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Google Says It Is Prohibiting Political Ads for a Week After November 3

Google, like Facebook, is banning all ads related to the 2020 elections for a week after Nov. 3, the company wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Experts estimate as much as 50 to 70 percent of the ballot this year will come in via mail, a method which Donald Trump’s administration and Republican allies…

Tech News Tom McKay Oct 27

The Freewrite Traveler Is Beautiful Distraction-Free Writing That Won’t Finish Your Novel For You

If you’re a certain type of writer, you’ll probably think you’ll use the Freewrite Traveler every day. The entire package is alluring: it’s a portable, e-ink-powered typewriter that sends your documents to an email box instantly and is completely distraction-free. Imagine how much writing you’ll get done! No Twitter, no Facebook, no endless doom-scrolling. Just…

Other Gadgets John Biggs Oct 27

A Flu Vaccine May Provide Some Protection Against Covid-19, Dutch Study Suggests

Preliminary research out this month may provide you with a bit more incentive to get the flu vaccine. It found evidence that flu vaccination led to a lowered risk of getting covid-19 among health care workers in the Netherlands. Though not definitive, the study isn’t the first to suggest that certain vaccines can provide minor,…

Health Ed Cara Oct 27

Assassin’s Creed Is Netflix’s Next Multimedia Franchise

After almost a dozen video games and one forgettable movie, Assassin’s Creed is leaping into a whole medium: streaming. Game company Ubisoft has partnered with Netflix to develop content based on the franchise, beginning with a live-action television adaptation. “For more than 10 years, millions of fans around the world have helped shape the Assassin’s…

io9 Germain Lussier Oct 27

There Are No Covid ‘Internment Camps,’ in Canada or Anywhere Else

Earlier this month, anti-mask Ontario member of provincial parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier waved a sheet of paper on the parliament floor, demanding details from Premier Doug Ford’s administration on quarantine “internment camps.” In a spot-on impression of a prosecutor in a courtroom drama, Hillier told them, “surely this government is aware of the intentions to…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Oct 27

New Steven Universe PSA States the Obvious: Racism Is for Losers

While Steven Universe’s epic story has come to a close, the Crystal Gems aren’t quite finished with the world just yet. In a new Steven Universe-themed public service announcement from series creator Rebecca Sugar and former co-executive producer Ian Jones-Quartey, Garnet of the Crystal Gems drops into an in-universe PSA tackling the subject of racism…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 27

Ugh, Zeta

By Tuesday afternoon, we should have Hurricane Zeta, the twelfth hurricane of the 2020 season. The storm is expected to reach Louisiana by Wednesday and batter a state that’s spent much too much time in the bullseye this year. Zeta is currently a tropical storm swirling away from the Yucatán Peninsula, a region that’s also…

Earther Brian Kahn Oct 27

If You Recently Upgraded Your iPhone, Make Sure Your Covid-19 Contact Tracing Is Still Active

If you were one of the millions of people who recently upgraded to an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and used Apple’s automated tools for transferring everything over from your old phone, you’ll probably want to take a moment to ensure that your contact tracing app of choice—either region-specific or the one built into iOS,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 27

Amazfit Might Have Made the Best Budget Smartwatch

Smartwatches under $200 keep getting more advanced and more worth your money, but the newly launched Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 could actually pose a threat to the “budget” options from more well-known smartwatch brands. At $180, both the Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 offer feature sets that punch way above their price.…

Gadgets Victoria Song Oct 27

A Look Inside Empire Strikes Back‘s Anniversary Anthology Reveals the Unsung Hero of Echo Base

Sure, Luke Skywalker did some psychic magic and blew up a superweapon. Princess Leia is a charismatic commander on the front lines. Han Solo is ride or die for his friends and fellow rebels, especially if he can cut up a tauntaun in the process. But the Rebel Alliance is not three people. It’s built…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 27

In The Midnight Sky‘s First Trailer, the End of All Things Is Beautiful

Netflix’s upcoming The Midnight Sky, an adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel Good Morning, Midnight, tells the story of a scientist who realizes that he’s the only person capable of saving a group of astronauts from returning to their calamity-stricken planet. But considering George Clooney’s very snowy beard, you’d be forgiven for mistakenly thinking the movie…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 27

Netflix Announced a Bunch of New Anime and I’d Cancel It All for One More Second of This Jet Jaguar

