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Tech Billionaires' Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 02:30
The cohort of Silicon Valley tech titans who have been hoovering up Bay Area farmland in the hopes of converting it into a new city have been accused of deploying "strong-arm tactics" and a "divide-and-conquer" strategy ...
New Google Trial Docs May Explain Why Search Sucks So Bad Now
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 16:10
The Department of Justice and Google just rumbled their way past the halfway point of a landmark antitrust trial vying to answer a potentially industry-rupturing question: Does Google maintain its ironfisted stranglehold...
Curing the Space Blues: Vive VR Headset for Astronauts' Mental Health Heads to ISS
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 15:20
Nearing the end of an unintended year in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio reflected on Earthly pleasures that he was eager to indulge in as soon as he returned home. "I think just going out in the yard and enjoying the ...
An Ode to the Doctor Who Hand Pose
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 23:30
David Tennant's Doctor is very big on hands. Well, most biped humanoids, Time Lords included, are quite keen on having all their limbs. But remember the sword fight in "Christmas Invasion"? Remember the fighting hand? Re...
Amazon to Ditch Clothing Stores, Wants More Grocery Stores Instead
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 23:20
Amazon will close its two physical clothing stores by next week, less than two years after it opened its first location in May 2022. The closures appear to reflect a shift in focus toward its grocery stores and add to Am...
Apple's revenue declines again despite record iPhone and services sales
Engadget - 2 Nov 2023 23:19No, TikTok (Probably) Isn't Anti-Israel
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 23:11
Republican lawmakers pounding the well-worn TikTok ban drum are using flaming hot tensions over the conflict in Israel to try, once again, to knock the app offline. The new line of attacks, based on shoddy data analyses,...
Roccat Vulcan II Review: A Flashy Upgrade
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 23:00
Roccat recently released two gorgeous mechanical gaming keyboards as part of its Vulcan series: the Vulcan II and Vulcan II Mini Air. Both models showcase vibrant RGB lighting and robust construction, with the former bei...
Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month
Ars Technica - 2 Nov 2023 22:55
Number of devices you can stream from simultaneously is decreasing, too.
Doctor Who's First Dalek Story Is Getting Restored in Color
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 22:30
Doctor Who is set to celebrate its big 60th birthday in a few weeks--but it wouldn't be a party without a few friends, nor a few enemies: because the Daleks are showing up to menace the proceedings in glorious color!
Boeing Bowing Out of Starlink Competition Prompts Smug Response from Elon
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 22:20
In the latest twist in the satellite industry, Boeing has decided to forfeit its license for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, a project that would've competed with SpaceX's Starlink network.
Panasonic Star Wars ARC3 Special Edition Stormtrooper Shaver has a 3-blade system
The Gadget Flow - 2 Nov 2023 22:00
Get a clean shave while expressing your fandom with the Panasonic Star Wars ARC3 Special Edition Stormtrooper Shaver. This bathroom gadget has a 3-blade cutting system. - 3-Blade Cutting System: This Star Wars gadget ...
Unredacted documents in the FTC's Amazon lawsuit shed light on the company's secret price-gouging algorithm
Engadget - 2 Nov 2023 21:48Apple Music's Cheap Voice Plan Disappearing Is Another Example of 'Streamflation'
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 21:30
Apple Music subscribers can no longer sign up for the Voice Plan and existing subscribers' auto-renew will turn off at the end of the billing period, Apple said in a blog post on Wednesday. Subscribers paid just $4.99 fo...
How Disneyland Brought Indiana Jones to Life in Its Iconic Ride
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 21:00
Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure ride gets its moment in the spotlight as part of documentary series Behind the Attraction season two, now streaming on Disney+.
A commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight is ready for NASA testing
Engadget - 2 Nov 2023 20:55FTC Alleges Amazon Used a Price-Gouging Algorithm
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 20:50
Amazon faces allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of wielding price-gouging algorithms through an operation called "Project Nessie" according to court documents filed Thursday. The FTC says the algori...
Study Reveals Shrinking Timeframe to Contain Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 20:15
Our global carbon budget to avoid permanently reaching 1.5 degrees of warming is smaller than we previously thought, new research says. A study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the plan...
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures FAST Channel Teases 3 New Series
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 20:10
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures--a free ad-supported (FAST) channel devoted to the ever-popular roleplaying game--launches soon, and Hasbro Entertainment has released new clips showcasing the three original series (includ...
Lower Decks' Season Finale Is a Fitting Farewell to Its Current Self
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 20:00
After a third season that felt like spinning its wheels, so far season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks has made a great effort on pushing all of its characters to grow and change, and to better reflect the arcs we've seen...
Meta will stop forcing your Threads posts onto Facebook and it can't come soon enough
Engadget - 2 Nov 2023 19:48
It looks like Meta may be pumping the brakes on one of its more aggressive, and unpopular, growth-hacking tactics for Threads. The company appears to be working on a new privacy setting so Threads users can opt-out of ha...
Listen to AI-Assisted John Lennon in The Beatles 'Final' New Song
Gizmodo - 2 Nov 2023 19:44
Music icon John Lennon was assassinated 43 years ago, but his voice is still kicking around. Using the latest AI technology, surviving members of The Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, have the ability to extract L...