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Amazon Customer Support Apparently Did Not Know That Northern Ireland Was Part of the UK
Amazon Customer Support Apparently Did Not Know That Northern Ireland Was Part of the UK
These are trying times, and that can sometimes means that our brains just don’t function as well as they normally do. A member of the Amazon support team unfortunately learned this lesson in a very public way on Saturday when they stated that Northern Ireland was not a part of the United Kingdom. Spoiler: It is. Read more...
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Trump Administration Forgets It’s Mad at Huawei and Reportedly Lets Qualcomm Sell It 4G Chips
Trump Administration Forgets It’s Mad at Huawei and Reportedly Lets Qualcomm Sell It 4G Chips
The Trump administration, distracted by other important things, has apparently forgotten that it’s mad at Huawei. If this seems strange to you, it’s probably because we’ve all gotten used to hearing the government go on and on about how the Chinese telecommunications company is a threat to U.S. national security. But…Read more...
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Trump Tried to Scoop Up a Popular Birding Preserve for His Border Wall, But You Don’t Mess With Birders
Trump Tried to Scoop Up a Popular Birding Preserve for His Border Wall, But You Don't Mess With Birders
The Trump administration was reportedly all set to purchase the Salineño Wildlife Preserve, a 2.5-acre stretch of Texas so popular among birders that it’s been called “hallowed ground,” to make way for its infamous border wall. But the deal fell apart at the last minute on Friday after the land’s owner bowed to…Read more...
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Ska Tune Network Turns a Beautiful Steven Universe Song Into a Self-Affirmation Anthem
Ska Tune Network Turns a Beautiful Steven Universe Song Into a Self-Affirmation Anthem
Ska Tune Network is
one of my favorite YouTube channels. They take some great music and combine it
with the most earnest genre of modern times, ska, to create vibrant,
entertaining covers and lots of great new tunes to boot. In their latest video,
they tackle a really great choice: “Change Your Mind” from Steven…Read more...
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Rotisserie, Dehydrate, or Air Fry Everything With This $79 GoWise 11.6-Quart Fryer
Rotisserie, Dehydrate, or Air Fry Everything With This $79 GoWise 11.6-Quart Fryer
GoWISE 11.6 Quart Air Fryer Oven w/ Rotisserie & Dehydrator | $79 | MehRead more...
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Netflix’s Goofy Military Satire Space Force Is Getting a Second Season
Netflix's Goofy Military Satire Space Force Is Getting a Second Season
No relation to the
real Space Force. I mean, probably. Who knows with that thing. Read more...
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Uber Could Soon Pawn Off Its Scandal-Ridden Self-Driving Vehicle Branch to Startup Aurora
Uber Could Soon Pawn Off Its Scandal-Ridden Self-Driving Vehicle Branch to Startup Aurora
Uber is in talks to sell its scandal-ridden self-driving vehicle branch, Advanced Technologies Group, according to a Friday TechCrunch report. And it looks like Aurora Innovation, a startup founded by veterans of the autonomous vehicle industry, is first in line to scoop up the “prize.” Read more...
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The Idea of a Live-Action Lilo & Stitch Frightens Me and I Don’t Want It
The Idea of a Live-Action Lilo & Stitch Frightens Me and I Don't Want It
I think there’s one
thing we, as a society, need to come together and agree on: no one wants to see
a “realistic” CGI version of Stitch, the little blue gremlin of death
and friendship that stars in the Disney animated movie Lilo & Stitch. Put it on the next election ballot as a
referendum, get some data. Because we…Read more...
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A Darkwing Duck Reboot Is Coming to Disney Plus With Seth Rogen Producing
A Darkwing Duck Reboot Is Coming to Disney Plus With Seth Rogen Producing
Everyone’s favorite screw-up hero is finally getting his own show again. Read more...
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Saturday’s Best Deals: Insignia 32″ Fire TV, Tacklife Jump Starters and Tire Inflators, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Macy’s Cookware, GoWise Air Fryer, N95 Masks, and More
Saturday's Best Deals: Insignia 32" Fire TV, Tacklife Jump Starters and Tire Inflators, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Macy's Cookware, GoWise Air Fryer, N95 Masks, and More
An Insignia 32-inch Smart HD Fire TV and a sale on Macy’s cookware lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
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Behold These Microscopic Spacecraft
Behold These Microscopic Spacecraft
Some sculptors work in marble; some in clay; and some in microscopic dots of resin shaped by lasers.Read more...
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Get Digital Versions of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for 10% Off Right Now
Get Digital Versions of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for 10% Off Right Now
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Xbox) | $54 | Eneba | Promo VALHALLAXBOXRead more...
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Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First
Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here's How We Could Get to It First
The clock is officially ticking.Read more...
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If Only This Animal Crossing Animated Series Were Real
If Only This Animal Crossing Animated Series Were Real
Though you might have foregone it in favor of other video games, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing is still one of the most charming, relaxing titles to drop just when people across the world needed (and still need) a way to take their minds off the hellscape that is our reality. Animal Crossing encouraged all sorts of…Read more...
