Senate Democrats’ Climate Plan Is a Step in the Right Direction—Except for One Glaring Omission
Senate Democrats released a long-awaited climate plan on Tuesday, continuing the seemingly endless flurry of recent climate reports released by Democratic party members in recent weeks. The new 255-page report is as comprehensive as it is disappointing.Read more...
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Social Distancing Is a Lot More Complicated Than Being 6 Feet Apart
The 6-foot rule for distancing from others during the covid-19 pandemic might be too rigid for its own good, a group of experts in the U.S. and UK are arguing. In a new paper out Tuesday, they make the case for adopting a more nuanced approach to staying safe, where people take into account things like whether they’re…Read more...
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'The Trifecta of Disasters' : This Black-Owned Business in New Orleans Survived Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill. Now It's Facing Covid-19
Karl Turner has loved seafood for a long time.Read more...
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Time Travel and Family Drama Make for a Bad Trip in Time Loop
Tenet might not be hitting Video on Demand because Warner Bros. is being stubborn, but it’s not the only time-bending saga out there. io9 can exclusively reveal the first trailer for 101 Films’ Time Loop, about a father and son who find themselves in the middle of a time paradox, unable to escape. Read more...
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The Razer Blade Pro 17 Is a Great Gaming Laptop But I'm Struggling to Be Impressed
Razer makes some of the highest quality and best-looking gaming laptops on the market. The matte black finish and clean, straight lines of the company’s Blade laptop series exude a subtle, mysterious look—almost as if they’re saying “You want to see power? I’ll show you power.” We’ve called the Blade laptops the…Read more...
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Trillions of Rogue Planets Could Be Careening Through Our Galaxy
A new estimate suggests the Milky Way contains more free-floating planets than stars. It’s a big claim, but an upcoming mission might actually prove it.Read more...
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In Apple and Epic’s First Hearing, Apple Wins the Right to Boot Fortnite, But Not Unreal Engine
Last week, Epic filed for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent Apple from terminating all of Epic’s developer accounts and cutting the company off from iOS and Mac development tools, which would go into affect on Friday August 28, 2020. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard…Read more...
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'Cocaine' Trends on Twitter During Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, with a star-studded line-up including a fossil fuels distributor, the St. Louis couple that pointed their guns at civil rights protesters, and the father of a shooting victim who says the way to stop school shootings is to arm teachers. But if you were on…Read more...
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Firefox's New Android Browser Is a Pretty Placebo For Your Privacy Woes
Every browser has a certain something to set it apart from the others. Edge has that logo. Chrome hogs your memory. And Mozilla’s Firefox really, really cares about your privacy. The idea of keeping your web-browsing experience personal is something the company’s been emphasizing in every product update for the past…Read more...
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The Flash Will Recast the Elongated Man, But He Won't Be Around Long
The future of the Elongated Man has been up in the air ever since actor Hartley Sawyer was fired from CW’s The Flash over past racist and misogynist tweets. Showrunner Eric Wallace revealed that the character will be recast in season seven for a brief but necessary appearance. However, the door is open for some…Read more...
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The NOS4A2 Season Finale Managed to Find Some Hope in Its Very Weird Darkness
AMC’s Joe Hill adaptation NOS4A2 wrapped up its second season last night. After bringing the epic conflict between TV’s oddest vampire and the motorcycle-riding young mom who’s trying to end his reign of terror to surreal heights in its second-to-last episode, the finale felt like a giant exhale...for the most part.Read more...
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Apple Reportedly Swallows Up VR Startup Spaces
Apple has quietly acquired VR startup Spaces, according to a Monday report by Protocol, though it’s not entirely clear role the company has to play in Apple’s AR and VR ambitions.Read more...
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These 7 Seconds of Cobra Kai Season 3 Are the Best Around
The wait for season three of Cobra Kai has been killer. Season two debuted in early 2019, one year after the first, but now it seems fans will have to wait until 2021 to see what happens next in the world of The Karate Kid. That long wait is one of many reasons why the first tease of season three is so insanely…Read more...
