Gadget News
This Interstellar Probe Would Go Deeper Into Space Than Anything Before it
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 04:00
Four years in the making, a pragmatic mission concept for an interstellar probe would go beyond the Voyager Interstellar Mission, in which two spacecraft left Earth in the 1970s and are now the most distant human-made ob...
Update Your Mac Right Now to Avoid This Massive Security Bug
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 01:03
If you haven't already, you should update your Mac right now. A recently patched zero-day vulnerability in macOS operating systems has been allowing hackers to bypass much of Apple's security protocols and deploy malware...
Hackers Say They Stole 250GB of Internal Documents From DC Police
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 15:20
Hackers with the Babuk Locker ransomware gang claim to have stolen 250GB of sensitive internal documents belonging to the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, and are now extorting the public agency for an u...
Godzilla vs Kong's Adam Wingard Could Return to the Monsterverse for More Monkey Business
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 23:10
The success of Godzilla vs. Kong has suddenly made Adam Wingard one of the most important figures in Legendary's future plans for its giant monster movieverse. But the in-demand director's next potential project in the s...
The Second Covid-19 Vaccine Shot Knocked Me Out, and I Loved It
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 22:25
At approximately 2:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, a ray of light illuminated my personal wrinkle of our ongoing global nightmare: I got my second shot. What followed was roughly 48 hours of debilitating side effects--a conseque...
Apple Clips gets AR Spaces thanks to LiDAR
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 03:26
Although it was one of the first on the mobile AR train with Project Tango, some may have felt that Google dropped the ball on that area. Professing more interest in AR than VR, Apple has been promoting the practical app...
Read Facebook's Internal Report on How Badly It Screwed Up Stopping 'Stop the Steal'
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 02:15
BuzzFeed has posted the entirety of internal Facebook documents outlining in detail the results of the company's investigation into its role in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, during and after which at least five people...
Tech Companies Won't Be Able to Form Local Governments in Nevada After All
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 02:00
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has backtracked on legislation plans that would have allowed tech companies to form autonomous "Innovation Zones" anywhere in the state, reports The Nevada Independent. Instead of allowing c...
Linux kernel team rejects University of Minnesota researchers' apology
Ars Technica - 27 Apr 2021 01:03
UMN researchers probed for weaknesses in patch approval--Greg K-H wasn't amused.
What did the pandemic mean for Microsoft? A 44 percent jump in profits
Engadget - 27 Apr 2021 22:49Spotify is adding podcast subscriptions: What that means for listeners
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 22:28
Spotify has built itself up as a substantial podcast platform and now is back with the latest evolution in this effort: paid podcast subscriptions. The company announced the new platform today, stating that podcast creat...
COVID-19 vaccine study has a warning for people who take common IBD drug
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 01:57
A new study is alerting people who take a common drug for Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) that their body’s response to the first COVID-19 vaccine dose may be lower than expected. The issue was observed in people taking ...
Please, Don't Trade Your Cookies For Cookies
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 23:40
MSCHF, the Brooklyn-based art collective you might remember from the recent Satanic Shoes debacle featuring Lil Nas X, has a new pitch for you: trade in your digital cookies for real ones.
Google owner Alphabet posts big gains after pandemic uncertainty
Engadget - 27 Apr 2021 22:40Fully Vaccinated People Can Ditch Masks Outdoors, Except in Crowds, CDC Says
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 19:34
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relaxing its guidelines around wearing masks during the pandemic. On Tuesday, it announced that people fully vaccinated against covid-19 should feel safe and free to not ...
Colgate's New High-Tech Nonstick Toothpaste Tubes Help You Squeeze Out Every Drop
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 15:00
Our minds were blown back in 2012 when researchers at MIT demonstrated a new coating that let ketchup slide right out of a bottle with ease. Nine years later, the technology, known as LiquiGlide, is about to make it incr...
Huawei eyes software business like Google amid US sanctions
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 04:48
Huawei’s fall from the world’s top 5 smartphone vendors naturally didn’t go unnoticed. Shoved out of networking infrastructure, especially 5G, in many countries, the company also found itself struggling in the smar...
Galaxy Fold with under-display health sensors seen in patent
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 04:17
Before smartwatches became the portable health labs that they are today, smartphones were the ones that bore some of the sensors and algorithms needed for checking one’s health. Samsung’s phones, in particular, once ...
Roku Is Feuding With Google Over YouTube TV's Fate
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 01:45
Roku is publicly duking it out with Google, a feud that could see the YouTube TV live television app disappear from the streaming platform.
The World of Vampire: The Masquerade Is Being Developed for Film and TV
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 23:45
And it's bringing its modern gothic-punk TTRPG friends in the World of Darkness along for the ride, too.
Pfizer may release an at-home COVID-19 treatment before the holidays
Slash Gear - 27 Apr 2021 23:13
Before 2021 reaches its end, Pfizer may release a pill that can treat early-stage COVID-19 infections at home, according to the company’s CEO. The drug will be designed to inhibit the enzyme SARS-CoV-2 needs to infiltr...
Of Course Spotify Is Trying to Undercut Apple on Podcasts
Gizmodo - 27 Apr 2021 23:30
Spotify has officially announced its rumored paid subscription platform for podcast creators, and the company appears to be asking for a much smaller cut of profits than Apple from creators who use its service.