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Nearly Half of Juul’s Followers on Twitter Last Year Were Teens, Report Claims

Juul says that it has aggressively attempted to curb the use of its products by teens amid ongoing pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, but teens may have made up a significant percentage of the brand’s social following on Twitter in 2018, according to a new report. The study, published at the peer-reviewed journal JAMA…

Tech News Catie Keck May 21 '19

Are Uber and Lyft Drivers Gaming Surge Pricing to Protest Getting Screwed Over on Pay?

Despite policies that prohibit the manipulation of rideshare apps, drivers for Uber and Lyft are reportedly working together to coordinate price surges at Reagan National Airport to earn a higher fare. WJLA reported last week that this group effort to game the apps occurs “several times” on a nightly basis at the Arlington, Virginia airport…

Tech News Catie Keck May 20 '19

All 73 Episodes of Game of Thrones Come Together in This 73-Second Fan Video

Got a short attention span? This fast-paced recap is for you.

Television Cheryl Eddy May 20 '19

Report: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Has a Director and Some Familiar Co-Stars

Now that all the Avengers: Endgame hype is starting to settle down, we’re finally getting more details on upcoming projects involving Marvel’s characters, like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series that’s coming to streaming service Disney+. We knew Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan would be reprising their movie roles as the title stars, of…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy May 20 '19

This Is Easily the Best Correction in Science Publishing This Month

Science journalists around the world received one of the silliest corrections yet in our inbox over the weekend, and I would like to share it here with you. Last Thursday, Cell Press, which publishes well-known science journals like Cell, Current Biology, and Neuron, sent an email with press summaries for papers slated to be published.…

Biology Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 20 '19

Charmed Has Killed Every Nod to Its Namesake, and Is Much Better for It

Charmed has closed the door on its first season, and the show as it started is not the one we ended up with. Nearly every plot point and Easter egg from the original Charmed is no more, and we’re left with the promise of a different and better series—one that’s less about rehashing things we…

io9 Beth Elderkin May 20 '19

Google Researchers Trained an Algorithm to Detect Lung Cancer Better Than Radiologists

Algorithms have screwed up in horrifying, hilarious, and unfortunate ways, so it’s nice when one with the potential to save lives nearly nails it. On Monday, Google AI researchers along with healthcare researchers published research showing that they’ve successfully trained a deep learning algorithm to detect lung cancer with a 94.4 percent success rate. The…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz May 20 '19

Scammers Are Using Facebook to Trick People Into Thinking They Accidentally Donated Money to ISIS

Scammers are using Facebook Messenger and other apps in an attempt to convince Americans that they accidentally gave money to terrorist groups like ISIS, according to a new warning from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General. The scammers initially make contact with someone through a messaging service like Facebook Messenger or…

Social Media Matt Novak May 20 '19

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Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

Recent results suggest that Pluto has a liquid water ocean buried beneath its icy shell. But how could such a thing be possible at the frigid outer edges of the solar system? Scientists from Japan and the United States might have an answer. In a paper published Monday in Nature Geoscience, these researchers speculate that…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 20 '19

This Artist’s Fan Mashup Justifies a Toy Story 4 League

They seek justice for toys everywhere! A former Disney video game artist has released his latest fan mashup, merging the upcoming Toy Story 4 with DC’s comic book heroes. It’s a hobby he’s loved to do for years…going all the way back to when he was a little kid. Artist Darrin Brege might be a…

Movies Beth Elderkin May 20 '19

Vaping Could Make It Harder For Your Body to Fight the Flu, Preliminary Research Suggests

Anyone who’s regularly smoked knows that colds and flus can hit them harder than they would a non-smoker. But people who vape could be in for the same sort of trouble, according to some new (and very preliminary) research out today. It suggests that e-cigarettes can weaken the body’s ability to fend off the flu…

Health Ed Cara May 20 '19

Senator Introduces Do Not Track Bill to Block Companies From Collecting Your Data

A new bill is trying to create a program similar to The Do Not Call list, except it would stop companies from tracking your online activities. Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, announced on Monday he is introducing the Do Not Track Act. If approved, the bill would allow people to block companies from collecting…

