The Story Of Emmett Till’s Murder Is Always Under Threat

In Mississippi, there’s an ongoing debate over who, if anyone, gets to tell the story of Emmett Till.

Ford will pass on a tug-of-war with Tesla's Cybertruck

Elon Musk isn’t about to get a public duel between Tesla’s Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 — not officially, anyway. While Ford’s venture incubator VP Sundeep Madra suggested he’d like an “apples to apples” test of the two pickups, a spokesperson tol…

Star Wars-themed Instant Pots look like R2-D2, BB-8 or Darth Vader

While Mandalorian and Baby Yoda merch has disappointed, Williams Sonoma is extending its plot to cash-in on your desire for branded cookware. The latest effort combines two crazes: Instant Pot and Star Wars. The multipurpose pressure cooker is perfec…

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker film clip: Why ‘they fly now’, but LEGO doesn’t

Today we get a glimpse of the next Star Wars movie: The Rise of Skywalker, in a full 30-second clip. This is a clip from the movie- without special cuts or nonsense, as far as we’re aware. In the clip we’re shown some action that, as we’re already fully aware, is also captured soundly in a single LEGO set that’s … Continue reading

Twitter is about to go nuclear on username squatting and inactive accounts

Twitter is about to purge inactive accounts, potentially freeing up usernames that early-adopters of the social network grabbed but haven’t actually been using. The company already had an inactive account policy, which allowed it to deactivate and reclaim usernames that weren’t actively used, but it’s only now that it seems eager to actually use it. For a while, it seemed … Continue reading

Facebook acquires Beat Games: What Beat Saber fans should know

Facebook has acquired Beat Games, the company behind hit virtual reality game Beat Saber. The acquisition will help Facebook ‘bring VR to more people around the world,’ the company said as part of its announcement. Beat Saber’s team will join Oculus Studios as part of this deal but will independently operate in Prague. What will happen to Beat Saber? Not … Continue reading

Website Calls for Investigation of Ring, Gets Blocked by Facebook

A leading digital rights organization reported on Tuesday that Facebook was actively blocking users from sharing a link to a web page critical of Amazon, describing its surveillance products, such as Ring doorbell cameras, as a threat to “privacy, civil liberties, and security.”

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German Man Develops Fatal Infection After Being Licked By His Dog

An unassuming lick from a dog is being blamed for the death of an otherwise healthy German man. It’s a strange medical case involving a normally harmless bacterium, but experts say it’s nothing to worry about and that most of us can continue to let our dogs slobber all over us.

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Musk to Testify He Didn't Do the Thing and Furthermore, He Deleted the Thing That He Did

Elon Musk, who called a British national “pedo guy” for publicly flogging his fragile ego over the Thai cave submarine fiasco last year, will evidently defend himself during his testimony in court by claiming that he didn’t call Unsworth a pedophile.

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Why Virginia Democrats’ Refusal To Repeal ‘Right-To-Work’ Law Matters