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Report: Hospitals and Patients Are Being Plagued by Robocalls

We’re already living in a national robocall nightmare, but at least most of the time, for most of us, dealing with phone spam is not a matter of life and death. As a Monday report in the Washington Post highlights, that’s not always the case. Illegal robocalls are hitting health care center switchboards, as well…

Tech News Tom McKay

4 Things We Loved, and 3 We Didn’t Like So Much About Jessica Jones Season 3

Every so often, you come across a season of a television show that’s so generally strong that even the things you don’t particularly like about it are still rather solid. Jessica Jones’ third and final outing is precisely that kind of season. With a murderous lunatic believing themselves to be righteous on the loose, Jessica…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Archer: 1999 Confirms That After 10 Seasons, the Cast Is Still Having a Blast

Archer: 1999 is just a few episodes in, but the FXX series’ shift to space has already injected fresh energy into what was once a show about secret agents but has since changed forms quite a few times. Also full of energy after 10 seasons: the ensemble cast, who apparently rarely record their lines together…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

What’s Going on With Those Child Porn Allegations Against Alex Jones

New details surfaced Monday concerning the allegations that child pornography had been discovered on a server linked to conspiracy theorist and radio personality Alex Jones, operator of the InfoWars website. Jones claimed last week that he had been the target of a malware attack, which left child pornography on his servers, prompting an FBI investigation.…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Batwoman‘s Beginnings and Arrow‘s End Start This October

Looking forward to basically every show in the DC-CWniverse except Legends of Tomorrow (although, why would you not look forward to Legends, you monster)? Then clear your October schedule, because you’re going to be very busy. The CW has announced its roster of returns for this year’s fall TV slate, with a host of returning…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Hong Kong Hospitals Accused of Leaking Protestors’ Patient Data to Cops

A lawmaker and doctor in Hong Kong claimed on Monday that he received tips that the statutory body that runs all the hospitals in the region was leaking the patient information of protestors. Several protestors have been arrested after being treated at Hong Kong hospitals as authorities in mainland China crackdown on dissent. “We are…

Privacy & Security Melanie Ehrenkranz

New York State Set to Legalize Electric Scooters and Bikes

New York City just got one step closer to being plagued with the piles of electric bikes and scooters that clutter the sidewalks of lesser cities. This is going to be a shitshow. New York Post reported that state lawmakers announced on Monday they have made a deal to end the ban on the devices…

Transportation Jennings Brown

Shampoos, Perfumes, and Other Cosmetics Send Thousands of Kids to the ER Every Year

Nail polish removers and other personal care products are sending a shocking number of young kids in the U.S. to the emergency room, according to a new study out Monday. Nearly 65,000 children under the age of five have been treated for “cosmetic-related injuries” in ERs in the 15 years leading up to 2016, the…

Health Ed Cara

Get Out, There’s Another Amityville Movie in the Works?

Forget Freddy and Jason. There’s one horror villain that’s inspired more sequels and spinoffs than any other, and it’s not a masked killer—it’s a goddamn house. By my count, the just-announced Amityville 1974 will be the 24th film with ties to the Amityville series, and that’s not even counting doc My Amityville Horror or the…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Twitch Sues To Identify People Who Uploaded Christchurch Shooting Video

The popular livestream website Twitch is suing anonymous users to find out the identities of 100 people who recently violated its terms of service by uploading content including the deadly Christchurch terrorist shooting and hardcore pornography. The lawsuit, first reported by Bloomberg, is against a group described as “John and Jane Does 1-100.” You can…

Commerce Patrick Howell O'Neill

No, That Marvel Spider-Man Announcement Isn’t a Spider-Man 4 Comic

Not all number fours are created equal. Not even all of them are fantastic. But a certain digit sent Marvel fans into a tizzy this weekend, only for it to be all for naught. Or maybe that should be four naught? Yesterday, Marvel Comics’ official Twitter account dropped a cryptic teaser image of a spider…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Noise Pollution Could Be Setting Students of Color Up to Fail

When kids are in school, they need a fair amount of peace and quiet to succeed. Literally. Noise is a health hazard, according to the World Health Organization. And a recent study shows how students of color are more likely to face high exposure to road or aviation noise while in school. Published in the…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Millions of Transactions Scraped in Latest Demonstration of Venmo’s Absurd Privacy Policy

