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Imagine you’re stuck in your daily commute and listening to a riveting audiobook, your mind far away and swimming with scenes of action and romance, only to be jettisoned back into reality when your listening is interrupted with an advertisement for, say, Pampers or Geico cutting in.Read more...

Over two decades ago, Battle Chasers—Joe Madureira’s “arcane punk” adventure series known for its languid release pacing—came to an end on a cliffhanger fans never got to see the conclusion of. Now, at long last, Madureira is finally delivering it.

A Samsung smart ring could be in the works, and I’m here for it. The company recently filed two new patents with the Korean Intellectual Property Right Information Services. The patents are labeled Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Glasses. Which means we might also see a pair of AR glasses, especially with the company’s …Read more...

Though 2022 was filled with many fantastic Star Wars memories, very few of those centered on the Mandalorian and Grogu. That changes this week with the season three premiere of The Mandalorian, which picks up both from the end of its second season, which was over two years ago, as well as The Book of Boba Fett, in…Read more...

There’s more to fandom fashion than plain black tees with screen prints—especially if you’re an Iron Man fan, thanks to this new line of RSVLTS button-down shirts paying tribute to the Marvel hero.Read more...

While FTX collapsed just a few months ago, the fallout of the defunct crypto exchange is still developing. Today, FTX’s former director of engineering Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud and conspiracy as court cases into FTX higher-ups continue.

The easiest cure for smartphone battery anxiety isn’t to pair your svelte device with a chunky portable charger, but to fully capitalize on those times when you have access to a power outlet. As recently demonstrated on Weibo, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ does exactly that, needing just five minutes to fully…Read more...

Michael B. Jordan is riding a winning streak. He both directed and acted in Creed 3, and he’s showing off some of his anime influences in the big fight scenes between his character—Adonis Creed—and Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson. Jordan revealed to Polygon that he took a lot of inspiration from Episode 450 of Naruto…Read more...

If you’re looking for a reason to brave movie theaters and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ended up giving you Quantumalaise, might I make a modest proposal: Why not go watch an anime masterpiece or nine? Because GKids is bringing nine of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki’s films back into U.S. movie theaters for Studio…Read more...

Google has a new “under the hood” update rolling out that should give Apple laptop users a small boost in battery life for even longer marathon browsing or streaming. Google shared its wide array of optimizations with Gizmodo over email, which included in-house benchmarks using the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The company…Read more...

When Lego reveals a new batch of sets it’s usually a test of patience for fans who often have to wait weeks, or sometimes months, to empty their wallets and start building. As February draws to a close, however, March will bring with it around 45 new Lego sets, and more challenges for those trying to be responsible…Read more...

It seems like just yesterday that Meta was emphasizing the importance of slow and responsible AI development, and rolling out its large language model only to eligible researchers. But actually it was Friday. Now, just four days later, the company has seemingly abandoned the “AI for researchers alone” tack and…Read more...

The dark overlord Sauron that is the online retail giant Amazon always has its eye on its workers, and none more so than its delivery drivers. One TikTok shows how Amazon’s in-van cameras and AI system can track everything, from how often they buckle up, to whether they take their hand off the steering wheel to…Read more...

January brings feelings of new beginnings and fresh starts, while February always seems to be just another reminder of how quickly the year flies by. It probably has something to with the month clocking in at just 28 days, but that was still enough time for lots of weird and wonderful gadgets to debut this year, and…Read more...

Dermot Mulroney talks about the legacy his cop character brings to Scream 6. Nic Cage’s Dracula rises in new Renfield images. Plus, the CW teases more from Gotham Knights, and what’s coming in the rest of Star Trek: Picard’s final season. To me, my spoilers!

In a move to cut government employees from accessing TikTok on government-issued devices, the White House told federal agencies yesterday that they have 30 days to remove the app from government-issued devices. The TikTok ban comes as the U.S. government grows weary about security concerns the app may pose, such as …Read more...

Space exploration takes tons of planning, technological expertise, and daring. And given the long timescales involved, they often require considerable patience. Many upcoming missions to deep space aren’t happening any time soon, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be excited.

Microsoft’s foray into artificial intelligence has been wild, and now its sometimes unhinged Bing chatbot is going to get even easier to access. Microsoft announced that the new AI-powered Bing, based on ChatGPT and pushed out into the world fast to beat Google to the punch, is coming to users in today’s Windows 11…Read more...

Four months after its launch, Google has finally brought fall detection to the Pixel Watch. The software update starts rolling out today to all Pixel Watch users. You can check for it on the device or through the Personal Safety app on Android.

A new report from The Information states that the billionaire has been reaching out to AI researchers in recent weeks about founding a new lab to challenge OpenAI, which Musk co-founded back in 2015 but is no longer involved with. The new Musk AI lab would work to create an alternative to ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral…Read more...

Flying killer robots used to be a nightmarish sci-fi fantasy—something that only existed in James Cameron movies or Michael Crichton novels. These days, not so much. Not only is drone warfare close to two decades old, but innovations to this lethal technology are being developed all the time.Read more...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has retaliated against Disney for speaking out against the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill by revoking the Disney Company’s control over the Reedy Creek District, the area where Disney Parks has long encompassed its own city.Read more...

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Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, and the rest of the cast of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves are here to explain which monsters might show up in the upcoming film. This is a bit spoilery, so I won’t go into details, but there’s definitely some footage here of monsters that we haven’t seen (on…Read more...

