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Hundreds of employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be affected by budget constraints looming over the space agency for the current year, with Congress still behind on issuing the final budget for 2024 and its final decision regarding Mars Sample Return (MSR).Read more...

Thanks to a render making the rounds, we may have some insight into what the next-generation Google Pixel Fold 2 will look like and what's inside. A bulbous, protruding camera bump is one striking detail on the unreleased, as-of-yet, unannounced device.Read more...

Surprise sequels don't get announced every day, but Disney just pulled one out of Sorcerer Mickey's hat. Moana 2-the follow-up to 2016's Moana,Disney+'s most-streamed film of 2023-is coming, and it's coming this year. How is that possible? It was announced as several years ago as a sequel series for Disney+, but is...Read more...

It was forty years ago this week that two NASA astronauts embarked into uncharted orbital waters, becoming the first to perform a spacewalk without the benefit of a tether. These thrilling photos remind us of this extraordinary moment in spaceflight history.Read more...

The Oscars are quickly approaching and the anticipation to see if Ryan Gosling will perform I'm Just Ken" from the Barbie movie continues to build. Recently Gosling politely declined an invite from Clive Davis to perform it at a Grammys gala, so the film's music producer Mark Ronson tapped Lainey Wilson to sing the...Read more...

A man climbed to the top of the Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday just days before the Super Bowl takes place in the city, according to local news outlet KTNV. The man, Maison DesChamps, was videotaped crawling up the side of the 367-foot Sphere by nervous onlookers. He posted a reel saying he climbed the building to...Read more...

Cleary, Richard Donner's 1978 Superman: The Movie is one of the best superhero films ever. It's both epic and intimate, exciting and funny, and way ahead of its time in terms of special effects. Superman is one of those movies that you watch, are in awe of, and automatically assume any chance of owning a piece of that...Read more...

Samsung still needs to officially announce which of its new Galaxy AI offerings in the Galaxy S24 series will make it to older devices. But a model comparison page offered by Samsung UK and a seemingly well-researched Reddit post may have confirmed at least four AI-powered features coming to your older Galaxy...Read more...

Dune: Part Two is finally just a few weeks away from hitting theaters, and a new sneak peek lifts the lid on one of the sequel's most eagerly awaited scenes: Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) riding a sandworm on Arrakis.Read more...

The new sports streaming service from broadcast behemoths ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox could cost between $45 and $50, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke withCNBC.

A harrowing story of orcas trapped in an icy prison off the coast of Japan has come to a happy ending. The dozen or so whales were spotted earlier this week near the island of Hokkaido, appearing to be enclosed by ice with no available way to help them. On Wednesday, however, officials reported that the orcas managed...Read more...

In WeWork's heyday, the office was lit. Kombucha in the water fountains, DJ sets at 5 p.m., and yoga balls where desk chairs should be. These days, expensive offices sit empty in cities across America. Adam Neumann, the co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, is reportedly trying to buy his company back in an effort to...Read more...

After months of frustration, NASA finally got the Bennu asteroid sample container open in January, revealing the large amounts of asteroid scooped up by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Now, a top member of the mission says the distant hunk of space rock may be a planetesimal-a planet's building block-that once belonged to...Read more...

A few months back, I was walking around DesignerCon and something impossible caught my eye. It was a Star Wars Black Series figure, but something was off. This looked different. It looked, dare I say, too good. The face looked so much better than usual. The outfit somehow more detailed and interesting. Then I stepped...Read more...

Apple would prefer that newfound owners of its brand spanking new Vision Pro headset enjoy their spatial computer" in the comfort of their home, hopefully, while they're on the couch and far away from spike pits or other video game-esque traps. Of course, that's not stopping the usual attention-hungry folks online...Read more...

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OpenAI announced it's adding watermarks to images generated by its AI tools Tuesday, an effort to combat growing fears over the coming deepfake tsunami. Images spun up with DALL-E and other OpenAI services will include a visual watermark and other details about its origin in the metadata-information encoded in the...Read more...

