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Twitter CEO Elon Musk met with Germany’s digital director to discuss the country’s expectations for disinformation on the platform. German Embassy representatives organized the meeting in San Francisco which was scheduled with very little notice, the evening before it took place.Read more...

Try to figure this one out: it would appear that somebody is installing antenna-equipped rigs all over the foothills of Salt Lake City. Local government officials are stumped as to who is responsible or what the rigs are for. They also seem to be pretty annoyed to have to keep taking the shit down.Read more...

Two privileged administrators of online encyclopedia Wikipedia were reportedly arrested by Saudi Arabian officials. The pair have been sentenced to 32 and eight years in prison for editing conflict critical of the government. The prison sentences predated a larger alleged Saudi espionage operation within the company…Read more...

Ski areas across Europe are being forced to close or work overtime to create artificial snow as record-breaking temperatures sweep across the continent this winter.Read more...

The new year is here, ushering in centennial milestones for Disney Studios and Warner Bros. that will be celebrated with big events. At Disney Parks, Disney100 kicks off with a new World of Color highlighting its 100-year legacy, plus a new ride. Warner Bros brings back Bugs Bunny at the Symphony and premieres The…Read more...

California was hit by yet another winter storm this week, and communities across the state are still assessing and cleaning up the damage.

When M. Night Shyamalan turned his intense thriller Split into a surprise sequel to Unbreakable, nerd minds broke all over the world. He then completed the unlikely trilogy with 2019's (highly disappointing) Glass, bringing the superpowered stars of both Unbreakable and Split together. Now in a new interview, the…Read more...

A modified Boeing aircraft, with a rocket tucked under its wing, will take off from British soil as early as next week, marking the United Kingdom’s first ever orbital launch.

It’s all come down to this. The first season of Willow ends next week and after a very juicy cliffhanger this week, we have no idea what’s going to happen. But, thankfully, we talked to the people who do.Read more...

Pop superstar Billie Eilish’s home address in Highland Park, California was reportedly leaked to thousands of people via a push notification from Citizen, an app that allows users to monitor crime and breaking news events in real time.

With a new Gundam show about to wrap up its first set of episodes this weekend, the venerable mecha anime franchise hasn’t been this talked about in years—and neither have the plastic model kits that helped save the series from cancellation doom over 40 years ago. Want to get into the world of building your own mobile…Read more...

Say you’re already late for work, and you groggily pour a cup of joe into your mug but forget it on the kitchen counter. With Ember’s Travel Mug, your phone will yell at you to turn back now and grab the caffeine.Read more...

After hiking up and down LG’s massive CES booth, the only coherent thought lingering on my mind was that microwaves have gotten too damn big in the intervening years since smart home appliances became popular.Read more...

The Addams Family always has two snaps and now we know Tim Burton’s Wednesday will have two seasons, at least. Netflix just officially announced that the smash streaming series will be back for season two, with star Jenna Ortega returning.Read more...

USB was originally supposed to be the one-cable-to-rule-them-all solution for charging and connecting devices, but then it got fractured into mini and micro variants and things got messy again. USB-C is the USB mulligan we’ve all been waiting for, and now that everything from laptops to smartphones uses the same…Read more...

A bankruptcy judge has dashed the dreams of investors hoping to retrieve their crypto funds from Celsius. It turns out, assets placed in the now-defunct crypto exchange’s high interest “Earn Accounts” belong to Celsius, not the account holders, according to a Wednesday ruling from Judge Martin Glenn.

Feel like reliving those oh-so-memorable days of spring 2020, when we all thought the world was potentially about to end, The Stand-style? No? Then maybe you ought to give Sick a miss, a new film from the horror factory Blumhouse, although it might be a shame—this first trailer makes it look like a hell of a horror…Read more...

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There’s nothing quite so wild as Hollywood drama, and Dwayne Johnson’s crash and burn with Black Adam isn’t so much a superhero smash as a superhero flop. From middling box office numbers to defensive claims about said box office numbers, to assurances from new DC maestro James Gunn that Black Adam’s not dead, just on…Read more...

Delta Airlines will offer free WiFi on its flights beginning on February 1, CEO Ed Bastian said at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Thursday.Read more...

California’s salary transparency law has officially gone into effect as of January 1, forcing companies to unveil the wages they pay to their workers. As such, the curtain is being pulled on the mystery behind the cash flowing through some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies.

Today’s Morning Spoilers features an incredible, psychedelic animated trailer from Tian Xiaopeng (Monkey King: Hero Is Back), another sneak peek at the new upcoming Ant-Man film, and even a little tease from Vin Diesel about the next Fast and Furious movie. Buckle up, spoilers—it’s going to be a bumpy ride.Read more...

Tesla has come full circle with its new steering wheel, much to Elon Musk’s chagrin.Read more...

CES is a mixed bag of technologies you’ll actually be able to buy in the coming year, and technologies you probably won’t see realized for another decade. LG’s display division really likes to let its imagination run wild at the show, and this year it’s created a car of the future that leverages the flexibility of…Read more...

Unlike other shows of similar scope and pedigree, HBO’s upcoming video game-inspired series The Last of Us will not overstay its welcome. Speaking at a recent press day, show creators, writers, and producers Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (Uncharted) revealed that the show, which debuts January 15, is…Read more...

