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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Tuesday that he’d signed a “first-of-its-kind” bill into law designed to “protect Californians from hate and disinformation spread online.”

In a world full of fantastical mysteries, there are few things more mysterious in Middle-earth than the Istari: the powerful sorcerers who helped, in ways big and small, shape the very fate of the world. But for all we know of Gandalf and Saruman, the wider world of Lord of the Rings’ wizards is worth learning about…Read more...

After making the first TikTok video while aboard the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti is making history once again as she’s been chosen to command the orbital outpost, making her the first European woman to do so.Read more...

Carnegie Mellon professor Uju Anya, who unleashed a social media storm last week when she wished the late Queen Elizabeth II “excruciating pain” in death in a tweet, is back on Twitter. In an update, she thanked the people who supported her, and assured them that nothing was going to happen to her job at the…Read more...

It’s been so long since Avenue 5's first season aired (and a lot has happened in the world since March 2020), but we do remember a) we enjoyed the near-future comedy’s batty characters, most of whom are trapped aboard a disastrous luxury space cruise; and b) the plot ended on a hell of a cliffhanger.

Major household brands are ensuring that we flush an important climate resource down the toilet. The Natural Resource Defense Council recently released its Issue with Tissue report and scorecard, rating how sustainable (or unsustainable) toilet paper, facial tissue, and paper towel producers are. Procter & Gamble, the…Read more...

Period tracking app Flo is hoping its newly released “Anonymous Mode” will give users the confidence to continue using their product even as state law enforcement authorities around the country appear increasingly interested in soliciting data from apps to prosecute alleged abortion seekers. Privacy experts speaking…Read more...

A virus that can rarely cause a polio-like paralysis in children has resurfaced in the U.S. after mostly disappearing during the covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it has spotted a surge of cases linked to enterovirus D-68. Based on recent past outbreaks, officials expect…Read more...

Iranian hackers with ties to the nation’s military are responsible for carrying out “hundreds” of ransomware attacks on victims in the U.S. and other countries over multiple years, U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday. The attacks are said to have targeted nearly every kind of organization you could think of—from…Read more...

President Joe Biden announced in a speech today that $900 million of federal funding will go toward increasing the number of electric vehicle chargers nationwide. This funding is the first chunk of money allocated to building EV chargers from a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law signed last year.

I am so over yelling in complete sentences to the Google Assistant. Although I run all the digital assistants—it’s my job, you know—Google primarily controls my smart home. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to yell out a complete command while strapping down your toddler during a full-blown meltdown.…Read more...

It’s been a month and a half since devastating floods tore through Eastern Kentucky. A historic, so-called thousand-year rainfall overflowed rivers and streams, and it carried strip mining waste down into valley communities across the region.

Rail workers could be going on strike soon for the first time in nearly 30 years, which could result in enormous impacts on the wider economy and supply chains.Read more...

Fans of the Scarlet Witch might still be bummed that the Wanda Maximoff of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned evil, killed a lot of people, and buried herself under a mountain at the end of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Magic. But perhaps they can take some solace the Scarlet Witch of Marvel Comics is doing a…Read more...

It’s a well-known fact that British people love queueing – and millions of them are expected to try to tackle the boss level of queueing as Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in the Palace of Westminster in London today.

In a show about the villain of the first Karate Kid movie that features the villain from the Karate Kid sequel, you just knew the villain of Karate Kid part three had to show up eventually. And this year? Cobra Kai delivered. The fifth season of the hit show is now on Netflix and it includes a surprising story arc for…Read more...

Suborbital flights of Blue Origin’s space tourism rocket are suspended pending a Federal Aviation Administration review of Monday’s in-flight anomaly. No passengers were aboard at the time, but the apparent booster failure triggered the vehicle’s capsule escape system.Read more...

We got a glimpse of Chucky season two thanks to a San Diego Comic-Con teaser, but the killer doll now has a full trailer ahead of the much-anticipated return of Don Mancini’s hit horror series. It offers our best look yet at Lachlan Watson as Child’s Play fan-favorites Glen and Glenda, not to mention some delightful…Read more...

Big Oil wants you to believe that, because climate change was mentioned in children’s cartoons and a Batman movie in the 1990s, companies like Chevron hold no responsibilities for the current climate crisis.

Twitter banned a user who shared a modified, racist clip from Disney’s new live action The Little Mermaid Wednesday. The tweaked video turned the skin of singer and actress Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel, from Black to white.

After having to cancel launches aboard Russian Soyuz rockets, British satellite company OneWeb has reached a settlement agreement with Arianespace that could see a resumption of the suspended launches.

A brand new Joker film made its world premiere last night but that might be the only time it ever plays. It’s called The People’s Joker and is described as “a queer coming-of-age story complete with a copyright-defying array of villains and heroes.” And that’s the problem right there. Future screenings of the film…Read more...

One of Uber’s self-driving food delivery robots did not take kindly to the yellow caution tape surrounding a crime scene in Los Angeles as it plowed through the area, according to a video shared on Twitter Tuesday.

Amazon is trotting out new benefits and higher pay for some of its drivers, the company announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release. Specifically, it is putting more funding towards its “Delivery Service Partners”, which are independent businesses that manage a fleet of vehicles and drivers under the Amazon banner…Read more...

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Where I’m from, there are really just two reasons to eat a cup of instant noodles: you’re either a cash-strapped student who can’t afford to eat better, or you’re too tired to make anything more elaborate to eat. It’s just about the easiest meal to prep, but the gadget wizards at Japan’s Thanko think it could be even…Read more...

