Новости за 24.04.2021

Saturday Night Live will be back on May 8. When it returns, the night's host will be Elon Musk.

A bunch of people named Josh Swain met in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday to fight for the right to their name. The winner of that contest, the One True Josh, is five years old.

Be careful who you criticize on Twitter. 

According to MediaNama, an Indian news outlet with a focus on tech policy, the San Francisco-based social media company hid a series of tweets critical of the Indian government's handling of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Notably, the 52 tweets in question haven't all necessarily been pulled from Twitter. Rather, the publication notes, many of them are simply no longer viewable in India.

We reached out to Twitter to confirm MediaNama's reporting... Читать дальше...

Smile, Hubble! You turn 31 today.

The Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit on April 24, 1990, and it's been looking into the far reaches of space and beaming images back to us ever since. In honor of its 31st birthday, NASA turned the space telescope's attention toward a distant and jaw-droppingly beautiful "celebrity star."

AG Carinae, which NASA calls one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy, we can thank space gas and space dust for this beautiful explosion of light and color. Читать дальше...

Tesla's Autopilot feature sounds safe and neat in theory: The vehicle has primary driving duty while the driver sits — alert and present, ready to take over. Except that it also can be made to work without a driver.

In light of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's removal from House committees, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah did a roundup of far right politicians and TV personalities who fuel conspiracy theories among the American public. 

2021's movie award season is finally wrapping up, with Oscar weekend and also with the 41st annual Razzies. 

If it feels like you're constantly charging your iPhone or are always on the lookout for an outlet to plug in, your phone's battery health may be deteriorating. 

One of the greatest joys of reading is sharing what you love. When you buy a physical book, and you love it, you pass it along to friends and family members who might glean some of the same happiness, or sadness, or wonder, that you had when you read it. But sharing that joy isn't always so easy when you've got an e-book instead of a physical book. Handing your entire Kindle over to someone just doesn't feel realistic — but that isn't the only way to share an e-book.

One of the many pesky barriers to humans freely exploring and inhabiting Mars is the planet’s lack of oxygen. Luckily, NASA’s Perseverance rover can help.

Leigh Bardugo's novels are so full of descriptive detail amid the bubbling romance and Grisha magic, with painstakingly detailed world-mapping and well-woven geopolitics, that the Netflix show Shadow and Bone has plenty to work with.

TL;DR: As of April 24, pay what you wish for the Advanced Python Masterclass and Automation Training Bundle. Get all 13 courses if your price is higher than average, or take home a few of them if you want to pay less.

Nothing beats a good massage — it certainly makes for a great Mother's Day gift. Instead of snagging one spa appointment, treat the mom in your life to a massage they can enjoy year-round. 

Moms run on coffee. How else do you think they become superheroes? And when it comes to their daily cup of joe, they deserve something better than having to trek to Starbucks. They should be able to get a higher-quality brew right from the comfort of their own kitchen.

Sure, flowers make a great Mother's Day gift. But this year, why not switch it up a little and get some blooms with a bit of a twist?

TL;DR: Give your tunes a boost with a Satellite 2.0 Wireless Speaker. As of April 24, get on for only $79.99 — a 20% savings.

The never-ending nature of space is incredible to behold: Brilliant nebulae, massive spiral galaxies, orbiting planets, and everything in between offer up inspiring and mind-bending views, courtesy of our most powerful telescopes and exploratory spacecraft.

SAVE 49%: A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £4.97 per month as of April 24, and includes an extra three month for free.

TL;DR: CrossOver for Mac is on sale for £14.34 as of April 24, saving you 49% on list price.

TL;DR: A two-year subscription to Private Internet Access is on sale for £50.17 as of April 24, saving you 72% on list price.

Robot vacuums have become valuable mini housekeepers, and over the past few years, they've only become more powerful, with more smart features, and in some cases, more expensive. 

TL;DR: Get quality sound and give money to charity with purchase of the Palladium Wireless Earbuds. As of April 23, get a pair for $79.99 — a 20% savings.

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finally unmasked the Power Broker and — gasp! — it’s none other than Sharon Carter. Fans have suspected this for weeks, but it’s still pretty cool to see a woman revealed as the master villain, given Marvel’s poor history with both female characters and antagonists. Based on Phase 4 so far, the Marvel Cinematic Universe might finally be on track to solve both issues. 

Just when pandemic-induced skin hunger seemed to be reaching a boiling point, the sextech industry has swept in with a new innovation to try to help us get through it: sex toys that warm up.