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Netflix is Killing Desktop Reviews, Which Were Pretty Worthless Anyways
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 18:11
You know your critical analysis of Stranger Things you wrote at work during your lunch breaks while everyone else was on vacation? The one you submitted on Netflix's desktop site? Yeah, well it's getting deleted pretty s...
'Alexa, is football coming home?'
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 13:20
You've gotta hand it to England's football fans -- what they lack in World Cup wins they more than make up for in boundless optimism. It's been 52 years since the team won the World Cup, but after their unbearably tense ...
Apple Probably Isn't Releasing New Macs and iPads This Summer, But it Did Register Some
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 01:30
When it comes to product releases, Apple may be secretive but it's also predictable. Software announcements come in the spring during WWDC (as was the case this year) and hardware typically comes in the fall. A new rumor...
2019 Subaru Impreza priced up: More tech, more safety
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 23:48
Subaru has priced up the 2019 Impreza, nudging up the sticker by $100 but still sneaking onto dealerships forecourts at under $19k. Pricing for both the Impreza sedan and 5-door has been confirmed, along with new active ...
Weird New Quantum Diamonds Offer Hope for a Quantum Internet
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 23:41
"Diamonds are forever" is a cliche that fails to fully encapsulate the many strange properties of diamonds. But a new kind of diamond, one loaded with impurities, relies on a sort of foreverness that could be useful in f...
TwitchCon 2018 tickets are now on sale, starting at $89
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 23:40
This year's TwitchCon is moving north from Long Beach, California, to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, and if you're planning to make the trip to the annual gathering of Twitch creators and fans this October, you ...
Galaxy S10: Everything we found out this week
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 23:36
Today we’re having a peek at everything we learned about the Samsung Galaxy S10 this whole past week. Samsung hasn’t yet revealed the device in full – nor in part, really – but we’re already deep in the leaks. ...
NASA Kepler spacecraft very low on fuel, put into hibernation mode
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 23:33
NASA has announced that its Kepler team has put the spacecraft into a state similar to hibernation. The decision to put Kepler into the hibernation-like state was due to a recent “indication” that it is “very low�...
Netflix user reviews weren't useful anyway
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 23:17
Earlier today, we reported Netflix is getting rid of user reviews, which has been a mainstay of its platform from day one. According to the company, the decision was made because of declining usage. But that discounts th...
There's a New Resource List for Domestic Abuse Victims Targeted Through the Internet of Things
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 22:55
Last month, the New York Times published a report detailing ways in which domestic abusers have weaponized smart home technology, exploiting devices such as internet-connected doorbells, speakers, and thermostats to hara...
It Was Absurdly Hot in North Africa Yesterday
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 22:50
Heat waves have unfortunately been very on trend this year. Following sweltering temperatures in the northeastern U.S. and a ridiculously hot, smoky Siberia, we have what may be the hottest temperature ever recorded in A...
Twitter reportedly suspended 70 million fake accounts in May and June
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 22:50
Twitter been ramping up its purges of fake users, suspending 70 million accounts in May and June in its attempts to reduce the impact of misinformation. That's more than double the rate the social media platform was susp...
Ancient American dogs were nearly eradicated after Europeans arrived
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 22:49
A new study sheds light on the history of dogs and their role in human life, though many mysteries remain. According to the study, indigenous dogs in the Americas experienced some sort of catastrophe likely after the arr...
Researchers find Amazon is selling white supremacist products
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 22:29
A pair of watchdog groups reported that despite Amazon's policy against the sale of racist or 'hatred-glorifying' goods on its platforms, white supremacist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and homophobic goods are still sold ...
Inspiring: A Small Number of Jackasses Put Minimal Effort Into Remembering Some Onion Inc. Blogs
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 22:20
The Daily Beast reported today that Univision, the parent company of both the Gizmodo Media Group and Onion Inc., is planning to layoff a significant number of Onion Inc. employees in the coming days. Included in the Bea...
Octopath Traveler could be the Square Enix RPG I've been waiting for
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 22:19
A few months before the Nintendo Switch launched, Square Enix started advertising a beautiful looking game it called Project Octopath Traveler. It’s safe to assume that many were reminded of Square’s 16-bit RPGs from...
NASA put Kepler to sleep to preserve its remaining fuel
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 21:57
NASA announced today that the Kepler spacecraft, which has been searching for distant Earth-like planets near Sun-like stars, is running very low on fuel. So much so, that it has decided to put Kepler in a sleep mode to ...
I Survived Navigating Los Angeles Using Only This Ancient Technology
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 21:55
When I was in high school, before phones and cars directed you to your destination, I would sharpie directions on the tops of my hands so I could read them as I drove. It was an effective (if problematic) way to get from...
AI-powered instant camera prints doodles, not photographs
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 21:41
Digital cameras are old news. Instant film cameras are back in vogue, but hardly inspiring. The market needs something fresh, and that something may be doodles. A newly detailed camera powered by artificial intelligence ...
How Will Future Civilizations Survive the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe?
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2018 21:40
If you think we have problems now, just wait a few billion years, when the accelerating expansion of the Universe triggers an energy crisis of cosmological proportions. Sounds grim, but as a new paper points out, an adva...
Watch the VW I.D. R Pikes Peak's full record-smashing hill climb
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2018 21:32
VW has released the first full video of its record-breaking Pikes Peak run, showing the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak electric racer storming its way up the legendary hill climb. The record – an impressive 7 minutes 57....
UK politicians push for FOSTA SESTA-style sex censorship
Engadget - 6 Jul 2018 21:31
If you're familiar with the phrase "that's a terrible idea, let's do it" then you might be one of the British MPs who think that the UK should do its own version of FOSTA-SESTA. That's exactly what Labour MP Sarah Champi...