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That Time a Canadian Town Derailed a Diesel Train and Drove It Down the Street to Provide Emergency Power

Even in a suburb of Montreal that’s well versed in dealing with winter storms, inclement weather can still overwhelm basic services like power, an issue with which millions of people in Texas are still currently struggling. After an especially bad ice storm in 1998, the mayor of Boucherville, Quebec, had a clever idea to borrow…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Apple Gearing Up for March Event Featuring New iPads and AirTags

After the iPad Air got refreshed last fall, people have been waiting for the iPad Pro to get a similar revamp, which according to new leaks could happen—along with the release of Apple’s AirTags—sometime soon in mid-March. Going back the last few years, Apple has a track record of hosting some kind of product launch…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

*Kevin Can F**k Himself* Looks Like a Murderous WandaVision

I love the smell of female rage in the morning. Smells like victory. Emmy winner and Schitt’s Creek angel human Annie Murphy is back with a show Vanity Fair describes as a “televisual mindfuck,” and frankly I can’t think of a better turn of phrase to define this deliciously bonkers premise. Murphy stars as Allison,…

Trailers Courtney Enlow

A MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhones Is Reportedly in the Works

The return of MagSafe was a big surprise with the iPhone 12 lineup, and with it came the promise of new, magnetic accessories. Aside from the ones introduced with the new iPhones last fall, Apple is reportedly working on a MagSafe battery pack. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reports that Apple has been working on the…

Tech News Victoria Song

Meet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North America

Elizabeth Ann is the first clone of a black-footed ferret, but more importantly, she’s the first endangered species to be cloned in the United States. Her birth represents an important milestone in the ongoing effort to increase the genetic diversity of this threatened species. Born on December 10, 2020, Elizabeth Ann is the genetic twin…

Conservation George Dvorsky

Nature Processes Millions of Tons of Our Poop Each Year Surprisingly Well

Humans have forced the Earth’s ecosystems to deal with a lot of crap, from deforestation and biodiversity loss to the climate crisis. Then, there’s our, um, literal crap, which a new study shows that the planet is surprisingly well-equipped to manage. The study, published in the journal One Earth on Friday, marks the first-ever global…

Conservation Dharna Noor

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Will Release Day-and-Date Internationally

With Warner Bros.’s unprecedented announcement last year that it would be releasing its 2021 slate with day-and-date streaming and theatrical debuts, one question on the minds of audiences outside the U.S. was “Well, what about us?” So far, we’ve not had enough to really tell if there’s a wider plan or it’s case-by-case—but the latest…

Movies James Whitbrook

I Waited Five Hours for AOC to Ask the Robinhood Guy a Question, and This Is What I Got

Those of us who sat through yesterday’s five-and-a-half-hour House Committee on Financial Services hearing on the GameStop short squeeze had maybe, foolishly, hoped against hope to see some cold hard accountability. We came to hear Robinhood’s CEO explain why, at the peak of the GameStop run, the trading app shut out its users from buying…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

New Bill Would Ban Fracking in California by 2027

Despite California’s progress in other areas and claims that it’s a climate leader, the Golden State has a major fracking problem. A bill introduced in the state’s senate this week would change that, though. The legislation, introduced by Sens. Scott Wiener and Monique Limón on Wednesday, would completely outlawing fracking statewide by 2027. The two…

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An Entire Second Floor Pops Out of this Tiny RV, Complete with a Working Elevator to Get Up There

There’s never been a better time to hit the open road and escape an over-crowded city, but why leave the creature comforts of home at home? Living out of a recreational vehicle can be quite luxurious, even if you’re not driving a bus, as the transforming SAIC Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition RV demonstrates.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

James Gunn’s Peacemaker Crew Comes Together in Set Photos

Teyonah Parris promises big sadness for WandaVision’s finale. Netflix is turning Lupita Nyong’o and Vashti Harrison’s fantastical children’s book into an animated musical. More Fate:The Winx Saga is on the way. Plus, behind the scenes on Raya and the Last Dragon’s work-from-home production. Spoilers, away! Sulwe /Film reports Netflix is adapting Lupita Nyong’o and Vashti…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

This Self-Oscillating Hair Dryer Is as Effective as It Is Absurd

A hair dryer with an oscillating nozzle that supposedly dries your hair faster.

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Uber Drivers Entitled to Paid Vacation and Minimum Wage According to UK Supreme Court

Uber drivers in the UK should be classified as workers and entitled to both paid vacation time and the minimum wage, according to a ruling Friday by Britain’s Supreme Court. But Uber’s London office is already disputing the scope and relevance of the ruling for its British drivers, insisting that its own rules have changed…

Tech News Matt Novak

Facebook ‘Endangered Public Safety’ by Blocking News During Pandemic According to Australia

Facebook has endangered public safety by blocking news on the platform in Australia during the covid-19 pandemic, according to Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg a high-ranking official in the country’s ruling Liberal Party. Frydenberg appeared on the local TV program “Today,” on Friday morning, Australia time, and insisted the government was not going to tolerate Facebook’s…

Social Media Matt Novak

Snap a Selfie on Mars with NASA’s Virtual Photo Booth to Celebrate Perseverance Landing

