Of Course AT&T Is Doubling Down on Its Chaotic HBO Max Premieres
You know who thinks WarnerMedia’s “hybrid” release model is a great idea?Read more... Go to Source
Cloudflare And Apple's New 'Oblivious' Protocol Could Mean an End to Snooping Telecos
Today, the security company and network Cloudfare announced a plan to stop your internet service provider from creeping on your web activity. Co-developed by engineers at Apple and Fastly, the Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS (ODoH) standard works to decouple your IP address from your queries. Read more... Go to Source
The Mystery of Illinois' Short-Lived Cookie Monster Mural
Forget the monoliths—there’s a new monument perplexing America. An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building. There was only one problem: This patron of the arts didn’t actually own the building, and he’s all but disappeared. Read more... Go to Source
Chuck Yeager, First Faster-Than-Sound Pilot, Dies at 97
America has lost one of its great daredevils of the sky. Chuck Yeager, the Air Force test pilot who made history by being the first person to break the sound barrier, died on Monday evening. He was 97. Read more... Go to Source
Large Study of Americans Shows the Broad Health Problems Covid-19 Can Cause
New research out Tuesday looks to pin down the many health problems that can arise from a bout of covid-19. The long list includes more common ailments like pneumonia, kidney failure, and widespread inflammation, as well as rarer complications like serious heart inflammation, collapsed lungs, and severe blood clotting.Read more... Go to Source
Get $300 off a Dell G3 Gaming Laptop and Add Some Portability to Your Gaming Life
Dell G3 Gaming Laptop 15.6" | $700 | Best BuyRead more... Go to Source
The Old Arctic Is Gone
Scientists have spent the past 15 years pulling together data about the Arctic into an annual report card. What’s become clear in the 15 iterations of the report is nothing will be the same for centuries to come, and the shifts are happening faster than anticipated.Read more... Go to Source
10 Fantasy Tropes That Are Quite Magical (and 5 That Deserve the Chopping Block)
There’s a reason fantasy has existed for thousands of years. It could be the story of a princess kissing a frog, a fairy hiding in the trees, or a magical lotus lantern. These are stories that have filled our hearts and homes for generations. Many of them tend to use the same storytelling tropes, but that’s because…Read more... Go to Source
Acer Nitro 5 Review: A Stand-Out Budget Gaming Laptop
It’s not a stretch to say we’ll probably see new gaming laptops with bigger and better graphics cards soon with 2021 and CES right around the corner. That’s all well and good for anyone who wants the latest and greatest, but many people would prefer something that just good enough—aka something on a budget. These…Read more... Go to Source
Christchurch Terrorist Abused Steroids and Donated Money to Far-Right YouTubers
Brenton Tarrant, the anti-Muslim terrorist who killed 51 people during two attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019, abused steroids and donated money to far-right websites and YouTube personalities like Stefan Molyneux, according to a new report released by the New Zealand government. The 810-page report also…Read more... Go to Source
Trump's TikTok Ban Blocked For the Second Time
A second federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on President Donald Trump’s TikTok ban on Monday, effectively block the US Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on the Chinese-owned short video app.Read more... Go to Source
California Set to Launch Apple and Google-Powered Contact Tracing App
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the Golden State would become the 18th to launch an official Covid-19 contact tracing app powered by technology pioneered by Apple and Google. Read more... Go to Source
Uber Kicks Its Self-Driving Car Unit Out the Side Door
Uber is bailing on its self-driving car unit, the Uber Advanced Technologies Group, and will sell it off to driverless trucking-focused startup Aurora in a deal that could create a combined firm valued at $10 billion, the companies announced on Monday.Read more... Go to Source
This Magnificent Undersea Tunnel In Denmark Will Cut An Hourlong Trip To 16 Minutes
An undersea tunnel and roundabout between towns in the Faroe Islands, set to open later this month, will reduce a 64-minute trip to just 16 minutes — and will look utterly beautiful while doing it.Read more... Go to Source
