Accept our king, our god, or else: The senseless "requirement" Spanish colonizers used
Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and right.....»»
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Accept this mission
Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One isn't the best of the franchise, but it offers plenty of giddy espionage thrills......»»
All the Mission: Impossible movies, ranked from worst to best
Before Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to check out our Mission: Impossible movie rankings......»»
A study reframes the definition of marine heatwaves to improve responses to climate change
Ocean heating leads to intense marine heatwaves that can be extremely harmful for marine ecosystems, especially on ocean surfaces. A study from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC-UIB), a joint center of the Spanish National.....»»
Be careful with emoji, because they are legally binding in Canada
Be careful how you emoji in the future, after a Canadian judge ruled that sending someone a "thumbs-up" symbol in a message can potentially enter you into a legally binding contract.[Pixabay]The King's Bench for Saskatchewan issued a summary judgment.....»»
Canadian court rules "thumbs-up" emoji counts as signing a contract
Be careful how you emoji in the future, after a Canadian judge ruled that sending someone a "thumbs-up" symbol in a message can potentially enter you into a legally binding contract.[Pixabay]The King's Bench for Saskatchewan issued a summary judgment.....»»
10 biggest Netflix failures ever
Despite its many flaws, it’s pretty undeniable that Netflix remains the king of the hyper-competitive streaming world. , from ambitious and critically-acclaimed originals to acquired content from rival studios; it has something for everyone, fr.....»»
Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld
Spanish missionaries deemed Lyobaa to be a "back door to hell" and sealed all entrances. An archaeological research expedition has uncovered evidence of a legendary subterranean labyrinth under the ruins of Mitla in Oaxaca, Mexico, b.....»»
Apple, Google confirm new EU "gatekeeper" law applies to them
A swathe of Big Tech firms ranging from Apple to TikTok owner Bytedance have told the EU that they fall under the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signalling that they accept its rules about messaging apps.It's not that there was any doub.....»»
Skullcandy Rail ANC review: Decent performance at an okay price
Skullcandy might be the king of inexpensive wireless earbuds, but its latest Rail ANC earbuds sing a different tune, raising the budget price with only mediocre performance increases.Rail ANCWireless earbuds are a must, but unfortunately, the market.....»»
Babbel Lifetime Subscription drops to $179, save $420 on access to 14 languages
The benefits of learning a new language are endless, and now for a limited time, you can save 54% on a lifetime subscription to Babbel. Whether you're interested in Spanish, French, Italian, German, or any one of the 14 languages available, Babbel ha.....»»
Jony Ive"s latest gig is the seal for King Charles"s space project
An "Astra Carta" seal has been designed by Jony Ive's LoveFrom firm for the UK's King Charles, and aimed at being a call to action for private firms in space-related industries.Source: Sustainable Markets InitiativeIve previously designed the royal e.....»»
Nvidia RTX 4060 review: a lot of caveats
Nvidia's RTX 4060 is trying to be the new midrange king, but it stumbles in trying to reach that goal......»»
T-Mobile ditches AutoPay discount for Apple Pay despite history of security woes
T-Mobile’s long-feared and unpopular change to AutoPay is set to officially go into effect next month. Starting on July 25, T-Mobile will no longer accept credit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay for AutoPay. This means that if you want to secure th.....»»
NASA improves process for turning astronaut pee into drinking water
Human space travel may well be exciting, but anyone that does it has to accept that consuming water from recycled urine will be part of the mission......»»
EVE Online is getting an official Microsoft Excel add-on
With EVE Online's focus on stats and data, it was only a matter of time before it buddied-up with spreadsheet king Microsoft Excel......»»
World heritage wetland site threatened by strawberry farming
Strawberry lovers might want to check the provenance of their fruit this summer following controversy about a new farming bill which could cause the devastation of an iconic Spanish wetland......»»
TerraUSD: South Korea "cryptocrash king" Do Kwon jailed
The collapse of the terraUSD stablecoin and the associated Luna token rocked cryptocurrency markets......»»
White communities prefer to risk repeat flooding rather than move to safer but more diverse neighborhoods
Even after suffering flood damage, homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to accept higher risk of disaster repeating itself than relocate to areas with more racial diversity and less flood risk, according to new research from Rice University......»»
Spanish rocket launch aborted due to last-minute glitch
The maiden flight of Spain's first rocket was aborted Saturday after countdown ended because of a last-minute technical problem, the start up PLD Space said......»»
Apple TV+ renews hit "Silo" for a second season
Ahead of its first season finale, Apple TV+ has announced that critically-acclaimed drama "Silo" will now return for a second run.Image Credit: AppleThe post-apocalyptic drama has been highly praised by critics, and viewers including Stephen King. Re.....»»