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Pornhub is scrambling to clean up its act, it says, in the aftermath following New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof’s piece “The Children of Pornhub,” which is what it sounds like. In the days after publication, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) threatened to introduce legislation (as he does), and Visa and…Read more...

More than 40 attorneys general and the U.S. government are gearing up to throw the book at the Book... Facebook... with an antitrust lawsuit that’s set to be filed on Wednesday.Read more...

In another attempt to leave the mark of the Trump administration behind long after President-elect Joe Biden assumes office, the Senate today voted 49-46 along party lines to appoint Nathan Simington, who has no experience in telecom or consumer protection, to the Federal Communications Commission, Vice reports.

Leading cybersecurity firm FireEye said on Tuesday that it had fallen victim to the type of security breach it typically helps other companies and government agencies defend themselves against, and that the culprit was a highly sophisticated nation-state with “top-tier offensive capabilities” that rhymes with Frussia.

Diem it! A London-based finance app called Diem is threatening to sue the Diem Association, the consortium in charge of what was once known as the Libra token.Read more...

You know who thinks WarnerMedia’s “hybrid” release model is a great idea?

Today, the security company and network Cloudfare announced a plan to stop your internet service provider from creeping on your web activity. Co-developed by engineers at Apple and Fastly, the Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS (ODoH) standard works to decouple your IP address from your queries.

America has lost one of its great daredevils of the sky. Chuck Yeager, the Air Force test pilot who made history by being the first person to break the sound barrier, died on Monday evening. He was 97.

NASA has released its science priorities for the first crewed Artemis lunar landing, scheduled for 2024. Prior to planting their boots on the lunar regolith, however, the next man and woman to visit the Moon will have to go back to school, as mission planners prepare their tools for the upcoming mission.Read more...

SpaceX just scored nearly a billion dollars to improve rural internet in the U.S despite not yet launching its satellite-based Starlink ISP nationally.Read more...

Forget the monoliths—there’s a new monument perplexing America. An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building. There was only one problem: This patron of the arts didn’t actually own the building, and he’s all but disappeared.Read more...

Today we got the first substantial look at data on one of the covid-19 vaccines likely to reach the U.S. general public later this month. The Food and Drug Administration and the companies Pfizer and BioNTech released summary documentation of the trial data collected so far on Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine candidate.…Read more...

Running in big, chunky headphones gets a bad rap.

Apple has made a purse.

President Trump has failed in over 30 lawsuits that his legal team has filed in an effort to reverse the November election results. Now, the tables have turned, and it’s Trump’s lawyer who’s being sued. On Tuesday, Christopher Krebs, former head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…Read more...

In a rare sign that not everything is terrible, elephants are returning to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On Monday, the UK became the first country to begin mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus pandemic using a vaccine manufactured by Pifzer. That vaccine should begin being rolled out in the U.S. soon—though there might not be enough to go around for a while, thanks in part to the White House’s purchasing…Read more...

Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Forescout published a new whitepaper on Tuesday detailing how 33 security flaws baked into a handful of widely used code libraries could have catastrophic consequences for millions of internet-connected devices, running the gamut from smart home and industrial tech, to devices in…Read more...

Arguably the best on-screen Spider-Man villain ever is making his return and the implications are huge. After weeks of rumors, the Hollywood Reporter now says Alfred Molina is indeed returning as Doctor Octopus for Sony and Marvel’s untitled third Spider-Man film, directed by Jon Watts.Read more...

New research out Tuesday looks to pin down the many health problems that can arise from a bout of covid-19. The long list includes more common ailments like pneumonia, kidney failure, and widespread inflammation, as well as rarer complications like serious heart inflammation, collapsed lungs, and severe blood clotting.

Scientists have spent the past 15 years pulling together data about the Arctic into an annual report card. What’s become clear in the 15 iterations of the report is nothing will be the same for centuries to come, and the shifts are happening faster than anticipated.

It’s not a stretch to say we’ll probably see new gaming laptops with bigger and better graphics cards soon with 2021 and CES right around the corner. That’s all well and good for anyone who wants the latest and greatest, but many people would prefer something that just good enough—aka something on a budget. These…Read more...

Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones and Tommy Hilfiger bath towels lead Tuesday’s best deals.

Nielsen, the primary authority trusted to track TV ratings, announced on Monday that it’s undertaking a major overhaul to its system to better integrate programming across platforms. Coming at a time when all filmmaking is becoming TV, the change will likely be music to the ears of advertisers but could face…Read more...

It’s a big day for SpaceX, as the Elon Musk-led company is planning to conduct a high-altitude test of its much-anticipated Starship rocket. You can watch the test flight live right here.

When first announced back in mid-September, Apple promised its subscription Fitness+ service would launch before the end of the year. Just a few weeks before 2020 (finally!) draws to a close, Apple has revealed that Fitness+ will officially be available starting on December 14.Read more...

