RFK Jr. Wants the Internet to Pick Trump’s Top Health and Tech Experts

One name that stands out on the website isDr. Simone Gold, who founded an organization calledAmericas Frontline Doctors. The group tried to insist that health experts were hiding a cure for covid-19. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with President Donald Trump at a Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, GA on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.© Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Hydroxychloroquine, of coursewhich is not a cure for covid....

November 10, 2024 · 1 min · 183 words · Carl Romero

Ancient Tunic in Greek Tomb Belonged to Alexander the Great, Controversial Study Claims

Based on historical sources, he suggests this garment belonged to the renowned young conqueror. Its an intriguing claim, but not everyone agrees with Bartsiokass conclusions. All three contained skeletal remains. Royal tomb of Phillip II.© Ntinos Lagos/Getty Images However, experts have long debated the true identity of the individuals buried there. Bartsiokas clearly lies in that camp. This sarapis is also depicted in the frieze of Tomb II on the sixth hunter, identified as Alexander....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 134 words · Sara Thomas

ASilent Night, Deadly NightReboot Is Coming FromTerrifier‘s Backers

According to the trade,Silent Night, Deadly Nightis aiming for a 2025 theatrical release. Itspawned several sequels(part two is to blame for the infamous Garbage day! meme), though later series entries are more of the in name only variety. Art the Clown spreads holiday cheer in Terrifier 3. Image: Jesse Korman/Dark Age Cinema Thats not likely to happen this time around, especially in a post-Terrifier 3world. I was in awe and started imagining what horrifying things would happen....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Thomas Wade

Chegg Is On Its Last Legs After ChatGPT Sent Its Stock Down 99%

Chegg should be familiar to most people who have been to college in recent years. Unfortunately, the launch of ChatGPT all but annihilated Cheggs business model. Its unclear what Chegg can do to stem the bleeding at this point. Chegg’s stock has cratered 99% since the launch of ChatGPT, and bond holders fear it won’t be able to continue paying its debts.Bloomberg / Getty The company laid off 441 employees over the summer, a quarter of its workforce....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 140 words · Allison Alexander

Cops Have Less Time to Break Into iPhones Thanks to iOS 18.1 Security Measure

Apple indeed added a feature called “inactivity reboot” in iOS 18.1. This is implemented in keybagd and the AppleSEPKeyStore kernel extension. It seems to have nothing to do with phone/wireless connection state. Apple implemented a security update into iOS 18.1 making it harder to penetrate locked devices.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Apples entire brand is providing the most secure, privacy-friendly devices on the market. NSO Group makes software called Pegasus that can break into iPhones through the mere delivery of a text message....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Todd Larson

Creator of Crypto Mixer ‘Bitcoin Fog’ Gets 12 1/2 Years In Prison

Besides money laundering, mixers can be charged with running unlicensed money transmitting businesses. Basically, allowing people to send and receive money without checking their identities. Sterlingov has said that his crypto holdings came not from Bitcoin Fog but from early investment in cryptocurrencies. The operator of a cryptocurrency mixing service has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.Kent Nishimura / Getty Sterlingov maintained throughout trial that he never operated Bitcoin Fog....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 172 words · Allison Vincent

Detroit Will Let You Pay Your Taxes in Bitcoin. You Probably Shouldn’t Do That

The City of Detroits announcement doesnt specify which cryptocurrencies will be accepted. PayPal says it currently supportsPayPal USD, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. Payments made in crypto will be immediately converted to USD. The City of Detroit will allow residents to pay their taxes with crypto.benedek / Getty Detroit is not HODLing. Other organizations have tried to piggyback on crypto hype over the years to garner attention. During the memestock craze, AMCbegan accepting Bitcoinas a form of payment for movie tickets....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 199 words · Christopher Bell

Elon Musk Is the Steve Bannon of 2024

He would use the site to help Trump do just that. Indeed, Bannon met Trump for the first time, in 2011,through Bossie. In 2022, Elon Muskbought Twitter. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The deal was contentious, dramatic, and, from the outside, largely inscrutable. Public speculationran the gamutbut came up with no real answers. Not long after the acquisition was finished, Musk fired amajority of the sites staffand renamed it X. The problem for Musk has been thatX is not profitable....

November 9, 2024 · 2 min · 257 words · Mackenzie Bell

HasHaloReached the End of the Ring?

Look atSonic,theMCU, DCEU, and countless others for examples. BungiesHalo2released for the original Xbox November 9, 2004. Since 343 took full stewardship of the series, things havent entirely gone to plan. © Bungie Hearts and minds were won withInfinitesfree-to-play multiplayer, but whatever original ambitions the studio had forInfinitewere considerably scaled back. (Guardianstried to mix things up, but the games efforts to growHalowerent all met positively. But times have changed, and the franchise landscape is so different that cliffhangers feel more dangerous than ever....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Christine Boyer

Here Are the 10 iOS 18.2 Features We’re Most Excited About

Theyve finally started rolling out, as seen with theiOS 18.1release a few weeks ago. Here are some features that caught our attention from thelong, long list. Image Generation This iOS version is big on generative art. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo Its finally becoming available on this iOS version. Vehicle Motion Cues iOS vehicle motion cues are coming to the dynamic island. Honestly, this is the feature Im most looking forward to since I suffer from extreme motion sickness....

November 9, 2024 · 2 min · 285 words · William Lambert

RIP Tony Todd, Horror’s Candyman and All-Around Beloved Actor

Born December 4, 1954, Todd made his acting debut with the 1986 filmsPlatoonandSleepwalk. Todd also lent his talents to voice work. View this post on Instagram Prior to his passing, Tony Todd appeared in the 2024 horror filmsStreamandThe Bunker. © TriStar We have lost a cherished friend. Im sending love and prayers to his family, friends and fans. Hes at peace and his legacy will never be forgotten. Virginia Madsen, hisCandymancostar, remembered him as my beloved....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Jillian Miller

Scientists Are Testing AI That Could Detect Pain in Goats Just By Their Facial Expressions

Measuring whether theyre in pain is ultimately subjective though, requiring decades of experience to make a judgement call. Thankfully, for all its flaws, one area where artificial intelligence performs well is in pattern recognition. Scientists believe the same idea can be applied to recognizing pain in the faces of animals. Researchers are using AI to detect pain in animals using facial expressions alone.Dragonite_East / Getty The technology could eventually be applied to other non-verbal patients, particularly young children....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Amanda Roberts

The Curious Case of Iconic Star Vega’s Missing Planets

Its a mysterious system because its unlike other circumstellar disks weve looked at. It turns out, the movie got it right, and its very confusing for real-life scientists. Nearly 20 years later, the Webb and Hubble telescopes teamed up to reveal never-before-seen details within Vegas disk. A Hubble Space Telescope false-color view of a 100-billion-mile-wide disk of dust around the summer star Vega.NASA, ESA, STScI, S. Wolff (University of Arizona)...

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 141 words · Terry Washington