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Image: Takara Tomy, Hot Toys, and Sideshow CollectiblesWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things good and plastic on the internet. This week, Lego dips into Lightyear, and Moon Knight swings into the merchandising world with new figures from Hot Toys and Hasbro. Plus, begun, the Lego Clone Wars have, and…

Cover art from Monster of the MultiverseImage: Wizards of the CoastDungeons & Dragons actual play shows have been popular for years, but the phenomenon really kicked off seven years ago when the McElroy brothers started The Adventure Zone podcast using the newly released Fifth Edition (5e) of the incredibly popular role-playing game as a basis…

Screenshot: NetflixShowing quite the penchant for survivalist roles, Ella Purnell (star of Showtime’s plane-crash drama Yellowjackets) has signed onto another with Amazon’s Fallout adaptation. And she’s no stranger to genre: she was also in Zack Snyder’s Oscar “fan favorite” zombie flick Army of the Dead, and voices one of the kids on Star Trek: Prodigy.Purnell joins Walton…

Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius in Morbius.Image: Sony PicturesMorbius, the long-delayed next film in Sony’s Spider-Man universe, is like a roller coaster without a pulse. There are highs, there are lows, there’s plenty of disorientation, and by the end, you aren’t upset with the ride, but largely underwhelmed because you have the sense it…

Currency has been a form of artistic expression as long as currency has been a thing. Countries use it to highlight their culture, significant historical figures, and important milestones—but why stop there? Capitalism and currency go hand in hand, and while many countries have found a lucrative revenue stream through pop culture-inspired collectible coins, no…

Gif: DysonDyson’s expertise seems to be focused on moving air—vacuums, hair dryers, fans—so it was confusing at first to encounter wireless headphones from the company. But the Dyson Zone is unlike any pair of headphones on the market today. Built into each ear cup is a miniature air purifier that pumps fresh air to the…

Photo: Andrzej Wojcicki (Getty Images)FinFisher is no more. Long accused of helping authoritarian governments to spy on political dissidents and activists, the creepy surveillance company has abruptly shut down amidst an ongoing investigation into its business dealings.On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the Munich-based spyware firm had shuttered its offices after quietly filing for insolvency this…

Back in 2020, we shared filmmaker Danny Donahue’s Evil Dead-evoking horror short Beast of Prey. He’s got a new one with a killer logline: “a time traveler is hunted by a dinosaur,” and it’s surely worth stopping what you’re doing to spend the next few minutes immersed in Hell Creek. Check it out!“I made it…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCTwo weeks ago, The Walking Dead offered an episode that was its version of a political thriller. Last week, there was a multiple murder mystery, beginning with a fatally wounded kid arriving at Hilltop’s door. But The Walking Dead still isn’t done messing around with genres, because tonight’s episode was a heist, pulled…

Lots of these guys were given out Sunday night.Photo: DEAN TREML/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)After a very long, very weird lead up which included fan votes, important categories cut and so much more, it’s no surprise that the 94th Annual Academy Awards celebrating them were equally weird with a few examples being an alt…

Image: Sony Pictures/Marvel StudiosThe 2022 Oscars are this weekend, and it’s shaping up to be one of the messiest versions of the annual film awards show for a variety of reasons. Before its controversial category omissions and foolish decision to bring back the “most popular film” category (but this time stupidly dictated by Twitter), one…

Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, 19-year-old Harvard University student Avi Schiffmann published a tweet in the middle of the night: “a cool idea would be to set up a website to match Ukrainian refugees to hosts in neighboring countries.Half an hour later: “this is being created rn, I hope to have…

Image: Issaro Prakalung / EyeEm (Getty Images)For the past three months, a mysterious hacker gang has been giving Silicon Valley a migraine of epic proportions. LAPSUS$, a band of cybercriminals with unorthodox techniques and a flare for the dramatic, has been on a white hot streak—lining tech companies up and knocking em’ down like bowling…

If your third eye is a googly eye, so be it.Image: A24Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie you have to meet exactly where it is. It is not a subtle film, and it demands that when you watch it, you suspend all your disbelief at the door. As directing duo the Daniels (Swiss Army…

An oil pumpjack is seen in Almetyevsk District, Tatarstan, Russia.Photo: Maksim Bogodvid / Sputnik (AP)Major Western oil companies including Exxon, Shell and BP have paid billions of dollars to the Russian government as it escalated tensions against Ukraine in recent years, a new analysis released Friday from a group of NGOs finds, illustrating how the…

It’s Oscar Week. Oscar Isaac, of course. Here, we see him at the premiere of Moon Knight.Image: Marvel StudiosFans across the globe have been patiently waiting for this week. The week to celebrate all that is great in film and television. Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between, it’s Oscar week.Oscar Issac, of course. The star…

A section of the mosaic image captured by ESA’s Solar Orbiter. An image of Earth, to scale, was added at top right. Image: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI team; Data processing: E. Kraaikamp (ROB)A mosaic image packed with 83 million pixels is providing an unprecedented view of the Sun and its tumultuous outer atmosphere. It took…

Image: Disney ParksWalt Disney World and Disneyland will be receiving quite the precious cargo at Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities in Galaxy’s Edge. The latest Star Wars legacy lightsaber is set for release and Cameron Monaghan was on hand to reveal the ware inspired by his Jedi: Fallen Order character Cal Kestis. Previously, Disney Parks enlisted fans to…

Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images (Getty Images)In Disney+ and Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac stars as Steven Grant/Marc Spector, a superhero with dissociative identity disorder powered by ancient Egyptian myth. The role required the actor to commit to challenging character work opposite himself; in many scenes, he had to perform full sequences as Moon…

Ewan McGregor uses Jedi powers against Death Sticks, and in real life.Image: LucasfilmYou’ve done it, we’ve done it, everyone has done it. And now Obi-Wan Kenobi himself admits he does it too. We’re talking, of course, about pretending you are using the Force when encountering automatic doors.Ewan McGregor sat down recently to talk about his…

Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper Residente’s latest song, “This is Not America,’’ is an anthem for people who understand that imperialism and forced immigration cannot be separated from environmental issues.Both social and environmental crises are shown in bloody realism throughout the music video, currently trending at #11 for music on YouTube. “This is…

A crop of Marvel Comics #1, the first Marvel comic.Image: Marvel ComicsWhen you talk about the all-time most valuable comics, a few instantly come to mind. Superman’s first appearance in 1938’s Action Comics #1, Batman’s first appearance in 1939’s Detective Comics #27, and Spider-Man’s first appearance in 1962’s Amazing Fantasy #15 are probably the most…

Image: Ryan Stegman/Marvel ComicsBig Two comics love to make sure their characters are lined up with their live action counterparts whenever a new movie or show is close to release. With Thor: Love & Thunder a couple of months away from hitting theaters, Marvel’s announced that Jane Foster will spend some time going back to…

Photo: Josh Stringer/AMCWhen someone gets murdered on The Walking Dead—which happens a lot—you almost always know who committed the deed and why, since the murder is shown on-screen, as the reason is usually “they needed killin’.” But this second third of season 11 has been willing to buck the show’s norms to go to some…

