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Stop Ruining Oculus, Facebook

Facebook is now rolling out Messenger on Oculus Quest and Quest 2 headsets, and trust me, I’m cringing too. Messenger will only be available to those who have already connected their Facebook accounts to their Quest or Quest 2 headset, so those who have been holding out on merging their separate Oculus account are safe for…

Social Media Joanna Nelius

Brandy, Whitney, and Cinderella Are Finally Coming to Disney+

Buckle up, Gen Z—the sweetest sounds you’ve ever heard are about to stream straight into your earholes. Next week, Disney+ will drop Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella like a glass slipper right into our home streaming devices. For those of us who’ve spent years happily settling for low-quality clips on YouTube, this is major. Back in…

Movies Courtney Enlow

Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel Take Us Inside Nocterra’s Dark Apocalypse Team

When we last saw Nocterra, the new sci-fi post-apocalyptic series created by DC all-star Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel, its preview first issue (and a little name change) was making waves on Kickstarter. But now the series is getting ready for release at Image Comics—and io9 has an exclusive look at its literally shadowy…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Apple’s Rumored VR Headset Might Have 8K Displays and Cost How Much??

Last month, the Apple rumor mill was buzzing that the company’s long-whispered-about mixed-reality headset would be powered by the new M1 chip and, unsurprisingly, would have an outrageous price tag. A new report from the Information seems to corroborate those juicy tidbits, as well as reveal some new jaw-dropping morsels. The headset could cost as…

Tech News Victoria Song

Fecal Transplants Might Help Boost Cancer Treatment, Study Finds

Fecal transplants, already being studied as a treatment for colon infections and type 2 diabetes, may also help the body fight cancer, new U.S. government-funded research suggests. In a small clinical trial, some patients with advanced cancer who received the transplants began responding to treatments that hadn’t worked earlier, which either stabilized or shrunk their…

Health Ed Cara

AOC and Bernie Sanders Push Joe Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency With a New Bill

Between fires, heat waves, droughts and storms, the climate crisis is an emergency. A new bill demands that the U.S. start acting like it. The legislation, introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Earl Blumenauer on Thursday, would require President Joe Biden to declare a national emergency on climate…

Earther Dharna Noor

MSI’s Prestige 14 Evo Is a Delightful Laptop for Getting Work Done

If I was a college student or a professor shopping around for a new Windows laptop, MSI’s Prestige 14 Evo would be at the top of my list. It’s small, it’s light, the battery lasts for hours and hours, and it will save lengthy dissertations in a snap. It’s a well-rounded productivity laptop that isn’t…

Laptops Joanna Nelius

Rich Hamptons Residents Scared of ‘Violent Energy Releases’ From Offshore Wind Farm Cable

If New York doesn’t meet its renewable energy goals over the next few years, some billionaires might be to blame. A group of well-heeled Hamptons property owners filed a lawsuit this week seeking to block a key piece of infrastructure needed to construct a large wind farm off the coast of Long Island. The Citizens…

Earther Molly Taft

FAA to Oversee Investigation of Crashed SpaceX Starship Prototype

The explosive crash of a SpaceX prototype Starship rocket this week has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to oversee an investigation into the incident. The news follows recent reports that SpaceX violated federal safety regulations late last year. An FAA spokesperson told CNN through a statement that the investigation will “identify the root cause” of…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

23andMe Is Going Public

Genetics testing giant 23andMe is officially going public. The company announced on Thursday that this new offering comes courtesy of a merger between 23andMe and VG Acquisition Corp: a “special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, set up by noted billionaire Richard Branson. Per 23andMe’s announcement, the company’s cash balance at the end of the day…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

In We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, the Void Does More Than Stare Back

If you’ve been following the coverage of this year’s all-digital Sundance film festival, there’s a very good chance that by the time you read this review, you’ll have already seen some version of the image above from Jane Schoenbrun’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. Whether this is by design is an interesting question…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Chip Makers Warn of Continued Gadget Shortages Through Spring

When the covid-19 pandemic began shutting the world down in late 2019 and early 2020, there was an early run on household supplies, followed by shortages of gadgets like webcams and laptops. Toilet paper is now readily available, but major hardware companies like Qualcomm, AMD, and Sony warn that chip shortages will continue to impact…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

So What’s Donald Trump Been Up To?

