Apple's Own USB-C Peripherals Are Damned Expensive, But That Doesn’t Matter Anymore

There’s a lot to say about the newly announced iPhone 15 lineup, but the one thing that has everybody talking is Apple’s switch to the standard USB-C charging port. It’s the first time the company has moved away from a proprietary charging port for its wildly lucrative smartphone … | Continue reading


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Putin Promises to Help North Korea Launch Its Satellites

North Korea may soon be getting technological assistance to help launch its satellites as Russia vows to contribute to its space ambitions.Read more... | Continue reading


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Star Wars Release Dates: Where and When to See Upcoming Star Wars Movies and Disney+ Shows

“Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars! Give me those Star Wars! Don’t let them end...” Just as Bill Murray said it in 1978, we’re still saying it today. Star Wars is everywhere these days, with multiple movies and TV shows in the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This article will giv … | Continue reading


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Strange New Worlds Takes a Turn for the Stranger in This Wild Star Trek Animated Short

Last week, Paramount debuted very Short Treks, a kooky new spin on the vibes of the original Star Trek: The Animated Series from Too Many Cooks! creator Casper Kelly. And if last week’s peculiar entry—which saw the Enterprise explode as its captain pondered a series of potentiall … | Continue reading


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MGM Grand Cyberattack Allegedly Caused by 10-Minute Phone Call

The ransomware group, ALPHV also known as BlackCat, is reportedly behind the cyber attack that shut down MGM Grand casinos on Monday, according to a report by malware archive vx-underground. The archive claims ALPHV was able to social-engineer their way into the company’s systems … | Continue reading


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Ahsoka Finally Dove Into Her Back Story in a Memorable Fifth Episode

This was it. The Anakin Skywalker episode. After the legendary character—Ahsoka Tano’s former Jedi master—showed up at the end of the previous episode, hype and expectations were at an all-time high. This episode of Ahsoka was even playing on the big screen in certain cities. Wha … | Continue reading


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Apple’s New CO2 Neutral Products Are Cool, But Don’t Let Them Distract You From the Big Picture

On Tuesday, Apple announced what it’s calling its first-ever carbon-neutral products during its Wanderlust event this Tuesday.Read more... | Continue reading


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FAA’s Mandated Starship Fixes Carried Out by SpaceX, Musk Claims

The second test flight of Starship could happen sooner rather than later, with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claiming that dozens of FAA-requested corrective actions have already been implemented.Read more... | Continue reading


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X (Twitter) Failed to Take Action on 86% of Hate Speech Posts, Researchers Say

A research group X previously sued for allegedly publishing “false” information about the company, released a new report slamming the social network for its refusal to remove hate speech. The new report, released Wednesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) claims X … | Continue reading


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Marvel Studios' VFX Staff Unanimously Votes to Unionize

Today, after all votes have been counted by the National Labor Relations Board, IATSE stated that Marvel’s in-house VFX studio unanimously voted “yes” to forming a union with IATSE. The “unprecedented demand” for unionization in digital Hollywood industries comes at a critical mo … | Continue reading


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Australian Radio Telescope Spots Possible ‘Polar Ring’ Galaxy

A radio telescope in Australia recently captured a stunning image of NGC 4632, a galaxy some 56 million light-years from Earth. The image reveals a halo of cool hydrogen orbiting perpendicular to the galaxy itself.Read more... | Continue reading


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A Hidden Twin Emerges From the Shadows in The River of Golden Bones

A new romantic fantasy trilogy begins with A River of Golden Bones, the latest from author A.K. Mulford, known for their Five Crowns of Okrith series. It’s described as “a twist on Sleeping Beauty,” and the twist is a big one: the twin protagonists have secret animal identities.R … | Continue reading


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DoJ Says Elon Musk May Have Violated Twitter's Privacy Agreement

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) says Elon Musk may have violated a court order requiring him to implement a privacy and data security program in the wake of his Twitter takeover last year, a court filing issued on Tuesday claimed. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated a … | Continue reading


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Adobe Firefly AI Is Out of Beta in Photoshop and Illustrator

Two of the most popular image editing tools available, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, are being reshaped to focus on generative AI. As of Wednesday morning, all Adobe Firefly AI tools are available to all subscribers, allowing users to create the deepfakes they always wanted to … | Continue reading


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This Independent Video Store Is Trying to Recreate Netflix's DVD-by-Mail Service

Netflix may be done sending people DVDs through the mail, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us have to be satisfied with streaming all our movies. This week, one of the world’s largest independent DVD rental stores in the country announced it’s coming for Netflix’s scraps with it … | Continue reading


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France Says the iPhone 12 Is Radioactive

French regulators halted iPhone 12 sales on Tuesday over concerns that the devices emit levels of radiation over the legal limits. The government’s Agency of National Frequencies (ANFR) said it will send agents to Apple stores to ensure the devices aren’t being sold, and threaten … | Continue reading


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The Creator's Final Trailer Focuses On a Father-Child Sci-Fi Story

