We already had an inkling that Andor’s Varada Sethu would be joining Doctor Who in the second season for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor—and now it’s official, with the group photo to prove it. Though an earlier report said that Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday would be bowing out afte … | Continue reading
Good news and bad news, Trek fans. The good is that the excellent Strange New Worlds will continue to boldly go for at least more more season beyond its currently-filming third. The bad news: another member of Paramount’s current Trek streaming stable is preparing to say goodbye. … | Continue reading
Being based on a hugely popular video game gives Prime Video’s Fallout series a big boost: there’s already built-in fan base. But there’s also pressure that comes with adapting a beloved property, and in a new interview, its showrunners talked about how they captured the game’s d … | Continue reading
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Google began blocking access to California news outlets for some users in the state, according to an announcement from the tech giant on Friday. And it’s all because Google is upset about proposed legislation that would force the company to pay some publishers for their content, … | Continue reading
The highly anticipated first flight of Ariane 6 may finally take place this summer after years of delays. But before we can get too excited, European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher is already setting the rocket up for failure without it even reaching the launchpad … | Continue reading
When making an Alien movie three things are a must. First, Facehuggers. Without them, you can’t have the other two. Second, a Chestburster. This is just a smaller version of the third but still absolutely crucial. Then, third, a full-on Xenomorph. Those acid-blooded killers that … | Continue reading
In October 2022, an extremely bright flash caught the attention of the Gemini South telescope in Chile. It was quickly determined to be the brightest ever seen, hence its nickname: the Brightest Of All Time (the BOAT). Read more... | Continue reading
If you’re a fan of indie horror, chances are you’re well familiar with the work of Larry Fessenden—both as a director (Habit, The Last Winter, Beneath) and an actor (Session 9, You’re Next, Jakob’s Wife, The Dead Don’t Die). His latest movie, werewolf tale Blackout, arrives today … | Continue reading
The results of a nine-month investigation by health regulators in the European Union should be comforting for anyone taking Ozempic and other similar drugs to treat type 2 diabetes and/or obesity. EU officials said Friday that they failed to find evidence of a causative link betw … | Continue reading
Here at io9, we’re massive fans of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ fantastic RPG-horror series Die—an incredible, grippingly subversive tale of tabletop fantasies that was, in fact, so good at homaging the tabletop experience it just straight up became a pretty great one of tho … | Continue reading
Some Intel and Lenovo products have an unfixable bug in their firmware that could allow the devices to be hacked. The bug in question has sat unpatched for years and will never be patched because the impacted products have been deemed “end-of-life” and won’t receive any additiona … | Continue reading
It’s been two weeks since I saw Alex Garland’s Civil War, and I still can’t get its chilling final minutes out of my head. Several major things happen in the waning moments of the film, adding an avalanche of emotions on top of everything you’ve already been feeling. The film is … | Continue reading
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a Moon mission game in Fortnite that lets you bounce around on the lunar surface, picking up resources and building a habitat in the same way future astronauts will establish human presence on Earth’s dusty satellite. Read more... | Continue reading
Sure, Apple may already have its M3 chip, one it dropped a little more than a year after the M2 saw the light of day. Sure, the company’s M-series silicon line has already proved a standout among computer processors, but even that wasn’t enough. According to the latest rumblings … | Continue reading
Spring may have sprung, the clocks gone forward, and it might be getting warmer again, but when you’re Hallmark, the holiday season is forever—and never too far enough to start advertising your bizarre pop culture tree ornaments. And this year, those ornaments are glaring back at … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is removing the ability for X Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, once a Twitter status symbol turned into a shameful receipt of payment for boosted posts, according to a notification sent to users on Thursday. Read more... | Continue reading
There’s still almost a year until audiences get to see their brand new Captain America, Sam Wilson, on the big screen—but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige still decided it was time to debut the first footage from Captain America: Brave New World at CinemaCon 2024. Read more.. … | Continue reading
More Americans are moving out of big cities like San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City, opting for less dense areas where their dollar can go farther. As the housing market skyrockets in these cities and their surrounding areas, a household income of $100,000 just doesn’t str … | Continue reading
The new 28 Years Later saga may have tapped The Marvels’ Nia DaCosta. Paramount wants to reboot Scary Movie. Plus, get another look at If, and more details about Smile 2 from Cinemacon. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading
Elon Musk has spent his entire career making predictions about the future. Some of those ideas have panned out—mostly thanks to his brilliant team of people at SpaceX. But for every promise Musk has helped make a reality through a company like SpaceX, there are many more the bill … | Continue reading
There’s exactly one Marvel Studios movie coming to theaters this year, but it’s one of the biggest to date. Deadpool & Wolverine is scheduled for release on July 26 and it won’t only be the first MCU film for Ryan Reynolds’ wisecracking killer, but also the MCU debut of Wolverine … | Continue reading
Few singular words in the long canon of the X-Men’s comic book history evoke the weight of mutantkind’s story of survival and extinction than “Genosha.” The island nation is a fundamental turning point in the comics’ long exploration of mutant statehood and the metaphor at large— … | Continue reading
