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As part of the next phase of human spaceflight beyond Earth, one question remains when it comes to the exploration, and possible colonization, of another world: Can we have babies in space?Read more...

Samsung's One UI 6 update brings a number of features to the Galaxy camera that promise to improve your photos. These six new features are marketed to both serious photographers as well as the average smartphone user.

There are a lot of Earths in the vast, varied, and occasionally blown-up Marvel multiverse-realities that have now grown to encompass the alternate universes not just in comics, but games, cartoons, live action TV, and yes, movies. But now Marvel is set to draw the ire of very specific nerds, and also presumably The...Read more...

European Union antitrust regulators set a Feb. 14 deadline to approve Amazon's $1.4 billion purchase of iRobot, the maker of Roomba, according to a report Reuters Monday. The extended deadline gives the European Commission two more months to approve the deal, which Amazon has lowered its bid for amid regulatory delays...Read more...

Being waterboarded with advertisements sort of feels like second nature on the likes of Facebook and Instagram, but for some in the EU willing to pay, that will change.Read more...

Xcreators whose posts were amended or corrected in Community Notes are no longer eligible to receive ad revenue share, owner Elon Musk said on Sunday. Community Notes is a fact-checking program on X, formerly known as Twitter, allowing users to provide additional context or correct misinformation below the post.Read more...

Oil and gas companies in Pennsylvania are likely using dangerous forever chemicals in fracking wells, without having to legally disclose this to the state. This is making it difficult for vulnerable communities to know if they are at risk of contamination and health issues.Read more...

Meta's Oversight Board wants the company to revise its policies to prevent it from incentivizing creators who post about dangerous extreme diets. As of now, creators posting through Meta's Partner Monetization Program can earn ad revenues off of content that describes people trying to survive on only juice or no food...Read more...

Get a festive new look at Terrifier 3. Godzilla celebrated 50 years of Jet Jaguar with a new live-action short film. Plus, get a look at the final, final episode of Attack on Titan's very final season, finally. To me, my spoilers!

The Gizmodo Monday Puzzle is back from summer hiatus! After a long season of sunshine, flip flops, and mental atrophy, it's time to fall back into the cool, brisk world of rationality. Our last challenge before the break was also our most controversial yet. The comments section bubbled with animated debate over the...Read more...

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 topic.

Horror movies usually hit big no matter when you release them, but October can help them do especially well. Almost every year, there's a particular movie that outpaces all the rest, and for 2023, that distinction goes to the newly released Five Nights at Freddy's.

Though the original Harry Potter films managed to make it all the way to the finish line without a hitch, its theatrical follow-up wasn't so lucky. The Fantastic Beasts movies have had a rough go of it-mostly of series author JK Rowling's own repeated volition over the last several years. It's why we here at io9...Read more...

The original Twilight movie and its four sequels were known for many things, chief among them being catapulting the leading trio of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner into super stardom that. Back during the late 2000s and 2010s, the three of them were hot young actors, to the point that you can't...Read more...

In 2021, following his split with Marvel over Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, director Scott Derrickson pivoted back to full-on horror with The Black Phone. Based on a 2004 short story by Joe Hill, the film was notably one of the few instances where leading man Ethan Hawke played an all-out villain. If...Read more...

David Fincher is known for a number of films and TV shows, though his 2011 adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo isn't one that gets talked about as heavily. With widespread critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for Rooney Mara (along with a still pretty great opening title sequence), the movie mainly...Read more...

In the same way that video games get turned into movies (or TV shows!) these days, the reverse is true. It doesn't happen quite as often, but a number of movies have jumped over to games in some capacity, and they're usually pretty famous or long-running franchises. Star Wars is the most obvious example, but there's...Read more...

A few weeks before its release, Wizards of the Coast revealed it's pushing back the physical editions of its Deck of Many Things set.

Actor Charles Richard Moll passed away on Friday at the age of 80.

Marine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galapagos islands this week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 meters below the surface, and their discovery expands our understanding of deep, cold-water reefs in the Galapagos Marine...Read more...

There's no shortage of horror movies on all the streaming services, but for those who prefer their nightmares tinged with reality, we have some suggestions of where to start. These documentaries and docuseries, all released within the past year or so, dig into history and beyond headlines to unearth crimes, mysteries,...Read more...

Back when when Hollywood was remaking 80s films at a reliable clip, Highlander was one of those that seemed to just be eternally on the docket. The last substantial piece of news about it was that former Superman/Witcher Henry Cavill was attached to it, and that was back in 2021. A lot has changed a lot in the past...Read more...

Leaders and policymakers from around the globe will gather in London next week for the world's first artificial intelligence safety summit. Anyone hoping for a practical discussion of near-term AI harms and risks will likely be disappointed. A new discussion paper released ahead of the summit this week gives a little...Read more...

The quantum world operates by different rules than the classical one we buzz around in, allowing the fantastical to the bizarrely normal. Physicists have described using quantum entanglement to simulate a closed timelike curve-in layman's terms, time travel.

