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    Default Archie's Latest Lunatic Premise Pits Him Against the Post-Apocalypse

    Look. I know io9 runs a lot of Archie Comics previews. The problem is they’re so damn fun, whether the classic gang of Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead are facing monsters, angsty alternate universe doppelgangers, or giant robots. So we’d be doing you and ourselves a disservice if we didn’t show you this preview…
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    Mexico Bans Solar Geoengineering After Startup Stunt
    Mexico is cracking down on experiments in solar geoengineering. The controversial proposed climate solution, in which aerosol particles are released into the upper atmosphere to reflect the Sun’s heat, will no longer be allowed to take place in the country, the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources…
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    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's New Poster Is a Spidey Smörgåsbord
    There’s a lot of Spider-Folks in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. This we knew, as we pored over its trailer, as well as many slices of a poster depicting a whole legion of webslinging heroes. Now we have the full poster in glorious high quality, and it turns out? Yeah, still a lot of Spideys in this movie.

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    Google Stadia is Finally Dead
    Now is an appropriate time to but out your trumpet for the long-awaited demise of Google’s cloud-gaming service, Stadia. The shuttered service’s website makes it clear: Stadia officially shut down on Jan. 18, 2023.

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    Crypto News Outlet CoinDesk Reported So Hard It May Need to Sell Its Site
    The folks at CoinDesk were simply too good at their jobs. The crypto news site was the first to poke holes in Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto sandcastle that was FTX, but now the company who owns the crypto news site is reportedly exploring a sale partially due to fallout from Bankman-Fried’s failed and allegedly…
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    Amazon's Huge Layoffs Are Gutting Comixology
    Amid a sea of mass layoffs in the tech industry, Amazon’s previously announced intent to reduce its workforce with nearly 20,000 job cuts began rolling out this week—and reports are that Comixology, the digital comics storefront Amazon purchased in 2014, is being hit hard.

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    This Hall Effect Stick Upgrade Kit Will Solve Joy-Con Drift Forever
    GuliKit, makers of the truly excellent KingKong Pro 2 wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch, which we reviewed last year, has just released an upgrade/repair kit for the official Nintendo Joy-Cons that brings its drift-free Hall effect joysticks to the handheld console’s native controllers.
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    Tron 3 Might Actually Be Happening This Time
    Tron 3 is like The Flash or Avatar 2. You’ve been hearing about it for so long, it’s almost comical. But, much like Avatar 2 last year and The Flash this year, it seems Tron 3 may actually be happening. Again.
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    NASA and Boeing Are Developing a Greener Passenger Airplane
    NASA will invest $425 million to help Boeing develop a demonstrator aircraft for its Transonic Truss-Braced Wing design, which the space agency hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of commercial aviation.
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    Meet the Myopic Visionaries Who Failed to Make the Future
    “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly,” said Robert F. Kennedy. It’s a noble sentiment, but it still means there are going to be people who never get around to the “achieving greatly” part, and that’s who Failure to Launch, an upcoming comics anthology from Iron Circus, will showcase—the people…
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    Word of the Yussy with Ben Zimmer
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    I Tried to Find New Music Using the Smores App
    I am an avid music consumer, but lately I’ve been in a little bit of a discovery rut. I find myself falling back into the same old artists and albums I’ve been listening to for the past few years. While this realization has weighed heavy on me in the weeks following New Years—when seemingly everyone is rebranding…
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    More Ransomware Victims Are Refusing to Pay Hackers
    Ransomware cyber-gangs made about $456.8 million in 2022. It sounds like a lot of money until you compare it to the record estimated profits from 2021: $765 million. All told, hackers managed to extort 40% less from their victims this past year, vs. the year before, according to a new report from Chainalysis published…
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    A Battle Over Wind and Whales Is Brewing in New Jersey
    Several New Jersey environmental groups are defending offshore wind development after seven dead humpback and sperm whales washed up along New York and New Jersey coasts in the past month.
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    Meta Claims Metaverse Will Become 'As Important as Smartphones'
    Meta’s chief product officer, Chris Cox, claims the metaverse will one day become as big a part of consumers’ lives as the smartphone as the company works to create a bigger edge in the digital world.
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    Does This Nintendo Patent Hint at a Smartphone Revival for Nintendogs?
    Just because a company files a patent for a new device, feature, or random idea, doesn’t necessarily mean it plans to make it a reality. Sometimes, it’s just to prevent other companies from doing it. So it’s impossible to say what will come of this recent AR-centric patent filing by Nintendo, but the included images…
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    Machine Learning AI Has Beat Chess, but Now It’s Close to Beating Physics-Based Sports Games as Well
    Artificial intelligence has already beaten chess. Hell, the most sophisticated AI systems have a very good chance against top players in the incredibly complicated game of Go.
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    All the TV Shows I Faithfully Watched as a Kid, But Only for the Cool Vehicles
    To say I watched a lot of TV as a kid is an understatement. My brain is a more comprehensive resource on ‘80s and ‘90s TV shows than the Library of Congress, and while I probably couldn’t put my finger on a favorite genre when I was younger, looking back, it’s clear I endured countless shows—good, mediocre, and…
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    In the Scream VI Trailer, a City of Millions Can't Stop Ghostface
    The stars have talked a big game about Scream VI, the upcoming sequel that takes the increasingly venerable horror franchise from the sleepy yet murder-filled town of Woodsboro and takes it to the big city. And if you were wondering exactly how the serial killer Ghostface—or, rather, whoever’s running around under the…
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    Extra Dust in the Atmosphere Could Be Hiding the True Effects of Climate Change
    It’s no secret that humans have made big changes to Earth and its atmosphere. But as greenhouse gases have built up in the air and our planet’s average surface temperature has risen, a lesser-known phenomenon has been happening.