As it is wont to do every few years, Netflix took to Japanese audiences overnight and announced it would continue acquiring and funding a metric butt-ton of new anime projects over the next few years. That’s cool and all but anyway: yo, look at Jet Goddamn Jaguar. He—mecha star of Godzilla vs. Megalon and king…

io9 James Whitbrook Oct 27

Alaska’s Coastal Permafrost Is More Vulnerable Than We Thought

Scientists have long assumed that a thick, solid mass of permafrost underpins all of Alaska like the sturdy foundation of a house, stretching from the tundra to the and below the seafloor. But in a new study published in Science Advances, scientists found that beneath the seafloor on the northeastern coast of Alaska, there’s barely…

Earther Dharna Noor Oct 27

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

The rapid recovery and analysis of a meteorite that fell onto a frozen lake in Michigan two years ago is illuminating the pivotal role these rocks played in delivering the basic building blocks for life to Earth. As the meteorite was falling toward our planet on January 16, 2018, at speeds reaching 36,000 miles per…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Oct 27

A Massive Upgrade Makes the Classic Super Nintendo Super Scope Work on Modern TVs

Despite a renaissance in outdated gaming tech, there’s a small blip in the history of retro gaming hardware that has all been all but abandoned in the emulation scene: light guns. The way the technology worked simply isn’t compatible with modern TVs and screens, so if you want to get something like the Super Nintendo’s…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 27

Neil Gaiman Says American Gods‘ Third Season Is ‘Timely’ in an Open Letter to Fans

Though Starz’s live-action adaptation has been met with more than a few bumps in the road over the course of its first two seasons, the series is set to return for a third season that will take its hero Shadow Moon to the strange town of Lakeside. He initially believes himself to be safe, only…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 27

Updates From The Matrix 4, The Suicide Squad, and More

Adam Sandler’s heading to space and an alien spider is his only friend. Bette Midler says that the Sanderson Sisters will indeed return for the new Hocus Pocus. New set pictures from Scream 5 tease Courteney Cox’s return. Plus, Bruce Campbell teases Evil Dead’s new hero, and behind the scenes on His Dark Materials. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Oct 27

The Nvidia RTX 3070 Has No Business Being This Good

While Nvidia’s RTX 3080 release last month didn’t quite go as planned, there’s no denying that Nvidia’s 3000 series of ray tracing graphics cards are the ones that matter. The RTX 3080 finally made 4K gaming at 60 fps possible and more affordable for the average PC gamer, and the 3000-series as a whole makes…

Gaming Joanna Nelius Oct 27

The PS5 Is Big—Like Really Freaking Big

Up until now, the original Xbox has usually been the device people reference when talking about big-ass video game consoles. But with the arrival of the PS5, there’s a new sheriff in town. Measuring in at 15.4 x 10.2 x 4.1 inches and weighing a hair under 10 pounds flat, the PS5 easily bests the…

Reviews Sam Rutherford Oct 27

6 Spooky Shorts to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

Halloween is nearly upon us, and while the world has its mind on certain things that are happening in early November, there’s still room to get in the spooky spirit—quickly!—with these six horrific short films. 1) Special Delivery Hulu’s “Bite Size Halloween” series brings us this three-minute cautionary tale from director John McPhail, about a…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 26

Google Says It Is Prohibiting Political Ads for a Week After November 3

The Freewrite Traveler Is Beautiful Distraction-Free Writing That Won’t Finish Your Novel For You

A Flu Vaccine May Provide Some Protection Against Covid-19, Dutch Study Suggests

Assassin’s Creed Is Netflix’s Next Multimedia Franchise

There Are No Covid ‘Internment Camps,’ in Canada or Anywhere Else

New Steven Universe PSA States the Obvious: Racism Is for Losers

Ugh, Zeta

If You Recently Upgraded Your iPhone, Make Sure Your Covid-19 Contact Tracing Is Still Active

Amazfit Might Have Made the Best Budget Smartwatch

A Look Inside Empire Strikes Back‘s Anniversary Anthology Reveals the Unsung Hero of Echo Base

In The Midnight Sky‘s First Trailer, the End of All Things Is Beautiful

Netflix Announced a Bunch of New Anime and I’d Cancel It All for One More Second of This Jet Jaguar

Alaska’s Coastal Permafrost Is More Vulnerable Than We Thought

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

A Massive Upgrade Makes the Classic Super Nintendo Super Scope Work on Modern TVs

Neil Gaiman Says American Gods‘ Third Season Is ‘Timely’ in an Open Letter to Fans

Updates From The Matrix 4, The Suicide Squad, and More

The Nvidia RTX 3070 Has No Business Being This Good

The PS5 Is Big—Like Really Freaking Big

6 Spooky Shorts to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

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