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On November 15, 2021, a Russian missile smashed into the defunct satellite Kosmos-1408, creating a cloud of debris that threatened astronauts aboard the International Space Station. That same day, a tweet from the 18th Space Defense Squadron—an arm of the U.S. Space Force—acknowledged the incident, saying it was…Read more...

The professional chess world is in chaos after accusations that master Hans Niemann has been cheating in official play, including some wild theories about how he might be getting outside help. But are vibrating anal beads that wirelessly communicate with the outside world even possible? It turns out the technology can…Read more...

If you think about how many photos and videos most of us are loading on to our smartphones with each passing day, it’s perhaps no surprise that there’s rarely time to go back through and pick out special moments or particular highlights—which is why photo library apps have started doing the curation on our behalf.

When you’re perched in front of a pricy gaming PC all day long, it’s probably not a bad idea to splurge on a decent chair too—your spine will thank you later. Herman Miller has long been synonymous with proper ergonomics for desk jockeys, and the company’s new Vantum chair is its latest gaming-focused collaboration…Read more...

Three executives at crypto trading platform Celsius cashed out at least $40 million in cryptocurrency shortly before the company halted withdrawals for all users earlier this year, according to a financial disclosure form filed in New York bankruptcy court late Wednesday.

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Storywise, Andor may be avoiding the reference-heavy tropes of other Star Wars Disney+ shows but there’s still plenty going on for eagle-eyed fans to analyze. Last week, it was the Rakatan invaders; this week, in “The Axe Forgets,” we learned that one of the characters owns something very near and dear to fans of…Read more...

Halloween party season is upon us! And let’s not forget our own io9 Costume Show too. Are you ready to craft your best fandom-inspired look or get it in a store? Spirit Halloween, Target, ShopDisney, Hot Topic, Party City, and beyond have rolled out all their selections—but we want to know what you think will be this…Read more...

The arrival of Hasbro’s “Selfie Series” figures at last weekend’s Pulse Con finally offers people (in the U.S., at least) the chance to get their own little lifelike action figure, lifelike so long as you dream of being one of several fine Hasbro-affiliated licenses already. But how does the tech hold up? Well, the…Read more...

In June, Match.com posted a TikTok to its UK account featuring a woman’s voice saying, “Things that make him realize I’m a keeper.” The video showed a woman giving a man a protein shake while he sat on the couch and arranging fresh towels and socks for him. A viewer reported the post to the country’s advertising…Read more...

A federal jury has convicted Uber’s former security chief of charges related to a 2016 cover-up involving the ride-share giant, according to journalists present in the courtroom.Read more...

Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, seems to have an enemy. The Daily Dot reports that two of Jones’ video-hosting sites appear to be getting spammed with a supercut of clips of the right-wing host day drinking while at work. Where the video came from, why anyone would put together such a thing, and…Read more...

It turns out Facebook isn’t just the place where your angry uncle goes to vent his irate political opinions and numb out to soft porn; it’s also one of the last viable avenues for pushing political ads on the internet in 2022.Read more...

A feasibility study suggests millions of dollars can be made by using fleets of bright cubesats to form advertisements high above Earth. It’s a clearly terrible idea, as it would tarnish our already-threatened views of the night sky.Read more...

Drone footage captured on May 16 proves what biologists in South Africa have long suspected: a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is systematically hunting and killing great white sharks off the coast of the country.Read more...

Freshly sprung from internet jail after a tasteless stunt turned tragic, notorious livestreamer Shawn (Joseph Winter) seizes upon a comeback scheme: he’ll broadcast a night spent alone in a supposedly haunted house. Thus begins Deadstream, a movie that knows you’re already very familiar with found-footage horror,…Read more...

A new study this week may provide comfort to expectant mothers living with depression. The research found no clear link between taking antidepressants during pregnancy and future brain-related conditions in children, such as autism or ADHD.Read more...

Two years ago, the Arizona Attorney General sued Google for allegedly tricking people into giving up their location data, even after they tried to turn off the company’s location data settings. Google agreed to pay $85 million to settle the lawsuit this week and fix an incorrect description of what its Location…Read more...

Private aerospace company Spaceflight is struggling to raise the orbit of an orbital transfer vehicle that reached space one month ago. Time is now of the essence, as the space tug’s orbit is gradually decaying over time.Read more...

The world of tabletop actual play series Critical Role is forever expanding, from the shows themselves, to comics, animated series, and of course, novels. While our last looks at the world of Critical Role books took us into the past of two of Vox Machina’s heroes, our latest is a look at a villain from the world of…Read more...

Space is unrelenting in its expanse and grandeur; in the observable universe alone we’ve imaged billions of objects, but so many remain unexamined. Over the last 10 years, the Dark Energy Camera alone has imaged about 2.5 billion objects, such as galaxies, stars, dwarf planets, and supernovae, the explosive deaths of…Read more...

The first reviews of the recently launched, self-branded “conservative dating app,” The Right Stuff are in. And things aren’t looking so good for the Peter Thiel-funded company. Of the 197 reviews currently posted in the iOS store, nearly 60 give the app a one-star rating.

The Lego Ideas studio, a platform where fans can display their work and possibly see it become an official Lego set, is a favorite for Lego builders. Numerous sets have been produced already—including the Home Alone house and Starry Night. Now, Lego Ideas wants to see your dungeons.Read more...

The federal government has, for the first time, included crucial raw materials needed for the clean energy transition under a list of goods that have child or forced labor in their supply chains.Read more...