A lot of what we’ve seen from Rogue One director Gareth Edwards’ new sci-fi film The Creator has put a focus on the human-A.I. conflict at its core—but its final trailer puts more of that aside to focus on the bond between man and machine that is going to centre the futuristic wh … | Continue reading


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For All Mankind Season 4 Gets a Tantalizing Teaser

Do you need a job? Would you like to work on Mars? Well, in our first look at the fourth season of Apple TV+’s criminally underrated drama, For All Mankind, that’s exactly what’s at stake.Read more... | Continue reading


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Updates From The Marvels, Stranger Things, and More

Get to know the mysterious characters of The Fall of the House of Usher. Could a Brightburn 2 really happen? Get a look at Kiernan Shipka’s new time-travel slasher movie. Plus, what’s coming on Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and American Horror Story: Delicate. Spoilers, away!Read mor … | Continue reading


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Space Kombucha Could Help Sustain Future Colonies on Mars

If there’s one drink you should pack with you on a future trip to space, let it be kombucha. The fizzy, fermented drink has not only taken over trendy spots in Brooklyn, but it can also be found in low Earth orbit as part of an ongoing experiment of its resilience in the harsh sp … | Continue reading


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Olivia Rodrigo's New Music Video Was Filmed Completely on the iPhone 15 Pro

Olivia Rodrigo is continuing her reign as Gen Z’s tech mogul, but this time she’s partnering with Apple. The angsty singer-songwriter released a brand new music video for her album GUTS that was shot entirely on the newly announced iPhone 15 Pro. Read more... | Continue reading


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Hands-on With the Apple Watch's New Double Tap Gesture

I use an Android watch, but even I have to say, when it comes to user interfaces, Apple knows how to hit the mark. That’s nowhere more apparent than with the new double tap gesture on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, announced at its Wonderlust event, where it also debuted t … | Continue reading


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Being a Night Owl Might Raise Your Diabetes Risk

Being a night owl might not be great for your blood sugar control, new research this week suggests. The study found that middle-aged women who prefer to stay up late were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This associated link was found even after the researchers accounted f … | Continue reading


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10 Wacky Moments From Day One of Google’s Antitrust Trial

As Google faced off against the Department of Justice on the first day of a hotly anticipated antitrust trial, company lawyer John Schmidtlein laid out an interesting perspective. “This case is really all about Microsoft,” Schmidtlein said.Read more... | Continue reading


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Enter the Unknown in Our Ahsoka Episode 5 Spoiler Discussion Zone

Another Tano Tuesday is upon us, and Ahsoka is setting up what could be its biggest week yet. With just four more episodes to go, including tonight’s, it feels like the show has so much ground left to cover... and that’s of course before you even get to the ethereal Jedi Master i … | Continue reading


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How to Survive Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood

Let’s get into it—clickers, M3GAN, Vecna, and Chucky led the way for a killer time at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood in another year of not-to-be-missed scares.Read more... | Continue reading


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Hands-on: Apple's iPhone 15 Finally Feels Like an Upgrade

Unlike last year’s iPhone 14 release, this year’s iPhone 15 event felt less iterative and more like an upgrade than in recent years. Meet the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple’s 15th-generation smartphones. If you need to update your iPhone from an older model, now is the time t … | Continue reading


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Netflix's New UFO Series Aims to See if the Truth Is Out There

With all the buzz about UFOs—more recently dubbed “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,” or UAPs—coming from sources not involving shadowy Men in Black these days, it’s inevitable that a Netflix series was going to come along to capture the moment. Enter Encounters, which is produce … | Continue reading


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Pulitzer Winner Michael Chabon Sues Meta for Allegedly Using His Copyrighted Material to Train AI

Authors are suing Meta for allegedly using their works to train its Llama artificial intelligence software, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is among the plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit, which accuses Meta of infr … | Continue reading


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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Adjusts Course Ahead of Historic Asteroid Sample Return

A mighty spacecraft is headed towards Earth, carrying rock and dust from a distant asteroid to hand off to eager scientists waiting to analyze the precious sample. The OSIRIS-REx mission recently fired its thrusters to set itself on a course towards the sample drop-off site, with … | Continue reading


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Kevin Conroy's Batman Honored in Mask of the Phantasm Featurette

The legacy of the late great Kevin Conroy as Batman, which began on Batman: The Animated Series and continued in a beloved tenure across DC animated films and games, is celebrated in a featurette made for the home release of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.Read more... | Continue reading


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Heat Pumps Really Bring the Heat During Those Cold Dark Winter Months, Study Says

Heating and cooling homes can be expensive, but thankfully, there are heat pumps. And these electric home coolers and heaters are efficient home systems even in extremely cold temperatures, new research has found.Read more... | Continue reading


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Apple’s AirPods Pro Are Back, Now With USB-C Charging

