Tuesday, June 23
Shadow

Science, Tech and Gadgets

An Interrogation Takes a Bizarre Turn in This Clip From Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Proximity

An Interrogation Takes a Bizarre Turn in This Clip From Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Proximity

Science, Tech and Gadgets
An Interrogation Takes a Bizarre Turn in This Clip From Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Proximity Eric Demeusy is mostly known as a visual effects artist—he won an Emmy for his work on Stranger Things and was nominated for Jessica Jones, and he worked on Game of Thrones too. But he’s also a director (we quite enjoyed his Boba Fett fan film) with his first sci-fi feature on the way, and we’ve got a clip to share!Read more... Go to Source
Australia’s Wildlife Just Can’t Catch a Break

Australia’s Wildlife Just Can’t Catch a Break

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Australia's Wildlife Just Can't Catch a Break When flames engulfed the Australian countryside last summer, Thelma Johnson was grateful the winds didn’t send the fires her way. She helped found the Southern Highlands Koala Sanctuary, located in Canyonleigh, New South Wales, which was spared by the monstrous bushfires that affected more than 12 million acres in the…Read more... Go to Source
Monday’s Best Deals: Ella Paradis Vibrator Giveaway, Game Pass BOGO, Eufy RoboVacs, 20% Off Ulta Products, and More

Monday’s Best Deals: Ella Paradis Vibrator Giveaway, Game Pass BOGO, Eufy RoboVacs, 20% Off Ulta Products, and More

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Monday's Best Deals: Ella Paradis Vibrator Giveaway, Game Pass BOGO, Eufy RoboVacs, 20% Off Ulta Products, and More A Kyoko 8" chef knife, a Game Pass BOGO deal, Leaf & Clay subscription, an Eufy robovac sale, a sleep sound machine, an Ella Paradis giveaway, Airpods 2, and more headline Monday’s best deals.Read more... Go to Source
Apple’s Upcoming Headphones Might Be Called AirPods Studio, Which Makes No Sense

Apple’s Upcoming Headphones Might Be Called AirPods Studio, Which Makes No Sense

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Apple’s Upcoming Headphones Might Be Called AirPods Studio, Which Makes No Sense For tiny little devices that you pop in your ears for listening to music, the name AirPods makes a lot of sense. Even when Apple released high-end in-air earbuds with a slightly different design and built-in noise canceling, the AirPods name still held up. But when it comes to over-the-ear headphones, continuing to…Read more... Go to Source
19 Dead After Iranian Navy Accidentally Hits Own Ship During Training Exercise

19 Dead After Iranian Navy Accidentally Hits Own Ship During Training Exercise

Science, Tech and Gadgets
19 Dead After Iranian Navy Accidentally Hits Own Ship During Training Exercise Iran’s military accidentally hit one of its own ships with a missile during a training exercise on Sunday, according to a new report from Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. At least 19 people were killed and 15 were wounded, according to several reports early Monday, a substantial revision from earlier official…Read more... Go to Source
Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week Yes, dear readers, another week has gone by. I’m just as amazed as you are. Although time has just about thrown me for a loop, I’ve been taking comfort in checking out what my favorite cats on Instagram are up to. It’s soothing to see them sleep the days away and play with their toys as if nothing was happening. I bet…Read more... Go to Source
Eager for Manufacturing Independence, Feds Eye Bringing Chip Production Stateside: Report

Eager for Manufacturing Independence, Feds Eye Bringing Chip Production Stateside: Report

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Eager for Manufacturing Independence, Feds Eye Bringing Chip Production Stateside: Report The coronavirus pandemic has kicked the Trump administration’s concerns regarding America’s dependence on Asian factories for supplying critical technology into overdrive. According to a new Wall Street Journal report, officials are in talks with several semiconductor companies about potentially building chip…Read more... Go to Source
The Nation’s Top Health Leaders Are In Coronavirus Quarantine

