking on Robocallers With a New Kind of Caller ID The rise of text-based messaging has caused the public to treat every voice call as potential spam, and the robocall industry has responded by increasing its attempts to get us on the line. It’s an untenable arms race that arguably makes our devices less useful. On Tuesday, Google announced a new program that seeks to…Read more... Go to Source
Inside Project Veritas’s Cynical, Transphobic Outing of a 65-Year-Old Fast Food Worker

Inside Project Veritas’s Cynical, Transphobic Outing of a 65-Year-Old Fast Food Worker

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Inside Project Veritas's Cynical, Transphobic Outing of a 65-Year-Old Fast Food Worker Vincent Marzello didn’t expect to be chatting with a stranger. The 65-year-old from West Lebanon, New Hampshire, sat at a computer in his local library, where he could get 30 minutes of internet, his only real online access. As Marzello remembers it, a youngish, blonde man struck up a conversation: he was from…Read more... Go to Source
China: Hear Me Out on This New Internet Plan

China: Hear Me Out on This New Internet Plan

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China: Hear Me Out on This New Internet Plan “Which global power will win the moral high ground for global internet security standards?,” asked nobody. But the US and China are locked in competition for the title nonetheless. Today, China served its own counter-proposal for the global internet, in what will predictably become a pointless, boring bit of…Read more... Go to Source
That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)

That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)

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That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One) President Donald Trump, America’s most prominent white supremacist, has celebrated the so-called “Trump boat parades” that have popped up across the country, a frightening symbol of 21st century fascism and the people who are normalizing it. But just like everything else tinged with politics in 2020, there’s a lot of…Read more... Go to Source
TikTok’s Scrambling to Keep a Suicide Video from Going Viral

TikTok’s Scrambling to Keep a Suicide Video from Going Viral

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TikTok's Scrambling to Keep a Suicide Video from Going Viral A video that shows a man shooting himself with a gun began circulating on TikTok this weekend, and the company has been racing to keep it from spreading further. But some users say the disturbing clip is still popping up in their feeds, sparking concerns about the efficacy of TikTok’s moderation systems. Read more... Go to Source
Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’

Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’

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Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’ The International Olympic Committee wants the world to get something clear: It is not postponing the Olympic Games again. In fact, as uneasy as that sounds at the moment given that more than 27 million coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide, the IOC has said that the games will be held “without or without…Read more... Go to Source
13 Goofy Star Wars Aliens Who Deserve to Be Goofy Jedi

13 Goofy Star Wars Aliens Who Deserve to Be Goofy Jedi

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13 Goofy Star Wars Aliens Who Deserve to Be Goofy Jedi For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Then they fucked it all up. Hard. No matter which era of the Star Wars movies you’re looking at, the Jedi could badly need some new blood. Why not make it extremely new blood? There’s still a bevy of alien…Read more... Go to Source
China Launched and Landed a Secret Reusable Spacecraft While You Weren’t Looking

China Launched and Landed a Secret Reusable Spacecraft While You Weren’t Looking

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China Launched and Landed a Secret Reusable Spacecraft While You Weren’t Looking In recent days, China has quietly launched a secret reusable spacecraft, left it in orbit for two days and safely landed it back on Earth. And although the spacecraft is top secret—we’re not even privy to its design—there are some things that China apparently wants the world to know about it. Read more... Go to Source
Monday’s Best Deals: LG 55-inch Smart TV, NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, Vava Dash Cam, Nesco Digital Food Dehydrator, Free Black Panther Comics, and More

Monday’s Best Deals: LG 55-inch Smart TV, NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, Vava Dash Cam, Nesco Digital Food Dehydrator, Free Black Panther Comics, and More

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Monday's Best Deals: LG 55-inch Smart TV, NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, Vava Dash Cam, Nesco Digital Food Dehydrator, Free Black Panther Comics, and More A LG 55-inch Nano 8 Series 4K LED Smart TV, the NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, a Vava 1080p dash cam, the Nesco Digital Pro Food Dehydrator and Jerky Maker, and free Black Panther digital comics lead Monday’s best deals.Read more... Go to Source
Chaos Rising Is a Fascinating, Inscrutably Alien Look Into One of Star Wars’ Most Mysterious Species

Chaos Rising Is a Fascinating, Inscrutably Alien Look Into One of Star Wars’ Most Mysterious Species

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Chaos Rising Is a Fascinating, Inscrutably Alien Look Into One of Star Wars' Most Mysterious Species Star Wars races, by and large, aren’t really all that alien. The ones that are tend to be there more for background flavor, because the races we do spend time with are either humans, or just human-ish enough that what little we learn about their cultures already feels familiar. But the Chiss, the people of Thrawn…Read more... Go to Source
The Scariest Holiday Based on Its Number of Horror Movies

The Scariest Holiday Based on Its Number of Horror Movies

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The Scariest Holiday Based on Its Number of Horror Movies Everyone loves a holiday, whether its celebratory activities involve opening gifts, popping off fireworks, or just getting together with family to fight about politics. However, they’re not always a good time. Holidays can be horrifying, but which one is the scariest? That’s what we’re here to find out.Read more... Go to Source
Yes, You Can Run Doom on an Electronic Pregnancy Test—But There’s One Big Catch

Yes, You Can Run Doom on an Electronic Pregnancy Test—But There’s One Big Catch

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Yes, You Can Run Doom on an Electronic Pregnancy Test—But There's One Big Catch The ability to run id Software’s classic first-person-shooter has practically become a rite of passage for any gadget worth its salt. And while I’d like to say we can welcome electronic pregnancy tests into the hall of unlikely Doom consoles (right alongside ATMs, Nokia phones, and pianos) I’m afraid that, in the end,…Read more... Go to Source
Lovecraft Country Is Getting to the Root of Everyone’s Pain

Lovecraft Country Is Getting to the Root of Everyone’s Pain

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Lovecraft Country Is Getting to the Root of Everyone's Pain Much as each of Lovecraft Country’s episodes have further expanded upon its strange world of eldritch magic and white supremacist occultists seeking to control it, the show’s never lost sight of the fact that it’s telling a complicated story about multiple generations of interconnected Black families working though…Read more... Go to Source
What Would Happen If All Personal Data Leaked at Once?

What Would Happen If All Personal Data Leaked at Once?

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What Would Happen If All Personal Data Leaked at Once? Subconsciously, on some level, we’re all waiting for it: the leak that wrecks society and confirms what we all know already, namely that the mass transfer of our inmost secrets/shames to Facebook, Google, et. al. was never not going to end in flames. Who among us will emerge looking halfway human, let alone “good,”…Read more... Go to Source
An Exploding Tundra, Voter Fraud, and Ancient Singing Dogs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

An Exploding Tundra, Voter Fraud, and Ancient Singing Dogs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

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An Exploding Tundra, Voter Fraud, and Ancient Singing Dogs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week We’re in September, y’all. I just...I can’t right now. I keep remembering that fact when I feel the errant chilly breeze when I’m out walking my dog or catch sight of stores selling Halloween decorations and it keeps blowing my mind. Nine months! We’re nine months into 2020 and yet 2019 feels like a lifetime ago.Read more... Go to Source
Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

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Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe Pharmaceutical companies are aiming to assuage the public’s anxiety, ever inflamed by a selfish U.S. president, over the safety of coronavirus vaccines. To calm fears, big-name drug makers like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna will sign a joint statement to demonstrate their commitment to safety and effectiveness.…Read more... Go to Source