Doctor Who’s Big New Event Is All About Cheating Death (and That Assholish Tenth Doctor)
The Doctor isn’t just going to the dawn of time, but to a dark place in their own past.Image: BBC Books Remember that hot five minutes the Tenth Doctor was…
5 Things That Could Be Making the Spooky Sounds in My House
Image: Flower Films Like many people, I live in an apartment. I don’t really know how old my building is, but it must be kind of old: it has a…
Evidence Mounts for Gigantic Water Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute While studying Europa’s magnetic field in 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft inadvertently collected evidence of watery plumes shooting out from the moon’s icy surface, according…
The mastermind of Google’s Pixel camera quietly left the company in March
Two key Pixel execs, including the computer researcher who led the team that developed the computational photography powering the Pixel’s camera, have left Google in recent months, according to a…
It Pains Me to Report This Hot Dog Toaster Is a Piece of Shit
God, I love hot dogs. My parents used to reward me with the cheap and oh-so-delicious hot dogs from Costco for making it through a Sunday afternoon shopping session, so…
US government accuses Chinese ‘cyber actors’ of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research
The FBI alongside the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have formally accused China of funding and operating hacking cells dedicated to stealing coronavirus vaccine research…
How the novel coronavirus is speeding the scooter apocalypse
Public transportation is on life support, as the pandemic makes people less inclined to want to cram themselves into underground metal tubes with poor air circulation and nonexistent social distancing.…
VR fitness app Supernatural announces annual pricing starting at $149
Within, the maker of VR fitness app-slash-game Supernatural, has announced new annual pricing plans for the service. Until June 1st you can sign up for a $149-a-year subscription, and the…
Apple is now selling Amazon’s Eero mesh routers on its website
Amazon’s Eero announced today that its routers are now for sale on Apple’s website. The full product line, including the Eero and Eero Pro Mesh Wi-Fi Routers, are available to…
Kickstarter loses nearly 40 percent of its workforce after layoffs and buyouts
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter is the latest company to resort to layoffs during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company filed a regulatory notice in New York last…