Jupiter Just Sprouted a Brand New Spot
An amateur astronomer in South Africa has detected a bright new surface feature rising above the cloud tops on Jupiter.Read more...
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The UN Just Made It Easier for Airlines to Pollute
A United Nations council of 36 countries has agreed on a major change to the main global scheme addressing the climate impact of aviation, a move expected to remove requirements for airlines to offset emissions for several years.Read more...
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Complete With Wireless Charging, EarFun Free True Wireless Buds Have a Lot to Offer for the Price
15% off EarFun Free True Wireless Earbuds | Amazon | Clip CouponRead more...
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Democrats’ Big Climate Plan Includes Studying the Risky Idea of Blocking Out the Sun
This week, Democrats on the House Select Committee for the Climate Crisis put out their big ol’ climate plan. There’s plenty in the report to show Democrats’ priorities on climate should they retake the White House and Senate this fall, including how they would approach a controversial topic.Read more...
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Save Hundreds on Dell Laptops and Desktops During the 4th of July Sale
Featured Deal: Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor (+$100 Gift Card) | $375Read more...
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Senate Turns Shitty Orwellian Surveillance Bill Into Pointless Bill That Mostly Undermines Free Speech
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance the EARN IT Act, a ruinous waste of bipartisanship that once threatened to destroy online platforms should they refuse to grant federal agencies unfettered access to the private communications of their users. The bill was designed to preclude…Read more...
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Ubisoft Announces Plans To Shake Up The Company’s All White Male Editorial Group
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced today in an email to employees that the game publisher will be revising the composition of its currently all white male Editorial Department which oversees creative decisions across all of its global studios. He also outlined other measures to try to address a recent wave of…Read more...
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Time to Take an Epic Flight Over This Frozen Martian Crater
Korolev crater on Mars—the largest ice skating rink in the solar system, basically—has never looked more enthralling than it does in this impressive new visualization.Read more...
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The Great Barrier Reef Is Bleaching—but These Striking Deep-Sea Coral Gardens Near It Are Hanging on
The Great Barrier Reef has been having a rough year. Warm waters have led to record coral bleaching this year and could hasten the reef’s die-off. But while surface corals are suffering, nearly a mile beneath the surface, deep-sea corals near the Great Barrier Reef are thriving.Read more...
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Facebook Is Biased Against Black Workers, New Complaint Says
Facebook is facing new allegations of racial discrimination by an African American manager and two Black job applicants whose qualifications reportedly exceeded the requirements but were nevertheless rejected, according to the Washington Post.Read more...
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Court Rules Facebook Widgets Can Be Considered Wiretaps
For a long time, different people would typically give you different answers about which Silicon Valley giant is, definitively, The Worst. Recently though, Facebook seems to be the name that comes up first in a lot of people’s minds, for any number of reasons. Maybe it’s the way the company’s CEO just stood there…Read more...
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New Zealand Health Official Resigns Over Two Covid-19 Cases Imported From Britain
New Zealand’s top health official stepped down on Thursday following a relatively minor scandal that shows the enormous difference in how the U.S. and other wealthy countries are dealing with the covid-19 pandemic. Read more...
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Work From Home Without Distraction: The Headphones Gizmodo and Lifehacker Recommend
Ask any seasoned home office worker, and they’ll probably tell you that a good pair of headphones or earbuds is crucial to staying focused and drowning out the noise of your uncontrollable surroundings. There’s no need to listen to your neighbors having their trees trimmed at 7 AM sharp or your roommate’s hourly…Read more...
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Cinemark Will Require Face Masks in Movie Theaters, After All
Cinemark will, in fact, require you to wear a face mask in its theaters after first releasing a murky policy that encouraged—but did not require—face coverings. That policy naturally received blowback as we have been, and continue to be, in the midst of a deadly pandemic.Read more...
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Rapid Antibody Testing Won’t Reliably Tell You If You’ve Had Coronavirus, Review Finds
A new review out Wednesday paints a sorry picture about the state of antibody tests meant to find out whether you’ve ever had covid-19. It suggests that these tests range wildly in accuracy from manufacturer to manufacturer, with tests that quickly return results at the doctor’s office faring so badly that they…Read more...
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The Expanse Studio Is Investigating Cas Anvar for Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Alcon Entertainment, the studio behind The Expanse, has started an investigation into actor Cas Anvar after multiple reports of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior surfaced online last week. Anvar, who has denied the allegations, said he plans to cooperate.Read more...
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Gold Mining Is Hurting the Amazon's Ability to Store Carbon
Gold mining is becoming an increasingly dangerous threat to the Amazon. A new study has found that barely any trees or plants grow where mines once sat. This is bad news for the wildlife that depends on vegetation for habitat. Without trees or vegetation, though, the Amazon also can’t store as much carbon to prevent…Read more...
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This $15 Rainbow Card Turns Your Smartphone Into a Highly Accurate Color Picker
Designers often rely on their smartphones for snapping a quick photo of something that inspires them, but Pantone has found a way to turn their smartphone into a genuine design tool. As part of a new online service, it’s created a small card that can be used to accurately sample real world colors by simply holding the…Read more...
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Shell Is the Latest Oil Company to Do a Belly Flop
We’re halfway through 2020, and I think we can all safely say it’s been a pretty terrible year. There’s been so much terrible stuff in the past two months alone, I can’t even remember the bad stuff that happened in January. But I’m sure it sucked.Read more...
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Trump Apparently Tries to Summon Ghost of Dead Sex Pest Roger Ailes Through Twitter
President Donald Trump wants to know where former Fox News co-founder and frequently accused sexual harasser Roger Ailes might be hiding during these difficult times. The answer, of course, is that Ailes died in 2017. But that didn’t stop Trump from apparently trying to summon the Fox News icon’s ghost through the…Read more...
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This Could Finally Be the Year of E Ink, Seriously
Picture this: a screen that doesn’t give you eye fatigue after staring at it for a long period of time, lasts for weeks on a single charge, and offers glorious full color.Read more...
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This Year's iPhone Might Not Come With a Charger, but These Power Bricks and Cables Are Better Anyway
Rumors are circulating that Apple won’t be including a charger or earbuds in this year’s iPhones. As annoying as this is—since I doubt Apple will be dropping the price of the phone to match—the fact of the matter is that the bundled chargers weren’t that great anyway. If you have to buy another charger, skip Apple’s…Read more...
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Vizio's New Cheap TVs Could Be a Perfect Reason to Buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X
Vizio is clearly courting gamers with its new collection of 4K TVs, out now, that feature all the essentials needed for next-gen consoles, including HDMI 2.1—crucial for TVs with high refresh rates—in addition to HDR and 4K. You’ll have to wait for the company’s highly anticipated OLED units until a little later this…Read more...
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Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colors of Ancient Insects
Fossils rarely retain evidence of an organism’s original color, but these 99-million-year-old amber fossils found in Myanmar are revealing the vibrant hues of another world. Read more...
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