While the world eagerly watched Thursday as NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars, snapshots flooded social media of excited viewers striking a pose on the Red Planet. Most were courtesy of NASA’s Mars Perseverance photo booth, a virtual photo op where you can upload a picture to see yourself (or a certain curmudgeonly…

Space & Spaceflight Alyse Stanley

Microsoft Announces the Next Subscription-Less Versions of Office

Microsoft has announced an update to its productivity suite, Office 2021, for consumers along with a variant specifically geared toward businesses, Office Long Term Servicing Channel. Like the version that came before it, Office 2019, Office 2021 is Microsoft’s standalone option for folks who don’t want to buy a subscription for the company’s cloud-enabled Microsoft…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

George R.R. Martin Is Executive Producing Roadmarks, Another Dragon-Related HBO Series

You can take George R.R. Martin out of Westeros—however briefly, since we’re still waiting on you-know-which book!—but you can’t take Westeros out of the author, at least thematically. Martin has just signed on to executive produce an adaptation of Roger Zelazny’s sci-fi tale Roadmarks for HBO. Deadline got the scoop on the currently-in-development Roadmarks series, which…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

House Republicans Wasted No Time Introducing the Dumbest Internet Bill of 2021

If you thought the GOP couldn’t mess with our already broken internet infrastructure more than they already have, well, they’re just full of surprises. According to Ars Technica, House Republicans introduced a new bill on Tuesday that would ban municipal broadband networks nationwide. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio) included the proposal…

Internet Joanna Nelius

Padmé Amidala’s Literary Star Wars Trilogy Will Conclude With Queen’s Hope

Originally, author E.K. Johnson wanted to call the third book in her Star Wars Padmé trilogy Queen’s Gambit. You can probably guess why she had to change it, settling on Queen’s Hope as her second choice. “There was that thing on Netflix and, you know, we couldn’t name it Queen’s Gambit anymore,” Johnson told Star Wars.com.…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Pandemic-Related Unemployment Linked to 30,000 Excess Deaths in U.S., Study Finds

A new study out Thursday is one of the first to try measuring deaths during the pandemic that were caused not by the virus itself but by the economic devastation it sparked. The study estimates that the spike in unemployment seen last spring helped cause an additional 30,000 deaths among working-age adults in the U.S.…

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That Time a Canadian Town Derailed a Diesel Train and Drove It Down the Street to Provide Emergency Power

Apple Gearing Up for March Event Featuring New iPads and AirTags

*Kevin Can F**k Himself* Looks Like a Murderous WandaVision

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Nature Processes Millions of Tons of Our Poop Each Year Surprisingly Well

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Will Release Day-and-Date Internationally

I Waited Five Hours for AOC to Ask the Robinhood Guy a Question, and This Is What I Got

New Bill Would Ban Fracking in California by 2027

An Entire Second Floor Pops Out of this Tiny RV, Complete with a Working Elevator to Get Up There

James Gunn’s Peacemaker Crew Comes Together in Set Photos

This Self-Oscillating Hair Dryer Is as Effective as It Is Absurd

Uber Drivers Entitled to Paid Vacation and Minimum Wage According to UK Supreme Court

Facebook ‘Endangered Public Safety’ by Blocking News During Pandemic According to Australia

Snap a Selfie on Mars with NASA’s Virtual Photo Booth to Celebrate Perseverance Landing

Microsoft Announces the Next Subscription-Less Versions of Office

George R.R. Martin Is Executive Producing Roadmarks, Another Dragon-Related HBO Series

House Republicans Wasted No Time Introducing the Dumbest Internet Bill of 2021

Padmé Amidala’s Literary Star Wars Trilogy Will Conclude With Queen’s Hope

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That Time a Canadian Town Derailed a Diesel Train and Drove It Down the Street to Provide Emergency Power

Apple Gearing Up for March Event Featuring New iPads and AirTags

Kevin Can F**k Himself Looks Like a Murderous WandaVision

A MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhones Is Reportedly in the Works

Meet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North America

Nature Processes Millions of Tons of Our Poop Each Year Surprisingly Well

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Will Release Day-and-Date Internationally

I Waited Five Hours for AOC to Ask the Robinhood Guy a Question, and This Is What I Got

New Bill Would Ban Fracking in California by 2027

An Entire Second Floor Pops Out of this Tiny RV, Complete with a Working Elevator to Get Up There

James Gunn’s Peacemaker Crew Comes Together in Set Photos

This Self-Oscillating Hair Dryer Is as Effective as It Is Absurd

Uber Drivers Entitled to Paid Vacation and Minimum Wage According to UK Supreme Court

Facebook ‘Endangered Public Safety’ by Blocking News During Pandemic According to Australia

Snap a Selfie on Mars with NASA’s Virtual Photo Booth to Celebrate Perseverance Landing

Microsoft Announces the Next Subscription-Less Versions of Office

George R.R. Martin Is Executive Producing Roadmarks, Another Dragon-Related HBO Series

House Republicans Wasted No Time Introducing the Dumbest Internet Bill of 2021

Padmé Amidala’s Literary Star Wars Trilogy Will Conclude With Queen’s Hope

Pandemic-Related Unemployment Linked to 30,000 Excess Deaths in U.S., Study Finds

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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