Image: Supermassive Games/2KWhen Until Dawn launched on the PS4 back in 2015, it gained acclaim for managing to capture the old school feel of slasher movies wherein a group of young adults have to survive the night at a mountain retreat. At a time when big budget horror games were slowly being phased out, Until…

Image: Marvel StudiosEarlier in the week, Marvel suddenly debuted the first trailer for Ms. Marvel. The upcoming Disney+ series finally puts New Jersey teen-turned-Inhuman superhero Kamala Khan (played by relative newcomer Iman Vellani, marking her TV debut) in the spotlight after she’s had numerous comics, cartoons, and most of a video game for people to…

Image: Hasbro, Super7, and MattelWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest in toy news on the web. This week, Godzilla brings a flowery friend to Super7’s Ultimates line, Mattel takes on Jurassic Park’s most horrifying scene, and more dinobots roll out into Hasbro’s Transformers line. Check it out!Image:…

Hawthorne, left, a character in Lightyear, will get to kiss her girlfriend.Image: Disney/PixarAfter weeks of Disney employees speaking out against the company’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, it sounds like concrete action is finally being taken. Variety reports that a kiss between two women in the upcoming Pixar animated film Lightyear, which had been…

Lake Powell water levels have dropped to record lows since the reservoir’s creation in the 1960s. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call (Getty Images)A large portion of the U.S. will experience drought-related conditions this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week. The last time something like this happened was back in 2013. This past…

Boys From County HellImage: ShudderIt’s St. Patrick’s Day—the holiday where everyone gathers around to drink beer and watch scary movies! OK, we might have added that second part ourselves, but it’s only because we’ve assembled this list of 10 Irish and Irish-made horror movies to add some spooky flair to the usual boozy festivities. And…

Team Picard gets ready for a bumpy ride to 2024.Image: ParamountStar Trek loves all time travel, but perhaps the kind of time travel it loves most is a chance to take a sideways step into our current moment. From The Voyage Home to Voyager and DS9 episodes like “Future’s End” and “Past Tense,” Star Trek…

Screenshot: Warner Bros./DCThanks to an apparent technical glitch, Riddler-level intel has dropped that we can expect to see the The Batman at home in late April. Deadline reported (and screen-capped) the dates before they were removed from the HBO website, and the trade says its news that the DC hit will arrive Tuesday, April 19 on HBO Max,…

Screenshot: Disney ParksIn the wake of Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s recent apology for not doing enough to counter Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, employees who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies have announced actions to hold the company accountable. From their open letter:The recent statements by The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) leadership…

Screenshot: HBO MaxChances are you’ve retweeted your favorite movie moments from One Perfect Shot on Twitter. The account’s cinematic curation has garnered a mighty following and has connected film enthusiasts and filmmakers alike over their love of iconic movie moments. It makes perfect sense that it’s been transformed into a show arriving next week on…

Image: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.I first noticed it in the opening scenes. Over a moody, dramatic voiceover, Robert Pattinson, as Bruce Wayne, explains that the Batman’s power comes from fear. Criminals stare down darkened alleys, shadowed doorways, and disused train stations. This is when I rolled my eyes a little. Whatever city Gotham is trying…

A SARS-CoV-2 antigen test.Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (Getty Images)In new research out Monday, scientists say they’ve found evidence that our immune system appears more prone to inflammation and other metabolic changes in the aftermath of even a mild case of covid-19. More research will be needed to understand how these changes could be linked to post-covid…

Image: Fortiche Animation/NetflixOverall, 2021 was a pretty great year for animation. Whether you like stories of Italian adolescence, prequels about monster hunters, or emotional closers to the anime of our childhood, animation fans ate pretty good last year. And with last night’s Annie Awards, the annual celebration of the medium gave some love to two…

Photo: Josh Stringer/AMCThe Commonwealth’s Lance Hornsby is a man with a plan. A very devious plan. A plan that will very likely prove deadly to others. But, above all, it is a very, very silly plan, and I am here for it.While The Walking Dead has spent the past few episodes showing the many, many,…

Image: Tara Ziemba (Getty Images)Over the decades, Michael Giacchino has cemented himself as one of the biggest music composers around, thanks to Lost, the Star Trek reboot films, and The Incredibles, and plenty more. You’ve heard his music a lot in recent years, and now you’ll get to see him take on directing duties for…

Image: Lego, Hot Toys, and Denuo NovoWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest toys and merchandise around. This week, The Batman descends on Hot Toys for some gloriously expensive collectibles, Miles Morales swings in for a peculiar Lego build, and get ready to ThunderCats Ho with your very own sword…

You can now download YouTube videos in the browser.Screenshot: YouTubeWatching YouTube videos is all well and good while you’ve got a stable internet connection, but there might be times when you don’t have a high-speed link to the web—on vacation, on your travels, on your commute. To prepare for these situations, you might want to…

Conceptual video showing FLEX carrying two NASA astronauts across the lunar surface. Gif: Venturi Astrolab/GizmodoIt’s time to hop in and go for a ride, as Venturi Astrolab has shown off a multi-purpose lunar vehicle designed to deliver cargo, perform scientific investigations, and carry two astronauts. The California-based startup hopes NASA will eventually choose its concept…

The Mac Studio Is the best new Mac you can buy. Image: AppleThis week on Gadgettes, we’re womansplaining why the Queen of England is not dead yet. We’ll tell you how the monarchy is the next target of conspiracy theorists and why you shouldn’t believe every picture you see. Then, we’ll walk you through everything…

Dylan O’Brien, who got his break as fan-favorite character Stiles Stilinski in MTV’s Teen Wolf, has announced that he will not be returning to Paramount+’ film “revival” of the series.“It was a difficult decision. A lot went into it,” O’Brien told Variety. “The show couldn’t be more dear to me. It was the first thing…

Screenshot: PixarEmployees of Pixar have sent a scathing letter to their parent company Disney, accusing it of censoring virtually all LGBTQIA+ content from Pixar’s films. The letter comes one day after Disney CEO Bob Chapek claimed the company’s leaders were opposed to Florida’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill, in which schools will be forced to…

Jon Hamm at the 2022 NHL All-Star Weekend on February 04, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images)If you miss the days when Fox was running the X-Men movies, then I have exceedingly bad news for you. Had the franchise not been in such jeopardy, and The New Mutants delayed for so…

A farm house is surrounded by floodwaters in the town of Bli Bli on February 27, 2022. Photo: Bradley Kanaris (Getty Images)Heavy rain in Australia has caused flooding so dangerous and disruptive that Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared a national emergency this week. The flooding began in late February and has continued into March across…

Florence Pugh might join Dune: Part Two, which is not a Netflix movie.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix (Getty Images)Like a sandworm rumbling through the desert, Dune: Part Two is coming to the surface, and now one of its biggest missing pieces may have been found. Florence Pugh (Midsommar, Black Widow) is reportedly in talks to…

