Just in time for Halloween, scientists in Korea say they’ve found a better way to grow an insect-destroying mushroom in the lab. Their work could make studying these fungi easier, which is important, since they and the chemicals they produce may actually have medicinal uses for humans, creepy as they are.

So you’ve put off buying a Halloween costume and it’s now suddenly party season—don’t worry, Funko has you covered. Here’s the company’s line of Pop-inspired masks that can save the day if you’re looking to complete those Stranger Things or Hocus Pocus looks. There’s even more from Disney and DC to piece together some…Read more...

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A new report from the World Health Organization finds that our collective lack of exercise will exact a heavy toll in the years to come if nothing changes. The report estimates that there will be nearly a half-billion new cases of noncommunicable disorders like heart disease and diabetes due to physical inactivity by…Read more...

Wikipedia—the online encyclopedia that helps you learn stuff, waste time, and seem more knowledgable than you really are—is not immune to foreign propaganda, according to new research. A study published Monday exposed a network of shadowy editors, the likes of which have been attempting to sway the narrative about…Read more...

Kanye West says he’s buying Parler, the right-wing social media app that bills itself as an “uncancelable free speech platform” and known for its lax moderation policies. The move comes a little more than a week after Instagram restricted West, who legally changed his name to Ye, on the platform and Twitter locked him…Read more...

The best thing about Black Adam is also the worst thing about it. DC’s latest mega superhero film has a surprisingly compact story that takes place over just a few short days. Everything unfolds almost like it’s in real time, keeping the action and story so propulsive that, at moments, you can barely catch your breath…Read more...

Netflix has gained more than 2.4 million paying subscribers over the past three months, the company announced in its 2022 third quarter earnings report. The uptick in customers is more than enough to make up for the back-t0-back drop in memberships the streaming service incurred earlier in the year. The number also …Read more...

The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope could launch on board a Falcon 9 rocket in 2023, a consequence of the space agency halting its cooperation with Russia and canceling its flights aboard Soyuz rockets.Read more...

As we enter the spookiest of seasons, I’m delighted to offer you at least a couple horror games to sink your teeth into. A lot of indie designers are recovering from the busy season and already preparing for the next round of conventions (looking at you, PAX Unplugged!). Today we’ve got some experimental song…Read more...

Halloween is the perfect season for horror and thriller movie marathons. But while paranormal or slasher films often dominate our screens, it’s time to give eco-horror a closer look. What could possibly be scarier than nature turning against humankind?Read more...

Another New York-based Amazon facility rejected calls for unionization Tuesday, showing just how hard it is for organized labor to make headway in today’s polarized environment, as well as how effective Amazon’s anti-union activities have become.Read more...

The Russian government has set its sights on yet another U.S. tech company: Amazon.Read more...

Into the thick of Halloween we go with nighttime Marvel surprises at Disney Parks, all the haunts in full swing at both Universal Studios, and festive fun at Knott’s Scary Farm—and let’s not forget the immersive scene with neighborhoods like Cemetery Lane celebrating classic horror.Read more...

You remember Plenty of Fish? You don’t? That’s okay. In a world of infinite Tinders and Hinges, Plenty of Fish has definitely slipped to the end of the list of go-to dating apps. In a bid to reinvent themselves, the company is looking to rebrand their efforts at playing Cupid by launching an in-app game tomorrow.Read more...

How much are you willing to spend for the ability to fine-tune the stick sensitivity and trigger dead zones—oh, and back buttons—on your PlayStation DualSense controller? I hope you just said “an extra $130,” because that’s how much it’s about to cost come next year.

To kick off its Tech World 2022 event today, Lenovo shared a video teasing a couple of prototype devices that leverage an OLED screen’s ability to roll up like a piece of paper, including an intriguing laptop that can transform to provide twice as much screen real estate on demand.Read more...

All seven members of Expedition 68 are now aboard the International Space Station following the arrival of Crew-5 last week. A cargo mission to replenish supplies is expected next week, prompting a necessary orbital adjustment to receive the Russian space hauler.Read more...

The man who brought the Mystery Machine to the big screen is apparently working on something mysterious for DC. James Gunn, director of The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy (as well as, yes, screenwriter of the live-action Scooby-Doo film) is gearing up for a mystery DC movie, according to the…Read more...

Finish this joke: A climate reporter rides a scooter branded with the logo of a major international oil company for a weekend. What could possibly go wrong?

Following the announcement of its new iPads, Apple has also dropped a refresh of its Apple TV lineup. The Apple TV 4K starts at $130 and comes in 64GB and 128Gb storage options. However, only the larger storage option offers Ethernet for plugging into the internet and Thread support for Matter connectivity. That last…Read more...

Dear Android tablet users, there’s some good news. There’s a Chrome update rolling out this week that includes a handful of tablet-friendly abilities, some of which were plucked right out of the desktop version of the browser app.

You’ve heard of Taco Tuesday, but what about new Star Wars toy Tuesday? No, it doesn’t have the same ring, but that’s what’s currently happening.Read more...

Saving everyone the agony of a six-hour-long presentation, Apple has quietly announced a colorful new 10th-generation iPad with a relocated selfie camera and a sixth-generation iPad Pro upgraded with the company’s M2 chip that debuted in MacBooks earlier this year.Read more...

