Here are the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

From spawning fish and ravenous grizzly bears to battling reindeer and kissing ravens, the year’s best wildlife photography will leave you breathless.

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Facebook's List of 4,000 Banned Entities Includes Hate Groups, Criminals, and a Whole Lot of Terrorists

Facebook has banned thousands of individuals and organizations allegedly involved in terrorism, according to a Tuesday report by the Intercept, as part of a sprawling blacklist called Dangerous Individuals and Organizations (DIO) that appears to mirror the interests of the U.S. government and military.

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NASA’s first Mars samples are ready for an audacious trip to Earth

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been on the surface of Mars for just about eight months now, and in that time, it has taken samples of Martian rock to determine what secrets may be contained within. Perseverance, however, is not going to analyze these samples itself on the surface of Mars, but rather NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are … Continue reading

Netgear Orbi Quad-band Mesh WiFi 6E system will cost you $1500

If you’re looking for a new WiFi 6E mesh internet system, Netgear has… an option for you. The Orbi Quad-band WiFi 6E Mesh System enables newly available (in select areas of the world) 6GHz WiFi internet “throughout the home.” This is the sort of router and mesh internet system you get when you want to be ready for the future … Continue reading

Meditative breathing and VR combo reduces pain without drugs

Researchers at the University of Michigan have combined the ancient tradition of meditative breathing with modern technology, namely a virtual reality headset. The result, according to a new study from the team, is a reduction in pain perception, offering patients a way to reduce their use of painkillers. In contrast to meditative breathing on its own, however, the VR-based breathing … Continue reading

Relive the Real ‘Golden Age’ of TV With This Bonkers Web Simulation

My80sTV, the fantastic inventory of over 150,000 TV clips from the ‘70s through aughts has recently introduced a whole new decade, the ‘60s, with over 21,500 clips on over 19,000 channels. Weird era! Let’s poke around…

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Adam Warlock's Long Road to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

After what feels like years of anticipation, one of the most important heroes in Marvel’s Infinity Saga is finally coming to the MCU: Adam Warlock. Midsommar’s Will Poulter has been cast as the cosmic hero for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Need to brush up on just who he is? Why is he coming to the MCU now? We’ve…

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1Password Now Offers a Way to Share Passwords Securely With a Link. Or, More Securely…

Despite the fact that it’s not a very good idea, people share passwords a lot. Streaming service credentials? Yup, people pass those around quite a bit. And at work, people frequently share login information for shared services—also not a super-great idea. When people do this, they usually share said PWs via an…

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Strange Radio Signal From Galactic Center Has Astronomers Flummoxed

Over the course of 2020, astronomers in Australia detected a mysterious batch of radio waves coming from somewhere near the center of the galaxy. But when the team trained a more sensitive instrument toward the source, they saw it only once more before it disappeared, behaving differently than it had before. The…

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How to Watch William Shatner Boldly Go Where No Shatner Has Gone Before

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, is scheduled to perform its second crewed suborbital flight on Wednesday morning. William Shatner is coming along for the ride, which is only fitting for the actor who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek. Here’s how you can watch the launch.

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