Image: BioWare/EAWhen BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise first released in 2007, it quickly gained momentum and a passionate fanbase that not many new IPs today have really managed to achieve. At the time, the sci-fi RPG’s claim to fame was giving players choices that would matter, either in the immediate moment as it related to their…

They might need the refresher after that drink.Photo: Joel Cunningham/GizmodoAs the design director for six mainline Star Wars films as well as The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm vice president and executive creative director Doug Chiang has spent a lot of time figuring out what stuff looks like in the galaxy far, far away. But mapping out the…

The Nokia C2 Second Edition.Photo: NokiaNokia seems to have found its particular vein in affordable phones, because that is precisely what it has presented at the Mobile World Congress. The company has completely updated its C range with the new C21, C21 Plus and C2 Second Edition.We are talking about very simple but very affordable…

Image: fizkes (Shutterstock)To me, Siri is perhaps the most annoying feature of my iPhone. You can’t fix some of its problems — such as Siri’s inability to comprehend certain basic commands or to reliably return useful results — but there are several settings you can adjust Siri less grating and more useful. Let’s walk through…

Image: LenovoLenovo made a slew of Mobile World Congress (MWC) announcements tonight, including a new portfolio of consumer 2-in-1 convertible and detachable laptops and a tablet. But the third generation of its tablet, the Tab M10 Plus, piqued my interest for one little reason – it’s taking on the Kindle and it’s a more affordable…

Image: Matías S. Zavia/GizmodoIf a gaming-oriented phone with a discreet and beautiful design is difficult to find, one that is also affordable is a rare bird.At the ZTE booth at Mobile World Congress 2022 we find the Nubia Z40 Pro, one of the few phone launches that have taken place during the fair, and perhaps…

Photo: Matías S. Zavia / GizmodoSamsung has just announced two new ultra-light laptops: the Galaxy Book 2 Pro, with a traditional format, and the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, a 2-in-1 with a flip-up touch screen. In line with last year’s models , these iterations integrate even better with Samsung’s device ecosystem, enabling continuity between…

Photo: Matías Zavia / GizmodoI confess that when I saw Mictic’s colorful musical bracelets at Mobile World Congress I was not very impressed. These are two simple bands very similar to a FitBit-style sports tracker, but without any type of screen or button. Of course, when you put them on and they come to life…

No skull-king about, Indy.Image: LucasfilmDavid Rysdahl wants to make a new take on Rapunzel with Zazie Beetz. Renfield sinks its teeth into a new release date. Chucky plans a return this year. Plus, new looks at Our Flag Means Death, Netflix nabs an unconventional Transformers show, and more. Spoilers now!Meg 2: The TrenchVariety reports Li Bingbing…

Screenshot: Sony PicturesMorbius? You’ve finally got me a bit worried. When the movie was first announced, I was basically stunned with disbelief that such an nth-tier Spider-Man foe would get his own major motion picture. When I saw the first couple of trailers, I was genuinely impressed. But now that the Jared Leto anti-hero movie’s…

Image: NikonNikon’s staunch devotion to DSLRs meant the company is now trying to play catch up to Sony, Canon, and even Fujifilm when it comes to the ever-growing mirrorless camera market. The Nikon Z9, revealed last year, wasn’t quite the runaway hit the company needed, but a potential new feature could change the market share…

One bright spot that saw exceptionally online people through a rather grim weekend was the reveal of the newest video game installments for the Pokémon franchise. An announcement for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet with an accompanying trailer revealed some of the newest inspirations, Arceus-inspired open-world gameplay, and, most importantly, the three new starters.The newest…

Rosneft headquarters in Moscow, Russia.Photo: Mikhail Metzel (AP)It’s a race to the door for oil and gas companies with operations in Russia. Over the past 24 hours, three major international oil companies—BP, Equinor, and Shell—have publicly announced they will get out of the Russian oil business in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. In what…

Screenshot: Disney/LucasfilmIt’s only been a few days since Disney’s lavishly priced Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser attraction previewed for invited media, influencers, and guests—yet eBay listings are already being promoted for exclusive items from the experience. Some item postings even have timetables for guests who have yet to step onto the Halcyon ship but promise to bring back…

Turning Red won’t be released in Russia.Image: Pixar In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Disney has decided to take a stand. The company released a statement Monday night explaining that it won’t be releasing its films there for the foreseeable future, beginning with Pixar’s Turning Red. Then, a few hours later, Warner Bros. did…

In 2019, researchers first described a 1.15-mile-wide crater in a mountain range in northeast China; late last year, a NASA satellite imaged the crater from space, giving a broad new view the impact’s aftermath.The crater is in Heilongjiang Province’s Yilan County. According to the researchers who described it in 2019, it’s the second confirmed impact…

A still from Squid GameImage: NetflixSquid Game ran away with three SAG Awards Sunday night, making it the most-awarded media of the entire show. Lead actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon won for their individual performances, and the ensemble stunt work in the show also snagged an Actor. The Screen Actors Guild annual awards show…

Image: Studio UfotableIt’s the end of the month, folks, and that means it’s time to tell us about some of the shows or films you watched and the games you played. (And things you’ve read or listened to, if those are things you partake in.)Played: Since I own a PlayStation 5, that meant I was legally…

Image: Jorge Jiménez/DC ComicsThe main Batman book lives and dies based on the creative team behind it. Some runs have been pretty damn good, and others haven’t entirely lived up to the potential that they seemed to have. DC’s Dark Knight gets new teams fairly frequently, and the publisher has announced the next duo to…

Screenshot: BungieWith each new expansion, Destiny 2 brings new weapons for player Guardians to strive towards and adventures for them to go on. These expansions are generally pretty good, but sometimes, Bungie’s shared world shooter will put a bigger emphasis on the former, since that’s the main draw of the series. There will still be…

A lot went down on Arda to get to here (we’re not even 100% sure where “here” is yet).Screenshot: Prime VideoAmazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel series, The Rings of Power, has already told us that it plans to dive deep into the history of Tolkien’s vast mythos. The series is primarily set thousands of…

Image: Mattel, Lego, and ThreeZeroWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest in wallet-sapping toy and merchandise news. This week: Lego gives us another glimpse at Thor: Love and Thunder’s Mighty Thor and her friends, a classic Voltron gets updated, and… brace yourselves, it’s toys based on the human Buzz Lightyear…

Baroness rides a tanked-up Megatron in a new Hasbro release.Image: HasbroThough Hasbro has yet to let the incredibly malleable world of Transformers really shine on the big screen, the opposite is the case on toy shelves. We’ve seen Transformers figures mash-up with Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, and more. Now, the Robots in…

Image: Marvel ComicsIt’s probably safe to say Marvel has put out some reasonably good comics over the last 60 years. It’s probably also safe to say that it’s put out some of the greatest and most beloved comic stories of all time. We asked you, the readers, to give us your favorites, and here’s some…

Put the word “dinosaur” in front of anything and it automatically gets cooler. “Dinosaur” baseball. “Dinosaur” dinner. “Dinosaur” table. “Dinosaur” phone. See what we mean? The same goes for “Dinosaur” book, “dinosaur” war, and “dinosaur” movie—three of which are about to smash together like a T-Rex through a Jeep.The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that…

