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Electric scooter company Bird is flying south for the winter, and it might be a very different kind of fowl by the time it returns. The Miami, Florida-based micro-mobility company known for allowing rambunctious, helmetless e-scooterists to fly down city streets declared bankruptcy Wednesday, saying it was entering...Read more...

Mutant Mayhem's Jeff Rowe talks keeping Shredder back for the sequel. Wyatt Russell discusses' Thunderbolts filming schedule. Get a look at Jadis' return for Walking Dead: Ones Who Live. Plus, get a look at Adam Sandler's new sci-fi movie for Netflix, Spaceman. To me, my spoilers!

NASA just combined all of my favorite things: space, lasers, and cats. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration of deep space optical communication, the space agency streamed a high-definition video from 19 million miles away from Earth. And as it turns out, NASA is just as obsessed as we are when it comes to sharing cat...Read more...

Cybersecurity incidents are constantly in the news these days, but you'll soon be hearing about a lot more of them. That's because a new rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission went into effect on Monday, requiring all public companies to report data breaches in just four days.

An error in judgement earlier this year-when a D&D artist confirmed they had used generative AI programs to finish several pieces of art included in the sourcebook Glory of the Giants-saw Wizards of the Coast publicly ban the use of AI tools in the process of creating art for the venerable TTRPG. Now, the publisher is...Read more...

This week, Tesla made an abrupt change to its in-vehicle entertainment system interface, appearing to cut Disney+ out of the rotation of apps that could be accessed by users. Teslarati initially reported that the car company appeared to have axed Disney+ from its vehicles." The site later updated its reporting,...Read more...

Christmas horror movies are never not popular-but what about those holiday-themed dramas, film noirs, and action comedies that never seem to surface on festive watch lists? We've gathered 10 movies to stream if all the traditional titles make you want to gouge your eyes out with candy canes.

Interpol, an international police organization, has arrested nearly 3,500 people allegedly connected to cybercrime in a sweeping operation announced on Tuesday. $300 million worth of assets across 34 countries were reportedly seized. The operation, Haechi IV, blocked over 80,000 suspicious bank accounts and warned...Read more...

Last week, Epic won a years-long suit against Google for anti-competitive practices within the Play Store. We were all left wondering: what would happen to Android's app store moving forward?

The finest residents of New Yohrk Citaaaaaay are bowing out. Vulture reports that as What We Do in the Shadows prepares to begin production on its sixth season next month, it is doing so knowing that it will be the last.

China's Shenlong robotic spaceplane, on its third mission, has added a new layer of intrigue to its space activities by deploying six unidentified objects into Earth's orbit.

A second season of Ahsoka hasn't been officially announced yet, but showrunner Dave Filoni has begun to share some of its possibilities.Read more...

For the last two decades, some of the weirdest and most creative things on the internet played out in images and GIFs. There have always been terrible memes, but for years, memes as a category were consistently funny, useful, inspiring, and even thought-provoking. They crossed over into all of the furthest reaches of...Read more...

This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming's most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.

Master & Dynamic's already-premium $599 luxury headphones, MW75, are about to get a very brainy upgrade. They're about to get brain tech embedded in them.

Amateur astronomy is so hot right now, and it's never been easier for backyard enthusiasts to gaze into the cosmos and contemplate their puny, meaningless existences. We've assembled a collection of exceptional gift ideas to help your favorite space enthusiast take their skywatching skills to the next level.

Vampires are so hot right now. With Interview With the Vampire andBaldur's Gate 3's Astarion being anywhere and everywhere online, we're in a toothsome renaissance not seen since the days of... well,Twilight's cultural dominance. So it's perhaps fitting that it itself returns for the occasion, although in a much...Read more...

This year, the once-untouchable Marvel Studios finally showed some vulnerability. For 15 years, the studio behind some of the biggest and best superhero movies ever was all but invincible. Every single gamble paid off. Every story expertly seeded over a decade blossomed beautifully. And even in the less cohesive few...Read more...

A Polish hacking group, Dragon Sector, went public recently with a scandal about one of Poland's oldest train makers, Newag, bricking its own trains when they were repaired by third parties. However, new reporting on Tuesday fromPolish publication Onetalleges that Dragon Sector first went to government officials...Read more...

A trepidatious Iceland has waited for this moment for over a month: a large crack in the ground has started to spew up lava. In mid-November, hundreds of tremors-earthquakes that portended the eruptions to come-forced the evacuation of the nearby Icelandic village of Grindavik and at least one famous tourist...Read more...

After over a year of being grounded, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket embarked on its first cargo mission since a fiery anomaly led to a mission failure in September 2022.

Rick and Morty's seventh season wrapped up Sunday night with Fear No Mort," another standout episode in what's been one of the Adult Swim series' strongest installments yet. But if you don't have Adult Swim access and have been dying to see what you've been missing-including the new voices for Rick and Morty-here's...Read more...

When Netflix first announced it was bringing the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender to live-action, it was doing so with the help of the people who helped shape it in the first place: Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. Then, two years later, they suddenly weren't. And for remaining showrunner Albert Kim,...Read more...

There's more than nostalgia making folks pine for the days of knobs, dials, and buttons. Touchscreens are fine for all-in-one devices but not for something as simple as controlling a car's air conditioning. Volkswagen had to learn the hard way that just because something can be put in a touchscreen doesn't mean it...Read more...

A diligent surveyor of the night skies, NEOWISE is sadly approaching its fiery demise as the Sun's erratic outbursts are causing the infrared telescope to gradually fall out of its orbit before it eventually burns up in Earth's atmosphere.Read more...

