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Average User Still Spending 38 More Minutes On Facebook Per Day Than They Should

Facebook, a company so heinous that it was cited by the United Nations as being complicit in genocide, is still the most popular social network in the world. But people are at least spending less time on the site these days. A new report by eMarketer shows that the average American user of Facebook spent…

Social Media Matt Novak May 28 '19

The New Swamp Thing Trailer Spotlights Hero Abby Arcane

Though DC Universe’s Swamp Thing will tell the story of how Alec Holland (Andy Bean) becomes forever transformed into the series’ titular monster hero (Derek Mears), it’s also set to follow CDC researcher Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed), as she discovers that the biological world contains secrets far more complicated and dangerous than anything she’s ever…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore May 28 '19

Russian Rocket Gets Hit by Lightning, Continues Hurtling Toward Space Like Nothing Happened

A Russian Soyuz-2-1b rocket was struck by lightning yesterday, just seconds after liftoff. Remarkably, the uncrewed rocket continued on its mission as if nothing had happened. The Soyuz-2-1b rocket—a modernized version of the tried-and-true Russian launch vehicle—took off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 9:23 a.m. local time on Monday May 27, according to a translated…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky May 28 '19

Amazon May Still Expand in NYC After HQ2 Temper Tantrum: Report

Well, well, well! It looks like after Amazon’s hilariously dramatic exit from its plans to build its HQ2 facilities in Long Island City, Amazon may be coming to New York after all. The New York Post reported Monday that the company is allegedly exploring office space on Manhattan’s West Side. Big if true, as the…

Commerce Catie Keck May 28 '19

Before Chris Hemsworth Fought to Keep Thor Fat in Avengers: Endgame, He Almost Played Gambit

Avengers: Endgame takes Thor to an emotional low point so dark that he sinks into an existential, alcohol-fueled depression. It causes the thunder god to go through a drastic physical transformation we don’t see until halfway through the film. When we first see Thor’s new form, it’s initially played for laughs, but as Endgame unfolds,…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore May 28 '19

Behold, Another iPod Touch

This is it, iPod fans, the upgrade you’ve been waiting for. After four long years, Apple is refreshing its iPod touch with—get excited—a slightly less-old processor. The new touch—which was rumor back before Apple’s streaming event in March, when analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasted a new iPod touch arriving this year—will be powered by Apple’s A10 Fusion chip,…

Tech News Victoria Song May 28 '19

A New Jessica Jones Teaser Introduces the Final Season’s Premiere Date and Villain

Jessica Jones is the last of Marvel’s Defenders to make her exit from Netflix’s corner of the MCU, but before she leaves, there’s one last case she’s got to solve. And it’s going to push the hard-drinking hero to her limits at a time when she’s already stretched thin. In a new, brief teaser trailer…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore May 28 '19

It’s Been Five Years, But Intel’s Most Hotly Anticipated CPU Is Finally Coming

In a briefing a couple of years ago, a representative for a major laptop maker sat across from me with a huge grin on his face. He had a special mock-up in his bag, and he wanted to show it off. It was a super thin Windows 10 laptop—no fans required, and maybe only 10mm…

Tech News Alex Cranz May 28 '19

Microsoft’s Classic IntelliMouse Returns With Its Cord Still Intact

Twenty years ago, Microsoft vastly improved how we all point and click with the introduction of its IntelliMouse Explorer that used a small camera to track movements instead of an easily dirtied rolling ball. Countless iterations were released over the past few decades, but Microsoft has finally revived the original design with its new Pro…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 28 '19

Ridley Scott Offers Another Update on His Alien Prequels

Batwoman’s nemesis speaks out. Taika Waititi has a sad answer about his long-mentioned What We Do in the Shadows sequel. Mike Mignola cuts down a weird Hellboy rumor. Plus, more King of the Monsters and Spider-Man: Far From Home footage, and what’s to come on the Happy! finale. Spoilers now! Scoob According to The Wrap,…

Television Gordon Jackson May 28 '19

Trump Climate Advisor Compared ‘Demonization of Carbon Dioxide’ to Hitler’s Treatment of Jews in Bizarre Interview

The New York Times published a shocking article over the Memorial Day long weekend about the Trump regime’s dangerous policies on climate change. But one quote in the article really stuck out: “The demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler,” said the physicist, William Happer, who serves…

Climate Change Matt Novak May 28 '19

Alienware’s Big Redesign Comes to Its Thinnest Gaming Laptops

At CES Alienware announced a major redesign, featuring devices with soft-touch plastic, curved, and an overall look that was meant to be less aggressive with its gamer aesthetics. But new design only launched on Alienware’s enormous and enormously powerful Area-51M, a laptop that starts at $2,150 and requires a significant emotional investment due to its…

