JD Vance Reminds America to Turn on Disappearing Messages

In general, the quoted messages dont tell us a lot. According to the Post, Johnson first pinged Vance the day after Vance won his Senate election in 2022. The two texted over the next 20 months about things like Ukraine, UFOs, and Israel. Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speaks to reporters aboard “Trump Force 2” at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on July 31, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona....

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 333 words · Stephanie Griffin

Logitech Insists It’s Not Making a Mouse With a Subscription Fee

Last month, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber detailed her companys designs on a so-called Forever Mouse. How would that work in todays current buy-it-and-toss-it ecosystem? Faber suggested it may be close to a service model, akin to the companys video conferencing products. The Logitech M750 Signature AI Edition requires users to install extra software on their PC or Mac to access ChatGPT with a single button press.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo...

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Stephen Rodriguez

Months After Elon Told Advertisers to F*ck Off, X Sues Advertisers for Doing That

Advertisers notably dislike controversy, and Musk is really good at courting it. A recentNew York Times articleclaims the companys ad revenue is down 53% from where it was last year. In essence, GARM purports to dissuade companies from backing platforms that may prove problematic from a brand perspective. © Ting Shen/Bloomberg This behavior is a stain on a great industry, and cannot be allowed to continue. Musk was notably more melodramatic....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Benjamin Flores

Rare Form of ‘Red Lightning’ Caught on Camera Over Puerto Rico

Remote cameras recently captured a rare natural light show in the sky over Puerto Rico. Cameras operated by the Caribbean Astronomy Society captured the images in the early hours of August 4. Gigantic jets are arecentdiscovery, only being documented for the first time in 2002. A gigantic jet explodes skywards over Puerto Rico.© Caribbean Astronomy Society The jets are powerful, with an intensity up to 10 times that of conventional lightning....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Angel Cannon

Rings of PowerWill Keep Adding More Not-Hobbits

Itiskeeping the smallfolk around in spirit though. Especially one in such contrast to what season one did. Maybe the third time will be the charm, and well see Fallohides inRings of Powerseason three? © Prime Video For now, well have to wait until after season two hits Amazon Prime, starting August 29. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Crystal Ellison

Ryan Reynolds’ Tributes to His SecretDeadpool & WolverineCo-Stars Have Been Wonderful

For the longest time, Ryan Reynolds couldnt say anything. He couldnt saywho was inDeadpool & Wolverine.He couldnt say who wasnt. Jon Favreau didnt just jump into#DeadpoolAndWolverinefor a quick one night stand as Happy Hogan. Director Shawn Levy and many of the stars of Deadpool & Wolverine.Image: Shawn Levy/X/Marvel Studios He gave us the 360 degree vision of an, innovator, foundational Marvel forefather and ace storyteller. Dafne and Hugh standing next to each other is a pinch me moment....

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 233 words · Dave Bryan

Scientists Discover New Type of Deadly Fungus

Scientists in Singapore have discovered a new family member of a nightmare fungus. C. auriswas first discovered in 2009. Its also hard tofully eradicateonce established in an environment. A petri dish containing Candida auris.© Nicolas Armer/picture alliance via Getty This new research,publishedlast month inTheLancet Microbe, is the latest sign thatC. aurishas plenty more tricks up its sleeves. Doctors from the Singapore General Hospital had come across a patient carrying a strain ofC....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 166 words · David Williams

SpaceX’s Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites Are 5 Times Brighter Than Before, Worrying Astronomers

The DTC satellites, according to the study, may appear brighter due to their lower altitude. Their closer proximity to Earth, however, may not be all bad. But also it means that their apparent motion is much faster. The telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) captured this 333 seconds-exposure in November 2019 which contained at least 19 streaks caused by Starlink satellites. Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE SurveyCTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE Survey That effect compensates for the additional brightening triggered by their lower orbit, according to Hainaut....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Todd Wright

Stranded Boeing Starliner Crew Could Spend 6 Months on ISS

BoeingsStarliner launched to the ISSon June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams. Adding insult to injury, five of the spacecrafts thrusters failed. The mission was originally set to last for eight days, but Starliner still has no return date. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft arrived at the ISS on June 6.Credit: NASA NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate the spacecrafts readiness, and no decisions have been made regarding Starliners return....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · William Garcia

Superhero Comics Are Being Hurt by the Movies They Inspire

San Diego Comic-Con revealed a lot of big news, particularly as it pertains to Marvel. The relationship between superhero comics and their expanded media hasnt ever beeneven-sided. Its a problem that extends beyond the Big Two, but they operate in this space the most. ©Artgerm Lau/Marvel Comics And then you have Marvel, which basically dove headfirst into the synergy game and never really got out. (As if they could ever really forget....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Diana Davis

Teenage Engineering’s New Sampler Can Play the Hottest Gregorian Chants and Sickest Lute Solos

Sweden-based Teenage Engineering makes products for a very, very specific audience. The $300 EP-1320 is really a reskin of the$300 EP-133 K.O. II, but it seems designed to give the Renaissance faire reject in me a chance at sampling scores. © Teenage Engineering The board also contains foley effects including the sound of swords clashing or arrows flitting across a battlefield. The gear is supposed to have a redesigned suite of punch-in FX....

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 219 words · Daniel Carey

The Search for Alien Life Just Hit a Depressing Setback

The search for alien life just got a bit more complicated. Astronomers analyzed solar flares from 300,000 Milky Way stars using data collected by the GALEX space telescope. In some cases, the flares reached up to 12 times that level. Red Dwarfs could be shooting out solar flares that are much more powerful than previously believed.© NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI) Few stars have been thought to generate enough UV radiation through flares to impact planet habitability....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 175 words · Melanie Lee

Updates FromAlien: Romulus, and More

Plus, whats coming onSnowpiercers final season. I hope you guys are ready for the next one. Weve been shooting this one forever, Im back in Australia still shootingMK 2. © 20th Century Studios I was here for almost a year last time. Yeah, its gonna be pretty immense, everything is going to be bigger. The storys going to be great. Alien: Romulus Cailee Spaeny introduces her character, Rain, in a newAlien: Romulusfeaturette....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Mark Hill