‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Stars Ben Platt And Noah Galvin Are A Couple

Galvin replaced Platt in the smash Broadway musical in 2017. This week, he confirmed that they’re dating.

Track Your Miles Fashionably With a New Fitbit

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Big Oil's Climate Plans Don't Come Close to Meeting the Paris Agreement

Climate action plans are all the rage for polluting companies. Last month, Shell pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It’s just the latest example: Other oil giants have recently made similar pledges as well. These pronouncements use pseudo-inspirational marketing speak, promising to “leverage” their…

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Can't Afford Your Phone or Internet Bill? A Proposed Law Could Keep You Connected

Three Democratic senators have launched an effort to keep Americans connected to the internet throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic and amid one of the most devastating economic downturns in nearly a century. Legislation introduced on Tuesday seeks a national “moratorium” on phone and internet shutoffs until the…

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Fauci and Other Experts Outline Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy

Scientists around the world are scrambling to develop a covid-19 vaccine. A newly proposed strategy could dramatically improve this currently disjointed process, allowing for the accelerated development of multiple vaccines at once.

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Uber, Fresh From a Massive Round of Layoffs, Is Reportedly Trying to Buy Grubhub

Uber, a furnace people can’t stop shoveling money into, is looking to buy up its main restaurant delivery competitor, Grubhub, in an all-stock deal. I think we’re all wondering the same thing: What the fuck?

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No, the PlayStation 5 release date didn’t leak

Earlier today, a very peculiar snippet from a Sony job listing started making the rounds on the internet. While much of that listing seem innocuous, there was part that stood out: an apparent release window for the PlayStation 5. That job listing said the PlayStation 5 would be out at some point in October 2020, putting it just five months … Continue reading

Instagram adds new comment filtering tools to combat bullying

Instagram is ramping up its anti-bullying measures with a series of updates meant to give users more control over how others interact with their account. Among the changes: new comment filtering tools and restrictions on tagging and mentions. The upd…

Motorola promises one additional Android update for the $1,000 Edge+

By our estimation, Motorola’s first flagship in four years is a decent, if not completely compelling high-end phone. Not everyone will like the Edge+’s signature “waterfall” display, and its vaunted stereo speakers could be better. The good news is t…

‘What the Golf’ is coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 21st

The hilarious, physics-based pseudo-golf game What the Golf is making its way to the Nintendo Switch later this month. The game was initially released in September on Apple Arcade and Windows, and won the 2020 Game Developers Choice Award for the bes…