Pornhub Might Lose Visa and Mastercard After New York Times Exposé
Last week, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof detailed the easily-searchable horrors uploaded in plain view onto Pornhub, arguing that the site goes unpunished for profiting from child sex abuse material (CSAM), sexual assault, and nonconsensual pornography (sometimes called “revenge porn.”) Now, Visa and…Read more... Go to Source
Cyberpunk 2077 Reviews Are Out, and I'm Glad I Got This MS Paint Sweater Instead
Reviews of one of the most anticipated games of 2020, Cyberpunk 2077, are out, and the general consensus seems to be the game looks beautiful and has a ton of interesting content, but is marred by bugs and a lackluster story. Reviewers haven’t had a lengthy amount of time to dive into what the game really has to…Read more... Go to Source
Google's Latest Pixel Feature Drop Delivers Better Battery Management and Baby Yoda
Last week Google announced a bunch of new features coming to Android devices as a whole, and now the company has returned to provide some new software for its own phones specifically with the latest Pixel feature drop. Read more... Go to Source
Wall Street’s New Water Market Is the Latest Sign We’re Headed Toward a Mad Max Future
We need water to cook and wash our bodies and clothes, and especially to drink—without it, we can’t live. Despite this, Wall Street traders are going to start betting on it as a commodity. Read more... Go to Source
Got an iPhone 11? Apple May Replace Your Display for Free
Apple says it’ll fix a display-related issue for qualifying iPhone 11 users.Read more... Go to Source
NASA and SpaceX Launch a Shiny New Airlock and a Christmas Feast to the ISS
Crew supplies, a new airlock, some spare parts, and a bunch of science experiments are currently en route to the International Space Station, following yesterday’s successful launch of an upgraded SpaceX Dragon resupply vehicle.Read more... Go to Source
Chinese State Media Suggests Covid-19 Pandemic Started by Frozen Meat Imported Into Wuhan
Chinese state media outlet the Global Times released a new editorial on Sunday strongly suggesting the covid-19 pandemic, which started in the city of Wuhan, may have been caused by frozen meat imported from overseas. The suggestion is just the latest volley in a dispute over whether the Chinese government could have…Read more... Go to Source
'Mystery Illness' Kills 1 and Sickens Hundreds in Eluru, India
One person is dead and at least 345 people have become sick with a “mystery illness” since Saturday in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh, according to new reports from the Indian Express and the Hindustan Times. Patients have shown a variety of symptoms, including vomiting, frothing at the mouth, seizures,…Read more... Go to Source
Trump Reveals That Another Member of His Inner Circle, Rudy Giuliani, Has Covid-19 Via Tweet
To no one’s surprise, especially given the reckless behavior exhibited by President Donald Trump and those in his orbit, Rudy Giuliani, the president’s infamous personal and campaign lawyer most recently known for farting in the courtroom, has covid-19. Read more... Go to Source
The Creators of the Upcoming Star Trek: Discovery Art Book Discuss Creating a Worthy Collection
The Art of Star Trek: Discovery, written by experienced Trek writers Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann, looks to be an extremely exciting collection. It’s a coffee table book full of the show’s concept art and design work, with interviews from the creators and a huge dose of behind-the-scenes information. Read more... Go to Source
Awesome, Now Police Are Using Automated Drones
Police drones are already a dystopian horror story straight out of the pages of 1984, but now they’re even beginning to think for themselves. Read more... Go to Source
Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Has Sent Bits of the Ryugu Asteroid Back to Earth
After six years of traveling and exploring, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 probe on Saturday sent a capsule back to Earth filled with what scientists hope is at least a 100 milligram-sample of the asteroid Ryugu, which is located about 186 million miles (300 million kilometers) from Earth. …Read more... Go to Source
This Slick Mini-Doc Explores the Unlikely Origins of Batman Beyond
No one really, uhh, wanted Batman Beyond. It seemed like a weird idea, mandated by corporate executives. But it worked, and it worked really well. It’s a cool story. Read more... Go to Source
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