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After more than a decade of delays and failures, Boeing is finally ready to launch its first crew of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the Starliner CST-100 spacecraft is scheduled for May 6-and it's going to be a true nail-biter.Read more...

May I interest you in some new streaming movies? Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most. (And sometimes, just the...Read more...

A woman's blindness in her right eye turned out to have an unexpected and frightening cause: metastatic lung cancer. Doctors in India reported the strange occurrence last month-seemingly the first of its kind ever documented.Read more...

Across three seasons, The Bad Batch laid out a vast swath of plot threads around the rise of the Empire era beyond its titular squad of renegade clones. From Rex's resistance to the rise of the stormtrooper, from the dark arts of cloning to Project Necromancer, a lot remained on the table coming into its final...Read more...

Anthropic takes the fight to OpenAI on Wednesday with a new iOS app for itspowerful Claude AI. The app will put Claude into more hands and try to take some space in the AI marketplace that ChatGPT already dominates.Read more...

The Rabbit R1 doesn't have a lot of capabilities that your phone already has. It doesn't send emails for you. It can't set calendar reminders or alarms. It can't connect to any apps outside a select four thatincludes Spotify, Uber, DoorDash, and Midjourney. All those features may be coming in the future, but if...Read more...

May has a little bit of everything for genre fans spread across its dozens of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: space operas, doomsday cults, apocalyptic mysteries, fantastical romances, haunted mansions, dimensionally displaced vampires, badass wasteland motorcycle couriers, and more!Read more...

Tesla announced Tuesday that it will lay off everyone who works on both the new vehicle and Supercharger teams. At this point, no one has any idea what CEO Elon Musk was thinking or what's going to happen going forward. Including other automakers that recently switched to NACS. Maybe Musk is just looking to get out of...Read more...

An experimental satellite that launched in 1974 disappeared from ground-based sensors in the 1990s, only to be found again this week. Some defunct satellites or debris can often go missing for years, presenting hazards within an increasingly crowded Earth orbit. But, how exactly do objects disappear in space?

Even more Captain America: Brave New World marketing gives us a glimpse at its new super-suits. Bitsie Tulloch bids farewell to Superman & Lois. Jurassic World's Camp Cretaceous follow-up teases a wild murder mystery. Plus, what's coming on Chucky. To me, my spoilers!

Challengers, a movie where Zendaya plays a tennis star who has a threesome, came out last week and, while I haven't seen it yet, I sure do plan to. Director Luca Guadagnino's new romantic tennis thriller/drama is getting pretty good reviews, has a fun premise, and would seem to harken back to the days when fun, pulpy...Read more...

Keeping track of medications is vital in most cases, but it can be hard to do without alarms and an extra nudge to make it a habit. I've personally had difficulty staying on schedule since I started taking daily medications decades ago. But these last few years, as more smartphones began to have the ability built-in,...Read more...

Star Wars loves nothing more than understanding a villain. Part of the reason the franchise's greatest evils are also some of its most compelling characters is because it loves to dive deep into understanding why these figures are the way they are. The time has come for Morgan Elsbeth's turn-and for us and the actress...Read more...

In his vast career, Francis Ford Coppola has made masterpieces (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, The Conversation), cult classics (Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Outsiders), and curious whatsits (The Godfather Part III, Peggy Sue Got Married). Which will Megalopolis be? While the world waits to see ...Read more...

Cannabis is expected to officially become a less dangerous drug in the eyes of the U.S. government. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Drug Enforcement Administration will soon propose to reclassify cannabis. The change will likely still take some time to come into effect and would not legalize it...Read more...

Update: April 30, 4:22 p.m. ET: NASA says Hubble is back online and resuming science duties, doing so on April 29. The spacecraft is in good health and once again operating using all three of its gyros," the space agency said. All of Hubble's instruments are online, and the spacecraft has resumed taking science...Read more...

