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Russian Government Claims TikTok Deleted Young People’s Protest Prep Videos at Its Behest

The same week recently poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken into police custody in Moscow, Russia’s youth and adults began preparing for unsanctioned protests that will take place across the country on Saturday, January 23. Some of this preparation has been aided by the video-sharing platform TikTok, with the hashtag #23января (“January 23”)…

Tech News Aliide Naylor

A Home Security Worker Hacked Into Surveillance Systems to Watch People Have Sex

A former employee of prominent home security company ADT has admitted that he hacked into the surveillance feeds of dozens of customer homes, doing so primarily to spy on naked women or to leer at unsuspecting couples while they had sex. Telesforo Aviles, 35, pleaded guilty to a count of computer fraud in federal court…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

Scientists Now Worried the UK Coronavirus Variant Is Deadlier

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an unsettling announcement on Friday about B 1.1.7, the variant of the coronavirus first found in the UK last fall that’s become widespread in the country and elsewhere. According to data newly analyzed by UK scientists, B 1.1.7 is not only more transmissible than earlier strains, but it may…

Health Ed Cara

The Exorcist II Is a Masterclass in All the Ways a Horror Sequel Can Fly Off the Rails

The Exorcist is legendary. The Exorcist III is fascinating. The dueling fourth parts of the Exorcist saga are odd enough to be interesting, and the Exorcist TV show was criminally underrated. And then somehow there’s Exorcist II: The Heretic, easily one of the most mystifying horror sequels ever made. A majestic misfire, it hasn’t earned…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

What Happens to Big Oil This Year Will Define the Next Decade

This is the decade oil and gas must begin their decline. To avoid warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) without overly relying on unproven technology, world oil and gas use must drop 37% and 25%, respectively, by 2030 before declining even further in the following decades. End of story. The industry took a…

Earther Brian Kahn

This $440,000 Watch Has a Unique Complication and Looks Cool, Also Costs $440,000

As a watch lover, I look at the new MB&F Horological Machine N°9 ‘Sapphire Vision’ with equal measures of lust and anger. Boutique manufacturer MB&F first launched this version of its Horological Machine line in 2018 and claimed the oddly-shaped and gold-bedecked timekeeper was inspired by 1950s “aerodynamic principles.” The other Horological Machines are all…

Gadgets John Biggs

Every Friday, the Local Dragons Gathered for Social Hour

It’s Friday, it’s been an emotional week to say the least, and it’s time for another Concept Art Writing Prompt. We provide the image, you provide the imagination! This time, we’re wondering: what are these dragons up to, exactly? Our inspiration image hails from the British Library’s most excellent public domain Flickr archive. The caption…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

Thirteen years ago, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was orbiting Saturn, not yet through its first mission, when a set of telescopes on board observed an unknown ultraviolet signal. The intriguing data was only recently inspected, though, and an international research team now suspects it may indicate the presence of hydrazine on Saturn’s second-largest moon, Rhea. The…

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz

Nobody Wants Oklahoma’s Proposed Bigfoot Hunting Season

Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey is no stranger to taking what you can call some, uh, pretty controversial stances on things like abortion access, gay rights, and police brutality. Now you can add Bigfoot to the list. This week, Humphrey filed an official bill calling for the creation of a yearly Bigfoot hunting season. Aside…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

A Primer on the Villain of Cobra Kai Season 4: Terry Silver

Cobra Kai season three ended with a not so subtle tease. John Kreese, the returning sensei of the once again villainous Cobra Kai, looked at a photo from his days in Vietnam, picked up the phone, and called an old war buddy. With that, Karate Kid obsessives knew exactly who to expect in season four.…

io9 Germain Lussier

Company That Listed ‘Camp Auschwitz’ Shirts Has User Records Leaked by Prolific Hacker Group

Teespring, a Silicon Valley e-commerce site that lets people create and sell customized T-shirts, sweaters, and other apparel, is having a heck of a month. Two weeks ago the company apologized to the Polish Auschwitz MemorialHolocaust museum after Internet sleuths discovered a Teespring user was selling “Camp Auschwitz” shirts identical to the now-infamous hoodie sported…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

The Winter Covid-19 Peak Is Finally Starting to Slope Downward

For the first time in a long while, there appears to be some hope on the horizon, even as the U.S. official death count flies past 400,000. The winter peak of the pandemic is finally turning downward, as daily new cases and total hospitalizations continue to slowly decline. Unfortunately, we’re still very much in the…

