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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the United States Capitol subpoenaed some of the largest tech companies in the U.S. on Thursday, demanding they answer for their platforms’ role in the insurrectionist attack.

In May 2021, a Pacific footballfish washed ashore at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, California. Still in good condition, the rarely seen fish featured spikes along its body, sharp teeth, and a bioluminescent lure. But as scientists would go on to discover, it also had biofluorescent tissue, a characteristic…Read more...

Real Steel is one of the greatest sci-fi sports movies of all time. Granted, the subgenre of sci-fi sports movies is pretty slim—especially ones where the entire movie focuses on that theme—but Real Steel is near the top of the list. And now, after years of the film’s fan base clamoring for more, it might actually be…Read more...

A proposed law in New York would cut down on law enforcement’s ability to use controversial surveillance tactics—including warrants that can clandestinely target you because of your search engine history or nab your location data without you knowing.Read more...

It’s hard to talk about HBO Max’s Peacemaker without bringing up creator James Gunn’s previous work. Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy films helped catapult him into cinematic stardom after creating a solid resume of B-movies, and he was brought into the fold at Warner Bros. to write and direct The Suicide Squad after he…Read more...

Scientists say they’ve found striking evidence that a common infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is the leading cause of multiple sclerosis. Their research has found that military personnel who newly tested positive for the virus went on to have a substantially higher risk of later developing multiple sclerosis…Read more...

The Supreme Court, ruling 6-3 on a predictable partisan axis, has tossed out Joe Biden’s federal coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers. But it will allow the administration’s less sweeping vaccine requirements for health care workers at federally funded facilities to move forward.

Watching a movie is one thing. Reading one is something else entirely—which, admittedly, sounds like the most obvious statement ever written: “reading is different from watching.” You’re welcome for that genius insight. But seriously, when it comes to a movie, the dynamic between the mediums is a bit more complex and…Read more...

Mamoru Hosoda has been fascinated with the digital world since his career in animation started. From his directorial debut with the first Digimon Adventure film and its follow up Our War Game!, all the way to his brand new awards season contender Belle, the director has repeatedly returned to the theme of connections…Read more...

The United States Postal Service’s trucks are in dire need of replacement, and the agency has a plan to do just that. Last year, it announced its plans to move forward to purchase the mail truck of the future.

Try as it might, Apple just can’t seem to keep Fortnite out.

The U.S. military is joining another forever war against an unconventional enemy force, hiding in the civilian population in a never-ending quagmire—though this time it’s the novel coronavirus, so you can let out a deep breath.

Full disclosure: the only two minutes of Ridley Scott’s gooey sci-fi HBO Max series Raised by Wolves that I’ve seen were in the original trailer for season one, which didn’t really capture my attention. Now I’ve seen two more minutes, courtesy of this brand-new season two trailer, you can consider my attention…Read more...

When a company like Google controls more than 90% of the search engine market, it’s always seemed near-impossible for any competitor to woo away the company’s users. More recently though, that tide’s started to change—Google’s constant flubs in protecting users’ privacy have left folks looking for alternatives that…Read more...

There’s something strange in the neighborhood… and it’s the plot of Ghostbusters: Afterlife! In celebration of Ivan and Jason Reitman’s critically divisive, audience-adored sequel to the original Ghostbusters movie coming to digital on demand last week, we’ve decided to give it the (admittedly belated) Spoiler FAQ…Read more...

A new study that found compounds in cannabis could stop the coronavirus from infecting cells has understandably captured the internet’s attention this week. But while the findings are worth following up on, people shouldn’t get too excited yet, as the researchers are very clear that simply smoking or otherwise…Read more...

Filmgoers who hadn’t read Frank Herbert’s Dune probably found it very curious that two huge stars like Oscar winner Javier Bardem and pop icon Zendaya only appeared in the new movie for a short amount of time. By the time the film ended, however, the reasoning surely became clearer: Bardem and Zendaya play Freman, the…Read more...