Members of the Star Trek cast were reportedly shocked that a new movie was announced.Image: ParamountImagine a former co-worker told the world you were coming back to work with them without your knowledge. That’s apparently what happened last week to several members of the cast of the recent theatrical Star Trek films. According to the…

Image: Disney ParksDisney’s chief corporate affairs officer Geoff Morrell posted a tweet on Tuesday about the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World. And while the tweet seemed innocent enough at first glance, Morrell may have spilled some sensitive secrets, at least by Disney standards. If Morrell’s now-deleted tweet is…

Screenshot: HBO MaxIf you watched last Thursday’s first season finale of Peacemaker, you know that the show ended on some very special, yet extremely unexpected, cameos by a few DC Comics characters. But they’re more than just mere cameos, which star James Cena is well aware of—and it turns out there may have been more…

Despite the fact that nearly every device I rely on now has the capability to play or stream digital audio files, I would still happily embrace the inconvenience of carrying around a standalone MP3 player if it put Winamp, one of the earliest MP3 players for PCs, in my pocket.Before the MP3 spec (MPEG-1 Audio…

Henry Cavill knows what’s up: the Eldar rule.Gif: Warhammer CommunityHenry Cavill has made something of a habit out of turning his geekiest passions into dreams come true—from playing the Man of Steel to getting to embody his love of the Witcher games as Netflix’s own Geralt of Rivia. Now the actor has taken his passion…

Screenshot: HBO MaxDid the Peacemaker cast have fun together making the show? Did they flub their lines? Did they do silly little dances on camera? Did John Cena laugh so much a member of the set crew had to come over and dab away Cena’s tears from his face because it was during the scene…

Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (Getty Images)A hacker carried out a phishing attack to steal potentially hundreds of NFTs from users of OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on the internet, worth a total of $1.7 million on Saturday. Company officials on Sunday tried to reassure users that it was safe to mint, buy, list, and…

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images)This fall, you may be able to get a second covid-19 booster shot along with your annual flu vaccine.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun reviewing data to decide whether to authorize a second booster dose of the messenger RNA vaccines from Pfizer and partner BioNTech and from Moderna, the…

Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images)The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, after being accused by Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week of conducting a “harassment campaign” against him, has responded with a reminder to Musk that this level of federal scrutiny was part of the deal he agreed to after his shitposting landed him in hot…

Costumed people attend Anime NYC at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on November 20, 2021.Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP (Getty Images)The Center for Disease Control released a study yesterday that the 2021 Anime NYC convention was not a superspreader event, despite the attendance of one of the first known people in the…

Photo: Lego, Brando Workshop, and BandaiWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest toy and merchandise news. This week, The Book of Boba Fett’s end means merchandise a-go-go with Star Wars toys from Lego and Hasbro (and more, for good measure), and Playmates boldly goes forward with Star Trek: Prodigy toys…

Photo: Sarah Shatz/NetflixThe saga of Netflix’s disappearing Marvel TV series continues, although the latest development is more about what’s not happening—i.e., the shows relocating to Marvel’s entertainment hub at Disney+. A list of the content coming to the streaming service in March has been revealed, and it does not include any mentions of Daredevil, Jessica…

Photo: MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Getty Images)About 45 years ago, Apple sold 200 of its first-ever product: the Apple-1 computer. Of those, around 82 still exist and about 80 in the first batch of 100 are said to have a handwritten serial number on the mainboard (these appear as “01-00##”). Only a few dozen…

Photo: ETham Photo (Getty Images)For at least the past two years, Russian hackers have been targeting Pentagon-linked defense contractors and subcontractors to steal sensitive data and information, U.S. authorities revealed this week. In a joint alert published Wednesday, members of the U.S. intelligence community warned that they had observed “regular targeting” of U.S.-cleared defense contractors…

Image: Florence Ion / GizmodoThe Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the ultimate Samsung flagship. For $1,200, you get a gorgeous display, cutting-edge performance, a built-in stylus, and five cameras (four rear-facing and one selfie cam).I’ve been putting the Galaxy S22 Ultra through its paces for the full Gizmodo review. But rather than keep you waiting…

First you had to learn the deal with Wi-Fi 6, and now Wi-Fi 6E devices are incoming. Well, buckle up: Wi-Fi 7 is almost here. Here’s what you can expect from the next-gen wireless connectivity standard, and when it might start appearing in gadgets you can actually buy.As you’ve probably guessed, first and foremost Wi-Fi 7 is…

An adult deer tick at Connetquot State Park in Oakdale, New York on December 27, 2011.Photo: Bill Davis/Newsday RM (Getty Images)Ticks won’t be able to conceal their fiendish tricks much longer. In new research this week, researchers claim to have genetically modified tick embryos in the lab using CRISPR—an apparent first in the field. The…

“Hand over your wallet, please.”Image: HasbroCad Bane has been a busy Star Wars supporting character of late. After showing up a handful of times in The Clone Wars, the Duros Bounty Hunter returned to menace two very different clones, first kidnapping Omega in The Bad Batch and then harassing Boba in The Book of Boba…

A protester waves a Canadian flag in front of parked vehicles on Rideau Street at a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP (AP)A data set leaked by an unknown hacker appears to show that Americans…

Image: Marvel StudiosNow that Spider-Man: No Way Home has properly set up the dominoes, with some help from WandaVision and Loki, it’s time for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to knock them all down. As is the case with just about every year, Marvel released a new trailer during the Super Bowl, and…

Oh hi Mark.Gif: Marvel StudiosLast month we got our first true taste of Moon Knight, giving us a look at Oscar Isaac’s duelling personalities as he discovers his potential as the moonlit titular hero. Now, our latest look at the series gives us a taste of the bloody work Marc Spector will be doing as…

Image: David Nakayama/Marvel ComicsAs corners of the Marvel universe are often wont to do, a new team of superbeings is being announced for their own team book set to release in a couple of months. This time, it’s the fan-favorite Thunderbolts, though it’s not exactly the original setup of B and C-tier Marvel baddies and…

Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images)In the era of the Great Resignation and a tighter labor market, it’s common sense to have companies review and increase the benefits they offer their workers, especially when that company is the most valuable one in the world. Well, it seems like the lightbulb has gone off at Apple, according…

Image: Sean Gladwell (Getty Images)For at least a decade, a shadowy hacker group has been targeting people throughout India, sometimes using its digital powers to plant fabricated evidence of criminal activity on their devices. That phony evidence has, in turn, often provided a pretext for the victims’ arrest. A report published this week by cybersecurity…

Illustration: Olivier Douliery / AFP (Getty Images)The news of one of the biggest money laundering schemes in history captivated the world on Tuesday, not so much because of the crime—which involved $4.5 billion in bitcoin and is, yeah, a big deal—but rather because of the couple accused of carrying it out. They are the weirdo…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) at a Senate hearing about covid-19 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022.Photo: Greg Nash / AFP (Getty Images)Three former defense contractors in Hawaii have been charged with illegal donations to Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and one of her political action committees, according to a press release…

