For nearly 10 years, there’s been only one spacecraft able to keep its cool above the hellish landscape of Venus. The Japanese Akatsuki probe was sent to Earth’s neighboring planet to observe its atmospheric dynamics, but the lone Venusian mission has suddenly gone quiet. Read mo … | Continue reading
Audiences everywhere will soon meet the first live-action Wookiee Jedi in Star Wars history: Kelnacca. He’s one of the key characters on The Acolyte, the new Disney+ show that starts on June 4, and is played by the man who took over the role of Chewbacca, Joonas Suotamo. Read mor … | Continue reading
Google rolled out AI answers called AI Overview for your search queries earlier this month, and the results were hilarious. From adding glue to your pizza to saying parachutes are useless, it was quite a mess that Google says it’s fixing. Read more... | Continue reading
The series that started Star Trek’s streaming era came to an end this week, but as ever with the franchise’s current moment, all eyes are already on what’s next. But Starfleet Academy, the next new Trek show, won’t actually be making that much of a temporal jump from Discovery, s … | Continue reading
Siri is dumb. It’s a sad fact, but the little assistant has long been a butt of jokes for its propensity to misunderstand even the most simple of requests. As Gizmodo predicted at the start of the year, Siri is getting an AI upgrade that hopefully makes it far less of a nincompoo … | Continue reading
For nearly a decade, a persistent myth has influenced public perception and news coverage of the opioid overdose crisis: the idea that you can get sick or even die from simply touching or being near fentanyl. But there is no strong evidence for this claim, and plenty to argue aga … | Continue reading
Former president Donald Trump became convicted felon Donald Trump on Thursday after he was found guilty on 34 criminal counts in his New York hush money trial. And while Trump won’t be sentenced until July, large sections of the internet celebrated that Trump was finally facing c … | Continue reading
Get a new look at Michael Keaton’s return as Beetlejuice for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Amandla Stenberg teases the layers of Force use at play in Star Wars: The Acolyte. Doctor Who takes on social media in a new clip. Plus, what’s coming on Smiling Friends. To me, my spoilers! Rea … | Continue reading
Game streaming is big, and it just keeps getting bigger. If you’re desperate to play some games without the necessity of downloading them to your PC or console, you can get them easily with an Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus subscription. The biggest game console makers withou … | Continue reading
It and It:Chapter Two star Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) has officially signed back on to reprise the role of sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown Pennywise for Max’s Welcome to Derry series. The returning Pennywise joins castmates Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Re … | Continue reading
Niche interactive activations are now more mainstream than ever before—and the result is an uphill battle of art vs. profit. Things don’t always work out in the long run, as seen with Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, but still create some of the most incredible forms of art you’l … | Continue reading
Hulu and Disney+ have been fully integrated for months now, which means if you happen to be on the streamer watching the new Doctor Who or upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte, you can hang around for some deeper horror and sci-fi cuts too. Here are 10 horror movies and TV shows … | Continue reading
Jurors found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts in the former President’s hush money trial in New York on Thursday, according to The New York Times. He is the first American president to become a felon. The 12 Manhattan residents who sit on the jury reached a verdict after their se … | Continue reading
If you always thought you could make a better TV show than Hollywood can, AI is here to help you test that theory in the worst way possible. Read more... | Continue reading
Chris Hemsworth, the voice of Optimus Prime in the upcoming Transformers Oneanimated movie, is now reportedly joining the live-action G.I. Joe and Transformers crossover from the franchise film series. Read more... | Continue reading
In a matter of two months, hopes for the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI devices crashed and burned. They presented radical new form factors and promised to break our addiction to screens but when we finally got our hands on them, they were totally busted. Some people, however, aren’t re … | Continue reading
Earlier this year, io9 brought you the news that Princess and the Scoundrel writer Beth Revis was teaming up with artist Sophie Li for a brand new Star Wars picture book inspired by the early events of the novel, setting the stage for Han Solo and Leia Organa’s wedding on Endor. … | Continue reading
When doctors take money or gifts from pharmaceutical companies they’re required by law to report that to the U.S. government. But did you know there’s a website where you can look up how much money any doctor in the U.S. has taken from healthcare companies? It’s completely free a … | Continue reading
What a long road it’s been for Star Trek: Discovery, getting from there to here. Along that road it’s certainly had its ups and downs, but for all its faults, it’s been hard to deny in this last season that the series is assured in what its ultimate message was always going to be … | Continue reading
Researchers recently observed a record-breaking galaxy beaming with young stars, which existed only 290 million years after the universe came into existence, challenging our view of the Cosmic Dawn with its unexpected luminosity. Read more... | Continue reading
As Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting approaches, the company is ramping up its pushback against groups asking investors to vote against Elon Musk’s $46 billion compensation package. Read more... | Continue reading
There’s a CPU. There’s a GPU. In the past year, every tech company has been talking about “NPUs.” If you didn’t know the first two, you’re probably flummoxed about the third and why every the tech industry is extolling the benefits of a neural processing unit. As you might have g … | Continue reading
Singapore Airlines made international news earlier this month when severe turbulence left one person dead and more than 30 injured. Then, just a few days later, a flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a Turkish Airlines flight. Read more... | Continue reading
The Dune 2 popcorn bucket set the bar very, very low (in the best possible way) for in-theater hilarary and Deadpool has now added his own flair. Read more... | Continue reading