Notorious Israeli surveillance company’s NSO Group’s Pegasus software appears to have been used once again in an authoritarian spying campaign despite recent reports the company itself is hemorrhaging cash over rising debt and growing international scrutiny. This time, Pegasus was reportedly used to infect the devices…Read more...

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has made some incredibly well-regarded films like Delicatessan, The City of Lost Children, and Amélie (and he also directed Alien: Resurrection, about which the less said the better), but it’s been nearly a decade since he last wrote and directed a movie. That will change this…Read more...

By scouring archival data from the now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have found a promising new exomoon candidate, in what is an exceptionally rare discovery.

It is really, really, really hot in Australia right now.

Apple and T-Mobile keep flip-flopping over who is to blame for the iCloud Private Relay being unavailable and now the Cupertino tech giant has updated its notice to users with one crucial change.

Deep-sea biologists were stunned to find the largest known fish breeding ground, a discovery made last year near Antarctica. Details of the incredible find were published today, with researchers describing a sprawling colony of millions of icefish on seafloor of the Southern Ocean.Read more...

Good news, fans of Shadow and Bone (or fans of the Darkling specifically, I guess). Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse fantasy novels is about start production on season two, which will cover the second book in the series, Siege and Storm. Unsurprisingly, the book has new characters that need actors…Read more...

Twin Peaks fans all know the tragic tale of Laura Palmer, the small-town beauty queen who died hiding some rather dark secrets. But did you know that Mark Frost, who co-created the series with David Lynch, actually took inspiration from a real-life historic unsolved murder?

Face masks are only effective as long as they provide a proper fit around the wearer’s mouth and nose, so to help ensure a mask is always doing its job properly, even at the end of a long shift, engineers at Northwestern University have designed a smart mask for healthcare workers featuring a smart sensor that can…Read more...

Though we’re nearly two weeks into 2022, data continues to pour in reminding us just what was hot in 2021. The latest reminder: extreme ocean heat, which set a dubious record. But oceans were far from things trending hot in 2021, though. Before we shut the door completely on last year, we wanted to share a list of 10…Read more...

The Batman gets its rating, and it’s perhaps not what some people would’ve expected. Get a look at the Looney Tunes’ return to HBO Max. Plus, what’s coming on Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman. To me, my spoilers!

There are screenshots and then there are scrolling screenshots, which are extended screengrabs that include the entirety of the webpage or the document or the menu that you’re viewing, beyond what you can actually see on screen. If you need to capture these kinds of screenshots the process is slightly different than a…Read more...

Tesla has removed any mention of the year 2022 from the Cybertruck website, a bad sign for anyone hoping to get their hands on the electric truck before the end of the year. Don’t say we didn’t warn you back in 2019.

Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter on Thursday after seven months, according to a statement published online from the country’s technology development agency. The government banned Twitter for enabling “subversive” and “criminal” activities, though in reality it was likely because the social media company deleted a…Read more...

Watching a professional DJ turning random scratches, loops, and samples into a catchy tune is mesmerizing. If it’s a skill you’ve aspired to, or just one you’d like to experiment with in your free time, Pioneer’s new DDJ-REV1 is an affordable all-in-one alternative to dropping a few thousand dollars on a pair of…Read more...

One of the weirder stories from last year involved a gargantuan FBI honeypot operation designed to catch crooks all over the world. According to Motherboard, that operation had a bigger imprint in the U.S. than originally believed.Read more...

Starz has just dropped a sneak peak at Shining Vale, a new half-hour horror comedy series starring Courteney Cox, a marketing move that is no doubt timed to a certain huge horror movie starring Cox that’s out later this week. But hey, the themes go together, and this clip—which also features Greg Kinnear (as Cox’s…Read more...

