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LG’s Dual Screen V60 Is So Charming, I Don’t Mind Its Flaws

Life is getting weirder and scarier, and we’re clinging to what we can for happiness. In some of us, that comfort is found in gadgets, and my current comfort gadget is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. It is so damn cool it makes me forget what’s going on outside, just for a few seconds. Yet…

Smartphones Corey Gaskin

Hong Kong Court Upholds Part of Mask Ban Intended to Suppress Protests Despite Coronavirus

A court in Hong Kong largely upheld a ban on face masks at illegal assemblies on Thursday, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—though it also found that bans at legal assemblies or allowing police to demand that people remove their masks violates the special administrative region’s constitution, per the Guardian. The bans were implemented under colonial-era…

Tech News Tom McKay

Good Luck Trying to Take Advantage of Spectrum’s Free Internet Deal for Students

Internet service providers have waived late fees and overage charges for customers to help ease the economical impact of covid-19, and some have even gone so far as to offer free internet for homes with students. But Charter, parent company of Spectrum, has loaded its free internet offer for K-12 and college students with so…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Amazon Employees Were Told Not to Touch Boxes for 24 Hours to Avoid Potential Contamination: Report

As Amazon struggles to meet the extraordinary demand for deliveries amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the company has instituted several policies intended to curb the spread of covid-19 among its warehouse workers. But positive cases continue to crop up in warehouses full of employees risking their health to continue showing up for work each day.…

Commerce Catie Keck

When It Feels Like Your Boss Values Your Health Less Than the Cost of a Laptop

This is Sick Days, a series documenting how jobs are changing during the coronavirus pandemic, as told by workers themselves. This week, we hear from some entertainment professionals, a credit union worker, a nanny and part-time baker, and more. If you’d like to submit a story, use this Google form and provide as much detail as…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Please Enjoy Discovery‘s Spock Wearing the Silliest Star Trek Merchandise Ever Made

That’s it. That’s the blog. Star Trek has always had a bit of a questionable history with merchandise. I mean, these days we get great collectibles, but when the shows were actually airing, it was kind of hard to make shows more about moral arguments and people sciencing things in space-boardrooms into action figures and…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

The World Is on Track to See Its Biggest Yearly Drop in Carbon Pollution Ever

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is in sleep mode. We already knew that this has resulted in air pollution dropping dramatically, but several analyses are now showing that our greenhouse gas emissions are dropping, too. In fact, the pandemic may lead to the largest annual fall in emissions ever recorded. Carbon…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes

Boy, I Picked the Worst Time to Start Playing The Division 2

As the world started to realize the true scope of the spread of the novel coronavirus, it seemed like many people turned to apocalyptic and pandemic-based fiction as a peculiar balm to soothe their nerves. I did much the same, but in a more video game fashion, and found that it was much harder to…

Games James Whitbrook

Are Plants Quantum?

A long-standing debate over just how “quantum” photosynthesis is may finally be coming to an end. Subatomic particles obey a strange set of mathematical rules as they move around. They can only take on defined values of certain properties (kind of like taking positions on a staircase), but they might take on multiple values at…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Engineers Are Working to Turn Breast Pumps Into Ventilators

The ventilator shortage in the U.S. and across the globe is a huge problem and everybody knows it. It’s led to state governors bidding against each other for extra ventilators and forcing hospitals to get creative amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. While plenty of companies like Dyson and Apple are working to help…

Tech News Victoria Song

Yelp Will Cut or Furlough a Third of Its Staff as Coronavirus Crushes Local Businesses

On the same day jobless claims in the U.S. surpassed 16 million, business review and recommendation mainstay Yelp announced it would be downsizing—by a lot—citing the economic downturn amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Local restaurants, gyms, and bars that rely on foot traffic have been some of the hardest-hit over the past weeks of public…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Is Disney’s New Book Series Just a Way Grittier Version of Descendants?

Crime, poverty, gentrification…Captain Hook? The latest Disney YA book series puts the mouse’s spin on Batman’s Gotham—which basically makes it The Descendants. Only, you know, with more crimes. Hypable unveiled the first look at City of Villains, a new YA series from Estelle Laure that turns the Magical World of Disney into a gritty crime drama.…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Windows 10X and 10X Dual-Screen Devices Have Been Delayed to 2021: Report

Microsoft put on one of the most exciting tech conferences in recent history last fall when it showcased Windows 10X alongside dual-screen devices including the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Unfortunately, due a to number of recent complications, it seems both Windows 10X and the Surface Neo have been delayed and won’t make their original…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

A New Beetlejuice Documentary Will Go Behind the Scenes of the Horror Cult Classic

If you love Beetlejuice as much as we do, you might think you know everything about the movie—but as the new trailer for Documentary for the Recently Deceased reveals, there are still plenty of fun secrets to be shared about the making of Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy classic. We’re excited to debut it today on…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

9 Climate Apocalypse Novels to Take Your Mind Off the Coronavirus Disaster

I spend all day reading (and writing) the news. So when I log off, I don’t want to read any non-fiction. I want to retreat to the world of fiction, but that doesn’t mean I want to forget about the climate crisis. In fact, science fiction that focuses on climate change—dubbed cli-fi—is my absolute favorite…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes

Elderly Covid-19 Victim Spent Days Pleading for Help With Her Alexa Smart Device Before Death

LouAnn Dagen, a 66-year-old woman in Michigan, spent days pleading for help from her Amazon Echo Show before she died of covid-19 on April 4, according to a new report from local NBC affiliate WFLA. Dagen lived at a nursing home where at least 31 residents and five staff have tested positive for the new…

Tech News Matt Novak

Fascinating Discovery Suggests Neanderthals Invented String

Scientists working in the south of France have discovered a small Neanderthal cord fragment dating back to over 41,000 years ago. It’s now the oldest evidence of fiber technology in the archaeological record, and further testament to the remarkable cognitive abilities of these extinct humans. Neanderthals manufactured glue, wore eagle talons as jewelry, decorated themselves…

Human History George Dvorsky

Could John Cena Be Joining the Valiant Cinematic Universe?

James Gunn teases some big Rocket Racoon backstory for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Matt Reeves discusses his humanist Batman. A new casting report alleges to have found an intriguing comedic addition to Black Adam. Plus, yet another look at Stargirl’s debut, and what’s to come on What We Do in the Shadows. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Why Coronavirus Could Lead to More Rhino Poaching

Live wildlife markets have temporarily closed across China and air pollution is dropping in cities around the world under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s given nature some space to breathe even as the virus takes a toll on humanity. But in southern and eastern Africa, the risks to wildlife are rising as poachers…

Conservation Claire Wordley

Here’s Everything You Get With a Microsoft 365 Subscription

Microsoft 365 is, as its name suggests, the new subscription bundle from Microsoft that replaces Office 365. It takes the emphasis away from Microsoft’s office suite just a little bit, but it’s tough to tell at first glance if this is a service designed for everyone or if it’s just for small business operators and…

Gadgets David Nield

LG’s Dual Screen V60 Is So Charming, I Don’t Mind Its Flaws

Hong Kong Court Upholds Part of Mask Ban Intended to Suppress Protests Despite Coronavirus

Good Luck Trying to Take Advantage of Spectrum’s Free Internet Deal for Students

Amazon Employees Were Told Not to Touch Boxes for 24 Hours to Avoid Potential Contamination: Report

When It Feels Like Your Boss Values Your Health Less Than the Cost of a Laptop

Please Enjoy Discovery‘s Spock Wearing the Silliest Star Trek Merchandise Ever Made

The World Is on Track to See Its Biggest Yearly Drop in Carbon Pollution Ever

Boy, I Picked the Worst Time to Start Playing The Division 2

Are Plants Quantum?

Engineers Are Working to Turn Breast Pumps Into Ventilators

Yelp Will Cut or Furlough a Third of Its Staff as Coronavirus Crushes Local Businesses

Is Disney’s New Book Series Just a Way Grittier Version of Descendants?

Windows 10X and 10X Dual-Screen Devices Have Been Delayed to 2021: Report

A New Beetlejuice Documentary Will Go Behind the Scenes of the Horror Cult Classic

9 Climate Apocalypse Novels to Take Your Mind Off the Coronavirus Disaster

Elderly Covid-19 Victim Spent Days Pleading for Help With Her Alexa Smart Device Before Death

Fascinating Discovery Suggests Neanderthals Invented String

Could John Cena Be Joining the Valiant Cinematic Universe?

Why Coronavirus Could Lead to More Rhino Poaching

Here’s Everything You Get With a Microsoft 365 Subscription

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