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Deadpool proved once again that it is a franchise that loves to be in on the joke this week, with its own answer to the infamous Dune popcorn bucket that invites to cram that hand all the way down Hugh Jackman's proverbial throat. And if that wasn't enough for you to catch up on, we've got Lucasfilm taking a stand...Read more...

This week, we got a look at what the future holds for virtual workspaces from some ex-Magic Leap developers. You may need to upgrade to an iPhone 15 Pro or an M4 iPad Pro to take advantage of all the AI features of iOS 18.

What's the funniest moment of live TV you've ever seen? That was the question tweeted by a user on X less than a week ago. And it's produced some of the most hilarious examples of weird broadcasting history that you can imagine.Read more...

The Tesla Cybertruck's launch has been far from smooth, to say the least. We've heard about the time a car wash bricked a Cybertruck, the frunk's taste for fingers and that coolant leaks aren't covered by the warranty even if you've only driven 35 miles since taking delivery. Those are all legitimate problems that...Read more...

This week at the Gizmodo science desk, deputy editor George Dvorsky reported on a modification to the famous Drake Equation that produces a rather sobering result about the number of extraterrestrial intelligences in our Galaxy. Health reporter Ed Cara chronicles a mysterious disease from the 1500s that vanished from...Read more...

Turns out the Elvira-inspired intro to the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer is rooted in a new character development for the grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder).Read more...

Star Trek: Discovery ended this week, with an episode that, perhaps in true Discovery style, threw some wild curveballs and equally wild pacing together to give us a bumper episode of ups and downs. But it really did save its weirdest moment for last: and even weirder, it's what might have been Discovery's next...Read more...

Disney Parks' first venture into making one of their lands immersive opened five years ago today-May 31, 2019-inviting guests to live out their own Star Wars adventures at Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge.

The boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul originally scheduled to stream live on Netflix July 20 has been postponed, according to a tweet from Most Valuable Promotions, which is co-producing the fight. The stated reason for the delay is an ulcer flare-up that Tyson is suffering from.Read more...

When in doubt, add a little Giancarlo Esposito to your cast-even better if you can get him to play a villain. The Mandalorian's Moff Gideon is heading to a different Disney project to play another bad guy, this time (as rumored) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Captain America: Brave New World.

June is here, and it's bringing tons of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books for summer reading. They're full of star-crossed couples, deep-space bounty hunters, intergalactic art thieves, and passengers on a magical train-plus two different tales of cursed movies, as well as two different tales of utopias gone wrong.Read more...

Oh, the irony of the National Security Agency suggests that smartphone users turn off their phones occasionally. But the NSA is right: you do need to restart your phone regularly to rid it of demons. Some phones even let you schedule the restart, so you don't have to think about it.

If you're in and around the United Kingdom next weekend, we're incredibly jealous. Vice Press is hosting its annual Open House pop culture convention on June 8 in Sheffield featuring some of the UK's best artists, designers, makers, and independent vendors selling movie posters, art prints, t-shirts, vinyl, Blu-ray...Read more...

After a big month for spacey goodness in May, Lego is bringing things back down to earth for its June releases-or back down to Middle-earth in particular, with the standout release of its next Lord of the Rings set, Barad-Dur. But what lies beyond the dark plains of Mordor, where shadows lie? A little Star Wars, some...Read more...

May was a loaded month with Apple and Google both releasing products. Project Astra was definitely the most interesting thing we saw at an otherwise boring Google I/O. Apple also dropped its latest iPad Pros with the all-new M4 chip and OLED displays, a 13-inch iPad Air for the first time, and the incredibly cool Apple...Read more...

He's thick, he's green, he's saving the galaxy from here to Tatooine! Yes, that's right. Kit Fisto has finally gotten his very own Hot Toys figure. And hot" is the correct word here, right? Those eyes? Those tentacles? That bonus forearm armor from Star Wars: The Clone Wars? What's not to love?Read more...

Zack Snyder may be going from This is Sparta!" to This is streaming!" The popular filmmakeris reportedly in talks to executive producer and direct a new series set before the events of his first blockbuster, 300.Read more...

Tesla is having more seat belt problems. The company is recalling more than 125,000 Models S, X, 3, and Y because their seat belt warnings aren't lighting up and chiming like they're supposed to, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

A female stingray that was discovered to be pregnant, despite not sharing space with a male stingray in at least eight years, has a reproductive disease according to the Aquarium and Shark Lab in Henderson, North Carolina.Read more...

May showers bring June flowers and also, lots of streaming content. Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most. (And...Read more...

SpaceX's Starship program is gearing up for another crucial test flight next week, pending regulatory approval. This flight will focus on reentry and landing, while also gathering comprehensive flight data to improve future missions.Read more...

When Amazon gave us our first glimpse at the second season of Rings of Power, it was easy to note that one character in particular was oddly absent. But now, it turns out she won't be in the new season at all.Read more...

For nearly 10 years, there's been only one spacecraft able to keep its cool above the hellish landscape of Venus. The Japanese Akatsuki probe was sent to Earth's neighboring planet to observe its atmospheric dynamics, but the lone Venusian mission has suddenly gone quiet.Read more...

Audiences everywhere will soon meet the first live-action Wookiee Jedi in Star Wars history: Kelnacca. He's one of the key characters on The Acolyte, the new Disney+ show that starts on June 4, and is played by the man who took over the role of Chewbacca, Joonas Suotamo.Read more...

Google rolled out AI answers called AI Overview for your search queries earlier this month, and the results were hilarious. From adding glue to your pizza to saying parachutes are useless, it was quite a mess that Google says it's fixing.Read more...

