Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge NBC’s long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives will be leaving broadcast television after 57 years on to stream exclusively on Peacock, the network announced on Wednesday. The change means that fans who previously have been able to watch the show for free on broadcast will now have…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Ever heard of the Streisand effect? It’s when someone tries to suppress information, only to wind up spreading it even further than it might have otherwise traveled. For example: Last week, I might have been skeptical if you told me a podcaster got their hands on a casting script for the next Tomb Raider game…
Enlarge / A NASA rendering of the Lucy spacecraft before efforts were made to fully open one of its solar arrays in May and June. (credit: NASA) NASA confirmed this week that its Lucy mission to explore a series of asteroids has a clean bill of health as it approaches a key gravity assist maneuver…
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Infowars founder Alex Jones took the stand today in a trial that will determine what he owes to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook mass shooting. Last year, Jones was found liable in a series of defamation cases brought by the parents of Sandy Hook victims. For years, Jones and Infowars…
Starbucks will unveil its web3 initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs, at next month’s Investor Day event. The company earlier this year announced its plans to enter the web3 space, noting its NFTs wouldn’t just serve as digital collectibles, but would provide their owners with access to exclusive content and other perks. At the time, Starbucks…
Getty Images Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said a new web3 initiative for rewards is coming. The changes will be revealed at Starbucks Investor Day in September. Other chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Chipotle have ventured into web3 via the metaverse. Starbucks is planning some changes to its iconic rewards program, the coffee chain announced in…
People hug during a Value Them Both watch party after a question involving a constitutional amendment removing abortion protections from the Kansas constitution failed, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo Kansas voters rejected a measure to restrict abortion rights. Politico Playbook on Wednesday morning dubbed it an all-caps “POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE.” Many…
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris laugh after U.S. President Joe Biden, appearing via teleconference, noted that Harris was speaking while “muted” during a meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access during an event at the White House complex August 3, 2022 in Washington,…
On April 13, 2022, a Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant in the town of Shchastya. Alexander Nemenov/Getty Images The Senate voted in favor of adding Finland and Sweden to NATO. The two Nordic countries moved to join NATO in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There was overwhelming bipartisan support for…