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    Twitter’s Blue Bird Statue Sold for $100,000 in Elon Musk’s Online Garage Sale
    A floor statue featuring Twitter’s blue bird logo sold for $100,000 in a Wednesday auction of more than 600 office items the company’s new overlord, Elon Musk, decided it no longer needed.
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    Default Amazon Axes AmazonSmile Charity Program Amidst Massive Layoffs

    Amazon is set to shutter its charity program AmazonSmile next month. The move comes as the company lets go of thousands of employees as the e-commerce giant looks to cut cuts.

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    Jordan Peele Goes Over the Answers to Everyone’s Nope Questions
    If you haven’t seen Nope, you’ve had plenty of time to catch up—but if you want to have it explained and don’t care about spoilers, here you go.
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    There's Something Wrong With the Children Is Full of Terrors Big and Small
    There’s Something Wrong With the Children drops a big hint as to what it’s about with that title—but what’s wrong with the kids, as well as the adults surrounding them, not to mention how everyone got that way, are the prickly pleasures in Roxanne Benjamin’s (Creepshow, XX, Body at Brighton Rock) new film, written by…
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    Why a Dormant Temperature Sensor Has Been Sitting in the HomePod Mini This Whole Time
    The smart home has become a renewed priority for companies since Matter launched, soon to usher in all sorts of refreshed gadgets. Until recently, Apple was trailing behind a bit in terms of offerings, which is why we’re buzzing over the revelation of a temperature sensor not only in the brand-new HomePod but also in…
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    Amy Jo Johnson Reveals Why She Isn't Returning for Power Rangers' 30th Anniversary
    This week we got our first look at Power Rangers’ big celebration for its 30th birthday—a new special episode reuniting a mix of first and second-generation rangers from the original Mighty Morphin’ team. But a notable face was missing among them.

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    How The Last of Us' Opening Was Improved by Reshoots
    The word “reshoots” means different things to different people. Some assume they’re a sign of a troubled production, one that needs to fix its own mistakes. Others see them as a blessing, a rare chance to go back and make something better with added perspective. Depending on the situation both viewpoints can be true,…
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    Meteorite Hunters Find 17-Pound Space Rock in Antarctica
    Researchers combing the surface of Antarctica for space rocks hit the jackpot by finding five meteorites in the tundra, one of which weighs almost 17 pounds.