Perfectionists unite (Virgos out there, raise your hands). Android will let you edit RCS messages you send through Google Messages. The company announced the ability, alongside other updates across the Android ecosystem. Read more... | Continue reading
Freddy. Jason. Michael. Leatherface. Every great horror icon has its origin story. And sure, throughout the course of horror movie history, most attempts at creating that type of long-lasting iconic character have failed miserably. But even so, every time someone conjures up a ne … | Continue reading
Death and illness have never been strangers to humanity. But for a brief time around the 1500s, there was one particular ailment that was both brutal in its devastation and completely undecipherable to medical practitioners of the time. This malady was known as sweating sickness, … | Continue reading
Lucasfilm has had what can, charitably, be described as a rocky history with how it has handled Star Wars frequently finding itself the target of the ever-evolving reactionary culture war. In fits and starts, the studio has struggled in defending stars and crew from harassment an … | Continue reading
A group of researchers in Japan built the first satellite made of wood and are getting ready to launch it later this year to test its capabilities in Earth orbit. Read more... | Continue reading
The What If...? brand is the ultimate cheat code in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Because everything takes place in an alternate dimension, literally anything can happen and it can simultaneously be part of the MCU or not. The same goes for What If...?: An Immersive Story, which … | Continue reading
A hacking group called ShinyHunters claims it breached Ticketmaster, stealing sensitive information of 560 million customers, according to cybersecurity news outlet Hackread and Australian news site Cyber Daily Read more... | Continue reading
Google Search is often referred to as the doorstep to the internet—it’s the first stop on most people’s journey to information online. However, Google doesn’t say much about how it organizes the internet, making Search a giant black box that dictates what we know and what we don’ … | Continue reading
Amazon is getting into the Sherlock Holmes game. The cast and crew of Evil tease what’s left to come in season four. Plus, A Quiet Place: Day One gets rated, and Netflix gets ready to get one of last year’s best sci-fi shows with Scavenger’s Reign. Spoilers get! Read more... | Continue reading
The problem with the term “spatial computer” is that most devices using the obtuse marketing term don’t actually look like computers. Yes, the Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest 3 meet the definition of “computer,” but most people still think of “PC” as a desktop or a laptop. So now … | Continue reading
When Tesla’s Cybertruck was first announced in 2019 it was hyped as a peek at the future of transportation. But six months after finally being launched, the vehicle has turned into little more than a punchline. And countless videos have gone viral showing the Cybertruck in some p … | Continue reading
If it’s unclear by now, TV makers are trying to sell you on mini-LED. What about OLED? Well, it sure is nice. LG has its own G3 model, which we consider one of the best TVs you can buy right now. But those are expensive, both to make them and for consumers who buy them. So yes, m … | Continue reading
The Hargreeves clan will return for a final round of end of the world time travel hijinks in season four of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s acclaimed series based on the Dark Horse Comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, and adapted for the platform by Jeremy Slater and Steve … | Continue reading
In April, activist investor Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners lost a proxy battle with the Disney Company. Peltz, a known associate of ousted Marvel Chairperson Ike Permutter, sought to push agendas supported by Trian Partners representing influence by Perlmutter (their silent part … | Continue reading
As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggle to keep up with soaring demand for their popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, healthcare companies are introducing supply trackers to help patients navigate ongoing shortages. Read more... | Continue reading
After a movie that stunk like pea soup throw-up, The Exorcist franchise is returning in a brand new way. As previously rumored, Mike Flanagan will now officially write, direct, and produce what’s being called “a radical new take on TheExorcist” for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek. Rea … | Continue reading
Writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature debut with The Watchers, based on the novel by A.M. Shine. Starring Dakota Fanning (The Equalizer 3), the film follows a young artist who becomes lost in the woods and encounters three strangers trapped in the wilderness by … | Continue reading
Most moviegoers’ first impression of Bill Skarsgård came courtesy of his performance as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in 2017's It and its 2019 sequel. He’s a good-looking dude, yeah, but he also has the ability to twist his charisma into something dark and terrifying. That’s been … | Continue reading
We’re sorry to disappoint Star Trek fans, but the exoplanet often compared to Mr. Spock’s fictional world has turned out to be nothing more than star flickers masquerading as a super-Earth. Read more... | Continue reading
I have spent the past few weeks with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Motorola’s Razr+. These foldables were released in late 2023 and share the same $1000 price tag. However, the Razr+ is currently retailing at a discounted price of $700, and you’re likely also to find the Z Flip 5 … | Continue reading
Last year, Lego returned after years away to the realm of Middle-earth, delivering one of the most remarkable sets it’s ever made in in Rivendell, a gorgeous tribute to The Lord of the Rings. Now, it’s headed there and back again, with a darker bent—but does heading to the land o … | Continue reading
Samsung is coming for the Apple Watch Ultra, or at least attempting to offer an equivalent for Android wielders. The Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra, as it’s referred to, has been loudly percolating in the rumor mill for the past week. It’s about time. Apple is already two generations into … | Continue reading
Sure, Thanos eliminated half of all existence, but at least he did it in style. Jetting across the galaxy, collecting priceless gems to put on his blinged-out glove, Thanos may be one of the most evil, murderous villains ever, but he was definitely fun to watch. Now, in a new Mar … | Continue reading
Nvidia could soon dethrone Apple as the second-most-valuable global company by market cap. Read more... | Continue reading