Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Elon Musk is expected to take “drastic action” to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, The Washington Post wrote yesterday in an article citing “three people familiar with the matter.” The anonymous sources seem to be from Musk’s camp. “Musk’s team has concluded…
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A fin whale passes by in the Drake Passage crossing for Ushuaia to Antarctica. oversnap via Getty Images In 2018, a multidisciplinary Antarctic expedition to study the impacts of climate change on krill populations, among other things, uncovered a heartening surprise about one of the crustacean’s prime predators: fin whales. Helicopters dispatched from aboard the…
These are turbulent times for both crypto investors and projects alike. Over the past several months, Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen substantial declines in their token prices. But investors have given even bigger haircuts to the breakout success stories of the 2021 bull run. Solana, a newer blockchain with early Silicon Valley backers, has watched…
SAVE $20: As of July 8, you can score a Roku Ultra streaming device for $20 off ahead of Prime Day — snag one for just $79.99. We struggle to find any reason to have cable anymore, unless you’re married to watching reruns of Family Feud all day on Game Show Network or something. No…
Investors are used to using their acumen and financial heft to find companies that might disrupt markets. But it turns out their views and investments might disrupt public opinion, too. A massive survey of Facebook users from around the world shows a vast group of people who are neither convinced that climate change is the…
Eddie Munson screaming, Yung Gravy rapping, and Kim Kardashian judging soundtracked TikTok FYPs this week. Let’s get into it. This is music! The final two episodes of Stranger Things Season 4 dropped July 1 and amidst the outlandish theories, thirst for the cast, and love for “Master of Puppets” by Metallica, Eddie’s outburst in the…
From Black Panther’s Ramonda to Thor’s Frigga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has no shortage of badass mothers. With Ms. Marvel, the MCU has taken this dedication to all things maternal to another level. For starters, there’s Muneeba, the mother of protagonist Kamala Khan. But let’s not forget that Sana, Kamala’s nani (maternal grandmother), is herself…
Save 75%: The Amazon Echo Dot (third-gen) is on sale for just $10 at Woot for July 8 only. The refurbished smart speaker is $30 cheaper than its brand-new counterpart on Amazon. Got $10 to spare? Then you can snag one of Amazon’s smart speakers. Thanks to a Woot daily deal, you can grab the…
Using a virtual private network (VPN) is one of the best ways to protect your online data and stay anonymous on the web, whether you’re trying to stream movies abroad, torrent, bypass geo-restrictions, or just plain browse. Most providers’ plans cost anywhere from $2 to $12 per month, though many lure customers in with discounted…
Amazon will literally pay you to shop this Prime Day. No, really. New for 2022, the retail giant is giving customers several ways to earn free credits they can spend during its massive annual sale (which is happening on July 12 and 13 this year). All offers but two are open to anyone with an…