13-Oct-26
Paleofuture [ 13-Oct-26 8:35pm ]
Deep-Sea Rocks Spontaneously Combusted After Scientists Brought Them to the Surface [ 13-Oct-26 8:35pm ]
A recent discovery highlights an unforeseen potential hazard of deep-sea mining.
AI Could Soon Feed On Smart Devices Like a 'Digital Slime Mold,' Anthropic Warns [ 13-Oct-26 8:15pm ]
If you thought recursive self-improvement was bad, get ready for "autonomous replication and adaptation."
Apple HomeView Hands-On: It's Pretty Damn Cute, but Do You Need One? [ 13-Oct-26 8:12pm ]
Apple's big smart home takeover is off to a good start.
A Jack the Ripper Time-Travel Comedy Series Is Coming From the 'Archer' Creators [ 13-Oct-26 8:00pm ]
The animated 'Merrick & Treves' has received a two-season order at HBO Max.
Bumble Given a Billion Reasons to Go Private [ 13-Oct-26 7:45pm ]
Tech bros take on the women-first dating app. What could go wrong?
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Could Be in Big Trouble Again [ 13-Oct-26 7:35pm ]
The FTC says he's been trading pharma stocks. He's banned for life.
Garmin's Newest Smartwatches Push Luxury to Its Limits [ 13-Oct-26 7:25pm ]
The Garmin Marq Gen 3 is available in several styles, all of which have premium titanium builds, sapphire screens, and the company's health and fitness features.
'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' Comes Alive in First Trailer [ 13-Oct-26 7:00pm ]
Greta Gerwig and Netflix tackle C.S. Lewis in February's 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew.'
OnePlus Just Dropped a Monstrous 9,000mAh Phone—And You Probably Can't Buy It [ 13-Oct-26 7:00pm ]
Here's your latest reminder of the various wacky tech that you're missing out on if you live in the West.
GoPro Fixed the One Big Problem With Its Mission 1 Pro Cameras—But Is It Enough? [ 13-Oct-26 6:20pm ]
GoPro's 'pro'-level cameras are now better for more than just action footage.
Watch a Bee's Stinger Keep Pumping Venom After the Bee Is Gone [ 13-Oct-26 6:05pm ]
Scientists have recorded the intricate mechanisms of a honeybee sting frame-by-frame.
Ryan Coogler's 'X-Files' Is Officially a Go at Hulu [ 13-Oct-26 5:42pm ]
The Oscar winner's reimagining of the sci-fi classic starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel has been picked up to series.
Archaeologists Find Possible 'Palace' Where Roman Life Continued After Rome Fell [ 13-Oct-26 5:35pm ]
The Middle Age building had a Roman-style heating system and glass fragments that may have once been expensive lamps or tableware.
NASA Satellite Data Exposes a Hidden Global Water Crisis [ 13-Oct-26 4:45pm ]
Human activity is putting serious strain on groundwater supplies around the world, a new study suggests.
Apple Wants to Invade Your Home With a Mountain of Cameras, Doorbells, and More [ 13-Oct-26 4:45pm ]
Apple's new smart home cameras and thermostats work with Apple Home and are processed on Apple servers, but they're not made by Apple.
'Crystal Lake' Rewrites 'Friday the 13th' Lore With Gory, Campy Glee [ 13-Oct-26 4:30pm ]
Linda Cardellini plays Jason Voorhees' murderous mother Pam in the new Peacock series.
Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy Weeks After Disney Hired Its Former CEO [ 13-Oct-26 4:30pm ]
The AI company is now seeking a buyer, with Disney already offering $20 million for rights to some of its assets.
There's Finally a New Apple TV 4K, and It Wants You to Use Siri to Find Your Lost Remote [ 13-Oct-26 2:22pm ]
It's been four years since the last update. There's one upgrade that trumps simple additions like Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.
Apple Unveils Its First HomePod mini in Six Years [ 13-Oct-26 2:15pm ]
The HomePod mini 2 supports next-gen Siri AI features.
The Siren Head Movie Is 'Not What People Are Expecting' [ 13-Oct-26 2:14pm ]
Plus, Ti West's horror movie for the Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Officially Announces Its Smart Home Hub: the HomeView [ 13-Oct-26 2:11pm ]
Apple is finally taking smart homes seriously.
How Can Anybody Resist This Special Edition Pokémon Beats Pill Speaker? [ 13-Oct-26 2:00pm ]
It's too damn cute.
Georgia Man Says Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him After He Sued Sheriff [ 13-Oct-26 10:00am ]
The accuser also believes he was being physically followed and watched by local law enforcement.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy Claims Strikes on Russian Data Centers Silenced Social Media Bots [ 13-Oct-26 3:03am ]
Yandex's automated traffic fell by 94%, but that probably reflects widespread service outages rather than bot posting rates.
Mark Zuckerberg: Meta Is on the Frontier Now [ 13-Oct-26 1:36am ]
Don't ask any questions about that >$80 billion we dropped on the metaverse though!
12-Oct-26
Hackers Overheat Fridges at Supermarkets Across France, Wasting Food and Starting Fires [ 12-Oct-26 10:33pm ]
Fridges and freezers at hundreds of stores reportedly surged to temperatures up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).