A lot of Star Trek opinion is based on the paradoxical idea that the series within the franchise simply get good" at some point. TNG's not TNG until Riker has a beard, we say, ignoring all the fantastic ideas the series got into before that. The idea of Trek shows usually having a dodgy first season has been...Read more...

A mysterious new AI chatbot called gpt2-chatbot" turned heads this week after it became available on a major large language model benchmarking site, LMSYS Org. No one knows where it came from, but many consider it to have roughly the same capabilities as OpenAI's GPT-4. This put gpt2-chatbot in a rare class of AI...Read more...

Researchers have found a blue hole they say is the deepest in the world-and they've yet to find where it bottoms out. The formation is the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, and it has so far been measured to 1,378 feet deep, or 420 meters below sea level.Read more...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is just over a week away and if you are still on the fence about it, a major revelation in a new trailer might change that.Read more...

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng CZ" Zhao was sentenced to four months in federal prison on Tuesday, first reported by the Associated Press. Zhao pleaded guilty to money laundering violations as part of Binance's agreement with the United States Department of Justice, allowing the company to settle legal...Read more...

Netflix's 3 Body Problem won over audiences with its sci-fi mysteries, complex characters, and startling visuals. If you're still haunted by that Panama Canal scene-in which a ship full of people is sliced into ribbons-or the unpredictable landscapes of the VR game world, here's a peek behind how they came together.Read more...

Would you be willing to eat pitch-black garlic cloves in exchange for no stinky breath? Researchers in Australia are studying and hoping to popularize a unique, specially aged variant of the cooking herb. The blackened variant apparently has a sweet flavor, while still having the potential health benefits associated...Read more...

Apple announced two new offerings to its Beats line of headphones and earbuds. The Beats Solo Buds are a pair of true wireless earphones that promise up to 18 hours of battery life, while the Beats Solo 4 is an upgrade for those looking to swap their current over-the-ear cans for something new. Both devices are more...Read more...

If you had to make a list of visuals Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is best known for, Queen Amidala's costumes would be right near the top. Darth Maul is certainly striking, the cities of Theed and Otoh Gunga are stunning, and those Naboo Starfighters are awesome, but Amidala's dresses are more than just...Read more...

Jostling on the fault lines of Enceladus' frozen crust may be responsible for the plumes of icy material spewing from the moon's watery underbelly, according to a team of researchers that recently modeled the motion.Read more...

Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning." This week, that saga once again begins in movie theaters with Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, returning for not just May the Fourth Be With You, but its 25th anniversary, happening May 19. In its honor, Lucasfilm...Read more...

Dave & Buster's plans to add a feature to its app that will allow customers to place bets amongst themselves on competitive games, according to an announcement from the entertainment chain on Tuesday. It's just the latest sign that tech-based gambling is becoming normalized in the U.S. at an unprecedented rate,...Read more...

While DC Comics fans wait longingly for next summer's James Gunn Superman movie, there's a tasty treat coming much sooner for the Man of Steel faithful. My Adventures With Superman kicks off its second season May 25 on Adult Swim, and from the looks of the trailer our young hero is gonna meet some familiar facesRead more...

Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome are already being drowned in new AI features, so we suppose it was inevitable that Apple would also try to shove some AI activities into its default browser. With Apple reportedly jumping on the AI hype train for iOS 18 (though getting on at the caboose end rather than the passenger...Read more...

When office workers stopped working in offices in 2020, trading their cubicles for living room couches during Covid-19 lockdowns, many began questioning those hours they had spent commuting to work. All those rushed mornings stuck in traffic could have been spent getting things done? Life was often lonely for those...Read more...

Absurd as it is as there's anyone to particularly take blame" for a popcorn superhero blockbuster that raked in $761 million during its theatrical run-few studios would see that, critical drubbing or otherwise, as something to find blame in-Chris Hemsworth seemingly cannot help but take on a lot of the audience...Read more...

