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The price of Bitcoin crashed nearly 10% on Wednesday, falling from $45,000 to below $41,000 in mere hours, hurting crypto's best bull run in a year. But what, or who, could have been the culprit behind the crash? The day before, CNBC's host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, directed his powerful investing advice towards...Read more...

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Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander is slated to blast off on Monday, January 8, carrying an assortment of goodies, including cutting-edge scientific rovers, bitcoin, and a piece of Mount Everest. No doubt, this ain't your grandfather's Moon mission, as the era of commercial space deliveries is now upon us.

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED's current issue. This month's selection is A Saint Between the Teeth" by Sloane Leong. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED's website. Enjoy!

If you're one of those folks still grumbling about the lack of a physical keyboard on iPhones 17 years after Apple released its first smartphone, Clicks might have a solution so long as you have deep pockets. The company's new $139 creator keyboard straps onto your iPhone and turns it into an extra-long BlackBerry-like...Read more...

New mission, who dis? The spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx had an impromptu close encounter with the Sun as it follows a newly crafted route to a second asteroid, using one of its solar arrays for shade.Read more...

The sci-fi fantasy universe Zack Snyder unleashed in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire has inspireda new collaboration between Netflix and fashion brand Forever 21. Today the marks the launch of the limited-edition Forever 21 x Rebel Moon collection, with looks that jump right off the screen and into your...Read more...

NASA's supersonic experimental plane-the linchpin of the agency's Quesst mission-is set to roll out of its warehouse in the California desert next week. We're gassed for the big moment: the X-59 has been in development for six years, and, if successful, it will demonstrate supersonic flight without sonic booms.Read more...

A survey of the leading AI scientists says there's a 5% chance that AI will become uncontrollable and wipe out humanity. In the short term, researchers estimate AI will become significantly more advanced, able to create a Top 40 pop song and write an NYT bestseller before 2030. So at least our AI overlords will...Read more...

Wegovy and similar weight loss drugs may cause more side effects than currently recognized. The Food and Drug Administration is now looking into whether these new generation obesity drugs can trigger hair loss, suicide ideation, and food aspiration, based on adverse event reports linked to their use. These reports are...Read more...

Elon Musk's private space venture is facing yet another unlawful labor practice accusation, this time for allegedly firing employees who were critical of the controversial SpaceX CEO.Read more...

There are almost as many Marvel what ifs (not that one) as there are Marvel projects out there these days, but one of the most fascinating could've-beens is one of the MCU's oldest: a planned TV show from 12 Years a Slave's John Ridley. It never materialized after its announcement, but now the scribe has lift the lid...Read more...

Todd McFarlane says that 2024 is the make-or-break year for his Spawn movie. Out first look at David Cronenberg's The Shrouds is here. Plus, Vincent D'Onofrio teases Kingpin's portrayal in Echo. Spoilers get!

A wise man once said, All toasters toast toast." Well, sure enough, they... don't, but some non-toaster devices could be well adapted to aid me with making a quick BLT. Now Microsoft, in all its wisdom, has decided to take its Xbox Series S design and finally add a slot on top-not for discs-but for bread. Why turn a...Read more...

Microsoft's big early 2024 AI push has PC makers dancing along to the siren song of big tech's new big obsession. Along with the newly-announced XPS lineup of Dell laptops, there's one small tidbit of information that isn't nearly as engrossing but could prove to be Microsoft and the largest PC maker's push to...Read more...

Today marks the first of many upcoming moments of silence in Google's years-long plan to kill cookies. As of this morning, the Chrome web browser disabled cookies for 1% of its users, about 30 million people. By the end of the year, cookies will be gone in Chrome forever-sort of.Read more...

Remember the Dell XPS Plus 13 released at CES last year that we weren't the biggest fans of? Dell just released a revamped version of that, called the XPS 13, along with two new XPS size variants, the XPS 14 and the XPS 16. All of these are, you guessed it, AI PCs.