Privacy & Security Jennings Brown May 20 '19

Social Media Censorship Is Hurting Those on the Margins, EFF Project Contends

Bias on social media has become a highly politicized topic in the US—started mainly by right-wingers crying foul at having their accounts suspended or banned, and snowballing in a series of congressional hearings on the subject. The White House itself spun up a website last week for people to report incidents of censorship due to…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 20 '19

Supergirl’s Finale Suggests There Will Be a Very Prominent Zombie in Next Year’s Crisis

Yes, I know you were all busy watching Game of Thrones shit the bed in the most glorious fashion last night. Yet, if you happened to tune into the CW the hour before Game of Thrones, you got a sincerely good conclusion to a season that ended up being one of the most entertaining seasons…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz May 20 '19

Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Getting a Head Start This Week

Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, but the ocean and atmosphere are paying the calendar no heed. A swirl of clouds and thunderstorms off the Florida coast has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. That would make it the…

Earth Science Brian Kahn May 20 '19

DJI Drones Could Be the Latest Target of Trump Administration’s Offense Against China

In the middle of a rapidly intensifying fight between the United States and Beijing over Chinese telecom giant Huawei, the Department of Homeland Security warned companies on data security risks if they use commercial drones made in China, according to reports from CyberScoop and Politico. The DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned U.S.…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill May 20 '19

Google Glass Gets a Fresh Update With More Powerful Guts—Still Look Dorky as Hell

Almost two years ago, Google parent Alphabet reminded the world that Google Glass wasn’t dead—it just wasn’t for regular consumers. Rebranding Google Glass as an enterprise tool for blue-collar factory workers and doctors was a savvy move that breathed new life into the smart glasses. Today, Alphabet is building on the progress it made in…

Tech News Victoria Song May 20 '19

The Best Things The Phantom Menace Brought to Star Wars

Say what you will about The Phantom Menace, but it’s crucial to what makes Star Wars great. Sure, it introduced lots of not-so-popular characters and concepts, but it balanced that out with even more things that, in the 20 years since its release, have aged quite gracefully. Things that improved and expanded the franchise drastically.…

Movies Germain Lussier May 20 '19

The Bullshit Reason Ajit Pai Is Using to Back the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

The merger of T-Mobile and Sprint looks increasingly inevitable on Monday after Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said he’ll recommend approving the $26.5 billion deal due in large part to the idea that it will hasten 5G deployment around the United States. But critics say that reasoning is bogus. The merger,…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill May 20 '19

Emilia Clarke Thinks Game of Thrones Needs a Rest and Wishes You Wouldn’t Call Daenerys the ‘Mad Queen’

Years ago, Emilia Clark became one of the first people to know who would ultimately emerge victorious and sit on Game of Thrones’ Iron Throne. For obvious reasons, she was sworn to keep the information secret, but now, she’s finally free to speak out about how the series played out and everyone’s sudden fondness for seeing…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 20 '19

Nearly Half of Juul’s Followers on Twitter Last Year Were Teens, Report Claims

Are Uber and Lyft Drivers Gaming Surge Pricing to Protest Getting Screwed Over on Pay?

All 73 Episodes of Game of Thrones Come Together in This 73-Second Fan Video

Report: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Has a Director and Some Familiar Co-Stars

This Is Easily the Best Correction in Science Publishing This Month

Charmed Has Killed Every Nod to Its Namesake, and Is Much Better for It

Google Researchers Trained an Algorithm to Detect Lung Cancer Better Than Radiologists

Scammers Are Using Facebook to Trick People Into Thinking They Accidentally Donated Money to ISIS

Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

This Artist’s Fan Mashup Justifies a Toy Story 4 League

Vaping Could Make It Harder For Your Body to Fight the Flu, Preliminary Research Suggests

Senator Introduces Do Not Track Bill to Block Companies From Collecting Your Data

Social Media Censorship Is Hurting Those on the Margins, EFF Project Contends

Supergirl’s Finale Suggests There Will Be a Very Prominent Zombie in Next Year’s Crisis

Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Getting a Head Start This Week

DJI Drones Could Be the Latest Target of Trump Administration’s Offense Against China

Google Glass Gets a Fresh Update With More Powerful Guts—Still Look Dorky as Hell

The Best Things The Phantom Menace Brought to Star Wars

The Bullshit Reason Ajit Pai Is Using to Back the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

Emilia Clarke Thinks Game of Thrones Needs a Rest and Wishes You Wouldn’t Call Daenerys the ‘Mad Queen’

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