Monthly Archives: July 2020
What to expect from Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy'
The cast of Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ gives us an inside peek into the new season. Read more… More about Netflix, Mashable Video, Jfk, Ellen Page, and The Umbrella Academy
Garmin confirms massive cyberattack that knocked the company offline
A massive cyberattack has left a popular wearable and GPS technology company reeling for days now. Garmin confirmed on Monday that it was still working on getting all of its systems back online after it was hit with a cyberattack last week. The company manufactures fitness trackers, smartwatches, and other GPS and wearable devices. We’d […]
Face masks often aren't enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
Well, there goes the tiniest privacy silver lining on that otherwise dark coronavirus cloud. A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that many commercially available facial-recognition systems are still able to correctly identify people wearing face masks. As mask use becomes ever more commonplace due to the pandemic, there […]
'Magic: The Gathering' Double Masters set brings back a ridiculously powerful card
Magic: The Gathering’s huge catalogue of cards is constantly growing, with publisher Wizards of the Coast releasing new sets every year to keep the game fresh. This enormous library gives players endless options when building their decks, however some of the better cards can get lost in the shuffle. With that in mind, Magic’s Masters […]
Disney delivers the first clip for NatGeo's early NASA series, 'The Right Stuff'
National Geographic’s upcoming Disney+ series The Right Stuff is an old story re-told for a new audience. The 1979 Tom Wolfe book from which the series gets its name also served as the inspiration (and title source) for an epic-length 1983 film from Philip Kaufman. All three recount the history of NASA and the first […]
Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in August 2020
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Elon Musk's worst tweets of all time (so far)
Elon Musk is… talkative. So much so, that a number of his tweets have created personal, business, and even legal problems for the billionaire CEO. So we put together a list of the worst ones! Read more… More about Mashable Video, Tesla, Elon Musk, Spacex, and Tech
TikTok decides it's had enough of QAnon (sort of)
When a deranged conspiracy theory with potential for real-world harm rears its head on your viral-video platform, it’s time to take action. Or if you’re TikTok, sorta kinda take a baby step towards curbing its influence. Late Friday TikTok confirmed to Rolling Stone that it would stop returning search results for QAnon-related words and phrases. […]
Dave Franco's Airbnb paranoia inspired "The Rental"
Dave Franco’s genre-bending thriller, “The Rental,” came from his own unnerving home-sharing experiences. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Airbnb, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, and Dan Stevens
Trump argues with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile over his campaign's spammy text messages
The U.S.’s biggest mobile phone carriers aren’t quite getting the “Goya treatment” from President Donald Trump. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are currently embroiled in a debate with Trump and his 2020 campaign’s legal team over what constitutes illegal spam text messages. According to Business Insider, the problems started in early July when a third-party company […]