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The Futuristic Skyscrapers of 1923 Were Supposed to Solve Traffic, But Had a Notable Lack of Dwayne Johnsons
We’re still waiting on our flying cars. But back in 1923, the magazine Science and Invention assured readers they were just around the corner. And to top it off, the buildings of tomorrow would be built to “solve” the traffic problem. An article in the July 1923 issue of Science and Invention highlighted the ideas … Continued
By Matt Novak - Tech NewsApple
Apple Might Have Finally Fixed That MacBook Pro Keyboard
Apple has just updated its line of MacBook Pro laptops, putting in new, current-generation CPUs and a new key switch mechanism that might have fixed the laptop’s most consistently annoying problem. If you’re like me, you’ve grown used to the awful keyboard on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. It wasn’t deliberate—it just happened. I … Continued
By Alex Cranz - io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Wonder Woman 1984 Set Footage Gives Us a Look at Cheetah in Action
Henry Cavill is still pondering what could’ve been with Man of Steel 2. Another Rob Liefeld comic hero could be coming to the big screen. Dwayne Johnson says his Black Adam won’t appear in Shazam! Plus, what’s to come on The Originals, and a tiny sneak peek at the next season of The Expanse. Spoilers, … Continued
- EartherConservation
Why Florida’s Largest Lake Is Filled With Toxic Algae, Again
In what has become a deeply unwelcome summertime tradition, Floridians are once again finding their waterways befouled with blue-green algae. Since June, an algae bloom of epic proportions has gripped Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in the state. By last week, the bloom had engulfed 90 percent of the lake’s open water (436 square … Continued
By Maddie Stone - EartherClimate Change
California Is Way Ahead of Schedule for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency may still be headed up by person hellbent on destroying it despite Scott Pruitt’s ouster, but there’s some good news for the environment out in California. The most populous state in the nation hit its first target for cutting back on emissions four years ahead of schedule. The success story, borne … Continued
By AJ Dellinger - Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
MQ-9B Drone Is First ‘Civilian-Registered’ Remotely Piloted Aircraft to Cross Atlantic
The first “civilian-registered” remotely piloted drone to ever make a flight across the Atlantic landed at 6:43pm local time (1:45pm ET) in RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire on Wednesday after taking off from Grand Forks, North Dakota on Tuesday, the BBC reported, after traveling nearly 3,800 miles. The BBC writes that, having completed its historic voyage, the … Continued
By Tom McKay - Tech NewsNews
‘Bitcoin Maven’ Jailed for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-for-Cash Money Laundering Operation
Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law enforcement agencies looking for financial crimes to punish. The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get the book thrown at them is “Bitcoin Maven,” a 50-year-old woman who ran a bitcoin-for-cash exchange operation. The … Continued
By AJ Dellinger - ScienceHealth
Courts Halt Nevada’s Disgusting Plan to Execute Convicted Killer With Untested Drug Cocktail
The execution of twice-convicted killer Scott Raymond Dozier in Nevada on Wednesday was postponed after pharmaceutical company Alvogen requested a federal judge prevent officials from botching an execution with their drug midazolam. Per the Associated Press, Alvogen claimed that Nevada prison officials obtained the sedative, which authorities have used in numerous botched executions that left … Continued
By Tom McKay - EartherClimate Change
Meet the New EPA Chief, Same As the Old EPA Chief (But Maybe Less Obviously Corrupt)
Andrew Wheeler, former aide to climate change denier Sen. James Inhofe, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff director, and more recently fossil-fuel lobbyist, is now temporarily in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency following the resignation of scandal-plagued former administrator Scott Pruitt. While Wheeler seems less likely to hang out with climate change-denying accused … Continued
By Tom McKay - Tech NewsFacebook
Check Out the Fox News-Filled Schedule for Facebook’s ‘Trustworthy’ News Shows
Still reeling (at least in reputation, but certainly not in financial success) from the 2016 US presidential election, Facebook is launching its own slate of news shows produced and funded by the social network in partnership with “trustworthy” news organizations. The lineup, which launches next week, features a whole lot of Fox News. Not all … Continued
