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Jason Blum wants the Spawn movie to feel like a Blumhouse production. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey director Rhys Frake-Waterfield teases the even bigger deaths of the sequel. Plus, the co-existence of Godzilla Minus One and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gives us not one, but two Big G poster debuts. Spoilers, away!

October is almost over, but by the time spooky season is done, Apple may have a jump scare planned for all those with their finger on the tech pulse. The company is reportedly gearing up for some sort of product launch soon enough, this time dropping new versions of the MacBook Pro and iMacRead more...

A crew of researchers is preparing to conduct experiments approximately 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) above the Earth's surface while on board Virgin Galactic's spaceplane.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.

Yesterday, October 21 marked the 100th day of the SAG-AFTRA strike. As a way of commemorating the occasion, the actors union affirmed that it would continue to stand firm and wanted to continue negotiations with the AMPTP after their last discussion two weeks ago fell apart. The winter season isn't that far off, and...Read more...

Daniel Craig didn't have the longest run of James Bond movies, but he did have one of the most eventful. 2007's Casino Royale gave the series a shot in the arm that both made it matter more in the eye of the mainstream public, and greatly boosted his profile.

These days, pretty much any video game is ripe to be adapted for a movie or TV show. But that didn't make it any less odd when it was revealed Netflix was aiming to make a cartoon out of 2013's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, a retrofuture parody of 80s action media. That fondly remembered standalone hangs over Ubisoft's Far...Read more...

Anyone who's spent a moment observing US political chatter in recent months has probably encountered the following prediction: 2024 will yield the world's first deepfake election. Rapidly evolving AI video and audio generators powered by large language models have already been used by both Donald Trump and Ron...Read more...

Over 45 years ago, Stephen King released The Stand, his post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel about a virus that wiped out much of the human race. To this day, it remains an acclaimed book and is highly regarded as one of his best novels period. Like other King books, there's an extension of that book on the way-though...Read more...

In a little under two months, WB will finally release Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom. Like the original movie, this new film looks like a wild romp that manages to stand out from other blockbuster superhero fare thanks to its visual splendor and weird mishmash of aesthetics. Whatever you may think about these movies, they...Read more...

If you're behind on what's happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here's a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don't forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic.

On July 13, 2023, SAG-AFTRA confirmed that its members would indeed go on strike. Much like with the WGA months prior, the organization's discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to result in an acceptable contract regarding streaming revenue, AI concerns, and much more....Read more...

With the newly released Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games introduces Venom to its superhero gaming franchise. The classic Spider-Man nemesis is voiced by Tony Todd and a pretty big dude who's been featured heavily in the game's marketing. And given the nature of superhero media, plus the studio's previous...Read more...

Despite being delayed a number of times due to the pandemic and a general pre-release skepticism surrounding it, Denis Villeneuve's Dune ended up being a well-liked film when it dropped in 2021. And even with a same day release on then-HBO Max, it ended up making a $402 million in theaters and securing several...Read more...

Halloween is just over a week away, with parties for the annual holiday likely hitting next weekend. Normally, this year's festivities would be like any other year: you dress up with your friends as your favorite characters and hang out or watch some horror movies, or you watch other people dress up as your favorite...Read more...

The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried reached its halfway point, and a flurry of incriminating evidence, emotional testimonies, and odd tales have surfaced in the last three weeks.

The ongoing saga of The Walt Disney Company versus Ron DeSantis and his hapless oversight board continues.Read more...

The year is 1994. I head to the theater, buy a ticket for Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and I'm not ready for what happens next. The year is 2023. I flip over to Max, press play on Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and I'm still not ready for what happens next.Read more...

Colorado's Supreme Court this week had the opportunity to hand down a historic judgment on the constitutionality of reverse keyword search warrants," a powerful new surveillance technique that grants law enforcement the ability to identify potential criminal suspects based on broad, far-reaching internet search...Read more...

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Discord revealed Teen Safety Assist, a new safety initiative to promote a safer environment for younger users to hang out in. The initiative includes default enabled safety features for teenagers on the app, such as proactive filters and alerts.Read more...

Calling up an IT department for help can be a frustrating experience-the only thing more frustrating is getting scammed out of money. Microsoft, Amazon, and Indian law enforcement identified a potential fraud ring with a ton of tech confiscated during searches in the country.Read more...

Ever since the release of the original Uncharted: Drake's Fortune in 2007, PlayStation's first-party lineup has gradually evolved into flashy cinematic affairs. Like tentpole blockbusters or the HBO original series of old, you're meant to feel the effort that went into these productions, and many of them often have a...Read more...

Like more than half of adult Americans, I need a little noise to go to sleep. Some use a white noise machine or their TV, but my preference is podcasts playing on my phone. At least that was my preferred method until iOS 17 came along and messed things up.Read more...

New research might complicate our understanding of ketamine as a potential treatment for depression. The study found that people with depression who were either given saline or ketamine before undergoing anesthesia for a surgery experienced a similar improvement in their symptoms afterward. The findings suggest that...Read more...

