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Senators Sanders and Warren Demand Amazon Explain Its 'Potentially Illegal' Anti-Union Video
Facing ongoing employee organization within its grocery subsidiary, Amazon distributed a 45-minute union-busting training video to Whole Foods managers last month, the contents of which were first reported by Gizmodo. Now, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are demanding answers from the company about the ā¦
Hereās Where the Post-Apocalyptic Water Wars Will Be Fought
A United Nations report published last week said we have about a decade to get climate change under control, whichāletās be honestāisnāt likely to happen. So break out your goalie masks and harpoon guns, a Mad Max future awaits! Now, as new research points out, we even know where on Earth the inevitable water wars areā¦
Trump Is Trying to Screw Up Your Cheap International Shipping
The Trump administration just announced plans to withdraw from a treaty that oversees global postage rates. The 144-year-old Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty makes it possible for companies from China and elsewhere to ship small packages directly to consumers in the United States at very low rates, often lower thanā¦
Give Into the Instagram Pressure and Buy a Moon Lamp From Today's Amazon Gold Box
You know those weird moon lights all over Instagram? Theyāre on sale today in Amazonās Gold Box, starting under $20. They come in a variety of sizes and lighting options, and some are even seamless. I recommend pairing them with a LEGO Saturn V Apollo kit (also on sale).
This Little Robot Broke My Heart
I know Iām not going to have a robot zipping around my home, working through random chores, anytime soon. But is a simple autonomous companion so much to ask for? Ankiās new Vector bot wants to be your robotic sidekick, but as it looks up at me with confused eyes as I repeatedly try to ask it about the weather, I onceā¦
NASA Astronaut Shares Harrowing New Details About Failed Soyuz Launch
Nick Hague is back in the United States following last weekās aborted launch of a Soyuz-FG rocket. The NASA astronaut has now described the incident to the Associated Press, explaining what happened after the Russian-built capsule flew away from the failing rocket at speeds reaching 4,000 miles per hour.
The Comic Book Lore Behind the 3 New Costumes Coming to Marvel's Spider-Man
Next week, the excellent Spider-Man game for PS4 is getting its first piece of downloadable content. Itās a new mission that brings Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat herself, back into Peter Parkerās Spandex-clad life. But itās bringing with it even more costumes, if you can believe it, including a pair right out of theā¦
Spotifyās Spooky Haunted Doll Ad Too Creepy for Kids, British Watchdog Rules
The UKās advertising watchdog chastised Spotify today for releasing an āunduly distressingā ad that, it argues, improperly targeted children. The ad shows young people listening to Camila Cabelloās song āHavana,ā which in turn wakes up some scary looking dolls that go on to terrorize them.
Wednesday's Best Deals: Halloween Costumes, Full Size Chocolate, Affordable iPads, and More
Halloween costumes, full-sized candy bars, and discounted iPads lead off Wednesdayās best deals from around the web.
Twitter Offers Up Semi-Public Database of Known State-Sponsored AccountsĀ
Somewhat unexpectedly, Twitter announced today that a dataset of tweets, accounts, and media associated with state-sponsored efforts on its platform would be made public. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the data is available only to researchers.
How to Buy Weed in Canada Now That It's LegalĀ
Canada just became the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis on a federal level. Implementing a national cannabis system in a huge country with distinct provincial governments is, at best, an intricate, fraught, high-stakes projectāand the resulting rollout has been about as complicated asā¦
This Gorgeous All-Screen Phone Shows How the Notch Dies
When you look at the design of Apple, Samsung, and Googleās latest phones, thereās very little to distinguish this yearās crop from 2017ās has-beens. Meanwhile, outside of the big three, every other phone maker seemed content to jump on the notched screen bandwagon and settle for similarly iterative aesthetics. Andā¦
Wrap Up Your Halloween Shopping With ThinkGeek's 50% Off Sale
So you want to dress up for Halloween and be a fun person...but you donāt really have the time or the inclination to put in to a lot of effort. Itās fine! ThinkGeek has you covered today with a wide array of costumes, decorations, and other Halloween-adjacent tchotchkes for a flat 50% off. I suspect the best stuffā¦
How to Do Passwords Right in 2018
Even in a world of face unlocking and fingerprint scanning, we still havenāt escaped the password just yet. Theyāre still a necessity and theyāre still annoying to remember. There are now numerous browser features, third-party tools, and even hardware dongles designed to help keep your login credentials safe andā¦
A Visit to One of the Most Powerful Lasers on Earth
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIAāThe winners of this yearās Nobel Prize in Physics didnāt just make discoveries. Their revolutionary work turned powerful lasers into ubiquitous lab tools. The day of the announcement earlier this month, Iād already planned to visit the tennis-court sized Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator, or BELLA,ā¦
More Spider-Man: Far From HomeĀ Set Pictures Give Us Another Look at the New Costume
A surprising star joins the Cats movie. John Carpenter hopes for a They Live sequel. Pennyworth finds a few more of Alfredās security team. Gotham might have dropped a sneaky hint at its take on Bane. Plus, new footage from Aquaman, and The Flash teases a grim fate for one member of the team. Spoilers now!
Scientists Discover a Weird Noise Coming From Antarctic Ice Shelf
The Antarctic is no stranger to weird sounds, from ancient trapped air bubbles popping to entire ice sheets disintegrating. Now we can add another freaky track to the ouevre of icy masterpieces.
Amazon's Blowing Out Refurbished iPads, For One Day Only
Unless you really need the iPad Pro (and you almost definitely do not), the standard, vanilla 2018 iPad is a terrific tablet for both consuming and creating media. It even works with the Apple Pencil, the first non-Pro iPad to do so.