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    New Font Mandate Creates Frenzy at State Department
    The font style used in the U.S. State Department is changing, prompting complaints from employees who find the change to be an inconvenience. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent an email to the state department, headlined “The Times (New Roman) are a-Changin,” ala Bob Dylan, saying they will be changing the font…
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    Try and Spot the Differences in Wikipedia's First New Look in 11 Years
    On Wednesday, the Wikimedia Foundation finally showed off the changes it made to the desktop version of its open online encyclopedia, an update that’s been over a decade coming and close three years in development.
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    The Benefits of Taking Vitamin D Might Depend on Your Weight
    The potential benefits of taking vitamin D supplements may be affected by your weight and height, new research suggests. The study found that overweight and obese people taking these supplements experienced a smaller increase of vitamin levels and other related markers relative to those with a lower body mass index.
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    The M3GAN Sequel Has a Release Date, Title, and Returning Talent
    Watch out, Chucky. There’s a new killer doll franchise in town. After a massive opening weekend, the buzz for a sequel to M3GAN began almost immediately. Now, it’s official. Titled M3GAN 2.0, the horror sequel will hit theaters on January 17, 2025. Two years from yesterday.
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    Elon Musk's Tesla Trial Defense: Funding Was Secured...in His Mind
    Tesla CEO and former world’s richest man Elon Musk began a long awaited trial this week centered around his fateful August, 2018 “funding secured” tweet where he claimed he had successfully lined up funding necessary to take Tesla private at $420 per share. Tesla investors lawyering up against the billionaire say…
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    Avatar 2's Whale Will Be Back to Kick Human Ass in Avatar 3
    James Cameron really said “the whale stays in the picture.” Avatar: The Way of Waters MVP sea creature is confirmed to be returning to the franchise in a big way, and we couldn’t be more excited to see the fan favorite become even more integral in Avatar 3.
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    The Feds Are Investigating How Big Data Hurts Marginalized Groups
    The Commerce Department announced Wednesday that it is launching an investigation into how widespread data collection and corporate surveillance pose an outsized risk to marginalized groups.

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    Devastating: Amazon Ordered to Pay $60,269 Fine
    A U.S. government agency issued a citation to Amazon.com Inc. for reported safety hazards in the workplace. The agency said Amazon failed to keep its workers safe and found workers were exposed to ergonomic hazards after inspecting three warehouses.
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    Hello Tomorrow!'s New Trailer Is Full of Bright Promises and Dark Secrets
    In a stylishly sci-fi version of what otherwise looks like mid-century America, a salesman pitches his product—lunar time shares—to wide-eyed customers, assuring them they’ll soon be exclaiming “I love living on the moon!” But as this trailer for Billy Crudup’s new Apple TV+’s series Hello Tomorrow! suggests, all is…
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    Star Trek: Picard's Last Season Will Introduce a New Voice For Starfleet's Computers
    Since Majel Barrett sadly passed in 2008, Star Trek has turned to a plethora of alternatives to create new voices to match her iconic role as generations of computers across the Trek franchise. But now as Picard pulls us more and more into the 25th century timeline, it’s leaving Barrett’s legacy behind.

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    Trump Campaign Urges Meta to Let Him Back on Facebook
    Former President Donald Trump is upping the pressure on Meta to reinstate his Facebook and Instagram accounts ahead of his 2024 Presidential election bid. Meta, which suspended Trump from its services following the January 6 attacks on the Capitol, is expected to make a decision one way or another this month on…
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    Twitter Is Being Incredibly Vague on Why It Banned Third-Party Apps
    The hits don’t stop coming as Twitter’s change-of-hands into billionaire Elon Musk’s grasp continues. Earlier this month, third-party apps like Tweetbot were barred from Twitter’s application program interface (API) without reason. Now Twitter is giving a reason—it’s just a very, very vague reason.

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    Nearly 100 Titanosaur Nests, Complete With Fossilized Eggs, Found in India
    A team of paleontologists in India have given 256 fossilized dinosaur eggs a close look, in hopes of better understanding how some of the largest known dinosaurs bred and hatched.
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    Researchers Breed Naturally Flame-Resistant Cotton
    Chemical flame retardants can make us safer by preventing or slowing fires, but they’re linked to a range of unsettling health effects. To get around that concern, researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have bred a new population of cotton that can self-extinguish after encountering a flame.

