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Fox News Is Tuckered Out, and Carlson Is Gone
Less than a week after Fox News agreed to a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the right-wing news network and conservative mouthpiece announced it is parting ways with one of the main jewels in its crown, Tucker Carlson.Read more...
Scream VI Brings Ghostface Into Your House Tomorrow
Good news for horror fans, anyone who considers Halfway to Halloween the next great holiday, and maybe anyone planning an upcoming trip to New York City: Scream VI, the latest hit entry in the long-running slasher franchise, is coming to digital tomorrow.Read more...
Office Overachievers Won't Be Happy About ChatGPT, Study Says
Tech doomsayers and self-interested AI boosters have warned the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems could wipe entry-level jobs or lower performers, but new research says experienced workers may actually have more to worry about. Customer support agents using a generative AI conversation assistant in a new…Read more...
Elon Musk Gave Blue Checkmarks to Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, Paul Walker, and... Dril
Twitter CEO Elon Musk forced blue checkmarks on dozens of celebrities and other high-profile users after they refused to pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions in the latest chapter of the blue checkmark apocalypse this weekend. However, blinded by his urge to troll and embarrass the celebrities who wouldn’t pay him $8,…Read more...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Unleashes the MCU's First F-Bomb
Surely someone, somewhere, has been waiting for this auspicious day—the day when one of the superheroes that populate the Marvel Cinematic Universe would finally say “fuck.” Today is that day, my friends, as Marvel Studios has released a clip from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, wherein Star-Lord drops…Read more...
Apple’s $3,000 VR Headset Reportedly Packs an External Battery That Lasts Just Two Hours
Batteries still suck, especially if you’re trying to keep costs low and not weigh a device down with unnecessary lithium. That’s a problem for Apple and its upcoming mixed-reality headset. In his latest newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman offered a few more hints of what could be coming down the pike with Apple’s…Read more...
What Motivated Simone Giertz To Build Her Own Tesla Pickup Truck? | Gizmodo Talks
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Twitter Gave a Gold Checkmark to a Fake, Foul-Mouthed Disney Account
Twitter owner Elon Musk has tried foisting checkmarks upon celebrity accounts in a bid to popularize his paid-for verification scheme. In this way, Musk and Twitter may have been going a little too fast with its push for Twitter Blue subscriptions, and it may have pissed off the indomitable House of Mouse in the…Read more...
Lego's Got Three New The Little Mermaid Sets That Want to Be a Part of Your World
Disney’s live-actionification of its classic animated feature films shows no signs of slowing down with the new The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, arriving in theaters on May 26. Ahead of its release, Lego revealed three new The Little Mermaid sets this past weekend,…Read more...
Ex-OpenSea Manager's Trial Begins in First Alleged NFT Insider Trading Scheme
The trial against ex-OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain is set to begin later this week, nearly a year since he was arrested in New York City for wire fraud. Chastain’s arrest came on the tail-end of an FBI investigation into his non-fungible tokens (NFT) dealings, which alleged he had secretly bought NFTs and…Read more...
Disney's World Gets Smaller
The Walt Disney Company might create magic for its fans, but its employees are probably having a less than magical time at the moment. The media and entertainment conglomerate is beginning its second, and largest, round of three planned layoff waves this week.
Pandemic-Fueled Car Price Hikes Reportedly Contributed to Inflation
Inflation is touching all of our daily lives in different ways—just ask anyone who has tried to buy eggs this year. New research published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that markups at car dealerships have been a driver of that inflation.
New Ghostbusters: Firehouse Set Pictures Tease an Old Favorite's Return
Could John Boyega be making a Star Wars return for the New Jedi Order movie? Scarlett Johansson says she is absolutely done as Black Widow. Lee Cronin already has wild ideas for an Evil Dead Rise follow-up. Plus, what’s coming on Superman & Lois. Spoilers now!
This Week in Spaceflight: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Flies Again and the First Arab Spacewalk
The inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Starship captured our imagination, but the coming week reminds us of the company’s other heavy-lift launch vehicle: Falcon Heavy. We’re also anticipating a historic spacewalk and a potentially unprecedented commercial Moon landing.
This Week's Toy News Got Tickets to the Gun Show
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the coolest toy news. This week’s toys include Lego continuing to drop more Disney 100 treats, Hot Toys flexing for The Dark Knight movies, and a colossal Jurassic World dino. Check it out!
Users Claim the Latest Windows 10 Update Breaks Some Printers
Windows 10 seems to hate the idea of physical print, though it’s not like Microsoft’s OS is trying to save on paper. Users have reported that the latest automatic Windows 10 update has borked certain printer brands, while others claim the update has caused further issues with unresponsive desktop icons or issues with…Read more...
