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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to look into the effects the energy drink PRIME has on children after findings suggest it contains 200 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of six cans of Coke or two cans of Red Bull. YouTube influencers Logan Paul and...Read more...

We've long been dreaming of an OLED MacBook Pro model, though if recent reports from industry analysts are correct, it will either be two or four years before we'll see Apple-brand organic displays in the waking world.Read more...

The Purge creator James DeMonaco wants to bring back the TV show. Mattel wants to make a Gremlins-esque movie about the Boglins. Plus, what's coming on Riverdale and Star Trek:Strange New Worlds. Spoilers away!

It's getting awfully crowded in low Earth orbit with more than 4,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit and thousands more that will soon make their way up there. SpaceX's internet satellites often stand in the way of orbiting spacecraft, defunct satellites, or space junk, racking up 50,000 potentially dangerous...Read more...

EA announced today that Cliffhanger Games, a new triple-A studio based in Seattle, is working on a previously-reported Black Panther game. Cliffhanger Games is helmed by Kevin Stephens, who was previously at Monolith Productions and is credited on numerous titles, including Middle-earth: Shadow of War and ...Read more...

The annual Amazon Prime Day event runs from July 11-12 in 2023, but many of the best early deals are already available, if you're an Amazon Prime member.

I've been covering Amazon Prime Day since it launched in 2015, and over the years I've seen it blow up into a huge made-up shopping holiday. But is it actually a good way to save money?

Elemental's box office has been sparking up since its mid-June release.Read more...

The 2000s were a turning point for movies. With franchises X-Men and Spider-Man starting up at the same time the likes of Star Wars and The Matrix were winding down, the modern Hollywood blockbuster was gradually beginning to take shape. Whether it was the emphasis on visual effects or stars (both rising and previous...Read more...

After the Infinity Saga came to an end with Avengers: Endgame in 2019, the deck was effectively cleared for the MCU to get weirder and highlight some fresh, young faces. While that's happened to some extent in the form of pleasant surprises like Ms. Marvel or Moon Knight, things have been fairly shaky for the...Read more...

Zack Snyder is at that point in his career where anything with his name attached to it is a fairly big deal. His next project is Netflix's Rebel Moon, which is basically his own Star Wars (which he's been fairly open about cribbing from) and is already guaranteed two release in two parts. Naturally, and if things go...Read more...

This week, the Washington Post ran a story about a viral left-wing influencer named Erica Marsh who became a poster-child for conservatives as an example of liberal insanity. Marsh's outrageous opinions enraged millions of people, sparking endless mockery, vitriol and debate. The most controversial thing about Marsh,...Read more...

Next month's Star Wars: Ahsoka sees the titular non-Jedi (voiced by Ashley Eckstein in animation and played in live-action by Rosario Dawson) make a return to live-action after previously showing up in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Outside of Ahsoka herself, the big draw of her show is seeing the return...Read more...

Within the last decade, Blumhouse has been a key figure in helping horror movies become a bigger part of mainstream pop culture. With classic franchises like Halloween and The Exorcist under its belt alongside its own originals such asThe Purge and M3GAN, the production company continues to expand. One of its next...Read more...

Throughout the decades, Studio Ghibli's grown a passionate fanbase from its run of movies like My Friend Totoro and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Unlike its previous work, the studio's next film Kimi-tachi wa D Ikiru ka (or How Do You Live?) is famously playing its marketing close to the vest beyond one single...Read more...

India's space agency is getting ready to launch its latest mission to the Moon, hoping this one will stick the landing on the lunar surface.Read more...

You may recall that late last year, a movie by the name of The People's Joker caught the attention of film folks during the festival circuit. After a single showing at last year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Warner Bros. Discovery shut down future screenings on the basis that they own the rights to the...Read more...

Artificial intelligence is replacing hundreds of jobs across the U.S., creating skepticism and uncertainty about the future of humanity. It is a daunting development as even the creator of AI has warned about the technology's potential takeover.Read more...

Ever since it debuted last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT has been the hottest product in tech. It kicked off the so-called AI revolution," launched droves of new businesses, and has experienced explosive growth on a global scale. However, it appears that the honeymoon phase may finally be over.Read more...

If you're planning trips to fan-tastical destinations likeDisney Parks, Universal Studios, San Diego Comic-Con, or even somewhere out of the country, this travel essentials guide is for you.Read more...

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter late last year, things have gone from bad to worse at the microblogging site. Many users want out, and they're hoping that there's a worthy alternative waiting in the wings. Even if Meta's newly launched Threads is currently enjoying all the attention, the other major Twitter...Read more...

The Witch From Mercury's final episode this past weekend brought what is for now the end of this latest take on the Gundam franchise to a close. But with the show's successes having drawn in audiences that have never seen a Gundam show before, there's plenty of people who might want to see what else the franchise has...Read more...

Apple's former chief design officer, Jony Ive, is getting in on the vinyl boom with his latest project, a $60,000 turntable.Read more...

Meta's new Threads app designed for public conversations," is meant to be a happy-go-lucky, flower-strewn realm of kindness," one that CEO Mark Zuckerberg told MMA fighter Mike Davis is a friendly place." As is becoming more clear from the higher-ups in control of the new app, they don't want Threads to stray...Read more...

We knew Deadpool 3 was bringing back Hugh Jackman as Wolverine but now another surprising superhero is joining the fun. The Hollywood Reporter says that Jennifer Garner will reprise her role as Elektra in the film, which is currently filming and scheduled for release on May 3, 2024.Read more...

