December 29, 2020 Google removed the Pixel 5’s and 4a 5G’s ultrawide astrophotograhy mode When Google came out with the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G earlier this year, you could use the company’s astrophotography mode with any one…
December 29, 2020 The Coolest Star Wars Collectibles of 2020 Look, considering the “Skywalker Saga” (to be clear, you’re absolutely a narc if you call it that) came to a close last December, 2020…
December 29, 2020 The Expanse’s Steven Strait on Holden’s Evolution as a Leader The Expanse is a show with an ensemble cast, but if you had to pick a “main character,” it would probably be James Holden….
December 29, 2020 New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Ignore Scientists’ Advice on Alcohol Limits The newest dietary guidelines from the U.S. federal government are out, and there are some surprising omissions. While the guidelines continue to emphasize the…
December 29, 2020 Watch the Boston Dynamics robot family dance like 2020 was a good year With a namesake like Atlas, you wouldn’t think Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot would be the most lithe specimen on the planet. But then we’ve…
December 29, 2020 Weirdly Enough, 2020 Was Apple’s Biggest Year in a Long Time While most of us were having a horrible year, with lives and jobs up-ended by the global pandemic, tech companies sailed through 2020, buoyed…
December 29, 2020 McConnell Doesn’t Care About Section 230 or the Election—Just Keeping Your Relief Check Small Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to block consideration of a House-approved stimulus package on Tuesday that includes $2,000 checks for many Americans—an amount…
December 29, 2020 You can escape this room, but you’ll never escape Google Docs For anyone who’s been lucky enough to spend the majority of the pandemic working from home, the idea of escaping the room (or couch)…
December 29, 2020 No, NFL player Russell Okung is not being paid in Bitcoin Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images “Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin,” the headline proclaimed — and soon, ones…
December 29, 2020 The Apps That Helped Us Manage 2020 The stress and upheaval of 2020 has sent all of us searching for different ways to cope. And while there is merit in seeking…