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Elizabeth Olsen, pretty famously, has done a lot of her own stunts in her Marvel Cinematic Universe career. Most recently she did most of her own stunts in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where she was a main antagonist. That doesn’t mean she’s ready to be a full-time daredevil, however.Read more...

Encrypted email company Proton has announced one of the biggest new additions to its growing suite of privacy-focused apps: Proton Pass, an end-to-end encrypted password manager.

Watching the stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning, animated masterpiece Spirited Away is a surreal experience. The Studio Ghibli film gets brought to life (literally!) through bunraku puppetry, incredible sets, and astounding practical effects, creating an incredibly faithful adaptation…Read more...

I’ve already made my Android-leaning ways known here at Gizmodo. When Apple announced it was updating the HomePod smart speaker, I didn’t understand why it was a big deal—or why my Apple pals had such high hopes for and worries about it. Then I realized it was because Apple flubbed the first HomePod, which very…Read more...

A reliable approach to creating a machine that can walk, run, swim, or fly like an animal is to simply copy Mother Nature’s work. There’s a good reason Boston Dynamics’ SPOT looks like a dog. But to create drones that fly, move, and even look like birds, researchers from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and…Read more...

Although I tend to roll my eyes at toys that offer enhanced play through an app that adds virtual effects on a mobile device’s screen, I think that Velan Studios has come up with a convincing use case for augmented reality with Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, which makes driving a tame RC toy actually feel like you’re behind…Read more...

Discarded plastic is everywhere, mucking up natural and developed environments alike. Australian scientists say they’ve discovered two varieties of fungi that will eat away at the problem. In a study published this week, researchers from the University of Sydney report that fungi commonly found in dirt have broken…Read more...

Evil Dead Rise hits theaters on Friday, bringing with it copious gore and Deadites galore, but no wisecracking Bruce Campbell; the setting also shifts the action from the woods to Los Angeles. Somehow, it still feels very true to the beloved horror series, and io9 got a chance to talk to writer-director Lee Cronin to…Read more...

Following a disturbing explosion that swept over NASA’s test facility in Alabama, United Launch Alliance (ULA) doesn’t expect its Vulcan rocket to fly until the summer.Read more...

New details have emerged regarding the police killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán (a.k.a. Tortuguita). The 26-year-old environmental activist was shot to death by law enforcement in Atlanta, Georgia on January 18, amid ongoing protests against the construction of a massive cop training facility. Previously, publicly…Read more...

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After weeks of wondering when Elon Musk would remove legacy verification checkmarks from notable users, the announcement that it would happen on 4/20, Elon’s favorite number, actually seemed like a good bet. And like clockwork, early on Thursday afternoon, the legacy checks began to disappear, and reappear, and…Read more...

A little over three years ago, I said of Picard’s first season finale that it gave its audience everything it wanted—and that that was a problem. Today, for its third and seemingly last season finale, I find myself wanting to tell you a similar thing. But I can’t, because while Picard’s last goodbye does give you…Read more...

Google has found yet another place it can cram in generative AI. The company is bringing artificial intelligence into its marketing business, adding the tech to the services and content it offers to advertisers, according to a report from the Financial Times. “Generative AI is unlocking a world of creativity,” the…Read more...

A team of scientists recorded the brain activity of diving elephant seals in the wild and mapped out the eccentric treks the animals take when they sleep mid-dive.Read more...

As Stranger Things nears the end of its nostalgic horror adventure run, the team behind the series is getting ready to bring audiences a new sci-fi show with The Boroughs.

Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Guy and prominent 2020 election denier, needs to lay out a lot more cushions on his legs to stop him from shooting himself in the foot. His mealy-mouthed rhetoric surrounding the “Big Lie” caused him to make easily-disproved proclamations and more than a few promises he could not keep. Two…Read more...

US computer storage giant Seagate has been fined $300 million for shipping over 7 million hard disk drives to Huawei despite a Commerce Department ban prohibiting exports to the Chinese tech company. The fine marks the largest penalty lodged against a company for doing business with Huawei since it was added to the…Read more...

Compounds found in weed can make a species of roundworm hungrier, especially for their favorite foods, according to a new study that suggests the munchies aren’t just a human phenomenon. The fun discovery could actually help scientists someday better understand cannabinoids and their potential medical uses, the study…Read more...

Can you believe we’ve now spent 24 chapters with everyone’s favorite bounty hunter, Din Djarin, and his sidekick, Grogu? It’s been a long ride but with this week’s Mandalorian season three finale, “The Return,” another piece of their adventure came to a close. This one, like the others, left room for the story to…Read more...

It finally happened—and it was as spectacular as we hoped. SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from the Boca Chica, Texas, launch pad just after 9:30 a.m. ET this morning, lifted upwards by a record-breaking amount of thrust.

Lifting off with record-breaking thrust, SpaceX’s Starship rocket was expected to produce an impressive launch plume and possibly cause damage to the launch pad. Early footage from the scene in Boca Chica, Texas, suggests the surrounding area did indeed take some damage—including an unfortunate minivan that got…Read more...

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Is this a product review or a fever dream? For reasons that will become abundantly clear shortly, I’m not sure. But what I do know is that this post is for rich people ONLY. Poor friends, middle-class pals: Avert your non-rich eyes! You cannot afford to read this article. As a freelancer journalist, neither can I,…Read more...

The news outlet Insider announced to staff via email Thursday morning that the company lay off 10% of its workforce, including staff writers.

