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Gizmodo The Future Is Here We Went Back and Explored the 1985 Joe Dante Film ‘Explorers’ Jul 2nd 2026, 16:00 by Germain Lussier Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix star in the sci-fi kids film, which doesn't quite hold up upon rewatch. Explorers-retro-review-1280x853.jpg ‍ Unprecedented European Heatwave Has Killed More Than 20,000, New Study Claims Jul 2nd 2026, 15:10 by Ellyn Lapointe This preliminary estimate underscores the growing threat of deadly extreme heat events despite efforts to adapt to a warming world. women-cool-off-amid-heatwave-in-austria--1280x853.jpg ‍ The New Meta for Silicon Valley Startups Is Nihilism Jul 2nd 2026, 15:00 by AJ Dellinger Forget saving the world. You can profit from destroying it. Rock-Em-Sock-Em-Robots-1280x853.jpg ‍ Nothing’s Ear 3a Have at Least One Thing the Ear 3 Don’t Jul 2nd 2026, 14:30 by James Pero It looks like Nothing is going with the same playbook it used for the Headphone A. Nothing-Ear-3-13-1-1280x853.jpg ‍ Game Discs Deserve to Die Jul 2nd 2026, 14:20 by Kyle Barr We cannot protect a dying medium, but we can try to make our digital future more consumer-friendly. PlayStation-5-Game-Disc-1-1280x853.jpg ‍ 10 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Audiobooks Releasing in July Jul 2nd 2026, 14:00 by Jen Lennon Mara Wilson narrates Chuck Tingle's latest, plus nine other exciting new audiobooks. july-audiobooks-1280x853.jpg ‍ Boo, Looks Like the iPad Pro Isn’t Getting a Redesign Jul 2nd 2026, 13:40 by Kyle Barr Plus, you may have to wait for an overhauled entry-level MacBook Pro. Apple-iPad-Pro-M5-08-1280x853.jpg ‍ ‍ Typographers Have Spent a Thousand Years Trying—and Failing—to Render Arabic Properly Jul 2nd 2026, 13:35 by Tom Hawking How a millennium of kludges and workarounds led to one man's "will not fix." surah-koran-1280x853.jpg ‍ Filming Wraps on Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Pilot Jul 2nd 2026, 12:52 by Gordon Jackson Plus, Brad Bird's "Ray Gunn" gets that hard-won PG rating. MS-July-2-1280x853.jpg ‍ Anime Expo 2026 Schedule: Can’t-Miss Panels, Screenings, and More Jul 2nd 2026, 12:00 by Jen Lennon Anime Expo arrives in Los Angeles today and we've put together a handy guide to all the panels and screenings you won't want to miss. the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-expo-1280x853.jpg ‍ The Director of ‘Sharknado’ Will Next Bring Sharks to an Even Funnier Place Jul 2nd 2026, 11:00 by Germain Lussier His new film is called 'Water Park Shark,' and, yes, it's about sharks in a water park. Water-Park-Shark-overhead-1280x853.jpg ‍ AOL’s Parent Company Just IPO’d. No, It’s Not 1992 Jul 2nd 2026, 09:30 by Mike Pearl An Italian company that likes old brands went public. It happens to own AOL. aol-1280x747.jpg ‍ Crypto Companies Have Already Poured $189 Million Into the 2026 Midterms Jul 2nd 2026, 09:00 by Kyle Torpey Crypto companies are outspending Big Tech, fossil fuel firms, and other corporate power players as they work to shape the next Congress and lock in favorable rules. Brian-Armstrong-CEO-Coinbase-Clarity-Act-1280x853.jpg ‍ ‍ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. By using Blogtrottr, you agree to our terms. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, edit this subscription, or manage all your subscriptions.