What happens when a company loses a bunch of user data? Typically, they apologize and sheepishly beg for forgiveness. Not so with 23andMe. The popular genomics company, which suffered a pretty terrible data breach last year, has instead opted to tell pissed off customers that they probably should've picked a better...Read more...

Somehow toxic fandom has returned and at the mere mention of Star Wars andwomen, no less. Nonsensical virulent misogynistic notions abound as Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and the director of the studios' upcoming Rey film Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have found themselves in the crosshairs of troll pundits and anti-woke...Read more...

The year 2024 is shaping up to be solid for Star Trek in our own reality-we've got the final season of Discovery, work is underway on Michelle Yeoh's Section 31 film, and we've got the future of Strange New Worlds, Prodigy, and Lower Decks to look towards (and maybe even more?). But in Star Trek itself, this year...Read more...

Are you naked under that censor bar? Well, Twitch might not let you stream. A policy update posted on Wednesday clarifies that Twitch will not allow suggested nudity adding to the platform's ever-growing list of commandments for exactly how your body needs to be covered while streaming.Read more...

The story of life on Earth can't be told without photosynthesis, the process by which plants (and some other lifeforms) convert sunlight into chemical energy. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of fossilized photosynthetic structures-the oldest yet known-from a staggering 1.75 billion years ago.

Roku doesn't want you to consider it the budget" TV brand you find at all-you-can-shop brick-and-mortar stores like Wal-Mart or Target. The company wants a piece of that premium TV pie, even as it already reigns as the top TV streaming platform for the U.S. and Canada. The company has announced its plans to expand...Read more...

A consumer protection group alleged Starbucks' mobile app traps users in a vicious cycle of beverage buying in a December complaint to Washington's Attorney General. The coffee chain's mobile app allegedly uses dark patterns" to make low funds on a Starbucks Card unusable, forcing you to add $10 or lose that money...Read more...

Justin Carter is a weekend editor that covers entertainment for the io9 section on Gizmodo. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and you can follow his coverage here. Story ideas and tips can be sent to jcarter@kinja.com.Read more...

Last year, California gave autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo permission to operate driverless robotaxis on the streets of San Francisco. Almost immediately, the cars demonstrated they weren't ready for the road. The taxis caused traffic jams, drove around in bizarre unpredictable patterns, and in at least...Read more...

Scientists say they've finally answered an age-old question: Just why is our pee yellow? In new research, a team found the enzyme produced by gut bacteria that plays a major role in turning our urine mellow. Curiosity aside, the discovery may actually help scientists better understand the gut microbiome and how it can...Read more...

Bad news for Max subscribers who've made re-watching The Lord of the Rings extended editions an annual New Year tradition: the third film in the trilogy, The Return of the King-which just celebrated its 20th anniversary!-is only available to stream in its theatrical version.Read more...

One of the big things with the new Marvel Studios series Echo is that it was designed to be enjoyed without having watched other shows and movies from Marvel Studios. There are connections, of course, but the first episode of the show in particular has some very interesting MCU teases while also doing something other...Read more...

Meteor lovers, rejoice. The year's first big shower is upon us. Here's everything you need to know if you want to catch a glimpse of these fireballs.

Robot vacuums have always used sensors to detect furniture and identify your spaces, but of course, you'd expect one coming out in 2024 to be significantly more intelligent. In the era of AI-powered everything, Samsung just announced the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo, a smart vacuum/mop/steamer robot that knows when it needs...Read more...

The Exorcist: Believer was one of the big horror letdowns of 2023. But it's a new year, and a different 1970s horror classic is looking to expand its world-and this time, it looks very promising. The first trailer for The First Omen, a prequel to 1976's The Omen, is here, and it's bringing Satanic conspiracies galore.Read more...

SpaceX is gearing up to test its Starlink satellites' ability to connect directly to cellphones in the U.S., launching the first six satellites under a temporary license with the hopes to expand its connectivity reach beyond that of traditional cell signals.Read more...

