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The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 hits a couple of my soft spots. It’s a hybrid PC with an inventive, risk-taking design, and it includes an E Ink display. And not just any E Ink display, but one of the only color E Ink displays I’ve seen in the real world. The other side of

After blasting beams of energy through the clouds for the past 17 years, NASA’s lidar satellite mission came to an end this past August, the agency has revealed. Meet Microsoft’s New Surface LaptopsCALIPSO, a joint mission by NASA and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), had exhausted its fuel reserves. Due to its

Screenshot: NetflixNetflix’s new Castlevania show, Nocturne, is set hundreds of years after the events of the original series, with a long-line descendant of heroes Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, Richter, headlining the cast. What better way to connect the Belmont Clan bloodline across shows than immediately giving the poor young lad tragedy, violence, and monsters

Recovering a password has never been as elaborate or entertaining as it is in Riddle of Fire, which had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest 2023 this week. In the film, a trio of badass kids steal a yet-to-be-released video game console, get it home, but run into a problem. Mom has password-protected the TV.

Update 9/26/23 at 6:06 p.m. ET: On Tuesday afternoon, Federal Communication Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the agency would indeed be rolling up its sleeves and would finally attempt to reinstate net neutrality rules. Meet Microsoft’s New Surface LaptopsRosenworcel said she shared a proposal with her fell commissioners that would potentially reestablish many of the

Manhattan’s McKittrick hotel looms nondescriptly while housing an entire world of mystery and intrigue inspired by Shakespeare’s Scottish Play. During Halloween season io9 was invited to its current run.Meet Microsoft’s New Surface LaptopsHaving experienced immersive theater on the West Coast for the better part of 10 years, I’d often heard about the show that many

Captain Enoch (Wes Chatham) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) with Night Troopers in last week’s episode of Ahsoka.Image: LucasfilmLast week’s “Far, Far Away” was a big episode for Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka—though not really a big one for Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) herself, since the Peridea-set action was given over to some other major

Little more than a week before Google is set to unveil the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 at its “Made By Google” event, practically everything we could possibly want to learn about the devices’ specs and launch promos is out well before the announcement date. This includes an eye-popping phone and watch combo

It’s been 12 hours since I watched River. I’ve seen three movies in the meantime, all of which I loved, and yet I still can’t stop thinking of River. It’s that good, that funny, that smart, that just plain awesome. It’s a flat-out phenomenal sci-fi comedy that everyone should see. Vizio’s Latest TVs Go All

DC Comics has been in the serialized podcast game for the last few years, and it started in earnest with Batman Unburied back in 2021. The Spotify series was notably headlined by Black Panther’s Winston Duke as the Dark Knight himself, and has featured other celebrities in key roles such as Hasan Minhaj as the

Image: BBCWith less than two months to go before the first 60th anniversary special for Doctor Who, the BBC is beginning to ramp up its promo. The three-part event is bringing back David Tennant as the 14th incarnation of the Doctor, with Catherine Tate once again playing his companion Donna Noble, and it all begins

A training model of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule is seen during a drop test on Aug. 30, 2023, at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range.Photo: NASA/Keegan BarberThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way to Earth to drop off rocky samples from asteroid Bennu on Sunday, marking NASA’s first attempt to retrieve

The idea that the universe is just a simulation has become increasingly popular in sci-fi—and Team Planet Express will explore just that in the Futurama season 11 finale, “All the Way Down.” Hulu has released a trio of clips ahead of Sunday’s premiere to tease what’s in store.Vizio’s Latest TVs Go All QuantumFirst up, simulated

Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher isn’t an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story. It is instead a reimagining of the entire Poe oeuvre, a resurrected corpus operis with all the bodies laid out on the table, given new, feverish life inside the framework of Roderick Usher’s legacy of doom. Working

Image: ShudderWhile we can’t really tell what’s happening in the trailer for V/H/S/85, based on the disturbing glimpses it gives—as well as our prior knowledge of the V/H/S series—we can assume it’s a lot of just godawful things, made even more terrifying as they’re rendered in grainy, retro-vintage formats.Hulu’s Hellraiser Reboot Has So-So Sights to

In this, our year of 2023, NSYNC has broken the internet with a reunion and confirmation that three members of the group were in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. My ‘90s nerdy teeny bopper brain can’t process two of my core fandoms almost crossing over: boy bands and Star Wars.Did Elon Musk

Even before it turned 30, NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat franchise had one eye on its past. After 2011’s reboot retold the original three games, Mortal Kombat 11 used time travel to have older characters interact with their younger selves, while those who died in the reboot or Mortal Kombat X were brought back in the hopes they’d

In a new assessment of several major social media platforms, X, formerly known as Twitter, came in dead last in managing climate misinformation.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetA report released on Wednesday by Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), a coalition of more than 50 environmental groups, scored several social media platforms. The company with the

Screenshot: ParamountWhen Paramount launched very Short Treks a few weeks ago, it did so with a short that trod a very fine line between being crass and flexing some knowingly Trek humor. But as it’s progressed, things have only gotten a closer to the former.Strange New World’s Melissa Navia Talks Flying the Enterprise | io9 InterviewThis

Fans of The Muppets know that representation of the Jim Henson Company’s famed icons at Disney Parks or on Disney programming (The Muppets Haunted Mansion forever!) comes few and far between all the Marvel and Star Wars blockbusters. So when a presence was announced for Disney Parks’ International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, we

‘Tis the season for pre-holiday tech showcases, and Microsoft isn’t done with laptops and tablets by any stretch. Microsoft’s event this Thursday will likely be a Surface-palooza, at least based on leaks being drip-fed to us in the weeks leading up to the official launch.Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control Robots NextEver since the company

Google announced a supercharged update to its Bard chatbot Tuesday: The tech giant will integrate the generative AI into the company’s most popular services, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, and more. Together with a new feature that tells you when Bard provides potentially inaccurate answers, the new version of the AI is neck-and-neck with

Throughout the year, there’s been ongoing concerns about the use of generative AI across various forms of entertainment such as film and TV. Every industry has their own stance on the matter, and in the case of tabletop games, it’s quite divisive: some in the industry have put restrictions on AI-made products, while others have

You usually go to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a lot of things, but memorable original music isn’t really one of them. But Rogers: The Musical—a corny Hamilton-alike that told a very condensed story of Chris Evans’ Captain America—is one of the more successful attempts at musically spicing things up for the films, if only because

Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsEarlier in the week, Warner Bros. revealed the first trailer of Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom. When director James Wan talked to the press, he mentioned that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta would serve as the film’s big bad after being more of a henchman to Ocean Master (Patrick Wilson) in the

Star Wars has been a fixture of video games for decades, and spanned almost every possible genre and platform you could reasonably think of. There are certain ones that have resonated with audiences over time, like the current Jedi games from Respawn Entertainment and the Knights of the Old Republic series from BioWare and Obsidian.

