NewsDiscord Bans r/WallStreetBets For Hate Speech ViolationsAfter kicking off a historic rally around GameStop stock that has incited the ire of hedge fund tycoons and the SEC, the r/wallstreetbets channel was banned from Discord on Wednesday over apparent hate speech violations. Brianna Provenzano
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ReviewsSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Review: The Most Maxed Out Phone for the MoneyLast year, Samsung broke out the “Ultra” adjective for the first time on the Galaxy S20 Ultra. That phone was certainly ambitious, but between its $1,400 price tag and features that didn’t quite live up to expectations. This phone does.Sam Rutherford
TelevisionWandaVision Is Serving Up Mayhem…for the ChildrenWhile WandaVision’s double feature of a premiere dropped us right into the swing of a warped, in-universe television reality with no real explanation or context to make it easier to grasp what the hell is going on, the series’ sudden jump into a new…Charles Pulliam-Moore
Morning SpoilersA New Look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife Comes in the Form of a Very Weird GhostJames Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson
Climate changeHow Joe Biden Wins the Climate Messaging War and Fixes the CrisisWhen President Joe Biden revoked the Keystone XL pipeline permit, Republicans responded by over-inflating job loss numbers and generally making stuff up. On Wednesday, though, the administration showed it won’t cede ground to the lies. Brian Kahn
SpaceFinding the Perfect Landing Spot for NASA’s Moon Mission Will Be TrickyFor the pending Artemis missions to the Moon, NASA has already selected the southern polar region as the destination for its astronauts, but an exact landing spot has yet to be determined. Given the needs of the Artemis program, this won’t be easy. George Dvorsky
Giz AsksWhich Sounds Are the Most Annoying to Humans?Earlier this month, a kind of chirping, rainforest-y sound sprung up in my apartment. It came from my roommate’s room. At first, I took it for a video game, but then realized the sound materialized even when my roommate was asleep. For days, I…Daniel Kolitz
Giz AsksAre Wearables Accurate at Detecting Calorie Burn?It’s easy to attribute omnipotence to one’s devices. I’d hate to know what my iPhone knows about me. That said, there are still aspects of existence that Silicon Valley has yet to quantify (though not, I’m sure, for lack of trying). Calorie-burn…Daniel Kolitz
Field GuideHow Apple's Spatial Audio Works—and How It's Different From True Surround SoundDavid Nield
Field GuideHow to Take Your Messages With You When Leaving Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsAppDavid Nield
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