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Chocolate Interferes With THC Testing, Making It Hard to Measure the Potency of Edibles
Gizmodo - 28 Aug 2019 20:10
Your next chocolatey pot edible could be more or less potent than labeled, new preliminary research suggests. It found that chocolate-based products can sometimes provide inconsistent lab readings on the amount of THC fo...
ZTE Axon 10 Pro tries all the OnePlus tricks for cheap in USA release
Slash Gear - 28 Aug 2019 19:01
ZTE re-enters the North American market this week with the ZTE Axon 10 Pro, a device that looks to take on phones like the OnePlus 7 Pro. This smartphone costs around $550 in its base configuration and will be available ...
Puerto Rico Battens Down the Hatches as Tropical Storm Dorian Nears
Gizmodo - 28 Aug 2019 18:51
On Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Dorian looked like it would thread the needle between western Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. But as the sun rose on the still-organizing storm on Wednesday, Dorian's forecast t...
The Morning After: Nintendo Switch Lite hands-on
Engadget - 28 Aug 2019 14:30
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Morning! Today's highlights include another milestone SpaceX launch and our first impressions of the Switch Lite. Also, Hollywood directors want to fix your TV's settings, and Micros...
Eight people face federal charges for running illegal streaming sites
Engadget - 28 Aug 2019 04:59
The creators of Jetflicks and iStreamitAll are facing federal charges for running two of the largest illegal streaming sites in the United States. A federal grand jury today charged eight people with conspiring to violat...
Fairphone 3 keeps the modular phone dream alive for sustainability
Slash Gear - 28 Aug 2019 04:49
Google’s, formerly Motorola’s, Project Ara may have started it but it seems that Fairphone is last one standing in the modular phone arena. In fact, it just announced its third-gen modular phone, of course, called th...
Harvard student deported based on friends' social media posts
Engadget - 28 Aug 2019 04:44
If you thought the US' decision to screen social network posts for visa applicants risked giving innocent people the boot, you guessed correctly. US officials have deported new Harvard student Ismail Ajjawi not based on ...
Red wine may improve gut health and decrease 'bad' cholesterol
Slash Gear - 28 Aug 2019 04:16
A study out of King’s College London has found that red wine may offer health benefits associated with body fat levels, cholesterol, and gut bacteria. The research involves more than 900 female twins located in the Uni...
What Is Even Going on Here?
Gizmodo - 29 Aug 2019 01:53
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli dipped his toe into the world of memes on Wednesday, tweeting out a photo of a homemade Statue of Liberty and comparing it to Fox News host Tucker ...
Tesla's car insurance is now available in California
Engadget - 29 Aug 2019 01:43
Tesla just gave some of its most faithful US drivers the insurance they've been looking for. After rollouts in Asia and Australia, the EV maker has introduced its simply titled Tesla Insurance in California. Drivers can ...
NASA says James Webb Space Telescope has been assembled following delay
Slash Gear - 29 Aug 2019 01:34
Experts reached a new milestone at the Northrop Grumman’s facilities in California recently, according to NASA, which reports that the James Webb Space Telescope was successfully assembled for the first time. This work...
Epic reverts 'Fortnite' turbo building changes after players push back
Engadget - 29 Aug 2019 01:21
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Epic made a change to its hit battle royal shooter that was supposed to make the game more even, and has now changed it back after a near-revolt by the Fortnite community. Just li...
'Control' features a wonderfully surreal Hideo Kojima cameo
Engadget - 29 Aug 2019 00:51
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is no stranger to bizarre antics. However, his latest might be among his weirdest. In Control, the newest game from Alan Wake and Max Payne studio Remedy Entertainment, Kojima is the...
The 10 Best Deals of August 28, 2019
Gizmodo - 29 Aug 2019 00:33
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
MIT Researchers Designed this Robotic Worm to Burrow Into Human Brains
Gizmodo - 29 Aug 2019 00:30
Robotics engineers at MIT have built a threadlike robot worm that can be magnetically steered to deftly navigate the extremely narrow and winding arterial pathways of the human brain. One day it could be used to quickly ...
OPPO Reno 2 revealed with Z and F models to battle OnePlus, Xiaomi
Slash Gear - 29 Aug 2019 00:29
Today the OPPO Reno2 (or Reno 2, if you prefer) was revealed in several iterations. This smartphone has a 6.5-inch AMOLED display (16.5cm) with 2400 x 1080 pixels, a screen-to-body ratio of 93.1-percent, and a motorized ...
DARPA is seeking giant abandoned tunnels for... reasons
Engadget - 29 Aug 2019 00:20
DARPA just found a surefire way to creep out people around the world: make an urgent call for the kind of space you'd normally associate with supervillains. The military research agency has put out a request for giant, c...
Tesla Insurance launches in California: Here's the lowdown
Slash Gear - 29 Aug 2019 00:06
Tesla has launched its own insurance product, promising more affordable rates of coverage for drivers of its EVs, though initially only in California. The product – called, unsurprisingly, Tesla Insurance – was first...
Sharp will show off the 'world's biggest' 8K TV at IFA Berlin
Engadget - 29 Aug 2019 00:06
If the 55-inch 4K TV in your den is starting to look too small, Sharp wants you to know something to the tune of 120 inches is coming. On Wednesday, the company announced it plans to showcase the world's largest 8K TV at...
The Coolest Futuristic Deaths
Gizmodo - 29 Aug 2019 00:04
The far future is notoriously unknowable, but one thing we can be reasonably certain of is that we will die. Some very rich and imaginative people like to think that this is not the case--which will honestly make it pret...
How to remotely queue for WoW Classic while you work
Slash Gear - 29 Aug 2019 00:00
We’re now a couple of days out from the launch of World of Warcraft Classic, and unfortunately, the insanely long queue times don’t seem to be getting any better. Players are facing 6+ hour queue times just to get in...
8 Fantasy Films From the 1980s to Fuel Your Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Obsession
Gizmodo - 29 Aug 2019 00:00
If The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which hits Netflix on Friday, has you in the mood to watch more 1980s fantasy movies about unlikely heroes--preferably with puppets--we've got you covered. And if you finish your D...