Kung Fu Panda director Mike Mitchell hopes there's more movies in the series' future. Get a new look at a brooding Lestat in Interview With the Vampire season two. Plus, get a look at Hulu's fantasy anime/live-action hybrid Dragons of Wonderhatch. Spoilers, away!

Developers at Insomniac Games working on the upcoming Wolverine video game just had over a terabyte of internal data leaked on the dark web, according to Cyber Daily. A ransomware gang, Rhysida, leaked 1.3 million files on Tuesday that expose key details about PlayStation's new Marvel video game and passport scans of...Read more...

This summer, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk blew the internet's mind by claiming they would fight each other in a cage match"-style brawl. The rival tech execs were feuding over their platforms' competition in the microblogging space and their proposed solution to this rivalry was to beat the crap out of each other...Read more...

The future of the Dune movies are shrouded in a lot of secrecy, especially given the high anticipation for the now long-delayed Part Two. But at least one person at the heart of them is a little confused as to why, when you can get a pretty good gist of what's to come by reading material that's been out there for 70...Read more...

Your snack habit may be even more calorie-dense than you think, recent research suggests. A study estimated that snacking contributes to around 20% of an average American's daily caloric intake, and these snacks often add little nutritional value. The scientists found, though, that people with type 2 diabetes seem to...Read more...

The jury has reached a verdict in Jonathan Majors' trial, declaring the Marvel Studios actor guilty of reckless assault in the third degree as well as guilty of harassment. He was found not guilty of intentional assault in the third degree and not guilty of aggravated harassment in second degree.Read more...

Thefuture is uncertain for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Marvel's planned crossover film, set for release May 1, 2026, will likely feature a new face taking over the role of Kang the Conqueror as Jonathan Majors has been ousted as the MCU's reigning big bad.

SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first batch of Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability, with plans to test the technology in Earth orbit so that it can expand its reach on Earth beyond the range of cell towers.Read more...

OpenAI has a new Board of Directors following its November skirmish, but they can still overrule CEO Sam Altman on any decisions he makes, according to a set of guidelines the company released Monday. That means if OpenAI creates artificial general intelligence (AGI), an AI system smarter than humans, the Board will...Read more...

It's baffling that someone really tried to legitimize fan fiction when the estate of of The Lord of the Rings author is still actively pushing out adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal work.Read more...

It's been a long year. The Titan submersible getting crushed? That was only six months ago even though it feels like it had to have been at least two years ago considering all that has happened since then. Elon Musk, especially, has been in the news constantly and rarely for anything positive. Yes, he finally managed...Read more...

Growing up with cats could have a strange effect on your mind, new research suggests. The study, a large review of existing literature, found that cat ownership at a young age was associated with a noticeably higher risk of developing schizophrenia and related disorders-a risk possibly fueled by increased exposure to...Read more...

If you've ever bought a home with the help of the well-known mortgage and loan firm Mr. Cooper, there's a good chance that your personal information has been stolen by cybercriminals.Read more...

Light a candle for those fictional characters we lost in 2023. Characters we've come to know either over the years, or maybe even over just a few short hours of a movie or TV show. But these characters left an impression on us meaning, as 2023 comes to an end, it was time to give them their final moment in the sun.Read more...

Santa's elves better hurry up and ship those new Apple Watches. Starting Dec. 21, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will no longer be available for sale. Christmas Eve is the last day to buy one at the brick-and-mortar Apple retail store.

Hasbro's Haslab series-a crowdfunding drop line that lets the toymaker make some truly wild toys it could never feasibly release to the mass market, should enough collectors actually want them-is meant to be a one and done thing. The campaign starts, and if it hits its goals, when it ends pretty much all that's ever...Read more...

Yes, that's Uranus. The giant icy orb looks more like an agatized dinosaur egg than a planet in this new image by the Webb Space Telescope.Read more...

There's already a niche streaming service for nearly every appetite, but indie film fans searching beyond the mainstream now have yet another new resource: Film Movement Plus, which launched on December 15 as an add-on subscription channel for Prime Video customers.Read more...

In the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there is only... contract negotiations? A year ago Games Workshop announced that it was working with Amazon Studios to bring the universe of its legendary sci-fi miniatures game Warhammer 40,000 to film and TV. Today it did so again, but now it's even officialler.Read more...

The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X on Monday examining the platform's role in spreading illegal content' around the Israel and Hamas war. X has come under fire recently for antisemitic content on the platform, losing a slew of advertisers in the process.Read more...

Season two of Prime Video's Wheel of Time had a lot of high-stakes fantasy storylines to explore-but none so moving or haunting as the ordeal of Egwene, played in the Robert Jordan adaptation by Madeleine Madden. io9 got a chance to speak to the actor about her character's harrowing, powerful journey.

Apple's recent move to block Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users chat with iPhone through the iMessage protocol, has caught the eye and a fair bit of ire of several U.S. congresspeople. Now lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the tech giant over potential anticompetitive treatment" of the smaller...Read more...

Twisters screenwriter Mark L. Smith discusses the sequel. A new Percy Jackson clip introduces Grover. Hiding In Time is coming to Amazon. Plus, what's coming on For All Mankind. Spoilers, away!

Adobe and Figma mutually agreed to end their acquisition plans on Monday after European regulators found the deal would hurt competition in the digital design space. The $20 billion acquisition would have combined the world's leading product design software, Figma, and the world's largest and most recognized supplier...Read more...

Last week, I posed this challenge: You and nine of your coworkers are sitting in a conference room when somebody wonders aloud about the group's average salary. Everyone is curious, but nobody feels comfortable sharing their own pay with the group. How can you all learn your average salary without anybody learning any...Read more...