Image: Spirit Halloween, ShopDisney, ChewyHey, Halloween costumes have been getting better since cosplay hit the scene and in case you haven’t seen we’re drawing closer and closer to monster mashing in our fave fandom inspired looks.Here’s io9 first costume roundup of the season for everyone (that means pets, too) and we’re focusing on Superhero, Fantasy

As impressive as it is when filmmakers like J.J. Abrams or James Gunn direct films in two, opposite, massive franchises, in the 1990s, Tim Burton almost beat them all. We all know he directed two Batman movies starring Michael Keaton but he also got very close to directing Nicolas Cage in Superman Lives, which fell

In preparation of landing humans on the Moon as part of the ongoing Artemis program, SpaceX recently ran a test of one of its lunar lander engines while simulating the cold temperatures of space.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe private space venture demonstrated a vacuum-optimized Raptor, evaluating the engine’s performance

TikTok is the next generation of information, for better or (usually) for worse. A new report reveals that some major TikTok dietitians are being paid off by the food industry to shape viewers eating habits.Mourning the Loss of Addison Rae’s Debut Album | The Meme MachineThe report comes from the Washington Post, which partnered with

A lab-made antibody could one day make organ transplants less of an ordeal, recent research suggests. In experiments with nonhuman primates, the antibody appeared to be safe and effective at preventing the rejection of transplanted kidneys and pancreatic cells. Scientists hope that this treatment could reduce or even eliminate the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs

Unlike last year’s iPhone 14 release, this year’s iPhone 15 event felt less iterative and more like an upgrade than in recent years. Meet the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple’s 15th-generation smartphones. If you need to update your iPhone from an older model, now is the time to consider the kind of trade-in

Let’s get into it—clickers, M3GAN, Vecna, and Chucky led the way for a killer time at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood in another year of not-to-be-missed scares. Apple Unveils Its iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9Yes, it’s only September but spooky season is here, as confirmed by a sold-out first weekend for Universal

Screenshot: LucasfilmAnother Tano Tuesday is upon us, and Ahsoka is setting up what could be its biggest week yet. With just four more episodes to go, including tonight’s, it feels like the show has so much ground left to cover… and that’s of course before you even get to the ethereal Jedi Master in the

Image: BoxLunch, Lowes, Loungefly, Funko, Spirit Halloween, Forever 21Get your haunt gear and chilling lawn decor ready for Halloween as we get closer to fall.Here’s the latest releases inspired by Beetlejuice, Chucky, Stranger Things, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and more to get you into the spirit of the season. Whether you’re looking for the perfect

Researchers say they’ve discovered 85 social media accounts and blogs originating from China and working in tandem to amplify a conspiracy theory claiming the deadly fires in Maui were caused by a secretive “weather weapon” unleashed by the US military. NewsGuard, which has previously uncovered other online influence operations from China and Russia, claims the

Image: DisneyBack in July, Disney released its remake of Haunted Mansion, which didn’t really light the world on spectral fire when it came out. Part of it was due to other big movies releasing in late July at the time and stealing whatever thunder it could’ve possibly had. (Not to mention, it was one of

Image: Steve Mcniven/Marvel ComicsThroughout the decades, various writers have taken Wolverine for one ride after another. And if there’s one writer whose legacy looms large over the X-Men character, it’d certainly be Chris Claremont, who helped launch the character into being one of Marvel’s key characters and a larger brand unto himself.Who Should Be The

Franchises have been the name of the game in Hollywood for years, and Warner Bros. has been franchise-heavy more than most. Between various DC movies, the different Conjuring films, and whatever else, the studio has had a big franchise push over the last decade. But for current CEO David Zaslav, the company hasn’t been utilizing

Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoAt Halloween Horror Nights Orlando, Eddie Munson fans can eat their hearts out with Stranger Things treats, while The Last of Us survivalists can collect their FEDRA rations. This year’s HHN Orlando houses and original mythology delve into the fantastical, the post-apocalyptic, the Upside Down, and the slashers, with Chucky, Stranger Things, and

Legends of Tomorrow characters cosplaying as other Arrow-verse heroes.Photo: Katie Yu (The CW)As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue with seemingly no end in sight, members of those unions—as well as workers in adjacent entertainment fields—are feeling the sting of being without incomes. Fortunately, some of Hollywood’s highest-paid figures have stepped up to help, including

Headlines This WeekThe Pentagon wants to beef up its automated drone hordes with some AI. File that under Things That Will Keep You Up At Night. OpenAI has admitted that AI text detectors generally do not work. Cool. As fears of AI-fueled political manipulation grow, Google has announced that any political ads hosted on its

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Money in the Bank” by John Kessel & Bruce Sterling. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on Lightspeed’s website. Enjoy!The GoPro Hero 12 Goes Vertical: Hands

Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoIn this round of the Walt Disney Company versus Ron DeSantis, the Mouse House has taken sharper aim at the Florida governor, streamlining its case to focus on allegations revolving around the First Amendment.We Rode the New Disney Coaster Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic RewindAs things seem to be easing into a more

That sound you heard last night was the internet breaking over just how enjoyable the latest episode of Star Wars: Ahsoka was. After three episodes of mostly set up, the story inched forward, but that inch was filled with exciting action, major character beats, huge revelations, and a cameo we all knew was coming, but

Dictionary.com sashayed into AI territory on Tuesday when it announced it is adding five related terms to its ever-growing roster of definitions. The site added a total of 566 words to its “fall new words drop” to reflect updated mainstream terms.This Giant Company Owns Almost Every Dating AppThe update includes newly revised words like “hallucinate”

Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)Twitter, now known as X, has seen Elon Musk panhandling for platform users to pay $8 toward X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue). Now, government documents reveal that some of Congress’ best and brightest fell for the scheme by spending taxpayer dollars on the subscription service that ultimately does nothing.