Is there a comic writer who possibly loves spooky season as much as Hellboy’s Mike Mignola? Perhaps not, which is why the beloved creative is teaming up with artist Rachele Aragno to introduce a whole new spooky delight—and giving them terrifying tales not just for Halloween, but for Christmas too.

NASA needs to know what’s going on with all of the junk that’s orbiting our planet. The space agency announced yesterday that it would be funding three proposals from various universities to better understand orbital debris and sustainability in space.

Over four months after the collapse of TerraUSD tore down the crypto marketplace, South Korean police are currently on the hunt for Do Kwon (and other top people behind Terraform Labs) over allegations of fraud and tax evasion.Read more...

Space is getting a little too crowded, increasing the risk of orbital collisions. Slingshot Aerospace, a company specializing in space data analytics, is now offering a solution to regulate some of the traffic up there. The company announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a free version of its space traffic control…Read more...

Marvel’s line-up for the Thunderbolts is weird. It’s been bugging me ever since it was announced this past weekend. U.S. Agent and Bucky Barnes? Three characters from the Black Widow movie? Hell, only three of the six (Ghost, Taskmaster, and U.S. Agent) could technically be called villains in their latest Marvel…Read more...

Google and Meta have yet another privacy regulator breathing down their necks and scrutinizing their advertisement business.Read more...

There are lots of incredibly capable robots in research labs around the world, but very few handling real world jobs. Purpose-built bots, like robovacs, have so far been the most successful, but HP’s new robot does the exact opposite of cleaning floors. It instead draws all over them, on purpose, and could potentially…Read more...

The Museum of Modern Art mission statement is to “connect people from around the world to the art of our time.” Unfortunately, it seems like New York’s most prominent purveyor of “thought-provoking art” has some abstract reasons for considering snapping up a few digital artworks in the form of NFTs.Read more...

Superman & Lois gives Clark a supersuit upgrade in season three. Titania takes New York in new She-Hulk ads. Plus, what’s coming on Archer and the return of Kung Fu. Spoilers, away!

There is a loneliness to San Francisco. During the day, life bustles about in busy exercise. At night, the city abandons itself. The streets empty out. San Francisco is a city that sleeps—an early to bed, early to yoga city. If you are inclined to stay awake in the darkened hours, you will find yourself often in…Read more...

GoPro’s Hero 11 Black is here, bringing with it not just a generational tech upgrade, but also new features like auto-highlight reels, which make capturing great looking footage easier than ever before.Read more...

Although GoPro has strongly cemented itself as the defacto brand name when it comes to tiny mountable cameras that can take a beating, DJI has delivered some stiff competition in this space over the past few years, and with its new Osmo Action 3, it’s returning to a tried and true design that has more or less defined…Read more...

Police discovered a note railing against virtual reality and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the scene of a package explosion at Northeastern University in Boston on Tuesday night, according to CBS Boston. An unnamed 45-year-old man at the university suffered “minor hand injuries” from the explosion and a second package…Read more...

Bring Jean Jacket home with the Blu-ray and 4K release of Nope—the latest from the mind of modern horror master Jordan Peele, who’s made looking up at the sky a whole lot scarier lately.Read more...

While Thor: Love and Thunder was more divisive than fans would have guessed a few months ago, there’s still plenty about it worth enjoying. Natalie Portman’s turn into the Mighty Thor. Christian Bale’s sinister performance as Gorr. The introduction of more gods such as Russell Crowe’s Zeus. And, of course, the true…Read more...

Citing concerns over racist and transphobic material, Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast is trying to take back an old game to prevent its publication, according to a report in Polygon. It’s a complicated situation, but the game, Star Frontiers New Genesis, is a reboot of a classic 1982 game with some…Read more...

Kelvin, as a temperature scale, uses “absolute zero” as its baseline. That lowest conceived temperature would effectively stop all particle activity due to a lack of any semblance of energy. That point of temperature has never been achieved, but failed crypto firm Celsius seems to want to get as close as it can to…Read more...

Emojis make our lives a lot easier. From actually serving to represent how we’re feeling to being the punchline to an inside joke, emojis has revolutionized how we text, tweet, and communicate. With that, Adobe just released a trend report that surveyed 5,000 respondents from across the United States in order to …Read more...

You read that headline right. For a limited time only, you can purchase an emerald necklace allegedly derived from the Musk family jewel mine.

Meta’s moving to combine two integrity teams in charge of moderating different types of content under one roof. The company says it’ll boost efficiency, while reports say the move is also part of an effort to cut down costs. The significant reorganizing comes as some workers continue to fear the prospect of potential…Read more...

Patreon is laying off about 80 employees, comprising 17% of the subscription platform’s staff. The news first came in an Instagram post from Jack Conte, the creator loyalty company’s CEO and in a blogpost on the company’s site, on Tuesday.

Climate change-fueled natural disasters, from wildfires to floods, are affecting more Americans every year. Many people are caught off guard by emergencies in their communities, but there are ways to prepare that can help you protect your life and health when the worst happens.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has a lot of weird baggage attached, from its connection to the controversial and divisive CD Projekt game to being the latest in the legacy of Studio Trigger. But Netflix’s latest anime acquisition has a lot to love... and a few things to love a little less.

China claims that America’s National Security Agency used sophisticated cyber tools to hack into an elite research university on Chinese soil. The attack allegedly targeted the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an (not to be confused with a California school of the same name), which is highly ranked in the…Read more...