Amid the life-threateningly urgent climate crisis, it’s bad enough to pollute the planet with greenhouse gases. But to add insult to injury, some of the people and firms responsible for that pollution have tried to dress themselves up as climate heroes. You know the type: the ones who spent 2020 hiding behind gentle,…Read more...

Diana rides the lightning in new Wonder Woman 1984 footage. Shudder nabs a new British supernatural thriller. Get a look at CBS’s adaptation of The Stand. Plus, and a teaser for Netflix’s Korean horror series Sweet Home. To me, my spoilers!

As one of the most prolific headphone makers in the world (just think of how many sets of earbuds the company has shipped with iPhones over the years) it’s surprising that it’s taken this long for Apple to release its own over-the-ear headphones. Today the company quietly released its new AirPods Max headphones—but…Read more...

More bass, anyone?Read more...

WhatsApp has long been one of the most popular messaging apps in the business, but a lot has changed since Facebook bought the company back in 2014. If you’re using WhatsApp to manage the bulk of your daily conversations, these 10 tips will help you get more out of the app—change its appearance, cut through the noise,…Read more...

Attaching a tracking collar to a polar bear is hard enough. But it’s all the more challenging because eventually researchers have to remove it, too. So Polar Bears International reached out to 3M to see if the company, known for its expertise in making things stick, could come up with a less permanent way to tag the…Read more...

Brenton Tarrant, the anti-Muslim terrorist who killed 51 people during two attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019, abused steroids and donated money to far-right websites and YouTube personalities like Stefan Molyneux, according to a new report released by the New Zealand government. The 810-page report also…Read more...

A second federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on President Donald Trump’s TikTok ban on Monday, effectively block the US Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on the Chinese-owned short video app.Read more...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the Golden State would become the 18th to launch an official Covid-19 contact tracing app powered by technology pioneered by Apple and Google.Read more...

Uber is bailing on its self-driving car unit, the Uber Advanced Technologies Group, and will sell it off to driverless trucking-focused startup Aurora in a deal that could create a combined firm valued at $10 billion, the companies announced on Monday.

An undersea tunnel and roundabout between towns in the Faroe Islands, set to open later this month, will reduce a 64-minute trip to just 16 minutes — and will look utterly beautiful while doing it.

Last week, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof detailed the easily-searchable horrors uploaded in plain view onto Pornhub, arguing that the site goes unpunished for profiting from child sex abuse material (CSAM), sexual assault, and nonconsensual pornography (sometimes called “revenge porn.”) Now, Visa and…Read more...

Reviews of one of the most anticipated games of 2020, Cyberpunk 2077, are out, and the general consensus seems to be the game looks beautiful and has a ton of interesting content, but is marred by bugs and a lackluster story. Reviewers haven’t had a lengthy amount of time to dive into what the game really has to…Read more...

Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous taxi company, is scheduled to reveal its first self-driving cars on Dec. 14. Spoilers: They look dorky as hell.

The Trump administration had a slam dunk way to improve air quality and save lives. Instead, the Environmental Protection Agency flat-out rejected the opportunity to tighten regulations on soot from fossil fuel power plants, tailpipes, incinerators, and industrial other sources on Monday.

I really shouldn’t have to warn anyone about this kind of scam, but it’s time for Cyberpunk 2077 to hit the streets and hackers are ready to take advantage of the excitement. So, if you receive a free download code for the year’s most anticipated video game, no matter how cool it looks, don’t install it.Read more...

Divers searching for discarded fishing nets in the Baltic Sea have discovered a rare Enigma encryption machine used by the Nazis in World War II.Read more...

The HomePod Mini is $50 more than the Echo Dot, $75 more than the Nest Mini, and the exact same price as the larger Nest Audio. Its voice assistant, Siri, is not nearly as smart as its rivals. Its audio quality is only so remarkable. It is shaped like a Magic 8 Ball, which is certainly a choice. And I love the HomePod…Read more...

If you thought the Autobots were having a miserable enough time fighting on Cybertron in the first season, well, things aren’t getting much better for them now that they’re off it.

Hey Google, play Apple Music.

“Work from home” has become the new normal as lockdowns continue across the world. For some, that’s a welcome and more comfortable change of pace from office life. The transition is tougher for others who find themselves easily distracted at home. Finding a way to focus can be hard, but here’s one tip: noise…Read more...

A disease infamous for sickening soldiers during World War I is popping up again among one of the most vulnerable populations: people struggling with homelessness. In a new case report out this week, doctors detail how a 48-year-old man in Manitoba, Canada developed a life-threatening heart infection from a bacterial…Read more...

Last week Google announced a bunch of new features coming to Android devices as a whole, and now the company has returned to provide some new software for its own phones specifically with the latest Pixel feature drop.Read more...

We know that driving with the windows down is bad for you in terms of driving in an extremely polluted place, but a new study from Brown University indicates that driving with the windows up can greatly increase your chances of getting COVID-19 if you’re sharing a car with someone who is infected.Read more...