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Shady stem cell clinics are still peddling false hope to people dealing with covid-19, new research this week suggests. The study found dozens of clinics selling stem cell treatments for covid-related issues, especially long covid. These therapies often cost thousands of dollars, but there's no good evidence that they...Read more...

Last month, Sony raised the prices for PlayStation Plus by up to 35%. In an interview the company recently gave to Barron's via ResetEra, the company attempted to justify this price increase.

Feast your eyes on Uranus' glowing edges. We're serious-a team of astronomers has spotted a new aurora on the seventh planet from the Sun, glowing at infrared wavelengths.

Blue Origin has revealed a life-sized model of its upcoming lunar cargo lander, Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), achieving a significant step in its plans to facilitate cargo transport to the Moon's surface.

There's no more brilliant tactician in the Galactic Empire than the evil Grand Admiral Thrawn. He's a smart, cunning killer-and soon, you can put that blue baddie on your shelf and make him your property thanks to the team at Hot Toys.Read more...

Disney fans have been waiting a long time to see Rachel Zegler take a bite of that forbidden apple, and now they're going to have to wait much, much longer.

As the years have ticked on, electric vehicles have become more and more accessible to the general public. However, some companies in the EV business are rethinking their investments in the tech.Read more...

Rita Ferro, president of global advertising for Disney, is currently focused on next week's rollout of the Disney+ ad-tier option for subscribers in Europe and beyond, as well as expanding the streamer's advertising capabilities. But she did have an interesting tidbit to share about how customers have reacted to the...Read more...

Marvel's latest take on its Ultimate line of comics is acting as a major reboot, rather than a continuation of the 1610 universe that died (and lived again) after Secret Wars. That means there's a certain number of opportunities to reset the Ultimate heroes... and in Peter Parker's case, give him a chance at something...Read more...

Three years into the PlayStation 5's existence, Sony is now absolutely sure customers are going to have no issues getting their hands on the company's console.

Google users can now make plans through a new Maps update that will generate events and activities by typing things to do" into the search bar. Activities like art exhibitions or lists providing inspiration for things to do will now populate, giving photo-first results to users, according to a Google news release...Read more...

A safety panel highlighted the urgency of safely deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS) after it retires in 2030, warning of a catastrophe if the spacecraft were to make an uncontrolled reentry through Earth's atmosphere.Read more...

Blue Eye Samurai is a remarkable new adult animation series coming out on Netflix, led by the husband-and-wife team of Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049) and Amber Noizumi. With an all-star voice cast that includes Maya Erskine (Mizu), George Takei (Seki), Masi Oka (Ringo), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Swordmaker),...Read more...

In the wake of an explosive debut in April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a review of SpaceX's Starship launch system upgrades, focusing primarily on the new water deluge system and its potential environmental impacts at the south Texas launch site.

When the BBC brings over 800 episodes of Doctor Who to its iPlayer streaming service next week, part of the celebrations will include an extra treat for Who fans young and old: the chance to listen to audio recordings of stories lost to the BBC's archival junking program decades ago.

On Thursday, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that Apple had infringed on a patent held by the medical-technology company, Masimo. This infringement could potentially result in an import ban on specific Apple Watch models.Read more...

Like the original Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales before it, the recently released Spider-Man 2 is a bombastic superhero journey. With two Spider-Men on hand in Peter Parker and Miles Morales, plus the introductions of Kraven the Hunter and the alien symbiote who'll become Venom, the sequel can't help being a...Read more...

There is very little surprising about Elon Musk's methods of running X, the social media platform known as Twitter, seemingly into the ground. A year after Musk officially took over the platform, both he and recently installed X CEO Linda Yaccarino held a joint all-hands Thursday to address some of the changes at the...Read more...

GM-owned Cruise suspended its driverless taxis, the company said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. This comes after the California DMV's temporary ban on Cruise robotaxis earlier this week. Cruise says it's working to rebuild public trust" and will examine its operational processes and systems.Read more...

M. Night Shyamalan's next thriller might have found its stars. The Looney Tunes' first ever fully-animated theatrical movie is a sci-fi buddy comedy. Go behind the scenes on the songs of the Hunger Games prequel. Plus, a new look at the return of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Spoilers now!

There was a time when most folks weren't on Google Docs or Word. There was a time when every grade schooler thought the best way to make their essays pop was with garish Word Art. There was a time when Microsoft Word wasn't turning into just another AI playground for Microsoft's unending crusade to stick a generative...Read more...

The United Nations created a 39-member advisory body to guide the world through governance issues around artificial intelligence, announced United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday.Read more...

Robert Kirkman, the prolific comic writer behind The Walking Dead and Invincible, is gearing up for the second season of his superhero satire. But when he's writing out the seasons of the Prime Video show, he has the benefit of hindsight; the original Invincible comic book series was first published in 2003, from...Read more...

When it comes to debating Star Wars, the prevailing thought is that all opinions are equal. Where that changes ever so slightly is if you're 7 foot 4 inches tall and were just drafted number one overall in the NBA.Read more...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified in his fraud trial Thursday with no jury present. In his testimony, he acknowledged that Alameda was being used as a payment processor for FTX but said he did not recall conversations around the $13 billion hole in his crypto empire, according to Bloomberg.Read more...

Threads's chess match against X, formerly called Twitter, continues with the launch of its polls and GIF features on Thursday. The additions bring to Threads two staples that are widely used on X and are yet another change Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced on the platform in recent weeks.Read more...

