Skeptic Society Magazine

Klara and the Sun review – Sci-fi comedy is yet another misfire for Jenna Ortega

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The prospect of driving a clown car through a novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro sounds fairly doomed from the start. Yet, to writer-director Taika Waititi’s credit, his Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit (2019) took enough of an iconoclastic stance...

Amazon Offers $120 Discount on AirPods Max 2, $50 Off AirPods Pro 3

Amazon has a few notable markdowns on AirPods models this week, including the AirPods Max 2 and AirPods Pro 3. In regards to the AirPods Max 2, Amazon’s deal today is matching the Prime Day low price we saw earlier this month. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may...

Apple Now Inviting Media to October 28 ‘Launch Experience’

Apple has begun inviting selected members of the media to a product launch experience in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 28, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In a post on X, Gurman described the gathering as an “all-day product launch experience” for touchscreen MacBooks, a new iPad mini, and Macs equipped with M6 chips. Gurman previously reported that Apple would introduce the devices “on...

Kara Swisher? Walter Isaacson? The Hollywood Guessing Game Over David Ellison’s CNN and CBS News Editorial Board

Several people VF talked to said another issue is that the attorneys general have created a mechanism that could invite future government interference in journalism. The AGs who brought the suit against Skydance were particularly worried that CNN could follow CBS News down a more conservative path. After taking control of CBS, Ellison installed Weiss, the former New York Times opinion journalist and founder...

The role of space technology in civil protection and defence

Space technology is bringing civil protection and defence closer together. As geopolitical tensions rise and extreme weather events place increasing pressure on emergency services, the boundaries between civil protection and defence are becoming an important topic for the space and technology sectors. Technologies originally developed for civilian applications are increasingly relevant to defence, raising questions about how they can be adapted, funded and deployed...