Health Ed Cara

Apple Reportedly Looking to Revive MagSafe Charging in a New MacBook Air Too

One of the most requested features people wish Apple would bring back is the MagSafe charging system that used to come on older MacBooks. Which is why no one was surprised when Bloomberg reported it might be coming to the next iteration of the MacBook Pro. Now Bloomberg is saying that it could be coming…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

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What Superhero Movies Need to Remember While Embracing Multiversal Madness

Much as audiences might long for Hollywood to change its approach to superhero movies, studios are loathe to let go of the genre’s established hallmarks. So things like glowing MacGuffins and overstuffed’s crossovers are utilized for a variety of reasons—including the simple fact that a lot of people genuinely like them. It’s easy to dismiss these…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Nintendo’s Joy-Con Drift Problem Just Won’t Go Away

Nobody likes Joy-Con drift. In fact, Joy-Con drift sucks so hard that Nintendo has been pummeled with numerous lawsuits over the widespread, well-documented problem. Well, Nintendo can add another lawsuit to the pile. A Canadian law firm, Lambert Avocat, has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for anyone in Quebec who bought a Nintendo Switch,…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Some Truly Disruptive Suggestions for Elon Musk’s $100 Million Carbon Sequestration Prize

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced in a tweet on Thursday night he will be give a $100 million prize for the “best” carbon capture technology. Very exciting! I’m sure his years of running a Fortune 500 company, abusing workers and being too online make him very qualified to, uh, independently determine which technology…

Earther Dharna Noor

RIP Mira Furlan, the Heart of Babylon 5

Mira Furlan, who embodied the iconic Delenn on Babylon 5, has passed away. She was 65. The news was confirmed last night by Furlan’s own social media accounts, with a message shared from the actress reflecting on her life nearing its end, evoking Delenn’s remark that we are all “star stuff” from the Babylon 5…

io9 James Whitbrook

The World’s Fastest RC Plane Hit 548 MPH Without a Motor

According to the Guinness World Records, Germany’s Niels Herbrich flew a rocket-powered remote control plane to a record-breaking speed of 465.544 MPH back in 2018. Three days ago, California’s Spencer Lisenby shattered that record by piloting an RC plane to an astounding speed of 548 MPH, but their plane lacked one important feature: an engine…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A New Look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife Comes in the Form of a Very Weird Ghost

Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy has found its Mr. Smee. Godzilla is on the prowl in new Godzilla vs. Kong art. From Dusk Till Dawn is getting an animated addition. Plus, get a new sneak peek at Syfy’s Resident Alien. To me, my spoilers! Peter Pan & Wendy According to a new report from The…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Here’s What Biden Should Prioritize at NASA

Despite the ongoing pandemic, there’s much to be excited about in space this year. NASA’s Perseverance rover is less than a month away from landing on Mars; the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on Halloween; and the Space Launch System—NASA’s most powerful rocket ever—could see its inaugural launch later this year. And…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Russian Government Claims TikTok Deleted Young People’s Protest Prep Videos at Its Behest

A Home Security Worker Hacked Into Surveillance Systems to Watch People Have Sex

Scientists Now Worried the UK Coronavirus Variant Is Deadlier

The Exorcist II Is a Masterclass in All the Ways a Horror Sequel Can Fly Off the Rails

What Happens to Big Oil This Year Will Define the Next Decade

This $440,000 Watch Has a Unique Complication and Looks Cool, Also Costs $440,000

Every Friday, the Local Dragons Gathered for Social Hour

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

Nobody Wants Oklahoma’s Proposed Bigfoot Hunting Season

A Primer on the Villain of Cobra Kai Season 4: Terry Silver

Company That Listed ‘Camp Auschwitz’ Shirts Has User Records Leaked by Prolific Hacker Group

The Winter Covid-19 Peak Is Finally Starting to Slope Downward

Apple Reportedly Looking to Revive MagSafe Charging in a New MacBook Air Too

What Superhero Movies Need to Remember While Embracing Multiversal Madness

Nintendo’s Joy-Con Drift Problem Just Won’t Go Away

Some Truly Disruptive Suggestions for Elon Musk’s $100 Million Carbon Sequestration Prize

RIP Mira Furlan, the Heart of Babylon 5

The World’s Fastest RC Plane Hit 548 MPH Without a Motor

A New Look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife Comes in the Form of a Very Weird Ghost

Here’s What Biden Should Prioritize at NASA

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