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HomePod Mini Supports the New Thread Protocol That Could Transform the Smart Home

Besides the A5 chip, backlit touch surface, support for stereo speaker setups, Ultra Wideband capability and $100 price tag, there’s something else about the new HomePod Mini that you might not have noticed: support for a little-known smart home protocol called Thread. The protocol could become a lot more significant in the years ahead. Here’s…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 16

She-Ra and Kipo’s Karen Fukuhara on Her Animated Journeys Coming to a Close

It’s hard to say goodbye to a show you love, let alone two. Karen Fukuhara saw the end of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in May and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts this month. Now, the actor is sharing what it’s like to have been part of these two fan-favorite shows, as well…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16

NASA’s Next Lunar Spacesuit Is Going to Be Damned Impressive

NASA is preparing to send a woman and a man to the Moon in 2024, in what will be the first mission to the lunar surface in 52 years. The new spacesuit being designed for the mission is sleek, ultra high-tech, and with a swath of features not possible during the Apollo era. Here’s what…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Oct 16

Pfizer Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready for FDA Review by End of November

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has put the kibosh on any dreams of rushing out its experimental covid-19 vaccine before the U.S. election day. The good news is that the company is optimistic that its vaccine will be ready to apply for the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization (EUA) by the end of November, raising…

Health Rhett Jones Oct 16

Trump Denies California Vital Aid for Wildfire Damage (Updated: He Flipped)

You know those wildfires California has been seeing this year, the record-breaking ones that have killed at least 31 people? Well, the Trump administration is rejecting the state’s request for disaster relief. Last month, California officials asked the federal government for an emergency declaration of aid to help with their recovery process from six of…

Earther Dharna Noor Oct 16

International WHO Trial Finds No Benefit for Remdesivir, Other Drugs in Treating Covid-19

The results of a large treatment trial for hospitalized covid-19 patients funded by the World Health Organization offer little good news. The international research found no evidence that several treatments, including the promising antiviral drug remdesivir, had any real effect on patients’ odds of survival or other outcomes. The SOLIDARITY trial is the largest randomized,…

Health Ed Cara Oct 16

Peloton Recalls Clip-in Pedals on 27,000 Bikes After Reports of Injury

If you bought a Peloton Bike between July 2013 and May 2016, you might want to check the clip-in pedals. Peloton is currently recalling the out-of-warranty PR70P pedals as they can unexpectedly break while you’re getting your sweat on—possibly resulting in injuries. Peloton announced the recall on its website, though it’s a bit buried in…

Gadgets Victoria Song Oct 16

A Texas House Race Could Bring Unions to the Table to Build a Green New Deal

Texas, unions, and a Green New Deal are three ideas that on the surface seem incompatible. But dig deeper, and it’s clear that’s not the case. In fact, a House race in Texas could well be the template that shows how to meld progressive climate politics and union organizing. Teacher and union organizer Mike Siegel…

Earther Brian Kahn Oct 16

Looks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean

The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but it finally appears that Japan is ready to proceed with dumping over 1 million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The water will be treated to remove some—but not all—of the contaminants. Understandably, the local fishing…

Tech News George Dvorsky Oct 16

She-Hulk’s Tatiana Maslany, Who Is Playing She-Hulk, Denies She’s in She-Hulk

Literally, just a month ago, the internet was abuzz when news broke that Orphan Black’s Tatiana Masalany had been cast as the big, green lead in Disney+’s She-Hulk’s series. Masalany’s range alone was all it took to make the news sound plausible and considering the outlets delivering the news, it seemed legit. To everyone who…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 16

Analogue’s New Duo Console Reminds TurboGrafx Fans They’re Not Forgotten

After resurrecting some of the most popular classic consoles of the ‘80s and ‘90s including the NES, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis, the team at Analogue is turning its attention to reviving a lesser known family of systems in the annals of retro gaming. If consoles like the TurboGrafx-16 still remain close to your heart,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 16

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumor Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

In case you thought two big Apple events this fall wasn’t enough, it seems the company still has one more big announcement planned—this time for the Mac—slated for sometime in mid-November. The latest info comes from Jon Prosser, who had a somewhat spotty track records for rumors earlier in the year but has been more…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Oct 16

