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The incognito or private mode found in most web browsers is back in the news, with Google updating its disclaimer to give users a better idea of exactly how this feature works. Whether you use Chrome or one of the alternatives, the feature works in the same way-and it doesn't cover your tracks quite as well as you...Read more...

Many of us grew up in the age when playing PC games at their highest settings required a hefty rig. For laptop users who weren't willing to shell out thousands of dollars for a gaming-capable portable device, it always felt like you were being lapped by those with the space and deep pockets to afford the latest CPU...Read more...

Google Gemini (previously Google Bard) is the name of both Google's AI models and the apps that we use to interface with them. With updates rolling out regularly, Gemini is Google's answer to OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, whatever it is that Apple is working on, and all the other generative AI tools now pushing...Read more...

There are a lot of different parts that make up Windows, and you'd be forgiven if you haven't explored every single menu and dialog in Microsoft's sprawling desktop operating system. However, it's important to know the options you've got at your disposal, especially when it comes to privacy and security.

Let me guess: your young cousin is shoving their Windows laptop into your hands and begging you to let them know if they can play Cyberpunk 2077. Ignoring the age rating on the box, you're probably looking for the kid's computer's GPU. Before you install Fortnite, you can follow a few simple steps to find out what...Read more...

A Hong Kong man's scrape with monkeys led to him contract a potentially deadly germ. This week, local health officials reported a case of B virus in a 37-year-old man-the first ever reported in the region. Human B virus infections are rare, and they can be life-threatening without urgent treatment. The man is...Read more...

Apple decided to stop building cars and smartwatch displays in-house so it laid off 600 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg Thursday. The layoffs, which occurred in Feb. and March, affected 87 employees working at a secret Apple facility working on smartwatch screens, and hundreds working on the Apple Car.Read more...

In a horror movie, an eclipse-a surreal occurrence that can shroud a sunny day in total darkness, or blot the moon from the night sky-is an excellent way to telegraph that something ominous will soon happen, as well as emphasize the idea that cosmic forces are controlling the fate of its characters.Read more...

A team of physicists and engineers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory built a twisting fusion reactor known as a stellarator that uses permanent magnets, showcasing a potentially cost-effective way of building the powerful machines. Their experiment, called MUSE, relies on 3D-printed and off-the-shelf parts.Read more...

After months of sending unusable data to mission control, there's finally hope for the Voyager 1 spacecraft. NASA engineers pinpointed the cause behind the mission's odd anomaly, and think they can help the interstellar probe make sense again.Read more...

Much of North America isn't looking great for the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, with normally clear regions facing bad weather, and areas that typically see poorer conditions now unexpectedly offering some of the best views.Read more...

What's the most important set on a Star Trek show? Depending on the series, it might differ-for the most part, it's going to be the bridge of a starship. But the bridge of a starship" isn't really the answer to that question: it's the place that feels most like home. And while it's definitely not a starship, Deep...Read more...

Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.Many modern video games offer narrative experiences that rival Hollywood blockbusters, but today's games can also demand a lot of time and attention to play through. Sometimes you just want to dive right into the action, and the 8-bit and 16-bit retro games of yesteryear are perfect for that. Especially with all the...Read more...

During a recent tour of the Walt Disney Company's Imagineering building in Glendale, California, io9 was able to take a look behind the scenes of Tiana's Bayou Adventure, coming to the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort this year.

Can't get enough of the Samsung Galaxy S24? The company's latest phone release may be its most diverse offering yet, with major differences between the regular S24, S24+, and Ultra variants thanks to the most expensive version's titanium frame. There's a lot of information to parse, so we're here to help make your...Read more...

The Apple Vision Pro is now officially on sale. Don't worry if you were late to jump on the spatial computing" hype train; there's still plenty of time to get yourself one of the new $3,500 headsets if you're keen to see what the folks under CEO Tim Cook have cooked up.Read more...

Google's first-generation folding device was fine for the most part. The Pixel Fold had the Pixel's fabled camera algorithms and Google smarts. For fans of digital books and magazines, its passport-like ratio worked better for the split-screen experience than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4/5 since it offered more space on...Read more...

The current Apple audio lineup consists of three AirPods-wireless earbuds- and one over-ear headphones-AirPods Max. The three AirPods include the $130 entry-level second-gen AirPods, the $170 midrange third-gen AirPods, and the $250 high-end second-gen AirPods Pro. The insanely premium AirPods Max over-ear headphones...Read more...

I am tired of wearing a smartwatch and getting an awful summer tan because of it. Smart rings can't come soon enough. Samsung announced earlier this year that the Galaxy Ring is coming, and according to the rumor mill, it's most likely launching alongside the sixth generation of Samsung's folding smartphones.

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Elon Musk is completely obsessed with illegal immigration-something that's not exactly a surprise, given the fact that he's both a Republican and one of the wealthiest people in the country. But you'd think he could stop spreading debunked conspiracy theories about President Joe Biden's immigration policies, if only...Read more...

The total solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people in North America on April 8, and experts warn that it's vital everyone wears proper eye protection. But there are some conspiracy theorists on TikTok and X who are insisting the experts are lying and that it's completely safe to just stare at the eclipse.

Today's competition could not be more divergent in the battle of the everything laptop. On one hand, we have Apple and its M3 MacBook Pro, a design that has remained the same for the past several years. The company is hinging its hopes on a simple design that works along with the strong performance of the M3 chips,...Read more...

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 Pedra" by Endria Isa Richardson. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast.

Today Lucasfilm gave us a surprise first look at the next Star Wars animated series-not an ongoing successor to The Bad Batch as it enters its final run of episodes, but a continuation of the anthology format established by last year's Tales of the Jedi. This time around, it's not stories of light, but of darkness......Read more...