In the run up to Disney+ series Ahsoka, there was a lot to be said about how the show will approach its titular protagonist’s relationship to the Jedi identity—what it means to be referred to as such outside of the confines of the Jedi Order, and what it can be as Star Wars more broadly

More than in recent years, 2023 has been extremely busy for video games. That even extends to the summer, as giants like Final Fantasy XVI and Street Fighter 6 have occupied a season that’s normally dry in terms of big releases. Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 pretty much dominated the entire month of August—and will likely

We now know that the next iPhone will be revealed on September 12, 2023, thanks to an invite sent by Apple. The event, held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, will also be streamed on Sept. 12 from the company’s events website at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET.Is USB-C Finally Coming To iPhone?We

The big talk of the town this weekend is Netflix’s long-awaited adaptation of One Piece. For the most part, critics and audiences alike have been able to get on board with the live-action series, with particular attention drawn towards its cast and willingness to lean into the stranger parts of Eiichiro Oda’s manga. But since

AMC’s The Walking Dead was on the air for 11 years, which may be too long, depending on your point of view. While the franchise isn’t aiming to slow down any time soon, one of its big spinoffs is focused on Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon. With the fan-favorite archer taking center stage franchise collaborator Greg

Image: HBOMuch like the Naughty Dog games the show’s based on, HBO’s The Last of Us was a massive hit that secured a fanbase that’s eager for season two to begin. Of course, like almost everything else, the Writers and Actors strikes have ground production for the zombie drama’s second season to a standstill. HBO

Netflix’s Arcane hit at just the right time when it first came onto the scene in 2021. Based on Riot Games’ long-running and very popular MOBA League of Legends, the show won over critics and audiences alike with its animation, writing, and voice work. And since it premiered as Riot was gradually making clear its

Image: UniversalFast X came out at the start of the summer, and it was…kind of a mess in the worst way. But a genuine bright spot within that mess is Jason Momoa as Dante Reyes, the son of Fast Five’s Hernan Reyes who’s come looking for revenge against Team Toretto. He’s silly, he’s threatening, he’s

With the proliferation of generative AI, we’ve come to the point where technology has helped compound the sense of distrust in both media and politics that exploded during the four-year presidency of Donald Trump. Nobody is immune to deepfake suspicion, not even Trump himself.On Thursday, former Fox News commentator and prominent Trump supporter John Solomon

New Yorkers kicking back with beers and burgers this Labor Day weekend could have an unexpected guest hovering over their backyards. Starting Friday, the New York Police Department says it will start dispatching drones to monitor potential disturbances at parties or other large gatherings. Privacy and civil liberty experts told Gizmodo the practice is a

Image: Miguel Lagoa (Shutterstock)Sony is hiking its PlayStation Plus Premium subscription cost by $40 starting next month, the company announced on Wednesday. The price adjustment will apply across all tiers under the 12-month subscription and will take effect in all countries where PlayStation Plus is available.The previous Essential subscription is jumping to $80 from $60

The unfortunate removal of Star Trek: Prodigy from Paramount+ earlier this year hasn’t been a killing blow for the team on the animated series, who continue to work on finishing the previously greenlit season two in the hopes that the show can find a home elsewhere. But what then? It’s not necessarily the end of

Philips Hue, the brand mostly known for its smart home lighting tech, is casting a big, blinding spotlight on its new new security tech suite. Despite the shift to smart home cameras and sensors, the company is saying it’s still focused on lighting tech, though its now-Matter-enabled brand of bulbs and strips are there to

Before anyone goes screaming to the comments, we know it’s not a space guitar—it’s a Baliset, the nine-stringed instrument played by Josh Brolin’s Dune character, Gurney Halleck. Fans who hoped to glimpse it in Denis Villeneuve’s first film now have even more reason to count down the days to the sequel, because the director has

Screenshot: LucasfilmIt’s nearly time to return to the galaxy far, far away for the week, with Ahsoka’s third episode dropping tonight on Disney+. But while we wait to talk all things spoiler, why not stay a while and whet your Star Wars appetite with a little dogfighting?Spoilers of the Week May 9-13Episode three of Ahsoka

Moving from AMC to Max like…Image: AMCMiss the horniness of Interview With the Vampire? Regret letting the prequel vibes of Fear the Walking Dead pass you by? Want another spin on a bike with Norman Reedus? Well, all of that and more is coming to Max in a brand new deal.Why Are Vampires Associated With Queerness?AMC

Photo: Vitor Miranda (Shutterstock)OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Enterprise, which it says is specifically designed for businesses. “We believe AI can assist and elevate every aspect of our working lives and make teams more creative and productive,” the company said in a blog post published Monday. “Today marks another step towards an AI assistant for work

Image: Nickelodeon MoviesYears ago, Disney secured the rights to adapt various kids book series for television, such as Percy Jackson and Eragon. Also included in that mix was The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of mid-2000s kids books created by Holly Black (who would later go on to create the Curse Workers books) and Tony DiTerlizzi

Image: Studio MAPPA/Toho AnimationJujutsu Kaisen’s second season has been airing since July, and its first batch of episodes focused on then-young Jujutsu Sorcerers Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto. Those flashback episodes highlighted how close the pair were and the mission that ultimately drove them apart to being on opposite sides as seen throughout the show’s original

Image: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images (Getty Images)Arleen Sorkin, the actor who first voiced Batman mainstay Harley Quinn, passed away at 67 years old.Spoilers of the Week | June 17thReports of her passing went around on social media following a tweet from voice actor Neil Kaplan, and were later corroborated by the Hollywood Reporter. Sources speaking

Thousands of penguin chicks in four emperor penguin colonies likely died after Antarctic ice broke up earlier than usual last year, creating a “catastrophic breeding failure.”In a study published this week in Communications Earth & Environment, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey outlined the very high probability that most chicks from four out of the

Before cinematic horrors ascended in the haunt world, original terrors inspired by classic lore sprung up at Knott’s Scary Farm. The haunted house event in Buena Park, CA was the first theme park on the West Coast to bring harvest and horror fun to the state, later inspiring its neighbor parks to follow suit. This

Monkey D. Luffy’s casting is the key to what will make Netflix’s One Piece work, and we’re excited to see more of the boundless energy and optimism that Iñaki Godoy exudes as Luffy in the trailer alone. Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s long-running, much-loved anime series about a misfit found family of pirates is

Nobody here but us chickens.Image: PeacockWhat happens when a human knocks up a werewolf? Season two of Peacock’s Wolf Like Me will explore that uniquely bizarre situation when it returns October 19, dropping all seven episodes of the Isla Fisher-Josh Gad series at once.Here’s a synopsis of season two, which explains more about new cast

The founder of floundering social media site Truth Social (oh, and, also, the former President of the United States) was booked into jail in Fulton County, Georgia on Thursday night. Donald Trump, who faces RICO charges and is accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, is now officially a part of the carceral

Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine has destroyed infrastructure and displaced about 5 million people from the country since last spring. The country’s conservationists have also noticed that the war is killing endangered Black Sea dolphins and harbor porpoises.Even Twitter Can’t Kill Twitter | Letter From the EditorHarbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins have washed up dead

Behold the ambitious worlds being built by Zack Snyder in our first look at Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire. Netflix is doubling down on its own Snyderverse with two movies shot back to back, inviting audiences along for a ride beyond the stars in a new original galactic franchise.Spoilers of the Week

Atari is again testing how many times users are willing to pay for that nostalgic, faux woodgrain-paneled game console, this time coming out with what seems like the most detailed recreation of its original Atari 2600 console since it first debuted close to 46 years ago. The recreated console will even play the old cartridges

The biggest complaint about seeing a movie in theaters these days is that it’s too damned expensive. And for 364 days in a year, that’s true. But for one day, one magical day, movie costs come down so low, you’d think it you’d traveled back in time 50 years, and that day is coming soon.See

