HBO Max Is a Mess

HBO Max was supposed to launch as the new, jam-packed streaming service of our wildest dreams—an HBO Now revamped, essentially,... [Gizmodo]( May 28, 2020 [HBO Max Is a Mess]( [READ MORE]( [Microsoft]( [Xbox Just Made a Compelling Argument to Buy a Xbox Series X at Launch... If You Have the Right TV]( [In a press release this morning, Jason Ronald, Director of Program Management for Xbox Series X, said that the company’s next-gen console will launch with thousands of compatible games—going all the way back to the original Xbox—all thanks to backwards compatibility. Not only that, but many of those games will...]( [Archaeology]( [Mining Company Blows Up 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site, Expresses No Regrets]( [A culturally important archaeological site in Western Australia was destroyed this past weekend during the expansion of an iron ore mine. Upsettingly, the mining company responsible for the incident did so with state permission, exposing Australia’s weak and bigoted heritage conservation laws.]( [Conservation]( [Great, Now Murder Hornets Are Turning Up in New Places]( [The fucking murder hornets are spreading.]( [Sick Days]( [I Don’t Know How Much Waiting There’s Left in Me to Do]( [Have you been laid off or furloughed? Are you a frontline worker dealing with new stresses or irresponsible management? Is working (or not working) from home starting to take a psychological toll? Submit a story using this Google form or send me an email with the subject line “My Covid Story”...]( [Climate change]( [Ancient Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Dwarfs Modern Melting, Study Finds]( [More than a year ago, researcher Julian Dowdeswell boarded a research vessel at the edge of the Fimbul ice shelf to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula. He and six other scientists with the University of Cambridge were setting off as part of an expedition to study the ancient patterns...]( [do we really have to discuss that holographic shields are science fiction]( [The Anti-5G USB Stick Is a Scam]( [A lot of bullshit has been circulating about 5G lately, specifically as it relates to the novel coronavirus. To be very clear: There is no evidence that the rollout of 5G is at all connected to the origin or spread of covid-19. But that hasn’t stopped dozens of attacks on...]( [Dead Drop]( [Elon Musk's SpaceX Space Suits Sure Are Something]( [Elon Musk was set to launch humans (NASA astronauts) into space today, but the flight was delayed due to weather. The next potential windows are this Saturday and Sunday. We don’t know how that’s going to go. But look at this suit!]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [Jezebel]( [YouTuber Myka Stauffer Has 'Rehomed' Her Adopted Child as If Sending Away an Unruly Pet]( [On Wednesday, Ohio mom blogger and YouTuber Myka Stauffer and her husband James posted a seven-minute vlog to her YouTube channel titled “an update on our family.” In it, the couple informed Myka’s 717,000 subscribers of their decision to give up their adopted son. Huxley, a toddler with special needs...]( [The Root]( [Minneapolis Man Loses His Lease After Going Full Karen on Black Tenants Using Office Gym]( [At this point, white people just really need to learn how to read the room.]( [The A.V. Club]( [The Sword In The Stone set a high mark for Disney animation]( [Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: David Lowery’s The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel as King Arthur’s nephew Gawain, has been postponed. But there are plenty of other interesting takes on the Arthurian legends available to...]( [Jalopnik]( [The 2021 Acura TLX Type S Is A Stunning Return To Acura's Sporty Past]( [The hot and sporty side of Acura jumped out with Acura Type S concept, and almost all of it has made it to production as the new 2021 Acura TLX, a car that is better on paper in every way compared to any other Acura sedan of the last decade.]( [Jalopnik]( [The Next Nissan Z Already Looks Incredible]( [The current Z car has become somewhat of a joke to buy brand new, as it’s older than the Iraq War at this point. But its overdue replacement just showed up in a teaser video, and it looks fantastic.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2020 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036