Last year, nearly 210 million Venmo transactions were downloaded by a Berlin-based researcher, leading many privacy experts to question the PayPal-owned company’s claim that its users prefer to be social about their spending habits. In the wake of that study, Venmo apparently made a few changes to its API, hoping to at least limit the…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Dark Phoenix Didn’t Understand Who the X-Men Are

All you have to do is take one look at the box office totals for Fox’s X-Men films to see that, even when the movies weren’t particularly good (see: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Apocalypse), people were still clamoring to see them. So where did Dark Phoenix go wrong? While it’s difficult to succinctly…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Harvard Scientists Make ‘Landmark’ Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Sponges

Harvard and Japanese scientists say they’ve made a “landmark” discovery in cancer drug development. In a new study published Monday, they say they have finally found a way to synthesize in bulk a complex class of promising cancer-fighting molecules derived from sea sponges. Their new strategy has already helped speed up research into these molecules,…

Health Ed Cara

The Spice Girls Are the Power of Friendship in the Incredibly Sweary New Trailer for The Boys

Sporty, Scary, Posh, Baby, and Ginger—not just purveyors of pop perfection (or potential upcoming superheroic movie stars). Turns out, they’re valuable examples of leadership qualities… at least to the dysfunctional stars of Amazon’s adaptation of The Boys. Amazon has just released a new and spectacularly NSFW trailer—seriously, there are almost as many variations on the word…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

California Tests Mental Health App That Tracks Everything Patients Do on Their Phones

The way we interact with our devices is to an increasing extent an extension of our innermost selves. It’s no wonder startups view the data gleaned from these behaviors as a window into our mental health—and the foundation for their business model. California mental health officials have been in talks with two startups about developing…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz

Accidental Kitty Cat Filter Undermines Pakistani Minister’s Serious Livestream

No, Shaukat Yousafzai is not a furry. The regional Pakistani minister just happened to be on the wrong (perhaps right?) end of a social media snafu. During a press briefing that was streamed on Facebook Live, an AR cat filter was left on, leaving Yousafzai with dainty pink ears, whiskers, and a bit of a…

Tech News Victoria Song

Genius Claims It Busted Google Stealing by Hiding a Secret Code in Lyrics That Spells ‘Red Handed’

For the first few years of its existence, Genius (formerly Rap Genius) featured annotated song lyrics on its platform without permission of music publishers. Now Genius is accusing Google of stealing its content without permission. And it’s used an ingenious mechanism to catch Google in the act. In May 2014, Genius finally made a licensing…

Tech News Jennings Brown

A Bride Realizes the Bloodthirsty Truth About Her New Family in the Macabre Comedy Ready or Not

Haven’t heard of Ready or Not? Neither had we, but this first trailer for the horror comedy from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette (formerly of filmmaking collective Radio Silence, which made Devil’s Due and Southbound) suddenly has us intrigued. It’s about a bride who realizes on her wedding night that her new husband’s old-money…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Report: Hospitals and Patients Are Being Plagued by Robocalls

4 Things We Loved, and 3 We Didn’t Like So Much About Jessica Jones Season 3

This Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Archer: 1999 Confirms That After 10 Seasons, the Cast Is Still Having a Blast

What’s Going on With Those Child Porn Allegations Against Alex Jones

Batwoman‘s Beginnings and Arrow‘s End Start This October

Hong Kong Hospitals Accused of Leaking Protestors’ Patient Data to Cops

New York State Set to Legalize Electric Scooters and Bikes

Shampoos, Perfumes, and Other Cosmetics Send Thousands of Kids to the ER Every Year

Get Out, There’s Another Amityville Movie in the Works?

Twitch Sues To Identify People Who Uploaded Christchurch Shooting Video

No, That Marvel Spider-Man Announcement Isn’t a Spider-Man 4 Comic

Noise Pollution Could Be Setting Students of Color Up to Fail

Millions of Transactions Scraped in Latest Demonstration of Venmo’s Absurd Privacy Policy

Dark Phoenix Didn’t Understand Who the X-Men Are

Harvard Scientists Make ‘Landmark’ Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Sponges

The Spice Girls Are the Power of Friendship in the Incredibly Sweary New Trailer for The Boys

California Tests Mental Health App That Tracks Everything Patients Do on Their Phones

Accidental Kitty Cat Filter Undermines Pakistani Minister’s Serious Livestream

Genius Claims It Busted Google Stealing by Hiding a Secret Code in Lyrics That Spells ‘Red Handed’

A Bride Realizes the Bloodthirsty Truth About Her New Family in the Macabre Comedy Ready or Not

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