This Door Is Smarter Than You

Why bother piecing together accessories from different manufacturers for your smart home when you could buy the whole system outright? That seems to be the idea behind the Masonite M-Pwr smart door, which comes with an integrated video doorbell and smart lock built right into the frame.

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Image Comics Workers Have Officially Certified Their Groundbreaking Union

After formally announcing the formation of Comic Book Workers United late last year—the first specific union to support workers within comics publishing—workers at Image Comics have voted to officially certify their union in the results of a secret ballot.

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I Would Blame Google Maps for Getting Me Stuck in the Snow for 21 Hours If It Weren't Also My Fault

Senator Tim Kaine and I have something in common: We were extremely unwise to drive through the state of Virginia on Monday, when the combination of winter storms and the traditional regional practice of doing nothing about them screwed us both over for over 20 hours.

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Rep. Allred: Capitol Officer’s Sacrifice On Jan. 6 Allowed Me To Meet My Son

The Texas Democrat said he found out about the insurrection while on the House floor after receiving a number of disturbing texts from family and friends.

Airthings View series expands with standalone pollution and radon monitors

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Clubhouse finally adds support for web listening

Since its debut in 2020, joining a conversation on Clubhouse has involved opening the app. But that’s no longer the case. Starting today, if you live in the US, you can listen to replays and live rooms with replays enabled using a web browser. What’s more, you don’t need to log in to use Clubhouse in this way.

Clubhouse notes the feature is experimental, so expect bugs. However, the company says it will roll out to more countries if people find it “useful.” Similarly, it will consider supporting more room types and other parts of the Clubhouse experience over time.

Separately, the company is updating its share sheet. When you’re in a guest room, you can tap the Share button, located at the bottom of the interface, to post a link to a session through Clubhouse, a social network or messaging app. When you pick the first option, you can add a comment to describe the room. If it’s a live room, your followers will get notification so that they can join.

Notably, both updates see Clubhouse making its app more widely accessible. When the app first launched, you had to obtain an invite to join. But as companies like Facebook and Twitter have moved to add live audio to their platforms, it has been forced to adapt in a bid to stay relevant.

Exploding Supergiant Star Got Surprisingly Busy During Its Final Days

Red supergiant stars are quiet and calm before exploding into Type II supernova—but not this one. The observation is important because it suggests some supergiant stars experience significant internal changes before going supernova

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Democracy Collapsing? There’s an Algorithm to Fix and/or Hasten That

As we mark the one-year anniversary of America’s right-wing temper tantrum that almost cost us the Republic, many Americans are probably wondering just what we can do to prevent such a violent, terrible event from ever happening again on U.S. soil. Well, according to the Washington Post, those in the data science…

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Marvel's Destiny of X Fights for Mars in the New X-Men: Red Series

It wasn’t that long ago—in fact, it was during the recent Planet-Sized X-Men—that Marvel’s mutants decided to terraform Mars and transport the sentient island of Arakko as a sort of second home for mutantkind, especially those who were already living on the planet. But nothing ever stays rosy for the X-Men, whether…

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Milo Ventimiglia ‘Almost Took Vows’ With Mandy Moore In Early Days Of ‘This Is Us’

“It’s been a pleasure to be her TV husband for six years,” the actor told Jimmy Fallon of of his co-star on the NBC drama, which just kicked off its final season.