The PlayStation Classic, Samsung QLED TVs, Apple deals, and Amazon Devices are worth a look this week.
Space Photos of the Week: Shooting Stars and Dwarf Galaxies
The universe’s origin story lies in fast-moving and faraway objects.
Why Twitter reset the @Twitter account
On Friday morning, Twitter posted a single word to its Twitter account: “The.” Average users began replying, telling a story one word at a time. When it was done, the first thread read: “The beginning of the end is near. Yay.”
Had it been posted a month or so, it’s likely the world would have written off Twitter’s “the” as a pocket-tweet. But if you’ve been paying attention to @Twitter for the past few weeks, you’ve noticed an undeniable transformation. An account best known for posting almost comically remedial education to its user base — it was still instructing followers on how to retweet as recently as 2016 — suddenly felt a bit more alive.
In recent days the account started a service-wide conversation around the meaning of users’…
Facial hair on pilots: Study busts myth
Do airline pilots need a clean-shaven face to ensure a proper seal on face masks during emergency cabin depressurization? A recent study offers an answer.
Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels
A new study reports that Volkswagen is not the only auto manufacturer to make diesel cars that produce vastly more emissions on the road than in laboratory tests. The study finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more emissions on the road than in regulatory tests.
Amazon’s Echo devices get redesign on the way to world domination – CNET
An Alexa-powered microwave and wall clock were just the tip of the Alexa iceberg Thursday.
Assassination Nation is a vicious, cathartic horror film about misogyny
Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
In October of last year, just days after several women accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, his frequent collaborator Woody Allen expressed fears of a “witch hunt atmosphere” for men. Countless people have since called the #MeToo movement that followed a “witch hunt,” a piece of hyperbole that equates powerful men losing jobs to mass executions.
The film Assassination Nation, written and directed by Sam Levinson (Another Happy Day), also uses a witch hunt metaphor. But rather than condemning the supposed excesses of feminism, it’s a furious, and…
Peugeot E-Legend Concept is the best kind of throwback – Roadshow
It’s electric, it’s autonomous, and it’s about as easy on the eyes as possible.
iPhone XS, XS Max launches, drawing smaller crowds but plenty of fans – CNET
Stores around the world open their doors to those seeking the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4.
Old Milk perfume smells like eau de rotten dairy – CNET
Swedish grocery chain Coop wants to gross people out to help reduce food waste.