August 2, 2019 Most Americans Do Trust Scientists, Heartening Survey Finds Good news, science folk: Most of America thinks you’re pretty okay and worth listening to. According to a new report out Friday by the…
August 2, 2019 FCC bans spoofed text messages and international robocalls This week the FCC voted to approve rules that ban spoofing text messages and international robocalls. The new rules close long-standing loopholes in the…
August 2, 2019 The Smallest USB-C PD Battery Pack We’ve Seen Is Just $11 Today Xcentz 18W USB-C PD 5,000mAh Battery Pack | $11 | Amazon | Promo code XCENTZ215 Read more… via Gizmodo Check out the Finding Your…
August 2, 2019 Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Tunnel Kind Of Sucks? In Elon Musk’s mind-brain, the future is autonomous cars (Teslas) getting sucked into the earth and then fired through tunnels at speed in a…
August 2, 2019 FTC may be investigating Facebook’s deals for Instagram and WhatsApp The Federal Trade Commission is said to be looking into Facebook's purchases of other companies like Instagram and WhatsApp as part of an antitrust…
August 2, 2019 Dark theme is coming to Google Fit next week In Google’s quest to dark mode everything, Google Fit users can now switch to dark theme to see their rings fill up in even…
August 2, 2019 Electric scooters aren’t quite as climate-friendly as we thought Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge Electric scooter companies like to tout their green credentials, frequently reminding riders that every two-wheeled trip they…
August 2, 2019 Summer Is Fading, But There Are Tons of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming to Brighten Up August This month’s crop of brand-new sci-fi and fantasy horror books include space battles with hostile aliens, multiple mages, a pet crow who’s got a…
August 2, 2019 The Woman Who Turned Psychological Testing Into a Science “I don’t have time for this,” psychologist Anne Anastasi reportedly said in 1987, before hanging up the phone on a call from Ronald Reagan’s…
August 2, 2019 Watch Adam Savage nerd out over the costume from the high school Alien play Image: Tested Adam Savage is a bit of a fan of Ridley Scott’s film Alien. He spent years constructing his own replica of Kane’s…