The days of wading through pages of comments on a Reddit post to find exactly what you’re looking for are no more. The internet forum has added a new feature to posts. Users can now search for specific words or terms within a posts’ comment section without having to rely on ctrl+F or cmd+F, the company announced on…Read more...

A Tesla deal may come to fruition for its facility in Nevada on Thursday, which may allocate more than $300 million in tax abatements to the company. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development will hold a vote on Thursday to decide whether the company will receive the sum over the course of two decades.Read more...

Apple is apparently back in the business of making cheap[er] iPhones in its SE lineup, barely a month after analysts thought Apple had canceled work on the SE 4.Read more...

Woe is me. As journalists, we’re supposed to maintain objectivity, but I can’t help but covet the Pokémon GO Plus+. Despite its silly, repetitive name (yes, it’s actually pronounced “plus plus”), pre-orders of the second-generation automatic Pokémon catcher are closed. So, I’ll have to remind myself to hop online in…Read more...

The BBC apparently isn’t a fan of porn puns, especially ones that pertain to its own name. A live performance by Sabrina Carpenter was cut a tiny bit shorter after it was uploaded to YouTube, removing the singer’s riff at the very end that refers to an obvious sexual innuendo.Read more...

As the race back to the Moon heats up—with plans for long-term human habitation—reliable communication is a fundamental issue. With dozens of plans for experiments of various sizes and scopes needing to communicate with each other and Earth, the European Space Agency has opened a call for help in building the required …Read more...

In the lead-up to Tesla’s March 1 Investor Day event, the company is facing renewed challenges and questions over the safety of its driver assistance technology.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk voiced his outspoken support for cartoonist Scott Adams who received criticism for posting a racist rant on YouTube last week. Adams has since been fired from news outlets after calling Black people a “hate group” adding, “I don’t want to have anything to do with them.”Read more...

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are sounding the alarm over a diarrhea-causing superbug. The CDC’s data shows a noticeable rise in extensively drug-resistant strains of Shigella bacteria over the past half-decade. Though these infections are typically not severe, antibiotics are needed to…Read more...

Spotify announced it is changing its user interface by replacing the universal heart icon and the “add to playlist” button with the plus symbol. The change will allow users to not only save music, but to add a song, playlist, or podcast to a specific destination with the two-in-one combo button.Read more...

A new study from Climate Central shows that the U.S. saw impressive overall growth in wind and solar energy capacity in 2022. Red states, but especially Texas, led the country in clean energy production last year.Read more...

Children of the Corn is the 11th film inspired by Stephen King’s 1977 story. It sticks to the rural Nebraska setting, but it tries mightily to bring some fresh elements to the table—and as far as creepy-kid tales go, it’s actually not terrible. But it never quite overcomes the question of why it exists in the first…Read more...

Scientists have confirmed that organic molecules exist in samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu, adding credence to the idea that the ingredients for life came to Earth via meteorite and asteroid impacts.Read more...

Step into the future by way of the past on Apple TV+’s new series Hello Tomorrow!, which stars Billy Crudup as a chipper salesman for Brightside, a company hawking condos on the moon. The show’s take on a sci-fi retro-future version of the 1950s is one of its most striking elements, so io9 was excited to speak with…Read more...

Episode seven of HBO’s The Last of Us follows the plotline of the extra downloadable content for the video game, titled “Left Behind.” In an extended flashback, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and her friend Riley (Storm Reid) spend an evening goofing off together in an abandoned shopping mall. Near the end of the episode, they…Read more...

There’s a odd bug pervading the ducts of Google Pixel devices, and it’s somehow related to sci-fi’s most famous insectoid alien horror.

In about a month the Dungeons & Dragons movie Honor Among Thieves is gathering its party and venturing forth to the big screen, but before that, two new tie-in novels will give us an insight into just how some of its ragtag heroes first met each other.

Facebook and Instagram are taking some of their strongest steps yet to clamp down on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that is flooding their social networks. Meta, the parent company of both, is creating a database in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that will allow …Read more...

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Lego knows exactly what sets its devoted fans will go to the ends of the Earth to find, and sometimes makes them do exactly that. If you want to buy a super-sized, 11.8-inch tall version of one of the most iconic minifigures of all time, you’re going to need to head to the actual home of Lego in Billund, Denmark.Read more...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a message for employees: Loyalty means nothing. Over the weekend, Musk laid off more than 50 employees at the social media company, including one of his most vocal supporters, product head Esther Crawford.Read more...

SpaceX is set to launch 21 miniaturized versions of its next generation Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit later today. The V2 Mini, as SpaceX calls it, is a compact version of the one the company is hoping to launch with its upcoming Starship rocket.Read more...

You’ve probably heard the stories: that through an intricate network of underground fungi, trees send nutrients and warning signals back and forth to one another. In Pulitzer Prize-wining novels, New York Times feature articles, PBS documentaries, and TED talks, there have been ample mentions in recent years about the…Read more...

Donate Life America, the nonprofit that works to maintain the National Donate Life Registry, has decided to create a set of polyhedral dice that symbolize the eight organs and tissues that can be donated in order to save another person’s life. The dice were produced by Crux Scenica in Richmond, Virginia, who crafted…Read more...

It’s a veritable bucket of horror movie blood, as They Listen, Thanksgiving, and the Exorcist reboot all add to their cast. The second season of The Santa Clauses expands its cast. Plus, what’s to come in The Flash, and a creepy new look at Yellowjackets’ return. Spoilers get!