Brazilian Regulators Fine Apple Nearly $2 Million Over Charger-Less iPhone 12
Regulators in the Brazilian state of São Paulo slapped Apple with a nearly $2 million fine on Friday for failing to include chargers within iPhone 12 boxes, according to 9to5Mac and a Google translation of a report from Brazilian tech news outlet Tilt. Read more...
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With Rumored Redesign Around the Corner, Apple Discontinues Two iMac Configurations
Apple is in spring cleaning mode when it comes to its product inventory. In recent weeks, not only has it said, “mmm, bye,” to the iMac Pro and the original HomePod, but now the company has targeted two configurations of the 21.5-inch iMac with its axe. Read more...
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The Latest Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer Teases a Very Special Guest Star
We already knew that Mechagodzilla would be popping up in Godzilla vs. Kong—check him out in toy form—but the latest teaser hyping the movie’s March 31 bow on HBO Max gives us a glimmer of his robotically glowing orbs...via his archrival Godzilla’s giant peeper. Feast your own eyes and see for yourself:Read more...
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This Game Reimagines Pokémon as a Playable Font Where Creatures Capitalize Instead of Evolve
Fontemon is the answer to a question absolutely no one asked: What if Pokémon was a playable font? Oh, and let’s set it in Minnesota too. Because why the hell not. Read more...
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Invest in Future You in Exchange for a Little Annoyance Now With 30% off an Upright GO 2 Posture Trainer
Upright GO 2 Posture Trainer (White) | $70 | AmazonRead more...
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Acer Reportedly Hit With $50M Ransomware Attack, Says Companies Like It ‘Are Constantly Under Attack’
Acer has purportedly become the victim of a massive ransomware attack, in which hackers are asking for $50 million to release the company’s stolen data, Bleeping Computer reported on Friday. Nonetheless, the company has not publicly confirmed the attack, vaguely stating that, “companies like us are constantly under…Read more...
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The Last Unknown Takes Viewers to Some of the Most Remote Islands on Earth
Photographer and filmmaker Ian Shive is known for documenting remote locations, and it doesn’t get much more remote than the Aleutian Islands. The chain of 2,500 islands jut off the coast of mainland Alaska and form a 1,200-mile (1,931-kilometer) arc in the Bering Sea. They are one of the most inaccessible, wild…Read more...
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Broadcast Signal Intrusion Follows Grief Down a Freaky, Tech-Generated Rabbit Hole
In 1999, a Chicago man named James (Harry Shum Jr.), still acutely grieving the loss of his wife three years prior, toils at a job that suits his yearning for isolation: working alone in a basement media archive, methodically transferring VHS tapes to disc. His lonely life keeps lurching along...until the day he sees …Read more...
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Saturday's Best Deals: Animal Crossing Gift Bundle, Shredding Meat Claws, Moock Jump Starter, Soothing Shower Steamers, Posture Trainer, and More
A set of meat shredding claws and an Animal Crossing gift set lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
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7 'Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared
Sometimes, we give up on a species too soon. Just because it’s been a few decades or even centuries since a creature showed its face, doesn’t always mean it’s truly extinct. These so-called Lazarus species—named for a man resurrected by Jesus in the Gospel of John—often evade our notice because of their small size or…Read more...
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Treat an Animal Crossing Fan To This Officially Licensed Gift Bundle for Just $77 Right Now
Controller Gear Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Skin Bundle | $17 | AmazonController Gear Official Animal Crossing Gift Set | $77 | AmazonRead more...
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Long-Dormant Volcano in Iceland Awakens in Fiery Eruption
A long-dormant volcano erupted on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Friday, shooting a fountain of lava that lit the night sky roughly 19 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of the nation’s capital, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported Friday. The eruption, estimated to be the peninsula’s first in almost 800 years,…Read more...
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Tesla: Now a National Security Threat to China
Members of the People’s Liberation Army desperate to drive to work with all the style and panache afforded by Elon Musk’s overhyped cars are apparently out of luck. Citing “national security” concerns, the Chinese government has reportedly banned the use of Tesla vehicles by state and military employees on certain…Read more...
