2020 Audi RS6 Avant First Drive Review: A wagon welcome in America

Station wagons aren’t meant to be cool these days, but nobody passed Audi Sport the memo. Then again, the 2020 Audi RS6 Avant is about as far away from the old family woodie as you can get: the German automaker may insist on branding its wagons “Avant” but that’s only the smallest of the differences between the new RS6 Avant … Continue reading

LEGO acquires BrickLink, promises friendly future

The LEGO Group announced today that they’d acquired BrickLink, the biggest LEGO fan marketplace and community on the internet. They’ve announced that the 1.1 million members in 70 countries will continue to be supported in their endeavors. It would SEEM that this is nothing but good for people who already use BrickLink and have come to love the independent spirit … Continue reading

MediaTek’s new flagship chip has dual-SIM 5G but no US-friendly mmWave

The shelves of 5G smartphones are going to get more crowded – and potentially more affordable, too – with chip-maker MediaTek wading into fifth-gen networks with its latest silicon. Dubbed MediaTek Dimensity, it’s a family of new 5G chipsets aiming to pull the rug out from under Qualcomm’s Snapdragon with features like dual-SIM 5G. First of the family will be … Continue reading

Watchmen's Nicole Kassell Opens Up About Paying Homage and Breaking Free From the Comics

Watchmen became a different kind of show following Agent Laurie Blake’s introduction earlier this season, but after this week’s episode, the show has transformed once again. Despite the series’ shifts into new forms, executive producer Nicole Kassell recently explained to us that as wild as things have become for…

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Animal Abuse Including 'Crushing' and 'Burning' Is Now a Federal Felony

Heinous and intentional acts of violence against animals are now a federal crime under a new bill that was signed into law this week.

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'A Catastrophe': Leading Journals Warn Against EPA Proposal to Limit Science

Editors of the nation’s leading academic journals have come together to voice their worries with the president’s attempt to limit science within the Environmental Protection Agency.

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This is the Dumb Ford v Ferrari That We Deserve

Ford v Ferrari dramatizes the story of an engineer team’s quest to build a Ford car that can beat Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race so the American company can boost lagging car sales. The film, released earlier this month, has raised eyebrows and pumped fists alike, with reviews deeming it both a“climate…

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Deepfake Art Project Reimagines Nixon’s Speech Had Apollo 11 Gone Horribly Wrong

A prepared speech that President Richard Nixon thankfully never had to make has been brought to life in an art project that poses the question: Can a deepfake rewrite history?

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Bloomberg Union Slams Management Move ‘To Silence Journalists’

Staffers at a Bloomberg media property are demanding a reversal of his company’s decision not to investigate 2020 Dems.

Tidal’s My Video Mix creates video playlists based on your listening habits

Tidal is launching a new twist on the usual computer-generated playlists we’ve seen from the likes of Spotify and Google. And it’s doing so with a video-focused feature called My Video Mix. Like Spotify with its collection of “Made For You playlists,…