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U.S. Border Patrol Tried to Get Free Wall From We Build the Wall, Whose Leaders Are Facing Charges
Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border Patrol considered accepting sections of privately constructed U.S.-Mexico border wall from We Build the Wall, the GoFundMe-launched project whose leadership is now facing federal indictments.Read more...
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In Search of a Long-Term Reading Project? I Present to You the Boundless World of Comic Books
When quarantine first got underway I think we were all a bit overwhelmed by the immediate abundance of websites providing us with extensive lists of films, TV shows, books, and comics to catch up on in our new surplus of free time. I know I can’t have been the only person who suddenly found themselves with an…Read more...
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Internal USPS Documents Show How Much the Postmaster General Is Bombing at His Job
Documents displayed during Monday’s House Oversight Committee hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy show just how far behind the Postal Service has fallen since DeJoy took over in June.Read more...
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Breaking Down The Batman's First Trailer: Haunting Secrets and Enigmatic Clues
At DC Fandome this past weekend, Matt Reeves stunned us all with a first look at Robert Pattinson in action as the latest Dark Knight in The Batman. It didn’t just give us a good look at RBatz though: it was our first, proper look into the latest cinematic incarnation of Gotham City, and its many mysterious rogues.…Read more...
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Cheap Headphones, Power Banks, and More: RAVPower and TaoTronics Deals You Can't Pass Up
Featured Deal: RAVPower 10,000mAh Power Bank | $8 (code: BACK75)Read more...
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Why Scientists Are Wary of the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization of Plasma for Covid-19
On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced news that his administration had earlier advertised as a “breakthrough” development in the ongoing pandemic: The Food and Drug Administration would issue an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma donated from covid-19 survivors as a treatment for…Read more...
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Apple Has Finally Gotten Too Big for Its Britches
What started out as a battle between Apple and Epic over direct in-app purchases in Fortnite has evolved into an ill-advised, petty revenge scheme. On Sunday, Epic filed a new motion to bar Apple from revoking iOS and macOS support for its Unreal Engine while its other beef is ongoing. Read more...
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Anker's PowerExpand+ 7-in-1 USB-C Hub Covers All Your Data Transfer Needs, Now $26
Anker PowerExpand+ 7-in-1 USB-C Hub | $26 | Amazon | Use code AKCHUBPDRead more...
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The Making of Ellen DeGeneres, the Nicest Person on Television
Ellen DeGeneres was supposed to host the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16, 2001. But in the wake of September 11, the awards show was canceled twice, until finally, on November 4, DeGeneres hosted a more casual ceremony, to a seemingly reluctant crowd. It was an undoubtedly difficult task, to usher in…Read more...
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Happy Birthday, Windows 95
As of today, Windows 95—the first of the “modern” Microsoft OSes—is a quarter-century old. Happy birthday old friend. Read more...
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The Boys Season 2 Is a Scathing Sendup of Our Superhero-Obsessed World
The Boys’ abject disdain for traditional superheroes is palpable, which is one of the things that makes it so enjoyable to watch. One can’t help but realize that the creative minds behind Amazon’s adaptation of the comics really have a deep love for the genre they’re continuing to brutally lampoon in season two. Read more...
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Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?
For the most part, fictional characters rarely recognize when they’re trapped in a dystopia. Watching their neighbors get carted off for harboring subversive thoughts, they almost never say, “I wish we weren’t living in this dystopia.” To them, that dystopia is just life. Which suggests that—were we, at this moment,…Read more...
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Trump Exploring Ways to Release Coronavirus Vaccine Before Proper Trials: Report
President Donald Trump is exploring ways to release an experimental coronavirus vaccine before the 2020 presidential election in November, even if the vaccine doesn’t meet normal U.S. safety standards established by the FDA, according to a new report from the Financial Times. And while the news is not exactly a…Read more...
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Sea Monsters, Voice-Controlled Faucets, And an Ode to Flypaper: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Because I am, at my core, a basic bitch, I have a sign in my office that says “Today is a good day for a good day” (in garish sparkly gold and white letters naturally). It’s a sentiment that’s been harder to believe in these days, what with the universe apparently going through its rolodex of cataclysmic events, but I…Read more...
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