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Another U.S. City Moves to Ban Face Recognition, Citing Threats to Free Speech and Civil Rights [Corrected]

On Tuesday, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts moved one step closer to prohibiting local government from using facial recognition. Three other cities in the country have already instituted such bans over concerns that the technology is biased and violates basic human rights. In December of last year, the Cambridge City Council passed the Surveillance Technology…

Privacy & Security Melanie Ehrenkranz Jul 31

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Hideaki Anno gave us one of the most interesting Godzilla films in years with Shin Godzilla. Now, he’s turning his attentions toward another Tokusatu icon: the legendary size-changing superhero Ultraman. Tsuburaya Productions and Toho, alongside animation studio Khara, have just formally announced Shin Ultraman, a new movie project re-imagining the Ultraman mythos in a similar…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 31

How the Smithsonian Prevents Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit From Slowly Destroying Itself With Harmful Gases

Short of entombing it in a giant resin block like a prehistoric mosquito trapped in amber, the Smithsonian’s conservators can’t stop Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit from slowly breaking down over time. But, as Adam Savage discovered, they have come up with a clever way to slow down the degradation. It’s not obvious to museum visitors, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 31

Read Game of Thrones’ Finale Script for a Glimpse at Some Bullshit

There were a lot of interesting ideas in Game of Thrones’ final episode, albeit ones dramatically rushed into, with disregard for actually setting them up over the course of a season (or several seasons) of television. Now, you can see some of the processes behind getting to where we got at the end of all…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 31

Population of Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoises Now Less Than 19 Individuals

There are now less than 19 individual vaquita porpoises left in the wild, according to an alarming new survey. Scientists say immediate measures are now required to save this enigmatic species from extinction. If fishing nets continue to be used illegally off the coast of Mexico, vaquita porpoises (Phocoena sinus) will likely become extinct within…

Conservation George Dvorsky Jul 31

The Inventor of Those Eco-Friendly Hipster Bulbs Is Getting Ready to Sue Everyone

Edison-style LED bulbs have become a real hit, and often seen in places like trendy restaurants and bars. Like typical LED bulbs, these bulbs offer increased energy efficiency and last longer than traditional incandescent bulbs while maintaining a stylish old-world appearance. However, the continued availability of these LED Edison bulbs could be in question now…

Tech Policy Sam Rutherford Jul 31

Thunderstorms, 70 MPH Winds Could Affect Up to 52 Million People in the Northeast Today

Powerful storms are roaring into the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon, bringing with them the threat of lightning, flash floods, and winds up to 70 mph or more. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches from Boston to Washington, D.C., until 9 p.m. ET. Logan Airport in Boston has already recorded…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Jul 31

Dark Phoenix‘s VFX Supervisor Opens Up About the Astonishing Jean Grey That Could Have Been

Simon Kinberg’s Dark Phoenix will go down in history as one of the most perplexing of Fox’s X-Men films. It was a movie that didn’t seem to know what it wanted to be—or even who the X-Men are, frankly. One minute, the X-Men are jetting off into space to have a literally out-of-this-world adventure that…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 31

The ‘Love Hormone’ Helps Some Starfish Turn Their Stomach Inside Out To Eat

Here’s a reminder that biology is oftentimes more complicated than headlines can make it out to be. Scientists in the UK have found evidence that the so-called “love hormone” oxytocin plays a very different role in starfish than it does in humans and other animals. In starfish, an oxytocin-type molecule seems to help them turn…

Biology Ed Cara Jul 31

An Exxon-Owned Houston Chemical Plant Is on Fire

A mere four months after a Houston chemical plant fire made headlines, another Houston area plant has exploded into flames. The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex caught on fire Wednesday morning despite being one of the “most technologically advanced refining and petrochemical complexes in the world,” as Exxon describes it. That’s why the city of Baytown—located about…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jul 31

Oh My God Stop It With the Fake Moon Names What the Hell Is a ‘Black Moon’ That Isn’t Anything

An easy way to grab someone’s attention is by telling them that something is different about the Moon. The Moon, you see, is our night sun, and thus holds an important place in our minds and hearts. That being said, the “black moon” or “black supermoon” currently generating headlines is an embarrassingly bad concept that…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 31

FTC: You’ll Probably Get Almost Nothing From the Equifax Settlement

Ever the parade-rainer, the Federal Trade Commission announced today that with so many Equifax breach victims opting for cash payments instead of free credit monitoring, each one of them will likely only get “a small amount of money.” Given the amount of data the company managed to mishandle in 2017, $125 per victim is an…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jul 31