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Google Is Shuttering the Expeditions App, but Its VR Field Trips Aren’t Going Away For Good
Google Is Shuttering the Expeditions App, but Its VR Field Trips Aren't Going Away For Good
Another one of Google’s virtual reality ventures is biting the dust. The company says it’s ending support for its VR educational app, Expeditions, next year, though it’ll fare far better than Google’s shuttered Daydream VR platform. Instead of discontinuing Expeditions completely, Google’s folding many of the app’s…Read more...
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The Essential Sneakerhead Starter Pack, According to Outfitgrid’s Dennis Todisco
The Essential Sneakerhead Starter Pack, According to Outfitgrid's Dennis Todisco
Even if you aren’t one of his 87,000 Instagram followers, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with Dennis Todisco’s work. You just might not realize it. He’s hardly the first person to take a picture of his outfit and post it to social media, but as the mind behind @OutfitGrid, one of the most prominent fashion…Read more...
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Where to Buy an Xbox One X or Xbox Series S
Where to Buy an Xbox One X or Xbox Series S
Series X | $499 | Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Microsoft, Target, StockX (Price Varies)Series S | $299 | Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Microsoft, Target, StockX (Price Varies)Read more...
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Here’s Where You Can Buy a PlayStation 5
Here’s Where You Can Buy a PlayStation 5
PS5 | $500 | Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, StockX (Price Varies)Digital | $400 | Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, StockX (Price Varies)Read more...
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Airbnb Says It Turned Away 1.4 Million People Who Refused to Sign Its No-Bigotry Agreement
Airbnb Says It Turned Away 1.4 Million People Who Refused to Sign Its No-Bigotry Agreement
In the four years since it implemented an agreement to promote equitable treatment of its users, Airbnb claims that 1.4 million individuals have been barred from the platform because they declined to refuse bigotry. In an email to Gizmodo, a spokesperson confirmed that this is the number people who were asked to…Read more...
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It Sure Sounds Like Nest Audio Will Double as Home Theater Speakers Soon
It Sure Sounds Like Nest Audio Will Double as Home Theater Speakers Soon
If your budget doesn’t allow for dropping hundreds of dollars on a pricey soundbar, smart devices that double as home theater speakers could offer a way to upgrade your setup on the cheap.Read more...
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Here’s Why We Don’t Need Another Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie
Here's Why We Don't Need Another Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie
Tobe Hooper’s 1974 Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror masterpiece. His 1986 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a horror comedy masterpiece. The rest of the series ain’t so great. With another Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot due next year, we decided it was time to sift through the bones and revisit the rest. Are they…Read more...
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What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving? Are You Sure?
What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving? Are You Sure?
The covid-19 pandemic is possibly at its most dire moment yet, especially in the U.S. Reported cases and hospitalizations continue to reach new record highs here, while daily deaths may soon threaten to approach or surpass the record death tolls seen in the spring. Despite this, at least according to the findings of a…Read more...
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Election Security Groups Under DHS Say 2020 Race Was Fully Secure
Election Security Groups Under DHS Say 2020 Race Was Fully Secure
The Homeland Security Department’s council on election cybersecurity and its industry-led partner association issued a joint statement late Thursday declaring the 2020 presidential race “the most secure in American history.”Read more...
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Razer’s Early Black Friday Deals Include the Lowest Price Ever on the BlackWidow Elite and Three Cheap Gaming Mice
Razer's Early Black Friday Deals Include the Lowest Price Ever on the BlackWidow Elite and Three Cheap Gaming Mice
Razer BlackWidow Elite Mechanical Keyboard | $85 | AmazonRazer Viper Ultralight Gaming Mouse | $40 | AmazonRazer Basilisk X HyperSpeed Wireless Gaming Mouse | $40 | AmazonRazer Naga Trinity Gaming Mouse | $70 | AmazonRead more...
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These Are the Creepiest Gadgets of 2020, According to Mozilla
These Are the Creepiest Gadgets of 2020, According to Mozilla
The weather outside is turning frightful, and that means it’s time for the Mozilla Foundation to scare the crap out of you with its annual “Privacy Not Included” buyer’s guide. Each year, the Mozilla Foundation judges a handful of gadgets based on their privacy chops, giving shoppers an easy way to judge whether a…Read more...
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L’Oreal’s Digital Makeup Line Turned Me Into a Monster Unfit for Zoom Calls
L'Oreal's Digital Makeup Line Turned Me Into a Monster Unfit for Zoom Calls
Virtual makeup is not a particularly new use of augmented reality. There are plenty of those kinds of filters on Snapchat (remember that app?) and Instagram. Sephora also launched an AR mirror and app ages ago. But L’Oreal’s new series of filters is part of its first “digital makeup line,” the idea being that, during…Read more...
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Trump Admin Bans U.S. Investors From Dealing With Over 30 Chinese Companies
Trump Admin Bans U.S. Investors From Dealing With Over 30 Chinese Companies
In what seems to be his first major foreign policy move since losing the 2020 electoral race to Joe Biden, Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday barring American investors from holding shares in companies with suspected ties to the Chinese military. Read more...
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Top DHS Official Expects to Be Fired After Calling Bull on Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims
Top DHS Official Expects to Be Fired After Calling Bull on Trump's Voter Fraud Claims
The nation’s top cybersecurity official, Chris Krebs, has led the charge to debunk the flurry of voter fraud conspiracy theories pushed by the president and his supporters. And soon he expects to lose his job over it, according to multiple reports.Read more...
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