The year 2022 is here, and hopefully it won’t feel like 2020 part two. Back then, as the world shut down in an attempt to stop the spread of covid-19, most major movies were delayed—and no one wants a sequel to that. Last year began to buck the trend, culminating in the record-breaking release of Spider-Man: No Way HomeRead more...

Phishing schemes already litter the internet, and now they’re coming for our parking meters, too. San Antonio police were first to warn locals about the scam, which targets people trying to pay for their parking ticket via QR code. Authorities say people have started plastering their own QR codes onto the machines,…Read more...

A series that was going to be Lucasfilm’s first non-Star Wars or Indiana Jones project since it was purchased by Disney has now been picked up by another company. Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to the Children of Blood and Bone trilogy, a action fantasy series based on YA novels by Hugo and Nebula…Read more...

There have been long debates about just how Mandalorian Boba and his father were at times in their long history in Star Wars, but their personal influence in the evolution of the Mandalorian people and their culture is indelible. But it’s also had a huge influence on how we literally see them too.

A daring scheme to catch a returning Starship booster rocket is taking shape at SpaceX’s launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

The NASA InSight Lander was forced to enter safe mode last Friday as a Martian dust storm swept over its location. The ongoing storm has reduced the amount of sunlight hitting the lander’s solar panels, so mission controllers have reduced its activity to the bare minimum to reduce strain on the batteries.Read more...

Major car manufacturers aren’t giving up on their efforts to stymie Massachusetts’ right to repair legislation. Less than two years after residents in the state voted in favor of updated right to repair laws that would let independent auto repair shops receive telematics data from vehicles, groups representing auto…Read more...

Star Trek: Picard’s largely confounding season one finale included a tiny step forward in the wider franchise’s approach to queer characters when it allowed Michelle Hurd and Jeri Ryan’s Raffi and Seven to... well, hold hands. Look, baby steps! Anyway, while we’re not sure what season two will have in store for them,…Read more...

We’re only now seeing widespread support for PCIe 5.0, but as is so often the case in this industry, new tech is old tech the moment it arrives. And so, the PCI Special Interest Group today released a finalized spec for PCI Express 6.0, setting the groundwork for the next (next?) generation of SSDs.

Between promoting scientifically baseless theories that the coronavirus pandemic has triggered “mass formation psychosis” and switching to a fruit and meat diet, wildly popular podcaster Joe Rogan found the time to become active on MAGA-themed social media site Gettr. Surprise, he hates it.

If you’ve ever lost even a single precious French fry as a result of a fast food bag tipping over during the ride home from the drive-through, you’ll appreciate the understated brilliance of the BAGO: a seatbelt that keeps all sorts of bags upright even if you’ve got a lead foot or are hard on the brakes.

New research suggests that ketamine may help people struggling with alcohol addiction. The small randomized, controlled trial found that people with severe alcohol use disorder given infusions of ketamine reported more days of abstinence at a six-month follow-up than those in a control group. The benefits also…Read more...

Since the debut of Toy Story in 1995, Pixar’s animated films have helped catapult Disney’s rise to become one of the biggest corporations in the world. Seeing their films in the theater every other year was often an event in and of itself, and that’s led to a powerful, passionate fanbase that’s grown with each sequel…Read more...

The countless delays and cancellations plaguing air travel right now (not to mention the packed planes, the skyrocketing ticket prices, and mask mandates) have left many airline passengers angrier than we’ve ever seen them before. Most air travelers have been seen taking their air rage out on flight attendants or…Read more...

For years, 3D printing has promised to bring about a revolution in manufacturing, but we’re only recently starting to see it trickle down to consumer goods. Companies like Adidas have been pursuing 3D printing as a way to make sneakers that perfectly fit every size and shape of foot, and now Ikea is offering its first…Read more...

So far, our looks at The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role’s leap from the world of tabletop gaming into full-on animation, have focused on propping up its lovable cast of misfits as the heroes most Criticial Role fans know them to be at this point. The latest trailer goes to great lengths to show that they are also…Read more...