Android 13 is coming to a phone near you—soon. Eventually.Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoGoogle released Android 12 in October, and while there are plenty of phones still waiting to receive the big upgrade, the company is already working on Android 13. The first developer preview of the next-gen Android OS is now available to download,…

The two Adams take on a shiny foe.Photo: Doane Gregory/Netflix“After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.” That’s the logline on Netflix’s The Adam Project, which doesn’t give you much until you find out that it’s from the same director-star…

Image: FoxApproximately 95 percent of the nerd news sites you may frequent will begin their articles announcing the return of Futurama with “Good news, everybody!” based on Professor Farnsworth’s iconic catchphrase on the show. So I hope you all with appreciate my restraint when I merely tell you that yes, Futurama has emerged from its…

A pharmacy technician grabs a bottle of drugs off a shelve at a pharmacy. Photo: George Frey (Getty Images)In a new case report this week, medical professionals in California say that at least two of their patients have experienced substantial and rapid relief from their long covid symptoms with the help of over-the-counter antihistamines. Importantly,…

AFI Life Achievement Award recipient John Williams speaks onstage during American Film Institute’s 44th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute show on June 9, 2016Photo: Mike Windle (Getty Images)He’s one of America’s greatest living composers, his work scoring films has elevated cinema soundtracks as a whole and some franchises specifically. He’s John Williams, and he’s celebrating…

Rashida Jones has a new sci-fi show coming to Apple TV+Photo: Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (Getty Images)Here’s what you need to know about the new TV show Sunny: Rashida Jones. Robot. Plane crash mystery. Seriously, what more do you need to know?OK, fine. Here’s more. Apple TV+ has just given a 10-episode order to Sunny, a…

Photo: Phillip Tracy/GizmodoApple recently acquired AI Music, a startup that creates soundtracks by using artificial intelligence to piece together sounds from royalty-free music. The purchase of the London-based company was reportedly completed in recent weeks, according to unnamed sources speaking with Bloomberg.The startup’s website has been taken down but a cached version shows how AI…

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.Photo: Dia Dipasupil (Getty Images)Your next Samsung Galaxy will feature a new material made of repurposed, discarded fishing nets that otherwise would have ended up in the oceans. There’s just one mystery: It’s not exactly clear what that material is. Consequently, we also don’t know how it will incorporated into the…

Truckers and supporters protest against mandates and restrictions related to Covid-19 vaccines in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on February 5, 2022.Photo: Dave Chan/AFP (Getty Images)In a cycle of self-righteous indignation that’s become all too familiar at this point, GOP lawmakers are calling for fraud investigations into GoFundMe after it took down a fundraising effort for an…

It ended up being something of a busy week, which means you may have missed some of our Morning Spoilers. Have no fear, because we’ve got this video for some of the biggest stories this week that closed out January and began February. And as always, you can read new Morning Spoilers every weekday on…

Photo: Dylan Buell (Getty Images)In recent weeks, the spotlight on Joe Rogan, host of the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify, has only grown brighter and hotter. After receiving a storm of criticism for promoting covid-19 vaccine misinformation on his podcast, all eyes are now on Rogan again after videos of him repeatedly using the…

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Every year, Apple hosts a handful of product launch events to announce new devices, and 2022 is shaping up to be no different. According to Bloomberg, the company’s first such event will be “on or near” March 8, which tracks—Apple usually announces new devices in the spring, and its events tend…

The Echo Show 15 is Amazon’s biggest smart display to date.Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoHow much do you love and/or rely on Amazon? Is it enough to put a giant Alexa screen on your wall?The Echo Show 15 is officially the biggest of Amazon’s Alexa-powered displays. It’s the size of a laptop, an external monitor,…

Damian’s making the leap to the CW… with some unlikely allies.Image: Gleb Melnikov/DC ComicsRenfield starts filming, and adds one more member to its cast. HBO’s Last of Us series will tweak the chronology of the games slightly. We’re getting at least two seasons of Halo. Plus, what’s next on Riverdale, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow,…

Image: GoogleAt a Glance on Android presents contextual information on a phone’s home and lock screens, so users can quickly view relevant details without sifting through apps. In its current state, At a Glance contains basic info like current weather conditions and calendar alerts, but it appears Google at one point had much more ambitious…

A view of SoFi Stadium as workers prepare for Super Bowl LVI on February 01, 2022 in Inglewood, California.Photo: Ronald Martinez (Getty Images)It’s the big question for the big game: How do I watch the Super Bowl online? The biggest sporting event of the year in the United States always draws in big TV audiences…

Fun in the sun, M. Night Shyamalan-style!Image: Universal PicturesFreezing your butt off thanks to February’s bitterly cold temperatures? It could be so much worse: You could be on a tropical vacation from hell! As these 12 horror, cult, and thriller picks will prove, sometimes there’s no more worse place to be than a warm, sunny…

What does Baron Harkonnen sound like? Someone had to figure it out.Image: Warner Bros.Of all the people working on a film, the sound team is maybe the most invisible. If they do their job right, everything you hear is perfectly acceptable and natural. You rarely think about the work that goes into layering in dialogue,…

Starfleet Academy as it looked in the 2380s.Screenshot: CBS/Paramount+Back in 2019, io9 did a round-up of all the Star Trek shows that were then in various stages of boldly going to CBS All Access. A couple years later, CBS All Access is now Paramount+, but studio’s keen interest in giving viewers as much Trek as…

An interior view of athlete’s apartment at Beijing Winter Olympic Village on December 24, 2021 in Beijing, China. Photo: VCG/VCG (Getty Images)As athletes arrive in China for the Winter Olympics, one burning question has crossed more than a few minds: What will the beds be like this time? Short answer: no cardboard in sight.U.S. luger…

Image: ParamountSince the original Halo released in 2001, Microsoft has been trying for a long time to get Bungie and 343 Industries’ sci-fi shooter into live action beyond excellent commercials and webseries tie-ins. After several aborted attempts at making a movie, Halo is now finally a TV show for Paramount+ (with some speed bumps along…

Illustration: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)After days of intense scrutiny, Spotify on Sunday said it would add content advisories on podcast episodes that include discussions on covid-19 to combat misinformation on its platform.In a news release, Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek said that recent feedback had made it clear the company needed to do…

Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty Images)Days after veteran rocker Neil Young decided to take down his music from Spotify over covid-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience, musician Joni Mitchell has joined him, saying she will also pull her work from the streaming platform.Mitchell announced her decision in a short statement on her website on Friday…

Image: Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli is one of the most beloved animation studios around, and their whimsical, resonant worlds are often worth revisiting every now and again just to feel something. For years, we’ve wondered what it would be like to have a theme park based around the studio’s various films, and later this year we’ll…

Image: Warner Bros.As The Batman gets ever closer to release, some of the conversation surrounding Matt Reeves’ upcoming film is what the movie almost ended up being. Namely, that it was originally meant to star and be directed by Ben Affleck, the Dark Knight of the DCEU prior to Robert Pattinson’s casting. In an interview…

