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While the new DC movie universe is starting to take shape, Warner Bros. still has a few movies left over from the old regime it's releasing this year. One of the more interesting ones is Blue Beetle, whose promotion has been fairly minimal since its first trailer hit a few months ago. But with the film just over a...Read more...

It's supposed to be pretty hot in California during the summer, but the golden state is going to see higher than average temperatures this week and into this coming weekend.Read more...

Presidential candidates are facing pressure from a new bipartisan group to refuse donations from Big Tech companies in the 2024 election. The No Big Tech Money" pledge launched on Tuesday and is pushing to separate Big Tech from politics, saying these companies have amassed too much power over our democracy, our...Read more...

There are certain sounds that have become a staple of movies over the decades. From the 20th Century fanfare to THX's synthesized Deep Note crescendo and the musical sting that opens The Matrix, hearing them elicits some kind of feeling for older moviegoers, even if it's just the simple feeling of nostalgia. And then...Read more...

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That's right, it's back. Like a great orca running headlong for your tiny vessel, Amazon is ready to slam you with proclamations of deals, deals, deals." The only thing Amazon seems to be priming today is my migraine, but that doesn't mean the online retail giant has savings on all explicitly good products.Read more...

Back in 2019, James Cameron's long-in-development adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita released out into the world. Retitled Alita: Battle Angel and with Robert Rodriguez in the director's seat (but with Cameron on hand as a writer and producer), the movie ended up being pretty good when all was said and...Read more...

There's still time to read Victor LaValle's novel The Changeling before its adaptation arrives on Apple TV+ in September-and even if you've already read it, these first-look images at stars LaKeith Stanfield and Clark Backo will make you want to pick it up again. They, and the adaptation, look absolutely spot-on.Read more...

The New Mexico Department of Health is urging former customers of the now-defunct VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque to get tested for HIV and other bloodborne infections. Health officials have identified several new cases of HIV this year tied to services provided by the spa, including so-called vampire...Read more...

Amazon puts tens of thousands of items on sale during Amazon Prime Day every year, but finding a valuable needle in that haystack can be hard. Fortunately, my colleagues and I have spent years combing through deals like these, especially on tech items, and have a pretty good sense of what's worthwhile and what's not.Read more...

As a longtime reader of LySandra Vuong's Covenant (as in, I have been reading religiously since the first episode was released in August 2020), I-and io9, by extension-am thrilled to show off the incredibly good, all-new cover for the graphic novel publication from Oni Press. The Webtoon has been one of the all-time...Read more...

You just thought today was going to be a normal day. You had no idea Warner Bros. was going to drop the trailer for Wonka, starring Timothee Chalamet, and that life was about to be split into Before" and After" it. Because what follows is total and utter lunacy... and we're here for it.Read more...

After recent teases throughout the last couple of days, Disney has released a new trailer for Star Wars: Ahsoka that sees Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) reunite with some familiar faces. Along with Star Wars Rebels characters Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) and Hera (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the ex-Jedi crosses paths...Read more...

Vermont woke up to widespread flooding, mudslides, and road closures after heavy rain engulfed the region this weekend and on Monday.Read more...

Dragonlance's epic fantasy returns, now with even more Time devices to deal with. In Dragons of Fate, Destina Rosethorn journeys into the past but finds herself stranded, removed from her own time and without the means to return. This epic sequel to Dragons of Deceit drives readers further into the Dungeons & Dragons...Read more...

Yesterday, we strongly advised users of iPhones, iPads, and Macs to update their devices with Apple's latest Rapid Security Response to patch a critical software vulnerability. But just hours after Apple released the RSR, the company had to pull the update, as it was found to be causing incompatibilities with several...Read more...

James Gunn promises the final episodes of Doom Patrol haven't been vaulted. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon teases fire and faith. Plus, another Twisted Metal trailer, and what's next on Foundation. TV, ahoy!Read more...

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour keeps on breaking records...and Ticketmaster. The digital ticketing platform suspended ticket sales for the Paris leg of Swift's tour, shortly after they went on sale this morning, promising French Swift fans a cruel summer.

In August 2022, scientists published a Webb Space Telescope deep field image that included some incredibly ancient galaxies, which formed around 390 million years after the Big Bang.

The rapid consumer demand for gadgets and gizmos unleashed by Amazon's summer Prime Day has birthed copycats deal days and weeks from other top retailers trying to get a piece of the action. Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Macy's other are all running their own mega leaving some to describe this period of time as Black...Read more...

In what would be a legislative first for the country, a proposed law in Massachusetts promises to put a dent in the data brokerage industry by banning the sale of cellular location data. Suffice it to say, it would be really awesome if the bill passes.Read more...

If you own an iPhone, iPad, or a Mac, I'd highly recommend updating your device ASAP. Apple just released one of its new Rapid Security Response updates in an effort to patch a software vulnerability that the company says may be seeing active exploitation in the wild.Read more...

The release of 2018's Black Panther continues to make an impact on Disney's output. You can see how the success of that movie (and its own sub-franchise) led to the creation of Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel, and even non-MCU projects like American Born Chinese. Disney+'s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire very much feels like...Read more...

The survival-horror subgenre that includes movies like Open Water and 127 Hours has a new entry: Quicksand, about an estranged couple who go hiking in an isolated forest and soon become stuck there... literally. Though the movie can be heavy-handed, the ordeal its characters go through is undeniably agonizing.Read more...