Cobie Smulders Had No Clue About Her Spider-Man: Far From Home Reveal

Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t the only one who was in the dark about their role in a Spider-Man film—although, in this case, it wasn’t actually Cobie Smulders’ fault. The actress shared how she had no idea about her character’s major Spider-Man: Far From Home twist until about a week before it came out, and that a…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jul 31

In the New Trailer for Little Monsters, the Zombie Apocalypse Is a Gory Game of Tag

What happens when you put Lupita Nyong’o in the middle of a zombie apocalypse with a bunch of kids? A lot of swearing and a lot of blood on a bright yellow dress, apparently. Although we saw—and moderately enjoyed, mainly thanks to Nyong’o’s excellent performance—Little Monsters when it screened at SXSW 2019 a few months…

Trailers James Whitbrook Jul 31

Hobbs & Shaw Is a Solid Action Movie That Lacks an Identity

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw has three end credits scenes and those scenes tell you everything you need to know about the film. (No spoilers, I promise.) Scenes during the credits have become rather commonplace these days. It’s where filmmakers usually unleash shocking reveals or take risks that get people talking. In Hobbs…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 31

Sennheiser’s $2,500 Soundbar Makes Me Want to Cry

Sennheiser has spent years teasing its first-ever home audio product: the Ambeo soundbar. This hulking all-in-one home audio system is designed to deliver surround sound without the need for satellite speakers or extra wires. Well, we’ve spent the past few weeks testing out the $2,500 device, and it’s certainly is an exciting piece of hardware.…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Adam Clark Estes Jul 31

Pacific Islands Declare ‘Climate Crisis’ That Calls for the End of Fossil Fuels

The Pacific Islands are ground-zero for climate change. By 2050, many of the low-lying atolls that make up the region could be uninhabitable. Leaders of these islands, including Fiji and the Solomon Islands, recognize the dangers climate change from sea level rise to extreme weather. That’s why they made a special “climate crisis” declaration during…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jul 31

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Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Captain Phasma is essentially the Boba Fett of the Star Wars sequels. She exists to be a very cool character design that can sell a lot of toys and can never live up to the hype of that design, narratively speaking. She, also like Boba Fett, has gone on to have a much more explored…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 31

Netflix Is Testing ‘Physical Activity’ Tracking for Some Reason

Netflix collects a lot of data about you. But now, some Android users are finding that it’s also tracking ‘physical activity’ data via their phones. Last Friday, a security researcher on Twitter noticed that the Netflix Android app had added a menu asking for permission for physical activity access. That was corroborated by the Next…

Tech News Victoria Song Jul 31

Dramatic Video Shows the Moment Hayabusa2 Made Its Second Touchdown on the Ryugu Asteroid

A newly released video from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the critical moment when the Hayabusa2 spacecraft made contact with the surface of the Ryugu asteroid for an unprecedented second time. On July 11, 2019, Japan’s Hayabusa2 made history by performing its second touchdown onto Ryugu, an 870-meter-wide (2,854-foot) asteroid located 300 million…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Jul 31

Another U.S. City Moves to Ban Face Recognition, Citing Threats to Free Speech and Civil Rights [Corrected]

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

How the Smithsonian Prevents Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit From Slowly Destroying Itself With Harmful Gases

Read Game of Thrones’ Finale Script for a Glimpse at Some Bullshit

Population of Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoises Now Less Than 19 Individuals

The Inventor of Those Eco-Friendly Hipster Bulbs Is Getting Ready to Sue Everyone

Thunderstorms, 70 MPH Winds Could Affect Up to 52 Million People in the Northeast Today

Dark Phoenix‘s VFX Supervisor Opens Up About the Astonishing Jean Grey That Could Have Been

The ‘Love Hormone’ Helps Some Starfish Turn Their Stomach Inside Out To Eat

An Exxon-Owned Houston Chemical Plant Is on Fire

Oh My God Stop It With the Fake Moon Names What the Hell Is a ‘Black Moon’ That Isn’t Anything

FTC: You’ll Probably Get Almost Nothing From the Equifax Settlement

Cobie Smulders Had No Clue About Her Spider-Man: Far From Home Reveal

In the New Trailer for Little Monsters, the Zombie Apocalypse Is a Gory Game of Tag

Hobbs & Shaw Is a Solid Action Movie That Lacks an Identity

Sennheiser’s $2,500 Soundbar Makes Me Want to Cry

Pacific Islands Declare ‘Climate Crisis’ That Calls for the End of Fossil Fuels

Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Netflix Is Testing ‘Physical Activity’ Tracking for Some Reason

Dramatic Video Shows the Moment Hayabusa2 Made Its Second Touchdown on the Ryugu Asteroid

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