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    Default Lying Congressman George Santos Given Spot on House Science and Tech C

    Guess who’s going to be one of the congresspeople making lasting decisions about science and technology in the U.S.? Why, it’s none other than George Santos, the Queens-based Long Island representative who has admitted to outright making up whole swathes of his backstory and resume.
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    An RSV Vaccine From Moderna Passes Phase III Trial Amid Viral Surge
    We’re getting ever closer to besting a frequent microscopic source of misery: the respiratory syncytial virus. Late Tuesday, Moderna announced the seemingly successful Phase III trial results of its experimental RSV vaccine. In older adults, the vaccine appeared to be over 80% effective at preventing two or more…
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    Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads GLAAD Awards Nominees
    The nominees for the 34th annual GLAAD media awards have been announced, and of course Everything Everywhere All at Oncecontinues to dominate.
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    Amazon Prime Membership Is Reportedly Past Its Prime
    Amazon’s prime members plateaued last year according to a Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) report released this week. The number of subscribers has been in decline since July of last year, according to the CIRP, which claimed in the first six months of the year, Amazon Prime did not add net new members…
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    Apple's Second-Gen HomePod Is Boomier and Matter-Compatible
    On Wednesday, Apple announced the second-generation HomePod, six years after introducing the original. This one is a little smarter than its predecessor, making it worth considering for an upgrade. It costs $300, supports Spatial Audio, and includes extra smarts to help you control your smart home in the walled garden.

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    'That Was Torture;' OpenAI Reportedly Relied on Low-Paid Kenyan Laborers to Sift Through Horrific Content to Make ChatGPT Palatable
    The seemingly simple, shiny, clean world associated with tech is inevitably almost always simultaneously propped up by something darker hidden just below the surface. From mentally injured content moderators sifting through torrents of vile Facebook posts to overworked child laborers mining the cobalt necessary for…
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    Wizards of the Coast Announces 'Transparent' Feedback Process on D&D's New Game License
    In the wake of io9's reporting on Wizards of the Coast’s plans to update Dungeons & Dragons’ long-established Open Game License—the proprietary agreement that allows creatives to develop new content and systems using the rules of the iconic RPG—the publisher’s ongoing apology to creators has led to the announcement of…
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    ATLAS Robot Is Now That One Worker Who Ignores All the Safety Rules on a Construction Site
    Over the years, Boston Dynamics has shared several videos demonstrating the continually improved capabilities of its ATLAS humanoid robot. We know the robot can do everything from hauling heavy goods to performing parkour-caliber backflips, but if the company really wants to convince us that ATLAS will one day be an…
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    Not One but Two Colorado Public Libraries Shuttered for Meth Clean-Up
    For the second time in less than one month, a Colorado public library branch has temporarily closed because of methamphetamine contamination, as first reported by The Associated Press.
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    Default Aliens Abducted My Parents Finds Companionship in the Loneliness

    Movies often use alien abductions to set up the extraterrestrial danger to come. In the aftermath of those abductions, the witness or person left behind is often portrayed as an outcast who may or may not be fully right; it’s a well-worn trope, but when it works, it works.

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    Ranking of Kings and Spy x Family Dominate Crunchyroll's 2023 Anime Awards Nominees
    We left 2022 behind in the dust weeks ago, but there’s still awards to be given for the previous year’s top movies and TV shows. It’s the same for anime too, as Crunchyroll finally unveiled the list of nominees for its annual Anime Awards ceremony.