Perk up your ears—and then plug ‘em with some Apple-brand earbuds—because Apple is back with its latest AirPods and this time, they’re letting you charge with one of the most readily available cables around. On Tuesday, Apple announced its second-gen AirPods Pro would charge via … | Continue reading


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Ahsoka Director Peter Ramsey Talks About Setting Up Anakin's Big Arrival

Ahsoka’s metaphysical step into the unknown in the climax of last week’s episode, “Fallen Jedi,” paved the way for the first truly big moment of the series so far—a fated encounter between Ahsoka Tano and her former Jedi Master, Anakin Skywalker. But to find the right balance of … | Continue reading


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Updated Covid-19 Vaccines Are Officially on the Way

This week, the Food and Drug Administration has approved updated mRNA vaccines for covid-19. The vaccines are intended to increase people’s protection from the latest circulating variants of the coronavirus, which has started to cause a recent uptick in illness. The Centers for D … | Continue reading


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Asteroid Displays Unexpected Behavior in Wake of NASA’s DART Strike

After the successful impact of NASA’s DART mission on the Dimorphos asteroid, scientists have encountered a series of unexpected outcomes, the latest being the unanticipated lengthening of the asteroid’s orbital period around its larger partner, Didymos.Read more... | Continue reading


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Apple Is Breaking Up With Leather

Apple on Tuesday announced it would no longer use leather in its new cases for iPhones, bands for Apples Watches, or other accessories due to the material’s outsized carbon footprint. Instead, Apple said it will transition to relying on “FineWoven,” a micro-twill textile the comp … | Continue reading


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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Tempts Us With Spooky David Duchovny

The trailer for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is here, and for many horror fans, the path of thinking will likely go like this: “Pet Sematary prequel? Why do we need this?” Then, an abrupt change of gears: “Hold up—David Duchovny is in this? Ok... I’m interested.” Test your own reacti … | Continue reading


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iPhone 15 Pro Adds Customizable Action Button Where the Mute Switch Was

Apple revealed Tuesday at its Wonderlust event that it would replace the switch located on the side of other iPhones used to mute the phone’s ring. A new “action button” will replace the old ring and vibrate button on the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro that will allow the user to customize … | Continue reading


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Webb Telescope Sees Tantalizing Molecular Signals on Possible Water World

The Webb Space Telescope recently turned its focus to a nearby exoplanet and found that it may be a Hycean world, or a world completely covered in a single global ocean, and with a hydrogen atmosphere. And what’s more, the telescope detected a possible detection—note, possible de … | Continue reading


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It’s Official: Apple’s iPhone 15 Ditches the Lightning Port for USB-C

On Tuesday, Apple revealed the upgrades it will bring to the iPhone in the smartphone’s 15th iteration. It comes in four models that denote how expensive your next phone may be: iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. All four phones boast improved camera … | Continue reading


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RIP Lightning Cords: Apple Goes Full USB-C

After more than a decade of use, Apple’s new iPhone 15 will retire the company’s proprietary Lightning connector in favor of the USB-C port. The long-rumored change comes ahead of a December 2024 European Union deadline requiring all new phones sold in the region to ship with a U … | Continue reading


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Watch Guillermo Del Toro Fanboy Over Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron

It’s so pure to witness Guillermo Del Toro praise Hayao Miyazaki’s enduring legacy as we get closer to the release of The Boy and the Heron.Read more... | Continue reading


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Apple Adds AAA Roadside Assistance to iPhone 15 Emergency Features

If you’re stuck on the side of the road for whatever reason, fret not, you can simply whip out your new iPhone 15. The newest edition of Apple’s flagship smartphone will feature a partnership with AAA for roadside assistance when you’re off the grid.Read more... | Continue reading


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Apple Shows Off Watch Series 9 With a New Gesture: Double Tap

Sit down and strap in for Apple’s next selection of wearables. Apple’s big “Wonderlust” event Tuesday gave a look at the company’s latest smartwatch: a second-gen Apple Watch Ultra again stole the spotlight with its beefed up screen size and lighter frame. Less spectacularly, the … | Continue reading


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Everything Announced at Apple's 'Wonderlust' Event

Broadcasting from Apple Park in Cupertino, California, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives are taking the stage Tuesday to announce updates to the company’s major product lines. In the tradition of Apple’s September events—usually more hardware-focused than the software-heavy … | Continue reading


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Batgirl Directors Still Feel They Have 'Unfinished Business'

One of the worst parts of The Flash was the untapped potential of Michael Keaton’s Batman, whose intended path as a mentor to Leslie Grace’s Batgirl instead meant that he was unceremoniously killed (over and over) as fodder serving Barry Allen’s arc. Spoiler alert: it hardly chan … | Continue reading


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Threads Isn't Showing Search Results for 'Covid,' 'Vaccines,' or Other Sensitive Topics

Meta is intentionally limiting search results on Threads for keywords related to the covid-19 virus and a variety of other potentially controversial topics. In a statement sent to Gizmodo, a spokesperson for the tech giant confirmed the “temporary” restrictions and said the socia … | Continue reading


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