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Chinese telecommunications equipment is no longer wanted in the Great White North. Sorry! Canadian officials on Thursday announced a new ban on Huawei and ZTE 5G telecommunications equipment over alleged national security concerns. With the ban, Canada will join the U.S. U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, collectively…Read more...

When a movie grosses $2 billion at the box office, especially in the middle of a global pandemic, a sequel should be all but inevitable. However, that’s not quite the case with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Though the film was by far the biggest hit of the past few years and, obviously, the studio would love to make a…Read more...

OpenSea, the online NFT marketplace, has shut down trading of a certain Bored Ape amidst an ongoing ownership dispute case in Singapore. The NFT now sports a bright red disclaimer announcing that is has been “reported for suspicious activity.”

The federal government is banking big on the idea of a climate change “undo” button.

Halloween Horror Nights has finally announced the first official haunted house for its fall event on both coasts—just after we got back from a thrilling excursion at the Universal Orlando Resorts. Over on the Disney Parks side of things, we try to break down the complex process of getting a ticket for Guardians of the…Read more...

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is finally on its way to the International Space Station, despite a not-so-seamless start to its journey. The spacecraft experienced a malfunction when two thrusters failed to fire.

It’s not hard to imagine that a parent would do anything to help an infant escape a dangerous situation, such as an apartment fire where egress through the front door and stairs isn’t an option. But according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, any rescue plans should not include these BabyRescue bags from…Read more...

Nvidia’s rumored budget GeForce GTX 1630 desktop GPU will seemingly arrive in the next week or so, and when it does, it will likely be among the cheapest new cards on the market. VideoCardz reports that the GTX 1630 will essentially be a watered-down version of the GTX 1650, an entry-level graphics card released in…Read more...

States in the northeast U.S. are expected to experience the country’s first major heatwave of 2022 this weekend, with temperatures cresting well over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius).

Since the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, director George Miller kept saying he had one little movie to finish before diving back into that world. Some small little thing he wanted to do. It stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. It’s called Three Thousand Years of Longing. And no, he wouldn’t say what it’s about.Read more...

There’s a lot of scandals hitting Tesla CEO Elon Musk all at once, but at least he knows he has a friend in Brazil’s deforester-in-chief Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing demagogue who similarly to Musk, has a very hard time taking any sort of public criticism, and has tried using the power of his office to make sure his…Read more...

Nearly three years have passed since audiences last took a trip to Hawkins, Indiana, but only six months have passed there. That’s when season four of Stranger Things picks up when it debuts May 27 and you can catch an extended glimpse right now. That’s because Netflix just released the first eight minutes of the…Read more...

A startling discovery was made by two kayakers. It happened last summer, while the pair were paddling along the Minnesota River. Because the river had receded after a regional drought, they were able to see an object on the banks of the river. They went closer and saw that it looked like human remains.Read more...

Hurricane season is just on the horizon, and this year rising temperatures are headed toward a “La Niña” effect that could cause bigger and stronger tropical storms in the Atlantic.Read more...

You’ve felt it. A great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out... in excitement? Because after the pandemic pushed it back for two years, Star Wars Celebration is preparing to descend on Anaheim, California next week, and io9 will be there in person to bring you all the news! As all the…Read more...

Parts of Spain could see record-breaking heat this weekend as the country prepares for what could be the earliest summer heatwave on record, officials said this week.Read more...

If you’re as restless as we are about the long-awaited return of Stranger Things, which debuted its third season nearly three years ago, Reddit has some fun digital treats to tide you over until the season four premiere next week.Read more...

South Korean supreme court documents show that just a week before the price of TerraUSD and its sidekick coin Luna utterly collapsed, company founder Do Kwon and other execs decided to shutter their native South Korean headquarters.Read more...

Apple will not have to disclose a design flaw in certain MacBook Pro models after a Ninth Circuit judge denied an appeal to reopen a class-action lawsuit concerning the “stage light” or “flexgate” defect, Bloomberg Law reports.

First they were nobodies. Then they were the son of the most powerful, evil man and the galaxy and his wife. Now,we know Rey’s mysterious parents, glimpsed only briefly in The Rise of Skywalker, are Dathan and Miramir, thanks to Adam Christopher’s new Star Wars novel, Shadow of the Sith—a book that, surprisingly, is …Read more...