Hall H, the biggest stage when it comes to news at San Diego Comic-Con-will close its doors a little early this year. Comic-Con International has confirmed that no panels will appear inside the iconic venue at this year's convention, a rare moment for the biggest pop culture event of the summer.

A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump held firm this week by declining a request to delay a controversial order barring government agencies from making content moderation requests to social media companies. The Justice Department is already appealing the decision,according to court filings, and said in a...Read more...

The U.S. Air Force is feeling the heat from the ongoing debate over the location of the Space Command headquarters, having to delay bonuses and changes of station for personnel due to Alabama lawmakers blocking its funding.Read more...

Programs meant to distinguish chatbot text from human writing have more than a few problems. Here's a new one to add to the list: AI detectors often incorrectly categorize writing by non-native English speakers as bot-produced. More than half the time, AI detectors wrongly assumed that writing from non-native English...Read more...

Gather around, friends and Avatar culture enthusiasts, for a lesson in the language of Na'vi. Courtesy of Avatar's social media pages, we're getting deep into more words to learn from James Cameron's blockbuster franchise.Read more...

Disgraced Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence has been reduced by two years, according to the Bureau of Prisons records. Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors by claiming her blood-testing company provided quick and reliable results but she was found to...Read more...

In the wake of Instagram effectively killing its reliance on Linktree, the social media landing page service has found a new titan to partner with. Snap and Linktree are partnering to bring the service to Snapchat profiles.Read more...

A solar storm this week means the Northern Lights are taking a trip south. The celestial display, also known as the Aurora Borealis, is expected to be visible in more than a dozen U.S. states on Thursday night, according to the Aurora forecast from the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute.

Vermont and other surrounding parts of New England are expected to see flash flooding today and into later this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Local officials are on high alert after the state saw some flooding and persistent rainfall last week.Read more...

From fixing up old defunct Sega Saturns to dropping hundreds of dollars on eBay for rare titles like GameCube's Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, retro game enthusiasts already know the struggle of enjoying early games. For video game historians, the situation is even worse. There are several nationally recognized...Read more...

Recent evidence gathered by China's Zhurong rover points to a dramatic climate shift on Mars-a finding that could have a significant impact on our understanding of Earth's climate evolution.Read more...

Nine years after taking a first crack at the ship, Lego is returning to Hera Syndulla's ride of choice, the Ghost, ahead of the ship's return to prominence in Star Wars: Ahsoka next month. And while her crew certainly looks different, the ship itself is looking better than ever.

The European Union and the U.S. reached an agreement in its years-long discussion about international privacy laws on Monday, marking a major milestone for the two nations. The agreement, called the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, opens the doorway for Europeans to file an appeal if they believe American...Read more...

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Anybody in the market to buy a defunct darknet site? If you are, you might try reaching out to the backers of Genesis Market, the once high-and-mighty peddler of stolen data. They seem to be getting desperate to sell their once prized possession for scrap.Read more...

Mars and Saturn's moon Titan are of a shared scientific interest: the two worlds boast river channels similar to those on our own planet.

Ncuti Gatwa's press campaign for the new season of Doctor Who now includes a in-depth interview with Rolling Stone, where he goes into his personal connections with Doctor Who and how he balances his Black identity with the expectations of fans. Gatwa also reflects on how his childhood shaped his take on the character.

Powerful software and talented visual effects artists are usually needed to convincingly pull off the effect where an actor filmed against a green screen is inserted into another shot. But researchers at Netflix say they havecome up with a much easier, and potentially more accurate, green screen technique that takes...Read more...

Foundation season two arrives this week (here's our catch-up on season one), which means a return to the Isaac Asimov-created sci-fi realm where math predicts the future, clones rule the galaxy, and a handful of unlikely heroes and anti-heroes do their best to keep humanity afloat. io9 got a chance to talk to...Read more...

The wait for Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Barbie movie is almost over and we can hardly wait. We just got a preview of Ryan Gosling's musical moment-Just Ken," which will be featured on Barbie: The Album-to obsess over until July 21.Read more...

After the internet fanboy'ed over Wolverine's classic blue and yellow uniform, sneakily posted on both Ryan Reynolds' and Hugh Jackman's instagram accounts, the Twitter account for the Deadpool movie showed off the full BTS picture. And it is just as glorious as the short glimpse we got this morning.Read more...

Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is preparing for the second test flight of its Zhuque-2 rocket, setting the stage for a groundbreaking achievement, should the methane-fueled rocket successfully reach orbit.

The JUICE spacecraft captured its first ultraviolet views of the cosmos, revealing a beautiful streak of the Milky Way littered with shining stars from the southern sky. It's not the most spectacular image, but it signals operational progress.Read more...

Sarah Silverman is not laughing when it comes to ChatGPT. The comedian is now suing OpenAI and Meta-along with two other authors named Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey-alleging that ChatGPT and LLaMA have both been trained on the trio's copyrighted books.

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news! This week Lego goes back to the Koopa Kingdom for new Super Mario sets, Star Trek's Spot the Cat gets the 1:6 scale Data accessory he deserves, and the Suicide Squad goes... Little People. Check it out!Read more...

Apple still hasn't quite given the world a great reason to spend $3,500 on its Vision Pro AR/VR headset, nor even released it, but BMW Motorrad, the automakers' motorcycle division, believes it's come up with a convincing reason for riders to wear smart glasses. The company's new ConnectedRide Smartglasses position ...Read more...