The episode She-Hulk: Attorney at Law fans have been waiting for is finally here. The Marvel Cinematic Universe character everyone knew was coming, just not specifically when, is finally going to debut on Thursday’s episode. We’re talking, of course, about Frog-Man, who originally had a quick cameo in earlier…Read more...

Everything is moving into place as Andor edges closer to the heist on Aldhani. This week’s episode, “The Ax Forgets,” directed by Susanna White, delivers another tension-filled slow burn of a Star Wars story. The Dan Gilroy-written preamble to the heist really digs into the inner workings of strangers being brought…Read more...

Meta has withdrawn a slew of internship offers as it struggles to cut costs and salvage what’s left of its stock price. To throw salt on the wound, some of the rescinded offers had been made to candidates who were already working with the company. The current interns were supposed to continue their time with the…Read more...

Look, if you’re going to rob a family on Christmas Eve, just do it after Santa Claus stops at the house. This is Criminal Logic 101. Because, if you don’t, Santa could arrive when you’re there, and then you’re in deep, deep, Reindeer crap.Read more...

As much as some companies like Google are willing to let their cloud-based game services like Stadia perish on the vine, groups working to preserve digital information are only growing more sophisticated. On Monday, the nonprofit Internet Archive said they’re working with a grant to create a monster library of amateur…Read more...

Apple may have crossed a crucial line in the sand in its dance to squash budding unions.Read more...

This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. This article is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems.

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Amazon is officially discontinuing its Facetime-esque, Facebook-Portal-esque Glow gadget, which was aimed at kids and allowed them to read books, play games, and have video calls with distant relatives.

What’s the most elaborate display of wealth you can imagine? A massive yacht that’s more like a luxury floating hotel? That would have been our answer too, until we laid eyes on the latest concept from submarine builder U-Boat Worx. The company wants to give the obscenely wealthy the best of both worlds with a luxury…Read more...

The founder and CEO of Konnech, a company at the center of many 2020 election denier conspiracy theories, was arrested on Tuesday under suspicion of data theft. Specifically, Eugene Yu is accused of storing Los Angeles County poll worker information on servers in China, in violation of Konnech’s contract with the…Read more...

Hulu’s Hellraiser is the 11th film in a series that dates back to the 1987 original directed by Clive Barker, who adapted that script from his novella. Since then, the franchise has suffered a noticeable drop in quality; this new entry from director David Bruckner (The Night House) aims to restore it to gory glory,…Read more...

Paige Thompson, an ex-Amazon software engineer who stole the credit card applications, social security numbers, and bank account numbers of more than 100 million people from Capital One, costing the company at least $270 million, was sentenced to time served and just five years probation late Tuesday in a Washington…Read more...

Sooner or later, something’s going to go wrong with your tech—and that’s when you’ve got a choice to make. As with all the jobs that need doing around the home, either you call the professionals in and pay for help, or you attempt to do the required fix yourself for free. There are pros and cons to both options, but…Read more...

Sony has found a director for its Spider-Man-adjacent El Muerto movie. An upcoming Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla comic is already being turned into a movie. Doctor Who puts classic companion Ace back in her iconic look. Plus, what’s coming on Quantum Leap and Titans. Spoilers now!

Android apps have arrived on Windows 11... sort of. The feature is still being labeled as a ‘preview’ for the time being, and you’re limited to apps from the Amazon Appstore (not the Google one), but it’s open to everyone and it doesn’t take long to get started. Here, we’ll take you through the steps of installing…Read more...

Two NASA astronauts, along with astronauts from the Japanese and Russian space agencies, are embarking on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. You can catch the action live right here.Read more...

This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, the first climate-fiction contest from Fix, Grist’s solutions lab. Imagine 2200 asked writers to imagine the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, and the winning stories feature intersectional worlds in which no community is left…Read more...

If you ever find yourself mailing bundles of cash across the country to a stranger, take a deep breath and ask yourself, “Is this a scam?” because we assure you it’s almost certainly a scam. And Gizmodo has the documents to prove it.

As someone who very much can’t afford the clothes presented at Paris Fashion Week (or any other city’s fashion week) I wasn’t paying much attention to the shows. But among the highlights from reporters and fashion influencers, I spotted some pieces that absolutely thrilled my brain, even though they made my eyes…Read more...

South Korea’s military accidentally hit its own air force base during a missile test on Tuesday, according to a new report from the Korea Times. The unfortunate accident caused a fire and sent the opposite of its intended message: That South Korea and the U.S. are ready to respond to North Korea in the event of any…Read more...

The fiery cheating scandal consuming the chess world for the past month appears to be coming to a close and it looks like 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann has found himself in checkmate.Read more...

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The universe of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is getting bigger with official casting announced for the prequel spin-off series Sisterhood of Dune. Variety announced that Emily Watson (Chernobyl) will play Valya Harkonnen and Shirley Henderson (Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker) will play Tula Harkonnen.Read more...

The Valley of Hollows—the latest interactive theater show from immersive storytellers Delusion—opened in Los Angeles just in time for Halloween season. It’s Delusion’s eighth year being a part of the city’s haunt scene, and io9 was invited to check out this year’s production. We also spoke with director Jon Braver…Read more...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a landmark case concerning the Clean Water Act on Monday. And the justices, even many from the conservative majority—who have been widely expected to rule in favor of much narrower water protections—asked a lot of questions that signaled the case might not be as settled as…Read more...