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Splitting films into multiple parts is still a fairly recent phenomenon, and 2023 has multiple Chapter One" movies playing in theaters. In addition to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the first movie in Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon saga is coming in December, Fast X was its own Part One" back in May, and next month...Read more...

It's always exciting when a new anime becomes the talk of the town, and one of last year's hits in that regard was Spy x Family. The adaptation of Tetsuya Endo's action series quickly became a fan favorite, and it's returning later this year in the form of both season two and its first-ever movie.

If you were a kid back in the late 90s, you were likely aware of Furbys. Much like Pokemon, Power Rangers, Barbie, etc., they were something of a sensation, and have existed off and on for nearly 30 years now. (And if you didn't have one, you surely heard about how creepy they are at some point in your life.) With...Read more...

An overheating phone is something you want to avoid: It can impact the performance of your device, degrade the battery, and even cause permanent damage to the phone (and anything in close proximity to it). As we go into the summer months, spending more time outside, the risk of your phone going from hot to dangerously...Read more...

Back at the start of the year, the anime series for Nier: Automata released, and its release schedule has been all over the place. Early into its run, it had to take a hiatus, reportedly due to COVID-19, that saw it off the air for nearly a few months. When it returned in February, it seemed like that was the end of...Read more...

Location-wise, superheroes tend to operate in two modes. Either they're firmly in one city, with occasional stops at other places nearby, or they're gallivanting around basically anywhere in the world (or galaxy, in some cases). It can be dizzying sometimes, to the point that you might need a map to keep track of...Read more...

Multiverses have been all the rage as of late, to the point that even Sega got in on it with its iconic mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. In last year's Sonic Prime series for Netflix, the Blue Blur (voiced by Devon Mack) ended up breaking the Paradox Prism, which in turn created an assortment of alternate realities...Read more...

NASA's Martian explorer, MAVEN, captured Earth's neighboring planet in fascinating detail, revealing the changing seasons on Mars as it orbits around the Sun.Read more...

Earlier in the month, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP). Because the WGA Strike is about to reach its second month, and SAG-AFTRA may also strike (depending on how things shake out soon), it initially seemed like the...Read more...

Russia is ramping up its efforts in the Ukraine war by doubling the number of its pens holding trained dolphins near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, the UK defense intelligence agency said on Friday. The British bureau's satellites captured images of expanding enclosures it said contain bottle-nosed dolphins.Read more...

The saga of the Titan has come to a close. After disappearing over the weekend, the Titanic-bound submersible left Americans in a state of suspense for several days, forcing us to drop whatever we were doing and focus instead on the epic manhunt unfolding throughout large parts of the Atlantic. The hope was that the...Read more...

States from every part of the country are racing to pass new legislation barring young users from accessing social media and other online services without first obtaining consent from their parents. From Texas to New Jersey, lawmakers are preparing to enforce strict, constitutionally dubious laws that could...Read more...

Sure, winning an Oscar is huge for an actor-but making your Marvel Cinematic Universe debut is also kind of a biggie. While we were thrilled when Olivia Colman was cast in Disney+ series Secret Invasion, we did sort of wonder why she wanted to sign on. Now we know: she's a fan, too.Read more...

Although the first episode of Marvel's Secret Invasion series only premiered Wednesday, people can't stop talking about its, um, final moments. Maria Hill, who's been played by Cobie Smulders since 2012's The Avengers, has weighed in on what she thinks happened. The news has already pervaded most of the nerdernet, but...Read more...

Today Wizards of the Coast launched one of the biggest external collaborations it has ever done with Magic: The Gathering-Tales of Middle-earth, an entire expansion dedicated to the world of Tolkien's beloved fantasy works. If you're a Lord of the Rings fan intrigued by all the gorgeous art, but a Magic neophyte, we...Read more...

A vast and barren lakebed in eastern Nevada has become an unexpected battleground in a spaceflight vs. battery tech showdown. A portion of land slated for lithium mining in the state is no longer free for development after federal forces intervened. But extraction companies and Republican lawmakers want to reverse the...Read more...

After taking 2020 and 2021 off for obvious reasons, San Diego Comic-Con felt almost like the good old days when it returned for 2022. But 2023 has brought some new challenges for the long-running convention: thanks to the ongoing WGA strike and a likely SAG-AFTRA strike, many major studios and streamers will be...Read more...

Paul McCartney is speaking out about the widely discussed final" Beatles song that will be released later this year. The song was reimagined using artificial intelligence, McCartney clarified in a recent interview but says it was not created by AI.Read more...

Diabetes cases are likely to skyrocket over the next few decades, new research out this week has found. The study estimates that more than a billion people worldwide will be living with the chronic condition by 2050-roughly double the amount of cases seen today. The prevalence of diabetes is expected to be especially...Read more...

Update 6/23/2023, 4:24 P.M. ET: A Washington state official has announced that the WA Transportation Department also plans to require Tesla's NACS connectors on future, federally-funded EV chargers. It hasn't necessarily been tested and certified for other auto manufacturers, so we want to make sure it's going to...Read more...

It's in the picture! Aqua's relentlessly catchyBarbie Girl" will indeed be in Greta Gerwig's Barbiemovie-thanks to noted Barbie aficionado Nicki Minaj and her soundtrack needle drop with Ice Spice, Barbie World," which samples the 1997 track.Read more...

The man in the hat is back." After a 15-year absence, Harrison Ford brings back one of his most iconic characters next week when Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hits theaters. It's the first Indy film not directed by Steven Spielberg (though he produced it), but in his place is the more than capable James...Read more...

