I Can’t Eat Much Meat on the Planetary Health Diet—But I'm Feeling Better When I Do
Like many other Americans, I love meat. But as a climate reporter, it’s one of my biggest struggles, because I know that our love affair with meat takes a huge toll. The planetary health plate diet I’ve been eating for the past few weeks, however, has really helped me put in perspective what less conspicuous animal…
Dune Is Coming to Spice Up Thanksgiving 2020
With seemingly every actor in Hollywood lining up to be in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, it makes sense Warner Bros. would finally line up a release date. And so it has.
It Sounds Like It Could Be a While Until We Actually Get Apple's Streaming Service
For months, reports have indicated that Apple was poised to give us a glimpse of its long-awaited Netflix competitor sometime this spring. Whether we will soon after have access to what increasingly sounds like an Apple Prime when the tech giant finally reveals it, however, is another story.
Finally, a Liquid Cooled Mattress. Preorder Eight Sleep's Pod and Save $250.
We’ve seen smart mattresses with dual-zone heating, which is perfectly fine, but it basically amounts to a smartphone-connected electric blanket. But Eight Sleep’s upcoming Pod mattress raises the game with a true, active heating and cooling system.
Twitter May Be Holding On to DMs Long After You Think They're 'Deleted'
Twitter has had a number of privacy issues recently, from failing to protect private tweets to surfacing deleted location information. Now, it appears Twitter may be holding on to data it claims it deletes.
Loki's Disney+ Show Now Has a Showrunner and Early Details Have Emerged
The upcoming Loki show for Disney+ has its showrunner, and he’s from the world of Rick and Morty.
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Google Is Forcing Some Nest Customers to Reset Their Potentially Compromised Passwords
After Nest contacted its customers earlier this month urging them to better secure their accounts, it appears the company is now taking the reins.
In Hindsight Maybe This Pro-Fentanyl Rap Video Made by a Pharma Company Wasn't the Best Look
That drug companies have fueled the opioid crisis by flooding the market with deceptively advertised, highly addictive painkillers is no secret. But the antics of Insys Therapeutics, now being revealed in an ongoing federal court battle, seem especially evil. Well, evil and incredibly, supremely ridiculous.
At $200, This Fire TV-Powered Insignia Set is a Steal
Look, it ain’t fancy, but this 43" 4K Insignia TV is worth every penny at $200. It has Fire TV smarts and Alexa voice-control built-in. And it’ll likely perform as well as any budget TV, so its perfect for a guest or child’s bedroom. This current price is about $50 less than usual, so it’s as good a time as any.
The Sheer Distance Opportunity Roved Across Mars Still Has Us in Awe
As we remember the now-officially-dead Opportunity rover this week, one fact keeps sticking out to me: That machine traveled a whopping 28 miles across the surface of another planet. And it did so in short, nerve-wracking spurts. Spread over the course of 14 years, 28 miles may not sound like that much, but consider…
The Green New Deal Includes a Powerful Pledge to Indigenous People
The Green New Deal is no perfect solution to climate change. It’s already facing backlash from Republicans and centrists, but it’s all we’ve got right now to realistically address the existential crisis at a national level. And despite its imperfections—it lacks explicit language around ending fossil fuels, for…
Stop Giving Your ISP Extra Equipment Rental Fees - Buy This $45 Modem Instead
If you’re still paying your cable company a monthly modem rental fee, stop what you’re doing and buy your own for just $45, or $15 less than usual. This model supports maximum download speeds of 680mbps, which should cover just about every cable internet plan out there. Just be sure to clip the $10 coupon to save.
An Open Letter To Game Developers From America's Largest Labor Organization
Editors note: Given ongoing issues in the games industry, the AFL-CIO recently reached out to Kotaku about addressing the people who make games. The AFL-CIO represents more than 12 million workers in the United States across more than 50 labor unions (including the Writers Guild of America, of which Kotaku and its…
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