Remember those patents Apple filed last year that hinted at a foldable iPhone? Apparently, CEO Tim Cook's company hasn't given up on trying to make a true foldable. A new report claims two foldable iPhone prototypes are in the works, suggesting Apple is trying to catch up with the burgeoning foldable market. However,...Read more...

Hooooooo that's a lot of set photos from the Daredevil: Born Again! Maybe save something for the show? Henry Cavill is ready to dig deeper into Highlander lore, and Interview With the Vampire gets a return date. It's spoilerin' time!

The United States military is one of many organizations embracing AI in our modern age, but it may want to pump the brakes a bit. A new study using AI in foreign policy decision-making found how quickly the tech would call for war instead of finding peaceful resolutions. Some AI in the study even launched nuclear...Read more...

YouTube TV seems to be introducing better picture quality for all subscribers, even though the company itself isn't making it known far and wide for some inexplicable reason, especially as it calls the new option its highest video quality" while ignoring how you still need to pay extra for true 4K.Read more...

When 2018's A Quiet Place begins, the occupation of Earth by noise-sensitive and very hostile alien creatures is already well underway; the characters we meet, including the family headed up by Emily Blunt and the film's writer-director John Krasinski, are already living as perilously and silently as possible. But how...Read more...

In another life, the E-Wing was meant to replace the iconic X-Wing as the go-to starfighter of Star Wars' post-Return of the Jedi fiction. But even if-in neither the original Expanded Universe it debuted in, nor rebooted canon after appearing in Ahsoka-the E-Wing never really got its time to shine, at least in merch...Read more...

A previously unknown satellite may be shaping the rings of Chariklo, a petite body that orbits the Sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, according to a team of astronomers that recently simulated the rings' dynamics.Read more...

Would you want the pilot flying the plane you're on to stick a gadget on their head that literally obstructs their field of vision? It sounds like a dumb question, but since the Apple Vision Pro headset came out last week, we've learned there is no limit to the things people will do for a couple of clicks.Read more...

Tinder can be a hard place to find love, especially without an AI assistant.

Every website on the internet is currently trying to stick an AI-powered chatbot on its homepage, a trend that extends even to 8kun-the far-right image board website that is known for being a toxic cess pool of depraved and immoral content.Read more...

Ready to see your favorite team's field goal fail from up close? This year's Super Bowl LVIII is adding a swathe of new tech to the proceedings, but first up on the list is a set of all-new doink" cams centered on the uprights of Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium. CBS, which is in charge of broadcasting this year's big...Read more...

TikTok is allegedly being used by Chinese migrants to cross the United States' southern border, first reported by 60 Minutes on Sunday. In interviews at the border of the U.S. and Mexico, Chinese migrants said they were able to discover weak points in America's border wall through TikTok.

NASA's iconic Martian duo have officially parted ways, with the Perseverance rover capturing a lonely view of its helicopter friend, which recently suffered a fatal blow that left it unable to fly.Read more...

Teen romance isn't dead anymore in Zelda Williams' Lisa Frankenstein, the first-time feature filmmaker's dark horror comedy. Written by Diablo Cody, it stars Kathryn Newton (Freaky) as a high schooler who spends her time hanging with the dead in a local cemetery. When lightning strikes the tomb of her favorite...Read more...

Here's one weird trick for making the most out of your next two-dose vaccine: get a shot in both arms. A recent study found evidence that a two-arm approach can noticeably, if modestly, improve the body's immune response to covid-19 compared to two shots in the same arm. More research will be needed to confirm whether...Read more...

When the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs square off at the Super Bowl LVIII set for Feb. 11 at 6:30 ET, you'll be able to watch it on CBS and even Nickelodeon if you're really in demand of a kid-friendly, slime-covered Bubble Bowl, of sorts. However, if you're the type who wants to make the day as...Read more...