Now behold the rock pile, a splendid collection of stone ensconced within wood boxes," said Boston Dynamics' famous Spot robot dog, mustering all the emotional vitality of a beleaguered tour guide eight hours into their shift. The Boston Dynamics engineers are famous for their autonomous robot designs, and their...Read more...

Here's a terrifying medical tale, just in time for Halloween. In a new case report, doctors detail finding a spider inside a woman's ear. The arachnid had likely made itself comfortable for at least four days, even managing to molt once. Thankfully, it was removed without any issues, though not before the doctors took...Read more...

It's the season of horror movies-but if you don't have the time or the fright tolerance to watch a feature, why not stream a spooky TV episode instead? Here are 10 to get you started, with animated and live-action picks; please share your favorites (and where to watch them!) in the comments below.Read more...

Leica, one of the oldest, most venerable camera companies in the world, has debuted a new $9,500 camera that, among other things, is designed to fight the scourge of digital manipulation. The M11-P is specifically marketed to professional photojournalists, and, in addition to producing beautiful images, includes a new...Read more...

Apple is aware there's a significant issue with iPhone 15s breaking when attached to the charging pad on some modern cars, according to a report from MacRumors Wednesday. While the company has yet to make any public statement regarding iPhone 15 becoming bricked when plugged into some in-car chargers, Apple is...Read more...

Jupiter, who hurt you? Last month, NASA's Juno mission spotted a region of the gas giant's atmosphere forming an abject face, complete with wide eyes, a nose, and frowning mouth.Read more...

My oh my, what a year it's been. After several months of back-and-forth between billionaire and tech tycoon Elon Musk and social media company Twitter, the former officially took over as owner of the platform one year ago on Oct. 26, 2022.Read more...

Uber's partnership with Waymo, a driverless taxi service, began Wednesday to provide autonomous ride options for customers in Phoenix. Riders who book an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric could be paired with an autonomous Waymo vehicle.Read more...

After traveling through space for 200 million miles, rocky pieces from asteroid Bennu were dropped off on Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in late September. Now, some of those fragments will be put on display for museum-goers to observe firsthand.Read more...

Need to fix your Samsung device? Why not temporarily back up your data in the cloud before attempting it yourself or sending it to a technician? Samsung announced it's started rolling out a temporary cloud backup" feature to select smartphones and tablets running the latest version of One UI 6. The ability lets you...Read more...

The Roku Channel, which already has a robust array of free-with-ads content, has added even more live linear channels, all curated around a specific theme, to its 400-plus options. Just in time for Halloween, there's a new channel completely dedicated to Universal Monster movies-earlier today, we clicked over and...Read more...

If you've always wanted to see more of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, your time has arrived: Five Nights at Freddy's will soon be both in theaters and streaming on Peacock, offering an entertaining if imperfect expansion on the popular Five Nights at Freddy's video game franchise.Read more...

Meta is once again showing the limits of its own Supreme Court's policy recommendations. This time, the disagreement centers around the ways users can post about certain drugs like ketamine on Facebook and Instagram. These drugs, which can straddle the line between recreational and therapeutic use, can run right up...Read more...

You can now treat your cough, cold, and flu with Amazon Clinic, the company's latest expansion into the healthcare space Wednesday that begs the question: Why is Amazon now my doctor?Read more...

There's no weirder, more Doctor Who thing than the fact that right now you can't go back and watch the last appearance of this year's big 60th anniversary villain-the Toymaker, now played by Neil Patrick Harris-57 years ago because 75% of that story doesn't actually exist anymore. But that could at least change in...Read more...

Back in Star Trek: Lower Decks' first season three years ago, it took a few episodes in before the show began to explore what it really meant to borrow its entire name and premise from the iconic TNG episode. In the years since, it's gone on to explore that idea more holistically, but now it's back to really dig into...Read more...

Motorola revealed a quite interesting phone prototype at the Lenovo Tech World 2023 that's turning heads and wrists. This bendable smartphone has a flexible display that can wrap around your wrist like a watch.

Ever since Elon Musk took over X, formerly known as Twitter, this time last year, plenty of decisions ranging from head-scratching to plain bad have been made. Now, one year later, there is clear data indicating that those decisions have done next to nothing except destroy the once massive and respected platform's...Read more...

As the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy begins celebrating a string of landmark anniversaries over the next few years, and Warner Bros. remains eager to delve too greedily and too deep into getting what it can out of the franchise, there's at least one way we all get to win: absurdly priced Lord of the...Read more...

A car-sized rotorcraft is getting ready to soar through the thick atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Before it's ready to explore the possible habitability of the bizarre methane-soaked world, Dragonfly was put to the test here on Earth, flying through intense wind tunnels that simulate the alien conditions on...Read more...

Following an in-flight anomaly during an Electron launch in September, Rocket Lab has been granted FAA authorization to resume its launch operations, with an anticipated return this quarter.

When her high-school crush dies, a lonely teen digs him up and reanimates him-what could go wrong? The neon-soaked, blood-splattered, very hairspray-filled first trailer for Lisa Frankenstein (written by Jennifer's Body scribe Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar for Juno) promises ghoulish hijinks galore.Read more...

Winter Vivern, believed to be a Belarus-aligned hacker, attacked European government entities and a think tank starting on Oct. 11, according to an Ars Technica report Wednesday. ESET Research discovered the hack that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube, a webmail server with millions of users, and allowed...Read more...

Apple bringing double-tap gesturing to its WatchOS 10.1 today, which means you can use it on the Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches.