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Leaked Benchmarks Suggest Next Surface Laptop 4 Ships With AMD CPUs

At its big product showcase last fall, Microsoft introduced the first Surface Laptop powered by an AMD CPU. But now, based on some leaked benchmarks, it appears Microsoft might double down on its use of AMD chips in the upcoming Surface Laptop 4. Based on new 3DMark numbers discovered by WindowsLatest, it appears Microsoft is…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Jun 22 '20

Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2020

Apple has no problem taking its sweet time developing its take on popular software and hardware features. And, WWDC is usually when Apple takes the stage to let its competitors know it’s got its sights set on murder. Step right up folks, this is Gizmodo’s seventh annual roundup of stuff Apple’s trying to kill. Intel Apple…

Tech News Victoria Song Jun 22 '20

Microsoft Is Killing Mixer and Moving Everything to Facebook Gaming

Despite signing a number of major streamers including Ninja and Shroud, Microsoft’s livestream platform Mixer just couldn’t break through. So starting today, Microsoft is moving all of Mixer’s content over to Facebook Gaming before Mixer gets shut down completely on July 22. In a post on the Mixer blog, Microsoft said that even with numerous…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Jun 22 '20

In the Debut Trailer for Apple TV+’s Foundation, a Mighty Empire Stands on the Brink of Ruin

It’s an adaptation 50 years in the making, which somehow feels more pertinent than ever. The first teaser trailer for Foundation, Apple TV+’s take on Isaac Asimov’s groundbreaking sci-fi series, has arrived—telling the story of a futuristic empire facing its own inevitable destruction, as a group of rebels fight to preserve what little they can…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Jun 22 '20

Does Your Blood Type Affect Your Risk of Covid-19?

An intriguing study published last week found a link between covid-19 severity and having type A blood; type O blood, on the other hand, was linked to a lower chance of severe illness. But it’s unlikely that any potential connection between covid-19 and blood type will be very relevant to the average person. The study,…

Health Ed Cara Jun 22 '20

The World Still Sucks, but at Least Bear Cam Is Back

At Earther, we stan the bears. Bears are good, especially when they are fat. They are the hero we all need. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Alaska’s Katmai National Park has set up its live bear cams for the summer. You know what that means: bears, bears, and more bears. The park established…

Earther Yessenia Funes Jun 22 '20

All the Stuff Coming to Apple Home in the Fall

Apple’s super-stuffed developer’s presentation today brought new announcements for wearables, an overhauled iOS interface, and a new macOS with the debut of Big Sur. But Apple dropped a bunch of updates coming to the Apple tech we use in our homes—a place we’re now spending more time than ever. The big push here was the…

Tech News Catie Keck Jun 22 '20

Joel Schumacher, the Man Who Gave Us Bat-Nipples, Has Died at 80

Say what you will about Joel Schumacher’s stint as the architect of Batman’s cinematic presence, but never let it be said that the director didn’t have taste. Variety reports that the Batman Forever and Batman & Robin director died at 80 years old on Monday morning, following a lengthy fight against cancer over the course…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 22 '20

The Next Version of macOS is Called Big Sur and It’s Getting a Very iOS Facelift

It’s a very different year for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and not only because it’s all taking place online. We’re finally starting to see the company’s mobile operating systems overshadowing its desktop software, and in addition to bringing more mobile apps to its computers, we’re seeing the aesthetic influences of iOS and iPad reaching macOS…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 22 '20

Satellite Reveals Massive Saharan Dust Cloud Over the Atlantic Ocean

A dust cloud began to drift across the Atlantic last week. It’s a development that could stall the formation of dangerous tropical storms in what’s expected to be an active season, at least for the time being. A new NASA animation tracks the movement of an unusually large Saharan dust plume over the Atlantic ocean…

Earth Science George Dvorsky Jun 22 '20

This Man Sees Numbers as Squiggles

A man’s baffling inability to see certain numerical digits might provide insight into how our brains work. According to the scientists who have studied him, the nature of his condition—which makes him see spaghetti-like shapes in place of the numbers 2 through 9—suggests that our brains can recognize complex concepts such as numbers before we’re…

Health Ed Cara Jun 22 '20

It’s Official: The Mac Is Transitioning to Apple-Made Silicon

Apple officially announced that it will move away using Intel processors in its computers and to its own custom-designed chips, and it says those processors will be faster than Intel’s and consume less power. The company is designing a family of SoCs for their Mac product line, so there will now be a common architecture…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Jun 22 '20

