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$2 Billion Wasn’t Enough to Keep Magic Leap Afloat, So Now It Wants to Find a Buyer

$2 Billion Wasn’t Enough to Keep Magic Leap Afloat, So Now It Wants to Find a Buyer

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$2 Billion Wasn't Enough to Keep Magic Leap Afloat, So Now It Wants to Find a Buyer After years of drumming up ridiculous hype, producing a mediocre product, and raising an absurd amount of money (a little over $2 billion, to be a little more precise), augmented-reality start-up Magic Leap is reportedly looking to sell itself. According to Bloomberg, a sale could net the company more than $10 billion—…Read more... Go to Source
Ice-Locked Arctic Science Expedition Faces Challenges After Team Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

Ice-Locked Arctic Science Expedition Faces Challenges After Team Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Ice-Locked Arctic Science Expedition Faces Challenges After Team Member Tests Positive for COVID-19 An individual involved with an international expedition to study the effects of climate change in the Arctic has tested positive for the coronavirus, in a development that could interrupt this important science mission.Read more... Go to Source
New Coronavirus Bill Aims to Help All Americans Vote From Home in Emergencies

New Coronavirus Bill Aims to Help All Americans Vote From Home in Emergencies

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New Coronavirus Bill Aims to Help All Americans Vote From Home in Emergencies In the wake of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation that—depending on the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States—may require all states to allow Americans to vote using absentee ballots in the upcoming…Read more... Go to Source
WHO Officially Declares a Pandemic, Decries ‘Alarming Levels of Inaction’

WHO Officially Declares a Pandemic, Decries ‘Alarming Levels of Inaction’

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WHO Officially Declares a Pandemic, Decries 'Alarming Levels of Inaction' COVID-19’s spread around the globe has passed the point of no return, according to the World Health Organization. On Wednesday, WHO officially declared the outbreak of disease caused by a novel coronavirus a pandemic, the second to have occurred in the 21st century. Meanwhile, the U.S. is scrambling to make screening…Read more... Go to Source
Turn Your old Commodore Computer Into a USB Keyboard With This Easy to Install Adapter

Turn Your old Commodore Computer Into a USB Keyboard With This Easy to Install Adapter

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Turn Your old Commodore Computer Into a USB Keyboard With This Easy to Install Adapter To some, the idea of a computer that didn’t ship with a screen is simply bizarre. To others, Commodore’s computers were where their obsession with technology and gadgets began, and those with fond memories of banging away on those old clackety keys will be happy to hear that a simple adapter turns the Commodore 128 …Read more... Go to Source
Some People in the U.S. Can’t Use Wifi Because of a Radio Telescope

Some People in the U.S. Can’t Use Wifi Because of a Radio Telescope

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Some People in the U.S. Can't Use Wifi Because of a Radio Telescope Greenbank, W. Va., is home to the world’s largest, fully steerable radio telescope. With a dish larger than a football field, it can capture the most minute signals from space. The tiny West Virginia town is also home to the National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square-mile area where cell service doesn’t exist, wifi…Read more... Go to Source
Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing to Open in Colorado But Patients Need a Doctor’s Note

Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing to Open in Colorado But Patients Need a Doctor’s Note

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Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing to Open in Colorado But Patients Need a Doctor's Note The state of Colorado is opening the country’s second drive-thru coronavirus testing station in Denver on Wednesday, according to a press release sent to Gizmodo late Tuesday. But there’s one catch: People can only get tested if they receive a doctor’s note recommending a test for the virus.Read more... Go to Source
Tessa Thompson Played the Kate Winslet Role in an Eternal Sunshine Live Read, and We Were There

Tessa Thompson Played the Kate Winslet Role in an Eternal Sunshine Live Read, and We Were There

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Tessa Thompson Played the Kate Winslet Role in an Eternal Sunshine Live Read, and We Were There Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a damn near perfect film. A film that has, and will, stand the test of time and should not be tinkered with or remade ever. But if—for one night only—you cast different famous actors in the roles and they read the script out loud for a live audience, that might be a nice way to…Read more... Go to Source
Dracula Will Rise Again From Director Karyn Kusama

Dracula Will Rise Again From Director Karyn Kusama

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Dracula Will Rise Again From Director Karyn Kusama We’ve known for awhile that Invisible Man was just the beginning of Universal’s “let’s try this again” revival of its monster series (after the Dark Universe flopped). Now, there’s another classic joining the list of upcoming projects: a brand-new take on Dracula from a director with major horror cred.Read more... Go to Source
This Chart Will Tell You What Kind Of Space-Based Sci-Fi You’re About To Watch Just By Looking At The Main Ship