X (the social media site formerly known as Twitter) is in the process of launching a new identity verification feature that could prove controversial. The feature, which is currently only offered to/forced on premium “Blue” subscribers, asks users to fork over a selfie and a picture of a government issued ID to verify that they

More often than not, queer stories with supernatural elements focus on the vampires. After all, biting hard enough to draw blood is just inherently erotic, and a lot of supernatural fiction tends to play up how being a dhampir can be sexual in some form or fashion. But for those whose taste skews a little

You’ve probably got a ton of photos and videos in your social media and messaging apps at this point—pictures of sunsets posted to Instagram, pictures of the kids posted to family WhatsApp groups, and so on—but you might not necessarily have those pictures and videos saved anywhere else.Nobody’s Really Watching ReelsThat can be a problem

The overall winning image shows an invasive orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera).Image: Cornelia SattlerThe BMC Ecology and Evolution photo competition has come to an end, and the winners and runners-up cover a diverse sweep of the animal and fungal kingdoms.From ongoing conservation efforts to investigations of life long extinct, these images show how humans interrogate

Screenshot: LucasfilmWhen Ahsoka begins next week, we’re getting even further insight into a Star Wars galaxy at a crossroads moment in time—arguably the first major crisis of a nascent New Republic, and a galaxy still picking itself up after the fall of the Galactic Empire. But what do we actually know has happened in the

In a previously recorded appearance on Josh Horowitz’s podcast Happy Sad Confused promoting Gran Tourismo, the film’s star David Harbour discussed the Stranger Things finale and joining James Gunn’s Creature Commandos for DC Studios. Both projects are currently being paused as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue as studios are dragging their feet.TEST- Where’s the

Image: Phil Jiminez and Romulo Farjardo Jr./DC Comics“How do you sell a superhero comic these days?” is a question a lot of publishers and comics retailers are grappling with, but apparently at least in some very specific cases, the answer is “have James Gunn tweet about it.”Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayIn his

Image: HuluWhen editorial assistant Nella (Sinclair Daniel) meets her new co-worker Hazel (Ashleigh Murray), she’s thrilled that her otherwise jarringly all-white company has hired another Black person. But as the trailer for new Hulu series The Other Black Girl reveals, sometimes it’s better to be careful what you wish for.Rainn Wilson on Seeing People Watch

Elemental’s VFX Crew On How to Make a Hero Out of WaterShare SubtitlesOffEnglishAn exclusive clip from Pixar’s Elementals home release explores how the team created the character of Wade.PublishedYesterdayWe may earn a commission from links on this page.Video Program GuideMost PopularLatest VideosTech NewsScienceio9EartherMost PopularSlide 1 of 16Now playing02:59Samsung Galaxy Flip 5: Hands-on First Impressions of

Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon says his emails were hacked as part of a suspected Chinese espionage campaign exploiting a “vulnerability” in Microsoft software. The China-skeptical representative believes his hawkish views towards the Chinese Communist Party and public support for Taiwan made him a prime target for the attack, which occurred around the same time

“Free Speech Absolutist” Elon Musk appears to have hit a new low by standing in the way of website traffic flowing from X, formerly known as Twitter, to websites he doesn’t like. The social media app targeted news sites including The New York Times and Reuters as well as competing social media platforms such as Facebook

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A32neo. Image: Kirby Lee (AP)What’s a plane without an engine? After aerospace company Pratt & Whitney issued a recall on some of its engine models, airline companies in the U.S. and Europe are scrounging for parts, and doing anything they can to prevent canceled flights. You Could Soon Get Cash Back

Apple is set to release its next Apple Watch Series 9 set of smartwatches, but the company is reportedly offering little to no reason for any current users to upgrade from the Series 8. Current reports suggest the best thing to do if you’re excited about the next evolution in wearables is to wait a

Go behind the scenes of Invasion season 2. Outlander teases its return for next year. House of the Dragon is casting an intriguing character for season 2. Plus, Thirteen Ghosts could be heading to television. Spoilers, away!Spoilers of the Week May 9-13Uncharted 2Producer Charles Roven told THR he’s “looking to make another” Uncharted movie at

Image: IDWThroughout the decades, there’ve plenty of video games based on or featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. While each of them have their own fans, one thing they all share in common is that they exist pretty comfortably in a space for young kids and maybe a nostalgic fan. After all, when the whole

Image: Peshkova (Shutterstock)If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic. Image: Ink

Image: DC StudiosSocial reactions for Blue Beetle buzz with excitement, marking an auspicious future for DC Studios’ clean cinematic start for its upcoming James Gunn and Peter Safran-led superhero slate.Harvey Guillén on the DC’s Upcoming Blue Beetle Movie | io9 InterviewFrom director Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) and starring Cobra Kai breakout Xolo Maridueña

Image: UniversalBack in 1993, Jurassic Park mined agonizing tension from the simple image of water rippling in a glass. Those heavy T-rex footsteps are going to make an even more menacing impact when Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi tale—which has been enthusiastically marking its 30th anniversary all year—hits theaters in RealD 3D.Spoilers of the Week | June

Virtual Private Networks, better known as VPNs, are services that route your traffic through a sort of encrypted tunnel, hiding your online activities from your internet service provider and anyone else who manages your network. That makes VPNs a tool you should definitely not consider using when you land at your college dorm this fall

Image: Warner Bros.After recent repeated statements from Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot that new DC film head honchos James Gunn and Peter Safran are working with her to develop the in-limbo Wonder Woman 3, a new report suggests that actually… nothing of the sort is happening.Will We See More of Uhura’s Relationship with Spock? |

Crop of cover art for Tim Pratt’s Pathfinder Tales: Reign of StarsImage: Paizo Inc.It’s not every Pathfinder Tales volume, but there still are a lot represented in Humble’s current bundle deal of Paizo ebooks inspired by the fantasy world of the Pathfinder RPG. You can build your collection, or start one from scratch, in a

Magic: The Gathering cards worth an estimated $300,000 were stolen from Pastimes, an Indiana gaming company, last week during Gen Con in Indianapolis—one of the largest gaming conventions in the world. Zack Reiter, a manager at Pastimes, confirmed via email to io9 that it was his store that was affected by the theft. WRTV, a

Update August 9 at 5:20 p.m. EST:Devastating wildfires that have been fueled by hurricane winds have killed several on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Emergency responders are overwhelmed by the devastation. Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen confirmed during a press conference today that the fires have killed at least 6 people in Maui.  Should You Flip

So… Gen Con happened. To like, all of us. The annual gaming con held in Indianapolis brought “record breaking” numbers of fans through the convention center. Also, a few awards. Yours truly lost the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming to a truly excellent and deserving game, Coyote & Crow. Additionally Free League came