Doctor Who viewers are willing to accept a lot of things-fascist pepperpots, farting skinsuit aliens, children-kidnapping goblins with Christmas number 1 ambitions, the existence of travel in time and space in general. But some of them just couldn't deal with a singular trans character appearing in recent episodes. To...Read more...

Microsoft is trying to rebrand its Edge internet browser. No longer should its name remind you that its icon shortcut sits alone and forgotten at the edge of your Windows desktop. Now Microsoft is trying to claim Edge is on the cutting edge of AI. The Redmond tech giant has started calling its native internet explorer...Read more...

Adam Wingard teases some major Kaiju easter eggs in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The cast of Madame Web look forward to this, the year of Madame Web. The First Omen teases its deadly delights. Don Lee goes hunting in the apocalypse in a new Netflix series. Plus, Echo squares off against Daredevil in a new clip....Read more...

GE Profile's new indoor smoker will let you enjoy the pleasures of having a smoker in your kitchen instead without all the fuss of owning an outdoor smoker.Read more...

What you've heard is true: The Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun is no longer in the cast for Marvel's upcoming Thunderbolts movie.

A decade ago, Facebook's internal motto was move fast and break things." There is now an important, wordy update to that motto as a holistic piece of advice: move fast on exploiting Mickey Mouse's public domain status and... don't maybe do some anti-Semitism along the way?Read more...

Classic puzzle game Tetris has been around for over three decades, and in that time, plenty of people have reached its various endings, usually by clearing four rows of bricks at once like a digital demolitioner. That's a challenge in and of itself, but now, someone has taken the concept of beating Tetris" to the...Read more...

After months of edging, Montana and North Carolina lawmakers have finished off Pornhub. Users in those states lost access to the adult site on Jan. 1 as new laws require people to verify their age to watch porn. That would have meant uploading a picture of your ID before you watch sorority sisters figure out how to...Read more...

Over the holiday weekend, Ana Ofelia Murguia, Mexican actress and voice of Mama Coco from Pixar's award-winning animated feature Coco, passed away. Deadline confirmed the death of the 90-year-old national treasure, whose performance in the film won the hearts of audiences worldwide.Read more...

The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy has installed a new diverter in the KSTAR tokamak, allowing the artificial sun to sustain high-ion temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for longer.

Trying to draw attention back to its Metaverse ambitions, Meta dropped the price of its 128 GB to $250. That's exactly half of what the company's latest Quest 3 costs. An extra $50 will net you the 256 GB Quest 2, but if you're looking to get one even cheaper, the company is advertising refurbished headsets starting...Read more...

A Chinese teenager has been returned to safety after being cyber kidnapped." Never heard of cyber kidnapping"? Well, it's an early front-runner for the hot new cybercrime trend of 2024.Read more...

The UK is facing an eruption of scabies, an itchy skin infestation caused by mites. Dermatologists across the country are reporting a rise in scabies cases, fueled by shortages of the medications most commonly used to treat it. These cases are disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, such as those living...Read more...

Earlier this month, Polish hackers known as Dragon Sector accused one of Poland's largest train makers, Newag, of intentionally bricking its own trains when they're repaired by third parties. Newag threatened to sue Dragon Sector, but the story exploded as an example of why we deserve the right-to-repair and the...Read more...

TV maker Vizio is being taken to task for making big claims of excessive refresh rates on its TVs when, in reality, an effective frame rate" is based on software meant to give the impression of smoother viewing. While folks who bought a Vizio TV shouldn't expect any big payout, it's a strong reminder not to take big...Read more...

Facebook recently rolled out a new Link History" setting that creates a special repository of all the links you click on in the Facebook mobile app. Users can opt-out, but Link History is turned on by default, and the data is used for targeted ads. As lawmakers introduce tech regulations and Apple and Google beef up...Read more...

Zack Snyder's homage-a-thon Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire came out with a bang for Netflix, but as of today it's barely clinging to the streamer's top 10. If you've been holding out on watching (maybe you're waiting for a binge when Part Two: The Scargiver releases April 19?), here are 10 other Netflix sci-fi...Read more...