Photo: Matthias Balk (Getty Images)If you’re also someone who’s waited in line for hours to get a COVID test—or faced similar frustrations trying to buy them at your local drugstore—then you’re in luck. A group of scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara say they’ve developed a new kind of COVID-testing system that only…

Photo: Amir Levy (Getty Images)The Federal Bureau of Investigation spent two years considering whether it should procure a clandestine commercial spyware tool that could reportedly hack any phone within the United States, according to an investigation by New York Times Magazine. That spyware system, dubbed “Phantom,” was offered secretly to U.S. government agencies by the NSO…

Image: Fiona Staples/Image ComicsBrian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples never intended for Saga to be gone this long. When they announced that the beloved Image Comics series would go on hiatus in 2018, it was expected to last about a year. Until… it didn’t. And now Saga is back to pick up the pieces it…

Illustration: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)Aiming to put an end to unexpected costs and fees for broadband, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal requiring providers, such as AT&T and Comcast, to create “nutrition labels” to help consumers navigate the industry’s maze of prices and offers. Like food labels at the grocery…

The ride isn’t over just yet, either way.Image: Paramount+Star Trek: Picard was never envisioned as a long-legged series in the style of the Treks of the ‘90s—hell, when it was first announced there wasn’t any particular certainty as to whether or not it would be more than one season long. But, as the series looks…

The Pixel 5a could see its successor arrive this year.Photo: Sam Rutherford / GizmodoBefore the pandemic, Google would introduce a new version of its lower-cost A-series smartphone around the same time as its Google I/O developers conference. The company may return to that launch timeline with the Pixel 6a, and it could accompany the long-anticipated…

Photo: Andrew Liszewski – GizmodoThe video game industry has more or less settled on a standard design for controllers with a pair of matching analog joysticks, a directional pad, four action buttons, and shoulder triggers on top. It’s a design that the PlayStation DualShock controller popularized, but one that I genuinely feel Nintendo perfectly executed…

Colin Farrell in After YangImage: A24 FilmsWe often think of sci-fi films as bombastic, grand canvases for spaceships, lasers, and robots. But After Yang, the new film by South Korean-born filmmaker Kogonada, uses a handful of those elements to be grand in a whole other way. It’s an emotionally fulfilling story of family and loss…

This is basically what Doctor Who fans have looked like for the past few weeks.Image: BBCWhenever Doctor Who is ready to cast a new Doctor, the internet is always aflurry with wild suggestions and outlandish “leaks” that, more often than not, never play out as true. But as Doctor Who fandom looks toward the return…

A man walks in the Olympic Park during a smoggy day in Beijing on January 24, 2022. Photo: Noel Celis / AFP (Getty Images)Just two years after covid-19 forced the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2020 Olympics, another health hazard—this one indisputably humanmade—threatens to endanger athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Less than…

Photo: Scott Heins (Getty Images)Just when you thought Peloton’s week couldn’t get any worse, the unthinkable occurred: Another character on a popular TV show got a heart attack while riding one of its bikes. The Peloton heart attack appears to be Hollywood’s new favorite plot point, much to the exasperation and detriment of the bike…

Photo: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)Online group and event apps for iOS won’t have to say goodbye quite yet to Apple’s pandemic-related exemptions to its in-app purchase policy. In response to surging coronavirus cases, Apple has pushed the deadline for these apps to continue using alternative payment methods until June 30, allowing them to circumvent…

Image: Marvel ComicsWhen Sam Wilson was granted the title of Captain America from his longtime friend Steve Rogers during Marvel’s “Marvel NOW!” relaunch in 2015, it was only a matter of time before he would both go back to being the Falcon and get boosted to Cap in the MCU. Now that Captain America 4 is…

One of the missing monkeys.Photo: Courtesy Pennsylvania State PolicePennsylvania State Police were scouring an area near Danville in the central part of the state on Friday and Saturday in a search for three high-profile subjects. The authorities were clear: The public was not to attempt to look for or get near the subjects on the…

Belgian-British teenage pilot Zara Rutherford, aboard her a Shark ultralight, reacts after landing back at the end of her solo round-the-world trip in her Belgian hometown of Kortrijk on January 20, 2022.Photo: John Thys / AFP (Getty Images)Zara Rutherford always dreamed of flying solo around the world, but she never thought it would actually happen.…

Medical bottles used to grow phages. Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP (Getty Images)The enemy of our bacterial enemy can indeed be our friend. In a new case report, doctors say they were able to treat their patient’s long-festering, drug-resistant infection with the help of specially grown bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria. Large-scale clinical trials will likely be…

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/YouTubeA pilot and professional YouTuber has run into some trouble after he crashed his plane in the California mountains last month, only to be accused of doing the whole thing on purpose to grab some page views. Now he’s being investigated by the feds. Trevor Jacob, a former Olympic snowboarder turned social media…

The latest iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard.Photo: Caitlin McGarry/GizmodoThe iPad is a capable laptop replacement in many ways, and iPadOS multitasking features and Apple’s Magic Keyboard take that to the next level. iPadOS differs from iOS in several ways, and includes keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures that unlock functionality you can’t get on an…

The Bat and the Cat are waiting for you.Image: Warner Bros.Jack Quaid promises The Boys will continue to be even more messed up in season 3. The shadow of Q lingers in a new Star Trek: Picard poster. Plus, what’s to come on Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman. Spoilers, away!M3GANAccording to Deadline, the James Wan-produced…

Photo: Piroshka Van De Wouw (Getty Images)The Biden administration’s website for ordering covid-19 tests is finally here, a little less than a month after the president promised he’d be offering millions of tests free of charge to citizens across the country. But not everyone is having an easy time with it. Folks living in apartments…

Photo: Alexander Koerner / Stringer (Getty Images)Crypto mining is loathed by gamers and anyone who cares about the environment, but that isn’t stopping Intel from getting into the bitcoin-harvesting business.While the chipmaker hasn’t said anything publicly just yet, eagle-eyed reporters at Tom’s Hardware noticed that Team Blue is set to give a presentation about a…

Vampires, werewolves, rock bands, superheroes, even Nazis. Taika Waititi has made all of them funny. And next he’ll try and do it so on the seven seas with a very offbeat band of pirates. The show is called Our Flag Means Death and it’s coming to HBO Max in March. It’s created and showrun by…

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)When it comes to Amazon and money, never say never. Two days before the e-commerce giant was set to ban Visa credit cards in its UK store, it has changed its tune. Visa credit cards are still welcome on the platform, for now. On Monday, Amazon told customers in an email…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosAlthough Disney and Marvel Studios briefly gave us a glimpse of Oscar Isaac in action as one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic street-level vigilantes around a few months ago, now we have a full, proper glimpse at what happens when Marc Spector becomes the Moon Knight—the answer is a snazzy white suit and…

A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the Bang Sue Grand Station, Bangkok.Photo: Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)Apple now considers covid-19 booster shots to be an important element in protecting its workers and will be purportedly requiring employees to show proof that they’ve gotten the additional dose to access…