Photo: LouiesWorld1 (Shutterstock)Disney is jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. The conglomerate has formed a task force to determine how the technology can be strategically deployed across various parts of its vast entertainment and media empire. Reuters reports that the team is currently discussing how AI can be used to augment in-person experiences at Disney

PayPal is diving into the messy world of crypto with a new stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, aptly and uninventively named PayPal USD. The company’s entrance into the industry comes at a time of deep regulatory uncertainty as federal agencies and lawmakers continue to grapple with the fallout of multiple major crypto implosions last

The same weekend a film mentioning Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League crossed a billion dollars at the box office, a film that also relates to Snyder’s story had reason to celebrate. David Ayer, the director of 2016’s DC film Suicide Squad, said on X that he’s spoken to one of the presidents of DC

Kaiju stories often live and die not just on the monster itself, but whoever’s fighting against (or with) it. Whether it’s the military, other monsters, or giant robots, part of the fun can be seeing what’s able to go blow-for-blow with a massive beast that shoots fire out of its eyes or some such.Johnny Knoxville

Magic: The Gathering has been going hard on the brand crossovers through its “Universes Beyond” line this year with the likes of Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings. Over the next few years, that expansion is set to continue, with more big-name franchises added to the line—namely video games.Watch the Trailer for Magic: The

Photo: Mack DeGeurin/PameraBy now, just about everyone has seen the digital art and prose of generative AI models like Midjounrey and ChatGPT. In a reversal of the text-to-image format of Midjourney, a New York-based technologist and artist has released a new app that flips those concepts on their head, having AI models conjure up poems based

Image: ParamountTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a delight for many reasons: the energetic teens who voice the Turtles, its fun embrace of ‘90s culture, its unique animation style, and the way it both honors and advances TMNT lore. But the movie’s more than just a light-hearted nostalgic trip.Turtle Power with Melissa Navia |

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/YouTube/ABC7NYA social media influencer’s event spun wildly out of control in downtown Manhattan on Friday. For some reason, thousands of people who had turned out to Union Square park to to see Youtube star and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat began rioting, obstructing traffic, and antagonizing police. The unruly crowd eventually spilled out into

When mutantkind established its own sovereign nation on Krakoa, it established three new tenants for the newly-unified species to live by: Make More Mutants, Murder No Man, and Respect This Sacred Land. For the most part, give or take a few loopholes, the Krakoan Age was defined by these tenets until last week’s shocking Hellfire

Rom-com Elemental—initially a disappointment for Pixar and Disney—has continued to rack up money at the box office, and now the sleeper hit has a new income stream in its near future: home viewers. Peter Sohn’s animated tale will soon arrive on digital, followed by a physical release, and it’s bringing tons of extras with it

When io9 interviewed Danny and Michael Philippou—the siblings behind Talk to Me, the summer’s scariest movie—they described the “mythology bible” they assembled to keep track of the story’s many creepy spirits. Now, it seems they also picked up their cameras to create additional contextual material.Spoilers of the Week March 30-April 1If you’ve seen Talk to

The ongoing feud continues: Ron DeSantis has doubled down on denying Disney’s First Amendment and constitutional rights through the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.We Rode the New Disney Coaster Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic RewindIt’s a strategy that continues to baffle even the Republican party for the precedent it sets; if a Republican governor can

Elemental is still shining at the box office.Image: Disney/PixarWhen Pixar’s Elemental opened in June to under $30 million on its first weekend, most Hollywood types considered it dead on arrival. And why wouldn’t they? Pixar hadn’t had a hit in years—largely due to the pandemic, but still—and after releasing several titles on Disney+, most assumed

Screenshot: Sony Pictures AnimationThe wait till Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse is going to be a long one, but starting August 8 you’ll be able to revisit Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse any time you want. io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was ‘All In’ on Moon KnightAvailable on digital first, the Sony Pictures Animation film will release with

Image: NetflixJust as Futurama rises anew at Hulu, another Matt Groening creation is about to bid farewell. Netflix has announced the final season of Disenchantment will drop all 10 episodes on September 1. With this news comes a teaser recapping what’s happened so far in Dreamland—and what awaits Queen Bean and company in the show’s

Fans has been leaving tokens on the Pee-wee Herman star on Hollywood Blvd.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)One of the most recognizable, versatile, and hilarious performers of our generation passed away this week and the loss is being felt all over the world. Paul Reubens, best known for his iconic character Pee-wee Herman, lost a battle with

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that an unknown federal agency had breached official White House policy and used secretive methods to conduct a business deal with the NSO Group, a blacklisted spyware vendor known for selling powerful surveillance tools. The agency in question not only brazenly disobeyed the government’s official policy, but

Corporations all around the world are getting into AI, and you can now count Hasbro among them. Earlier in the week, the publisher of tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering revealed its new partnership with Xplored, the developers behind the digital board game platform Teburu. Gillian Jacobs Reacting to Her

The summer movie season is often one of the most stable periods of the year: studios show off their big tentpoles (usually about a superhero, or something close to one) whose primary goal is to be crowd pleasers and make a lot of money. Since the formula’s been around for about 20 years now, you’d

A24’s new horror flick Talk to Me revolves around an embalmed hand that when touched, gives the other person a connection between the worlds of the dead and the living. In the film, a group of high schoolers use the thing at parties and record themselves on social media—you hold the hand, say “talk to

Over the years, Seth Rogen’s made a name for himself in adapting (and sometimes providing his acting talents to) lesser known comics or properties like Invincible and The Boys. You’d think by this point, and with those he’d have jumped ship to something bigger—namely Marvel or DC, similar to what indie directors have done in

Déjà pandemic: with Hollywood experiencing a sudden shutdown of work—this time due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes—release dates are being delayed. The first studio to officially announce movies shifting on the calendar is Sony, and it affects highly anticipated releases like Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and (the slightly less anticipated) Kraven the Hunter.Spoilers

Jeff Bergman will soon be back as Bugs Bunny in Max’s Tiny Toons Looniversity. While promoting his upcoming documentary Looney Legends in Conversation, the voice actor discussed playing the Looney Tunes icon for the past few decades, including Space Jam: A New Legacy.Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacula Exclusive ClipBergman’s life changed when he happened upon a talk

It’s fitting that the X-Men as an idea are as similarly cyclical as one of the franchise’s most iconic figures. “Hear me, X-Men! No longer am I the woman you knew! I am Fire and Life incarnate!” cries Jean Grey, now the Phoenix, in X-Men #101, beginning a cycle of fated death and rebirth for

You’ll soon be able to raise a glass to the memory of the defunct Fantasmic dragon on the Rivers of America at Disneyland.Samsung Galaxy Fold 5: Hands-on first Impressions of Samsung’s Big-Screen Flagship FoldableGoodbye, Murphy—as the dragon, which accidentally incinerated itself in April, was nicknamed by the Disney Parks community. In case it’s not obvious