By AJ Dellinger - io9Movies
The Gang’s All Here in This Epic Avengers: Infinity War Art
It’s one of the greatest showdowns in recent movie history, and now it’s a “Great Showdowns” print by artist Scott Campbell. Campbell, also known as Scott C., just revealed his brand new painting inspired by Avengers: Infinity War, which pits all of the film’s heroes against all of its villains in one epic image. It’s … Continued
- io9Trailer Frenzy
Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña Saves the World in Netflix’s First Extinction Trailer
Night after night, a father has terrible dreams. Dreams of death. Invasion. Destruction. Then, those dreams start to become reality and he’ll stop at nothing to save his family. That’s the plot of Extinction, a new Netflix sci-fi film that just got its first trailer. The film is set to start streaming on July 27. … Continued
- io9Comics
Marguerite Sauvage on Designing the Next Era of Archie
Change is coming to Riverdale! Today’s release of Archie #32 by Mark Waid, Ian Flynn, and Audrey Mok brought an end to Waid’s tenure on the revitalized series since he first started alongside Fiona Staples in 2015. The new team of Nick Spencer and Marguerite Sauvage are set to begin later this year—and we spoke … Continued
- Tech NewsFacebook
Facebook’s Ad Tools Labeled Thousands of Users as ‘Interested’ in Treason
Facebook is apologizing after its algorithms tagged 65,000 Russian users as “interested in treason.” Facebook algorithmically tags users based on their behavior, making it easier for advertisers to target people interested in specific topics. In this case, however, the tag “treason” may have put users under the threat of government intervention. Facebook says it has … Continued
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Elon Musk Vows to Take on Flint Water Crisis
Elon Musk has been taking a good bit of criticism lately, much of it deserved. After enduring quite a bit of roasting over his ineffective efforts to help kids trapped in a cave in Thailand, he’s now pledged to help every single person in Flint, Michigan, who is still affected by the water crisis. It’s … Continued
By Rhett Jones - io9
Pow! Regains Control of Stan Lee’s Twitter Account, Promises Full Transparency
Stan Lee’s personal and professional well-being has been in question for months, but some things seem to finally be settling down. Just two days after Lee announced he was dropping his $1 billion lawsuit against Pow! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment, the company has announced it’s once again running Lee’s Twitter account. In a statement on … Continued
- ScienceHealth
Novartis Becomes the Latest Pharma Company to Give Up on Antibiotics Research
Much like climate change, the growing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial superbugs is a ticking time bomb that threatens our very way of life. It’s also a very expensive problem to tackle, and Big Pharma has struggled to find any promising solutions. On Wednesday, yet another major pharmaceutical—the Swiss-based Novartis—announced it is dropping out of the … Continued
By Ed Cara - io9Television
Luke Cage Is Corny as Hell
Mike Colter is a ridiculously handsome man who’s spent years playing heartthobs on screens big and small. Conversely, as the star of Netflix’s Luke Cage, he’s portraying one of the least sexy people in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s more to it than that, but let’s start there. One of the oddest parts of … Continued
- Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
FCC Blames Fake-Comment Flood on System It Recently Spent Millions Modernizing
Between 2013 and 2015, the FCC reportedly spent close to $3 million overhauling its comment system. But after being flooded with millions of fake comments during a docket to overturn net neutrality last summer, the agency is now planning another total makeover. In a letter to two U.S. senators, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed a … Continued
By Dell Cameron - ScienceHealth
Yet More Evidence that Viruses May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease
For decades, the idea that a bacteria or virus could help cause Alzheimer’s disease was dismissed as a fringe theory. But not so much anymore. On Wednesday, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School reported in the journal Neuron the latest bit of evidence suggesting herpesviruses can spark the cascade of events that leads … Continued
By Ed Cara