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How to Customize the New iPhone 15 Pro Action Button
If you’ve invested in a shiny new iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max, then it comes with a change to previous iPhones: The long-serving mute switch (officially known as the Ring/Silent switch) has been replaced by the more dynamic-sounding Action button. You can customize this button to perform a variety of…
Source: Gizmodo – How to Customize the New iPhone 15 Pro Action Button
A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees
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Source: Gizmodo – A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees
Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty in Crypto Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty on all seven federal charges in his criminal trial for defrauding customers of his crypto exchange out of billions of dollars with his crypto empire, jurors decided on Thursday night in a Southern District of New York court, Reuters reports. Jurors reached a verdict at 7:40 p.m., according…
Source: Gizmodo – Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty in Crypto Trial
The CW's Superman & Lois Has Been Cancelled
Much-loved DC Comics characters Superman and Lois aren’t going anywhere—you might have heard about that James Gunn movie in the works—but their iteration on the CW is coming to an end. The fourth season of Superman & Lois, due to arrive next year, will be its final.
Source: Gizmodo – The CW’s Superman & Lois Has Been Cancelled
An Ode to the Doctor Who Hand Pose
David Tennant’s Doctor is very big on hands. Well, most biped humanoids, Time Lords included, are quite keen on having all their limbs. But remember the sword fight in “Christmas Invasion”? Remember the fighting hand? Remember how he grew a whole other version of himself out of that hand four years later?
Source: Gizmodo – An Ode to the Doctor Who Hand Pose
Amazon to Ditch Clothing Stores, Wants More Grocery Stores Instead
Amazon will close its two physical clothing stores by next week, less than two years after it opened its first location in May 2022. The closures appear to reflect a shift in focus toward its grocery stores and add to Amazon’s 68 other brick-and-mortar store closures last year.
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon to Ditch Clothing Stores, Wants More Grocery Stores Instead
No, TikTok (Probably) Isn't Anti-Israel
Republican lawmakers pounding the well-worn TikTok ban drum are using flaming hot tensions over the conflict in Israel to try, once again, to knock the app offline. The new line of attacks, based on shoddy data analyses, claims TikTok is boosting anti-Israel content in order to brainwash a generation of gullible…
Source: Gizmodo – No, TikTok (Probably) Isn’t Anti-Israel
Roccat Vulcan II Review: A Flashy Upgrade
Roccat recently released two gorgeous mechanical gaming keyboards as part of its Vulcan series: the Vulcan II and Vulcan II Mini Air. Both models showcase vibrant RGB lighting and robust construction, with the former being a wired variant and the latter presenting a TKL (tenkeyless) design.
Source: Gizmodo – Roccat Vulcan II Review: A Flashy Upgrade
NASA Apologizes for Not Supporting Your Delulu Plans to Visit Jupiter
NASA issued an apology for a slightly shady post on X that questioned people’s ability to visit Jupiter.
Source: Gizmodo – NASA Apologizes for Not Supporting Your Delulu Plans to Visit Jupiter
Doctor Who's First Dalek Story Is Getting Restored in Color
Doctor Who is set to celebrate its big 60th birthday in a few weeks—but it wouldn’t be a party without a few friends, nor a few enemies: because the Daleks are showing up to menace the proceedings in glorious color!
Source: Gizmodo – Doctor Who’s First Dalek Story Is Getting Restored in Color
Boeing Bowing Out of Starlink Competition Prompts Smug Response from Elon
In the latest twist in the satellite industry, Boeing has decided to forfeit its license for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, a project that would’ve competed with SpaceX’s Starlink network.
Source: Gizmodo – Boeing Bowing Out of Starlink Competition Prompts Smug Response from Elon
Apple Music's Cheap Voice Plan Disappearing Is Another Example of 'Streamflation'
Apple Music subscribers can no longer sign up for the Voice Plan and existing subscribers’ auto-renew will turn off at the end of the billing period, Apple said in a blog post on Wednesday. Subscribers paid just $4.99 for Apple Music’s Voice Plan which launched in 2021 and allowed users to access their music library…
Source: Gizmodo – Apple Music’s Cheap Voice Plan Disappearing Is Another Example of ‘Streamflation’
How Disneyland Brought Indiana Jones to Life in Its Iconic Ride
Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure ride gets its moment in the spotlight as part of documentary series Behind the Attraction season two, now streaming on Disney+.
Source: Gizmodo – How Disneyland Brought Indiana Jones to Life in Its Iconic Ride
FTC Alleges Amazon Used a Price-Gouging Algorithm
Amazon faces allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of wielding price-gouging algorithms through an operation called “Project Nessie” according to court documents filed Thursday. The FTC says the algorithm has generated more than $1 billion in excess profit for Jeff Bezos’s e-commerce giant.
Source: Gizmodo – FTC Alleges Amazon Used a Price-Gouging Algorithm
Study Reveals Shrinking Timeframe to Contain Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees
Our global carbon budget to avoid permanently reaching 1.5 degrees of warming is smaller than we previously thought, new research says. A study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the planet can only emit another 250 gigatons of carbon dioxide for a 50% chance of reaching 1.5 degrees…
Source: Gizmodo – Study Reveals Shrinking Timeframe to Contain Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures FAST Channel Teases 3 New Series
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures—a free ad-supported (FAST) channel devoted to the ever-popular roleplaying game—launches soon, and Hasbro Entertainment has released new clips showcasing the three original series (including a cooking show!) arriving the week of November 13.
Source: Gizmodo – Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures FAST Channel Teases 3 New Series
Lower Decks' Season Finale Is a Fitting Farewell to Its Current Self
After a third season that felt like spinning its wheels, so far season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks has made a great effort on pushing all of its characters to grow and change, and to better reflect the arcs we’ve seen them go on. In its season finale, the show sends that journey off with a bang—one that feels like…
Source: Gizmodo – Lower Decks’ Season Finale Is a Fitting Farewell to Its Current Self
Listen to AI-Assisted John Lennon in The Beatles ‘Final’ New Song
Music icon John Lennon was assassinated 43 years ago, but his voice is still kicking around. Using the latest AI technology, surviving members of The Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, have the ability to extract Lennon’s voice from the most notorious track of his unreleased library.
Source: Gizmodo – Listen to AI-Assisted John Lennon in The Beatles ‘Final’ New Song
Code Geass Is Getting a Truly Wild Blu-ray Collection
Crunchyroll’s latest absurd mega-collection anime box set is bringing together all of Code Geass into one place… and then throwing in an entire chess set, among other things, for good measure.
Source: Gizmodo – Code Geass Is Getting a Truly Wild Blu-ray Collection