Is the government hiding alien bodies in a vault under the Pentagon? Have Americans been killed to protect our weirdest extraterrestrial secrets? Nothing was off the table at Congress’s much anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, making for quite the show. The House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs convened what was at

Just when all that pre-release Barbie buzz was starting to make hot pink feel monotonous, the movie opened—and delivered that sought-after blend of critical praise, audiences of both lovers and haters (which brought even more buzz), and massive box office success. Mattel executives might not have quite understood director Greta Gerwig’s aim ahead of time, but

There are some incredible games in this week’s issue, and I’d like to point out a couple of my favorites. Likeness Machine by Pearse Anderson is about what happens when corporations take the likeness of actors and use AI to replace their performance (all proceeds go to the Entertainment Community Fund!). There’s also Hunt, with

When the covid-19 pandemic delayed the releases of major movies, there was nothing the studios could do to stop it. Genuine health risks meant theaters had to close and without theaters, there wasn’t anywhere to screen new movies. Now movie delays are starting to happen again—only this time, the studios could very easily solve it

Jason David Frank returns in the Legend of the White Dragon.Image: Falling Forward FilmsLast year’s loss of fan-favorite actor Jason David Frank was a blow to us all. His commitment to not just his star-making role on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but his love and passion for the pop culture community at large, was truly

A new report suggests that the lax content moderation policies of Mastodon and other decentralized social media platforms have led to a proliferation of child sexual abuse material. Stanford’s Internet Observatory published new research Monday that shows that such decentralized sites have serious shortcomings when it comes to “child safety infrastructure.” Unfortunately, that doesn’t make

Chuck Tingle is famously (and infamously) known for self-publishing absurdist erotica that almost always skews queer. Despite ridiculous titles like Handsome Sentient Food Pounds My Butt And Turns Me Gay: Eight Tales Of Hot Food and Not Pounded By Bi Erasure Because My Current Hetero-Presenting Relationship Does Not Invalidate My Queerness, Tingle’s work remains steadfastly

Image: IDWTMNT: The Last Ronin imagined a universe where just a single member of the Turtles was left standing, a dark future with little hope—but its final conclusion didn’t just give a jolt of hope to that alternate reality, but set the stages for a continuation that is now coming to light.Turtle Power with Melissa

After debuting in 1999, multiple Emmy winner Futurama had an on-and-off existence across Fox, the direct-to-DVD realm, and Comedy Central, with its apparent finale in 2013—until news came last year that Hulu had ordered 20 new episodes. The first 10 arrive July 24, and fans will be glad to know they were worth the 10-year

Photo: io9/GizmodoIt’s time to showcase io9’s favorite cosplays of the day at San Diego Comic-Con 2023.Here’s Day 2 of the annual pop culture event where fans celebrate their passion across fandoms. There’s a Lore Olympus Persephone, Dogs cosplaying as Marvel Funko icons, Chainsaw Man and more!Click through the gallery to see SDCC ‘23 looks inspired

After landing on an asteroid nearly three years ago to scoop up a sample from its rocky surface, the OSIRIS-REx mission is finally in the homestretch. NASA is preparing for the special delivery of the rocky sample next month and the agency just pulled off the most realistic rehearsal for the big day.Inspiration Behind Immortal

Screenshot: Prime VideoPass into the after worlds with the Good Omens cast and crew in this new featurette from Prime Video, which is one of more than a dozen “exclusive behind-the-scenes videos” which will be available via Prime Video’s X-Ray. “If season one is a comedy about the end of the world, season two is

Paleontologists recently revisited a trove of fossils found in a South African quarry and found two previously unknown species of sabertooth cats in their mix.Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 InterviewThe 5.2-million-year-old cats are just the latest sabertooths known in Africa; the recent team of researchers also found two previously known species of cat in

While the rest of the world is trying to live more sustainably and find ways to reduce its trash output, LG Labs has put its resources into designing yet another pod-based instant coffee machine with a twist: it actually uses two pods to make a single cup of coffee, doubling the amount of trash generated

Google is inserting itself in newsrooms with the promotion of its new AI tool that it says will “help” journalists create articles. The company has reportedly pitched its software to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal, saying it can effectively produce news stories.Google’s Antitrust Case

Whelp, I guess we all knew this was coming. With no formal announcement, Netflix removed its $9.99 “Basic” subscription tier for anybody trying to sign up for a new account or resubscribe in the U.S. and UK. Now your two options are to pay $5.50 more per month for the “Standard” plan, or otherwise suffer

As we said back in 2017, when the Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones debuted, Beats’ products have been getting better and better since Apple bought the company and started contributing to their design and hardware. The new Beats Studio Pro, the first new addition to the Beats Studio line in six years, bring excellent ANC performance

The GOP infighting continues to rage on as the race for the 2024 presidential bid picks up steam. A super PAC supporting Florida hopeful Ron DeSantis has unleashed a campaign ad that features an AI-generated version of Trump’s voice.The PAC, called Never Back Down, released the ad in support of Iowa governor Kim Reynolds in

Image: HasbroThat unmistakable sinister chuckle will fill your brain every time you catch a glimpse of the Hasbro Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Jabba the Hutt set—a worthy tradeoff for having such a well-appointed collectible paying tribute to the corpulent gangster Han Solo was really, really trying to avoid. Inspired by, quite obviously, Star Wars:

Sony’s gaming arm has long been fascinated by shapes. The fact that everybody else labeled their buttons with “A” or “B” meant nothing to the legacy tech brand, as the first PlayStation controller included “X” or “O” buttons instead. Now, the gaming company finally has a release date and price for one of the most

Image: Marvel StudiosKamala Khan is making her broadcast TV debut next month, as Ms. Marvel will be airing on ABC.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was ‘All In’ on Moon KnightAccording to Laughing Place, the Marvel Studios series will come to Disney’s primetime TV network, with the first three episodes to air on August 5 during the

Image: Marvel Studios2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was an odd movie in many respects, most of them regarding the way it treated Wanda Maximoff and her character post-WandaVision. A separate part of the film that rankled audiences as its second act digression to an alternate universe home to the Illuminati, which featured

Image: DisneyWith Hollywood actors now striking, it doesn’t just mean that various big budget productions now have to cease. It also means that until the strike is actually done, actors can’t promote any of their upcoming work (those that fall under SAG-AFTRA rules) in any capacity. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechAs

Image: AREA15Summer in Las Vegas may be known for day clubs and nightlife on the strip for those 21 and over seeking a good time, but a new kind of fantastical destination of immersive experiences is growing out of AREA15.The entertainment district just off the beaten path adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip is flourishing

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted forward a bill that would force tech companies to report web users to the Drug Enforcement Agency if they suspected them of engaging in criminal drug activity. The controversial Cooper Davis Act, named so after a Kansas teenager who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021, has