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    Captain America: New World Order Adds Xosha Roquemore to Its Superheroic Cast
    Marvel’s upcoming 2024 flick Captain America: New World Orderis mostly comprised of MCU alums such as Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Tim Blake Nelson as the Leader. But it’s got a few notable newcomers sprinkled in, such as Harrison Ford’s Thaddeus Ross and Shira Haas as Sabra. The movie’s now gained another cast…
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    Netflix's Rebel Moon is a Two-Part Epic Space Opera
    Earlier in the week, Netflix revealed its slate of tentpole films for 2023, and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moonwas featured among that prestigious lineup. Snyder’s movies tend to catch folks’ attention, and that’ll likely be the case for this film, especially as it’s being split into two movies that are being filmed…
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    Cane Toad Controversy: Is 'Toadzilla' a Record-Breaker?
    When Kylee Gray first laid eyes on the creature, she couldn’t help it: She gasped aloud. Then, the Australian park ranger picked up the cane toad and the surprises kept coming. Gray simply “couldn’t believe how big and heavy it was.” And she was right to be shocked.
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    How to See the ‘Green Comet’ Everyone’s Talking About
    Deep in the Stone Age, when Neanderthals still lived alongside Homo sapiens, our ancestors might have been agog at a green light in the night sky. Now, that light—C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (more familiarly, the Green Comet)—is back.
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    The Army Corps of Engineers Made a 2023 Cat Calendar, and It's Glorious
    It’s hard to believe that the mighty, stone-faced U.S. Army would ever adapt adorable cat babies as its representatives, but this is the internet in the year of our lord 2023. Anything is possible.
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    The Latest News From Disney Parks, Universal Studios Resorts, and More Fan-tastical Destinations
    The Lunar New Year kicks off with centennials for Disney at its parks and Warner Bros. with special global events, but it’s Universal Studios that’s shaking things up with the announcement of two theme experiences opening outside of the coasts. And yes, one is a year-round Halloween Horror Nights project in Sin City’s…
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    Winter Storms And Drought in California | Extreme Earth
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    The X-Men's Deadly New Threat Is Coming From Within
    At one point in this week’s Immortal X-Men#10, Charles Xavier ponders the the true nature of his X-Men—and how he shaped warriors out of children to police his own people. It’s a chilling re-examination for a “practical idealist” like Charles to make, framing the question of why Mutants are always fighting each other…
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    Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke Explains Why She Won't Watch House of the Dragon
    HBO’s Game of Thrones set many of its stars on the path to fame, including Emilia Clarke. Over eight seasons she played Daenerys Targaryen, becoming one of the show’s most memorable and controversial characters. Now that HBO has a prequel series focusing on Dany’s family, you’d think Clarke would be eagerly tuning in,…
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    Elon Says It's 'Absurd' to Think His Tweets Could Impact Tesla Stock
    Elon Musk’s tweets to his more than 126 million followers have been credited for boosting popularity in everything from AAA video games to meme cryptocurrencies coins, but somehow, according to the CEO, that same Twitter bump doesn’t count when Tesla’s concerned.

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    Let's Guess Disney's Next Kajillion Secret Movies
    Here’s a fun thing you can do if you’re Disney and own virtually all of the top studios and major movie franchises that exist: you can spew your releases over the yearly box office like an invading army, determined to decimate all foes. And thus, Disney has announced 21 release dates for mysterious new films in…
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    British PM Fined for Not Wearing a Seatbelt While Filming Social Media Video
    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing his seatbelt while filming a social media video in a moving car. Sunak was visiting three towns in the north of England when he posted the video promoting his ‘leveling up’ program on Instagram. The video has since been taken down but can be seen in a…
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    Behind the Scenes, TikTok Employees Are Pulling the Strings of Virality
    Hitting the viral internet jackpot might seem like a combination of algorithm and luck (with, sure, a dose of talent or skill). But it’s not all the result of a pre-programmed black box of computer coded decision making. Employees at TikTok and ByteDance reportedly have a hidden tool up their sleeves: a feature…
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    Steven Spielberg Is Producing a Documentary About John Williams
    Words truly can’t do justice to just how important and meaningful the music of John Williams is to the history of cinema. But if words can’t do it, maybe a moving picture can do the trick.
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    Hacker Reportedly Gets Hands on Massive No-Fly List of Alleged Terrorist Suspects
    It’s been a rough few weeks for the U.S. air industry and tech. First, Southwest Airlines was forced to cancel an astounding 16,700 holiday flights due, in part, to outdated scheduling software. Just weeks later the Federal Aviation Administration drastically had to ground all domestic flights because of a corrupted…
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    10 Times It Was Earth All Along
    Do you hate when you land on an alien planet, do something foolish like nuke it or die on it, only to realize you were on Earth the entire time? It happens more often than you’d think in fiction (seriously, check out the massive TV Tropes page). In fact, it’s completely overused, but there’s a reason it’s overused—and…
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    Trending Weight Loss Drugs Surge in Popularity and Become Harder to Find
    Weight loss drugs are becoming more accessible as regulators green-light new kinds of treatments. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the weight loss drug Wegovy in 2021, and a high level of interest in the drug combined with manufacturing issues have led to an ongoing shortage.
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    ChatGPT Is Pretty Good at Writing Malware, It Turns Out
    ChatGPT, the multi-talented AI-chatbot, has another skill to add to its LinkedIn profile: crafting sophisticated “polymorphic” malware.
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    Default FTC Alleges Martin 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Is Trying to Break Back Into P