Google questioned Australia’s copyright laws in an open letter to the government last month, asking it to relax the law so it doesn’t restrict the use of artificial intelligence. The company asked if the Australian government has considered if its copyright legislation has “the necessary flexibilities” to support AI…Read more...

Spider-Man: No Way Home made all of the previous Spider-Man live-action films canon to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now those movies are finally starting to join the rest of the MCU on Disney+.Read more...

$329 is asking a lot for a headset, especially for an active noise canceling headset that doesn’t come from the likes of Apple or Sony. But the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro headset lives up to its name by offering a clean look that gives it universal appeal, but also dedicated gaming features that other ANC competitors…Read more...

The stage is finally set for SpaceX to launch its much-anticipated Starship. The two-stage rocket may or may not reach orbit during its maiden voyage, but SpaceX says “excitement guaranteed.”

Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement agreement with Dominion Voting Systems is a hefty chunk of change. It’s one of the largest defamation payout ever for a defamation suit representing more than half of its total profit from last year, though the right-wing media company will likely sustain the blow. But the payout…Read more...

Darrington Press, in it’s first-ever State of the Press, announced multiple new projects and plans to attend GenCon 2023 via a YouTube video released today. Matthew Mercer, the longtime DM of Critical Role and chief creative officer, hosted the event alongside Mica Burton, an actress and actual play performer who has…Read more...

RHESSI’s time in orbit officially came to an end on Wednesday as NASA’s defunct Sun-observing satellite plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, likely burning up in a fiery flame.Read more...

Next month, your Peloton bike is going to take you to a galaxy far, far away. On May 4, the popular fitness brand will release its first-ever Star Wars ride to members everywhere. Officially called the May the 4th Be With You Ride, it’s 30 minutes of fitness set exclusively to the music of iconic composer John…Read more...

A team of scientists studying lensed ‘Einstein rings’ of light from the distant universe have found that signatures in the rings indicate the kind of dark matter that inhabits the background galaxies.

Six animal coffins from Egypt—impressively still sealed after about 2,500 years—have been opened virtually by a team of researchers using a unique imaging technology.

Ever since Marvel Comics’ mutants founded the island nation of Krakoa in the pages of House/Powers of X, they’ve thrown an annual party celebrating their own excellence: the Hellfire Gala. The yearly one-shot is never not eventful for the mutants in some way, whether that’s a change to the core X-Men team, or maybe …Read more...

A frozen valve forced a postponement on Monday, but Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is now ready for the do-over. It’s the most anticipated launch of the year, and we’ve got you covered for what will hopefully be the dramatic debut of Starship. Update on the launch: SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully…Read more...

The Guardians of the Galaxy, and their actors, really are hyping up the end of an era arc and I better see some real nail-in-the-coffin storytelling or I will be deeply disappointed. We’ve also got some incredible horror incoming and if Jenny Slate’s Mindful doesn’t find it’s way onto all the meditation girlies radar…Read more...

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Imgur has announced a new policy on NSFW content—and you should say goodbye to all of it. The image, GIF, and video hosting platform familiar to Redditors everywhere has announced that beginning May 15 it will be forbidding all future (and purging all pre-existing) NSFW content posted by users.

TikTok responded to the death of a 13-year-old Ohio boy who overdosed while participating in the “Benadryl challenge” on its platform, stating that it had “never seen this type of content trend” and had blocked searches on the topic for years.Read more...

Kate Welch, when introducing her Lord of the Rings-inspired game to an audience, says that she hopes she doesn’t disappoint any book purists–she’s going to be inventing some new canon tonight. Welch’s game—sponsored by Lost Odyssey and benefiting the charity Extra Life—takes place after the War of the Rings, and she…Read more...

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Military tech executives and experts speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday said growing calls for a “pause” on new artificial intelligence systems were misguided and seemed “close to impossible” to enact. The experts, who spoke on behalf of two military tech companies as well as storied defense…Read more...

Okay, we know. That’s not actually a Death Star in the latest trailer for Fast X. It’s a bomb that sort of looks like a Death Star. But as we watched it bounce around the streets of Rome, as Vin Diesel bats it around making his car into a pinball flapper, only to have it explode as Jason Momoa basks in the fallout, we…Read more...

Turns out spewing conservative vitriol across your social media platforms can make you a few enemies. Right-wing personality Matt Walsh’s Twitter account was hacked, and the alleged culprit has now said that it was because he had nothing better to do.

BeReal is jumping on the Spotify bandwagon by integrating the music streaming service as a feature on its platform. The app was released in 2020 and marketed itself as an authentic alternative to other social media platforms by prompting users at a random time to post about what they’re doing at that exact moment.Read more...

NASA’s quest to return rocky samples from the surface of Mars to Earth in 2033 is already running up the bill, with the project needing a lot more money than what was allocated to the mission for 2023.Read more...

It seems like everybody and their mother has a large language model these days. Stability AI, one of the companies that made a name for itself early in the AI rat race, was slower than its contemporaries to enter the realm of LLMs—until now, that is. On Wednesday, the company announced it was launching StableLM, a…Read more...

We live in the age of reboots and re-sequels, an era where the childhoods of people over 30 are reborn and regurgitated on screens big and small—old favorites return! Mantles are inherited! Merchandise is sold! Some of these projects have a lofty intent of trying to find weight and meaning in their history. Power…Read more...