Image: Courtesy of Shudder/An IFC Films ReleaseAfter making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year—read io9’s review here—director and co-writer Laura Moss’ Birth/Rebirth arrives in theaters next month. It’s a sci-fi horror tale about two very different women who realize they have a particularly grim fascination in common.Alan Cumming on playing King

Image: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)At today’s SAG-AFTRA strike announcement, the AI proposal put forth by the the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was aired out for the first time, and it was said to include taking scans of background actors for use not only in a single project, but any project, in perpetuity.Finding

Image: Brabblemark Press, David Blandy, Connie Chang, Fainting Goat Press, Good Luck PressWe’re switching formats! As I am incapable of saying no, this is an overstuffed edition. Soon I will start saying no. Or i’ll go weekly with this. One or the other. A few announcements! I’m going to Gen Con! I’m on a ton

Getting butts into movie theater seats is an assignment Tom Cruise has taken upon himself, one cinema-revitalizing blockbuster at a time. In partnership with director-writer Chris McQuarrie, the star is hitting the screens with the latest thrilling chapter of the Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One.Finding Uhura’s Confidence in Strange New Worlds | io9

Internet drug sales have skyrocketed in recent years, allowing powerful narcotics to be peddled to American teenagers and adolescents. It’s a trend that’s led to an epidemic of overdoses and left countless young people dead. Now, a bill scheduled for a congressional vote seeks to tackle the problem, but it comes with a major catch.

Image: Disney/MarvelThus far, the big selling point for Deadpool 3 is that it’s surprisingly managed to bring back (among others) Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Jackman hung up his claws rather decisively with Logan in 2017, but the upcoming Marvel Studios flick seems to be going with a different version of the character—not the one audiences

Nathan Fillion attends the Warner Bros. premiere of The Suicide Squad on August 02, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images)With his Clark Kent and Lois Lane newly chosen, James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy is starting to fill in supporting roles in what will presumably be a formidable ensemble cast. We now know Isabela

The release of 2018’s Black Panther continues to make an impact on Disney’s output. You can see how the success of that movie (and its own sub-franchise) led to the creation of Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel, and even non-MCU projects like American Born Chinese. Disney+’s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire very much feels like part of

Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock)If you own an iPhone, iPad, or a Mac, I’d highly recommend updating your device ASAP. Apple just released one of its new Rapid Security Response updates in an effort to patch a software vulnerability that the company says may be seeing active exploitation in the wild.How To Prep Your iPhone or

The 2000s were a turning point for movies. With franchises X-Men and Spider-Man starting up at the same time the likes of Star Wars and The Matrix were winding down, the modern Hollywood blockbuster was gradually beginning to take shape. Whether it was the emphasis on visual effects or stars (both rising and previous big

Image: Disney/PixarElemental’s box office has been sparking up since its mid-June release. According to the weekend’s box office reporting from Variety, Pixar’s romcom has now earned $251.9 million globally, something of a surprise given how it initially seemed like it would fizzle out as other films popped up over the summer. But over the last

Image: Blumhouse ProductionsWithin the last decade, Blumhouse has been a key figure in helping horror movies become a bigger part of mainstream pop culture. With classic franchises like Halloween and The Exorcist under its belt alongside its own originals such as The Purge and M3GAN, the production company continues to expand. One of its next big

Image: Disney/LucasfilmNext month’s Star Wars: Ahsoka sees the titular non-Jedi (voiced by Ashley Eckstein in animation and played in live-action by Rosario Dawson) make a return to live-action after previously showing up in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Outside of Ahsoka herself, the big draw of her show is seeing the return

Recently Larian Studios—the developers behind the beloved Divinity: Original Sin games tasked with the daunting prospect of continuing the legacy of the Baldur’s Gate series, some of the most iconic Dungeons & Dragons games ever made—made a big fuss about the scope of its game. More dialogue than Lord of the Rings! Cutscenes longer than

Screenshot: [adult swim]So I might have been a wee bit too critical with my first impression of My Shonen Adventures with Superman, as reviews—including our own—are praising the new show for its light-hearted, rom-com take on the Man of Steel. Now, you can watch Clark-kun for yourself, free on YouTube!As Clark Kent (Jack Quaid) starts his

Tardigrades. Water bears. Moss piglets. No matter their name, the microscopic invertebrates are notoriously tough, and now, a team of researchers studied the tardigrade’s ancestors to figure out how the animal evolved.Is Threads a Threat to Twitter? | Future TechThe research team studied lobopodians, a group of extinct soft-bodied worms from the Cambrian Period, and

Damn, even the poster is creepy AF.Image: Warner Bros.It’s time to get creeped the hell out all over again because The Nun is back. This September, The Conjuring Universe returns to the past with a sequel to the 2018 hit The Nun. The film is, appropriately, called The Nun II; it picks up the action four

A US federal judge handed the censorship-obsessed wing of the Republican party a major win on Tuesday by blocking Biden officials from contacting social media firms to suggest content moderation takedown requests. The preliminary injunction, delivered by way of a 155 page-ruling on Independence Day, marks the most significant policy outcome to date stemming largely

When a film’s biggest stunt is not even its most exciting, you know you’re in for a good time and that’s exactly what happens with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It’s a film that not only sends the Mission franchise in an exciting new direction, it grounds things with a story that feels

After nearly three decades of delivering precious payloads to space—including the Webb Telescope—the Ariane 5 rocket is set for retirement, and at a time when Europe is struggling to gain access to the final frontier.What is One Change Mark Zuckerberg Should Make to His Social Platforms? | Gizmodo InterviewFrench company Arianespace will launch its heavy-lift

Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock)Elon Musk apparently took a break from training for his upcoming battle royale with Mark Zuckerberg to do a new, incredibly unpopular thing to Twitter this weekend. In a bout of inspired stupidity, Musk tweeted out a new edict Saturday: from now on, anybody who doesn’t pay for Twitter will only be

I’ve been covering Amazon Prime Day since it launched in 2015, and over the years I’ve seen it blow up into a huge made-up shopping holiday. But is it actually a good way to save money?Prime Day Ain’t That ‘Green’On the plus side, there are literally tens of thousands of items on sale. On the

Back to the Future: The Musical is back…to the stage.The adaptation of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s 1985 sci-fi film has recently started previews for its Broadway run. Performances will play at New York’s Winter Garden Theatre from now until its official opening on August 3, and will replace the West End production that’s set

Image: Disney/LucasfilmThe month of June has been pretty crowded with one blockbuster (or more) releasing each week. Closing out June is Disney’s Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford’s first lead blockbuster role in years and his final portrayal of the role he’s inhabited since Raiders of the Lost Ark back in 1981.