The ExpressVPN Aircove Is a Serviceable Router That Hides Web Traffic For Your Whole Home
So it’s not like I’m always out here talking about Virtual Private Networks; I’m not a YouTube ad read. But the few times I bring them up in polite company, the conversation screeches to a halt as I slowly realize that nobody knows what I’m talking about. Thankfully, that’s changing as VPNs become more of a known…Read more...
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: 83% of People Got at Least One Question Wrong on This Psychology Test
It’s best to solve this week’s puzzle (really, three mini-puzzles) without an introduction. I’ll explain why after you’ve given it a shot.
Markiplier Enters Hollywood with Iron Lung's Movie Adaptation
Markiplier is making his way to the big screen.Read more...
Avatar 2's Art and Costumes Stun in Immersive Experience for Earth Day
Yesterday was Earth Day, and what better way to celebrate the annual call for environmental protection than by remembering Avatar: The Way of Water? James Cameron’s massive 2022 sequel is both extremely environmentally minded and currently back in IMAX theaters for the weekend. And if you don’t have the money (or…Read more...
Open Channel: What'd You Think of Evil Dead Rise?
Fans of Sam Raimi different parts of his filmography the like, but the Evil Dead series is often one of the most talked about. While the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV show from 2015 and last year’s video game have helped keep the franchise alive in pop culture, alongside the series’ longtime fans, Fede Alvarez’s 2013 reboot…Read more...
Disneyland's Fantasmic Performance Canceled After Mickey Set Maleficent On Fire
Disney hopes that those who attend Disneyland leave the theme parks with fun experiences and memories that stick with attendees for. And that’s... technically what happened last night at Disneyland Park, because the Maleficent dragon animatronic quite literally went up in flames. And the culprit was none other than…Read more...
Alex Borstein’s Embarrassing Moment from Catwoman | io9 Interview
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Personalized AI-Written Spam May Soon Be Flooding Your Inbox
Each day, messages from Nigerian princes, peddlers of wonder drugs and promoters of can’t-miss investments choke email inboxes. Improvements to spam filters only seem to inspire new techniques to break through the protections.
20 Times People Lived in a Wes Anderson Movie on TikTok
Romanticizing your life on social media is nothing new, but some TikTokers are taking it to a new level of *~aesthetics*~. A recent trend has emerged on the video sharing platform that features users creating TikToks with a vibe ripped straight from a Wes Anderson movie. The shorts feature users going about their…Read more...
12 of Twitter's Best Jokes and Memes About Elon Musk's Blue Check Apocalypse
Since the beginning of Elon Musk’s reign at Twitter, he’s threatened to remove the legacy verification—signified by a white check in a blue circle beside the account name—that predated his tenure. Musk even set April 1st as the date for the purge, which came and went without any changes, either because of ineptitude…Read more...
The Wheel of Time Locks in Some More Actors for Season 2
It’s been a bit of a wait for season two of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time. The adaptation of Robert Jordan’s (and later Brandon Sanderson) fantasy novel series ended its first season towards the tail end of 2021, and has had a gradual drip feed of information about its second season, mainly as it relates to casting.
A Fortnite Movie Would Be Easy to Make Happen, Says Epic Games CCO
So many video games have been adapted by Hollywood lately that players have begun to consider what’s next. Much of the next wave of adaptations are based on extremely popular games, and you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that Epic Games’ Fortnite would be getting a movie.
La Borinqueña’s Collab With DC Comics on Hurricane Relief | io9 Interview
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National Treasure's TV Spinoff Won't Be Coming Back for Another Adventure
Late last year, Disney premiered National Treasure: Edge of History, a YA-oriented spinoff of the cult classic two-film series starring Nicholas Cage and Dianne Kruger. The series ended its first season back in early February, and as it turns out, that’ll be its only season.Read more...
See a Newly Discovered 'Pristine' Deep-Sea Coral Reef in the Galápagos
There’s a new, ancient coral reef in town, and it’s magnificent. Scientists working to survey the deep ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands discovered a never-before-observed reef complex, hundreds of meters below the sea surface. And, despite the current, sorry state of corals across the world’s marine…Read more...
7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns
It’s Earth Day! Here at Earther, we’ve been absolutely inundated with press releases announcing that every corporation under the Sun is doing something ~*~special~*~ to mark the occasion. There’s no question that this holiday, which started from radical beginnings, has largely become the purview of greenwashing and PR…Read more...
The Lilo & Stitch Remake Grabs Stitch's Original Actor & a New David
Throughout the month of April, Disney’s been gradually rolling out casting information for its incoming remake of Lilo & Stitch. We’ve got our Lilo in newcomer Maia Kealoha, a Nani in Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, and Billy Magnussen. All that’s missing is Stitch—or rather, he was missing before now.Read more...
Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
Picture a raft of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, and you’re probably imagining a pristine marriage of white and blue. But during summertime, below the surface, something much greener and goopier lurks. A type of algae, Melosira arctica, grows in large, dangling masses and curtains that cling to the underside of Arctic…Read more...
Why Universities Should Return to Oral Exams in the AI and ChatGPT Era
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Physicists Create the Fattest Schrödinger's Cat Ever
Picture a cat. I’m assuming you’re imagining a live one. It doesn’t matter. You’re wrong either way—but you’re also right.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and Nimona Lead Netflix Annecy Debuts
Headlining Netflix’s animation slate at Annecy International 2023 are Aardman’s next franchise installment Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, and the little movie that could, Nimona.Read more...
Shin Kamen Rider Is Finally Coming to the U.S., for One Day Only
Good news! Shin Kamen Rider, Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s radical re-imagining of the legendary Japanese superhero series, is finally making its way to American shores. Bad news: you better be available for one day, because that’s all it’s getting.
HBO Max's Titans Entered the DC Multiverse, Which Included Grant Morrison
Call it the sequel to the DC CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, if you’d like. This week’s episode of HBO Max series Titans—titled “Dude, Where’s My Gar,” which both delights and enrages me—took Gar “Beast Boy” Logan (Ryan Potter) on a brief trip to the current DC multiverse, from live-action to animation to real life,…Read more...
How to Make Dungeons & Dragons a $1 Billion Brand
Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons.
More Google Pixel Fold Specs Leak: It Seems Like a Real Contender For Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold
We only just heard a leak that the Pixel Fold is slated to drop at Google I/O, and yet we’re already hearing more, including camera and screen specs. This new leak comes from Front Page Tech via 9to5Google and reveals what appear to be most of the specifications of Google’s upcoming foldable device. The good news is…Read more...
Sea Level Rise Will Wash Away Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds
Climate change is coming for sea turtles and their critical breeding grounds throughout the Americas and Australia. In a new study in Scientific Reports, researchers report that rapid sea level rising is likely to swallow up beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs.
TikTok's CEO Breaks Silence After Brutal Congressional Hearing
On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew give his first interview since sparring with House lawmakers in a testy hearing back in March. Chew is one of dozens of business leaders speaking at the TED2023 “Possibility” conference held in Vancouver, Canada. In a softball discussion that saw that the interviewer praising Chew…Read more...
The Minds Behind Marvel's WandaVision and Star Wars: The Acolyte Are Developing a Vampire Show
Admit it: your first reaction was “Another damn vampire show?” (Your second was probably “Wait, Freeform is still around?”) But the talent behind Night’s Edge, an adaptation of Liz Kerin’s forthcoming Tor Nightfire novel, is intriguing enough to make this bloodsucking tale a potential winner, including Jac Schaeffer (…Read more...
This Experimental Laptop Design Has a Foldable Wrist Rest
For those who find it impossible to sleep while crammed into an airplane seat, a long flight is a good chance to get some work done, although plopping a giant laptop onto a tiny seat tray can make that just as challenging as trying to get some shuteye. That’s where the still-just-a-design Mobile Office laptop seems…Read more...
Cranberry Really Might Help Prevent UTIs for Many, Large Review Finds
Newly updated research suggests that cranberries really can help some people avoid urinary tract infections. The research, a review of existing clinical trial data, found enough evidence to support the use of cranberry-based products to prevent UTIs in women with recurrent infections, children, and people with a known…Read more...
Lyft's New CEO Will Reportedly Cut 1,200 Jobs
On Friday, Lyft CEO David Risher announced in a memo that employee layoffs are coming next week, marking his first decision since taking over the company only five days ago. A source familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that roughly 1,200 people will be laid off, accounting for 13% of the company’s…Read more...
14 Burning Questions We Have After Star Trek: Picard Season 3's Finale
Star Trek: Picard came to an end this week, wrapping a nostalgic season up in a tidy bow of spectacle and sentiment. And although, as Star Trek has told us before, all good things must come to an end, even now questions still linger about the future of these characters. Here’s the ones at the forefront of our mind…Read more...
Batman Beyond Wasn’t Afraid to Show the Dangers of Sex Robots
A lot of people love the ‘90s Batman Beyond cartoon, set in a future where an elderly Bruce Wayne trains teen Terry McGillis to be the new Dark Knight of the future. I assume these people have forgotten about the episode “Terry’s Friend Dates a Robot,” a title that should indicate how much creativity and thought went…Read more...
New Migraine Drug Can Even Tackle the Most Difficult Cases, Study Finds
A recently approved preventative migraine drug called atogepant (branded Qulipta) seems to help even the most difficult cases, preliminary research out this week has found. The study showed that patients who hadn’t responded to other treatments experienced noticeably fewer days with migraine while on atogepant than…Read more...
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