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The world always needs more Paddington—and production has finally started on the third film in the wonderful, feel-good series starring the best bear.

For a crash course in how to fuck up the environment, look no further than the Texas Legislature. At the start of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers have introduced a slew of bills with some jaw-droppingly bad environmental ramifications—including bills that would override the EPA’s authority and punish people…Read more...

The next phase of NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program is underway, with the space agency naming the four-person Artemis 2 crew who will fly around the Moon and back.Read more...

Apple is reportedly facing lagging demand for its M2-powered MacBooks, so much so it’s held back significantly on any more M2 chip production in what’s turning out to be a rough start for Apple’s 2023 laptop ambitions.

The first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies were scored to Peter Quill’s musical tastes for late ‘70s and ‘80s rock (having been abducted by aliens in 1988). But like the reality-warping Infinity Stones, a Zune—Microsoft’s defunct MP3 player—has radically reshaped the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and…Read more...

Four astronauts—three men and one woman—have been selected for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. As expected, the crew also features a Canadian, who will become the first non-U.S. citizen to venture past Earth orbit.Read more...

The nostalgia for Nintendo’s games which inspired The Super Mario Bros. Movie is catering to grown-up fans in a big way just in time for the Chris Pratt-starring film’s release.Read more...

In a surprising turn of events, Dwayne Johnson and Walt Disney Pictures are fast-tracking a live-action adaption of their Disney Princess tale Moana. Johnson will reprise his role as Maui.Read more...

A 3-year-old girl’s holiday in Costa Rica was ruined by an iguana in more ways than one. The scaly reptile stole her cake, but not before biting her hand and transmitting a rare bacterial infection that endured for months, according to the girl’s doctors. Fortunately, the infection was treatable.Read more...

Researchers using baited camera traps recorded an unknown species of snailfish more than 5 miles (8 kilometers) deep just off the coast of Japan. These are the deepest fish ever caught on film.Read more...

If you want to watch the famously bad 1956 Sci-Fi film Plan 9 from Outer Space, you have several options on both free and paid streaming services. The film has been archived, restored, and documented by people who care about the history of cinema. The same can’t be said about the similarly horrible 1993 Atari Jaguar…Read more...

The TARDIS has picked up another new star for Doctor Who’s next season: drag star Jinkx Monsoon, who will appear in the upcoming 14th season of the show in what the BBC describes as a “major new role.”

Most companies will avoid making real product announcements on April Fools’ Day, as the news will inevitably get buried under a mountain of pranks from companies incorrectly assuming they can be funny. But not Asus. It used April 1 this year to announce its first handheld gaming device, leaving fans wondering if it…Read more...

The next new hero of the DC Universe is here and he brought his whole family along for the ride.

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E-scooters are set to make a final French exit from the City of Lights. Residents of Paris, France have overwhelmingly voted to ban the electric micro mobility rentals in a Sunday referendum.

U.S. officials confirmed on Monday that the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the U.S. in February transmitted sensitive military information to China in real time. The Chinese government continues to claim it was a weather balloon that had blown off course.Read more...

After sparking a heated debate for saying he would take legacy blue checkmarks away from verified accounts beginning on April 1 if those users didn’t pay $8 for Twitter Blue, Twitter CEO Elon Musk backed away from his threat. To save face, though, Musk has simply made it harder to tell the difference between verified…Read more...

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This week, NASA announces the names of the four astronauts who will venture beyond the Moon for the planned Artemis 2 mission next year, and we couldn’t be more excited.

The coming age of powerful AI chatbots may very well reshape the world in radical and unforeseen ways, but it could do so at an immense environmental cost. A new report released today by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence estimates the amount of energy needed to train AI models like …Read more...

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Elon “the Dodgefather” Musk has moved to dismiss the $258 billion Dogecoin lawsuit he is facing, according to documents filed with Manhattan federal court. The plaintiffs claim that Musk peddled a pyramid scheme in the form of Dogecoin with accusations including wire fraud and gambling.

NASA is set to reveal the names of four astronauts who will fly around the Moon as part of the Artemis 2 mission. But first, we’ll have to endure a speech from Ted Cruz during the Houston-based event.

Marvel’s Wonder Man show adds to his cast. Get a look at new footage from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The Last of Us plans a filming move for season 2. Plus, the end of Ghosts, and what’s coming on Hello Tomorrow! Spoilers, away!

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news hitting the internet shelves. This week: Hasbro gets us ready to thwip with an entire legion of Across the Spider-Verse toys, Nerf goes fancy for its latest blasters. Check it out!