The top non-English language film on Netflix last week was The Conference-a Swedish horror movie that's no doubt drawing viewers in with its thumbnail of a ghoulishly grinning, dirt-stained mask. Those who click on it will be rewarded with a blend of corporate satire and campground slasher, filled with some of the...Read more...

There's a bit of a running joke in the world of Insomniac's Spider-Man games. Avengers Tower, Bleecker Street, and Nelson and Murdock are lit up across its New York City: but when shit hits the fan, where's everyone but Spider-Man? Perhaps the real question of these games is more of why would NYC want any other heroes...Read more...

Daredevil: Born Again has been, uh, born again. Again.Read more...

Sam Bankman-Fried testified before a jury for the first time on Friday saying he did not defraud FTX customers or take their funds, according to Bloomberg's live reporting of the trial. The FTX and Alameda's founder said that Alameda borrowed" them, but admitted a lot of people got hurt."

Google's antitrust trial revealed the multi-billion dollar tech company paid out a whopping total of $26.3 billion in 2021 to keep its status as the default search engine on phones and multiple browsers, Bloomberg Law reported Friday. The Justice Department argued that by spending an exorbitant amount of money to...Read more...

The ship has now sailed on season two of Our Flag Means Death, and we've just stopped sobbing long enough to check our email and find a missive from Max with the subject line What to watch after Our Flag Means Death."Read more...

Tesla and recalls are no strangers as it seems to have one every few weeks or months due to various system glitches and malfunctions. From loose seat belts to power steering, to traction battery recalls, Tesla is no novice when it comes to fixing errors stemming from production inefficiencies or service maintenance...Read more...

A new map of subsurface water on Mars just dropped, and it reveals regions on the Red Planet where ice may be buried beneath the surface for future astronauts to use.Read more...

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The next upgrade to one of the most ubiquitous chips in all of the Android ecosystem is trying to hit Google on its own turf, that being increasingly ubiquitous generative AI. Qualcomm's week-long chip extravaganza in Maui showed off the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that's ready for OEMs' flagship devices shipping next year....Read more...

Yes, we're already talking about the successor to the Galaxy S23 Ultra, or what is bound to be Samsung's next big flagship smartphone in the coming year.Read more...

Ever since Apple re-branded as the Privacy" company several years back, it's been rolling out features designed to show its commitment to protecting users. Yet while customers might feel safer using an iPhone, there's already plenty of evidence that Apple's branding efforts don't always match the reality of its...Read more...

Things go haywire at the Time Variance Authory-to be expected, since the Temporal Loom is about to burst over capacity-on Loki episode four, The Heart of the TVA," on Disney+.

Shady stem cell clinics are still peddling false hope to people dealing with covid-19, new research this week suggests. The study found dozens of clinics selling stem cell treatments for covid-related issues, especially long covid. These therapies often cost thousands of dollars, but there's no good evidence that they...Read more...

Last month, Sony raised the prices for PlayStation Plus by up to 35%. In an interview the company recently gave to Barron's via ResetEra, the company attempted to justify this price increase.

Feast your eyes on Uranus' glowing edges. We're serious-a team of astronomers has spotted a new aurora on the seventh planet from the Sun, glowing at infrared wavelengths.

Blue Origin has revealed a life-sized model of its upcoming lunar cargo lander, Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), achieving a significant step in its plans to facilitate cargo transport to the Moon's surface.

There's no more brilliant tactician in the Galactic Empire than the evil Grand Admiral Thrawn. He's a smart, cunning killer-and soon, you can put that blue baddie on your shelf and make him your property thanks to the team at Hot Toys.Read more...

Disney fans have been waiting a long time to see Rachel Zegler take a bite of that forbidden apple, and now they're going to have to wait much, much longer.

As the years have ticked on, electric vehicles have become more and more accessible to the general public. However, some companies in the EV business are rethinking their investments in the tech.Read more...

Rita Ferro, president of global advertising for Disney, is currently focused on next week's rollout of the Disney+ ad-tier option for subscribers in Europe and beyond, as well as expanding the streamer's advertising capabilities. But she did have an interesting tidbit to share about how customers have reacted to the...Read more...

Marvel's latest take on its Ultimate line of comics is acting as a major reboot, rather than a continuation of the 1610 universe that died (and lived again) after Secret Wars. That means there's a certain number of opportunities to reset the Ultimate heroes... and in Peter Parker's case, give him a chance at something...Read more...

Three years into the PlayStation 5's existence, Sony is now absolutely sure customers are going to have no issues getting their hands on the company's console.

Google users can now make plans through a new Maps update that will generate events and activities by typing things to do" into the search bar. Activities like art exhibitions or lists providing inspiration for things to do will now populate, giving photo-first results to users, according to a Google news release...Read more...

A safety panel highlighted the urgency of safely deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS) after it retires in 2030, warning of a catastrophe if the spacecraft were to make an uncontrolled reentry through Earth's atmosphere.Read more...