The series that started Star Trek's streaming era came to an end this week, but as ever with the franchise's current moment, all eyes are already on what's next. But Starfleet Academy, the next new Trek show, won't actually be making that much of a temporal jump from Discovery, staying in the 32nd century setting that...Read more...

Siri is dumb. It's a sad fact, but the little assistant has long been a butt of jokes for its propensity to misunderstand even the most simple of requests. As Gizmodo predicted at the start of the year, Siri is getting an AI upgrade that hopefully makes it far less of a nincompoop. It's part of a wave of new AI...Read more...

For nearly a decade, a persistent myth has influenced public perception and news coverage of the opioid overdose crisis: the idea that you can get sick or even die from simply touching or being near fentanyl. But there is no strong evidence for this claim, and plenty to argue against it.Read more...

Former president Donald Trump became convicted felon Donald Trump on Thursday after he was found guilty on 34 criminal counts in his New York hush money trial. And while Trump won't be sentenced until July, large sections of the internet celebrated that Trump was finally facing consequences after so many years of...Read more...

Get a new look at Michael Keaton's return as Beetlejuice for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Amandla Stenberg teases the layers of Force use at play in Star Wars: The Acolyte. Doctor Who takes on social media in a new clip. Plus, what's coming on Smiling Friends. To me, my spoilers!

Game streaming is big, and it just keeps getting bigger. If you're desperate to play some games without the necessity of downloading them to your PC or console, you can get them easily with an Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus subscription. The biggest game console makers without a name that rhymes with spinflendo"...Read more...

It and It:Chapter Two star Bill Skarsgard (Nosferatu) has officially signed back on to reprise the role of sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown Pennywise for Max's Welcome to Derry series. The returning Pennywise joins castmates Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.Read more...

Niche interactive activations are now more mainstream than ever before-and the result is an uphill battle of art vs. profit. Things don't always work out in the long run, as seen with Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, but still create some of the most incredible forms of art you'll ever be able to experience and be a...Read more...

Jurors found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts in the former President's hush money trial in New York on Thursday, according to The New York Times. He is the first American president to become a felon. The 12 Manhattan residents who sit on the jury reached a verdict after their second day of deliberations.Read more...

Hulu and Disney+ have been fully integrated for months now, which means if you happen to be on the streamer watching the new Doctor Who or upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte, you can hang around for some deeper horror and sci-fi cuts too. Here are 10 horror movies and TV shows to check out on Hulu now.

If you always thought you could make a better TV show than Hollywood can, AI is here to help you test that theory in the worst way possible.Read more...

Chris Hemsworth, the voice of Optimus Prime in the upcoming Transformers Oneanimated movie, is now reportedly joining the live-action G.I. Joe and Transformers crossover from the franchise film series.Read more...

In a matter of two months, hopes for the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI devices crashed and burned. They presented radical new form factors and promised to break our addiction to screens but when we finally got our hands on them, they were totally busted. Some people, however, aren't ready to let go of the idea of a gadget...Read more...

Earlier this year, io9 brought you the news that Princess and the Scoundrel writer Beth Revis was teaming up with artist Sophie Li for a brand new Star Wars picture book inspired by the early events of the novel, setting the stage for Han Solo and Leia Organa's wedding on Endor. Now, we can give you a look inside-and...Read more...

When doctors take money or gifts from pharmaceutical companies those are required by law to be reported to the U.S. government. But did you know there's a website where you can look up how much money any doctor in the U.S. has taken from healthcare companies? It's completely free and run by Medicare.

Former United States President Donald J. Trump, currently facing 34 felony counts in criminal court, is campaigning for re-election this fall by taking shots at the increasingly popular electric car industry. Trump has already called for oil and gas industry executives to donate significant campaign funds in exchange...Read more...

What a long road it's been for Star Trek: Discovery, getting from there to here. Along that road it's certainly had its ups and downs, but for all its faults, it's been hard to deny in this last season that the series is assured in what its ultimate message was always going to be. So even knowing that, it's perhaps...Read more...

If it's unclear by now, TV makers are trying to sell you on mini-LED. What about OLED? Well, it sure is nice. LG has its own G3 model, which we consider one of the best TVs you can buy right now. But those are expensive, both to make them and for consumers who buy them. So yes, mini-LED. It's bright, and with extra...Read more...

Researchers recently observed a record-breaking galaxy beaming with young stars, which existed only 290 million years after the universe came into existence, challenging our view of the Cosmic Dawn with its unexpected luminosity.Read more...

As Tesla's annual shareholders meeting approaches, the company is ramping up its pushback against groups asking investors to vote against Elon Musk's $46 billion compensation package.Read more...

There's a CPU. There's a GPU. In the past year, every tech company has been talking about NPUs." If you didn't know the first two, you're probably flummoxed about the third and why every the tech industry is extolling the benefits of a neural processing unit. As you might have guessed, it's all due to the ongoing...Read more...

Singapore Airlines made international news earlier this month when severe turbulence left one person dead and more than 30 injured. Then, just a few days later, a flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a Turkish Airlines flight.Read more...

The Dune 2 popcorn bucket set the bar very, very low (in the best possible way) for in-theater hijinks and Deadpool has now added his own flair.

Perfectionists unite (Virgos out there, raise your hands). Android will let you edit RCS messages you send through Google Messages. The company announced the ability, alongside other updates across the Android ecosystem.

Freddy. Jason. Michael. Leatherface. Every great horror icon has its origin story. And sure, throughout the course of horror movie history, most attempts at creating that type of long-lasting iconic character have failed miserably. But even so, every time someone conjures up a new frightening franchise foe, we pay...Read more...