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2019 Comic-Con International: San Diego is coming this week, which means our team will be on the ground, providing you with on-the-scene coverage of pop culture and fandom as well as hoping our fellow attendees please, please exercise some acceptable minimum degree of basic thoughtfulness. But in the meantime, our…Read more......
Astronauts Aren’t Dying From Space Radiation, New Research Suggests
Excessive exposure to the Sun’s harmful rays is an occupational hazard endured by astronauts, who run the risk of contracting cancer and heart disease as a result. At least that’s what we thought. New research shows that astronauts aren’t dying prematurely, but scientists caution that long duration missions will pose…Read more......
Researchers create eye-tracking glasses that auto-focus where you look
Researchers at Stanford University have created glasses that track your eyes and automatically focus on whatever you're looking at. The so-called autofocals, detailed in a paper published in the journal Science Advances, could prove a better solution than transition lenses or progressive lenses. The authors note that, over time, our...
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Lying, tech tricks, and snares, oh my: This week at Gizmodo, our team of reporters and editors hit three different ways consumers are being ripped off, manipulated, or tracked in secret in their everyday doings on the web. Those include “surveillance scores” e-commerce companies use to charge different customers…Read more......
CDC Says Measles Cases in U.S. Have Now Reached Over 1,000 So Far in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that 1,001 cases of measles have been reported so far in the U.S. throughout 2019.Read more......
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Man jailed for nearly 30 years is free after judge rules that he is...
After spending 28 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit, Corey Atchison has his freedom.
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An Oklahoma judge ruled that Atchison — who was convicted in connection with a 1991 murder — is innocent. Police believe that the deceased, James Wayne, was the victim of a gang-related robbery that took place nearly 30 years ago. Tulsa County District Judge Sharon Holmes overturned the conviction on Tuesday after his...
Trump Disavows ‘Send Her Back’ Chant as G.O.P. Frets Over Ugly Phrase
But as the crowd chanted at his re-election rally in North Carolina, President Trump looked around and seemed to bask in the enthusiastic refrain. ...
The Boosted Scooter Is a Blast
Electric scooters are dangerous. It seems like you can’t go a day without seeing a scary story in the news reminding the world of this fact. People die riding these things. So it wasn’t surprising when Boosted emphasized safety in announcing it’s new e-scooter. The $1,600 Boosted Rev has three brakes,...