Michael Keaton Could Play Bruce Wayne Again for The Flash Movie

Funny thing about Infinite Earths to have crises on. Anyone could show up. The Wrap and the Hollywood Reporter are reporting Michael Keaton is in talks with Warner Bros. to potentially reprise his role as the Dark Knight himself for the upcoming, long-in-the-works Flash movie starring Ezra Miller’s version of Barry Allen. The Wrap notes…

Movies James Whitbrook Jun 22 '20

Apple and Basecamp Reach an Uneasy Truce—For Now

On the day Apple’s annual developer conference officially kicks off, it looks like the tech giant has chosen to settle a recent high-profile scuffle with its developer community—at least for the time being. The news comes courtesy of a blog post dropped today by Basecamp CEO Jason Fried, who’s spent the past week openly feuding…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 22 '20

A Record Number of Bees Died Last Summer

It’s been a bad year for bees. According to the preliminary results of the University of Maryland’s annual survey, U.S. beekeepers lost 43.7% of their honey bees from April 2019 to April 2020. That’s the second highest rate of decline the researchers’ have observed since they started the survey in 2006. Striking summertime losses drove…

Conservation Dharna Noor Jun 22 '20

AirPods Pro Are Getting a Very Powerful Software Upgrade

Apple just announced that it’s bringing spacial audio to its AirPods to simulate a surround sound audio system, and will support 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos. Apple will use AI plus a built in accelerometer and gyroscope to better sync the audio according to the position of your head or your screen. It will only…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Jun 22 '20

Here Are All the New Features Coming to Your Apple Watch

If you want a hint at the big changes coming to the Apple Watch this fall, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote is the event to watch. Kevin Lynch took the main stage today to detail all the updates coming in watchOS 7, which gives us a pretty good idea of what’s in store for the…

Tech News Victoria Song Jun 22 '20

iPadOS 14 Could Solve A Bunch of Little Problems We Have with iPad

It seemed like Apple completely reinvented the way we used iPads with the recent iPadOS 13 update that added support for trackpads and mice. But now iPadOS 14 is here. It’s not quite the overhaul that iPadOS 13 was, but the update adds a few useful features that could make it easier to get work…

Tech News Caitlin McGarry Jun 22 '20

Here’s What’s New in iOS 14

After 13 versions installed across more than a billion devices, Apple’s iOS has become a very well-rounded and mature platform. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement, and at WWDC 2020, Apple is giving us a peek at all the new features and tweaks it has in mind for iOS 14. Due for…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Jun 22 '20

Thank God, Avatar: The Last Airbender Is HD on Netflix Now

Praise be, your cabbages can look better than ever. Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked Avatar: The Last Airbender came to Netflix last month, giving us the chance to revisit Aang’s quest to save the world from the wroth of Fire Lord Ozai (and when we were finished, get right to carrying on with…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 22 '20

Leaked Benchmarks Suggest Next Surface Laptop 4 Ships With AMD CPUs

Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2020

Microsoft Is Killing Mixer and Moving Everything to Facebook Gaming

In the Debut Trailer for Apple TV+’s Foundation, a Mighty Empire Stands on the Brink of Ruin

Does Your Blood Type Affect Your Risk of Covid-19?

The World Still Sucks, but at Least Bear Cam Is Back

All the Stuff Coming to Apple Home in the Fall

Joel Schumacher, the Man Who Gave Us Bat-Nipples, Has Died at 80

The Next Version of macOS is Called Big Sur and It’s Getting a Very iOS Facelift

Satellite Reveals Massive Saharan Dust Cloud Over the Atlantic Ocean

This Man Sees Numbers as Squiggles

It’s Official: The Mac Is Transitioning to Apple-Made Silicon

Michael Keaton Could Play Bruce Wayne Again for The Flash Movie

Apple and Basecamp Reach an Uneasy Truce—For Now

A Record Number of Bees Died Last Summer

AirPods Pro Are Getting a Very Powerful Software Upgrade

Here Are All the New Features Coming to Your Apple Watch

iPadOS 14 Could Solve A Bunch of Little Problems We Have with iPad

Here’s What’s New in iOS 14

Thank God, Avatar: The Last Airbender Is HD on Netflix Now

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