by Germain Lussier on (#6BG0D)
The 2021 Mortal Kombat movie (which was much better than it had any right to be) ended with a tease and a promise: the film’s main character Cole (Lewis Tan) says he’s going off to Hollywood. “What’s in Hollywood?” he’s asked. “Not what... who,” he says, before the camera pans to a poster for a movie starring Johnny…Read more...
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by Isaac Schultz on (#6BFYK)
New scrutiny of Uranus’ largest moons suggest the bodies may contain ocean layers that could be dozens of miles deep.Read more...
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by James Whitbrook on (#6BFYM)
Ncuti Gatwa’s debut season of Doctor Who is continuing its big-name casting streak, this time landing Jonathan Groff fresh off Knock at the Cabin for a mystery major role.
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by Cheryl Eddy on (#6BFYN)
Nearly five decades after The Muppet Show debuted, The Muppets Mayhem—a new 10-episode Disney+ series—aims to flesh out those intriguing weirdos who’ve provided so much of the Muppets’ all-important music over the years: Dr. Teeth, Janice, Floyd, Zoot, Lips, and Animal, together known as the Electric Mayhem. The…Read more...
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by Mack DeGeurin on (#6BFYP)
A handful of ByteDance employees in the US and China tracked a cat’s TikTok account in order to find the IP address of its owner, a reporter covering the company. Buffy, a black and white Maine Coon-looking kitty named after the vampire slayer, reportedly had 170 followers and 20 posts when the employees viewed the…Read more...
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by Germain Lussier on (#6BFVZ)
Remember when Avengers: Endgame didn’t have an end-credits scene? It was a semi-shocking moment because the Marvel Cinematic Universe had been so dependent on them for so long. That time though, the film was, as evidenced by the title, an ending. There was no need to tease what was next.
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by Lauren Leffer on (#6BFW0)
Public transit shouldn’t be a roller coaster ride but, if you follow New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority on Twitter, the past week may have felt like one. The MTA, which runs the U.S.’s largest rapid transit network, is back to posting real-time service alerts and updates on the social media platform.
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by Kyle Barr on (#6BFSV)
Google AI releases lack a spark, that certain “je ne sais quoi” that would give Google an edge in the hamster wheel rat race that is AI development, and even the engineers inside the company know it. According to Bloomberg, a leaked internal document from a senior software engineer shares concerns that the company…Read more...
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by Blake Montgomery on (#6BFST)
Can you make a meme into a movie? More to the point, would you watch a half-hour mockumentary about a 2015 Facebook meme?Read more...
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by Gordon Jackson and James Whitbrook on (#6BFSW)
A new Blair Witch project might have found its director. New Flash movie posters give us a look at the next trinity. New details about Ke Huy Quan’s mystery Loki season 2 character have been revealed. Plus, a new look at Secret Invasion, and Riverdale hints at a deadly dance. Spoilers now!
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by Kyle Barr on (#6BEMQ)
Update 05/05/23: Late on Thursday, federal judge William Orrick declared Uber’s former head of cybersecurity Joseph Sullivan would suffer no prison time for covering up a massive security breach at the ride-hailing company seven years ago. He is instead being put on probation and must complete 200 hours of community…Read more...
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by Jody Serrano on (#6BFNT)
Spanish Twitch streamer Ibai Llanos started the countdown for La Velada del Año III, his yearly streamer vs. streamer boxing match slash summer concert, on Thursday night—selling out all the tickets for the event just an hour after they went on sale online.Read more...
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by Ed Cara on (#6BFKY)
Magic mushrooms might have helped alleviate color blindness in at least one case. In a paper this week, doctors describe a man who experienced modest, long-lasting improvements in his red-green color vision after a single dose of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. The report is only an anecdote at this point but should…Read more...
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by James Whitbrook on (#6BF79)
Star Wars’ relationship with droids has always been weird. Their portrayal has run the gamut from revolutionary to servant underclass, to killer foes and straight-laced allies. But no droid has ever felt more true to the ragtag heroic ethos of Star Wars than Hera Syndulla’s very own little freak, Chopper.
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by Cheryl Eddy on (#6BF7A)
The directing-producing team of Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, and Kevin Feige, which minted money for Marvel in the form of Captain America movies The Winter Soldier and Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, apparently came very close to teaming up in another cinematic galaxy—the one far, far away.Read more...
