Yesterday, a NASA livestream falsely indicated that an ISS astronaut was experiencing decompression sickness (DCS), a potentially life-threatening condition, ahead of a scheduled spacewalk.Read more...
Lees meerThe last ship of Sir Ernest Shackleton was found at the bottom of the Labrador Sea this week, sitting upright and intact at a depth of 1,280 feet (390 meters). The ship called Quest sank in 1962, 40 years after the famous explorer’s death.Read more.…
Lees meerTechnology has pushed the world of dating into our phones, those same devices that allow us to take photos and videos we may not want the rest of the world to see. And that tectonic shift in culture has made it much easier to run anonymous extortio…
Lees meerDisney has finally reached an accord with governor Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis allowing the state to build new infrastructure—a mutually-beneficial deal between the media giant and state of the Florida—since all roads lead to Disney World.Read more…
Lees meerOf all the stuff coming to iOS 18, some of the most immediately useful things probably won’t be “Apple Intelligence.” Sometimes, the small touches matter most, such as how iOS 18 will apparently still show you the time even when your iPhone is compl…
Lees meerApple and OpenAI announced a landmark partnership this week to ingrain ChatGPT into every new iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The agreement has obvious benefits for Apple, giving it the best AI chatbot on the market. However, Apple will not pay OpenAI to use…
Lees meerA few years ago, Lego dazzled us with its first ever Transformers set in the form of a completely transformable Optimus Prime—and now they’re giving him a friend.Read more...
Lees meerFollowing the recent announcement of a live-action series at Netflix, Variety reports a new Scooby-Doo animated series (it’s fourteenth to date) is also now in development at Cartoon Network. Described as “Scooby does anime,” Go-Go Mystery Machine w…
Lees meerHopefully nobody was holding their breath for Marvel’s Blade—already long-delayed, after being first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019—to make its most recently designated release date of November 7, 2025. The Mahershala Ali vampire vehicle, …
Lees meerThere is a lot to love about Deep Space Nine before it quote unquote “Gets Good.” The show’s first two seasons are, in a lot of ways, about the things many praise DS9's back half for dealing with: the cost of compromising Star Trek’s utopian future …
Lees meerAlamo Drafthouse is a destination for moviegoers, but as the theater chain has struggled to stay afloat in this era of streaming, it needed someone to come in and save the day. The would-be savior is Sony Pictures, which has acquired Alamo Drafthous…
Lees meerIn a novel twist of fate, a not-AI photograph masquerading as an AI-produced image won third place in a fine art photography contest in its all-new “AI” category. We’re far more used to hearing about the reverse, where AI bamboozles poor art judges …
Lees meerIn heart-rending interviews this week, singer Celine Dion shared insights into her life with the rare health condition, Stiff-Person Syndrome, or SPS. But what exactly is SPS, and how do sufferers such as Dion best cope with it?Read more...
Lees meerElon Musk’s social media platform X officially made like private on Wednesday, after The Verge reported it was rolling out the feature on Tuesday. Hidden likes, which were previously available to Premium users, is now the default for everyone on X.R…
Lees meerStar Wars is filled with half-truths. Even as its fans crave the reliability of a rigorously defined canon, the saga has always played in the realm of mythologizing itself, and twisting what we’ve been told in new lights. After all, this is the stor…
Lees meerElon Musk reportedly had a sexual relationship with a former SpaceX intern, then personally moved her onto his executive team, according to The Wall Street Journal Tuesday. The report says Musk had sex with another of his direct reports in 2014, and…
Lees meerDonald Trump is embracing cryptocurrency ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election. The former President issued a rallying cry to Bitcoin miners this week to consolidate support from the crypto industry. Last month, his campaign began accepting crypto…
Lees meerWaymo issued a voluntary recall of the driverless car company’s mapping software on Wednesday after an unoccupied vehicle hit a telephone pole while trying to pick up a passenger last month. The company tells Gizmodo it’s issuing an update to 672 ve…
Lees meerElon Musk’s social media platform X is reportedly rolling out private likes as soon as today, The Verge reported on Tuesday. The feature, which already allows Premium users to hide their likes, will reportedly become the default for everyone on X. R…
Lees meerAny movie that features giant creatures is bound to have an incredible selection of concept art—and now you can get a bound version of that art and more for the latest film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse. Read more...
Lees meerNew research appears to highlight another tragic aftereffect of the 9/11 terror attacks. Scientists have found evidence that responders exposed to dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center are more likely to develop early onset dem…
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