- Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
I Want My Data Back, Data Back, Data Back
On Sunday, Brinker International, the restaurant company, disclosed a security incident involving the theft of payment card information at one of its restaurants, Chili’s. But so far the scope of breach remains a mystery. According to Brinker, customers were compromised at certain Chili’s restaurants between March and April, after malware infected one or more of … Continued
By Dell Cameron - io9
Syfy Shows Off New Looks at Nightflyers and the Russo Brothers’ Deadly Class Adaptation
Syfy may have just canceled one of the best scifi shows around, but it’s got two interesting genre projects coming up in the form of Nightflyers and Deadly Class—and now we have teasers for both, including a meaty first look at the latter, from the directorial minds behind Avengers: Infinity War. First up, here’s the … Continued
- Tech NewsApple
It Looks Like Apple’s Tool That Stops Cops From Hacking Your iPhone Isn’t Coming to iOS 11.4
Security researchers at a password-recovery firm claimed to have found an encryption feature in the beta of iOS 11.4 that would definitely make your device more secure and might even prevent authorities to use the cracking tools that have cropped up recently. Sadly, it appears the tool will not be included in the final release, … Continued
By Rhett Jones - io9
Goodbye, Peppa Pig
My seven-year-old daughter has gotten into some straight-up terrible TV shows of late. While I’m glad one of them is a magical-girl show like Sailor Moon, which organically extends her genre palette, it’s absolutely awful. I long for simpler times—times when I’d watch Peppa Pig with her. It’s been about 18-20 months since the jaunty, … Continued
- Tech News
Give the Finger to Jony Ive With a Case That Makes Your iPhone X Look Like the Original
It’s easy to look back on the original iPhone 2G with reverence. It revolutionized the mobile phone industry, and paved the way for our lives to be taken over by mobile apps. And for the three of you who yearn for a modern smartphone wrapped in 2007 design aesthetics, Spigen’s created an iPhone X case … Continued
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DC Universe Is Giving the Doom Patrol Its Own TV Show, and That’s Incredibly Exciting
DC Universe has just announced its live-action Titans show, which has yet to premiere, is already getting a spin-off series: Doom Patrol, based on the exceptionally weird superteam. We knew that Doom Patrol—the quirky supergroup that first appeared in 1963, and is perhaps best known to Teen Titans fans as the group that Beast Boy … Continued
- EartherEarth Science
NASA’s Carbon Monitoring Program Won’t Go Down Without a Fight [Update: It Won]
Florida Senator Bill Nelson is none too happy that the Trump administration got away with killing NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System (CMS). And it seems he won’t let the program go down without a fight. On Friday, the Democratic Senator and former astronaut sent a letter to top Congressional appropriators expressing “deep concern” over the canceling … Continued
By Maddie Stone - Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
SecureDrop Safe From the New PGP Attack, So Please Continue Leaking All the Things
Monday is turning out to be a pretty bad day for Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), one of the most widely used encryption standards, which rolled out nearly 30 years ago. Researchers have disclosed a proof-of-concept that reveals how an attacker might exfiltrate the decrypted contents of a PGP message from a target’s computer, provided they … Continued
By Dell Cameron - ScienceSpace
Does Earth’s Shifting Orbit Influence How Life Evolves?
It’s nice to think we’re part of something bigger. And we are, really—in a cosmic, evolutionary sense. A team of researchers from the United States and New Zealand took a look at how likely species were to go extinct and how likely new species were to appear during a 60-million-year period, long before humans evolved. … Continued
- io9
A Han Solo Movie Was in Development Even Before The Force Awakens
The earliest days of the new Star Wars era remain relatively mysterious. We know that in October 2012, Disney bought Lucasfilm, and work soon began on what would eventually become the start of the new trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But the story is much more interesting than that, as was revealed in a … Continued
- ScienceHealth
The World Health Organization Just Declared War on Trans Fats
The World Health Organization has announced a comprehensive plan to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply by 2023. It’s a good idea—but the five-year plan may be overly ambitious. The plan, called REPLACE, urges global governments to eliminate the use of industrially produced trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated oils … Continued
- io9
Hell Yeah! Agents of SHIELD Will Return for a Sixth Season
Good news, Agents. SHIELD lives to fight another day. After an agonizing wait for fans and the recent cancellation of ABC’s other Marvel series, Inhumans, Marvel Studios and ABC have finally officially confirmed that Agents of SHIELD will return for a sixth season, “continuing the adventures of your favorite agents.” No mention was made of … Continued
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Gillian Anderson Has Some Thoughts About Fox’s Lack of Plans for More X-Files
Just as showrunner Chris Carter had warned it would, Gillian Anderson’s exit from The X-Files after its 11th season has led to Fox confirming there are currently no plans to continue the series. But Anderson has weighed in with her own thoughts as to why The X-Files season 12 is a no go. Speaking to … Continued
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Margot Kidder, Who Defined Lois Lane for a Generation, Has Passed Away [Updated]
Margot Kidder, the woman whose performance perfectly captured the essence of The Daily Planet’s most fearless reporter, passed away on Sunday at her home in Montana. The Daily News reported on her death earlier today. As a younger woman, Kidder began acting in lower-budget TV shows and films in her native Canada. One of her … Continued
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Ahead of Ireland’s Abortion Referendum Vote, Anti-Choice Group Pushes Propaganda DVD on Students
A pro-life group emailed schools in Ireland urging principals and religion teachers to show students a DVD that included excerpts from a 1980s anti-abortion propaganda video. The video, The Silent Scream, shows an ultrasound of an abortion in which the fetus appears to open its mouth “in a silent scream”—a deceptive assertion refuted by the … Continued
- io9
5 Great Deadpool Stories That Are About More Than Just Humor
Deadpool 2 is just days away, and what better way to wait for the film than to dig into the Merc with a Mouth’s comic book backlog? We’ve got some suggestions, but with a twist—these aren’t the hilarious, bizarre adventures that usually star the quirky antihero. These are the stories that explore why Wade Wilson … Continued
- Tech News
The Wi-Fi Alliance Wants to Make Building a Mesh Network Simpler Than Ever
Today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced what everyone’s been waiting for since the world fell in love with mesh networking devices: Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh, a shared standard for extending wifi coverage with multiple routers. Should manufacturers adopt the standard, soon you’ll be able to grab any router supporting EasyMesh and have it expand your network coverage … Continued
- Tech NewsGadgets
Stare In Awe, Disbelief, and Envy at This Console-Covered Boombox for Gamers
YouTube’s My Mate VINCE has a knack for wiring modern video game consoles to old-school TVs. After perfecting his skills, he’s hacked together what is undoubtedly his greatest, most absurd creation: a resurrected boombox that lets gamers play their favorite titles anywhere they’re strong enough to carry this monstrosity. At the core of this portable … Continued
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The Senate’s Big Vote to Save Net Neutrality and Embarrass Republicans Is This Week
It’s taken months to pull together a vote to save net neutrality from the FCC guillotine, but the moment is finally upon us. Senate Democrats announced today that they’ll force a vote to keep net neutrality protections in place on Wednesday, May 16. Support in the chamber is just one vote shy of passing the … Continued
By Rhett Jones - EartherExtreme Weather
Why India’s Dust Storms Are So Deadly This Year
Dust storm season is in full throttle in India—and it’s turned deadly. At least 71 people, including at least five children, died over the weekend as a result of the wind-whipped dust and accompanying thunderstorms. And the terror has spread far and wide, reports the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Dust has been blowing—at speeds of up … Continued