Photo: Chris Delmas / AFP (Getty Images)Former president Donald Trump, known for his gluttonous diet of TV news, is going to have trouble finding one of his favorite far-right channels, One America News Network, in a few months.Satellite TV provider DirecTV, OAN’s largest distributor, said it was dumping the news network on Friday, Bloomberg reported.…

Photo: Chris Delmas / AFP (Getty Images)Apple will grudgingly allow dating app developers in the Netherlands to use alternative payment methods in the App Store, but it doesn’t like it, and the score hasn’t been settled yet.In an update on its developers’ blog on Friday, Apple said dating app developers will have two new optional…

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/khamenei.irIran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, recently posted an animated video to his website depicting former President Donald Trump getting nailed by a drone strike.Featuring Call of Duty-style graphics, the video shows a clueless Trump hanging out at his Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Palm Beach, while an Iranian drone operator locks onto the former…

Just last summer, Warner Bros. grabbed In the Heights star Leslie Grace to play Barbara Gordon for the Batgirl movie they’ve been trying to make for about five years. So far, the big news has been all about the cast, such as internet fave Brendan Fraser potentially as arsonist baddie Firefly and the second (well,…

People walk through the snow on the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on Jan. 7, 2022. Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)Hope you weren’t planning to enjoy your long weekend if you live in the Northeast. Some of the coldest weather in years is set to descend on the region on Friday night, only to be followed…

Your Google TV streaming device may soon be a smart home hub and a Fitness+ rival.Image: GoogleIt’s no secret that Google’s been vying for a space in your living room for years. Google TV has undergone quite a few branding changes since it first launched in 2010, but it’s still managed to become one of…

Photo: Dünzlullstein bild (Getty Images)For years, developers of free, open-source software have been telling anyone who will listen that their projects needs better financial assistance and more oversight. Now, after a number of disastrous incidents involving open-source code, the federal government and Silicon Valley may finally be listening.A meeting at the White House on Thursday…

Starz has just dropped a sneak peak at Shining Vale, a new half-hour horror comedy series starring Courteney Cox, a marketing move that is no doubt timed to a certain huge horror movie starring Cox that’s out later this week. But hey, the themes go together, and this clip—which also features Greg Kinnear (as Cox’s…

Photo: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP (Getty Images)One of the weirder stories from last year involved a gargantuan FBI honeypot operation designed to catch crooks all over the world. According to Motherboard, that operation had a bigger imprint in the U.S. than originally believed. During “Operation Trojan Shield,” the feds used a secret relationship with an encrypted phone…

Ghostface returns in Scream, the unnumbered fifth film in the horror franchise.Image: ParamountThe best thing about the new Scream is that it knows everything. It knows you’re skeptical it’s the fifth film in a franchise. It knows you’re wondering why the title isn’t just “Scream 5” to keep with the continuity. It knows that thanks to…

Photo: T3 Magazine / Getty (Getty Images)We can say with some certainty that Apple is working on an AR/VR headset scheduled to arrive as early as this year, but the details of this mysterious product are a puzzle being solved one piece at a time.Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo may have just given us another…

Surgeons performing the emergency procedure on January 7, 2022. Photo: Tom Jemski (UMSOM Public Affairs)A 57-year-old man is recovering in a Maryland hospital after receiving a genetically modified pig’s heart, in what is a groundbreaking medical achievement.“It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live,” said organ recipient David Bennett a day…

Photo: Yuriko Nakao (Getty Images)Europol—the government body responsible for quashing organized crime and terrorist activities across the European Union—has long been in the crosshairs of privacy advocates over its judicious use of citizen surveillance. Now, it’s looking like some European authorities are starting to feel the same; the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) announced on…

Photo: Giles Clarke (Getty Images)These past few years have felt like a trial run of living through the end times. Thankfully, 2022 seems like it’s off to a promising start: Turkmenistan plans to close the blazing natural gas crater known as the “Gateway to Hell,” presumably to keep the other three horsemen of the apocalypse…

Photo: Roberto Machado Noa (Getty Images)The metaverse may be headed to a Disney theme park near you.Disney received approval for a “virtual-world simulator” patent shortly before the new year, according to a recently surfaced filing with the U.S. Patent Office. The technology would be used to project 3-D images on real-world objects to create interactive…

Photo: Chesnot (Getty Images)It’s hard to blame someone for running away from a burning building. The same can be applied to Silicon Valley, where the head of public relations at Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is stepping down. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Vice President of Global Communications John Pinette announced the news…

Photo: John Lamparski/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday published a list of the 50 U.S. airports that will have buffer zones, or areas where AT&T and Verizon have agreed to limit 5G signals for six months.In a statement, the FAA said it worked with the aviation community to determine where the buffer…

Photo: Christian Ohde/McPhoto/ullstein bild (Getty Images)Word to the wise: If a stranger ever offers you a random USB stick as a gift, best not to take it. On Thursday, the FBI warned that a hacker group has been using the US mail to send malware-laden USB drives to companies in the defense, transportation and insurance industries.…

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration from Peter Waldraff who builds micro-scale railways hidden away in pieces of furniture and other unassuming pieces of decor around their home.The last time we…

Andrew Garfield, as he appeared in promo material for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.Image: Sony PicturesAndrew Garfield is having a hell of a year. While nerds’ spider-sense is still tingling from seeing the actor return as Peter Parker during Spider-Man: No Way Home, alongside original actor Tobey Maguire, he’s starred in two Oscar-caliber movies, The Eyes…

A biologist searches for new variants and mutations of the coronavirus at Greifswald University Medical Center.Photo: Jens B’ttner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (AP)Imagine a future scenario in which a dangerous new virus is detected in chimpanzees. To prevent this virus from spreading to humans, biologists decide to deliberately infect scores of wild chimps with a transmissible vaccine—an infectious,…

Image: HyperXSome gamers still use wired headsets instead of the countless wireless options on the market because they don’t want to deal with charging, but now they don’t have to. HyperX at CES 2022 unveiled a new Cloud Alpha Wireless that supposedly boasts 300 hours of battery life.And no, I didn’t add an extra zero…

Princess Mononoke was the first Miyazaki film I saw. Image: Studio GhibliI’ll never forget the first time I saw a Hayao Miyazaki movie. I was in college and this new animated film called Princess Mononoke was coming to theaters. The trailers looked cool and I’d tangentially heard of the filmmaker’s other films like My Neighbor…

Image: Black+DeckerIt now seems inevitable that one day all of our food and beverage needs will be delivered in pod form. The Keurig showed us how easy it was to make brown caffeinated water from beans, and now Black+Decker’s Bev will do the same thing for cocktails, mixing ingredient-filled capsules with five different liquors for…

Image: ShokzWireless earbuds effectively work like sound-blocking earplugs when crammed into your ears, and while that’s great for tuning out distractions, it’s not so great when it’s safer to hear what’s going on around you. Shokz’s solution to the problem has been to skip the ears altogether and deliver sound through a user’s cheekbones, and…

Image: LGLG is updating its fleet of OLED TVs at CES, and while the underlying technology remains mostly the same, the company’s 2022 lineup has gained some enticing enhancements.Featuring OLED Evo, the latest generation of LG’s self-emissive pixel technology, the G2 and C2 TV series promises to take what is already the premier display technology…

