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McCormick recalls some spices and ranch seasoning: Here's the full list
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 02:15
Popular spice brand McCormick has recalled some of its spices, as well as a Frank’s RedHot product, over potential contamination with salmonella. The recall was first published on Monday, advising consumers to stop usi...
IBM's AI can predict how Parkinson's disease may progress in individuals
Engadget - 30 Jul 2021 00:30
In the past, we've seen doctors use AI software to detect brain tumors, kidney illness and various cancers. Now, researchers from IBM and Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) say they've developed a program that can predict ...
Amazon handed record $888 million fine from EU data privacy watchdog
Engadget - 30 Jul 2021 15:04
Amazon has been handed its largest ever privacy fine in the EU by Luxembourg's data watchdog. The CNPD fined the company €746 million ($888 million) on July 16th for violating the bloc's strict data privacy laws, known...
Astronomers observe gas re-accretion using ALMA data
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 14:49
Scientists have leveraged data gathered using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in a new study. The information gathered suggests that previously displaced gases can re-accrete onto galaxies. That p...
New soft robotic hand is dexterous enough to beat a video game
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 13:29
Robotics researchers from the University of Maryland have created a 3D printed soft robotic hand. One of the biggest problems with robotic hands so far is that they lack the dexterity required to perform some tasks. The ...
Corporate America Is Building Its Own Surveillance State. Will the FTC Stop It?
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 01:00
Americans are used to hearing about what a great country they live in--how lucky they are to have been born in, or to have immigrated to, the United States. "American exceptionalism"--a phrase, funnily enough, coined by ...
Facebook's next hardware product will be "smart" Ray-Ban glasses
Ars Technica - 30 Jul 2021 00:39
Don't get too excited--the new glasses won't have integrated display capabilities.
Will Everyone Be Exposed to Covid-19 Eventually? It's Complicated
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 23:58
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on masking for those fully vaccinated against covid-19, recommending that people living in areas of high transmission once again don masks whi...
Taika Waititi's Flash Gordon Film Might Be Live-Action Now
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 23:45
Filmmaker Taika Waititi is involved with so many things it's very easy to forget one or two. For example, you probably remember he's making Thor: Love and Thunder, and he's supposed to do a Star Wars movie. You may even ...
Blue Origin protested NASA's SpaceX contract and the GAO finally has a response
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 23:21
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published its response to Blue Origin’s and Dynetics’ protests over the lunar lander contract granted by NASA to competitor SpaceX. The protests were filed in late April...
A Congressman Just Introduced Legislation for a Four-Day Workweek
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 23:17
It turns out some Members of Congress despise the five-day workweek as much as the rest of us. This week, Rep. Mark Takano of California introduced groundbreaking legislation meant to make four-day workweeks the norm in ...
'Horizon Forbidden West' is reportedly delayed to 2022
Engadget - 30 Jul 2021 23:05I Accidentally Recorded At Least 682 Gigabytes of Video of Myself Without My Knowledge
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 22:48
It's happened to all of us: You've been browsing your hard drive and found hundreds of gigabytes of lengthy video files of the inside of your office, apparently filmed without your awareness. Dozens or possibly hundreds ...
It turns out caffeine helps bees get work done, too
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 22:29
Many people around the world turn to caffeinated beverages to get a boost of energy in the morning or to help them focus on a difficult task. According to a new study from the University of Greenwich, caffeine offers sim...
81 Million Americans Are Suffering Under Heat Watches and Warnings
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 22:20
Extreme heat is blanketing a huge portion of the country, save those in the Great Lakes and New England (you lucky, lucky bastards). A staggering 81 million are living in areas under some form of heat warning from the Na...
Panic Playdate handheld console has a black and white screen that helps you play
The Gadget Flow - 30 Jul 2021 22:00
Take a whole bunch of fun games with you anywhere with the Panic Playdate handheld console. This tiny game console features a special black and white screen. It’s not backlit, but it’s reflective and provides impress...
Nomad Card Wallet Plus has thermoformed leather, providing plenty of space for your cards
The Gadget Flow - 30 Jul 2021 22:00
Store your cards in the beautiful Nomad Card Wallet Plus. This leather good features Nomad’s signature Horween leather that’s been thermoformed, creating plenty of space for your cards. That way, your wallet doesn’...
A Séance Goes Alarmingly Awry in This Spooky Excerpt From A Lesson in Vengeance
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 22:00
It's a known fact that we here at io9 are quite fond of stories set at spooky boarding schools, so we're very excited to be sharing an exclusive excerpt from Victoria Lee's witchy new boarding school-set novel A Lesson i...
So, This Is What It Takes to Get Tim Cook to Say 'F*ck'
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 21:58
Apple CEO Tim Cook is not known for losing his cool. He's had stern words for Facebook, and people trying to make a TV show based on Gawker for Apple TV+, but generally speaking? Cook comes off as a genial, if surprising...
Astronomers Spot Two Unusually Red Objects in the Asteroid Belt
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 21:50
They're red, they're reasonably big, and they have no business being in the main asteroid belt, but their discovery confirms the complex conditions in place when the solar system was still forming.
Top 5 Places to Try to Escape Societal Collapse
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2021 21:40
Everybody needs a plan to survive the zombie apocalypse, climate apocalypse, financial apocalypse, or all of the above. You need your shotgun, your go-bags, and your pickup truck but mostly you just need a good place to ...
Disney reinstates its face mask rule only weeks after getting rid of it
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2021 21:17
On June 15, Disney World dropped its face mask required for guests who had been fully vaccinated. Fast-forward a little over a month and the same face mask requirements have been reinstated, meaning every visitors must w...