    Everybody’s favorite figurehead for the money grubbing ways of the pharmaceutical industry, Martin “Pharma Bro” Shkreli, has been working the angles ever since he tiptoed out of prison in May last year. He’s taken potshots into the tech industry through a kind of “crypto-based drug discovery platform,” and he’s been…
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    SpaceX Capsule Refitted to Carry 5 Crew Members in Case of ISS Emergency
    A seat liner from the damaged Soyuz MS-22 capsule at the International Space Station has been relocated to Endurance, converting the SpaceX Crew Dragon to a five-person “lifeboat” should the crew be forced to evacuate in the event of an extreme emergency.

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    A New Stephen King Movie Is Shifting to Theaters From Streaming
    In what’s becoming a welcome trend, another genre movie that was originally slated to go directly to streaming is coming to theaters first. It happened with Blue Beetle, Smile, and Evil Dead Rise, and now, it’s happening with The Boogeyman.
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    Super Gonorrhea Has Reached the U.S.
    Super gonorrhea has infected people in the United States for the first known time. This week, Massachusetts public health officials announced the discovery of two gonorrhea cases appearing to display increased resistance to all known antibiotic classes that can be used against it. These cases were thankfully still…
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    An Arizona Community Is Suing Scottsdale Over Newly Dry Taps
    The Southwest’s water crisis has reached a new, desperate benchmark. For the first time, more than 500 households in Maricopa County, Arizona have had their water cut-off.

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    Invincible Gets a Talking to for Taking So Long to Come Back
    It’s been a while since the sheer brutality of Prime Video’s Invincibledropped on the streamer. Season one’s hyper-violent superhero family drama showed us the destruction of a one-man alien invasion posing as a hero and a good father. Really, I still shudder thinking about impactful season finale.
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    Why Are Dungeons & Dragons Fans So Upset?
    Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro subsidiary that publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has been under fan scrutiny since a draft of its new Open Game License leaked earlier this month, and over the past two weeks all hellfire broke loose in the fandom. The company had to backtrack and apologize and then announce entirely new…
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    Twitter Quietly Changes Its Developer Agreement After Banning Third-Party Apps
    Following the banning of third-party apps like Tweetbot and Twitterific, which access the social media platform’s application program interface (API), Twitter has retroactively edited its developer agreement after issuing a vague statement about the bans.

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    Rolex Is Suing a Company That Makes Clocks for Kids, Claiming People May Confuse The Two
    It makes complete sense for a company to want to protect a well-established brand, but does Rolex really need to worry about consumers potentially mistaking a colorful $25 learning clock for a luxury time piece that costs tens of thousands of dollars more?

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    Cobra Kai Will Return For a Sixth and Final Season
    Cobra Kai never dies, but it is coming to an end. Netflix just announced that the hit Karate Kid spinoff show has been renewed for a sixth season, which will also be its last. But show creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald simultaneously released a letter letting fans know: this is exactly how they…
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    Nvidia's GeForce Now Ultimate Turned My Boring Work Laptop into a Gaming Rig
    It’s neat that my 2021 Dell XPS 15, with its mobile RTX 3050 Nvidia graphics card, now runs Cyberpunk 2077 on max settings like it’s installed locally. It’s running off servers exclusive to Nvidia’s GeForce Now Ultimate, launching this week in select regions.