“If you could have one superpower, what would it be?” It’s a question we ask and have been asked a billion times. And while the most common answers are things like “super strength” or “flight” or “invisibility,” the upcoming show Poker Face throws a new one into the mix: what if you could tell, without a doubt, if a…Read more...

Bug Bites starts off innocuous enough, if a little disturbing: a young woman with an alarming amount of bug bites decides to call an exterminator to make sure she doesn’t have a dreaded bed bug infestation. From there, the short dives into some extreme body horror... then injects an unexpected tidal wave of surreal…Read more...

We’ve got some bad news if your New Year’s resolution was to be more fiscally responsible. Not only did January 1 mark the availability of a handful of new sets announced last year, Lego also rang in 2023 by introducing a mountain of new sets, barely giving us enough time to pay off all our Christmas bills.Read more...

It turns out that Twitter—a company currently enduring more than one major headache—has a pretty bad data breach on its hands. It could impact hundreds of millions of users and lead to major security issues for the platform but, despite its severity, it’s been easy to miss amidst the flood of other scandals and …Read more...

WhatsApp is launching a proxy server to combat censorship in some countries and will allow users to circumvent internet blocks.Read more...

If caricatures of the super wealthy have taught us anything, it’s that when you amass enough money you can ditch the reliable ballpoint pen, switch to a fancier fountain pen, and not worry about ruining a blazer when it inevitably leaks. An enviable life, for sure, and one you can get a small taste of with the Adonit…Read more...

Alex Mashinsky, the Celsius co-founder and former CEO who suspiciously cashed out $17 million in crypto prior to halting customers’ crypto withdraws and ahead of the company’s eventual bankruptcy, has found himself on the receiving end of a scathing civil lawsuit accusing him of defrauding hundreds of thousands…Read more...

Our internet sensation bestie M3GAN is already living up to the hype as the fun and violent horror flick from Universal and Blumhouse hits theaters. But it could have been even more violent, according to the screenwriter.Read more...

From a people-power perspective, Twitter is inarguably a husk of what it once was. Since Elon Musk took over the social media platform at the end of October 2022, the company has lost more than an estimated three-quarters of its staff to layoffs and voluntary departures. On Wednesday, the cuts continued.

From its position in low lunar orbit, South Korea’s first Moon mission caught a unique glimpse of Earth rising from behind the cratered surface of our natural satellite.Read more...

New research points to an under-appreciated cause of childhood asthma: gas stoves. The study estimates that about one in every eight cases in the U.S. can be attributed to the indoor pollution emitted by gas stoves. The findings are only the latest to highlight the harmful effects of this ubiquitous way of cooking.Read more...

The Webb Space Telescope’s latest target is one previously imaged by Hubble: the distant barred spiral galaxy EGS23205. Targets like this one will boost our understanding of the early universe and how ancient stars and galaxies took form.Read more...

The legacy of the original series of X-Men films is very complicated. They were released even before Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, and the current boom of superhero success can quite easily be tracked back to them. Even some of the stars, like Patrick Stewart, are still reprising their roles in new films. But hovering over…Read more...

Qualcomm is working with Iridium, a satellite network provider, to bring satellite connectivity to future Android devices. The technology is only capable of two-way messaging. However, Qualcomm also has Garmin’s Response service on board for emergencies since it already uses Iridium’s satellite network.

A mission to measure lunar water-ice on the Moon is in jeopardy after the cubesat failed to fire its engines shortly after launch. Time is now running out, as the team has until mid-January to fix the spacecraft’s thrusters and give it a second chance to enter lunar orbit.Read more...

In Avatar: The Way of Water, people from Earth hunt down the Na’vi of Pandora as part of a larger plan to take over their planet. But here on actual Earth, the Na’vi have officially won the war.Read more...

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In December 2021, a team of paleontologists published data suggesting that the asteroid impact that ended the reign of dinosaurs could be pinned down to a season—springtime, 66 million years ago—thanks to an analysis of fossilized fish remains at a famous site in North Dakota.Read more...

Genesis Global Trading Inc. has been feeling the heat of the crypto crash that has been plaguing the industry over the past several months. The firm announced today that it was laying off 30% of its workforce, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Ten years ago, when James Gunn cast former professional wrestler Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, some were skeptical. Sure, this dude was a charismatic wrestler, but could he act? Oh, how that has changed, now that Bautista’s breakout Marvel Studios role has propelled him into a diverse, impressive acting career.…Read more...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today a proposal for a new rule that could effectively kill noncompete clauses. The commission argues that banning noncompete clauses could result in a $300 billion total increase in American wages.

Peloton couldn’t run away from the consequences of corporate mis-management forever. The fitness equipment and media company has agreed to pay a $19 million penalty in a civil case settlement with the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Video streamer Plex announced it is bringing its rental service to consumers after a three-year delay stemming from the covid-19 pandemic.Read more...

A battle of mother and country ensues in the post-apocalyptic near-future in Jung_E, the latest from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho. And that’s quite literally an army of moms, modeled after the mother of a researcher at an AI lab. Amid a civil war, the new Netflix film finds a scientist coping with the loss of…Read more...

California has been hit by yet another winter storm that has sparked flood warnings and power outages across multiple counties.Read more...