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The CW is saying goodbye to two of its bigger shows from the long running Arrowverse. Legends of Tomorrow, the spinoff of Arrow and Flash focused on those shows’ respective C-listers traveling through time and saving reality, has been canceled, as has the relative newcomer Batwoman.

Watch out, financial firms. If you’re mean to fossil fuel companies, Texas is coming for you.Read more...

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest cool toys on the internet. This week: Buzz gets the toys that Andy dreamed of for Lightyear, Jurassic World conjures up the mother of all T-Rex toys, and Hot Toys gets shocking for a new Spider-Man: No Way Home figure. Check it out!

It’s six months away from spooky season, but there are already Halloween rumblings in the air. Disney Parks has revealed the comeback of an East Coast fan favorite event as well as more fall happenings on Disney cruises, and Universal Studios is keeping things tightly locked in its crypt regarding Halloween Horror…Read more...

It’s only been a few hours since news broke that legendary comic book artist Neal Adams passed away yesterday at the age of 80, but the comic book industry has not marked his death quietly. Writers, artists, and more have flocked to Twitter to praise Adams, his work, his immense influence, and his tireless work on…Read more...

The music scene’s big festival return has come to a close as Coachella wrapped up last weekend. io9 was able to attend through a media pass to catch all the sights and sounds (read our Danny Elfman report here)—which included not only music but also creative sets and installations. Through technology and physical…Read more...

If you’re among the throng of Twitter-die hards that are more than a bit bummed about a certain South African billionaire’s plans to buy out the social network, you might have flocked to its open-source alternative, Mastodon. As it turns out, the European Union is right there with you; the European Data Protection…Read more...

Everybody’s favorite mass polluters, and the two largest U.S. petroleum companies, are having a banner year so far.

Airbnb announced today that the lodging company would no longer issue refunds for Covid-19 related cancellations starting May 31, 2022.

Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) has departed from Fantastic Four, the next film he was attached to direct for Marvel Studios, as reported by Deadline.Read more...

If you thought the age of streaming services would put an end to people watching oddly formatted bootleg copies of the newest movie releases, then you’d probably be surprised to see what some Russians have been forced to do to watch Turning Red in theaters.

Nvidia’s latest GeForce Now update gives the cloud gaming service native support for Apple’s M1 processor, a feature that should significantly improve the gaming experience on Macs.

Somebody disabled a large number of France’s fiber optic cables earlier this week. The incident, which is being criminally investigated and has been called an act of “vandalism” and “sabotage,” temporarily disrupted the internet in multiple French cities, including Paris.

This April, I was lucky enough to partner with both my local movie theater (shout out to Story Screen Beacon) and a good friend (Alana Sawchuck) to host a talkback series featuring five of Guillermo del Toro’s monster flicks (stylized as MONSTER FLICKS... get it?).Read more...

We’re sorry, but this week on Gadgettes, we have to talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter. Frankly, it’s still the biggest news of the week. It started with Elon announcing his plans to take over the social network for a cool $44 billion, and then somehow morphed into something as big as Musk’s ego. Musk has convinced…Read more...

Sony will no longer let users stack subscription memberships to PlayStation Plus or PlayStation Now, a policy shift blatantly preventing PS5 users from scoring long-term discounts on the revamped PlayStation Plus service.

America’s favorite right-wing conspiracy theorist is adding a new skill point to her Trolling of America role playing game: Section 230 expert.Read more...

In this week’s “Which Gadget Should You Buy,” we help a music teacher find the best hybrid tablet or laptop for their specific needs.

Russia has enlisted the help of some new marine recruits in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, deploying trained military dolphins to protect one of its naval bases in the Black Sea. The underwater defense was reportedly revealed in satellite images captured by private space technology company Maxar, and reviewed by the…Read more...

A man’s food preservation hobby appears to have led to his death via botulism. This week, Washington State health officials reported that a Grays Harbor resident likely died from eating home-canned food that contained the bacterial toxin.Read more...

Neal Adams, the legendary artist who brought Batman, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Brave and the Bold, and many more to life in his storied career passed away yesterday due to complications from sepsis, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 80.Read more...

Microsoft is finally talking honestly about allowing for self-repair of its products as many other big tech companies start to loosen their grip on fixing their electronics when they eventually go bust.Read more...

Luxury brands, investment bankers, and even the goddamn military might be buying big into the idea of a metaverse, but thankfully, there’s one prominent CEO who’s finally calling it out for being as wishy-washy and we all know it to be.Read more...

Puerto Rico’s power authority LUMA can’t seem to keep the lights on, and now it’s the target of a lawsuit by four corporations who want $310 million in damages.Read more...

Back in February, current Spider-Man Tom Holland made the surprising and surprisingly weird announcement that one of the three Spider-Men in No Way Home—which includes previous Spideys Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, along with Holland, of course—wore a fake ass underneath their superhero costumes while filming the…Read more...

The Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to being fully operational: It is now fully aligned and calibrating its suite of four instruments to collect data on our universe. NASA announced the new milestone in a blog post yesterday.

More than 50 years ago, Apollo astronauts left 96 bags of their own waste on the surface of the Moon. But they didn’t exactly fear getting hit with a fine for littering, as space—the Moon included—has been a largely lawless region. Canadian law makers are hoping to change that.Read more...

Undone—Amazon’s thought-provoking, rotoscope-animated exploration of the limits of reality and possibly sanity, from creators Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg (BoJack Horseman)—is back for a second season, which means that tremendous season one cliffhanger can be finally resolved. So did Alma (Rosa Salazar) find…Read more...

Ironically, by being so different from all the other Star Trek shows going on right now, Strange New Worlds’ wholehearted embrace of nostalgia for the original Star Trek is what’s making it stand out from the pack—and its new opening titles are no exception, a gorgeous riff on classic Trek in a shiny new package.

The use of biometrics—measurements of physiological characteristics to identify someone—has made interactions with our mobile devices a lot easier by trading passcodes for face scans and fingerprint readings. But are there other ways our physical interactions with devices can make them easier to use? Researchers in…Read more...

This probably isn’t what they meant when they said “trim the fat.” Weight loss app Noom will be laying off 495 wellness coaches in total over the coming days, according to a report by Insider based on company documents.Read more...

In light of a certain new shiny, licensed Superhero RPG release, I decided to look at some of my favorite superhero-focused RPGs, and found that I had at least seven in my personal collection, and another dozen saved online in various places. So you know what, let’s go. Superhero RPG megaslideshow, prepare for impact.

From fart horns to pre-programed rolling stops, Tesla is no stranger to recalls.Read more...

Special edition laptops rarely leave a lasting impression. Most add a new color scheme to an existing chassis or slap some hideous promo branding on the lid to entice fans of a popular movie franchise. Asus’ Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition isn’t one of those half-assed entries. In the 14X OLED, the Taiwanese laptop…Read more...

From fake news to fake profiles, it’s important to know where the images that you’re looking at online have come from—and there are several different tools around to do just that. Whether you want to know where in the world a particular place is, who created a certain piece of digital art, or if the dating profile…Read more...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla, made some big claims when he submitted his bid to buy Twitter two weeks ago. The tech magnate said he would “unlock” Twitter’s “extraordinary potential” and transform the company. Well, it apparently seems that some of his grand ideas include charging to embed…Read more...

One person’s extra snot is a bacteria’s treasure, a team of scientists say. In new research, they detail how a common opportunistic germ can manipulate our immune system into producing mucus when it shouldn’t. The clever trick not only allows the microbe to avoid destruction but also gives it a rich source of fuel to…Read more...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods scooches its release date to avoid Avatar 2. The other spinoff of The Walking Dead is at least adding to its cast. Mike Myers goes secret society hunting in a new look at The Pentaverate, plus what’s coming on The Flash, Riverdale, and more. To me, my spoilers!

Since many robots are more durable and expendable than human beings, researchers have experimented with alternate means of getting around that outperform walking around on two legs, including a new bot that can jump to staggering heights and distances from a standing start.Read more...

I’ve never had such a conflicted relationship with a gadget, and it’s agonizing. You see, Asus made a really cool thing, but I’m having a hard time recommending it. It’s not so much the execution, but rather the price and, well, the entire concept. OK, so let me get to it: the device I’m talking about is the Asus ROG…Read more...

Early footage from 2023's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 just screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and we’re here to tell you all about it.Read more...

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With the news that a live-action adaptation of the classic ‘80s anime series Robotech has found a (fourth) director, it might be time to go back and revisit the beloved cartoon—or check it out for the very first time. Not only does it stand the test of time, it also holds an important place in the history of American…Read more...

The U.S. Postal Service won’t give up gas without a fight, and now it’s getting one.Read more...

Science-Fantasy isn’t a new genre, per se, but it is one that is starting to get some clearer definitions within publishing, making it a buzzy place to read. Combining tropes and conventions of both science-fiction and fantasy, magic and time-space travel often go hand in hand. There are often unexplainable forces are…Read more...

If you’re one of the millions of students applying for student aid every year, then chances are Facebook—and Facebook’s parent company Meta—know about it.Read more...

A new glimpse of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has dropped, perhaps by accident. Although we’ve already seen plenty of the movie, this new 10-second trailer still has something new to show us.

Amazon released its Q1 earnings today, and there were a lot of ups and downs, and one frequently used word was “decreased,” specifically in reference to their income and cash flow.

As climate change permanently alters our environment, the world is increasingly opening up to new viruses—with potentially deadly consequences for us humans. A study published Thursday in Nature finds that as climate change is forcing animals to move habitats, they will increasingly come into contact with humans, and…Read more...

Netflix’s blog Tudum, an onomatopoeia meant to resemble the sound made when the app starts, is now sounding more like ta-“doom” after the streaming giant suddenly laid off its blog staff Thursday afternoon.Read more...