Welcome to My Sims House of Horrors

The Sims is a great way to create fun, unrealistic versions of everyday life—a blessing in disguise for the times we’re living in. But it has another purpose: Finding out how evil you can be to digital strangers. For this unholiest of months, I decided to create a virtual house of horrors, trying to unlock…

Games Beth Elderkin Oct 16

The Long-Rumored Last Starfighter Sequel Is Still in the Works

Neve Campbell is excited to be bloodsoaked for Scream 5. Netflix picks up vampire romance First Kill. The not-so-teen Titans are ready for action. Plus, Supernatural barrels towards its endgame, what’s to come on Star Trek: Discovery, and The Simpsons’ annual spooktacular takes on 2020. Spoilers now! The Last Starfighter 2 In a recent interview…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Oct 16

The Best Bluetooth Speaker for $100 or Less

These days, finding the perfect Bluetooth speaker can feel a bit like looking for a needle in a very large haystack—particularly in the budget category. Any big box store will have dozens of options to choose from, and attempting to find one in a sea of products on Amazon is nothing short of daunting. Plus,…

Catie Keck Oct 16

This Is the iPhone 12 You Should Buy (if You Can’t Wait to Preorder)

Normally, we’d ask you to wait for your favorite consumer tech team to review the new iPhones before handing Apple your money. But we get it. Sometimes you just need to upgrade your phone as soon as possible. This year’s annual iPhone event was a little different than in years past. Due to the pandemic,…

Tech News Victoria Song Oct 16

Google Made Some Improvements to Search, and I Have Concerns

Google is taking a cue from the Apple-owned music recognition app Shazam by enabling a search feature that will recognize any song you hum to it—and you don’t need to hum on-key either, apparently. Hum to Search, along with a few other new features, is one of a few ways Google is improving its search with…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Oct 15

DC’s Next Event Will Introduce a New Justice League

Though DC Comics is still very much in the midst of weirding up its comics universe with Dark Nights: Death Metal, the publisher’s already dreamed up its next major event. It’s one that will take readers into a future populated by new iterations of iconic legacy characters crafted to usher in a new age of…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 15

FCC Conveniently Seeks to ‘Clarify’ Section 230 Just When Republicans Are Mad at Facebook and Twitter

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that he plans to “move forward with a rulemaking” to “clarify” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which, among other protections, shields social media platforms from liability over moderating certain types of content. Interesting timing, because Republicans have spent the last 24 hours threatening to annihilate…

Tech News Whitney Kimball & Dell Cameron Oct 15

Google Hangouts Is Officially Biting the Dust

Earlier today, Google announced in a corporate blog post that the die-hards currently left on the Hangouts messaging platform are officially getting the boot. Starting in early 2021, the company will start making moves to “automatically migrate” everyone’s Hangouts chat history and contacts to the Google Workspace-ready alternative, Google Chat. While the exact timing on…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Oct 15

HomePod Mini Supports the New Thread Protocol That Could Transform the Smart Home

She-Ra and Kipo’s Karen Fukuhara on Her Animated Journeys Coming to a Close

NASA’s Next Lunar Spacesuit Is Going to Be Damned Impressive

Pfizer Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready for FDA Review by End of November

Trump Denies California Vital Aid for Wildfire Damage (Updated: He Flipped)

International WHO Trial Finds No Benefit for Remdesivir, Other Drugs in Treating Covid-19

Peloton Recalls Clip-in Pedals on 27,000 Bikes After Reports of Injury

A Texas House Race Could Bring Unions to the Table to Build a Green New Deal

Looks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean

She-Hulk’s Tatiana Maslany, Who Is Playing She-Hulk, Denies She’s in She-Hulk

Analogue’s New Duo Console Reminds TurboGrafx Fans They’re Not Forgotten

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumor Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

Welcome to My Sims House of Horrors

The Long-Rumored Last Starfighter Sequel Is Still in the Works

The Best Bluetooth Speaker for $100 or Less

This Is the iPhone 12 You Should Buy (if You Can’t Wait to Preorder)

Google Made Some Improvements to Search, and I Have Concerns

DC’s Next Event Will Introduce a New Justice League

FCC Conveniently Seeks to ‘Clarify’ Section 230 Just When Republicans Are Mad at Facebook and Twitter

Google Hangouts Is Officially Biting the Dust

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