The original Insidious released in 2011, and can be considered the big breakout moment for director James Wan, writer Leigh Whannell, and cast members Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne. Over the years, the franchise has gradually moved away from the Lambert family (played by Wilson, Byrne, Ty Simpkins, and Andrew Astor) to focus on other

The annual Amazon Prime Day event runs from July 11-12 in 2023, but many of the best early deals are already available, if you’re an Amazon Prime member.Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot CompanyAmazon Prime Day was created for one reason, to get people to sign up as Amazon Prime subscribers. But the mini-holiday

Nimona is now streaming on Netflix and if you’ve seen it, you know the long wait for its arrival was incredibly worth it. (If you haven’t yet watched, you’re in for a delight.) To celebrate the animated film—adapted from the graphic novel by ND Stevenson (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)—Netflix shared a featurette exploring the

It’s a good time to be a Disney foodie if you’re a Star Wars or Marvel Studios fan.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was ‘All In’ on Moon Knightio9 recently visited Disney Parks for the media preview of Rogers: The Musical at Disney California Adventure to preview the show inspired by the scene in Disney+’s Hawkeye—we’ll have

This July, not only will Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny be playing in a theater near you, Harrison Ford will turn 81 years old. Suffice to say, when the actor who brought Indy, Han Solo, and Jack Ryan to life says this is his last time with the hat and fedora, we believe

The list of Star Wars projects that have started and never seen the light of day is very long. Heck, we even made one ourselves. However, arguably the most intriguing of those was a Boba Fett movie by director James Mangold. Mangold, the director of Logan, The Wolverine, and 3:10 to Yuma was working on

Astronomers and astrophysicists at five different pulsar timing array collaborations today announced data that strongly suggests the presence of a gravitational wave background: a constant murmur of low-frequency ripples in spacetime that emanates from some of the universe’s most exotic objects.Grace Byers on Horror and Comedy in The BlackeningThe discovery is an affirmation of previous

Update: June 29, 11:53 a.m. ET: Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its first commercial flight, with the Unity spaceplane reaching a maximum estimated altitude of 52.43 miles (84.3 kilometers). The mission ended at around 11:40 a.m. ET, with a successfully runway landing at Spaceport America, New Mexico. Are Big Consumer Facing Tech Companies Redeemable? A

Ever since ill-fated crypto exchange FTX went bankrupt last year, evidence has been building of rampant criminal activity on the part of the firm’s top executives. A new report on the company’s finances does nothing to dispel that notion, revealing instead new allegations about how the exchange misspent billions in customer funds, splurging on everything

As the battle between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to notch regular updates, anyone who hasn’t been following from the beginning might be a bit confused. Why is this Republican presidential hopeful openly fighting with his state’s biggest taxpayer? Let’s take a look.We Rode the New Disney Coaster Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic

David Zaslav, James Gunn, and Peter Safran at the premiere of The Flash. This week, they’ll help select a new Superman. Photo: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images)By the end of the week, we may have a new Superman and Lois Lane. That’s what the Hollywood Reporter is saying in a detailed update on the casting for

Photo: AirbnbPhoto: AirbnbPhoto: AirbnbFrom the listing: “Welcome to my Kendom! While Barbie is away, she has handed over the keys to her Malibu DreamHouse this summer and my room could be yours for the night. I’ve added a few touches to bring some much-needed Kenergy to the newly renovated and iconic Malibu DreamHouse. Placed perfectly

Splitting films into multiple parts is still a fairly recent phenomenon, and 2023 has multiple “Chapter One” movies playing in theaters. In addition to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the first movie in Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon saga is coming in December, Fast X was its own “Part One” back in May, and next month will

TV shows getting big to the point where they warrant a full-on movie doesn’t always happen. But when it does, it’s significant in some kind of way, even if it’s just the fact that the creators involved managed to pull it off in the first place. And in the case of the movie for CBS’

There’ve been a lot of adaptations of Marvel’s Spider-Man over the years, particularly in live-action. One that you might not know about released in 1973, and because it’s turning 50 years old in November, a new documentary is aiming to shed some light on the cult film.This Week’s Toys Are Straight From a Multiverse of

Location-wise, superheroes tend to operate in two modes. Either they’re firmly in one city, with occasional stops at other places nearby, or they’re gallivanting around basically anywhere in the world (or galaxy, in some cases). It can be dizzying sometimes, to the point that you might need a map to keep track of everyone—and fortunately

Image: A-1 Pictures/CrunchyrollBack at the start of the year, the anime series for Nier: Automata released, and its release schedule has been all over the place. Early into its run, it had to take a hiatus, reportedly due to COVID-19, that saw it off the air for nearly a few months. When it returned in

Although the first episode of Marvel’s Secret Invasion series only premiered Wednesday, people can’t stop talking about its, um, final moments. Maria Hill, who’s been played by Cobie Smulders since 2012’s The Avengers, has weighed in on what she thinks happened. The news has already pervaded most of the nerdernet, but just in case you’re

Sure, winning an Oscar is huge for an actor—but making your Marvel Cinematic Universe debut is also kind of a biggie. While we were thrilled when Olivia Colman was cast in Disney+ series Secret Invasion, we did sort of wonder why she wanted to sign on. Now we know: she’s a fan, too.Sony’s Morbius is

Image: Paramount, Universal, Walt Disney PicturesWith Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opening this week, here’s a look back on movies and television that aimed to capture that same artifact-heist genre gold that started with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Often imitated but never replicated, the Harrison Ford-starring Lucasfilm Indiana Jones franchise set the

Image: Paramount+Now is the time to catch up on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one in its entirety—and watch the first episode of the currently airing season two—for free on YouTube.How Has Ortegas Changed and Grown Coming into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 | io9 InterviewThe Paramount+ exclusive Star Trek series is

A good night’s sleep might start with a happy ending, recent research suggests. The study found that people reported better sleep on nights when they had sex and experienced an orgasm.Vox Machina is a Fan Forward ProjectPrevious research has indicated that good sex helps people doze off easier. A survey of Norwegian residents published in

We’re seemingly in the age of adaptations, as studios race to lock in franchises and takes on established IP. And though there’s an increasing demand to see these projects reflect the world we live in, we’ve also seen racist culture wars stoked around blind casting. In a world where we cannot escape that, Pedro Pascal

A frantic search is underway for a submersible that disappeared while on a $250,000-per-person dive carrying five tourists to view the historic Titanic shipwreck on Sunday. The 21-foot submarine, named the Titan, which was operated with a video game controller, carried the CEO of the company in charge and four passengers when it lost contact

Although Picard’s third and final season was touted explicitly as the last hurrah of not just Patrick Stewart’s iconic tenure as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, but the whole of the Next Generation cast, ever since it ended—hell, even before that—Stewart and his colleagues have repeatedly expressed a desire for a little more. And now, the venerable

Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kraven.Image: Sony PicturesSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is still swinging in theaters and now Sony has begun to spotlight its next Spider-project. It’s Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the latest in Sony’s stable of Spidey villain projects like Venom and Morbius before it. Spoilers of the Week Feb 21-25Unlike Venom and