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An Endlessly Busy Will Smith Returns to Sci-Fi With Brilliance…Again

Does Will Smith ever stop? Apparently not, because while we’re still waiting for him to literally face himself in Gemini Man or not show up in The Suicide Squad, he’s already got his eyes on another new project: an adaptation of the 2013 novel Brilliance. Stop us if you’ve heard this before, because, err…you have.…

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 6 '19

Watch Live as India Attempts to Land Its Vikram Probe on the Moon

India hopes to become just the fourth nation to successfully land a probe on the Moon and the first to land a probe near the lunar south pole. India’s Press Information Bureau is providing live coverage of the historic landing attempt beginning today at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT), which you can stream below.…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Sep 6 '19

DOJ Is Illegally Withholding Records About Phone Location Data Collection, Lawsuit Claims

One of the nation’s leading privacy groups is challenging the Justice Department in court after it refused to turn over records concerning the collection of cell-site location information, which had been routinely obtained from phone companies without a warrant prior to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. The Electronic Information Privacy Center (EPIC)…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Sep 6 '19

You Can Always Count on Fossil to Bring a Million Smartwatches to a Party

Ever since it got into the smartwatch game, Fossil never fails to show an army of wrist computers everywhere it goes. This year’s IFA is no exception. In addition to showcasing its newly launched Gen 5 smartwatches, Fossil—and its horde of designer brand partners—brought four totally new watches and some familiar friends to Berlin. https://gizmodo.com/a-new-processor-means-fossils-smartwatches-might-be-get-1836965221…

Gadgets Victoria Song Sep 6 '19

Hurricane Dorian Caused an Oil Spill That Could Be a ‘Socioeconomic Tragedy’

Hurricane Dorian’s devastation has killed at least 30 in the Bahamas. All this death has a distinct smell, Sam Teicher told Earther. The founder of Coral Vita, a coral-growing operation based Grand Bahama, had that awful, hair-raising stench in his nose all day on Thursday as he drove around trying to help those in need.…

Earth Science Yessenia Funes Sep 6 '19

Head Back to School With These 11 Slasher Movies Set on College Campuses

Slasher movies are famously repetitive, sharing certain themes that recur over and over. A big one: college! Campuses are the perfect hunting ground for maniacs targeting young adults who’re out on their own, making bad decisions for the first (and last) time. Here are 11 classics to add to your horror syllabus. A warning that…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Sep 6 '19

Deadly Vaping Illness Could be Related to Vitamin E, New York Health Officials Say

The number of people stricken by acute lung disease linked to e-cigarettes continues to grow, with nearly 500 suspected cases reported across the U.S. as of this week, along with two more deaths in Oregon and Indiana. But while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others are still saying there are multiple reasons…

Health Ed Cara Sep 6 '19

Not Even a Baby Elephant Made of Pure Light Can Cheer Up This Good Place Season 4 First Look

It’s time to get teary-eyed, motherforkers. The end of The Good Place is nigh. Ahead of the show’s impending return later this month, NBC has just released a new “first look” at the fourth and final season of The Good Place. It’s more of a behind-the-scenes featurette than it is a full trailer. although it…

Television James Whitbrook Sep 6 '19

What to Expect From Apple’s Big 2019 iPhone Event

We’re days away from Apple’s big annual iPhone party. It’s safe to assume we’re about to learn a whole lot more about this year’s models. But what else is there to learn? This Apple event doesn’t have the massive groundswell of hype September Apple events usually do. We know we’ll get phones with a big…

Tech News Alex Cranz Sep 6 '19

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Unexpectedly Triggered a Gigantic Phytoplankton Bloom

Volcanic eruptions are typically associated with death and destruction, but the recent eruptions on Hawaii’s Big Island resulted in an unexpected biological boom—a gigantic plume of algae extending for hundreds of miles into the Pacific Ocean. From May to August 2018, an ongoing eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano resulted in the pouring of millions of…

Earth Science George Dvorsky Sep 6 '19

Gen Z Is Already Afraid Automation Will Eat Their Jobs

A middle-aged man, holding a tool from the machine shop, looking forlorn and wistful. That’s what we might call the stock image of automation fears. It’s the picture that graces the news story about grim job-loss forecasts or think pieces about whether the robots are ‘coming for our jobs.’ (It’s either that or a menacing…

Artificial Intelligence Brian Merchant Sep 6 '19

American Airlines Mechanic Charged with Sabotaging Flight

An aircraft mechanic has been charged with tampering with an American Airlines airplane before a flight of 150 passengers was scheduled to take off. The Miami Herald reports that American Airline employee Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was arrested on Thursday for allegedly disabling a navigation system. A criminal complaint affidavit filed in federal court—cited by…

