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I don't like big phones. They are cumbersome to carry, they don't fit into most of my size of pockets or purses, and I'm constantly dropping them. I wasn't made for larger phones. But I can't deny that they have their advantages. The bigger the phone you go, the longer the battery you'll have so you can watch TV and...Read more...

A Canadian tribunal has ruled that Air Canada must pay damages to one of its passengers for misleading advice given by its customer service chatbot, which resulted in the passenger paying nearly double for their plane tickets.Read more...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need your parents to perform a complicated (well, complicated for them) task on their phone, but they can't quite follow written instructions? Well, let's hope your folks are better visual learners. It's easy to screen record on both iOS and Android and now your...Read more...

Sorry to all fans of Tridentinosaurus antiquus, thought to be a remarkably preserved 280-million-year-old lizard. A new paper published in Paleontology posits that the early reptile fossil is in fact a forgery.Read more...

You don't have to know much about filmmaking to be impressed by the visual effects of Godzilla Minus One. The movie stars a giant monster, so even if you don't know practical from digital, you can marvel at the fact Godzilla looks so good and is done so well, you believe he's real.Read more...

Bring home the magic of Walt Disney's first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in Lego form. The new collectible set will be available on March 4 online, and in select Lego stores and retailers.Read more...

Have you seen a story on social media recently claiming that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has endorsed Bitcoin? That would be quite a change, given Warren's intense skepticism of crypto and her advocacy of more regulation for the industry. But the claim that Warren has made an about-face-even...Read more...

On Thursday morning, news broke that someone was going around selling student data from the University of Michigan to tech workers that build AI chatbot tech. An employee at Google DeepMind, the company's AI research hub, said they'd gotten an offer for recordings of lectures, student discussions, and office hours, as...Read more...

One of the more unsettling things about AI is how blisteringly fast the technology develops. A few months ago, it seemed like useful AI-generated video tools were still out of reach. Well, now that's over. OpenAI just released a new text-to-video generator called Sora. In a word, it's stunning.

Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two dives deeper into the world of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel series. Though the film's not in theaters until March 1, it has screened for critics and film commentators-and the social embargo is now up, revealing some very positive first reactions.Read more...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a reentry license to Varda Space's manufacturing capsule, allowing the first batch of space drugs to return back to Earth.Read more...

Everybody knows that online disinformation is a huge problem-one that has arguably torn communities apart, manipulated elections, and caused certain segments of the global population to lose their minds. Of course, nobody seems particularly concerned about actually fixing this problem. In fact, the institutions most...Read more...

If a pack of sugar-free gum has ever given you a nasty stomach ache, you might have your gut bacteria to blame. New research in mice found a link between the gut microbiome and a food intolerance to sorbitol, a commonly used sugar substitute. The findings could even point to an effective treatment for the condition,...Read more...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light on Thursday for a merger between Donald Trump's social media company and the special purpose acquisition company that will allow it to become a publicly traded company, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.Read more...

This morning brought our first good look at X-Men 97 in action, and while there's a lot you can say about Marvel's return to nostalgia for the legendary 90s cartoon, one thing you can't deny is that the trailer itself is jam-packed with tons and tons of references to years of X-Men stories-in the comics or...Read more...

This week, the scientific journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology published research featuring bogus imagery made with Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generators.

No one reads io9 or Gizmodo for any type of educated insight into the world of high fashion. We're nerds, which is why you come here to learn about the latest and greatest in the world of science fiction. But once in a while, those worlds collide in such a fun way that we just have to expand our boundaries and go full...Read more...

OpenAI introduced Sora, its premier text-to-video generator, on Thursday with beautiful, shockingly realistic videos showcasing the AI model's capabilities. Sora is now available to a small number of researchers and creatives who will test the model before a broader public release, which could spell disaster for the...Read more...

The struggle is real. Computer buying is a hassle for the uninitiated, and even those who can count off the names of the different Intel chip generations on their fingers and toes might still fall for a lousy deal now and then. I'm here to tell you not to beat yourself up and do the best research possible. We should...Read more...

After opening up that stubborn sample canister, NASA was finally able to weigh the full amount of asteroid bits snagged by its spacecraft more than three years ago. As it turns out, there is plenty of space rock that made its way to Earth.Read more...

You'd think the biggest headlines surrounding an annual celebration of sci-fi and fantasy writing would be applauding the winners-but that's not always the case with the Hugos. Its latest controversy involves works being deemed not eligible" for consideration at the 2023 event, which was presented by Chengdu Worldcon...Read more...

The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee released a mysterious statement Wednesday morning that warned of a national security threat" facing the United States. And while we're still not sure of the details, a new report from ABC News includes more information about what everyone might be panicking about.

OpenAI is reportedly developing a search app that would directly compete with Google Search, according to The Information on Wednesday. The AI search engine could be a new feature for ChatGPT, or a potentially separate app altogether.Read more...

Make no mistake. Sony's latest attempt at a Spider-Man spinoff, Madame Web, is bad. Pretty much everything about it is bad: the script, the acting, the cinematography, and more. But, in our mind, one thing towers over the rest. The king of all things Bad-ame Web. But, to talk about it, we have to dive into spoilers.

It's a day of excitement and sadness for Evil fans. The Paramount+ horror series about a trio of paranormal investigators engaged by the Catholic church, which already has three delightfully twisted seasons in the bag, will end after season four. But! Season four has an arrival window (this May) and the show will soon...Read more...

