No, I’m not switching to the iPhone full-time—I’m too embedded in the Android ecosystem to consider the leap. But I have lived half the time with an iPhone over the last year. I’ve learned so much about the walled garden and its inner workings, enough to understand that people ch … | Continue reading
Google announced a supercharged update to its Bard chatbot Tuesday: The tech giant will integrate the generative AI into the company’s most popular services, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, and more. Together with a new feature that tells you when Bard provides poten … | Continue reading
‘Tis the season for pre-holiday tech showcases, and Microsoft isn’t done with laptops and tablets by any stretch. Microsoft’s event this Thursday will likely be a Surface-palooza, at least based on leaks being drip-fed to us in the weeks leading up to the official launch.Read mor … | Continue reading
Fans of The Muppets know that representation of the Jim Henson Company’s famed icons at Disney Parks or on Disney programming (The Muppets Haunted Mansion forever!) comes few and far between all the Marvel and Star Wars blockbusters. So when a presence was announced for Disney Pa … | Continue reading
The X-Men turn 60 this year, and Marvel is celebrating in style by killing a bunch of them in a horrifying terrorist attack, kickstarting the downfall of an age of Mutant progress, and now by returning to an idea they first did a decade ago. Sounds about right for the heroes fore … | Continue reading
After manufacturing crystals of an HIV drug in space, the first orbital factory is stuck in orbit after being denied reentry back to Earth due to safety concerns. Read more... | Continue reading
Tropical storm Nigel formed in the Atlantic Ocean late last week and has quickly intensified into a category 1 hurricane. The storm system is not currently a threat to any community as it is far out in the middle of the ocean.Read more... | Continue reading
Amazon will reportedly hire Microsoft’s departing Product Chief Panos Panay, mere hours after he left the company. Panay will be heading Amazon’s devices group, which is in charge of the Alexa voice assistant, Echo smart speakers, and Fire TV streaming services, Bloomberg first r … | Continue reading
Like Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett before him, Quantum Leap’s Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) is a time-traveler with purpose—popping up across history (or in the future, if you saw the season one finale) to help people in need. He’ll soon be back at it, and NBC’s released a season-t … | Continue reading
Although the unique bond between the two was clear almost from the get-go of Chris Chibnall’s tenure on Doctor Who, it took until the penultimate episode of Jodie Whittaker’s time as the Doctor to explicitly dive into her incarnation’s romantic feelings for Yaz—only for that roma … | Continue reading
The ongoing FTC v. Microsoft court battle over the tech giant’s $68.7 billion Activision merger isn’t going the way the Federal Trade Commission nor antitrust activists would necessarily like it to, but the attempt to block the merger has also allowed some juicy bits of gossip to … | Continue reading
In response to a lawsuit accusing SpaceX of hiring discrimination, the private space company is seeking dismissal of the case filed by the Justice Department for being unconstitutional. Read more... | Continue reading
Rick and Morty fans know that the show’s opening credits are always some variety of “two truths and a lie.” Some of the wild scenarios glimpsed in the sequence are clipped from the new season, and some are just surreal misdirections. If you’re hoping season seven’s credits will o … | Continue reading
California is suing some of the largest oil and gas companies in the world for years of climate science denialism while worsening extreme weather related to the climate crisis.Read more... | Continue reading
The Country Bear Musical Jamboree recently announced some changes for a new show in 2024—and apparently word got out to the bear community, because a real life black bear made a surprise appearance at Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Read more... | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly discussing opening a new manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, according to a report on Monday, which cited numerous sources close to the matter. Reports of the potential collaboration come only hours after Musk and Turkey’s President Recep Tay … | Continue reading
TikTok is reportedly deploying a new employee badge monitoring app as part of a renewed effort to pressure its workers to spend more days in the office, according to a recent New York Times report. The attendance app comes as other big players in tech like Meta and Google similar … | Continue reading
Based on what we see in this clip, the dissonant sound design for No One Will Save You—an upcoming Hulu release about a lone woman (Booksmart’s Kaitlyn Dever) facing an extraterrestrial home invasion—is enough to set you on edge, but holy Tarantino, those alien feet are nightmare … | Continue reading
Chucky’s invasion of Washington, DC commences in early October—and his namesake show will keep the murderous vibes going into election year. A new trailer for season three of Chucky gives us our best look yet at the killer doll’s latest power-grab scheme, and the “Kids in America … | Continue reading
Rebecca Roanhorse’s blockbuster Between Earth and Sky fantasy trilogy—“inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic”—began with 2021's Black Sun, and continued earlier this year … | Continue reading
Google quietly removed the suggestion that the text of a website should be “written by people” from its guidance for site owners who want to do better in search results, a change first spotted by Search Engine Land. The change will likely accelerate the deluge of AI-generated con … | Continue reading
Engineers who have toiled on the world’s most powerful X-ray laser for over a decade have finally achieved first light with the instrument, meaning that science with the newly energized machine is nearly upon us.Read more... | Continue reading
During a 15-second test flight, Stoke Space launched Hopper2 and landed the prototype upper stage in what is a major milestone in the company’s plans to develop a fully reusable rocket.Read more... | Continue reading
