DC Is Suing DoorDash Over Its Predatory Tip-Skimming Scheme DoorDash is in deep shit over in DC over the controversial wage model it had in place for years that used customer tips to pay worker wages and inflate its bottom line.Read more... Go to Source
Bill Gates-Backed Startup Uses AI to Create Solar Rays Hot Enough to Melt Steel Like a kid burning holes in their toys using a magnifying glass, solar furnaces essentially do the same thing on a much grander scale. The larger an array of reflectors you can build, the bigger the sun-focusing lens you get. But a new startup is promising a better way to build solar furnaces using AI to reduce their…Read more... Go to Source
First Global Map of Titan Reveals a Truly Alien World Using data gathered by NASA’s Cassini probe, scientists have compiled the first global geologic map of Saturn’s enigmatic moon Titan. The new map reveals a world that’s distinctly familiar, yet completely foreign at the same time. Read more... Go to Source
Sweden Drops Investigation Into Rape Allegation Against Julian Assange Julian Assange has evaded more charges by running out the clock. Sweden has announced it has dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against the Wikileaks founder, arguing that too much time has elapsed since the accusation was made in 2010. In a news conference, NPR reports, Swedish Deputy Director of…Read more... Go to Source
Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot That Proves Machines Can Get Under Human’s Skin Trash talk has long been an effective (but underhanded) tool when it comes to sports, gaming, and other competitive endeavors. But it’s been assumed that it’s a strategy that only works between humans who can deliver remarks with emotional weight. It turns out that’s not the case, as researchers from Carnegie Mellon…Read more... Go to Source
The Shift Key Kicks Your Keyboard Shortcuts Into Reverse This simple thing never clicked for me before I saw it on Reddit: In many keyboard shortcuts on Windows and MacOS, adding the shift key makes the shortcut do the opposite of what it normally does.Read more... Go to Source
Tuesday's Best Deals: Thermapen, PowerA Controller, Packing Cubes, Mrs. Claus Funko, and More A huge Puma sale, SteelSeries Mouse, Mophie power bank, and an Anker Gold Box lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more... Go to Source
Sydney Choked in Smoke as Wildfires Rage in New South Wales The city of Sydney—Australia’s most populous and the capital of New South Wales (NSW) state—was swathed in thick smoke on Tuesday morning amid more than 50 bushfires on the state’s east coast, the Guardian reported.Read more... Go to Source
Titans Is Having an Existential Crisis on Its Singular Earth Even though it all falls under the same corporate umbrella, there’s no way in hell that DC Universe’s Titans is coming anywhere near the Arrowverse’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. But that’s not to say that the series isn’t in the midst of a universe-shattering crisis all its own.Read more... Go to Source
DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He'll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System The Department of Justice is working to rescind the Paramount consent decrees, a set of 1940s legal rules limiting studios’ power over theaters that helped usher in the end of the notorious old Hollywood system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.Read more... Go to Source
Vin Diesel's Daughter Is Among the Cast for an Animated Fast and Furious Show Months after the Fast and Furious franchise finally said “screw it” and went straight sci-fi, it’s changing lanes once again. Read more... Go to Source
After An Eternity With The C920, I've Finally Upgraded to Logitech's Brio Webcam Ever since the Logitech C920 webcam came out in 2012, it’s been something of a mainstay in the webcam market. We’ve featured it in deals as recently as September of this year. But mine finally broke, so I decided it was time to upgrade to the Logitech Brio 4K. Here’s to another seven years (or more).Read more... Go to Source
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A Man Developed 'Feather Duvet Lung' After Getting New Bedding A UK man’s innocent decision to change his bedding caused him to develop a strange, rare condition that left him gasping for air, his doctors say. In a new case study out Monday, they detail how the man came down with a rare form of allergy to the bird feathers that filled his new duvet and pillows.Read more... Go to Source
The State of the Art in Toilet Technology Is Lube Researchers have developed a new method of lowering toilet water waste and preventing poo buildup—a special coating that purportedly makes feces slide down a toilet bowl like a child on a greased-up Slip ‘N Slide. Read more... Go to Source
Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On Dozens of Senate Democrats on Monday signed a letter urging a significant increase in election security funding that’s necessary, they say, for election officials to combat potential meddling in the 2020 presidential election, among other security concerns.Read more... Go to Source
The 10 Best Deals of November 18, 2019 We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more... Go to Source
Is Your Internet Fast Enough for Google Stadia? If Not, There's Still Hope The video game streaming revolution is coming, and Google Stadia is helping to lead the charge—but do you have enough bandwidth to play along when it launches on Tuesday? Here are the minimum requirements for running Stadia, and how you can get your internet connection in shape ahead of time.Read more... Go to Source
Instagram Investigating App That Allowed Users to Peek Into Private Accounts Instagram is trying to shut down a stalker app that cracks through the social media platform’s privacy settings.Read more... Go to Source
The Last Abortion Clinic in West Virginia The Women’s Health Center in Charleston, West Virginia is an unassuming, single-story beige brick building in a shabby neighborhood, just steps from the train tracks and a crisis pregnancy center, a shuttered vape shop, and a row of small homes surrounded by chainlink fences. I visited the center, the last abortion…Read more... Go to Source
Monday's Best Deals: Sony Noise Canceling Headphones, Samsung SSDs, Buffy Comforters, and More A Fitbit Versa 2 discount, Blendtec Gold Box, Kershaw knives, and Anker headphones kick off Monday’s best deals from around the web. Read more... Go to Source
Watchmen Revealed the Big Lie That Changed the World and Destroyed a Man Watchmen’s cast of masked cops playing at being superheroes were all shaped by different traumas that bowled them over at points in their lives when they were most vulnerable. The show’s spent a significant amount of time unpacking what it is that makes Angela Abar tick, but this week’s episode “Little Fear of…Read more... Go to Source
President Trump Is Terrified That Banning Flavored Vapes Might Cost Him Votes President Donald Trump insisted back in September that he would soon ban flavored vape products in an effort to make them less appealing to children. But the ban is almost certainly dead, if the latest anonymous reports cascading out of the White House can be believed.Read more... Go to Source
AirPods Pro, Environmental Justice, Disney Plus, and an FCC Leak: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week Though Apple TV+ came out earlier this month, many would argue this past week marked the official catalyst of the so-called streaming wars with the House of Mouse entering the fray. As for me, I’m just happy there’s finally an easier way to watch the indisputable best movie of all time: Brink!. And before I get any…Read more... Go to Source
Here's Where Captain Marvel Could Have Appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron Captain Marvel didn’t emerge in the Marvel Cinematic Universe until after the third film in the Avengers series all but concluded. However, there were plans, at one point, to bring her in much earlier, and now we have a better idea of what that might have looked like.Read more... Go to Source
Watch Saladin Ahmed Talk About His Love For Marvel and His Work on Miles Morales: Spider-Man and The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Saladin Ahmed is one of Marvel’s most interesting writers right now. Working on two of their youngest, most vibrant characters, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan, Ahmed is doing work that could easily shape the future of one of the Marvel Universe’s most interesting corners. Read more... Go to Source
Hemorrhaging WeWork Is Now Fielding SEC Probe: Report However WeWork may be defined—transformative office space startup or cult-like Silicon Valley unicorn—the Securities Exchange Commission reportedly believes the company warrants inquiry. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg the SEC has begun scrutinizing the corporation over concerns that investors may…Read more... Go to Source
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