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French Prosecutors Want Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to Face Preliminary Charges
The probe into Musk and X has officially become a criminal investigation.
A Dystopia Falls (With a Little Help) in This Speculative Short Story
Read 'Sarah's Laugh' by Melissa A Watkins, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine, right here on io9.
ChatGPT Adds ‘Trusted Contact’ Feature to Send Alerts When Conversations Get Dangerous
ChatGPT will still encourage users to contact crisis hotlines or emergency services when necessary.
Wait, Do We Actually Want to See a Minions Movie?
The new trailer for 'Minions & Monsters' is all about filmmaking, and we are shockingly intrigued.
These Popular National Parks Are Teeming With Brain-Eating Amoebas
Recent research finds that Naegleria fowleri can be commonly found in recreational hot water springs.
OpenAI Is Tired of Seeing All Those Videos of People Clowning on Its Voice Mode
Say what?
iFixit Is Ranking Wireless Headphones Now and It Just Crowned a Repairable King
Spoiler alert: neither Apple nor Sony get glowing reviews.
The Golden Globes’ AI Rules Are Way Less Strict Than the Oscars’
The new guidelines come just days after the Academy Awards made its own anti-AI stance clear.
Why the Hell Has It Taken So Long for Disneyland’s Autopia to Go Electric?
Tomorrowland isn't feeling very futuristic these days.
Cranks Are Already Peddling Ivermectin for Hantavirus
Ivermectin is an effective anti-parasitic drug, but it's not a cure-all.
You Should Check Out the Other ‘Severance’
Shortly before the Apple TV series took the world by storm, Ling Ma's 'Severance' offered an uncanny and unforgettable vision of a memory-fueled zombie apocalypse.
Spending Just 10 Minutes With AI Can Fry Your Brain, Researchers Find
This is your brain on AI. Any questions?
Police Looking for Jerks Who Allegedly Stole $150,000 Worth of Beehives
Bee theft has escalated" into a million-dollar black market, beekeeper associations warn.
Melissa Barrera Is Returning to Horror Movies on Her Own Terms
The former 'Scream' star will play a woman menaced by supernatural forces in Adam Alleca's 'Inhabit.'
Acer’s Swift 16 AI (2026) Gets a Lot Right, But I Can’t Get Past the Trackpad
Sometimes bigger isn't better.
Someone Built an App to Fight Surveillance Pricing With a Flipper Zero… for Research Purposes
Electronic shelf labels are surprisingly easy to hack.
Buying ‘Star Wars’ Celebration Tickets Was a Nightmare
The 2027 convention sold out in a single day, and many fans were incredibly unhappy with the experience.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Banned From eBay After Flexing His Meme-Stock Muscle
The CEO got the boot after trying to sell stuff on eBay to 'pay for eBay.'
Why ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Ignores Most of the Events of the First Film
io9 spoke to Jeremy Slater, the writer of the video game adaptation, in theaters May 8.
DNA Study Identifies 4 More Sailors From Doomed Franklin Expedition
Nearly 180 years after the failed voyage, archaeologists are finally making progress in putting names to the bodies.
Researchers Found an Innovative Way to Cut Data Center Energy Use
Data centers require massive amounts of energy for cooling, but these copper cooling plates are optimally designed to reduce power demand.
The Next ‘Game of Thrones’ Book Is… Just ‘Game of Thrones’ Again
There will be a 'Game of Thrones' book release this year-just not the one you were hoping for.
Flight Attendant Hospitalized After Sharing Plane With Hantavirus Cruise Passenger
The person is experiencing mild illness and testing is underway to determine if they were infected.
Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now
A woman in London was asked to pay up if she wanted a video of her removed from social media.
Google’s Screenless Fitbit Air Relies on Gemini to Be Your Personal Health Coach
Google using AI to understand your fitness and health data, and then offer guidance? Who could have predicted that?!
Dave Filoni Talks the Differing Evils of Maul and Vader
Lucasfilm's co-president continues to have thoughts on Darth Vader and Maul after the 'Shadow Lord' finale.
The Tiny AI Model That Lives Inside the Chrome Browser Hallucinates a Whole Lot
Or maybe you just haven't heard of President John F. Lincoln.
Yes, the Clayface of DC’s New Horror Movie Is the Same One From ‘Creature Commandos’
Plus, Dave Filoni has an update on 'Ahsoka' season two.
Cody Rhodes Has Strong Opinions on ‘The Last Jedi’
The WWE champion is a big 'Star Wars' fan and has a very specific reason why he loves 'Episode VIII.'
Govee’s More Color-Accurate Lighting Comes to Its New Floor Lamp
The colorful, rigid, upright rod of accent lighting has smooth, band-less gradients even at the lowest brightness.
‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Hopes to Cast Another Spell on Nostalgia-Hungry Fans
The 1993 original film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker got a Disney+ sequel in 2022.
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her
She just transformed a known anecdote into a deposition given under oath.
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money
The company, Strategy, is effectively a levered play on bitcoin.
After Sales Stall at the Start of 2026, Lucid Drops Production Target
Lucid saw a quarterly net loss of about $1 billion.
Every Day Is a Perfect Day to Watch ‘Redline’
Nearly two decades later, Studio Madhouse's high-octane sci-fi anime racing film still feels like the future of animation.
Google DeepMind Gets Into Gaming, Purchases Stake in the Company Behind EVE Online
The two companies are partnering to explore new AI-enabled gameplay experiences.
This Experimental Low-Waste Fuel Could Transform Nuclear Reactors
The results are good news for the thorium-HALEU fuel cycle, set to grow in relevance as advanced reactors grow smaller and abundant.
‘Fantastic Four’ Director Matt Shakman Will Helm Next ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie
Josh Friedman, who wrote 2024's 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,' is returning to script the next installment.
Elon Musk Teams Up With Anthropic, a Company He’s Called ‘Evil’
Musk might think Anthropic "hates Western Civilization," but he also loves money.
Alaska’s Famous Fjords Are Becoming a Cruise Ship Nightmare
Climate change is making landslides and tsunamis more likely in fjord regions such as Alaska's Tracy Arm.
‘The Testaments’ Just Brought Back Another Surprising ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Character
We're glad the sequel series found a place for this tough-as-nails member of the rebellion.
Ford Is Trying to Beat China and Bring a $30,000 Truck to the U.S.
The people have called out for China's EVs, and Ford has heard their cries.
The Russos Say Making Spider-Man Responsible for Uncle Ben’s Death Would’ve Made Him Too ‘Intense’
Instead, the MCU took the very long way around to teaching Tom Holland's Spidey about great power, and greater responsibilities.
Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Struggle to Break Loose From a Rock on Mars
The rover spent five days with the rock attached to its arm before finally shaking it off.
Man Gets Horrific Case of Diarrhea After Overdosing on Experimental GLP-1
The man was going to the bathroom up to 30 times a day.
Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns
Maybe Google doesn't ask permission because it knows what the answer would be.
‘Widow’s Bay’ Reveals the Perils of Dating on a Cursed Island
Mayor Tom meets a suspiciously attractive tourist in episode three, 'The Inaugural Swim,' of Apple TV's endearing new horror comedy.
Energizer’s New Coin Batteries Prevent Fatal Burning If Kids Swallow Them
The batteries also dye a child's mouth blue to alert parents.
Melissa Barrera Thinks the Cast of ‘Scream 7’ Are Scabs
The star of 'Scream 5' and 'Scream 6' doesn't hold back when discussing the latest installment, from which she was fired.
This AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims
The pioneering Climate TRACE database may be drastically underestimating CO2 emissions from vehicles, according to a new study.
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