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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report
A slew of Amazon workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are looking into unionizing, emboldened by their Alabama coworkers’ high-profile union campaign, Bloomberg reported Friday. Read more...
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Encrypted Chats, Parler Posts Indict Proud Boys Leaders for Capitol Rioting
The FBI has amassed social media posts and encrypted text messages that implicate four senior members of the Proud Boys in a Jan. 6 plot to storm police barriers at the U.S. Capitol and stop members of Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory.Read more...
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U.S. Indicts 21-Year-Old Accused of Leaking Stolen Data of Disney, Nintendo, and More
Federal prosecutors in Western Washington secured a grand jury indictment on Thursday against a Swiss national accused by the U.S. of hacking dozens of companies and government agencies.Read more...
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No Good Evidence That 5G Harms Humans, New Studies Find
Concerns over the potential harms of 5G technology are overblown, according to two large new reviews of research recently published by scientists in Australia. Both found no clear evidence that the type of radiofrequency energy used by 5G mobile networks poses any danger to human health.Read more...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Temporarily Suspended by Twitter as Congress Considers Expulsion
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, commonly known as the QAnon Congresswoman, was temporarily suspended from Twitter on Friday. The social media crackdown coincided with the introduction of a resolution to expel the congresswoman from Georgia from the House, but Twitter claims its enforcement was an error. Read more...
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Leaked Samsung Roadmap Reveals New Phones, Tablets, and PCs Coming This Summer
Samsung launched a new line of mid-range Galaxy A-series phones earlier this week, but now a new leaked roadmap may have just revealed what the South Korean tech giant has planned for the rest of the spring and summer. Read more...
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Neanderthals Took Good Care of Their Teeth, Unlike Some of Us
Some 46,000 years ago in what is now the Polish highlands, a Neanderthal man got some food stuck between his teeth. So he did what any self-respecting hominin would do—he reached for a toothpick, according to new research.Read more...
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Facebook Working on Instagram Product for Children Under 13 Years Old
Facebook, the social media behemoth that owns Instagram, is developing a new Instagram product for children under 13 years of age, according to leaked documents obtained by BuzzFeed. Instagram users must currently click a button declaring that they’re at least 13 years old, or that the account featuring a kid under…Read more...
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Zuck Slowly Shrinks and Transforms Into a Corncob Ahead of Apple's Looming Privacy Updates
Facebook has pushed back against Apple’s planned rollout of anti-tracking tools at every possible opportunity, but now the social media giant seems to be changing its tune in a last-ditch effort to save face. On Thursday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook may actually be in a “stronger position” after the privacy…Read more...
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Right-Wing 'Troll' Chuck Johnson Claims He Cofounded Facial Recognition Giant Clearview AI
Chuck Johnson, the conservative activist, writer, and founder of several failed web platforms, is known to swim in a cesspool of right-wing drama. The 32-year-old allegedly played a role in former President Trump’s transition team, has connections to Breitbart and Matt Gaetz, and has long enjoyed the role of far-right…Read more...
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EPA's Climate Change Sub-Site Is Back, Baby
The Environmental Protection Agency relaunched its website’s climate change section on Thursday, nearly four years after the Trump administration took it offline in a bid to downplay the threats of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions.Read more...
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Twitter Stands By, Lets OANN Link to Reporter's Phone Number, Encourage Users to Harass Her
More than four hours had passed after Twitter was informed on Wednesday that a far-right news network had used its platform to encourage the harassment of a New York Times journalist, going as far as to provide 1.5 million followers easy access to her cellphone number—a clear breach of Twitter’s private information…Read more...
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There's a Hidden Code in Intel's New Graphics Card Teaser
Intel posted a cryptic teaser on Twitter this morning that seems to suggest the chipmaker is getting ready to release more details about its long-awaited gaming graphics card, the Xe HPG.Read more...
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