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The Webb Space Telescope launched to space in December 2021 with an ambitious goal: providing scientists with a deeper, sharper view of the history of the universe.Read more...

Secret Invasion is back with the Worst Spies in the world! A reminder that Rhodes is very likely a Skrull, Skrulls are doing Super Skrullification, and G'iah has been shot but if she's dead I'll eat my backpack. Priscilla has a gun, is likely on Gravik's side, and Talos is still an idealistic dumbass. Also Fury? Is...Read more...

Acyberattack attack on Microsoft originating in China breached government email accounts, the company reported late Tuesday. The threat, labeled Storm-0558, has mainly targeted Western Europe government agencies using espionage to steal data and credentials access.Read more...

During a test firing in late June, a Blue Origin rocket engine exploded at the company's West Texas facility in what could be another major setback for the launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Three independent artists are now suing ultra-cheap online retailer Shein, alleging that the company has been deploying an algorithm to identify trending art-including the artists' own designs-and recreating it in sweatshops, all under the leadership of a mysterious tech tycoon.Read more...

I understand that very few people care as much about Interview With the Vampire as I do, but the new season is right around the corner and promo is already getting set up for San Diego Comic-Con-so nobody should expect me to be normal about it. There's also just... a lot of interesting discussion going on about what's...Read more...

Although mostly relegated to e-readers, e-notes, and price tags at your local grocery store, there are some other novel users for E Ink displays. Want to display art on your walls without committing to just a single artist? That's how Project E Ink is using the display technology, but instead of putting renaissance...Read more...

Nothing's Phone (2) has finally struggled out of the muck into the light of day. It's got a beefier processor, a better camera, more of Nothing's signature blinking lights, and it costs more than $100 more than its first iteration.

Apple has a controversial policy in its App Store, one that's drawn the ire of Elon Musk in the past. If you want to charge people to unlock a feature in your app, you need to use Apple's In-App Purchase" system. That routes the transaction through Apple's payment network, and the $3-trillion tech giant takes a 30%...Read more...

It's the dead of summer so we can safely say it's time for Halloween season to start ramping up. Home Depot-the ghouls who brought the 12-foot skeleton into the world-is fully aware, and is ready to unleash an absolutely gargantuan new Pumpkin King.

A 61-year-old Canadian man who acted as a mentor to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ulbricht's confidant, known publicly by his online pseudonyms Variety Jones" and Mongoose" advocated in favor of a hired hitman and reportedly helped Ulbricht see a larger vision" for the...Read more...

A top cybersecurity pro for Amazon appears to be in deep trouble. Federal prosecutors say Shakeeb Ahmed used his hacking skills to steal $9 million in assets from a cryptocurrency exchange last summer, then attempted to launder the stolen goods through a haze of online trickery.Read more...

With his Clark Kent and Lois Lane newly chosen, James Gunn's Superman: Legacy is starting to fill in supporting roles in what will presumably be a formidable ensemble cast. We now know Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) will be Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class) is Mister Terrific, and Nathan...Read more...

Thus far, the big selling point for Deadpool 3 is that it's surprisingly managed to bring back (among others) Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Jackman hung up his claws rather decisively with Logan in 2017, but the upcoming Marvel Studios flick seems to be going with a different version of the character-not the one...Read more...

Instead of getting on a conference call to figure out how to give SAG-AFTRA a fair deal, Variety reports that bigwigs in the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers got on a conference call to discuss the urgent situation." Additionally, Variety says that the group, which included Bob Iger (Disney), David...Read more...

The chatbot Claude has been sitting in the back of the class while the other AI like ChatGPT have fielded teachers' questions, even if the bot's answers are often misconstrued or outright wrong. Now Claude is ready to speak up, sticking a 2" next to its name while adding an interface for anybody to use.Read more...

A Ford executive has been charged with two felony counts for an alleged assault against his wife. Franck Louis-Victor's wife claimed her husband hit her with a Google Nest Hub smart screen, slapped and headbutted" her, and threatened to burn two of her bags worth $20,000 with a lit butane torch."Read more...

A mighty wind satellite has been losing altitude at a steady pace of nearly one mile per day, falling towards the surface of Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) will attempt to guide the satellite on its way down to minimize risk of damage as its pieces hit the ground.Read more...

Discord, the go-to social network for notoriously level-headed and respectful gamers, wants to make its platform more kid friendly. The company unveiled the Family Center Tuesday, a new tool to help parents and guardians keep an eye on their child's activity on the app.

While Legendary's MonsterVerse rumbles forward with projects like Netflix animated series Skull Island and big-screen live-action crossover sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Toho would like to remind you that the OG King of the Monsters is still making movies, and still crushing Japan.

Bank of America was ordered to pay $150 million in fines for double-charging customers, withholding promised reward bonuses for credit card holders, and opening thousands of bank accounts under customers' names without their knowledge, a federal investigation revealed.Read more...

The first year of the covid-19 pandemic helped fuel a spike of boozy liver injuries in the U.S., recent research suggests. The study found a jump in reported hospitalizations from alcohol-related hepatitis across the U.S. in 2020-even above the steady increases seen in past years. Deaths from these injuries...Read more...

While the new DC movie universe is starting to take shape, Warner Bros. still has a few movies left over from the old regime it's releasing this year. One of the more interesting ones is Blue Beetle, whose promotion has been fairly minimal since its first trailer hit a few months ago. But with the film just over a...Read more...

It's supposed to be pretty hot in California during the summer, but the golden state is going to see higher than average temperatures this week and into this coming weekend.Read more...

Presidential candidates are facing pressure from a new bipartisan group to refuse donations from Big Tech companies in the 2024 election. The No Big Tech Money" pledge launched on Tuesday and is pushing to separate Big Tech from politics, saying these companies have amassed too much power over our democracy, our...Read more...

