Couple Fined $18,000 for Digging Up 36 Endangered Joshua Trees in California

The endangered Joshua tree is getting some reinforcements from the legal system. A California couple agreed this week to pay an $18,000 fine for digging up 36 Joshua trees on their California property that sits just north of iconic Joshua Tree National Park.

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This Carved Snake May Have Been the Staff of a Stone Age Shaman

Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered a remarkable wooden snake figurine that possibly belonged to a Stone Age shaman.

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Government Watchdog Finds Most U.S. Agencies Don't Even Know Which Face Recognition Systems They Use

Despite the fact that more than a dozen federal agencies regularly use facial recognition tech, there’s hardly any oversight into the systems these agencies use. That’s according to a new report out Tuesday from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a federal watchdog agency that offers congresspeople…

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The Smart Home Isn't Worth It

A smart home that responds to your every command and automates mundane tasks is a tantalizing dream. But the reality is that given the current limitations of technology, competing standards, and devices that quickly become obsolete, trying to make that dream a reality today just isn’t worth all the effort.

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iOS 15 Could Be the Cure for Your iPhone Addiction

If iOS 14 was a visual overhaul that gave you full control over how your iPhone looks, iOS 15 is a logistical one that gives you full control over how your iPhone behaves, which in turn will change how you use it.

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How to Try iOS 15, watchOS 8, and iPadOS 15 Right Now

Most people are perfectly fine waiting until September for the annual upgrades to iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. But for the impatient few among us, you can actually test out Apple’s next-generation software for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch starting today by downloading the public betas if iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and…

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With watchOS 8, Apple Wants to Help You Chill the Hell Out

When Apple previewed the features coming to watchOS 8, the next-gen software upgrade seemed iterative—great for overall performance, but perhaps lacking in terms of direction. This was especially true after watchOS 7, which turned the Apple Watch into a vital tool for navigating pandemic life. However, after living…

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Disney's Dueling Jungle Cruise Trailers Pit Emily Blunt Against Dwayne Johnson

Two trailers, two stars, two completely different feels, one movie. That’s what you’re getting today for Disney’s Jungle Cruise, which opens in theaters, and on Disney+ with Premier Access, July 30. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt and, much as they were when the film was still scheduled for a 2020…

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A Plague Tale, Call of Duty headline PlayStation Plus free games for July

Tomorrow, the calendar flips over into July, and that means PlayStation Plus users will have a new batch of games to download. Sony has revealed the three games that will be up for grabs in July through PlayStation Plus, and just as in recent months, July’s roster will be comprised of one PlayStation 5 game and two PS4 games. It’s … Continue reading

Big Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G leak spills the beans

A set of images of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G showed basically the entirety of the device, front, back, and innards this week. The device is one of two foldable devices in the Galaxy Z family that’ll likely appear in Samsung’s hero phone lineup, the other working with the name Galaxy Z Flip 3. That device folds the … Continue reading