When Loki returns for a second season next month, it’s doing so a couple of hours earlier than expected. Disney has now confirmed that the sophomore season of the Marvel series will air on Thursday nights, starting October 5.Read more... | Continue reading
The Marine Corps lost an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet following a training “mishap” on Sunday. Military personnel are asking for help locating the F-35 jet after the pilot ejected himself from the F-35 and parachuted safely to the ground around 2 p.m. near Charleston, South Car … | Continue reading
John Carpenter has high hope for the Christine remake. Get ready for spooky season with a trio of horror trailers. Plus, what’s coming on FLCL Grunge. Spoilers, away!Read more... | Continue reading
New York Comic-Con is almost upon us and Funko has exclusively shared some of their Star Wars Pop! and Loungefly lineup with io9.Read more... | Continue reading
Just in time for the iPhone 15 to go on sale later this week, Apple has officially released iOS 17 today. The new operating system version is compatible with every device released after the iPhone XR, including the iPhone SE (2nd-gen or later). If you buy the new iPhone 15, it wi … | Continue reading
Less than a week after the cross-platform game engine maker Unity announced its big plan to charge developers based on the number of installations and revenue, the company said it’s rolling back its plans to some extent, though developers may already be too burned to even conside … | Continue reading
If a business wants to move or expand to Las Vegas, it’s going to have to shell out information on its proposed water usage.Read more... | Continue reading
You usually go to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a lot of things, but memorable original music isn’t really one of them. But Rogers: The Musical—a corny Hamilton-alike that told a very condensed story of Chris Evans’ Captain America—is one of the more successful attempts at mu … | Continue reading
Throughout the year, there’s been ongoing concerns about the use of generative AI across various forms of entertainment such as film and TV. Every industry has their own stance on the matter, and in the case of tabletop games, it’s quite divisive: some in the industry have put re … | Continue reading
Those who played the original Final Fantasy VII know that game like the back of their hand, but its 2020 remake changed things up in significant ways over the course of its runtime. Since the end of that game, there’s been plenty discussions online about what would be changed in … | Continue reading
For Marvel and DC, event comics are intended as a good way to get readers attention once or twice (or more) per year. Some events clear the deck so a new status quo can be put in place for a year or two, others are meant to boost a character’s profile ahead of their jump to TV or … | Continue reading
Meetings of some description are usually required to keep companies, organizations, and even families running properly—but trying to find windows of time in an increasingly busy world can be a challenge. As the number of people expected to turn up at the meeting rises, so does th … | Continue reading
Star Wars has been a fixture of video games for decades, and spanned almost every possible genre and platform you could reasonably think of. There are certain ones that have resonated with audiences over time, like the current Jedi games from Respawn Entertainment and the Knights … | Continue reading
Earlier in the week, Warner Bros. revealed the first trailer of Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom. When director James Wan talked to the press, he mentioned that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta would serve as the film’s big bad after being more of a henchman to Ocean Master (Patrick … | Continue reading
CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 seemed like it would be the big new thing when it released in 2020, and for the most part, it wasn’t to many. The developer’s spent the years since turning it into a truly solid first outing for a larger franchise, helped by the fact that the Cyber … | Continue reading
Vertigo’s Fables comics from Bill Willingham and a number of artists (such as Mark Buckingham and Lan Medina) is one of the most well known non-Big Two comics. While it officially ended in 2015, it still carries a lot of clout, which is what’s made recent events such a big deal: … | Continue reading
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same … | Continue reading
Since 2007, Paramount’s Paranormal Activity movies have been scaring audiences straight time and time again. For the series’ next big step, it’s jumping over to the other kind of theater in the form of a stage play.Read more... | Continue reading
Some of the biggest names in tech met with Chuck Schumer in Washington D.C. this week for a close-door summit designed to inform future AI policy. The guest list included Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and other billionaires who stand to benefit from a lax regulatory env … | Continue reading
Blink 182's Tom DeLonge makes his directorial debut with this sci-fi thriller. | Continue reading
Samsung may have given away its “one more thing” too soon. Korean Samsung users found icons depicting what looks like a ring you’d wear on your finger in the Galaxy Wearable app this week. The discovery since sparked discussions about whether this means the Samsung Galaxy Ring wi … | Continue reading
If you dream of being accepted into Nevermore Academy with Wednesday Addams this spooky fandom collection is for you.Read more... | Continue reading
In preparation of landing humans on the Moon as part of the ongoing Artemis program, SpaceX recently ran a test of one of its lunar lander engines while simulating the cold temperatures of space.Read more... | Continue reading
As impressive as it is when filmmakers like J.J. Abrams or James Gunn direct films in two, opposite, massive franchises, in the 1990s, Tim Burton almost beat them all. We all know he directed two Batman movies starring Michael Keaton but he also got very close to directing Nicola … | Continue reading
Hey, Halloween costumes have been getting better since cosplay hit the scene and in case you haven’t seen we’re drawing closer and closer to monster mashing in our fave fandom inspired looks.Read more... | Continue reading