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Texas Woman With Cerebral Palsy Says Uber Denied Service to Her Over Two Dozen Times

A lawsuit, filed today in California’s Northern District, alleges that Uber denied service to a Texas woman with cerebral palsy “on approximately 25 separate occasions” in 2016 and 2017. The source of the cancelled rides appears to be Goodee, a service dog the plaintiff, D’edra Steele, has had since 2009 to assist with mobility and…

Tech News Avery Ellis Mar 20

Syfy’s Adaptation of GRRM’s Nightflyers Looks Like Psycho in Space

We’ve been hearing about Syfy’s ambitious take on George R.R. Martin’s classic spooky tale for a while now—but we finally have an early glimpse, and it’s looking pretty damn horrifying. In a good way, we mean. Released through USA Today, the new featurette opens with a brief trailer before delving into some talking heads/behind-the-scenes footage,…

Trailers James Whitbrook Mar 20

12 Incredible New Images of Galaxies and Nebulae from the Hubble Telescope

Look up to the sky with the unaided eye and you’ll see lots of specks and globs that look mostly like stars. On closer inspection, though, some of those dots refuse to resolve, smeared out on the night sky. Famed astronomer Charles Messier noticed these objects while studying comets—indeed, they looked like comments standing still…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Mar 20

Color’s New at-Home DNA Test Tells You Whether You’re at Risk for Heart Disease

Earlier this month, when consumer genetic testing giant 23andMe announced plans to roll out the first consumer test for breast cancer risk, the news attracted some hefty criticism from the medical community. Sure, consumer DNA tests allow people to find out information about their health without a potentially pricey and inconvenient visit to the doctor.…

Biology Kristen V. Brown Mar 20

Palm Trees Are Moving North

Washington, D.C. is famous for its cherry blossoms, but someday it could also be renowned for its palm trees. That’s according to a new study looking at how palm trees are expanding into northern parts of the world that have long been too cold for the iconic tropical trees. There are over 2,500 species of…

Climate Change Ari Phillips Mar 20

Google Thinks It Can Make Paywalls Less of a Pain in the Ass

It’s no secret that for just about everyone but Facebook and Google, online ad revenue is on the decline. That’s forced some of the biggest news publications, including The New York Times and The Atlantic, to limit free content and install paywalls. It’s hard to blame them, as quality content deserves fair compensation, however this…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Mar 20

Newly Sequenced Cockroach Genome Explains Why They Are So Goddamn Hard to Kill

Cockroaches have been one of humanity’s most unwanted, yet admirably persistent, roommates for thousands of years. But despite our reluctant intimacy, there’s still a lot we don’t understand about these insects. A new study, published today in Nature Communication, unpacks the genes that make roaches tick—and helps explain why they’re so damn hard to get…

Biology Ed Cara Mar 20

The Newest Cloak & Dagger Trailer Teases a Much Weirder Connection Between Its Heroes Than Just Powers

Out of all the live-action projects coming out of Marvel’s studios, Cloak & Dagger stands out in particular because of the work it took to update the original source material into something that people would actually want to watch in 2018. But so far, it’s looking much improved—and much more interesting. In Marvel’s comics, Tyrone…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20

Orbitz Says Hackers Accessed 880,000 Payment Cards

The travel fare website Orbitz said on Tuesday that as many as 880,000 payment cards were impacted by a security breach, warning that hackers may have also accessed the personal information of its customers. The company, which is owned by Expedia, told Gizmodo that it discovered a potential breach on March 1st during an investigation…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Mar 20

Senate Leaders Urge Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Instead of Sending Lackeys

Federal lawmakers are now calling for Mark Zuckerberg to personally testify before Congress after bombshell reports revealed late last week that the shadowy political consultancy Cambridge Analytica acquired personal information on as many as 50 million Facebook users, many without their explicit permission. Facebook remains under fire as British and American authorities are demanding an…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Mar 20

Yao Ming Loved Sudan the Rhino, Too

The death of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has Earther’s staff really bummed. His death at age 45 was a major loss for the conservation community and the fate of his species now rests on in vitro fertilization. But we’re far from the only Sudan admirers. Notable enormous human and former NBA player…

Conservation Brian Kahn Mar 20

Delta Airlines Sends Puppy to Wrong City—Multiple Times

Delta is now implicated in the unnerving string of recent dog mishaps that’s rattled America’s skies. On Saturday, the airline was supposed to send a six-week-old dog named Ren from a breeder in Virginia to Boise, Idaho. Instead, the poor pup went to Detroit, where it spent the night, only to be again misrouted to…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 20