There are certain sounds that have become a staple of movies over the decades. From the 20th Century fanfare to THX's synthesized Deep Note crescendo and the musical sting that opens The Matrix, hearing them elicits some kind of feeling for older moviegoers, even if it's just the simple feeling of nostalgia. And then...Read more...

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That's right, it's back. Like a great orca running headlong for your tiny vessel, Amazon is ready to slam you with proclamations of deals, deals, deals." The only thing Amazon seems to be priming today is my migraine, but that doesn't mean the online retail giant has savings on all explicitly good products.Read more...

Back in 2019, James Cameron's long-in-development adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita released out into the world. Retitled Alita: Battle Angel and with Robert Rodriguez in the director's seat (but with Cameron on hand as a writer and producer), the movie ended up being pretty good when all was said and...Read more...

There's still time to read Victor LaValle's novel The Changeling before its adaptation arrives on Apple TV+ in September-and even if you've already read it, these first-look images at stars LaKeith Stanfield and Clark Backo will make you want to pick it up again. They, and the adaptation, look absolutely spot-on.Read more...

The New Mexico Department of Health is urging former customers of the now-defunct VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque to get tested for HIV and other bloodborne infections. Health officials have identified several new cases of HIV this year tied to services provided by the spa, including so-called vampire...Read more...

Amazon puts tens of thousands of items on sale during Amazon Prime Day every year, but finding a valuable needle in that haystack can be hard. Fortunately, my colleagues and I have spent years combing through deals like these, especially on tech items, and have a pretty good sense of what's worthwhile and what's not.Read more...

As a longtime reader of LySandra Vuong's Covenant (as in, I have been reading religiously since the first episode was released in August 2020), I-and io9, by extension-am thrilled to show off the incredibly good, all-new cover for the graphic novel publication from Oni Press. The Webtoon has been one of the all-time...Read more...

You just thought today was going to be a normal day. You had no idea Warner Bros. was going to drop the trailer for Wonka, starring Timothee Chalamet, and that life was about to be split into Before" and After" it. Because what follows is total and utter lunacy... and we're here for it.Read more...

After recent teases throughout the last couple of days, Disney has released a new trailer for Star Wars: Ahsoka that sees Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) reunite with some familiar faces. Along with Star Wars Rebels characters Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) and Hera (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the ex-Jedi crosses paths...Read more...

Vermont woke up to widespread flooding, mudslides, and road closures after heavy rain engulfed the region this weekend and on Monday.Read more...

Dragonlance's epic fantasy returns, now with even more Time devices to deal with. In Dragons of Fate, Destina Rosethorn journeys into the past but finds herself stranded, removed from her own time and without the means to return. This epic sequel to Dragons of Deceit drives readers further into the Dungeons & Dragons...Read more...

Yesterday, we strongly advised users of iPhones, iPads, and Macs to update their devices with Apple's latest Rapid Security Response to patch a critical software vulnerability. But just hours after Apple released the RSR, the company had to pull the update, as it was found to be causing incompatibilities with several...Read more...

James Gunn promises the final episodes of Doom Patrol haven't been vaulted. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon teases fire and faith. Plus, another Twisted Metal trailer, and what's next on Foundation. TV, ahoy!Read more...

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour keeps on breaking records...and Ticketmaster. The digital ticketing platform suspended ticket sales for the Paris leg of Swift's tour, shortly after they went on sale this morning, promising French Swift fans a cruel summer.

In August 2022, scientists published a Webb Space Telescope deep field image that included some incredibly ancient galaxies, which formed around 390 million years after the Big Bang.

The rapid consumer demand for gadgets and gizmos unleashed by Amazon's summer Prime Day has birthed copycats deal days and weeks from other top retailers trying to get a piece of the action. Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Macy's other are all running their own mega leaving some to describe this period of time as Black...Read more...

In what would be a legislative first for the country, a proposed law in Massachusetts promises to put a dent in the data brokerage industry by banning the sale of cellular location data. Suffice it to say, it would be really awesome if the bill passes.Read more...

If you own an iPhone, iPad, or a Mac, I'd highly recommend updating your device ASAP. Apple just released one of its new Rapid Security Response updates in an effort to patch a software vulnerability that the company says may be seeing active exploitation in the wild.Read more...

The release of 2018's Black Panther continues to make an impact on Disney's output. You can see how the success of that movie (and its own sub-franchise) led to the creation of Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel, and even non-MCU projects like American Born Chinese. Disney+'s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire very much feels like...Read more...

The survival-horror subgenre that includes movies like Open Water and 127 Hours has a new entry: Quicksand, about an estranged couple who go hiking in an isolated forest and soon become stuck there... literally. Though the movie can be heavy-handed, the ordeal its characters go through is undeniably agonizing.Read more...

Hall H, the biggest stage when it comes to news at San Diego Comic-Con-will close its doors a little early this year. Comic-Con International has confirmed that no panels will appear inside the iconic venue at this year's convention, a rare moment for the biggest pop culture event of the summer.

A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump held firm this week by declining a request to delay a controversial order barring government agencies from making content moderation requests to social media companies. The Justice Department is already appealing the decision,according to court filings, and said in a...Read more...

The U.S. Air Force is feeling the heat from the ongoing debate over the location of the Space Command headquarters, having to delay bonuses and changes of station for personnel due to Alabama lawmakers blocking its funding.Read more...

Programs meant to distinguish chatbot text from human writing have more than a few problems. Here's a new one to add to the list: AI detectors often incorrectly categorize writing by non-native English speakers as bot-produced. More than half the time, AI detectors wrongly assumed that writing from non-native English...Read more...