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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two First Amendment rights cases this fall after San Diego board members blocked parents for raising concerns on their social media accounts. A second case was filed against the city manager in Port Huron, Michigan for blocking a resident who raised Covid-19 concerns on his Facebook…Read more...

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On Monday, several outlets broke the story that the Biden administration is planning to release a plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. And even though the rule isn’t public yet, if history is any indication, conservative forces are already getting ready to take the EPA to court.Read more...

Russell T. Davies really is bringing everyone back now that he’s in charge of Doctor Who again, apparently.

SpaceX’s Starship launch was a success in some ways and a failure in others. The largest rocket ever built blasted off the launch pad with record-breaking thrust and flew for four minutes straight. But also, multiple engines failed in flight, it didn’t achieve stage separation, and it exploded dramatically in a “rapid…Read more...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University say they’ve developed a gel-based treatment that might be incredibly effective at treating an often-fatal brain cancer. In a study of mice released this week, the gel in combination with surgery was found to eradicate 100% of glioblastoma tumors. It will take more research and…Read more...

“Thrawn’s return... as Heir to the Empire.” In just seven words, Ahsoka’s first trailer made clear the desires fans have yearned for since a blue-skinned man in a white admiral’s uniform first stepped out of the shadows six years prior: Thrawn is here, and Heir to the Empire, the novel that started it all decades…Read more...

Scientists have detected sound waves moving through Mars’ core for the first time, offering new clues to the composition of the fourth planet from the Sun.Read more...

Filming of the sophomore season of House of the Dragon has begun, but new members of the cast are still being announced. Four additional actors have just come aboard the extremely popular Game of Thrones prequel, and none of them will be forced to put on platinum blonde wigs.

Pop singer-songwriter Grimes has an interesting proposition: You can use her AI-generated voice to make a song, but you’ll owe her 50% of the royalties.

Mars is a lonely place, and it just got a little lonelier for one rover. NASA’s Perseverance has parted ways with a lumpy stone that has been its companion for more than a year.Read more...

Magic: The Gathering leaks are nothing new. Whether by accident or on purpose, reviewers and gamers with early access to new sets of card packs have, pretty regularly, shown off card pulls before they were allowed to do so. Usually the consequences for leakers are simple and effective: Wizards of the Coast, which…Read more...

Less than a week after Fox News agreed to a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the right-wing news network and conservative mouthpiece announced it is parting ways with one of the main jewels in its crown, Tucker Carlson.Read more...

Good news for horror fans, anyone who considers Halfway to Halloween the next great holiday, and maybe anyone planning an upcoming trip to New York City: Scream VI, the latest hit entry in the long-running slasher franchise, is coming to digital tomorrow.Read more...

Tech doomsayers and self-interested AI boosters have warned the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems could wipe entry-level jobs or lower performers, but new research says experienced workers may actually have more to worry about. Customer support agents using a generative AI conversation assistant in a new…Read more...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk forced blue checkmarks on dozens of celebrities and other high-profile users after they refused to pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions in the latest chapter of the blue checkmark apocalypse this weekend. However, blinded by his urge to troll and embarrass the celebrities who wouldn’t pay him $8,…Read more...

Surely someone, somewhere, has been waiting for this auspicious day—the day when one of the superheroes that populate the Marvel Cinematic Universe would finally say “fuck.” Today is that day, my friends, as Marvel Studios has released a clip from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, wherein Star-Lord drops…Read more...

Batteries still suck, especially if you’re trying to keep costs low and not weigh a device down with unnecessary lithium. That’s a problem for Apple and its upcoming mixed-reality headset. In his latest newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman offered a few more hints of what could be coming down the pike with Apple’s…Read more...

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Twitter owner Elon Musk has tried foisting checkmarks upon celebrity accounts in a bid to popularize his paid-for verification scheme. In this way, Musk and Twitter may have been going a little too fast with its push for Twitter Blue subscriptions, and it may have pissed off the indomitable House of Mouse in the…Read more...

Disney’s live-actionification of its classic animated feature films shows no signs of slowing down with the new The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, arriving in theaters on May 26. Ahead of its release, Lego revealed three new The Little Mermaid sets this past weekend,…Read more...

The trial against ex-OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain is set to begin later this week, nearly a year since he was arrested in New York City for wire fraud. Chastain’s arrest came on the tail-end of an FBI investigation into his non-fungible tokens (NFT) dealings, which alleged he had secretly bought NFTs and…Read more...

The Walt Disney Company might create magic for its fans, but its employees are probably having a less than magical time at the moment. The media and entertainment conglomerate is beginning its second, and largest, round of three planned layoff waves this week.

Inflation is touching all of our daily lives in different ways—just ask anyone who has tried to buy eggs this year. New research published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that markups at car dealerships have been a driver of that inflation.

Could John Boyega be making a Star Wars return for the New Jedi Order movie? Scarlett Johansson says she is absolutely done as Black Widow. Lee Cronin already has wild ideas for an Evil Dead Rise follow-up. Plus, what’s coming on Superman & Lois. Spoilers now!

The inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Starship captured our imagination, but the coming week reminds us of the company’s other heavy-lift launch vehicle: Falcon Heavy. We’re also anticipating a historic spacewalk and a potentially unprecedented commercial Moon landing.

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the coolest toy news. This week’s toys include Lego continuing to drop more Disney 100 treats, Hot Toys flexing for The Dark Knight movies, and a colossal Jurassic World dino. Check it out!

Windows 10 seems to hate the idea of physical print, though it’s not like Microsoft’s OS is trying to save on paper. Users have reported that the latest automatic Windows 10 update has borked certain printer brands, while others claim the update has caused further issues with unresponsive desktop icons or issues with…Read more...

So it’s not like I’m always out here talking about Virtual Private Networks; I’m not a YouTube ad read. But the few times I bring them up in polite company, the conversation screeches to a halt as I slowly realize that nobody knows what I’m talking about. Thankfully, that’s changing as VPNs become more of a known…Read more...

It’s best to solve this week’s puzzle (really, three mini-puzzles) without an introduction. I’ll explain why after you’ve given it a shot.

Markiplier is making his way to the big screen.Read more...

Yesterday was Earth Day, and what better way to celebrate the annual call for environmental protection than by remembering Avatar: The Way of Water? James Cameron’s massive 2022 sequel is both extremely environmentally minded and currently back in IMAX theaters for the weekend. And if you don’t have the money (or…Read more...

Fans of Sam Raimi different parts of his filmography the like, but the Evil Dead series is often one of the most talked about. While the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV show from 2015 and last year’s video game have helped keep the franchise alive in pop culture, alongside the series’ longtime fans, Fede Alvarez’s 2013 reboot…Read more...

Disney hopes that those who attend Disneyland leave the theme parks with fun experiences and memories that stick with attendees for. And that’s... technically what happened last night at Disneyland Park, because the Maleficent dragon animatronic quite literally went up in flames. And the culprit was none other than…Read more...

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Each day, messages from Nigerian princes, peddlers of wonder drugs and promoters of can’t-miss investments choke email inboxes. Improvements to spam filters only seem to inspire new techniques to break through the protections.

Romanticizing your life on social media is nothing new, but some TikTokers are taking it to a new level of *~aesthetics*~. A recent trend has emerged on the video sharing platform that features users creating TikToks with a vibe ripped straight from a Wes Anderson movie. The shorts feature users going about their…Read more...

Since the beginning of Elon Musk’s reign at Twitter, he’s threatened to remove the legacy verification—signified by a white check in a blue circle beside the account name—that predated his tenure. Musk even set April 1st as the date for the purge, which came and went without any changes, either because of ineptitude…Read more...

It’s been a bit of a wait for season two of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time. The adaptation of Robert Jordan’s (and later Brandon Sanderson) fantasy novel series ended its first season towards the tail end of 2021, and has had a gradual drip feed of information about its second season, mainly as it relates to casting.

So many video games have been adapted by Hollywood lately that players have begun to consider what’s next. Much of the next wave of adaptations are based on extremely popular games, and you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that Epic Games’ Fortnite would be getting a movie.

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Late last year, Disney premiered National Treasure: Edge of History, a YA-oriented spinoff of the cult classic two-film series starring Nicholas Cage and Dianne Kruger. The series ended its first season back in early February, and as it turns out, that’ll be its only season.Read more...

There’s a new, ancient coral reef in town, and it’s magnificent. Scientists working to survey the deep ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands discovered a never-before-observed reef complex, hundreds of meters below the sea surface. And, despite the current, sorry state of corals across the world’s marine…Read more...

It’s Earth Day! Here at Earther, we’ve been absolutely inundated with press releases announcing that every corporation under the Sun is doing something ~*~special~*~ to mark the occasion. There’s no question that this holiday, which started from radical beginnings, has largely become the purview of greenwashing and PR…Read more...

Throughout the month of April, Disney’s been gradually rolling out casting information for its incoming remake of Lilo & Stitch. We’ve got our Lilo in newcomer Maia Kealoha, a Nani in Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, and Billy Magnussen. All that’s missing is Stitch—or rather, he was missing before now.Read more...

Picture a raft of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, and you’re probably imagining a pristine marriage of white and blue. But during summertime, below the surface, something much greener and goopier lurks. A type of algae, Melosira arctica, grows in large, dangling masses and curtains that cling to the underside of Arctic…Read more...

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Picture a cat. I’m assuming you’re imagining a live one. It doesn’t matter. You’re wrong either way—but you’re also right.

Headlining Netflix’s animation slate at Annecy International 2023 are Aardman’s next franchise installment Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, and the little movie that could, Nimona.Read more...

Good news! Shin Kamen Rider, Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s radical re-imagining of the legendary Japanese superhero series, is finally making its way to American shores. Bad news: you better be available for one day, because that’s all it’s getting.