This Chart Will Tell You What Kind Of Space-Based Sci-Fi You’re About To Watch Just By Looking At The Main Ship

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This Chart Will Tell You What Kind Of Space-Based Sci-Fi You're About To Watch Just By Looking At The Main Ship The other day, I was scrolling through Netflix, looking for a distraction from all the pain of my hair and all my terrible car opinions, seeking out some quality space-travel-focused sci-fi, because I love that crap. As I was scrolling, looking at the thumbnails of the various movies and shows and whatever, I realized…Read more... Go to Source
Google Asks All U.S. Staff to Work From Home as COVID-19 Spreads

Google Asks All U.S. Staff to Work From Home as COVID-19 Spreads

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Google Asks All U.S. Staff to Work From Home as COVID-19 Spreads Google has asked all of its North American employees—well over 100,000, counting all those working under parent company Alphabet, and a similarly massive number of contractors—to work from home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Business Insider reported on Tuesday.Read more... Go to Source
Quibi Accused of Stealing Its Core ‘Turnstyle’ Tech Just Weeks Ahead of Its Launch

Quibi Accused of Stealing Its Core ‘Turnstyle’ Tech Just Weeks Ahead of Its Launch

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Quibi Accused of Stealing Its Core 'Turnstyle' Tech Just Weeks Ahead of Its Launch With less than a month until Quibi officially launches, things appear to have gotten a little rocky for the mobile-first video streaming service. The company has been forced to cancel its star-studded launch event over coronavirus fears, and it’s now being accused of stealing its key feature from another video…Read more... Go to Source
You Can Finally See What Would’ve Happened If a Phone Poll Hadn’t Killed Jason Todd

You Can Finally See What Would’ve Happened If a Phone Poll Hadn’t Killed Jason Todd

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You Can Finally See What Would've Happened If a Phone Poll Hadn't Killed Jason Todd Jason Todd’s grim fate is one of the most infamous in superhero comics. Not just for the fact the boy wonder got brained by Batman’s most enduring foe, the Joker, or because he came back from it years later as the Red Hood. But instead, because it was a death mandated by an unprecedented reader poll—and now we have a…Read more... Go to Source
Apple Prepping iOS 14 for Expanded Mouse Support, Handwriting Conversion and More

Apple Prepping iOS 14 for Expanded Mouse Support, Handwriting Conversion and More

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Apple Prepping iOS 14 for Expanded Mouse Support, Handwriting Conversion and More Yesterday, hints in early code from iOS 14 suggested that Apple is working on bringing support for blood oxygen monitoring to the Apple Watch. But now, new info has revealed a load of other new features that could find their way into iOS 14 and iPadOS.Read more... Go to Source
CPAC Organizer Tells Everyone to ‘Calm Down’ Via Skype From Coronavirus Quarantine

CPAC Organizer Tells Everyone to ‘Calm Down’ Via Skype From Coronavirus Quarantine

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CPAC Organizer Tells Everyone to 'Calm Down' Via Skype From Coronavirus Quarantine Matt Schlapp, the organizer of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), insisted on Laura Ingraham’s show last night that everyone needs to “calm down” about the new coronavirus. Schlapp appeared on the Fox News program via Skype because he’s currently in self-quarantine over fears he may have been exposed…Read more... Go to Source
Doctor Who’s Patrick Troughton Was Nervous as Hell About Taking Over the Lead Role

Doctor Who’s Patrick Troughton Was Nervous as Hell About Taking Over the Lead Role

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Doctor Who's Patrick Troughton Was Nervous as Hell About Taking Over the Lead Role When Doctor Who first went through the process of swapping out the actor for its titular hero—something that’s now weaved into the very fabric of the show’s worldbuilding as the process of regeneration—there was no precedent for the cast or crew. Could the show work without William Hartnell? Could audiences accept a…Read more... Go to Source
DC’s Three Jokers Comic Will Revisit Batgirl and Red Hood’s Most Devastating Traumas

DC’s Three Jokers Comic Will Revisit Batgirl and Red Hood’s Most Devastating Traumas

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DC's Three Jokers Comic Will Revisit Batgirl and Red Hood's Most Devastating Traumas Both A Death in the Family and Batman: The Killing Joke are infamous for featuring stories in which the Joker waged war against the Dark Knight by targeting other members of Bat-Family, like Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon, in ways that left them brutalized. Read more... Go to Source