Astrophysicists Observe Star Dragging Space-Time
Astrophysicists Observe Star Dragging Space-Time
Scientists have observed a spinning star dragging space-time along with it, according to a new paper.Read more...
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Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors
Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors
Online dating is a hellscape, but the U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee is fed up with just how shitty apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr have been with regard to their users’ safety and privacy. Yesterday, it launched a new investigation into dating apps for doing an inadequate job of screening for…Read more...
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Delta and American Cancel All Flights to China for Months as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 213
Delta and American Cancel All Flights to China for Months as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 213
Delta and American airlines will cancel all flights to and from China as the confirmed death toll from the new coronavirus hits 213 and the number of confirmed cases reaches almost 10,000 worldwide, with over 100,000 more patients under medical observation.Read more...
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Tackle All of Your Next Home Projects With Up to 25% Off Select Ryobi and DEWALT Power Tools
Tackle All of Your Next Home Projects With Up to 25% Off Select Ryobi and DEWALT Power Tools
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Roku Drops Fox App Support Ahead of Super Bowl in Pissing Match Over Distribution Agreement
Roku Drops Fox App Support Ahead of Super Bowl in Pissing Match Over Distribution Agreement
Roku says that a “distribution agreement” with Fox is ending today, meaning that users hoping to watch the Big Game via Fox apps this weekend may be screwed.Read more...
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YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an ‘Autistic Fucking Wench’
YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an 'Autistic Fucking Wench'
YouTuber Josh Pieters has revealed that he pranked far right British commentator Katie Hopkins by flying her to Prague and presenting her with a fake award. Hopkins, who is frequently retweeted by President Trump and was recently suspended on Twitter, was awarded with the Campaign to Unify the Nation Trophy,…Read more...
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If You’re Going to Buy Her Lingerie for Valentine’s Day, Buy It From One of These Brands
If You’re Going to Buy Her Lingerie for Valentine’s Day, Buy It From One of These Brands
At the risk of mixing cultural metaphors, Valentine’s Day is the Super Bowl of men buying lingerie for their significant others. Christmas and Hanukkah are celebrated with family, usually, making sexy undergarments a less-than-ideal gift, while anniversaries call for nostalgic presents rather than romantic ones. As…Read more...
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It Grows
It Grows
Evil had a great holiday season: Amazon now has over 150 million Prime subscribers, the company announced in Q4 2019 numbers released on Thursday. The massive growth numbers sent the company’s market cap surging to over $1 trillion and made CEO Jeff Bezos an estimated $13.2 billion in a matter of minutes.Read more...
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Scientists Turned a Normal Jellyfish Into a Speedy Cyborg Jellyfish
Scientists Turned a Normal Jellyfish Into a Speedy Cyborg Jellyfish
Jellyfish are the most efficient swimmers in the ocean, albeit fairly slow ones. Researchers at Stanford University made a jellyfish swim three times faster by sticking a motor to it, creating a biohybrid robot with the jellyfish as the “scaffold.” Read more...
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Lego Masters’ Superstar Tells Us How to Become a Professional Builder
Lego Masters' Superstar Tells Us How to Become a Professional Builder
Wanting to make a show about Lego is one thing. Actually making a show about Lego is something else. You’d need an expert. Someone to make sure you were doing things right and had everything you need. You’d need someone like Nathan Sawaya.Read more...
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Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says
Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says
Commerce Department ghoul Wilbur Ross gloated about his belief the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China is good for JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! in an appearance on Fox Business on Thursday morning, even as the confirmed number of cases and deaths keep rising and experts worry of sustained global spread.Read more...
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Thursday’s Best Deals: Electric Blankets, Fancy Pajamas, Mucinex Gold Box, and More
Thursday's Best Deals: Electric Blankets, Fancy Pajamas, Mucinex Gold Box, and More
A Jack Link’s jerky Gold Box, refurbished MacBook Pros, and a Columbia sale lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
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Trump Regime Wants to Lift a Ban on Most U.S. Landmines
Trump Regime Wants to Lift a Ban on Most U.S. Landmines
The Trump regime is lifting an Obama-era ban on America’s deployment of most landmines in warzones, according to a new report from CNN as well as a cable from the U.S. State Department that was leaked to Vox.Read more...
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After an 80-Year Quest, Scientists Have Almost Certainly Discovered Metallic Hydrogen
After an 80-Year Quest, Scientists Have Almost Certainly Discovered Metallic Hydrogen
Newly published results offer compelling evidence that hydrogen is a metal at extremely high pressures. But is the research enough to convince the field at large that metallic hydrogen exists? Read more...