Transportation Jennings Brown Sep 6 '19

Jojo Rabbit May Be Eerily Pertinent, but It’s Actually Been in the Works for Years

Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire might feel like it was created as a response to the wave of Trump-era fascism, but Waititi has been trying to make Jojo Rabbit happen for almost a decade. In a new interview, Waititi discussed the long road for the film and why, just because it wasn’t created for the here…

Movies Beth Elderkin Sep 6 '19

A Supercharged Marine Heat Wave Is Roasting the Pacific

Ocean temperatures have skyrocketed in the northeast Pacific, ushering in conditions reminiscent of 2015. In other words, the Blob is back, and it could spell trouble for wildlife and fisheries from Alaska to California, according to data scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released on Thursday. This year’s Blob is the second-largest…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Sep 6 '19

5G Is Forcing Hundreds of TV Channels to Change How They Broadcast

Do you use an antenna to watch TV? Whether you never adopted cable to begin with, or only recently cut the cord you may have noticed some of you TV stations have vanished in the last month. It’s all to make way for 5G, the next generation of cellular networks that promises speeds as fast,…

Gadgets John R. Quain Sep 6 '19

Report: Apple Won’t Let Siri Say Feminism

The Guardian is reporting that internal documentation governing Apple’s voice assistant, Siri, was rewritten to specifically avoid the word feminism. The company told the Guardian “[o]ur approach is to be factual with inclusive responses rather than offer opinions.” The opinion here being… feminism is okay. https://gizmodo.com/apple-contractors-reportedly-overhear-sensitive-informa-1836760314 Presumably, the employees of Apple have no beef with…

Tech News Alex Cranz Sep 6 '19

Elliot Finally Faces His True Enemy in the New Teaser for Mr. Robot‘s Last Season

As Mr. Robot draws to its final end, it’s time for Elliot to have a real showdown with the leader of the Dark Army. USA has dropped a new teaser for Mr. Robot’s fourth and final season, which sees Elliot and fsociety take the fight to the Chinese hacker group that was once a potential…

io9 James Whitbrook Sep 6 '19

Facebook’s Antitrust Problems Just Got Worse

New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a multi-state antitrust investigation into Facebook on Friday, applying a new layer of pesky regulatory scrutiny to the scandal-ridden social network. The launch of the investigation comes amid greater federal and state oversight of major technology companies, including Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple. The state-level probe will examine…

Social Media Andrew Couts Sep 6 '19

Peter Capaldi Teases More Mysteries About His Role in The Suicide Squad

Richard Madden says there are more intriguing additions to come to the cast of The Eternals. Ghost Draft continues to cast more mysterious roles. A script might finally be done for the new Batman movie. Jon Favreau discusses how the rise of the First Order could play into The Mandalorian. Plus, meet Legacies’ newest bloodsucker.…

Television James Whitbrook Sep 6 '19

Absolute Legend Catches iPhone in Midair While Riding Roller Coaster

Samuel Kempf was riding a roller coaster in Spain when he saw an iPhone hurtling through the air. Lesser men may have simply watched helplessly as the phone plummeted to Earth, no doubt getting destroyed in the process, but Kempf is not lesser men. He jumped into action, and like a figure from a Renaissance…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 6 '19

An Endlessly Busy Will Smith Returns to Sci-Fi With Brilliance…Again

Watch Live as India Attempts to Land Its Vikram Probe on the Moon

DOJ Is Illegally Withholding Records About Phone Location Data Collection, Lawsuit Claims

You Can Always Count on Fossil to Bring a Million Smartwatches to a Party

Hurricane Dorian Caused an Oil Spill That Could Be a ‘Socioeconomic Tragedy’

Head Back to School With These 11 Slasher Movies Set on College Campuses

Deadly Vaping Illness Could be Related to Vitamin E, New York Health Officials Say

Not Even a Baby Elephant Made of Pure Light Can Cheer Up This Good Place Season 4 First Look

What to Expect From Apple’s Big 2019 iPhone Event

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Unexpectedly Triggered a Gigantic Phytoplankton Bloom

Gen Z Is Already Afraid Automation Will Eat Their Jobs

American Airlines Mechanic Charged with Sabotaging Flight

Jojo Rabbit May Be Eerily Pertinent, but It’s Actually Been in the Works for Years

A Supercharged Marine Heat Wave Is Roasting the Pacific

5G Is Forcing Hundreds of TV Channels to Change How They Broadcast

Report: Apple Won’t Let Siri Say Feminism

Elliot Finally Faces His True Enemy in the New Teaser for Mr. Robot‘s Last Season

Facebook’s Antitrust Problems Just Got Worse

Peter Capaldi Teases More Mysteries About His Role in The Suicide Squad

Absolute Legend Catches iPhone in Midair While Riding Roller Coaster

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