If you're a fan of The X-Files, odds are you're also a fan of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Though its entire 1972-1975 run encompassed just two TV movies and a single 20-episode season, the show has been a revered beacon of weird pop culture ever since, and is an oft-cited inspiration for X-Files creator Chris Carter.Read more...

After the critical and financial success of Dune: Part Two, director Denis Villeneuve can do whatever he wants. What the fans want is Dune Messiah, a third part of his Dune saga. But Villeneuve has made it clear he needs a break from sand for a while. It's coarse, gets everywhere, etc. So, what's next?Read more...

Roland Quandt (@rquandt) was one of the first leakers to claim the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. His brief tweet doesn't include any details, though. In fact, he adds, I have no idea when, what, how, this that, anything but the fact they're in the works."

iOS 17.2 brought with it the Apple Journal app, created to help balance out the unstructured, too-free-flowing nature of the Notes app. Apple Journal is for secret thoughts and feelings and taking notes about specific times in life. Those posts can all have images, locations, and other relevant information attached to...Read more...

There are a lot of things you could do with a time machine, but one of the most efficiently lucrative uses would be visiting a comic-book seller in 1938, and snagging multiple copies of a certain title that would prove to be highly collectible in future decades: Action Comics #1. Today, the groundbreaking Superman...Read more...

Less than a year ago, we learned that a bunch of Bay Area tech billionaires had their sights set on creating a brand new city out of thousands of acres of California farmland. The so-called California Forever project, initially announced last August, has captured the world's attention with its god-like ambitions and...Read more...

It's been a long road, getting from there to here. Here" not just being two years after we last left Star Trek: Discovery rejoicing in the indulgence of a happy ending in its season four finale, but at the beginning of one final adventure for the show that started Trek's streaming age. But here we are, and while the D...Read more...

GPS signals in Tel Aviv, Israel were scrambled Thursday, causing services like smartphone maps and food delivery to go haywire, according to a new report from the Times of Israel. And while it hasn't been officially confirmed, it appears the Israeli military may be responsible for the GPS disruptions as the country...Read more...

The new era of animal-to-human kidney transplantation is off to a good start. On Wednesday, 62-year-old Richard Slayman, the world's first living human recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney, was able to go home from the hospital. Slayman's new kidney appears to be functioning as expected two weeks...Read more...

Back in the early Marvel Cinematic Universe days, the second movies of a sub-franchise weren't much to write home about. Both Iron Man 2 in 2010 and 2013's Thor: The Dark World felt like unremarkable sequels compared to their predecessors, hamstrung by being fast-tracked before they were ready or just not doing much...Read more...

An AI-powered lottery website designed to let users envision themselves as winners of the big prize allegedly gave one user more than she bargained for when, instead of giving her a fun AI-generated image of herself, itspit out porn.

Across four seasons, Westworld explored an array of intrigue and power struggles between humans and remarkably lifelike human robots, first contained to an immersive Wild West theme park, then spread out across the world at large. When its season four finale hit HBO in August 2022, it felt like it could be stopping...Read more...

We finally know what the sequel to Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi will be. It's called Star Wars: Tales of the Empire and it's coming sooner than you'd expect.Read more...

Tuberculosis has likely reclaimed its spot as the world's deadliest infectious disease. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that cases of TB, a bacterial infection, once again rose in the U.S. in 2023, reaching a toll not seen for a decade. While its incidence remains low in the...Read more...

New research is the latest to suggest that sildenafil-the active ingredient in popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra-might help fend off Alzheimer's disease. The study found that people taking sildenafil were noticeably less likely to develop Alzheimer's than similar patients not taking it. The results do not yet...Read more...

The history of cinema has been filled with interpretations of Frankenstein's monster and the Bride of Frankenstein-and today, two more are added to the list. Maggie Gyllenhaal took to social media Thursday to reveal the first look at the lead characters of her new film, The Bride!, coming to theaters next year, and...Read more...

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NASA and its international partners have big plans when it comes to the Moon-plans that will require the careful synching of Earth-based clocks with those on the Moon. The White House wants NASA to develop a solution to support the Artemis program, but to also maintain the United States' leading position in the global...Read more...

The new horror film The First Omen isn't the first Omen. It's a prequel set before the events of the actual first Omen, aka the 1976 classic starring Gregory Peck, which itself had several sequels and a remake. Those movies focused on a young child named Damien, who happens to be the Antichrist, and this movie is the...Read more...

While having someone pay you to wrap your car with ads sounds like easy work, there's a good chance it'll end up costing you money in the end. So, take it from Uncle Sam: Beware.Read more...

A trio of commercial space ventures has been tasked with designing a lunar terrain vehicle for the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, helping astronauts explore the south polar region as part of humanity's return to the dusty satellite.Read more...

Nine years and 3.2 billion pixels later, it is complete: the LSST Camera stands as the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy and will serve as the centerpiece of the Vera Rubin Observatory, poised to begin its exploration of the southern skies.Read more...

Have you recently acquired new AirPods or AirPods Max, and are you trying to connect them to your MacBook? You've come to the right place. Pairing AirPods to your laptop is as easy as connecting via Bluetooth, and since we now expect fourth-gen AirPods, AirPods Lite, and a new AirPods Max this year, you could be...Read more...

Today is April 4, and Marvel would like you to very suddenly pretend that this has long been a day to celebrate the Fantastic Four, a superhero team they have definitely 100% cared about 100% of the time and not at all because they've finally been able to put them into one of their own movies soon. But hey, look, free...Read more...

Elon Musk reinvented the blue checkmark Wednesday night, regressing to an old Twitter policy where anyone with a certain amount of status gets a check. Now, accounts with more than 2,500 verified subscriber followers automatically received a blue checkmark for free. Thousands of influential X users were devastated to...Read more...