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Facebook Workers Warned About Hateful Groups Well Before Capitol Riot

Last week, Facebook finally announced it would stop recommending so-called “civic” (see: political) Groups to users in the wake of the violent siege on the U.S. capitol. But according to a new Wall Street Journal report, this decision only came well after data scientists within the company had raised the alarm that Groups had become…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky

Ford Will Put Android in Millions of Cars Starting in 2023

In a massive shift for Ford’s in-car infotainment systems, the car maker announced today that it will be partnering with Google to bring a new Android-powered OS to millions of Ford cars in 2023. In addition to the six-year agreement to run Android in its cars, Ford has also designated the Google Cloud as its…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth Is the First Great Horror Movie of 2021

Made during a pandemic, with a fictional pandemic slithering around a story that taps into both the spiritual powers of nature and the mental effects of isolation, In the Earth uniquely captures the mood we’ve been clawing our way through for nearly a year now. It’s freaky, but it feels alarmingly relatable too. Ben Wheatley’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

New Falcon and the Winter Soldier Pics Give Zemo a Real Supervillain Costume

Captain America: Civil War is a pretty flawless movie, and is arguably still the finest film the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought. The only real problem even the most pedantic comic book nerds could find with it is how the film’s antagonist, Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl), isn’t a supervillain like his comic book inspiration—he’s just…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Exxon and Chevron Reportedly Considered Becoming an Oil-Stained Voltron

Oil companies have had a rough go since the pandemic sent their main product into a tailspin. In an effort to maintain dominance in a rapidly changing world, Exxon and Chevron, the two biggest oil companies in the U.S., apparently weighed a blockbuster merger. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday night that Darren Woods…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

Sadistic Keyboard Will Shock the Hunt-and-Peck Out of You

Although I hated the “keyboarding” class I took in high school, I’ll admit it did put me on the path to being an effective touch typist today. If you still employ the inefficient hunt-and-peck typing technique and want to break those bad habits, you can apparently build a negative reinforcement keyboard that physically shocks your…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

More Evidence That Neanderthals Were ‘Absorbed’ by Humans, Not Wiped Out

Prehistoric teeth found over 100 years ago are some of the best evidence yet for hybridized communities of Neanderthals and modern humans. We know that Neanderthals and early modern humans interbred—our DNA tells us so—but fossil evidence in this regard is surprisingly lacking. Hence the importance of the new research paper, published today in the…

Human History George Dvorsky

Rep. Matt Gaetz Staffer Cheered On Capitol Rioters Via Parler as They Overran Police

As police struggled futilely to fend off a wave of rioters outside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, Joel Valdez, an aide to Congressman Matt Gaetz, made his way to the rooftop of his boss’s office building across the street on Independence Ave. Surveying the mob as it surrounded the complex, he captured a…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Nvidia GeForce Now Game Streaming Just Got Support for Apple’s M1 Chips

While Apple is still working on its big two-year transition to homegrown Apple chips, even in these early days software developers are already porting their apps over, with Nvidia having just added support for M1 Macs to its GeForce Now game streaming client. Last spring, Nvidia rolled out support for GeForce Now on iPhones and…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Animated Fantasy Cryptozoo Finds Beauty in the Truly Strange

In a world where cryptids are real but misunderstood, a trio of women (one of whom happens to be a Gorgon) join forces to protect the strange beasts that lurk among us. But as we see in Dash Shaw’s gloriously colorful adult animation Cryptozoo, sometimes the best intentions aren’t always what’s best in the end.…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Salt of the Earth Billionaires Bankroll GameStop Movie

As soon as the GameStop short squeeze unfolded, making millionaires of youthful pirates staging a raid on Wall Street, a cabal of billionaires and institutions have been grappling with the more important question, which is: Yeah, but where do I fit in? At least one person asked how soon he can write the book that…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

You Can Slip On and Take Off Nike’s New Sneakers Without Touching Them With Your Hands

Bending down to put on and lace up a pair of sneakers is a simple action that many of us take for granted. For those with mobility and movement challenges, Nike has created its first hands-free sneaker called the GO FlyEase that also happens to arrive in the middle of a pandemic when minimizing touch…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Court Orders Tim Cook to Sit for 7-Hour Deposition in Epic Case

