Новости за 02.09.2017

There are a few options for people who want to see President Donald Trump removed from office. There are plenty of calls for impeachment over his various scandals. There’s the ongoing investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia, led by Robert Mueller. And then there’s the effort to remove the president by diagnosing him with a personality disorder and invoking the 25th Amendment, which allows Congress to remove presidents deemed unfit to lead.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is hoping to launch his company’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in November, and with just a couple of months to go, the company announced that it has completed testing on all all three of the rocket’s first stage cores.

President Donald Trump announced today that he intends to nominate Oklahoma Representative Jim Bridenstine as NASA’s next Administrator. If confirmed by by the Senate, he will replace acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot, who has run the agency since Trump took office in January.

Parenthood can be a nightmare, and horror movies frequently play on that trope. There’s an entire subgenre of creepy-child films, from The Bad Seed to The Omen to The Babadook, and they all tap into the creeping anxiety that comes with having children. Netflix’s Little Evil is the latest to join the ranks. On paper, it’s fairly rote — as disturbing supernatural phenomena pile up, Gary (Adam Scott) begins to suspect his new stepson Lucas (Owen Atlas) may be the Antichrist. Luckily, writer-director... Читать дальше...

Lucasfilm has released a new trailer for the fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels, along with a release date: October 16th, 2017.

Let’s face it: it’s been a traumatic and troubling summer, with the news focused on white supremacist uprisings, North Korean saber-rattling, the latest net neutrality war, and a catastrophic hurricane. Labor Day weekend is a good time to take a step back from the news, grill some food, spend time with loved ones, and enjoy the three-day weekend. It’s all part of the process of resetting from summer and getting ready for fall.

Zombies are everywhere, with blockbuster TV shows like The Walking Dead and in Game of Thrones, and films such as 28 Days Later, World War Z, Zombieland, and many others. That popularity stems directly from George R. Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. A new video essay from Kristian Williams delves into how one mistake with the film’s release led to the renaissance of zombie stories that terrify and entertain us.

Not to sound like your dad, but every movie now is at least half an hour too long, right? I went to see Logan Lucky this past weekend because I guess I’m an Adam Driver fan now and I needed to figure out if Daniel Craig was bald or just blond (blond, for the record). Anyway, the movie got to a point where it seemed like it was almost over, and I thought, “This was pretty good, even though Adam Driver’s Southern accent was insane.” But then, it turns out, the movie wasn’t over yet, and there was this whole secondary plot. Читать дальше...

It’s Labor Day weekend, and in addition to squeezing in the last few hours of summer, it’s also a great time for deals.

Roku Inc., the company that makes various streaming devices and smart TVs, is going public, according to papers filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission yesterday. It is looking to raise $100 million, and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticket symbol “ROKU”.

Chances are you’re celebrating Labor Day weekend by grilling some burgers and hot dogs — but this beloved end-of-summer ritual may harbor some health risks. All those sizzling, juicy meats you love likely contain chemical compounds that could increase your risk of cancer. There's still a lot we don't know about the consequences of grilling meat, so there's no reason to panic, but there are steps you can take to mitigate this potential risk.

A research team at MIT has created a clever new way for drones to use RFID technology in warehouses for stock-keeping purposes. It lets companies use much smaller, safer drones to find stuff in giant buildings than was possible before.

Surface Mini images leaked earlier this year, and now we’re getting an even closer look at Microsoft’s canceled tablet. Evan Blass has published marketing images for the Surface Mini, revealing a red rubber case with a kickstand and full specifications. The Surface Mini was reportedly a 7.5-inch device with a 1440 x 1080 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It appears that Microsoft was planning black, red, and blue variants of the Surface Mini before its cancellation. Читать дальше...

Iconic board game Settlers of Catan is coming to virtual reality. A new version is being developed by game studio Experiment7 — which previously created a pair of VR takes on chess — with feedback from the original minds behind Catan. The VR game, which is coming to both Oculus Rift and Gear VR and called simply Catan VR, is described as “true to the classic, but optimized for virtual reality” with “a fresh, fully-immersive format.” Unfortunately, right now the creators aren’t showing off what the new VR title looks like... Читать дальше...

The Syfy Channel announced today that it will end its science fiction show Killjoys after two additional seasons, the first of which will air next year. At the same time, the network canceled its other space opera show, Dark Matter, which just wrapped up its third season last week.

Pioneer announced three additions to its suite of HDJ over-ear headphones, meant for professional gigging DJs. The new HDJ-X line has three different models — the X10, X7, and X5 — with the X10 named as Pioneer’s new flagship.

A bug that exposed users’ contact information affected a far greater number of accounts than Instagram originally said. The bug, which appears to have been responsible for Selena Gomez’s account being hacked this week, allowed hackers to scrape email addresses and contact information for millions of accounts, Instagram said today. (It has since been fixed.) While the company first said the hack was limited to holders of verified accounts, it said today that non-verified users had been affected as well. Читать дальше...

There’s no way around the fact that at around $930, Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 8 is an expensive phone. But if you’re a T-Mobile customer looking to pick up Samsung’s latest flagship, you might be able to get a second phone free — if you meet T-Mobile’s very specific set of requirements to qualify for the deal.