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by Lightspeed on (#6BF5Q)
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 “One Heart, Lost and Found” by Kat Howard. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!Read more...
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by Germain Lussier on (#6BF4A)
Star Wars Day, May 4, always brings with it lots of fun activities. This year, though, the Star Wars galaxy centered on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA—where Princess Leia herself, Carrie Fisher, was finally given a star on the iconic Walk of Fame.Read more...
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by Mack DeGeurin on (#6BF4B)
A new poll of more than 1,200 registered voters provides some of the clearest data yet illustrating the public’s desire to reign in AI.Read more...
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by Lauren Leffer on (#6BF4C)
New York has become the first state in the country to ban gas hook-ups in new buildings. A section of the state’s recently passed, long-delayed 2024 budget includes a policy known as the All Electric Buildings Act. Under the law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, New York is headed for a climate-friendlier…Read more...
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by Lauren Leffer on (#6BF4F)
Workers at one of only two unionized Apple stores in the country are in the throes of contract negotiation. One of the many ideas on the table: introducing the option to tip into customer transactions.
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by Nikki Main on (#6BF4E)
Google co-founder Larry Page can be served with court papers related to a case over Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The U.S. Virgin Islands filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, where Epstein was a longtime customer, claiming the bank knew of his sex trafficking of…Read more...
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by Linda Codega on (#6BF4D)
Hollywood headlines have been all about the writer’s strike happening between the Writers Guild of America, representing film and television writers, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing various networks and streaming services—including Amazon’s Prime Video and Warner Bros’ HBO. As …Read more...
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by Passant Rabie on (#6BF4G)
Satellites flying overhead in Earth’s orbit largely provide a two-dimensional view of our planet, but a Florida-based company is hoping to change that by using satellites to routinely build 3D maps of Earth’s entire surface.Read more...
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by Sabina Graves on (#6BF2K)
This year Lucasfilm is rolling out across the galaxy—er, retailers, with Star Wars merch for every fan.Read more...
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by Passant Rabie on (#6BF2M)
The Zune, Microsoft’s failed digital music player from the early 2000s, is getting a second chance on board the International Space Station (ISS), after performing cameos in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and other Marvel movies. Microsoft and its collaborators are planning to resuscitate the famously doomed gadget…Read more...
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by Lucas Ropek on (#6BF2N)
Colleges and schools are a big target for cybercriminals, so the fact that a ransomware gang hacked a university in Virginia last month isn’t exactly surprising. What is surprising is what the ransomware gang did next. In a bold move, the gang hijacked the school’s emergency communications system, using it to spam…Read more...
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by James Whitbrook on (#6BF0X)
Image Comics’ superhero series turned cross-comic multiverse Radiant Black has long played with all sorts of tropes from the genre, drawing inspiration from places like Japanese superhero fiction and classic big-two comics. But its latest twist is going back into the past to emulate an all-time iconic moment in…Read more...
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by Florence Ion on (#6BF0Y)
Following nearly two years of downturn exacerbated by a botched treadmill hazard response and rusty bikes, Peloton announced today that it’s relaunching its brand in an effort to make more money. The company plans to focus more on fitness content rather than hardware and will roll out “app tiers” with varying plans…Read more...
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by Ed Cara on (#6BF0Z)
For all its warts, being online might be an overall positive for older people, new research suggests. The study found that reported regular internet use was associated with a reduced risk of dementia in those over 50. The largest possible benefit was seen in people who reported two hours or less of internet use…Read more...
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by Germain Lussier on (#6BEYW)
It’s funny that May 4 has become the official Star Wars day, because if you follow movies, television, and pop culture, every day is basically a Star Wars day. It’s one of the most popular franchises in the world and we all talk about it so much that, on a day like May 4, maybe you want something different.Read more...
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by Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier on (#6BEYX)
We will all soon get into the habit of using AI tools for help with everyday problems and tasks. We should get in the habit of questioning the motives, incentives, and capabilities behind them, too.
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by Angely Mercado on (#6BEYY)
Electric vehicles are a popular pollution reduction strategy, but vulnerable communities are being left behind. A new study published in PLOS Climate analyzed California’s electric vehicle rebate program and found that EVs are indeed reducing pollution—but only for already affluent areas.Read more...
