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The makers of , the community-based reporting app for ICE sightings and activity, are suing the federal government, “unlawful threats” made by Trump administration officials led to the app’s removal from app stores. The suit centers on free speech violations and accuses the administration of coercing Apple into taking down the app in October. Google began similar apps around the same time.Josh Aaron developed ICEBlock in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The app allowed users to pin ICE agent locations on a map as well as add notes such as what agents were wearing or the…
Graphic card upgrades can cost a pretty penny, but that’s not the case today. Right now, you can pick the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB OC edition gaming graphics card without paying the full price, courtesy of a deal currently live on Amazon. On a regular day, it would run you around $540, but you can snap it up at a 30% discount right now, which drops the price to $378. This is its lowest it’s dropped to in quite some time, and is packed with everything you need to push some gaming and creative boundaries this…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. When most people need to go number one, they find the nearest bathroom and don’t give half a thought to what happens to their pee once it disappears down the toilet or urinal. It turns out that the nitrogen in human urine can be used in fertilizer. However, humanity’s use of nitrogen is everything but efficient, according to a pair of siblings who founded the Swiss start-up company, VunaNexus. “In current agriculture, there is a need for nitrogen in fertiliser, and currently we extract nitrogen using…
Almost every bit of bike testing I’ve done starts out the same way. After assembling the bike, I set the seatpost to its maximum possible height, take it on a short test ride, and try to figure out new and creative phrasing to describe the same old problem: The frame isn’t quite big enough to accommodate my legs. While I’m on the tall side at a bit over 6 feet (~190 cm), I’m definitely not abnormally large. Yet very few e-bike manufacturers seem to be interested in giving people my height a comfortable ride. So imagine my surprise when, within…
Xiaomi may be gearing up for one of its most ambitious global flagship pushes yet. New certification listings suggest the upcoming Xiaomi 17 Ultra won’t just launch internationally — it could arrive in Europe with a special Leica-branded edition. Up to now, two Xiaomi 17 Ultra models have already appeared in Chinese certification databases under the numbers 2512BPNDAC and 25128PNA1C, lining up with expectations for a Leica co-engineered flagship debuting in China this month. But there’s finally movement outside China. An IMEI database listing revealed 2512BPNDAG, the first clear sign that a global version of the 17 Ultra is in…
Paramount has been none too pleased about Netflix striking an $82.7 billion deal to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Now, Paramount is making a hostile takeover bid for WBD. It’s making its pitch directly to WBD shareholders with an all-cash offer of $30 per share that expires on January 8.Late last week, the WBD board unanimously accepted Netflix’s offer of $27.75 per share. That breaks down to $23.25 per share in cash and another $4.50 per share in Netflix stock. Netflix’s overall bid is valued at $82.7 billion, while Paramount’s totals $108.4 billion.There’s a key difference when it…
Dell makes some of our favorite laptops out there, and if you’re a student or a work professional looking to grab a solid option without shelling out big bucks, Amazon is making that possible today. The 15-inch Dell Inspiron laptop, which typically sits at a not-so-friendly price of $2,400, is sitting at just $760 at the retailer, after a massive 68% discount – the lowest we have seen it drop to in 30 days. You’re even getting a whole bunch of useful accessories, plus Windows 11 Pro pre-installed with your purchase, for absolutely nothing to sweeten the deal even more.…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. You’re walking down a Chicago street on a blustery winter day, when a particularly strong wind almost whips you off of your feet. Despite your many layers, as well as a wool hat, gloves, and a scarf, you start shivering. Are you simply underdressed, or could this involuntary movement be the sign of something more serious? We talked to a couple of experts to find out the science behind why we shiver. What is shivering? “Shivering is a way for our bodies to generate heat when we…
Amazon’s budget Blink smart home brand is adding AI-generated video descriptions as a new benefit for subscribers. Blink Video Descriptions are text descriptions of the motion doorbells and cameras capture, and they’ll be available in beta starting today, November 17.Not unlike Ring Video Descriptions, a feature offered on Amazon’s other smart home brand, Blink’s AI-generated descriptions are supposed to be a concise way to check out what’s happening in and around your home. Any kind of motion can produce a video clip and a notification in the Blink app, but video descriptions should help weed out which ones are worth…
In November, Motorola unveiled the Motorola Edge 70 for the global market. The device is now heading to India as its landing page has gone live on Flipkart. The microsite has revealed a few key details about the device. Motorola Edge 70 color options revealed The official teasers of the Motorola Edge 70 have confirmed its design. It has a slim profile of 5.99mm, making it thinner than a pencil. It is also confirmed to arrive in three shades, which appear to be Pantone options, such as Gadget Gray, Lily Pad, and Bronze Green. Motorola Edge 70 launch date (rumored)…