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Patty Durand reached her tipping point in 2019, when Georgia’s Public Service Commission was considering a rate case that would have huge implications for energy bills for people in Georgia. Durand was president of an energy nonprofit in Atlanta, and the commission had invited her to present research on consumer…Read more...

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What’s better than one person typing up pretentious hot takes on current events? Two people! Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will allow two users to co-author a tweet together, posting the tweet on both of their accounts simultaneously.Read more...

Private space company Nanoracks has announced the successful first test of a new technology to get rid of trash from the International Space Station.

After the success of Get Out and Us, Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions signed an exclusive deal with Universal Pictures as its home for future film and television projects—so it was only a matter of time before the genre powerhouse took up some real estate on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood.Read more...

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio have signed on for Disney+ series Echo. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the two stars of Daredevil will be making their official ensemble debut on the Marvel Studios television series starring Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez.

A company in Japan is developing a smartphone app that would delete children’s nude photos automatically from their phone. The app is being developed as a way to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and minors

Sad news as Kazuki Takahashi, the manga-ka behind the hit series Yu-Gi-Oh and its even more popular CCG, has died in what seems to be a tragic accident at the age of 60.Read more...

It looks like an NFT, it sells like an NFT, but Reddit swears it’s just a “Collectible Avatar.” The website is launching a new collection of limited edition, artist-made, blockchain-backed, digital cartoon characters for purchase.

After going MIA for nearly 24 hours, NASA’s CAPSTONE probe finally reestablished contact with ground controllers. The microwave-sized satellite is currently en route to the Moon where it will test a unique orbital configuration for an upcoming lunar space station.

Among the many reasons to own an Apple Watch is the number of times it can save you from having to pull your iPhone out of your pocket, and a new patent recently granted to Apple could one day see yet another useful iPhone feature brought to the wearable: Touch ID.Read more...

It looks like Mickey Mouse might need a refresher on digital security.Read more...

Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the scariest dinosaurs to have roamed the planet, but it’s also the laughing stock of the dinosaur kingdom due its tiny arms. Never fear, T. rex: Researchers in Argentina have found you a friend that shares your absurdly small arms.

Alex Ross’ superhero comics work is iconic for good reason, and he’s about to give us a boatload of it with Fantastic Four: Full Circle, a rare comics project about Marvel’s first family written and illustrated by the artist himself. But if you’re heading to Comic-Con this month, there’s good news: io9's got the…Read more...

Nobody seems to be rooting for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson anymore, except, perhaps, Boris Johnson. However, the entire internet seems to agree that one public figure should remain in power, and perhaps even take over after the current PM’s scandal-filled ousting.Read more...

On April 19, 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter became the first powered aircraft to lift off from the surface of Mars. The historic 39-second flight set the stage for an entirely new way of exploring other planets, inspiring engineers to design bigger and more durable aircraft to soar over the Martian terrain.Read more...

The Hunger Games prequel has found even more tributes to volunteer. Hayden Panettiere teases Kirby’s return for Scream 6. Chris Pratt hypes up Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Plus, a look at the return of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal. To me, my spoilers!

Although the original Game Boy is considered an iconic piece of hardware in the annals of gaming history, one talented modder recently showed us what it would look and feel like with the Game Boy Advance’s landscape design. But instead of churning out a fancy 3D render, they instead went and built a fully functional…Read more...

Humans have long mapped the stars, and ancient civilizations built entire mythologies (and even their own architecture!) based on astronomy. But the advent of advanced photographic techniques have allowed us to capture the sky and beyond in sharper relief than our predecessors could have ever imagined. Some fine…Read more...

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Lego and Nintendo have been staples of millions of kids’ lives for the past few decades, so it’s no surprise that when the two joined forces, it resulted in a collection of building sets that are impossible to resist, including a monstrous new Bowser that fittingly towers over Lego’s interactive Mario figure.Read more...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has seen amazing things since it launched over sixteen years ago. It has cruised by Jupiter, peeked at erupting volcanos on Io, and most famously, zipped past Pluto, becoming the first spacecraft to visit a dwarf planet.Read more...

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk lamented the decline of the America’s birthrate in June, he made sure to point out that he was “doing [his] part haha.” That may be true, and even more so than we previously thought—according to an Insider report published Wednesday night, Musk had secret twins last year, bringing the tally of…Read more...

Netflix and Nickelodeon’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie has released its first trailer ahead of its Netflix premiere this summer. Directed by Emmy winners Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, it features the turtles embarking on a continuation of their series when a visitor arrives from the future to warn…Read more...

The Radiant Citadel is not a dungeon. It’s a way stop, a place for Dungeons & Dragons characters to rest on the road... specifically, roads to and from the various dimensional worlds of D&D. It’s a place where any player can find themselves, perhaps embarking on the 13 adventures found in the upcoming Journeys Through…Read more...

Scientists in California are asking for U.S. volunteers who live with cats to participate in a new research project. The study will survey owners about their pet’s behaviors and their knowledge of training methods. The team’s larger goal is to help cats—especially kittens—and humans better form healthy relationships…Read more...

The Lost Ark. Sankara Stones. The Holy Grail. A Crystal Skull. An Indiana Jones movie isn’t an Indiana Jones movie if the world’s most famous adventuring archeologist isn’t going after something tangible. This leads us to believe that in next year’s untitled fifth Indiana Jones film, Indy will be doing the same. But,…Read more...