NASA’s Moon plans officially kicked off in November 2022, and the party is just getting started. The Orion capsule flew to the Moon and back as part of the Artemis 1 mission, but now the spacecraft is gearing up for its second lunar trip with a crew of astronauts on board.Read more...

What are the shortest words with a given number of syllables? “I” and “a” each contain one letter and one syllable, which is the tightest ratio we could realistically expect. Are there any two-letter words with two syllables? The only one I’m aware of (not counting things like “BB,” as in “BB gun”) requires that we…Read more...

Nick Fury hasn’t been seen in the MCU in a hot minute, and even longer when you remember that his last live-action appearance technically wasn’t even him. With Secret Invasion, the former SHIELD director is back on Earth to get to the bottom of something that’s been quietly going on in the background of various…Read more...

Yesterday was April Fools, and as always, that means the internet was full of jokes and goofs. For brands, this means trying to pull off gags with varying levels of success, like Sega up and releasing a straight up visual novel for Sonic the Hedgehog that’s apparently pretty good. But everything that transpired on…Read more...

Earlier in the week, Marvel finally pulled back the curtain on Secret Invasion, one of the many Disney+ shows they’ve still got in the pipeline. Based on a 2008 comic book event from Brian Michael Bendis and Lenil Francis Yu, the series will see a returning Nick Fury discover that the Skrulls from Captain Marvel have…Read more...

There was never going to be a world where Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. movie wasn’t going to be a big deal. But after that initial reveal where Chris Pratt got announced to play Mario alongside Charlie Day’s Luigi and Jack Black’s Bowser, the energy around the film has gradually shifted as more footage for it’s…Read more...

Things are always happening in Big Two comic books, particularly over in Marvel’s universe. (Well, universes, plural.) With spring barely started and the rest of the year not too far off on the horizon, it’s about that time to start revealing what’s in store for the heroes and villains of Marvel Comics for 2023 and at…Read more...

Shortly after rumors leaked of former President Donald Trump’s impending indictment, images purporting to show his arrest appeared online. These images looked like news photos, but they were fake. They were created by a generative artificial intelligence system.

Junji Ito is one of the biggest horror creators in manga, and his long career has led to numerous adaptations of his work. While much of it as of late has been in anime form, several stories such as Scarecrow and Uzumaki have been adapted in live action.

In the relative early days of the Fast franchise, Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto was headlining the series with the late Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner. When Walker died in 2013, the franchise opted to retire the character with Furious 7 two years later. Later installments have made it clear he’s quite alive—F9 even ends…Read more...

“Can’t I just say what happened?” A tall man in a flat cap asks, looking around the sparse meeting room. “Isn’t truth an absolute defense?” This is Doug Costello, the CEO of Wyrmwood Gaming. “It is,” says head of HR Bas Antoine, “if you have the whole story.” The two go back and forth, brainstorming a response,…Read more...

The Disney+ live-action adaptation of Lilo and Stitch has found its little human star.

Hello Kitty is no stranger to ambitious crossovers, and the new Hello Kitty and Friends x Attack on Titan Collection combines the world of Eldia with the Sanrio icons of adorableness.

After testing its FLEX rover in the California desert last year, Astrolab is now making plans to transport the vehicle to the Moon. The astronautics startup signed an agreement with SpaceX to deliver Astrolab’s first lunar rover to the Moon on a future Starship mission.Read more...

Fox News will be forced to defend its promotion of the “Big Lie” in court, as a Delaware judge ruled that a jury would need to decide whether there was “actual malice” in how the network let election disinformation loose upon its millions of viewers.

What happened to the Skrulls after Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) promised that they would be able to find a new home in Captain Marvel? According to a new article in Vanity Fair, a whole lot and, strangely, not much.Read more...

One of the world’s most famous orcas is going back to the ocean after more than 50 years in captivity, following years of activism pushing for her release.Read more...

After nearly a decade of courtroom arguments and appeals, one California man is finally emerging victorious in a protracted legal fight against Grubhub.Read more...

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Following a failed rocket launch earlier this year, Richard Branson’s private space venture has been struggling to stay afloat.Read more...

Some Hyundai and Kia vehicle owners are able to receive free steering wheel locks as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to combat a recent spate of vehicle break-ins. The locks will be distributed alongside an upgraded anti-theft technology which the company rolled out last month to eligible vehicles including the…Read more...

There’s good news and bad news for Lego fans next month. Unlike March, which brought with it some 45 new building sets, April arrives with just 14 new Lego introductions, and promises to be a little easier on budgets still recovering from last month.Read more...

Satellite swarms built and operated by SpaceX and OneWeb are poised to fundamentally alter the way in which we access the internet and where we connect to the grid. On the surface, the two internet service offerings would seem to be in competition with each other, but this isn’t exactly the case.