In the Federalist Papers in 1788, Alexander Hamilton forecast a grim future for former presidents stymied by term limits. Would they, now robbed of their presidential prospects, still be incentivized to “undertake extensive and arduous enterprises for the public benefit, requiring considerable time to mature and perfect them”? No—more likely they would loom around “wandering…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

A Better Ultrawide Camera for the iPhone 13 Is Looking More Likely

Ming-Chi Kuo hath spoken again. The Apple prognosticator is now saying it’s increasingly likely that the iPhone 13 will feature an upgraded ultrawide camera with “significantly improved” low-light performance. Kuo, who has a good track record when it comes to Apple rumors, noted back in November that it was possible that the iPhone 13 might…

Tech News Victoria Song

Google Just Turned Your Phone’s Camera Into a Weirdly Advanced Health Tracker

As wearable devices like smartwatches become more sophisticated, with sensors that can do everything from detecting atrial fibrillation to measuring blood oxygen levels, smartphones have been left in the dust. And yet phones are far more ubiquitous, which is why Google has developed two new health-tracking features that use just a phone’s camera. The features,…

Tech News Caitlin McGarry

Marvel’s Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions

Serial Box’s upcoming audiobook pulls in different elements of the Black Panther mythos from across media.

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Why Setting a Clean Energy Standard Should Be Democrats’ Next Move

Prior to last month, the last time Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and the White House was the early Obama years. And one of the signature failures of that period was a 2009 bill that would’ve created a national cap and trade program but ultimately never came to a vote in the Senate (it…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

A Smart Flipboard Sign at Home Is Incredibly Pretentious, but It Has That Wonderful Sound

Once a staple of train stations and airports around the world, animated flipboard signs, perpetually updated with arrival and departure times, have slowly been replaced with giant TV screens. Nostalgia’s a powerful marketing tool, however, so there’s now a smart flipboard display designed to fill your home with those soothing sounds of spinning flaps. The…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Updates From Superman & Lois, The Stand, and More

John Carpenter is hyped for Halloween Kills. The CW announces a ton of renewals, including the return of The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. Plus, get a look at Riverdale’s flash-forward, and what’s coming on Nancy Drew. Spoilers, away! Halloween Kills This time, John Carpenter hyped Halloween Kills as “the ultimate slasher movie” in a new…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

This Soundbar Isn’t the One I Covet, but It’s the One I Deserve

We’re all guilty of lusting over top-of-the-line gadgets despite the fact that a cheaper one will usually do. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the Vizio M-Series 5.1 M51a-H6 soundbar. It’s a good, solid option that supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for a not-so-ridiculous price. Still, it’s hard to feel hype about it. Part of this…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Victoria Song

Stop Ruining Oculus, Facebook

Brandy, Whitney, and Cinderella Are Finally Coming to Disney+

Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel Take Us Inside Nocterra’s Dark Apocalypse Team

Apple’s Rumored VR Headset Might Have 8K Displays and Cost How Much??

Fecal Transplants Might Help Boost Cancer Treatment, Study Finds

AOC and Bernie Sanders Push Joe Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency With a New Bill

MSI’s Prestige 14 Evo Is a Delightful Laptop for Getting Work Done

Rich Hamptons Residents Scared of ‘Violent Energy Releases’ From Offshore Wind Farm Cable

FAA to Oversee Investigation of Crashed SpaceX Starship Prototype

23andMe Is Going Public

In We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, the Void Does More Than Stare Back

Chip Makers Warn of Continued Gadget Shortages Through Spring

So What’s Donald Trump Been Up To?

A Better Ultrawide Camera for the iPhone 13 Is Looking More Likely

Google Just Turned Your Phone’s Camera Into a Weirdly Advanced Health Tracker

Marvel’s Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions

Why Setting a Clean Energy Standard Should Be Democrats’ Next Move

A Smart Flipboard Sign at Home Is Incredibly Pretentious, but It Has That Wonderful Sound

Updates From Superman & Lois, The Stand, and More

This Soundbar Isn’t the One I Covet, but It’s the One I Deserve

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