Update 3:32 PM EST: 9to5macreports code has been spotted in today's visionOS 1.1 beta update for the Apple Vision Pro headset that will allow users to erase all data on the device in case the unlock password is forgotten without having to bring it to an Apple Store. It is unclear when this update will be available to...Read more...

Fans of Marvel Studios better start looking at flights because a can't-miss mega event is coming to life this August: Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. It's a night of music celebrating the saga-spanning 23 films and 11 years-that started with 2008's Iron Man...Read more...

A team of physicists in Germany managed to create a time crystal that demonstrably lasts 40 minutes-10 million times longer than other known crystals-and could persist for even longer.Read more...

This Valentine's Day, there will be more than love in the air, with SpaceX scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines' IM-1 Moon lander. Should Odysseus successfully touch down on the lunar surface eight days later,Intuitive Machines will achieve a first in commercial space travel-a a feat that...Read more...

This is a lot so, sit down and take a deep breath. Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian for social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities" is now suing Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination. And, because the comments were made on X,...Read more...

Bluesky, the decentralized microblogging platform launched by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has finally opened its doors to the public.

During its most recent flight, Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft dropped an alignment pin which helps in the mating process between the mothership and the spaceplane. The company is investigating the issue, which could potentially delay its upcoming mission.Read more...

As John Krasinski's Ryan Reynolds comedy IF prepares for a big new trailer during the Super Bowl, another movie exploring the world of childhood imaginary friends is also stepping up its marketing. The latest look at Imaginary-the freaky teddy bear movie-is here, and it cleverly leans into similarities with...Read more...

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) identified Lingo Telecom, a Texas-based wireless provider, as the company that transmitted deepfake robocalls impersonating President Biden. Walter Monk and the entity Life Corp" were named as the culprits who created the deepfake calls.The FCC sent the Lingo a cease and...Read more...

If you're a movie fan who isn't into football, the Super Bowl means something else entirely. It's the event where major movie studios regularly choose to roll out the first trailers for some of the biggest movies of the year. And, in 2024, that'll be the case again with several of 2024's biggest films likely to get...Read more...

Celebrities don't like Jack Sweeney. For the past few years, the University of Central Florida junior has run several social media accounts that track planes and helicopters owned by billionaires, oligarchs, and other members of the ruling class using publicly available flight records from the Federal Aviation...Read more...

Paleontologists found a fossilized pterosaur-a flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs-fittingly on Scotland's Isle of Skye. Dubbed Ceoptera evansae, the 165-million-year-old pterosaur is the second one found in Scotland to date and it could clue researchers into how pterosaurs diversified.Read more...

Our body temperature may be inextricably tied to our mental health, research out this week suggests. A team of scientists has found evidence that higher body temp is associated with having clinical depression. While there are many unresolved questions about this link, the researchers have already begun to conduct...Read more...

Denis Villeneuve got deadly serious when io9 mentioned the Dune Lego set to him. I'll be honest with you," the director of Dune: Part Two said. Probably I'm making movies because first I was a hardcore Lego player. I'm from that first generation where it was just bricks, right? I went to a lot of places with those...Read more...

No matter what phone you're carrying around, the one thing that can't falter is battery life. That's why we test every smartphone that comes through our review desk for its relative longevity. So far, Android smartphones are taking the lead from the iPhone 15 Pro Max, previously the best-performing phone battery in...Read more...

Yahoo!, or Yahoo, or just yahoo... There's less and less to be excited about as time goes on, and Yahoo, too, has become more unenthused as its once-bright star waned over the past three decades. Once the most popular online directory and search engine on the web, Yahoo turned 30 years old last week, Jan. 30, and...Read more...

With nearly every big service committed to regular price hikes, there's never been a better time to check out free, ad-supported streamers like Tubi. But with so much content in the FAST world, it can be overwhelming just trying to pick a movie. Cult fans, we got you: here are 15 wonderfully weird titles to start off...Read more...