Netflix surprised everyone by releasing the 3rd ‘Cloverfield’ movie right after the Super Bowl — but it’s getting torn apart by critics

Netflix Netflix released “The Cloverfield Paradox” right after the Super Bowl. Critics are calling it a “trainwreck,” and it has a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This is a surprise, since the other two movies in the franchise were well-received by critics, especially 2016’s “10 Cloverfield Lane.”   Netflix released a trailer for “The Cloverfield […]

Submerged permafrost releasing methane, but not into the atmosphere

Enlarge / Measuring Beaufort Sea methane aboard the R/V Ukpik. (credit: John Kessler Lab) The Earth responds to climate change in interesting ways, sometimes producing what we call “feedbacks,” which can either amplify global warming or dampen it. Some of the feedbacks that can amplify warming have behavior that is hard to predict in the […]

Winds of Winter: Is HBO STOPPING George RR Martin releasing the books earlier?

Game of Thrones fans are gettin used to long waits. The latest official announcement from HBO has confirmed that the final season of the TV blockbuster will not follow the usual annual pattern. Season 8 will hit TV screens some time in 2019. Ther is a far greater gap between the releases of each book […]

Royal Mail is releasing 15 Game of Thrones stamps — take a look

Royal Mail Royal Mail has announced the release of 15 first class stamps featuring images from Game of Thrones.  The images on the stamps were made specifically for Royal Mail.  They are being released to celebrate the British contribution to the show’s production.  If you’re missing “Game of Thrones,” the Royal Mail has announced some […]

Smart lock maker Otto folds before releasing its first product

On a landscape increasingly driven by smart devices, a digital smart lock seemed like an obvious addition to the raft of home automation products already on the market. But Otto, the company that came closer than any other to making the product a sellable reality, has now closed its doors — just four months after […]

DOJ inspector general says department did not consult him before releasing FBI agents’ texts

Reuters/Aaron Bernstein DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told House Judiciary Democrats in a letter on Friday that the department did not consult his office before releasing text messages that are currently under OIG investigation to Congress and the press. The texts from 2016 were exchanged between former agents on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team who […]

‘I will be releasing ALL JFK files’: Trump pivots from earlier decision to redact records

Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump said he would release “all” of the much-awaited records relating to former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, “other than the names and addresses of any mentioned person who is still living.” In doing so, Trump walked back his previous decision to allow redactions on documents that intelligence agencies claimed […]

LG is releasing a mosquito-repellent phone, but it probably won’t work

Enlarge LG has launched a new smartphone, the LG K7i, that the company says will repel mosquitoes using ultrasonic waves. The company claims the device addresses a real concern in the phone’s target market—India—but many scientists say the underlying tech does not, in fact, repel mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are a nuisance in parts of India, and in some cases they […]