Solar Orbiter Traces the Origin of a Mysterious S-Shaped Kink on the Sun [ 12-Oct-26 10:30pm ]
The spacecraft helped solve a piece of the puzzle of how the Sun heats up its atmosphere.
Astronomers Spot Possible Signs of Antimatter Disappearing Beyond Our Galaxy [ 12-Oct-26 10:10pm ]
A recent finding could help trace the origins of mysterious gamma rays in the distant cosmos.
Anthropic's AI Submitted a Fake Tip in an Unsolved Murder Case [ 12-Oct-26 8:36pm ]
The AI model made up information about an unsolved homicide and submitted it to Philadelphia police during an internal test.
Based AI People Are Supposedly Smoking Because AI Will Cure Cancer [ 12-Oct-26 7:54pm ]
Probably best not to treat this like a real trend.
The Voice of Daredevil Becomes Him in Self-Made Fan Film [ 12-Oct-26 7:00pm ]
A year after voicing him in 'Marvel Rivals,' Aleks Le lets the devil out in his 'Daredevil: Damned' short.
'Common Side Effects' is Trippier Than Ever in Season 2 Teaser [ 12-Oct-26 4:55pm ]
Marshall and Frances have more than the DEA to worry about when 'Common Side Effects' returns in January 2027.
Microsoft President Says Milk and Washing Machines Face More Safety Regulations Than AI [ 12-Oct-26 4:42pm ]
The tech exec is calling for stronger global safety rules as AI systems become increasingly powerful.
'Hexed' Conjures Up a Colorful New Trailer [ 12-Oct-26 4:00pm ]
Spells, chaos, and cats await in the latest trailer for DIsney's November movie 'Hexed.'
Luca Guadagnino Axes His 'American Psycho' Remake [ 12-Oct-26 3:58pm ]
Plus, Mike Flanagan has an idea for a 'Jaws' sequel.
I Asked Muse to Help Me Book My Holiday Travel. It Didn't Fly Far. [ 12-Oct-26 3:45pm ]
Meta is pushing its AI agent as a round-the-clock personal assistants, but it still gets hung up on some basic tasks.
'Other Mommy' Is a Bad Movie Already Making Big Bucks [ 12-Oct-26 2:15pm ]
Negativity hit 'Other Mommy' like a punch to the face, yet still it drew a sizable audience for Universal.
CMF's First Speakers Look Like Milk Cartons and Have Swappable Buttons [ 12-Oct-26 2:00pm ]
The CMF S and M are shilling for the dairy industrial complex.
Google's Fitbit Edge Sits Between a Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch 5 [ 12-Oct-26 2:00pm ]
You can also think of the Fitbit Air as the successor to the Fitbit Charge 6.
It's Mint Mobile's Birthday But You Get the Present, Six Months for Just $10 per Month [ 12-Oct-26 11:35am ]
Celebrate Mint's 10th anniversary by switching and getting their best deal ever.
Are Wormholes a Scientific Dead End? [ 12-Oct-26 11:00am ]
Wormholes have long been a staple of popular culture and science, but excitement over these theoretical "time machines" seems to have simmered recently.
A Guide to Which AI CEOs Now Say 'Super Intelligence' and Which Don't [ 12-Oct-26 10:30am ]
Which CEO has sunk the furthest into the putrid muck of Donald Trump's decaying brain?
Mt. Gox's Disgraced Ex-CEO Finds Redemption Exposing 'Spy Implants' in Ledger Devices [ 12-Oct-26 10:00am ]
Karpelès has been posting about "spy implants" found in Ledger's crypto hardware wallets for nearly a month.
11-Oct-26
'Megalopolis' Is Making a Long-Term Theatrical Comeback [ 11-Oct-26 9:15pm ]
July wasn't a one-off: later this month, and in the future, 'Megalopolis' will be hitting theaters again on a regular basis.
Controlled, Altered, Deleted: The 'VisionQuest' Collection Gave Us a New Perspective on Vision [ 11-Oct-26 9:04pm ]
Yes, that is Vision and Ultron as Adam and God in a twist on Michelangelo's 'The Creation of Adam.'
All Signs Point to Apple's New Line of Devices Being Called 'HomeView' [ 11-Oct-26 9:00pm ]
The long-rumored "HomePad," is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday.
The Most Amazing Cosplay of New York Comic Con 2026, Day 3 [ 11-Oct-26 8:26pm ]
The Cosplay Central Crown Championship regional qualifier had everyone stepping up their game.
'Star Wars' and Marvel May Get a Lego Crossover, Too [ 11-Oct-26 7:50pm ]
If you're Lego-minded, you could make a set for the upcoming 'Star Wars'/Marvel comic, which has some some fresh new covers.
Ukraine Has Dealt a Big Blow to Russia's AI and Cloud Infrastructure [ 11-Oct-26 6:55pm ]
Attacks on oil infrastructure were just the beginning.
Cartoon Network Classics Exposed in Massive Leak [ 11-Oct-26 6:00pm ]
'Regular Show,' 'Teen Titans,' and other shows are caught up in a gigaleak spanning decades of Cartoon Network history.
