It’s the most wonderful and perhaps only acceptable time of the year to be wandering the halls of the Javits Center in New York City: Comic Con is back, and that means, aside from big news and celebrity panels, there’s so much wonderful, wonderful cosplay to take in! Check out a … | Continue reading
Interview With the Vampire, one of the few projects from a major network that has been able to resume production during the continued SAG-AFTRA strike, (and one of my personal favorite TV shows), has finally gotten a new teaser. Yesterday at New York City Comic Con, audiences got … | Continue reading
No matter what you thought of The X-Files’ recent revival (we had, uh, mixed feelings), the truth (is out there) that it remains one of the best-loved sci-fi series ever. In 2020, io9 got a chance to spotlight Paul Terry’s wonderfully creative The X-Files: The Official Archives—a … | Continue reading
The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from unapproved sources of ketamine. According to the agency, compounded ketamine is increasingly being sold as a treatment for depression and other mental health issues, despite it not being tested or authorized for … | Continue reading
Mark another notch in the slow demise of physical media. On Friday, massive electronics store chain Best Buy confirmed that it will stop selling all DVDs and Blu-Rays starting in the new year.Read more... | Continue reading
In 2016, Adult Swim aired Scavengers, an eight-minute animated short about a pair of human survivors on a hostile alien world. It wasn’t long before co-directors Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner and production company Green Street were given the green light to make the short i … | Continue reading
Your phone’s camera is a lot like your eyes. They both view the world around you, take in massive amounts of light and are quite sensitive. Importantly, both your camera and your eyes can be severely damaged by being pointed straight at a solar eclipse. So maybe don’t do that on … | Continue reading
You should have an Apple Watch if you use an iPhone. It is the defacto accessory, perfectly tailored to the iPhone user’s needs and, presumably, wants. I say “presumably” because Apple’s idea to add the Double Tap gesture is such a distinctive, niche feature to add to a wearable. … | Continue reading
The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to award up to $7 billion to construct regional hubs throughout the U.S. that support making and using hydrogen, in hopes of phasing out fossil fuels and slowing down climate change.Read more... | Continue reading
Apple received a class action lawsuit filed last week from people who claim its AirTag tracking devices allegedly led to “multiple murders.” The lawsuit claims stalkers or would-be killers use AirTags to track their victims by slipping them into a bag, in a car or directly on the … | Continue reading
Over the course of almost 10 years and four movies, a central mystery has lingered in the films of Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse: what the hell is Monarch and what are they doing? A new show on Apple TV+ aims to answer those questions. | Continue reading
When it comes to the inaugural crewed launch of Starliner, it increasingly feels as though Boeing and NASA are chasing the proverbial carrot on a stick. The latest delay pushes the earliest available launch date to April 2024, a month later than planned, in what’s a seemingly nev … | Continue reading
NASA’s goal to reduce costs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket by switching to a commercial service contract was dismissed in the latest audit of the space agency’s ongoing Moon program.Read more... | Continue reading
Russell T. Davies is well and truly back into the world of Doctor Who at this point, as we’re on the cusp of seeing just what the series has in store for its 60th anniversary next month. But it sounds like Davies is intending on sticking around for at least as long as he was the … | Continue reading
“Hello there,” New York. Kenobi star Ewan McGregor would have a lot to talk about with his starring role in the Star Wars canon or any other feature film, but he can’t, not when the actors union SAG-AFTRA is still fighting for a fair contract.Read more... | Continue reading
President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a new measure that hopes to block the small number of American chips that still make their way to China, in spite of an export ban, according to Reuters Friday. A United States rule restricting the export of advanced chips to China wa … | Continue reading
Microsoft finalized its purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion after it received approval from UK regulators on Friday. The Xbox maker’s acquisition of the gaming company known for its Call of Duty franchise marks the end of a nearly two-year fight with regulators w … | Continue reading
The original Pixel now takes 15 minutes more to charge than it did before. But longer charging times aren’t necessarily a bad thing. They can ensure good long-term health for your battery and device.Read more... | Continue reading
Anybody who played Cyberpunk 2077 would immediately recognize the name Victor Vektor, the affable and surprisingly kind ripper doc who plays a pivotal role in the game’s opening segments. He’s also featured in CD Projekt Red’s new Phantom Liberty expansion, but those playing the … | Continue reading
It’s the season for spooky movie marathons—and Elijah Wood, best known for Lord of the Rings but no stranger to the quirkier realms of cinema—is here to help you with your next binge. On Wednesday, October 18, Wood and his SpectreVision production company co-founder Daniel Noah p … | Continue reading
The rise of our animatronic overlords just got a lot cuter with Disney Imagineering testing out Star Wars universe BD droids at Disneyland.Read more... | Continue reading
The Hulu and Disney+ adaptation of the R.L. Stine books releases this Friday the 13th. | Continue reading
Rick and Morty returns this Sunday, and while the Adult Swim show is used to plenty of fanfare heralding each new season, its seventh is under particular scrutiny for one big reason: it marks the debut of Rick and Morty’s new voices after Justin Roiland’s departure made recasting … | Continue reading
The anti-vaccination movement is going to the dogs. Recent survey data has suggested that a substantial proportion of American dog owners have doubts about their pets’ vaccines, including the rabies shot. Rabies is almost always fatal if not treated promptly, and routine canine v … | Continue reading