Gadgets Alex Cranz May 28 '19

The New XPS 13 2-in-1 Comes Tantalizingly Close to Overshadowing the Original

When it comes to laptops, I’m a big advocate of 2-in-1s like Lenovo’s Yoga C930 and Microsoft’s Surface Go because their flexible designs let you use them in situations a traditional notebook might not be able to handle. However, to deliver that kind of adaptability, sometimes 2-in-1 makers have to include trade-offs 2-in-1 such as…

Reviews Sam Rutherford May 28 '19

It Is Kind of Shocking Who Is Doing Some of the Most Interesting Stuff in Laptops Right Now

There are things I associate HP with: printers, hyper-expensive ink for printers that threatened to ruin me that one time in college, and inexpensive enterprise computers. Oh, and very interesting laptop design? I know, it’s weird. Over the last few years, HP’s been crafting some of the most exciting laptops on the market. It’s taking…

Reviews Alex Cranz May 28 '19

HP’s Revamped VR Backpack Delivers the Closest Thing to True VR Freedom Yet

Does a VR headset still qualify as a standalone device if the computer powering the headset is strapped to your back rather than built into the goggles? I don’t know, and I’m not sure how much that distinction really matters, because while Oculus is out there trying to make VR go mainstream with gadgets like…

Reviews Sam Rutherford May 28 '19

Mark Zuckerberg to Ignore Canadian Parliament’s Subpoena, Maybe Get Found in Contempt

The hottest trend sweeping Washington right now has officially arrived in Silicon Valley: Defying lawmakers’ subpoenas is all the rage and Facebook apparently has no plans to be left out. The Canadian Parliament’s ethics committee voted earlier this month to subpoena Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, requesting that the pair appear as witnesses for…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron May 27 '19

A New Sci-Fi Short Film Explores the Scarier Side of Mind Reading

Having the ability to read minds might sound tempting, but everything comes with a price. Strip, a new sci-fi short film from Maxwell Addae, explores what could happen if learning how to read minds meant uncovering something terrible in your past…or someone else entirely. Strip stars Leighton Allen as Nelson, a neural engineer who’s working…

Movies Beth Elderkin May 27 '19

Camera Trap Snaps Photo of First Known Albino Giant Panda

Using a motion-activated camera, scientists at Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China have snapped a blurry but unprecedented photograph of the world’s first known albino giant panda. The all-white giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) was photographed in April as it was roaming through a bamboo forest at an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,500 feet), according…

Biology George Dvorsky May 27 '19

11 Archer Episodes That Helped Make the Show a Cult Favorite

The 10th (and apparently final) season of Archer, the retro sci-fi themed Archer: 1999, kicks off this week on FXX. It’s been a long road to get the gang to outer space (or back to outer space, technically speaking), and while recent seasons haven’t seen the spy show in top form, 1999 looks likely to…

io9 Cheryl Eddy May 27 '19

New Maine Law Ends Non-Medical Excuses for Avoiding Vaccination

The state of Maine has joined California, West Virginia, and Mississippi in barring the use of religious and philosophical exemptions to opt out of school immunization requirements. Governor Janet Mills signed the bill on Friday after it was narrowly passed by state legislators last week. The state senate voted to approve the bill in a…

Health Dell Cameron May 27 '19

Average User Still Spending 38 More Minutes On Facebook Per Day Than They Should

The New Swamp Thing Trailer Spotlights Hero Abby Arcane

Russian Rocket Gets Hit by Lightning, Continues Hurtling Toward Space Like Nothing Happened

Amazon May Still Expand in NYC After HQ2 Temper Tantrum: Report

Before Chris Hemsworth Fought to Keep Thor Fat in Avengers: Endgame, He Almost Played Gambit

Behold, Another iPod Touch

A New Jessica Jones Teaser Introduces the Final Season’s Premiere Date and Villain

It’s Been Five Years, But Intel’s Most Hotly Anticipated CPU Is Finally Coming

Microsoft’s Classic IntelliMouse Returns With Its Cord Still Intact

Ridley Scott Offers Another Update on His Alien Prequels

Trump Climate Advisor Compared ‘Demonization of Carbon Dioxide’ to Hitler’s Treatment of Jews in Bizarre Interview

Alienware’s Big Redesign Comes to Its Thinnest Gaming Laptops

The New XPS 13 2-in-1 Comes Tantalizingly Close to Overshadowing the Original

It Is Kind of Shocking Who Is Doing Some of the Most Interesting Stuff in Laptops Right Now

HP’s Revamped VR Backpack Delivers the Closest Thing to True VR Freedom Yet

Mark Zuckerberg to Ignore Canadian Parliament’s Subpoena, Maybe Get Found in Contempt

A New Sci-Fi Short Film Explores the Scarier Side of Mind Reading

Camera Trap Snaps Photo of First Known Albino Giant Panda

11 Archer Episodes That Helped Make the Show a Cult Favorite

New Maine Law Ends Non-Medical Excuses for Avoiding Vaccination

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