The cinematic adventures of Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of the Z Warriors are (cha la) heading (cha la) to Crunchyroll. The anime streaming service has announced that 15 movies-including all 14 Dragon Ball Z films, and one from its sequel series, Dragon Ball Super-will soon become available all over the world.

At least two people in New Mexico have died from a rare but dangerous form of hantavirus infection so far in 2023, local health officials reported this week. Four other residents have been hospitalized, though they ultimately survived. These viruses are primarily contracted through exposure to rodents, including their...Read more...

Paramount+ had previously given the go-ahead to a second season of kid-focused animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, but the series has now been cancelled ahead of that. Additionally, the Hollywood Reporter notes, Prodigy will be removed from the streaming platform altogether.Read more...

Whether it's diving to the depths of the ocean or flying to the edge of space, the risks associated with extreme tourism haven't deterred wealthy billionaires and other privileged individuals from buying their way to severe environments. The recent loss of the five passengers on board the submersible vessel, however,...Read more...

This week Star Trek: Strange New Worlds took us on an enlightened spin on a Trek classic: the courtroom drama, where spaceships and scientific ponderings give way to our Starfleet heroes sitting down and having even more fancy chats than they usually do. It's a format the franchise has been obsessed with since the...Read more...

While Reddit's recent moderator-led protests against the company's new API pricing have been loud, dramatic, and sympathetic to most, they don't seem to have affected traffic to the social media platform in a significant way, according to new data.Read more...

When making an Indiana Jones movie, there's a certain checklist you need to complete. Get back Harrison Ford. John Williams does the music. And, of course, make sure the character has a really cool relic to go after.Read more...

The boys are back in town. Except, technically, they're not boys," but hermaphroditic land snails. Also, the town" in question is three separate counties in central and southern Florida. Let's try this again: Giant African land snails, a potentially devastating invasive species, have re-appeared in three Florida...Read more...

Meta is sticking to its guns-the social networking giant says it will follow through with its threat to cut off Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram following the passage of the hotly contested Online News Act. The news shutdown could significantly rattle news access for the more than 20 million...Read more...

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Chemical manufacturer 3M is set to pay $10.3 billion in settlements over forever chemical contamination of U.S. drinking water, the company announced on Thursday.

OceanGate, the operator of the Titan submersible which imploded while journeying to the wreckage site of the Titanic, reportedly received numerous warnings that the vessel was unsafe. All five passengers, including the company's CEO, are presumed dead. James Cameron, producer and director of the critically acclaimed...Read more...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is hard to describe to those who haven't seen it. The huge amount of characters on the screen at any time, the beauty of its composition, the kinetics of its action, the sheer variety of its artistry-it's a stunning visual achievement. And, as we've seen far too often recently, this...Read more...

Two New York City lawyers and their firm were spanked with $5,000 in fines after they turned in legal documents written with help by ChatGPT. Unfortunately for the lawyers' checkbooks, ChatGPT didn't stick to the facts, and instead pulled a number of quotes and citations out of thin air.Read more...

It's officially summer, and horror fans know nothing goes better with a warm night than a movie that leaves you ice-cold and terrified. Summer is also the laziest season, so io9 has rounded up 10 excellent horror movies that just so happen to be conveniently streaming on Prime Video.Read more...

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Kevin Smith furthers old reports about the potential of a Batman Beyond adaptation at Warner Bros. Riverdale reveals a suitably unhinged first look at Archie the Musical. Plus, what's coming on Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. Spoilers get!

A coalition of law enforcement groups and prosecutors are holding up a California bill with bipartisan support meant to protect people seeking reproductive and gender affirming health care and fighting to weaken its provisions.Read more...

Now is the time to catch up on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one in its entirety-and watch the first episode of the currently airing season two-for free on YouTube.Read more...

With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opening this week, here's a look back on movies and television that aimed to capture that same artifact-heist genre gold that started with Raiders of the Lost Ark.Read more...

You've read the comics and watched the animated TV show-now prepare to enter the mixed-up, switched-up, upside-down world of Marvel's What If...?"through the pages of three new novels. Loki, Valkyrie, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, and Venom will star in the books from an acclaimed trio of authors.Read more...

United Airlines is attempting to address stressed flyers' needs with an in-app upgrade that allows customers to rebook their flights and receive vouchers in the case of flight delays or cancellations. The airline changed its rebooking protocol as lines at customer service desks and phone wait times surge in an effort...Read more...

Vape purveyors be warned, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is on a mission to clear the air of cotton candy clouds. The federal agency has issued official warning letters to 189 stores over claims that the retailers are selling illegal e-cigarettes and related products, according to a Thursday press statement.

Did you really think Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3-which caps not only Marvel's trilogy with the heroic misfits, but James Gunn's own stint in the MCU-would come home without a zillion extras? Ahead of its arrival on digital July 7 and Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD August 1, we now know what'll be included in the...Read more...

A twister formed over Texas on Wednesday night, flattening homes and killing a reported four people in the town of Matador. Several others were injured during the storm, according to the Lubbock Fire Department.

When Samuel L. Jackson joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn't a universe at all. It was just the 2008 film Iron Man... but Marvel Studios was clearly feeling ambitious. It signed Jackson to a nine-movie deal even before its first movie had come out, and now, 15 years later, the actor has starred in far more...Read more...

TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas, the long-time face of the company's US operations, is calling it quits. The top executive revealed their resignation in an email to staff Thursday saying the time is right to move on and refocus." Their departure comes at a time of extreme uncertainty at the company, with...Read more...

Texas-based AST SpaceMobile used its space-based cellular tower to transmit signals at 4G speeds to off-the-shelf smartphones, marking a success for its prototype satellite.Read more...