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by Artem Golub and Linda Codega on (#6BEYZ)
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by Florence Ion on (#6BEW8)
Google really wants you to buy the Pixel Fold, and has given up on trying to keep it under wraps after so many Pixel Fold leaks. It officially announced the phone’s existence in a tweet co-opting Star Wars Day. The tweet says, “May the fold be with you,” and links to the Google Store, where you can pre-order the…Read more...
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by Mack DeGeurin on (#6BEW9)
Simply viewing a photo of the Quran in the Xinjiang region of China is enough to be designated a dangerous extremist by government officials, according to a Human Right Watch report released Wednesday. Chinese police maintain a “master list” of around 50,000 video, audio, and photo files they claim contain violent and…Read more...
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by Molly Taft on (#6BEWA)
Not all power outages in the U.S. are created the same. Populations that are already socially vulnerable are being exposed in some areas to high levels of threatening blackouts—while climate change is making long power outages much more likely, according to new research published in Nature Communications.Read more...
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by Kyle Barr on (#6BEWB)
The pre-Google I/O rumor mill is turning faster on the lead up to May 10, and there’s now more than a few leaks pointing to Google finally taking its own dive into AirTag territory. Still, it remains unclear whether Google could have its own Bluetooth tracker reader for it’s big event, or even on the docket for 2023.Read more...
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by Nikki Main on (#6BEWC)
Discord announced its users will be required to change their usernames in the coming weeks, allowing them to pick a new and unique name without the social network’s trademark discriminator. The discriminator, which consists of a hashtag and a series of four numbers added to all Discord usernames, will be replaced with…Read more...
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by Linda Codega on (#6BET1)
While not much news has come out from either Tomorrow Studios, Netflix, or Eiichiro Oda about the live-action One Piece adaptation, Oda and Netflix have released a short update. Today, in celebration of Monkey D. Luffy’s birthday, Oda posted the letter on his Twitter, assuring fans that all was well and that work was…Read more...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6BET2)
Robosen’s Flagship Optimus Prime, which debuted back in 2021, was easily one of the coolest toys of the past decade, transforming from truck to robot mode all by itself. After releasing a smaller, cheaper version last year, Robosen is back with yet another animated Optimus Prime toy, based on the character’s…Read more...
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by George Dvorsky on (#6BET3)
Earlier today, a Falcon 9 rocket launched to space with 56 Starlink satellites on board. For SpaceX, this was an otherwise routine mission, but with this launch, the company now has over 4,000 Starlinks orbiting the Earth at low altitude—yet another unprecedented milestone for the Elon Musk-led company.
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by Germain Lussier on (#6BEQ8)
Delivering a third film in a trilogy is never an easy thing. But imagine going into it after the company making it fired you, and finishing it while you’re beginning to work for that company’s number-one rival.Read more...
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by Lauren Leffer on (#6BEQ9)
The robot takeover may not be as exciting as promised, but it is expanding to a wider array of city streets. Waymo’s driverless taxis are coming to more parts of Phoenix, Arizona and San Francisco, California, the company announced in a Thursday blog post.
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by Kevin Hurler on (#6BEQA)
Scientists may have just unlocked another of the Moon’s secrets. They found evidence to suggest that the Moon’s inner core is solid, like Earth’s.
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by James Whitbrook on (#6BEQB)
We’ve known from the get-go that Andor season 2 would be leading into the very beginning of Rogue One—bringing to a close Cassian’s lens on the birth of the Rebel Alliance as we go right into his final mission. But according to Tony Gilroy, it’s going to close it’s tale very close to that beginning.
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by Nikki Main on (#6BEQC)
The White House unveiled a series of new initiatives on Thursday that represent a first step in combatting the risks associated with artificial intelligence. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss the initiatives in a meeting with top executives at Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic—an AI…Read more...
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by Artem Golub, Blake Montgomery, and LeAnn Wallace on (#6BEMP)
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6BEMN)
Ahead of introducing the world to a 20-foot tall Donkey Kong arcade cabinet next month, the Strong National Museum of Play revealed this year’s inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, with Wii Sports, The Last of Us, Computer Space, and Barbie Fashion Designer getting the nod.
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by Gordon Jackson and James Whitbrook on (#6BEMR)
Danny Elfman talks returning to the world of Beetlejuice. More footage from the Flash movie teases Michael Keaton’s Batman. Jon Favreau talks balancing different tones in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Plus, what’s coming in the world of the *other* Flash. Spoilers, away!
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by Miguel Jorge on (#6BEMS)
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