Finally, we've reached the end credits scene from Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and get more context about why Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) were poking around in 1893.

Much like the previous two Spider-games, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is all about the suits. Whether you play more as Peter Parker or Miles Morales, the farther you get in the game, the more suits you can unlock. The suits can change the way the entire game looks and feels, and often allow you to live out your wildest...Read more...

When it came to making the stars of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza come to life, Blumhouse and Universal brought out the big puppeteering guns from the Jim Henson Company.Read more...

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday morning against cryptocurrency companies Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital, and Digital Currency Group (DCG) for defrauding over 230,000 investors of over $1 billion.Read more...

In July 2022, the Webb Space Telescope detected an intense jet shooting across the equator of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The jet is traveling at about 320 miles per hour (515 kilometers per hour) and is about 25 miles (40 km) in altitude, corresponding to Jupiter's lower stratosphere.Read more...

In a continued effort to make a dying platform profitable, Elon Musk unveiled two subscription tiers for X, formerly known as Twitter. At the same time, Musk continues his vendetta against news publishers by stripping The New York Times' official account of its gold verification checkmark, as first spotted by the...Read more...

It's no surprise that the climate crisis is fueling more intense weather, but new research shows how warming ocean temperatures are boosting tropical storms, causing hurricanes to become bigger and stronger at faster rates. A study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports found that hurricanes that form...Read more...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is here, and with it, another entry into the great long history of adaptations of one of Spidey's greatest foes-turned-frenemies in Venom. But do Marvel's Spider-Man fans really care about examining this latest take on the iconic character, or are they... interested in a certain amount of inches...Read more...

Earlier this month, at New York Comic Con, Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski sat down with io9 and a roundtable of journalists to discuss the upcoming anime, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Based off O'Malley's graphic novels and reinventing the story that people fell in love with over and over again, the two spoke...Read more...

Instagram users reported last week that their bios including the word Palestinian" and the Arabic phrase Alhamdulillah", which means praise be to God", were auto-translated to say Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom."Read more...

Sony recently patented a PS5 controller that can also store and charge wireless earbuds.

All three contemporary showrunners behind the return of Doctor Who-Russell T. Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall-have apparently not been in a room together until recently since 2009. It's perhaps easy to see why, because the sheer amount of Doctor Who nerdery contained between the three of them is dangerous to...Read more...

Charlie Brooker created Black Mirror for Channel 4 in the U.K. before it was snapped up by Netflix for streaming. The first two seasons (plus one special) were extremely dark, and Brooker admitted during a chat at SXSW Sydney that the general lightening of tone once the show was produced by Netflix was a criticism"...Read more...

Jon Stewart is best known for pissing the right people off with his nuanced political takes on his Apple TV show The Problem with Jon Stewart, and it appears he's also pissed off his employer. Stewart's The Problem has officially been canceled, and the reason why may lie in his view on artificial intelligence, a...Read more...

Get another new look at Eli Roth's Thanksgiving. Hear a song from the Bollywood take on Archie Comics. A new featurette goes behind the scenes on the Hunger Games prequel. Plus, more footage from Poor Things, and when to expect the return of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Spoilers, away!Read more...

Slack says it is shutting down its SlackStatus account on X, which alerted users of incidents and outages on the platform, Thursday night. The office messaging platform will move its incident status alerts to its website.Read more...

iOS 17 is now with us, and it comes with a range of upgrades, tweaks, and improvements-including new ways to share your whereabouts with other people. Whether you're meeting friends in town or keeping an eye on the kids at school, you've now got more options for doing it on the iPhone.

A pair of spacecraft is undergoing final testing before a roughly 230 million mile journey to explore the Red Planet.Read more...

Yes, we're all recovering from some con or anotther, but don't let your guard down yet, dice warrior. Essen Speil awarded Dorfromantik: The Board Game (adapted from the video game of the same name) game of the year. We've also got Candela Obscura (from Critical Role) coming out in November, and even more games to look...Read more...

Everything you love about the films of Hayao Miyazaki is on full display in his new film, The Boy and the Heron. The way the legendary animator creates the most evocative, gorgeous, and goofy worlds, then turns them into something poignant and meaningful. Characters that defy imagination thrill and delight, but also...Read more...

Prime Video has gone ahead and renewed Gen V for a second season.Read more...

You may not know Onmyoji, but you've definitely seen its affect on popular culture. If you've ever played Pokemon, congrats! You've been introduced to the basics of Yin-Yang Mastery. Now, the popular Japanese novels by Baku Yumemakura are being turned into an anime for the very first time. Check out the trailer below.Read more...

Arianespace's latest Vega mission failed to deploy two of its payloads to orbit, likely due to a failure with the release mechanism with the rocket's upper stage.Read more...

All that metaverse tech - whatever that term means at this point - will get a big connectivity boost thanks to federal regulators.Read more...