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    Prosecutors Say Elizabeth Holmes Should Be Behind Bars Instead of at Grandiose Estate
    Prosecutors are demanding disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reside in prison instead of an expensive estate while she appeals her prison sentence. Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison last year for fraud related to her blood-test startup company.
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    NASA Recovers Artemis 1 Manikins from Orion Spacecraft
    Analysis of the three returning manikins will uncover the extent to which Orion and a promising new radiation vest will protect human crews during future missions to deep space.

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    The CEO Behind ChatGPT Says Schools Need to Get Over Their Cheating Fears. Some Experts Agree.
    ChatGPT writes well enough to fool scientific reviewers, ace AP tests in English and computer science—it even passed the bar exam. The bot sparked a lot of hand-wringing about an upcoming plague of cheating, and many educators are scrambling to get out in front of the problem. ChatGPT is already banned at public…
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    All the Big Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Films We're Excited for in 2023
    To be honest, 2023 really started with M3GAN. But now that she’s introduced herself to the world, it’s time to look at all the other genre films—the ones without murderous dancing AI dolls—that will be in theaters this year, and it’s an impressive list.
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    Hackers Stole Data on 37 Million T-Mobile Customers
    T-Mobile announced that hackers accessed data on 37 million of its customers, in a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The massive security breach impacts both prepaid and postpaid customer accounts, and is the second notable hack in less than two years. The company said it is in the process…
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    Genesis Joins the Crypto Lender Graveyard With Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
    Genesis, one of the largest crypto lending firms in the space finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. Though Genesis managed to cling on to life for months longer than some of its largest competitors, recent market shake-ups and festering fallout from FTX’s collapse flung it over the edge. Now, the firm…
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    Paizo's Open RPG Alliance Grows Stronger Every Day
    Amid the deafening silence from Wizards of the Coast after io9 reported on a leaked draft of their new Open Gaming License, Paizo, one of their competitors, launched a bold new initiative. Alongside a few key partners, which include popular third-party publishers like Kobold Press, Chaosium, and Green Ronin, the …
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    Video Game-Playing Fish Commit Credit Card Fraud In the Ultimate Phishing Scam
    As if there weren’t enough things to worry about when connecting a device to the internet, you might now have to stress over your pet fish making online purchases you didn’t approve—at least if you run a YouTube channel where you live stream your pet fish playing video games like Pokémon.

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    A Noxious Underground Landfill Fire Has Burned for Weeks in Alabama
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    Default Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Weasel’s Luck

    For the first book in the Dragonlance Heroes series, The Legend of Huma, the story of the greatest knight in Krynn was told, and how he banished the Dragon-goddess Takhisis and saved the world. Now, in the third installment of the series, Michael Williams’ Weasel’s Luck, we have the tale of… some kid who’s primarily…
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    Most typical detective shows are all about “whodunit.” The lead character pieces together clues to ultimately unmask a person who committed a crime. The new Peacock show Poker Face, however, takes that inspiration and evolves it. Each story, confined to its own episode, shows you who committed the crime in the very…
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    N.K. Jemisin made history when her trilogy of books—The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky—each won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in the year of its release. After a few delays, the world of the Broken Earth trilogy is finally coming to a roleplaying game.
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    Default Feds Accuse Google of Digital Ad Monopoly in New Lawsuit

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    Default Timeless Actor Annie Wersching Passes Away at 45

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    If you’re into tabletop games, you’ve probably heard a lot about Dungeons & Dragonslately. After io9 leaked the draft of D&D’s new Open Gaming License, the fandom immediately pushed back and forced Wizards of the Coast to retreat. But the OGL is only part of the story: attached to the OGL is a Systems Reference…
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    Amazon Prime members who use Amazon Fresh, the company’s grocery delivery service, will soon be shelling out more for their standard shipments. The company is set to start charging delivery fees on all grocery orders under $150 on February 28, 2023, according to an email sent to Amazon Prime members and seen by…
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    Default Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Making a Tomb Raider TV Show for Amazon

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