Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Might Be Its Thinnest Foldable Yet

Honestly, Google, this might be the leakiest launch Ive covered in my entire career covering consumer tech. So far, we know about most of the products, their specs, and how they look. The only thing we dont know for sure is pricing and speculation are all over the map. © Google Todays leak involves thePixel 9 Pro Foldand the Pixel Watch 3. And if that wasnt enough leaks, Steve Hemmerstoffer, a....

August 1, 2024 · 2 min · 283 words · Ashley Jones

Lead Found in Nearly Half of Cocoa Products, New Study Warns

Your next bite of dark chocolate could come with an unexpected dose of lead and other toxic metals. The findings suggest that people should moderate their consumption of these products, the researchers say. So researchers at George Washington University wanted to better understand the scale of cocoa contamination in the United States. Whole cocoa beans.Image: Justin Sullivan via Getty The researchers collected and analyzed 72 different dark chocolate cocoa products over a span of eight years....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 160 words · Michael Rodriguez

Lens in Chrome Could Be Even Better Than Circle to Search

you’re able to further refine your search in thepopup text box with Multisearch. Whats most impressive about the feature is how well it seems to recognize objects in-frame. Google showed how the feature could pull out a math problem from a YouTube video into Search. Lens in Chrome has some impressive object segmentation capabilities.Gif: Google Clicking on certain products will also bring up the Google Shopping panel. The other big feature coming to Chrome is Tab Compare....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 165 words · Jeffrey Gray

Marvel Jesus Will Soon Beat Jesus Jesus

Only seven R-rated movies have ever grossed over $300 million domestically. In other words,Marvel Jesus is about to beatJesus Jesus. After that,the only question is how highcanDeadpool & Wolverinego? Deadpool aka Marvel Jesus, is about to beat the real Jesus, Jim CaviezelMarvel Studios Its already made $500 million internationally after its first week. All of which, you have to think, was probably expected. Disney doesnt let Marvel make an R-rated movie unless its fairly sure it wont blow up in their faces....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Matthew Herman

Rabbit Says Former Employee Handed Hacking Collective the Keys to the R1’s Backend

Still, it doesnt seem like their efforts will put an end to the ongoing cybersecurity SNAFU. Rabbit first denied an issue but has since changed its API keys. Rabbit immediately revoked and rotated those API keys and moved additional secrets into AWS Secrets Manager. The Rabbit R1 has been put through the ringer, but it doesn’t seem like its latest efforts will soften critics' complaints.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Still, the company has continued to claim the hacking effort took place in June....

August 1, 2024 · 2 min · 272 words · Elaine Conrad

Russia Plays Up Its Nuclear Weapons in Flashy Public Drill

This is the third nuclear drill Russia has announced and conducted in the past few months. It held the first in May and the second, with Belarus,in June. We typically think of nuclear weapons as missiles and bombs that destroy cities or the world. Russian soldiers load an Iskander missile during a tactical nuclear drill.© Russian MoD video screengrab. From Russias point of view, thats a lot of tactical nukes very close to Moscow....

August 1, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Hayley Guzman

Scientists Discovered an Entirely New Type of Wood

Tree categories are lumped into two types. This discovery was made while examining samples from a wide assortment of trees under an electron microscope. It is also cultivated as an ornamental tree in Europe and North America. The size of tiny structures in the cells of tulip trees makes them neither hardwoods nor softwoods.© Jan J Lyczakowski and Raymond Wightman This might help explain why Tulip Trees are highly effective at carbon storage....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Barbara Figueroa

Scientists Propose Lunar ‘Noah’s Ark’ to Preserve DNA of Endangered Species

Hagedorn has previously worked on successful efforts topreservethreatened coral species through cryopreservation. Another barrier is cost. Its not the first time that scientists have looked to the Moon to save Earths endangered species. The Moon could be the ideal place to store endangered animal DNA.© University of Colorado at Boulder/NASA Given the state of things on Earth, a lunar vault might just be the smartest idea yet. News from the future, delivered to your present....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Ryan Tyler

Stay Away From At-Home Chemical Peels, FDA Warns

The agency has also started to go after sellers of the products, such as Amazon and Walmart. Chemical peels have long been used bydermatologists and cosmetic surgeonsto improve a persons appearance. Peels are regularly deployed to treat acne scars, wrinkles, sun-damaged skin, and hyperpigmentation. Someone performing a chemical peel in a beauty salon.© iStock via Getty In its warningissuedTuesday, the FDA notes that it hasnt approved any chemical peel products....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Jared Tran

Taco Bell Is Deploying AI to Screw Up Your Crunchwrap Supreme

Will your next late-night order of diarrhea fuel be taken by a robot? Its not totally clear. On Wednesday, Yum! © Shutterstock/Hrach Hovhannisyan The technology is already in use at over 100 Taco Bell drive-thrus across 13 states, the company said. Brands, in the press release. Just look at how annoying those automatedcorporate voicemail systems are. Slowly a line of cars materialize behind you, and the other nocturnal eaters begin to get antsy....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Antonio Kaufman

The Best Gadgets of July 2024

I recommend them over their $70 cheaper counterpart, theSamsung Galaxy Buds 3. These pants promise to turn you into the worlds most efficient cyborg hiker. And anybody who meets you on the trail will know it, too. Image: Dua Rashid / GizmodoGizmodo Staff It is a step up from the base $300 Galaxy Watch 7 in several ways. Its a watch that will take over your wrist andif you let ityour life....

August 1, 2024 · 2 min · 277 words · Jim Cook

The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in August 2024, and Where to Watch Them

Summer is almost over, which means only so much time to catch up on your streaming. (And sometimes, just the ones that we like most.) Heres the best of whats streaming in August 2024. Some of the titles streaming this month.Warner Bros., AMC, Warner Bros., Universal, Fox Whats coming to Netflix in August 2024? Whats available on Netflix on August 1? Whats available on Netflix on August 2? Preacher– AMC...

August 1, 2024 · 3 min · 440 words · James White

There Are So Many New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August

Read an excerpt on the authors web pagehere. (August 13) The Doors of Midnightby R.R. Virdi Myths begin, and a storytellers tale deepens, in the essential sequel to R.R. Cover art for The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark.© Tordotcom Virdis breakout Silk Road-inspired epic fantasy debut,The First Binding. (August 13) Lokaby S.B. (August 13) Mistress of Liesby K.M. © Tordotcom, Orbit, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books Contributors include Marie Brennan, Victor Manibo, Kate Elliott, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and more....

August 1, 2024 · 1 min · 155 words · Brandon Wallace