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The Federal Trade Commission proposed a “blanket prohibition” that would ban Meta from monetizing children’s data Wednesday. The FTC says Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—failed to comply with an existing 2020 privacy order by misleading parents about the control they have over Facebook Messenger, and…Read more...

Dune: Part Two released a new trailer today, offering our best look yet at director Denis Villeneuve’s continuation of his 2021 Frank Herbert adaptation. There will be a revolution, there will be assassins, there will be mystical orders of generational witches vying for political power via bloodline manipulation, and…Read more...

A shoebox-sized satellite may soon meet its untimely death after failing to fire its thrusters. The cubesat may have been compromised as it excessively waited for launch on board NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in advance of the Artemis 1 mission last year.Read more...

Watch out, woke investors—Ron DeSantis is coming to get ya, even if it means screwing over his own constituents.

Artificial intelligence is truly having a moment, and advertisements might be the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. As AI art generators, music creation, and even video engines continue to be released and get better, it might be sooner rather than later that we also see AI used regularly in…Read more...

Here’s a fandom-centric guide for every type of mom: new moms, dog moms, mother moms, and more. It’s getting down to the wire to shop for the perfect gift (Mother’s Day is May 14!) but thankfully places like BoxLunch, ShopDisney, WB Shop, and other pop culture retailers have you covered.Read more...

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Companies like Meta have been on a blue check mark kick lately, despite how the verified icons have become a mark of shame rather than a status symbol on Twitter, the site which originally popularized the idea. Now Google is also getting in on the blue check hype with its own verified branded email system, though it’s…Read more...

Apple is finally ready to put down two of its venerable and well loved products: the old-school Thunderbolt display and the first generation of the iPad Air. It’s been a good and unusually long run, but soon users won’t be able to look to Apple for any fixes or repairs on the aging tech.Read more...

The world’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is called Arexvy and was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. It will be approved to prevent lower respiratory tract disease from the infection in those over age 60.Read more...

The Biden Administration is proposing a bill to hold cryptocurrency mining companies accountable for the amount of energy costs they expel with a new 30% tax on their electricity costs. The Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax was announced on the White House website on Tuesday, explaining that cryptomining…Read more...

Over the past few weeks, Star Wars fans have been bombarded by a single image. It’s a poster, made by artist Matt Ferguson, to promote the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of Return of the Jedi. The poster has been used on marquees, in theaters, as a giveaway, and more. And always the question is, “When can I…Read more...

The animal kingdom is full of sexual competition, and extinct creatures are no exception: Researchers found evidence that male woolly mammoths experienced hormone-induced states of aggression towards their rivals, much like modern bull elephants.Read more...

It’s been ages since we’ve had an update on J. Michael Straczynski’s plans to revive the classic ‘90s sci-fi epic Babylon 5 for a new age, rebooting the iconic show entirely. But fear not: the series is making a surprising return in a new form.Read more...

Over the past two weeks, an account on Jack Dorsey’s new social network Bluesky has become Twitter’s hottest status symbol. You can’t sign up yet, and Bluesky users get just one invite code every two weeks. That’s left plebeians who weren’t personally haloed in by Dorsey begging for access in the DMs of our more…Read more...

No matter what happens to all the individual characters in this week’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it marks the end of an era for Marvel Studios. James Gunn, one of the filmmakers who helped bring the MCU to a whole new level with the first Guardians, is leaving—and if you believe everything you see and read, some…Read more...

The most recent flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was historic in that it was the rocket’s first fully expendable mission, and it was also the first Falcon Heavy mission to include previously flown fairings. As new footage attests, the fiery return of these fairings was a sight to behold.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for since is finally here. When Dune: Part One hit theaters, it was fantastic, but it only told half the story. Everyone who saw it immediately wanted to see what was next—and now, we can. The first trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived, and it’s glorious.Read more...

New clinical trial data released by Eli Lilly on Wednesday has provided the most promising results of any potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment yet. In a randomized, double-blinded, controlled phase III trial, the experimental drug donanemab significantly slowed cognitive decline in patients compared to placebo,…Read more...

Another one of Elon Musk’s great ideas has led to widespread criticism and a corresponding whiplash policy reversal. Twitter has said it will once again allow governments and publicly funded entities to access its application programming interface (API) and make automated posts for free on the platform. The social…Read more...

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are about to step outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the pair’s second extravehicular activity this year.Read more...

The best advice you can get when buying bitcoin or investing in crypto (other than, you know, “don’t”) is the same advice you get when going to a casino: never bet more than you’re willing to lose. Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technical officer of Coinbase, must have been more than willing to part ways with fat…Read more...

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe came in with Iron Man and Thor as its leading men, most audiences beyond comic-book readers were familiar with Marvel thanks to the animated series for Spider-Man and the X-Men—and the solo movies for Blade the Vampire Hunter. Played then by Wesley Snipes, that trilogy of R-rated…Read more...

Multiple conservation groups joined forces and announced their intent to sue a federal agency over what they say is a failure to protect West Indian manatees, large marine mammals that live near Florida and across the Caribbean. The manatees’ population has declined in recent years as they run out of food and lose…Read more...

