On Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Revenge of the Sith Is a Phantom Menace

Star Wars: The Clone Wars entered its endgame with an episode that felt like a celebration of everything it had learned since its awkward theatrical debut all those years ago. This week, it finds itself fascinated with cinema once more, and how our knowledge of what’s to come in its immediate future haunts heroes and…

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How to Use Your Gadgets When They're Broken

What with everything that’s going on, it might not be all that easy for you to get your gadgets repaired at the moment—but should a keyboard fail, or a screen crack, all might not be lost. There are a number of useful tricks and hacks you can use to keep your hardware operational until you’re able to get it properly…

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Chevrolet reportedly working on a 1000 horsepower “Zora” Corvette

Chevrolet reportedly has a much hotter Corvette C8 in mind with a version informally known as the “Zora” in honor of Corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov according to a leaked document. This car is expected to be the top-of-the-line tramp and rely on a gas-electric hybrid powertrain that uses a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8 engine paired up with one or more electric … Continue reading

An unusual character string is causing Apple devices to crash

A new character-linked bug is doing the rounds on Apple devices, causing iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches to crash when they receive a particular string of characters via a notification. As reported on MacRumors, this one appears to comprise th…

Nintendo blocks legacy logins after 160,000 accounts were compromised

Nintendo has shut down NNID logins and is encouraging Switch owners to lock down their accounts after a wave of fraudulent attacks. Nintendo itself has confirmed that the platform has fallen foul of hackers, who are accessing accounts and using linke…

Podcast: What the heck is a 'Planetary Computer?' Microsoft explains

What if we could track everything happening on Earth in real time? And — even better — what if all of that data was readily accessible? This week, Devindra chats with Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Officer, about the company’s “Planetar…

Anything But Coronavirus: 5 Things To Obsess Over This Weekend

A sad bulldog and a happy, paint-covered prince top our list of distractions.

Alex Trebek’s ‘Losers’ Insult Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Resurfaces

The remark from an old episode got a mixed reception on Twitter.

Infectious Disease Expert Makes Chilling Prediction About States Reopening

Michael Osterholm warned states that reopen prematurely “will have to pay a big price later on.”

Lysol Maker Warns People Not To Inject Disinfectants After Trump Comments

Manufacturer RB issued a statement after Trump again suggested unproven treatments for the coronavirus.