The Nation’s Top Health Leaders Are In Coronavirus Quarantine

Science, Tech and Gadgets
The Nation’s Top Health Leaders Are In Coronavirus Quarantine Some of the nation’s top health leaders are in coronavirus quarantine, including its leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a worrying sign that the virus is managing to spread between the people in charge of making highly important decisions about the pandemic.Read more... Go to Source
Michael Dougherty Made a Video Tribute to All of the Horror Movies Moments Guiding Him Through the Pandemic

Michael Dougherty Made a Video Tribute to All of the Horror Movies Moments Guiding Him Through the Pandemic

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Michael Dougherty Made a Video Tribute to All of the Horror Movies Moments Guiding Him Through the Pandemic One pretty common response to awful events in real life like the pandemic, and the illness causing it, covid-19, is to relate it to movies. For those of us who are more privileged, media is a key way we brush up with our biggest, most primal terrors. So when authentically scary things happen in reality, it feels,…Read more... Go to Source
After Screaming About Discrimination, Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Silently Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit

After Screaming About Discrimination, Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Silently Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit

Science, Tech and Gadgets
After Screaming About Discrimination, Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Silently Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit More than two years later, the battle between ex-Google engineer James Damore and the company is over, although we won’t know much about how it ended. Earlier this week, Damore and three other men asked a California court to dismiss the lawsuit, which claimed that the company discriminated against conservative white…Read more... Go to Source
Here’s a First Look at the Tech Behind Sony’s Finger-Tracking VR Controllers

Here’s a First Look at the Tech Behind Sony’s Finger-Tracking VR Controllers

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Here's a First Look at the Tech Behind Sony's Finger-Tracking VR Controllers Thanks to a few patent filings that have surfaced over the last two years, we’ve had an idea that Sony’s been tinkering with finger-tracking technology for a line of new VR motion controllers. It’s still unclear whether these controllers are intended to be a successor to PlayStation Move or part of the kit for the…Read more... Go to Source
Tesla Sues California Health Officials After Elon Musk Threatens To Move Factory [UPDATED]

Tesla Sues California Health Officials After Elon Musk Threatens To Move Factory [UPDATED]

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Tesla Sues California Health Officials After Elon Musk Threatens To Move Factory [UPDATED] A mere five days after welcoming his son, little X Æ A-12, into the world, Elon Musk went on a tear on Twitter, angry that officials in the state of California won’t be signing off on getting Tesla factories up and running in the middle of a pandemic after all. Read more... Go to Source
Mike Flanagan Is Returning to the Stephen King Well With an Adaptation of Revival

Mike Flanagan Is Returning to the Stephen King Well With an Adaptation of Revival

Science, Tech and Gadgets
Mike Flanagan Is Returning to the Stephen King Well With an Adaptation of Revival Mike Flanagan is one of the most successful modern-day adapters of Stephen King, managing to turn Doctor Sleep, a pretty messy novel by any standard, into a fascinating and thoughtful consideration of The Shining and its legacy as a story and a film. So he’s doing the only natural thing and going back for more. Read more... Go to Source
All California Voters Will Get Mail-In Ballots for November Election Amid Coronavirus Concerns

All California Voters Will Get Mail-In Ballots for November Election Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Science, Tech and Gadgets
All California Voters Will Get Mail-In Ballots for November Election Amid Coronavirus Concerns California’s 20 million-plus registered voters will be issued mail-in ballots for the upcoming November election, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday. In-person voting will remain available, albeit with new restrictions due to public health concerns regarding the covid-19 pandemic.Read more... Go to Source
I Asked a Linguist to Pronounce X Æ A-12. He Couldn’t

I Asked a Linguist to Pronounce X Æ A-12. He Couldn’t

Science, Tech and Gadgets
I Asked a Linguist to Pronounce X Æ A-12. He Couldn't In the days following the birth of X Æ A-12, a human baby recently born to Grimes and fathered by Elon Musk, I have tried my best to just ignore the fact that two wealthy people have procreated and saddled that progeny with a code from a rejected Dan Brown novel rather than a name. But upon hearing both parents’…Read more... Go to Source