Astronomers think they’re the first to see a star swallowing a planet, after piecing together a cosmic whodunnit in data collected by several telescopes.Read more...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has changed the description on the platform’s verified checkmark labels once more. The labels now make no mention of Twitter Blue, the paid version of the social network. Blue subscribers have subjected to massive scorn, and altering the label may help Musk avoid potential lawsuits from angry…Read more...

Astronomers operating the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope think they’ve found three gas clouds that formed in the aftermath of the very first stars, when the Big Bang was still in the rear-view mirror.Read more...

This month is the 40th anniversary of the original G-Shock digital watch, and to help mark the occasion, Casio is releasing a bunch of variants based on the original design, including a model that packs it full of modern fitness-tracking technology and an optical heart rate monitor.

Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman drops some creepy new posters. The Court of Owl beckons in Gotham Knights. Get a look at the return of The Dragon Prince. Plus, what’s coming on Titans and Superman & Lois. To me, my spoilers!

Russia claims Ukraine staged an overnight drone attack to assassinate President Vladimir Putin but has provided no evidence to back up the accusation. This is the latest claim made by the Kremlin amidst what it says has been a series of attacks beyond enemy lines.Read more...

Twitter users whose accounts bore unpaid Twitter Blue checkmarks lost them in Elon Musk’s great verification purge only to see them restored days later—still sans payment.

This is why we can’t have nice things. According to a series of emails sent to NPR, Elon Musk apparently threatened to assign the media outlet’s Twitter handle, @NPR, to another account. NPR previously fled Twitter after the outlet labelled it “state-affiliated media.”

Two years ago, the first “volume” of Star Wars: Visions proved, to stunning effect, that what mattered most about the enduring iconography and thematic heart of the galaxy far, far away could shine through the lens of visionary Japanese animation studios. This week, its sophomore outing proves much the same—with a…Read more...

Airbnb has your back if you’re thinking about doing a solo trip abroad this summer. The company announced Wednesday it’s planning to add a new tab to its rental selection called “Rooms.” Billed as a new option for solo or couple travelers looking for short-term rentals, the company wants users to stay at a locale with…Read more...

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It has been a hell of a time in the world of games. As people reckon with the reveal that Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkertons after a Magic: The Gathering leaker, more and more actual plays and streams are releasing massively produced and slick games. We’re excitedly waiting for The Ravening War—Dimension20's next…Read more...

Fifteen years ago, on May 2, 2008, Iron Man released in theaters. The Jon Favreau-directed film set off an unprecedented run of sequels, sagas, and franchises that literally saved Marvel from the brink of bankruptcy. The film was critically praised. It was nominated for two Oscars. In 2022 it was even selected for…Read more...

NASA’s ShadowCam has been flying around the Moon for nearly six months, strapped to a Korean lunar orbiter. The hypersensitive camera has been capturing beautifully detailed images of the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions, offering a rare glimpse of potential landing sites for upcoming crewed Artemis missions to the…Read more...

Apple and Google are hoping with their powers combined they can truly hinder just how effective stalking with Bluetooth trackers has become. The two tech giants have agreed on a set of standards for AirTag-like products that would enable automatic alerts on both iOS and Android devices, though the proposed device…Read more...

Author Melvin Burgess is best-known for writing YA fiction, including the Carnegie Medal-winning Smack, called Junk in his native UK. His first novel for adults takes on the ultimate unreliable narrator: Norse god Loki. While the noted trickster has a high profile these days thanks to Marvel, this is a completely…Read more...

LinkedIn is exploring a rare, seemingly useful application of generative AI. The platform is testing out a feature for its paying subscribers that auto-generates personalized messages to hiring managers based on a user’s specific profile, according to a Tuesday blog post on the site by company exec, Ora Levit.

A video recently shared by NASA showcases just how big supermassive black holes can get. Supermassive black holes have masses greater than 100,000 Suns, and NASA’s new visualization shows the extent to which our local star pales in comparison.Read more...

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Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, Bush family scion, and flop presidential candidate, once considered helping to sell NSO Group spyware to U.S. federal law enforcement agencies.Read more...

Taylor Swift got publicly dragged last year when it was revealed that she’s one of the most prolific celebrity public jet users, and with good reason: just four hours of flying on a private jet produces more emissions than the average person living in the EU emits each year. But the Richie Riches polluting the planet…Read more...

Six years have passed since the Guardians of the Galaxy, under the watchful eye of director James Gunn, graced the silver screen in 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of the Guardians, but most of it was in Avengers movies—plus a Thor movie, and Gunn’s Holiday Special for Disney+.Read more...

People like to tell lies about climate change on YouTube. That’s bad enough, but worse is the fact that Google makes money by running ads for major brands against those videos, sometimes sharing profits with creators. In 2021, Google took a stand and promised to stop doing that. But two years later, according to a…Read more...

A popular brand of flour appears to be the culprit behind a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public to stay away from certain lots of Gold Medal Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour, while General Mills has issued a voluntary recall of the…Read more...

The next edition of Warhammer 40,000—the 10th in Games Workshop’s venerable tabletop miniatures game—is set to hit shelves this summer, bringing with it a sea of rule changes that will make the intimidatingly dense game feel quicker and cleaner to play. From what little we could tell braving the tables of Warhammer Fest…Read more...

The SETI Institute said this week that the Very Large Array, a National Science Foundation telescope in New Mexico, will join the hunt for radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.Read more...