A Georgia roadside attraction that became such a beacon for online conspiracy theorists it got The History Channel to take crackpot shots at it, is now devastated after an unknown person or persons reportedly blew up part of the structure Wednesday morning.Read more...

Apple announced a new security feature Wednesday designed to protect iPhone users from invasive spyware attacks. Dubbed “Lockdown Mode,” the feature promises to “harden” the security posture of your device, drawing a digital moat around its perimeter to protect against infiltration while also hobbling some of its…Read more...

NFTs are trendy, and Nothing’s fan base seems to want nothing to do with them. The company that’s been recently buzzed about in Android circles for its heavily teased upcoming smartphone launch announced today that it’s shilling NFTs. They’re called Nothing Community Dots, and they’re there to entice you to “connect”…Read more...

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It’s going to be a long time until Stranger Things returns. As season four is currently being binged and talked about endlessly, we’re looking back on some of the best needle drops featured in the hit Netflix series.

The number of products we’re buying online keeps going up and up, and that means you’re likely to have more and more packages coming to your address. When something you’ve ordered doesn’t show up, that can be hugely frustrating—and potentially very expensive too. Here’s what to do should that worst case scenario…Read more...

The only thing protecting the state of Utah from toxic, arsenic-filled dust storms is the expanse of saline water known as the Great Salt Lake. But bad news: The lake is rapidly drying up. It’s currently sitting at its lowest recorded water level ever, which was first recorded on Sunday.

The Supreme Court’s move to overturn Roe v. Wade has left abortion-seekers across the U.S. scrambling to find access to medical care online, only to find themselves awash in a sea of search results and ads for clinics offering anything but. Now, the biggest search engine out there is making it slightly (and I do mean…Read more...

Attention Amazon Prime members: ordering lunch just got easier. The company that brings you all your favorite products has announced that Prime members are eligible for a free, one year membership to GrubHub+ starting today.

Don’t worry: next up for the Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things, is Stranger Things 5. After Stranger Things 4 crossed a billion hours watched for Netflix, the streamer is, obviously, going to want that as soon as possible. So writing starts soon. But Netflix wants to stay in business with the brothers…Read more...

A scorching summer continues in the U.S. as a massive heat dome is slated to affect Southwestern and Central U.S. states. Areas in the region will experience consecutive days of temperatures in the high 90s and low 100s Fahrenheit.Read more...

While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks from the surface of an active volcano on the Sicilian east coast, and he did so while role-playing as though he were in orbit around the Moon.

Last we left Ms. Marvel’s burgeoning young hero, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), she found herself transported back in time to Partition-era India at a train station after the leader of the Clandestine, Najma (Nimra Bucha) accidentally struck her family bangle. Has the bangle actually sent Kamala back in time? What will…Read more...

It’s safe to assume that Apple is going to release a second version of its excellent AirPods Max wireless headphones at some point, but we’re hoping that the company will include a better carrying case the second time around. Our prayers might be answered, as a new patent awarded to Apple may provide a sneak peek at…Read more...

“The skies are strange,” a man named Sadoc Burrows says in a brand-new teaser for Prime Video’s upcoming show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. What follows is some kind of object soaring above Middle-earth like a rocket. The elves see it. The dwarves see it. The ents see it. Until finally, it lands, almost…Read more...

Pressure’s mounting to throw TikTok back into the regulatory spotlight, this time from a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee.Read more...

E-cig company Juul has had a black cloud above its head thanks to federal regulators’ efforts to squash the brand, but recent court and agency decisions might mean executive efforts to hamper vape companies could potentially go up in smoke.Read more...

It seems hard to imagine now, but there was almost a full decade when Star Wars toys didn’t exist. After the 1986 end of the Kenner action figure line, it took until 1995 for Hasbro to bring toys back to shelves with the title “Power of the Force,” and the results were… terrible. Just terrible. So, in order to better…Read more...

Microsoft announced its nearly $69 billion purchase of massive gaming company, Activision Blizzard in January. But the road to acquisition hasn’t been smooth for the two companies, and the deal isn’t sealed yet.

It’s no spoiler to say that Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) is just as talented at playing the electric guitar as he was at being a Dungeon Master. But to learn the truth behind the most badass moment in Stranger Things’ fourth season finale and you somehow haven’t watched it yet, well, you know what that means.

Mechanical watchmaking is truly an art, and at no time is that more apparent than when luxury watchmakers flex their engineering skills to design and build impossibly thin functional timepieces free of batteries and electronics. Measuring in at no thicker than a quarter, the new Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari just…Read more...

Katee Sackhoff returns to The Mandalorian for season three. Vecna will be extra-pissed when Stranger Things’ fifth season begins. Plus, a peek at The Boys season finale, James Gunn teases a Guardians of the Galaxy holiday album(?!), and so much more. Spoilers, ho!

Like its namesake, Voyager Digital wanted to go where few crypto trading companies have gone before, to truly make crypto “mainstream” with items like debit and credit cards that earn users crypto rewards. Instead of going “to the moon” and beyond, Voyager is taking a parabolic trajectory back down to where many…Read more...