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It seems like Black Adam was almost too powerful. According to Collider, the newest DC superhero film showed the antihero killing so many people that the MPAA refused to give it a PG-13 rating until after four rounds of cuts had been made.

Part of the process of making your own creation with Lego is building and rebuilding until you get it right: an approach that Lego itself takes because while we’ve gotten several Marvel Hulkbuster sets over the years, none come anywhere close to this towering 21-inch tall masterpiece.

Two and a half years after gulping down Giphy, Facebook’s parent company Meta is being forced to spit the gif-sharing company back up. The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has ruled that that Meta’s purchase of Giphy was anticompetitive—reaffirming an earlier decision from June.

Do Kwon, the founder of failed crypto project Terra, the leader of failing crypto project Luna 2.0, and man hiding from his native country’s prosecutors for alleged violations of financial securities law, is—all in all—“a little disappointed” in the way things are going for him.Read more...

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A new video from the Nord Stream pipeline leaks that began last month reveal a major wound—a hole about 50 meters (164 feet) across located approximately 80 meters (262 feet) below the ocean’s surface.

Even with over 35 films under his belt, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, countless awards for directors and filmmakers he’s worked with, a recent collaboration with King Kong, and a career spanning 68 years, Godzilla is only now getting the recognition he truly deserves: Mattel is about to turn the towering…Read more...

Riri will put out an original song for Black Panther... not Riri Williams, Rihanna. Filming is underway for the final season of Riverdale. And Black Noir could return to The Boys. Look, up in the sky... the spoiler-signal!

Prior to the inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, NASA conducted a series of performance tests with a prototype known as Enterprise. Named for the fictional Star Trek vessel, Enterprise provided our first glimpse of what a future spaceship might actually look like.

A team of researchers studying an 80-year-old shipwreck in the North Sea have found that the ship, which was sunk by a bomb during World War II, is leaking hazardous pollutants onto the ocean floor.Read more...

You can run, but you can’t hide from tech layoffs. That apparently even applies to Microsoft, the world’s third most valuable company.Read more...

Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida in late September as a category 4 storm, bringing widespread flooding. Those toxic floodwaters appear to be spreading Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that turns fatal for many people unlucky enough to contract it.Read more...

I love a good cup of coffee, but if I’m going to a café, I’ll almost always get an espresso drink of some sort. Usually, it’s a cappuccino or a flat white (I’m basic like that), and I think it’s because it feels special, like a treat. This is probably because I’ve never had the space in my kitchen (let alone money)…Read more...

The phrase ‘fix in in post’ most often applies to removing unwanted items in an image. For product photographers, that can mean erasing support stands or lighting gear in frame; for jilted lovers, removing an ex-flame from a memorable shot. But no matter what needs to be removed, Photoshop will soon be able to handle…Read more...

FedEx is calling it quits on its cute but mostly ineffective “Roxo” last mile autonomous delivery robot. The move comes just weeks after Amazon ended field tests and gutted the team working on its Scout delivery robot.Read more...

DuckDuckGo launched a web browser for macOS in beta today, offering privacy-minded web surfers a new way to browse. The browser uses a variety of techniques to protect your information from snooping websites and even includes some innovative tools, including Duck Player, which is supposed to let you watch YouTube with…Read more...

Twitter’s potential future owner Elon Musk apparently thought for a moment that it would be a grand idea to fuse the blue bird app with his pal Kanye West’s potential new social media platform Parler. So, in typical Musk form, he tweeted out a Dragon Ball Z meme featuring him and West, who is legally known as Ye. …Read more...

Public school districts in Texas will soon start offering DNA and fingerprint kits to families of students as part of a law to help identify children in case of an “emergency,” according to a new report from the Houston Chronicle. And while the law never explicitly says it’s for identifying kids whose bodies may be…Read more...

If you’re a movie fan, maybe you’ve visited a filming location from one of your favorite movies. A park, a restaurant, a beach, somewhere that the cast and crew of an iconic movie stood years ago and immortalized. One of the easiest and most accessible examples of that is a house—and a new documentary is not only…Read more...

No one knows for sure what the future of DC will hold on the big screen, but two of its most popular stars are going to be front and center: Batman and Superman, as well as the worlds of both characters.

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Hop in the truck, strap in Dorothy, and watch out for the flying cows. Hollywood is getting back into the storm-chasing game with the film that brought the weather to the extreme, Twister. Deadline reports that after producer Steven Spielberg “flipped” out over a new script, his Amblin Entertainment is teaming up with…Read more...

Action-packed law comedy She-Hulk just concluded its first season in true Jennifer Walters style, not to mention excitement for the future of the character. Director Kat Coiro recently sat down with io9 to chat about the season, creating a distinct take on a Marvel show, and that K.E.V.I.N cameo with Jen’s wink to the…Read more...

A former reporter for The Wall Street Journal claims that a law firm hired cyber mercenaries to hack into his emails and circulate embarrassing material that ultimately led to his firing from the paper.Read more...

You can now easily transfer your Netflix profile to another Netflix account, but don’t you dare even hint you’re planning to do the same with your password.