Even if you’re one of the many fans who used to religiously watch The Walking Dead and fell off somewhere along the way, there’s one project coming you are still curious about. It’s, of course, the Rick and Michonne spinoff show called The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.Read mor … | Continue reading
A new survey suggests that American teens—a generation that doesn’t know what life was like without streaming—now favor watching videos on YouTube rather than the previously all-powerful Netflix.Read more... | Continue reading
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned six flavored Vuse Alto e-cigarette products on Thursday amid a nationwide crackdown on vape and e-cigarette sales in the U.S. The FDA cited concerns that Vuse Alto applied targeted marketing to children as it became the top-selling va … | Continue reading
They’ve raced for the moon, they’ve raced for Mars, and now the astronauts of For All Mankind are racing after an asteroid. The first trailer for season four of Apple TV+’s incredible alternate reality show is here, and it’s a perfect illustration of what sets the series apart fr … | Continue reading
Threads may not be the place to go for news, but it now has an edit button. And unlike a certain other social media platform, it didn’t take 16 years to get it. Read more... | Continue reading
Lower Decks does a lot with its love of story threads and nods to past Star Trek, but when it comes to carving out its own true additions to the trope canon those results are often a little mixed—and, weirdly enough, have so far largely focused on one very specific trope, in the … | Continue reading
Alphabet’s Google is setting itself up to be a one-stop shop for all sorts of climate- and sustainability-related decisions. The company announced a series of updates this week that aim to help users make more informed choices, whether they’re about buying an electric vehicle or … | Continue reading
Big brands are using NFTs not for their own sake, but to literally gatekeep products and services for those who buy into the blockchain. | Continue reading
Netflix is planning to open new immersive locations created around its original TV shows where fans can shop, eat, and play some games. The two new locations will be Netflix’s first permanent fan experience locations its Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos announced on Thursday … | Continue reading
You never want to see Michael Myers anywhere near your home, but he may soon be coming to TV near you. Miramax just scored the TV rights to the very popular Halloween franchise with an eye on developing not just a TV show but a full universe that expands into film as well.Read mo … | Continue reading
A federal judge responsible for deciding the fate of Montana’s unprecedented TikTok ban poked holes in the state’s argument during a hearing Thursday and questioned why the government should prevent users and creators from willfully handing over data to the app. Donald Molloy, th … | Continue reading
After the most recent negotiations between striking SAG-AFTRA members and the AMPTP broke down, a bipartisan bill was introduced to protect performers and artists from having their likeness generated by AI. Read more... | Continue reading
When the Arab Spring unfolded just over ten years ago, Twitter played a pivotal role. The site was both a source for up-to-the-minute information and an organizing tool for protestors, and some celebrated Twitter as part of a new, digital revolution. But this week, a less hopeful … | Continue reading
As NASA looks into the most recent incident of a leak from the International Space Station (ISS), two spacewalks have been delayed until ongoing investigations are complete.Read more... | Continue reading
On October 14, sky-watchers across North America will have the opportunity to witness a stunning annular solar eclipse, provided the weather plays along. Here’s your guide to when and where to catch this celestial event, from the vibrant “ring of fire” to varying degrees of parti … | Continue reading
Sony recently opened pre-orders for its new Access controller which launches on December 6 and costs $89.99. Consumers can head over to Amazon, Best Buy, or the Playstation Direct store to place an order. The company also published a blog that highlights the ways in which the con … | Continue reading
What happens in a world where immortality is possible if you take the right drug? That’s the seed of the new sci-fi film Divinity from writer and director Eddie Alcazar. Scott Bakula plays that drug’s inventor and Stephen Dorff is his son.Read more... | Continue reading
A man’s love of mushrooms left him with bizarre red streaks across his back. In a case study released this week, doctors describe how the unlucky fellow developed a rare skin condition from eating undercooked shiitake mushrooms. The condition is only temporary, thankfully, and he … | Continue reading
Late last month, what should’ve been a cutesy, even educational collaboration between Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum and Pokémon flared up into an absurd disaster as scalpers hungry to continue turning a profit on rare Pokémon merchandise raced to get their hands on as many behatted … | Continue reading
OpenAI has shocked the world with ChatGPT-4, but now it has to win over the developers who will actually build the future of artificial intelligence.Read more... | Continue reading
Starlink is rolling out its Direct to Cell service starting in 2024, SpaceX announced on its webpage that went up on Tuesday. The new service will use its satellites to provide users with talk, text, and data in remote regions.Read more... | Continue reading
The new trailer for Wonka is here and it picks up where the last one left off. Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa. From there, we see more of the chocolate maker, played by Timothée Chalamet, on a journey from inventor to candy maven. Check out the new trailer. | Continue reading
All of our discarded toys are adding up to a big problem. According to a new report from the Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE) Forum, one-sixth of all annual e-waste by mass is what is called “invisible” waste, since they’re tossed in the trash without most folks con … | Continue reading
Twin rocket boosters of the retired Space Shuttle have made the trek to Los Angeles, where they will be stacked in a launch-ready, vertical position for the first time in over a decade.Read more... | Continue reading