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Tuca & Bertie revived by Adult Swim following Netflix’s contentious cancellation
Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish are returning for a new season of Tuca & Bertie, set to air on Adult Swim two years after Netflix’s decision to cancel the series. The network announced on Twitter today that a new season of the animated series, created by former BoJack Horseman producer…
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An early version of iOS 14 has been floating around the internet for months
Security researchers, hackers, and bloggers have had access to an early version of iOS 14 since “at least February,” according to Vice. There have already been many iOS 14 leaks over the past few months, and it seems possible the information came from this early version of the operating system.…
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New study finds chloroquine doesn’t help COVID-19 patients — and it might even hurt
A large-scale study suggests chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine don’t help treat COVID-19, and it may even be harmful. Today, peer-reviewed journal The Lancet published a paper analyzing data from thousands of patients who took the drugs. Their outcomes were no better than those of people who didn’t — in fact, they…
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Stargirl doesn’t know what to do with its superhero nostalgia
Here’s something that can be easy to forget about comic book superheroes, given how popular they’ve become over the last decade: they’re really quite old. This is especially true for DC Comics characters like Batman and Superman, who were created in the 1930s. Comic books were extremely different then, and…
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Vergecast: Microsoft Build 2020, Elon Musk’s factory play, and Joe Rogan moves to Spotify
It’s Friday, which means there’s a new episode of The Vergecast to fill you in on all of the news from this week. Join Nilay, Dieter, and a rotation of other editors for everything that you need to know. The three topics covered this week are: During the first part…
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Joe Rogan helped create a podcast culture on YouTube, and now he’s leaving it
Joe Rogan is largely moving on from YouTube, a site that helped transform his podcast into a viral video-making factory, earning him nearly 10 million subscribers in the process. It’s the latest sign that creators who found success on YouTube see other platforms as the next step, but it doesn’t…
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