It's hot outside. Why not stay indoors and cool off with a horror movie, preferably with a fan pointed directly at your face? Here's a list of 10 films-a mix of newer releases io9 has recently reviewed, and some cult gems too-all currently streaming on Shudder.

So I might have been a wee bit too criticalwith my first impression of My Shonen Adventures with Superman, as reviews-including our own-are praising the new show for its light-hearted, rom-com take on the Man of Steel. Now, you can watch Clark-kun for yourself, free on YouTube!

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration made a decision that's likely to have a major impact on the landscape of Alzheimer's disease research. The agency issued a full-throated traditional approval of the drug Leqembi, developed by the companies Eisai and Biogen. The drug is the first of its class to receive...Read more...

Recently Larian Studios-the developers behind the beloved Divinity: Original Sin games tasked with the daunting prospect of continuing the legacy of the Baldur's Gate series, some of the most iconic Dungeons & Dragons games ever made-made a big fuss about the scope of its game. More dialogue than Lord of the Rings!...Read more...

You'd better think twice before responding to an ask from your boss with a . A Saskatchewan court has ruled in favor of making the emoji an official agreement to enter a contract.Read more...

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Corner Office has just dropped a new trailer and I feel like it will be playing behind my eyeballs for at least three hours. Is this headline weird? Is it, perhaps, a little bit of nonsense? Honestly good. This trailer gave me whiplash. Please watch and if you feel the need to scream, please think about the floor.

The once-sacrosanct halls of Wordle are adding new ads. When you hit Play" on the Wordle mobile app, you'll now be treated to what advertising boys call an interstitial" ad, meaning the video or the image takes up your entire screen.Read more...

The Federal Trade Commission's recent proposal to require that companies offer customers easy one-click options to cancel subscriptions might seem like a no-brainer, something unequivocally good for consumers. Not according to the companies it would affect, though. In their view, the introduction of simple unsubscribe...Read more...

What happens after the horror movie ends? Once the heroes have killed the monster and lived to fight another day, what is life like? What does that kind of fear and trauma do to a person or a family? Those are the questions at the center of Insidious: The Red Door, the fifth film in the Insidious franchise and first...Read more...

With crypto becoming a hell of a lot less appetizing over the last few months thanks to numerous crimes and scandals, game companies that were once so hungry for ballooning crypto profits have been creeping their chairs away from the dinner table, inch by squeaking inch.Read more...

Black holes often sit at the centers of galaxies, where they can gorge themselves on the superheated material that falls into their abyssal event horizons. Now, a team of astronomers have observed the beginning of one such meal.Read more...

Publishing is brutal. Writing a book is difficult enough, but selling it is another challenge that most authors feel unprepared for. Social media has always been a bit of a crapshoot when it comes to selling anything,but somehow TikTok has amassed a massive cohort of readers and authors who have the power to make any...Read more...

As climate change makes extreme weather more likely, and more unpredictable, meteorologists and government agencies need new tools to keep up. Two studies published this week in the scientific journal Nature suggest that artificial intelligence can be used to support accurate and faster forecasting and extreme weather...Read more...

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Appropriate for a show with so many connections to Star Trek: Voyager, the second half of Prodigy season one might make it home the long way round. Weeks on from from the streamer's shocking decision to reverse renewal and pull the series from its service, there could be a chance fans will get to physically own what...Read more...

Jack Sweeney, the college student behind the Twitter account @ElonJet, has moved his platform to Threads after he was banned last year. Elon Musk banned Sweeney's account from tracking his private flights and threatened to take legal action against him, claiming that tracking his flights put his son at risk.Read more...

Ahead of the premiere of X-Men 97-the follow-up to the popular 90s cartoon series-early next year, Lego is releasing another Wolverine set next month which focuses on the iconic Marvel character's most recognizable and most dangerous feature: those retractable adamantium claws.Read more...

Shazam is one of those genius apps that has stood the test of time and then some. Now, it's getting a huge improvement on iOS. You can now use the music-identifying app on your phone while you have TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram open.

Mark Ronson teases some wild additions to Barbie's soundtrack. The long-delayed Uzumaki adaptation is still happening. Strange Planet's animated adaptation sets an August release date. Plus, what's coming on My Adventures With Superman and Riverdale. Spoilers, away!

Apple's planned early 2024 launch of the Vision Pro headset is already shaping up to be a tangled, complicated hullabaloo. Not only will customers need to drop $3,500 on Apple's first spatial computer," but you'll need to schedule an appointment and sit down for a skull measuring session just to get your hands on the...Read more...

Oil and gas giant Shell has walked back the greenwashing image that it had worked so hard to foster over the last few years. The company has moved away from its previous strategy to slowly decrease oil production this decade. It's back to (openly) drilling the planet dry for profit.Read more...

Louisiana has become one of the first states to pass legislation explicitly criminalizing the creation of deepfaked child sexual abuse material. The legislation, called SB175, makes it a crime to knowingly create or possess an AI-generated image or video depicting a person under the age of 18 engaged in a sexual act....Read more...

Going by its staggering box-office haul, it doesn't seem like too many fans waited around to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie-but those who did can now set their countdown calendars for August 3, when the movie arrives on streamer Peacock.

The Space Shuttle is going to look launch ready once again, although this time the retired spacecraft won't be firing its engines.Read more...