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has begun its eight-day voyage to the Moon. The mission is fraught with peril, as every previous attempt by private companies to land softly on the Moon has ended in failure. Here's what needs to go right for this Houston-based company to enter into the history books.

The piracy app Kimi, which let users watch stolen movies and TV shows on their iPhones, briefly surpassed streaming heavyweights on Apple's App Store rankings before being removed by the company for violating its rules.Read more...

Season two of Prime Video's awesome, R-rated animated superhero show Invincible is returning March 14-and by comparison, this wait has been a cakewalk. Don't forget, we had to wait two and a half years between seasons one and two. Four months for the second half of season two? Pfft. That's nothing. Especially when a...Read more...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is so done with Delaware, packing up his business incorporations from the mid-Atlantic state after a judge came for his paycheck.Read more...

Thousands of people lined up outside Apple Stores on Feb. 2 to see the Vision Pro's stunning debut, but dissatisfied customers are returning their headsets this week. Why? Apple's 14-day return period expires on Feb. 16 for day one Vision Pro users. It looks like these bros kept their receipts, from Apple, and are...Read more...

Elon Musk's free speech" app, X, will give a platform to almost anyone, and that includes the leaders of terrorist groups. Several leaders of Hezbollah, a designated terrorist group by the United States, are X Premium customers receiving paid services such as verification, boosted content, and longer posts, according...Read more...

After what has felt like years of waiting since Marvel first confirmed it would be returning to one of its all time classics-the 90s X-Men animated cartoon-we finally have our first look at X-Men 97 in action, and... hmm. Hmm.

Smile 2 rounds out its cast. M3GAN 2.0 is going to take a lot longer to come out than planned. Simu Liu is teaming up with James Wan for a new sci-fi series. Doctor Who teases a mysterious new alien. Plus, what to expect on the rest of Halo season 2. To me, my spoilers!

It's safe to say crypto is experiencing renewed interest since the crash of 2022. Bitcoin hit its highest price since 2021 ($52,500as of Thursday), the SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs has investors very excited, and the market cap for all crypto just breached $2 trillion. But everyone who's ready to FOMO their...Read more...

Aging is rough. I often joke to my friends that I'm perimenopausal, though I don't have an official diagnosis. I do have all these new symptoms that have shown up since birthing my child four years ago that have been confirmed by my primary care physician as being part of the journey, as they say. My constantly...Read more...

Who's ready for another apocalyptic summer? Fans haven't seen The Umbrella Academy's Hargreeves family since season three's space-time chaos arrived in June 2022-but we now know the fourth and final season will finally hit Netflix globally on August 8.Read more...

A new mission is headed towards the Moon, with hopes of touching down on the lunar surface for a chance at a historic landing. But given the recent string of failures, we're understandably nervous.

I can hear my own heartbeat running through the suction cup-like pads of the PlayStation Pulse Elite. The headset is so tight it's picking up on the blood running at frightening rates to my head. It's a strange sensation, to be sure, like I'm half-submerged in some sensory deprivation tank, and I'm about to be hurled...Read more...

Bose just released its latest Ultra Open Earbuds, which look exactly like ear cuffs on your cartilage. I checked them out at a briefing a few weeks ago and was impressed by the design.Read more...

A two-pound cyborg surgeon performed its first simulated procedure in space, dissecting rubber bands that resemble elastic tissue to prepare for medical procedures to be carried out remotely in the microgravity environment.Read more...

Driving a Tesla, or any electric vehicle, in frigid temperatures can be a pain. Despite the myriad of problems Tesla owners encounter in the cold, from hours-long charging times to not being able to open the door, perhaps the weirdest one is when the charging cable literally gets stuck in the car. Not to worry,...Read more...

From Stranger Things to Barbie, Disney fairytales, and a Halloweentown of your own-various creative destinations have undertaken the task of transporting guests into their own movie moments. This includes the pink-on-pink mid-century vibes at Palm Springs' Trixie Motel, and thethemed rooms at Disney Parks'Disneyland...Read more...

This month, Apple released its first truly anticipated product in years, the Apple Vision Pro. It's a groundbreaking device, with some of the best hardware specs and the most impressive performance of any commercial headset ever released. It's also a $3,500 toy, one that an untold number of people seem to regret...Read more...

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I'd never really done the online dating thing," Los Mayers said. Mayers, an app developer living in Brooklyn, had met all of his previous partners in person the old-fashioned way. But last summer, his ex broke up with him, and newly single, he decided to give online romance a shake. Mayers spent a month on Hinge. He...Read more...

It's that time of year again! Nerdy romance is in the air, and io9 is here to share 10 movies easily found on streaming services that make for perfect Valentine's Day viewing. As always, you won't find any standard rom-coms here; we're bringing sci-fi, fantasy, and horror into the mix.

It seems the stainless steel panels of the Tesla Cybertruck are not really stain less," and are turning out to be no less susceptible to stains than stainless kitchen appliances, which easily develop grease and water stains. Some Tesla Cybertruck owners are reporting persistent orange stains on the exterior of their...Read more...

A recent SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) effort focused on a famous supernova from 1987, working under the premise that aliens might use such events to draw attention to themselves with synchronized beacons. Although this hunt came up short, it lays the groundwork for future searches using the same...Read more...