SCUF's Envision Pro controller feels so good, so clicky, so responsive, it makes me hate it. I know it's not the controller, it's my dumb thumbs, and yet SCUF's $180 device feels like a memento mori for all the years I spent trying and failing in online multiplayer. The Envision Pro is packing so many extra paddles...Read more...

We appear to have concrete proof that rich people have problems too: Matthew Prince, the billionaire CEO and co-founder of tech giant Cloudflare, is currently suing two of his millionaire neighbors because, according to court papers, the neighbors' overly enthusiastic Bernese Mountain dogs keep treading just a little...Read more...

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We hope you like TVs because that's what April had to deliver in 2024. Samsung showed off its latest Neo QLED 4K TV, while Sony refreshed its entire QLED-based Bravia lineup.

Stop me if you've heard this before, but there's a new, unexpected twist on a classic fairytale in the works. Jeff Daniels talks about the upcoming Arachnophobia remake. Plus, get another look at Barriss Offee's return in Tales of the Empire. Spoilers, away!

Just two weeks after Tesla laid off at least 14,000 workers across the world, CEO Elon Musk is planning layoffs for hundreds of additional staffers - including the bulk of the company's Supercharger team and several executives.Read more...

Since last year, a subreddit has been toiling away to find the source of a particular 80s song and it finally hit the jackpot.Read more...

A former employee of the National Security Agency was sentenced to 262 months, just shy of 22 years, in prison on Monday for trying to send classified information to someone he thought was a Russian spy, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). As it turns out, the Russian spy was...Read more...

One thing has been ridiculously clear in my 15-plus-year career reviewing consumer tech. I'm a size queen when it comes to laptops, particularly gaming laptops. I was bereft when Dell put the original Alienware 18 out to pasture and spent a number of years requesting its return. So, I was ecstatic to see the behemoth...Read more...

Millions of Americans pay for streaming services, doling out anywhere from $5 to $75 a month. It's a common belief that you can get out of recurring charges like this by switching your credit card. The streamers won't be able to find you, and your account will just go away, right? You wouldn't be crazy for believing...Read more...

Warner Bros. has its own streaming service, sure, but Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series will be driving its psychedelic Mystery Machine straight to Netflix. It'll be produced by Greg Berlanti, whose other Netflix projects include a pair of other spooky shows: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the current Dead Boy...Read more...

Universal Studios Hollywood and the Universal Orlando Resort are bringing more blockbuster movie action to your summer vacations before next year's Epic Universe opening. Things kicked off at Universal Studios Hollywood with the Studio Tour's 60th anniversary and Ryan Gosling making a surprise appearance for a new,...Read more...

NBCUniversal's Peacock will raise its prices by $2 this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. The price change is slated to go into effect on July 18 for new customers, just a week before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. If you're just looking to stream the Olympics, Peacock...Read more...

Since time immemorial, the machine of movie merchandising has revealed plot details-or at the very least got people to wildly and often incorrectly speculate about them-well before a movie's release. So it's perhaps fitting then, that the most we've seen of Captain America: Brave New World so far is not in a trailer,...Read more...

Remember when we called Razer's Zephyr face mask one of the most disappointing gadgets of 2021? It's even more disappointing when you realize that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges the company never even submitted the face mask for testing three years later. The FTC wants Razer to pay back over a million...Read more...

Knuckles hits Paramount+ with a limited series that picks up on the red echidna's journey to making Earth home. The third Sonic franchise film may be delayed to next year, but in the meantime you can catch up with Knuckles (Idris Elba) on his own side quest with Wade Whipple (Adam Pally).Read more...

What is AI art? Well, of all the many, many ways armchair philosophers have come to define art and the act of human expression, AI-generated images don't have much in relation. There is certainly skill in knowing the correct type of prompt to get the results you want, but there's no real intent behind an image. If the...Read more...

A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). And if the new spray drones succeed, one could easily imagine other municipalities across the country embracing drones for...Read more...