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Amazon’s Clearing Out Refurbished MacBook Pros With This One-Day Sale
Amazon's Clearing Out Refurbished MacBook Pros With This One-Day Sale
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The Reborn GMC Hummer EV Truck Will Have 1,000 HP, 11,500 Lb-Ft Of Torque
The Reborn GMC Hummer EV Truck Will Have 1,000 HP, 11,500 Lb-Ft Of Torque
Hummer is dead no more. It will be officially reborn as the GMC Hummer EV, GMC’s first all-electric truck, to be built at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. And its numbers are unreal.Read more...
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Here’s How to Download Over 100,000 Artworks from Paris Museums for Free Online
Here's How to Download Over 100,000 Artworks from Paris Museums for Free Online
Art lovers now have more than 100,000 works of art from Paris museums at their fingertips to download and use as they please, courtesy of a recently announced initiative from the Paris Musées.Read more...
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The First Reactions to Birds of Prey Praise Its High-Energy Action and Fun Characters
The First Reactions to Birds of Prey Praise Its High-Energy Action and Fun Characters
Birds of Prey doesn’t open for another week and a half, but critics who got an early peek at the much-anticipated adventures of the fantabulous Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and company are taking to social media to share their first impressions. We’ve rounded up a batch of them up for your convenience!Read more...
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For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters
For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters
In the penultimate issue of Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia’s House of X, Charles Xavier’s grand plan to ensure that no X-Men ever truly die again is revealed. In the months since then, the concept of death has become something different for the world’s population of mutants. People carrying x-genes…Read more...
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Mark Zuckerberg to Somehow Become Even More Unlikable in the 2020s, Mark Zuckerberg Says
Mark Zuckerberg to Somehow Become Even More Unlikable in the 2020s, Mark Zuckerberg Says
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has an ominous message for the rest of us: You may not like me, but you will understand me.Read more...
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The Final Scene of Arrow Came to Its Producer…Mid-Meditation
The Final Scene of Arrow Came to Its Producer...Mid-Meditation
There’s something very DC/CW-niverse-y about the idea that Arrow—the show that started it all as a grounded and (occasionally) self-serious comic book adaptation—got the inspiration for its very last scene from someone who was mid-tranquil-state. You could almost say it appeared as a vision.Read more...
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Blizzard Owns Your Custom Warcraft 3: Reforged Games
Blizzard Owns Your Custom Warcraft 3: Reforged Games
It is a fact somewhat lost to time—though certainly not one Blizzard will ever forget—that the eternally enduring MOBA genre got its start in Blizzard games. Riot and Valve, however, ended up reaping the rewards of seeds that were sown by custom game-makers in StarCraft and Warcraft 3. After a 2012 lawsuit, Valve even…Read more...
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A History of Star Trek’s Uneasy Relationship With Androids
A History of Star Trek's Uneasy Relationship With Androids
Sci-fi has been fascinated with sentient synthetic life since its earliest days, but Star Trek, in particular, has had quite the tumultuous history with its own consideration of androids and their place in its far future. From classic interpretations of sinister ‘bots to one of the franchise’s most beloved characters,…Read more...
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Santa Cruz Is the Latest U.S. City to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
Santa Cruz Is the Latest U.S. City to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
As cannabis becomes widely decriminalized, another drug-legalization movement in the U.S. is picking up steam. On Tuesday, the city council of Santa Cruz, California voted to decriminalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms within its borders. It’s now the third city in the U.S. to have done so.Read more...
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These Soft Robots ‘Sweat’ to Keep Cool
These Soft Robots 'Sweat' to Keep Cool
An international team of scientists has developed a soft robotic hand that literally perspires in response to excess heat. This innovative concept could improve the durability and endurance of robots, while also allowing them to work in extreme environments. Read more...
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What Does the New Emoji Sign Say?
What Does the New Emoji Sign Say?
More than 100 new emoji were officially announced on Wednesday, among them more inclusive emoji, a “pinched fingers emoji,” and a dodo bird. But one emoji in particular—the newly introduced placard—confounded Gizmodo staffers, all of whom read radically different wording on the sign.Read more...
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Two Satellites Could Smash Into Each Other Over the U.S. Tonight
Two Satellites Could Smash Into Each Other Over the U.S. Tonight
A pair of decommissioned satellites are at risk of colliding later today, potentially producing hundreds if not thousands of new pieces of space debris. Regardless of what happens, however, this incident illustrates our dire need for sensible space management practices. Read more...
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Wednesday’s Best Deals: Everlane Choose What You Pay, Rice Cooker, Puzzles, and More
Wednesday's Best Deals: Everlane Choose What You Pay, Rice Cooker, Puzzles, and More
A PC accessory Gold Box, Timbuk2 sale, $5 ring light and an AOC monitor lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...
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