Some not-so-great legal news for Apple. For starters, a judge has concluded that Apple CEO Tim Cook should sit for a seven-hour deposition in the upcoming case against Epic Games. Second, Apple’s attempt to subpoena Samsung in the case has also been denied. Womp womp. According to court documents, Epic Games wanted to depose Cook…

Tech News Victoria Song

Netflix’s New Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Sounds Suspiciously Gritty

Last December, Netflix announced a new Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon on Twitter, then almost instantaneously unannounced it by deleting the tweet and pretending it didn’t happen. Now, Netflix has announced an animated series titled Sonic Prime is on its way and not rescinded it (as of yet), but something’s a little…off. First, almost certainly because…

io9 Rob Bricken

A Major Nor’easter Could Drop Nearly Two Feet of Snow to Start the Week

After last year’s winter without a winter, New York is making up for it. A major nor’easter is crawling up the coast, the second big storm of the season to hit the city. It could bring nearly two feet of snow to New York and wreak havoc up and down the Eastern Seaboard. New Yorkers…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

Listen to Lego’s White Noise Playlist to Soothe Your Soul After Stepping on a Plastic Brick

To some, the sound of plastic Lego bricks rustling as someone combs through a bin in search of the piece they need is like nails on a chalkboard. To others, it’s as satisfying as a Mozart symphony. If you’re in that latter group, Lego has created a playlist of white noise made from plastic bricks…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Tease Some Wild New Costumes

Ernie Hudson talks Winston’s role in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The Matrix 4’s real title may have been uncovered. Get a look at Umbrella Academy’s mysterious new Sparrows. Plus, what’s to come on Riverdale and Batwoman, and new WandaVision posters. Spoilers, assemble! Thor: Love and Thunder New pictures from the set reveal an updated costume for Chris…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

The Best Way to Set Up Your Mac Mini

It was time to die. My 2014 iMac, outfitted with a 3TB drive and maxed out RAM, was a dream machine. For years, I fired it up and got to work, transcoding video, recording podcasts, and writing books. It was almost too much machine. It had a massive, beautiful screen—one of the first Retina models,…

Gadgets John Biggs

The Complete Guide to Customizing Your Apple Watch

Apple’s watchOS platform doesn’t have quite as many customization options as other smartwatches, such as those built on Google’s Wear OS, do. But there are numerous ways to make your Apple Watch your own, beyond picking your watch color, size, and strap. Here are the top features to know and how to use them. The…

Gadgets David Nield

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Australia’s PM Suggests Bing Adequate If Google Blocks Searches Down Under

It used to be a joke, but it’s not so funny anymore. Google is threatening to block searches in Australia if the country implements a compulsory profit-sharing deal that would force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay media companies for their content. But Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, isn’t sweating it. Morrison suggested…

Tech News Matt Novak

Facebook Workers Warned About Hateful Groups Well Before Capitol Riot

Ford Will Put Android in Millions of Cars Starting in 2023

Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth Is the First Great Horror Movie of 2021

New Falcon and the Winter Soldier Pics Give Zemo a Real Supervillain Costume

Exxon and Chevron Reportedly Considered Becoming an Oil-Stained Voltron

Sadistic Keyboard Will Shock the Hunt-and-Peck Out of You

More Evidence That Neanderthals Were ‘Absorbed’ by Humans, Not Wiped Out

Rep. Matt Gaetz Staffer Cheered On Capitol Rioters Via Parler as They Overran Police

Nvidia GeForce Now Game Streaming Just Got Support for Apple’s M1 Chips

Animated Fantasy Cryptozoo Finds Beauty in the Truly Strange

Salt of the Earth Billionaires Bankroll GameStop Movie

You Can Slip On and Take Off Nike’s New Sneakers Without Touching Them With Your Hands

Court Orders Tim Cook to Sit for 7-Hour Deposition in Epic Case

Netflix’s New Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Sounds Suspiciously Gritty

A Major Nor’easter Could Drop Nearly Two Feet of Snow to Start the Week

Listen to Lego’s White Noise Playlist to Soothe Your Soul After Stepping on a Plastic Brick

Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Tease Some Wild New Costumes

The Best Way to Set Up Your Mac Mini

The Complete Guide to Customizing Your Apple Watch

Australia’s PM Suggests Bing Adequate If Google Blocks Searches Down Under

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