Somehow, Pacific Rim Uprising Is More and Less Epic Than the Original

The crux of Pacific Rim Uprising is how it handles the idea that sequels always need to be bigger. Being a sequel, the expectation is that it should include more robots, larger monsters, and more expansive set pieces. Those are certainly all in there, but at the same time, the movie is so focused on…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 20

Bumble Fires Back After Lawsuit Alleges It Copied Tinder: ‘We’ll Never Be Yours’

Patent infringement suits are usually boring, but the ongoing Tinder vs. Bumble beef is full of soapy, corporate intrigue. Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, launched a patent infringement suit against rival Bumble on Monday. The suit alleges Bumble has stolen numerous design ideas since Tinder’s creation in 2014. CEO Mandy Ginsberg sent an internal memo…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Mar 20

Augmented Reality Instruction Manuals Would Make Building Ikea Furniture Way Less Painful

Adam Pickard is a big fan of Ikea’s augmented reality app that lets you try out furniture in your home before buying it. But Pickard apparently thought a smartphone could be just as useful during the assembly process, so he mocked up a demo of an app that uses augmented reality to make building Swedish…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

Instead of Nuking an Asteroid Headed Toward Earth, We Could Just Splash It With Paint

Recent headlines have contained lots of asteroid-nuking talk. There’s a team of Russian scientists zapping mini asteroids in their lab, and supposedly NASA is thinking about a plan that would hypothetically involve nuking Bennu should it threaten Earth in 2135. It’s true that NASA is drafting up ideas on how one might nuke an incoming…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Mar 20

Casio Is Reviving an ’80s Musical Calculator So You Can Play the Star Wars Theme While Doing Your Taxes

For a short while, listening to popular songs played on old-school calculators was a fun YouTube distraction. Fads come and go a lot faster on the internet, however, which is unfortunate for Casio. It’s releasing an updated version of a popular ‘80s calculator that plays music and a video game—but maybe a few weeks too…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

Look Who’s a Totem Bearer Now, Suckas!

Celebrate good times, come on! The Legends of Tomorrow have not one, but two new totem bearers in their midst. Mallus doesn’t stand a chance. In the latest episode of Legends of Tomorrow, “Necromancing the Stone,” Sara finds herself pulled to the Death Totem, which Ray had previously hidden away in a super-duper locked box…

Television Beth Elderkin Mar 20

All the Things the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Adds to the Movie

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has finally made its way to home release this month, packed with featurettes, commentaries, and deleted scenes that enhance our understanding of the film. But this month also saw the movie enter another form: a novelization that adds more to The Last Jedi even beyond its deleted scenes. There’s one…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 20

This Iron Man-Inspired Robot With Jet-Powered Feet Is a Master of the Splits

Robotics engineers at Guangdong University of Technology’s School of Automation in China are bringing us one step—albeit a much larger step—closer to realizing Tony Stark’s fictitious Iron Man suit. Their new robot features jet-powered feet that greatly improve the bot’s balance, agility, and capabilities. Unlike Iron Man, who can take to the skies like a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

Texas Woman With Cerebral Palsy Says Uber Denied Service to Her Over Two Dozen Times

Syfy’s Adaptation of GRRM’s Nightflyers Looks Like Psycho in Space

12 Incredible New Images of Galaxies and Nebulae from the Hubble Telescope

Color’s New at-Home DNA Test Tells You Whether You’re at Risk for Heart Disease

Palm Trees Are Moving North

Google Thinks It Can Make Paywalls Less of a Pain in the Ass

Newly Sequenced Cockroach Genome Explains Why They Are So Goddamn Hard to Kill

The Newest Cloak & Dagger Trailer Teases a Much Weirder Connection Between Its Heroes Than Just Powers

Orbitz Says Hackers Accessed 880,000 Payment Cards

Senate Leaders Urge Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Instead of Sending Lackeys

Yao Ming Loved Sudan the Rhino, Too

Delta Airlines Sends Puppy to Wrong City—Multiple Times

Somehow, Pacific Rim Uprising Is More and Less Epic Than the Original

Bumble Fires Back After Lawsuit Alleges It Copied Tinder: ‘We’ll Never Be Yours’

Augmented Reality Instruction Manuals Would Make Building Ikea Furniture Way Less Painful

Instead of Nuking an Asteroid Headed Toward Earth, We Could Just Splash It With Paint

Casio Is Reviving an ’80s Musical Calculator So You Can Play the Star Wars Theme While Doing Your Taxes

Look Who’s a Totem Bearer Now, Suckas!

All the Things the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Adds to the Movie

This Iron Man-Inspired Robot With Jet-Powered Feet Is a Master of the Splits

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