Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes Susan Walsh/AP An FBI agent was the first witness called at the seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers members. FBI agent Michael Palian recalled the “chaotic” scene and difficulty breathing from tear gas. Palian reviewed a text message in which one Oath Keeper said he’d go on a “killing…
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If you’ve been holding on to a Pixel 4 for the past three years, you’ll have to get used to going without OS upgrades. Android Policenotes that, as planned, Google has released its last guaranteed software update for the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. They just include the usual round of minor bug fixes and…
Nintendo’s Tokyo-based animation studio, Nintendo Pictures, has officially launched, with the company’s website now live. Nintendo Pictures was formerly known as Dynamo Pictures, the CG-focused visual production company whose previous motion capture and animation work has included a series of Pikmin short films and featured in the likes of Persona 5, Final Fantasy 13-2, Monster…
When the iOS 16.1 beta brought the AirPods Pro 2-exclusive Adaptive Transparency feature to the first-gen product, we were curious as to how it would work. During the presentation last month Apple said the feature, which intelligently reacts to and dims the sound of sudden high decibel noises like sirens, was tied to the new…
Women are often seen as threatening, dangerous or subversive in patriarchal societies. Villainesses embody fears about women misusing their power to tear apart families, challenge social conventions and cause physical harm or even death. From fairy tales to literature, history to myth, the greatest villainesses are those who not only do bad things, but inspire…
It’s a sad truth: Home fires kill about 2,500 people every year, and injure 12,600 more. A fire can get out of control in just 30 seconds, and once a room is engulfed, the air at eye level is heated to a scorching 600 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s hot enough to burn your lungs when inhaling….
If you were a sentient being during the early 1970s, you couldn’t miss “Chariots of the Gods” by Erich von Daniken, in either book or movie form. This documentary intrigued a whole generation, spurring the most adventurous to brave long, cramped flights, unfamiliar bacteria and temperature extremes to see the world’s most mysterious places for…
Apple today updated its list of vintage and obsolete products to add the iPhone 6 because it has now been more than five years since the device was last offered for sale. The iPhone 6 has something of a unique launch situation, so the timing of its addition to the list is a little bit…
The Ava Remote smart home controller | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Last week, I visited the world of the professionally installed smart home. This is the promised land. Everything just works, your voice assistant doesn’t try to sell you toilet paper, and you can control your whole home with just one…