Hidden deep in a California valley near Walt Disney Animation Studios is the testing ground for all the technology seen at Disney Parks and experiences around the world. It’s a top secret area, but io9 and other members of the press were recently invited in for an up-close look a … | Continue reading
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Apple has announced that it’s relaxing its policy on used parts for iPhone repairs. This makes it easier to fix your broken iPhone and save some cash along the way. Read more... | Continue reading
The tech industry is trying to automate art. Be it visual art, filmmaking, novel-writing, or music, Silicon Valley “innovators” seem convinced that consumers just can’t tell the difference between work created by a passionate, human creative, and automated content delivered via s … | Continue reading
A recreation of “Willy’s Chocolate Experience,” the AI-generated Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow that left kids crying and forced the police to be called, appears to be selling tickets for its American debut. For $44, attendees will allegedly be offered “two complimentary jelly bea … | Continue reading
As a massive fan of Transformers: The Movie, few films on the upcoming calendar fill me with as much excitement as Transformers One. Directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4), the first animated theatrical Transformers film since that 1986 masterpiece is coming September 13 and, at C … | Continue reading
Dbrand, a prominent maker of skins for mobile devices and faceplates for consoles, got into some hot water the past few days on social media. What started as making fun of a customer’s last name in the most cringe (and arguably racist) way possible, ended up with the company fork … | Continue reading
A library in New Jersey issued an urgent statement after learning that the eclipse glasses handed out to its patrons may have been fake. Read more... | Continue reading
The next rendition of iOS 17 is right around the corner, and it’s bearing gifts we want and a few better left on the drawing-room table. The latest iOS 17.5 beta includes a hidden game for Apple News+ subscribers called Quartiles. The game features word snippets in five-by-five t … | Continue reading
Star Trek: Discovery has always been about one thing: at the end of it all, the only thing that matters, the only thing that will bring light in dark times, and save the day, is a connection and understanding forged between people, regardless of who they are or what they’ve done. … | Continue reading
With theatrical hit Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire currently stomping all over the box office, it’s an ideal moment for Legendary’s Monsterverse to re-up its small-screen success. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will return for a second season on Apple TV+. And that’s not all—there … | Continue reading
Paramount introduced the beloved animated franchise’s jump to the big screen at CinemaCon 2024 with Aang: The Last Airbender (the film’s working title). The feature enlists an older crew to voice the characters in a feature that takes place presumably after Avatar: The Last Airbe … | Continue reading
Even diehard fans of the 1987 Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, can’t be angry about this promising update on its long-teased remake: Edgar Wright is still aboard to direct and produce a new version of the Stephen King novel, and now we know it’ll star the in-demand Gl … | Continue reading
If you don’t mind commercial breaks, there’s plenty of weird cinema to be found in Freevee’s voluminous catalogue. io9 already shared recommendations of squirm-inducing titles you can stream for free on the Amazon service—but there’s always room for more unhinged horror and sci-f … | Continue reading
Electrons are typically seen flitting around their atoms, but a team of physicists has now imaged the particles in a very different state: nestled together in a quantum phase called a Wigner crystal, without a nucleus at their core. Read more... | Continue reading
We might be preparing to see the latest take on the TMNT head to screens again with a sequel to the incredible Mutant Mayhem in 2026, but it’s not the only turtle power we’re going to see on the big screen: the seminal comic miniseries The Last Ronin is coming along for the ride, … | Continue reading
“Sometimes it’s ok to think things, but you can’t actually say them,” Mackenzie Davis’ character tells her daughter in the new trailer for Speak No Evil. That attitude is what gets a family of nice but not-very-assertive people in a lot of trouble in this movie—which, we’re going … | Continue reading
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The massive galaxy that houses our star system, along with hundreds of billions of other stars, appears as a shimmery splotch stretching across our night skies on clear, moonless nights. For an ancient people who were rather obsessed with the cosmos, looking up at the Milky Way m … | Continue reading
Well, well, well. Suppose it isn’t another iOS-like feature coming to Android. Android already has Bluetooth tracker tracking (say that three times fast) through third-party offerings like Tile. However, Apple came out with its AirTags, which everyone in the walled garden bought, … | Continue reading
This week, John Jackson Miller returned to the world of Star Wars novels for the first time in years with The Living Force, an excellent look at the state of the Jedi and Republic in the year before The Phantom Menace. His next book is a little more earthbound... but no less wild … | Continue reading
With the long-hyped Humane AI Pin finally hitting the streets Thursday, those gripping their hands until their knuckles turn white in anticipation since its debut last November might want to hold off for a bit before dropping $699 (plus a $24-a-month subscription) on the small, w … | Continue reading
After The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman, few filmmakers are as fascinating as Robert Eggers. So, when Focus Features announced that Eggers’ new feature, Nosferatu, was coming out on freaking Christmas day, it seemed like something very unique and special—and, after seein … | Continue reading
Apple dropped the term “state-sponsored” from threat notifications sent to users, first reported by Reuters Thursday. Instead, Apple warned iPhone users in India and 91 countries on Wednesday that they were potential victims of a “mercenary spyware attack,” a term that less direc … | Continue reading