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Over the Garden Wall: What Is It Like Changing From Android to iPhone in 2023?
Nobody has been trimming the hedges of Google and Apple’s walled gardens. I should know. I’ve straddled the hedgerows separating the iOS and Android ecosystems and had my nethers pricked by some oddly-placed thorns. Read more... #press
https://gizmodo.com/switch-android-to-iphone-2023-1850607067?utm_source=press.coop
Argentina Experienced Its Hottest Winter Day in Over 100 Years
Buenos Aires in Argentina saw an especially hot start to this August, and temperatures spiked above 30 degrees Celsius throughout the capital for the first time in years.Read more... #press
Paizo Announces New Starfinder Edition at Gen Con
Paizo, the games company that created fantasy tabletop RPG Pathfinder, announced at Gen Con that it is actively updating sci-fi TTRPG Starfinder. The first playtest is actually available now. It will be published under the ORC license and will use the three-action economy system, which will allow Starfinder to be…Read more... #press
Cult of the Dead Cow Wants to Save Internet Privacy with a New Encryption Protocol
The Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the most influential hacktivist groups on the web, announced plans Wednesday to launch an end-to-end encrypted protocol that can be used for app development. cDc is calling its new tool Veilid and, from the initial descriptions, it sounds pretty friggin’ cool. On... #press
Alienware’s Newest Desktop Design Leaves the Mothership and Heads Back Down to Earth
Alienware has not been the type of company to shy away from outlandish, expensive, and sometimes gaudy case designs. That being said, Alienware is trying something a little more quaint compared to previous years, as the latest in its Aurora mid-sized desktop PCs, the R16, now features a boxier... #press
Slotherhouse Looks Like Cocaine Bear, With a Sloth
Objectively, Slotherhouse is an incredible title for a horror movie. The combination of phrases instantly clues you into what it’s about, even if you can’t actually fathom your thought process to be accurate. “Is this a movie about a house where a sloth kills a bunch of people?” you think. And the answer is “Yes, it…Read more... #press
Zuck’s Fighting Obsession Brings UFC to Quest’s Horizon Worlds
We’re getting closer and closer to a world where we might be able to punch Mark Zuckerberg… virtually, of course. That’s because a UFC-like experience is coming to the Meta Quest through a simulated stadium-side experience.Read more... #press
Scientists in Japan Develop Experimental Alzheimer's Vaccine That Shows Promise in Mice
Scientists in Japan may be at the start of a truly monumental accomplishment: a vaccine that can slow or delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In preliminary research released this week, the vaccine appeared to reduce inflammation and other important biomarkers in the brains of mice with... #press
Disney vs. DeSantis Battle Continues With Countersuit and DEI Outlawed
The ongoing feud continues: Ron DeSantis has doubled down on denying Disney’s First Amendment and constitutional rights through the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.Read more... #press
Scream 7 Will Be Directed By Happy Death Day's Christopher Landon
Ghostface will have a new master for Scream 7. Radio Silence, the directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who helmed the two most recent Scream films, won’t be returning for the next installement. Instead, in their place is Christopher Landon, the horror veteran who directed the Happy Death... #press
Argentina Experienced Its Hottest Winter Day in Over 100 Years
Buenos Aires in Argentina saw an especially hot start to this August, and temperatures spiked above 30 degrees Celsius throughout the capital for the first time in years.Read more... #press
What Makes Immortal Longings an Epic Fantasy? | io9 Interview
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https://gizmodo.com/what-makes-immortal-longings-an-epic-fantasy-1850682117?utm_source=press.coop
Read an Excerpt from Daring New Book Oh God, the Sun Goes
A weird, experimental debut novel, Oh God, the Sun Goes is set in a world where the sun has mysteriously, unexplainably disappeared. As an unnamed narrator heads west, the book takes a hairpin turn into a searing and eerie romance. Read more... #press
Warner Bros. US Responds to Japanese Barbenheimer Criticism, Deletes Tweets
After a social media storm swirled in Japan after the U.S. social media accounts for the Barbie movie acknowledged the “Barbenheimer” mashup memes, Warner Bros. has released an official statement apologizing for participating in the viral trend.Read more... #press
https://gizmodo.com/warner-bros-barbenheimer-tweets-japan-apology-1850695528?utm_source=press.coop
Space-Scanning Algorithm Spots 'Potentially Hazardous' 600-Foot Asteroid
An asteroid-hunting algorithm set to be implemented in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 10-year survey spotted its first potentially hazardous asteroid, proving the algorithm’s capabilities in advance of the observatory’s opening.Read more... #press
https://gizmodo.com/algorithm-spots-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-1850695634?utm_source=press.coop
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Director Talks Inspirations, Canon, Shredder, Marvel and More
Watching trailers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, one of the first things to come to mind is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Spider-Verse was such a game changer in animation that when you see any animated movie after it that looks a little bit different, it’s very easy to... #press
August's Supermoon Duo Begins with Tuesday's 'Sturgeon Moon'
August will kick off with a full supermoon, which is set to rise less than 226,000 miles (363,300 kilometers) from Earth tomorrow night.Read more... #press
https://gizmodo.com/august-supermoon-duo-sturgeon-moon-1850692041?utm_source=press.coop
TCGPlayer Employees File Unfair Labor Complaint Against eBay for Anti-Union Tactics
TCGPlayer employees have filed an unfair labor complaint against parent company eBay, The Verge reports. The company, which sells and authenticates trading cards was acquired by eBay in 2022. The complaint accuses eBay of ignoring the union’s existence after workers organized in March.Read more... #press
The Tech That Shaped Hip-Hop
This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary.Read more... #press
