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Google Hit With Surprise Labor Rights Complaint Over Fired Workers

The National Labor Relations Board filed a surprise complaint on Wednesday accusing Google of illegally surveilling and firing two workers who had tried to form a union at the tech giant. What’s so surprising? The Trump administration isn’t exactly known as a defender of labor rights. Google fired several employees in 2019 over what the…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 3 '20

Australia Scraps Plan to Ban Cash For Large Purchases But Idea Isn’t Going Away

Australia’s Senate has scrapped a plan that would have banned cash transactions on all purchases over $10,000. The cash ban proposal was set in motion back in 2017 after a government report suggested the idea as a way to crack down on organized crime and tax cheats. Businesses faced heavy fines and up to two…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 3 '20

Google To Shut Down 3D Platform Poly Next Year

Google announced in a Wednesday email that it plans to shut down its 3D-object creation and library platform, Poly, next year, making it the latest of the company’s AR/VR projects to fall into obsolescence. Initially conceptualized as a 3D creation tool and library optimized for virtual reality, Poly allowed users to create and view low…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Dec 2 '20

Amazon’s Wheel of Time Will Take a Blended Approach to the Series’ Many Stories

Season one is book one. Season two is book two. That’s the way it usually is with fantasy adaptations. But Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series is taking a different approach. “We’re approaching this as an adaptation of the entire series, not just each book individually,” showrunner Rafe Judkins said on…

io9 Germain Lussier Dec 2 '20

The Stars of Lord of the Rings Want to Make J.R.R. Tolkien’s Home Into a Museum

Thanks to Peter Jackson, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien can travel to New Zealand to visit sets and locations from The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. But if one of those fans really wanted to learn about Tolkien himself, and see the actual location where Middle-earth was created, they can’t. But that might be…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Dec 2 '20

Latest Windows 10 Patch Fixes Crashing Issue on PCs with Thunderbolt Ports

After Microsoft rolled out its Windows 10 version 20H2 and Windows 10 version 2004updates, some users reported having issues with their PCs crashing—specifically when plugging in an external Thunderbolt NVMe SSD. An incompatibility issue between those types of SSDs and the latest Windows versions was the culprit, causing some users to experience the dreaded Blue…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Dec 2 '20

Hulu’s Watch Party Feature Rolls Out to All Subscribers

A feature previously only available to some subscribers can now be used by all Hulu customers—but there’s a small catch. Hulu launched its co-viewing and chat function back in May, but the feature was only available at the time to subscribers of Hulu’s premium ad-free tier. Now, however, subscribers to both Hulu’s ad-free and ad-supported options…

Internet Catie Keck Dec 2 '20

The Mandalorian’s Journey to Tython and the Enormous Star Wars History Behind It

Din Djarin’s quest on The Mandalorian has evolved. In finding Ahsoka Tano unwilling to train his ward, he has been sent on a new path with a new understanding, both of the child he cares for and that child’s role in his own destiny. It awaits on a planet discussed in whispers in the Disney…

io9 James Whitbrook Dec 2 '20

The EPA Just Joined Parler and It’s Going How You’d Expect

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received the distinguished honor of becoming the first federal agency to join Parler on Monday, and the welcome the account is getting from the users of a right-wing social media platform that bills itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter is pretty much exactly what you’d expect. Beneath the…

Earther Brianna Provenzano Dec 2 '20

Doctors Release Their ‘Most Worrying Outlook’ on How Climate Change Is Ruining Our Health

The doctors are here to give the Earth its annual checkup, and they say it’s running a fever which is making people sick. They issued their findings showing all the ways climate change is affecting our health in the annual Lancet Countdown, published on Wednesday. “The indicators included in the 2020 global report and U.S.…

Earther Dharna Noor Dec 2 '20

DuckTales‘ Current Third Season Is Officially Its Last

It’s a sad day in Duckburg, with the official word coming from Disney that DuckTales’ current season, its third, will be the last for the beloved animated series. At least we have several more new episodes and an “epic finale” to look forward to next year. “The talented creative team, led by Matt Youngberg and…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Dec 2 '20

Farewell, Emotional Support Spider

In a thunderous ruling today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) effectively slammed the door on a free-wheeling era when snakes soared through the troposphere: emotional support animals no longer qualify as service animals. Period. End of the line. No. No, I said. Admit it, y’all got sloppy. Airlines had to make up rules forbidding all…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Dec 2 '20