Image: SamsungI didn’t think one of the coolest things at CES 2022 would be a remote. And yet, here we are. Thanks, Samsung. Seriously though, Samsung’s new remote is pretty damn neat.Let’s backtrack for a second to CES 2021. There, Samsung released an Eco Remote that stored solar energy which was used to recharge an…

Photo: Sam Rutherford/GizmodoIt’s a gamer’s nightmare scenario, and one that happens all too often. You get back from work ready to unwind, and a roommate, spouse, or sibling is hogging your gaming desktop or laptop. Or, in an equally stressful scenario, someone is binging the entirety of Squid Game on the monitor or TV you…

Image: NetflixBy all accounts, Netflix’s Cobra Kai sounds like a pretty awesome, if also utterly bonkers show. The follow up to the Karate Kid franchise dropped its fourth season on New Years Eve, continuing the adventures of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Maccio), Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), and their martial arts proteges. After the end of last…

Image: NintendoIt’s only a few weeks before Switch players can get their hands on Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The next big entry in the series is winding back the clock to the Hisui Region before it came to be known as Sinnoh, and tasks players with exploring the area to research the pocket monsters in their…

Image: Amanda Edwards2021’s been a not terribly great year and taken several talented folks from us, but it threw one final gut punch with the news of Betty White’s death on New Year’s Eve. Just a few weeks ahead of her much publicized 100th birthday, the vaunted actor passed away, leaving behind a pretty lengthy…

A display of Samsung Galaxy Book S laptop computers is seen January 10, 2020 on the final day of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images)Amid a wave of in-person cancellations in recent weeks from big names ranging from Microsoft to Google and a surge…

Photo: Jamie Squire (Getty Images)No one really knows how to cure a hangover, a new roundup of scientific studies has found. The review found little good evidence for any one particular hangover cure, with existing studies generally being of low quality.The review was conducted by researchers in the UK and backed by the National Institute…

Photo: Mahesh Kumar A (AP)Before I joined the cult of iPhone, of which I have happily been a member of for many years now, my first big phone purchase was a BlackBerry. Time made it as slow as a turtle, and it began its new life in a drawer in one of the many apartments…

Photo: Jared C. Tilton (Getty Images)Brandon Brown, the NASCAR driver who unintentionally helped originate the viral rightwing chant “Let’s Go Brandon” (which many people believe means “Fuck Joe Biden”), has decided to partner with a memecoin based on the slogan. LGBcoin.io, the recently launched crypto-token based on the highly partisan catchphrase, announced Thursday that it…

There are some great behind the scenes stories from No Way Home.Image: Sony PicturesFourteen years and seven years. That’s how long has passed since audiences last saw Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man characters on the big screen. Suffice to say, it’s a lot of time and if they were to ever appear on screen…

Photo: GizmodoA year after a global pandemic knocked all of us back on our heels, gadget makers are struggling to meet the demand caused by our dramatic shift in work and life routines. Coupled with an ongoing chip shortage, devices released this year were hit with delays, shipping weeks or even months behind schedule. Some…

Don’t expect to re-enter the Matrix just quite yet.Screenshot: Warner Bros.Zoe Kravitz discusses getting her claws out for The Batman. Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-Hyuk says he’s in talks for more. Plus, new looks at Star Trek: Discovery, Cobra Kai’s new season, and the debut of Peacemaker. To me, my spoilers!The Matrix 5In a new interview…

Pictured is TCL’s tri-fold conceptPhoto: Sam Rutherford/GizmodoMicrosoft hasn’t quite stuck the landing with its Surface Duo folding smartphone attempts, but the company is already eyeing the next major advancement, and it could be as simple as adding another screen.A patent discovered by Patently Apple suggests Microsoft is toying with the idea of creating a smartphone…

Horror NoirePhoto: Steve Swisher/ShudderHorror and anthologies go together like peanut butter and chocolate, knives and showers, zombies and shopping malls. While sometimes it’s worth it to commit to a single story over the course of a two-hour movie, it can also be just as scary (and just as entertaining) to watch a film that’s chopped…

‘Tis the season to binge-watch all the movies you missed in 2021, as well as all the awards hopefuls crowding streamers and theaters this time of year. But if you’ve just got a few minutes to spare, we’ve got a trio of sci-fi and horror films perfect for a little bite-sized entertainment.1) Significant OtherShared by…

Image: NetflixFor as bad as 2021 could get, pop culture provided us some bright spots. Be it pretty good movies, solid video games, or enchanting novels, there were plenty of ways to escape a year that bounced erratically back and forth between being tolerably bad and agonizingly painful.In a lot of cases, the things that…

Illustration: Chris Delmas / AFP (Getty Images)Apple’s App Store payment policy was just dealt another blow in the Netherlands, where the Authority for Consumers and Markets, or ACM, the country’s top competition regulator, determined the rules violated Dutch competition law by not allowing dating apps to offer users alternative payment options. In a decision published…

Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)Here comes Tesla with the gift you never knew you wanted (or don’t really want but hey, you know what they say about looking a gift horse in the mouth). Last Christmas, it gave its cars the ability to fart and bleat like goats. Apparently feeling more generous this year, Tesla…

Neo and Trinity would like you to stay through the very end, please.Image: Warner Bros.Fans know to stay put through the credits on a Marvel movie, but maybe not on a Matrix movie. However, they definitely should when it comes to The Matrix Resurrections, which is now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.Resurrections is…

Some people get to count 2021 as a win, outside of making it to the end of it.Image: Netflix, NHK, and Lucasfilm.It’s been a year of highs and lows, but some—whether they were the fictional stars of our favorite stories this year, or the real-world figures behind them—made the most out of the wild times…

Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)Days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s “Passenger Play” feature—which allows drivers to play certain games on the car’s center touch screen while the vehicle is moving—the automaker has decided to modify the feature to prevent this incredibly dangerous and potentially fatal…

Photo: Christopher Jue (Getty Images)A group of Apple employees announced that they were staging a walkout on Christmas Eve to demand better working conditions and urged the public not to shop in stores or online on Friday.In a Twitter post on Thursday, workers in the Apple Together group, which is composed of employees in the…

Gif: Marvel StudiosThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest entertainment franchises of all time. So of course parent company Disney is cranking out as much new content as humanly (or Inhumans-ly) possible. There are at least a dozen new movies in various stages of development, and just as many Disney+ streaming TV shows…

So many goodies!Gif: Marvel StudiosWhat started in WandaVision, got bigger in Loki, and really exploded in Spider-Man is now ready for its biggest big-screen moment. The Multiverse is on full display in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the next Marvel Studios film scheduled for release May 6, 2022. Legendary director Sam Raimi is…

Shown in this photo is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4Photo: Victoria Song/GizmodoGoogle’s Pixel smartwatch is one of the most anticipated devices on the horizon despite not being a confirmed product, and a new report makes us even more eager to see what’s coming.The rumored Pixel Watch will apparently be powered by a Samsung Exynos chip…