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

Conservationists, government officials, and local community members are banding together to pull off a rescue of eight giraffes stranded on a shrinking island in Kenya. In order to save these animals, they created a giraffe-safe barge to get them across to safe land. They made the first successful rescue of a giraffe named Asiwa today,…

Earther Ed Cara Dec 2 '20

Funko Is Finally Letting People Build Custom Figures, But Only in Its Stores

It’s something Funko fans have been waiting for: You can finally make your own Pop figure. Funko Headquarters and the Funko Hollywood store will soon be housing Pop Factories, which let people create and style their own custom Funko figures. Unfortunately, there’s no way to do it online—at least not yet. In a press release,…

Toys & Collectibles Beth Elderkin Dec 2 '20

A YouTuber Made a Water-Cooling Rig to Combat the Canon R5’s Overheating Issues

The Canon R5 is a seriously impressive camera and one of the cheapest mirrorless cameras you can buy that supports full 8K video capture. Unfortunately, those fancy video capabilities come with a serious drawback: major overheating issues. So to address the R5’s limitations, YouTuber Matt Perks created a custom cooling solution to seriously upgrade the…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Dec 2 '20

Google TV’s Newest Feature Will Help You Train It to Suggest Better Recommendations

One of the best things about Google TV is the way it integrates a wide range of streaming services to better surface content that’s relevant to you. Google is rolling out a new feature this week to make those recommendations even better by allowing you to tweak and share your preferences. Currently, Google TV (which…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Dec 2 '20

Batman Goes on the Ultimate Play Date in This Arkhamaniacs Exclusive Preview

Long before he set out to become the world’s greatest detective, young Bruce Wayne was merely the world’s richest latchkey kid spending his days wandering around the halls of Wayne manor under Alfred’s supervision. In most tellings of Bruce’s childhood, the entire affair’s something of a gloomy period in the days leading up to his…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 2 '20

Republican Plan to Keep the Internet Screwed Under Biden Moves Ahead

President-elect Joe Biden hasn’t even assumed office yet, and it’s already time for him to reach across the aisle and say with sincere force, “c’mon man!” Along with combating a once-in-a-generation plague and a severe economic recession, cleaning up Ajit Pai’s FCC is a necessary early step for the Biden administration to get the country…

Tech News Rhett Jones Dec 2 '20

RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne, Star of Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road

May he ride eternal, shiny and chrome. Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, best known for his villainous roles in the Mad Max series, has passed away at the age of 73. The news was first reported by his friend and frequent collaborator, filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith. “I am sad to report that our friend Hugh Keays-Byrne passed away…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 2 '20

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

On Tuesday, the blue-and-green sign that will sit atop Climate Pledge Arena rolled out to be placed atop the home of Seattle’s new hockey team. Amazon bought the naming rights to highlight the company’s plan to get to net zero emissions by 2040 and plow $2 billion in venture capital money on its way to…

Earther Brian Kahn Dec 2 '20

Google Hit With Surprise Labor Rights Complaint Over Fired Workers

Australia Scraps Plan to Ban Cash For Large Purchases But Idea Isn’t Going Away

Google To Shut Down 3D Platform Poly Next Year

Amazon’s Wheel of Time Will Take a Blended Approach to the Series’ Many Stories

The Stars of Lord of the Rings Want to Make J.R.R. Tolkien’s Home Into a Museum

Latest Windows 10 Patch Fixes Crashing Issue on PCs with Thunderbolt Ports

Hulu’s Watch Party Feature Rolls Out to All Subscribers

The Mandalorian’s Journey to Tython and the Enormous Star Wars History Behind It

The EPA Just Joined Parler and It’s Going How You’d Expect

Doctors Release Their ‘Most Worrying Outlook’ on How Climate Change Is Ruining Our Health

DuckTales‘ Current Third Season Is Officially Its Last

Farewell, Emotional Support Spider

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

Funko Is Finally Letting People Build Custom Figures, But Only in Its Stores

A YouTuber Made a Water-Cooling Rig to Combat the Canon R5’s Overheating Issues

Google TV’s Newest Feature Will Help You Train It to Suggest Better Recommendations

Batman Goes on the Ultimate Play Date in This Arkhamaniacs Exclusive Preview

Republican Plan to Keep the Internet Screwed Under Biden Moves Ahead

RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne, Star of Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

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