If you’re looking to permanently replace a TV with a projector in a room with lots of foot traffic, there are two important things you should look for: lots of lumens, and a short-throw design. LG’s new HU915QE 4K CineBeam laser projector delivers both, with a design that can be positioned almost right up against a…Read more...

Behold: Exclusive footage from Prehistoric Planet, the upcoming Apple TV+ show that offers viewers some of the most scientifically accurate depictions of dinosaurs to ever grace the screen. This clip depicts the methodical hunting routine of Mononykus, a petite, insect-eating theropod recognizable for its massive…Read more...

If there was any doubt that selling toys to adults was just as lucrative as selling toys to kids, Playmobil continues to expand its portfolio of playsets inspired by retro pop culture properties with a Star Trek USS Enterprise playset that is as wonderfully detailed as it is obscenely gigantic. You’ll need to clear…Read more...

It might not seem like the needle-moving announcement that Apple would make. But thanks to a news bit from a trusted analyst, there’s hope on the horizon that someday soon, Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will stop being separated—by charging cables, at least. (Don’t expect any parity on messaging any time…Read more...

CW has held onto the Supernatural prequel The Winchesters long enough to release a full trailer. Three Thousand Years of Longing, the latest from Fury Road’s George Miller, dropped a poster yesterday, so we’re expecting a trailer... soon. Boogity, boogity, boogity, let’s go spoilers!Read more...

New outbreaks of a seldom-seen disease called monkeypox are setting public health experts on edge. Several countries, including the U.S., have recently reported cases of the viral infection. No deaths are reported so far, and the risk to the general public appears to be low for now. But it’s possible something has…Read more...

Qualcomm has announced the next batch of mobile chips coming to smartphones, tablets, and the AR curious. The company revealed the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, a bump up to the current processor used in the latest Android flagships. Qualcomm also took the lid off its newest mid-range processor, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. And…Read more...

The Lone Star State is coming for Incognito mode.Read more...

Elon Musk exposed his erect penis to a flight attendant employed by SpaceX in 2016 and offered to buy her a horse in exchange for sex, according to allegations in a new report from Insider. The report cites a settlement for $250,000 between SpaceX and the unnamed woman, Insider reports, documentation Gizmodo has not…Read more...

We’re drooling over the latest image dump from the Solar Orbiter mission. These incredible pictures and videos, captured during its close approach in March, highlight the awesome power of this probe to show us our host star in a whole new light.

We know the end of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. We know the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope. But in between there’s a crucial, never-before-seen moment that’s both so obvious and yet so overlooked, it was ripe to be at the center of Disney+’s new Star Wars show, Obi-Wan Kenobi.Read more...

Say the phrase “science fiction” and immediately an image forms in your mind. Maybe it’s of space. Maybe it’s high-tech machinery. Maybe it’s some odd-looking creature. Whatever it is, that image likely has a sound as well, and for many of us, that sound was written by a composer named Vangelis, who passed away this…Read more...

Office buildings in Silicon Valley tend to make other office buildings look surprisingly small and shabby. Now, while there are few people that will say they got FOMO over an office, there is no doubt that Google’s newest campus in Mountain View, California is mighty nice and neat, even as office work itself remains…Read more...

Feel the electricity in the air? Don’t worry, it’s just latent energy from our exclusive preview of the newest hero arriving from Image’s Massive-Verse. Inspired by the Japanese heroes of tokutatsu series (like Power Rangers), the franchise launched by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa’s Radiant Black expands with The…Read more...

If you experienced deja vu reading that headline, there’s good reason. The proliferation of so-called “hoverboards” (i.e. self-balancing scooters) has come with lots of safety issues and recalls. This time, at least, the boards aren’t spontaneously combusting.

It might be time for NASA to ditch its aging ISS spacesuits. The space agency announced a pause to all its spacewalks until it has a better handle on a lingering and frightening issue that’s causing water to leak inside of astronauts’ helmets.

If you thought the Daredevil renaissance started and ended with the Netflix series arriving on Disney+, following star Charlie Cox’s surprise cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, think again: there’s a brand-new series focusing on the Man Without Fear (who is also a really good lawyer!) in the works at Disney+ now too.Read more...

The U.S. Justice Department has revised its enforcement policy related to a controversial anti-hacking law, giving a much needed legal reprieve to security professionals who break into digital systems to help rather than harm.Read more...

In a rather odd pairing comparable to Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian, eBay has partnered with Snapchat to allow its users to post their listings on the social media platform, the two companies announced on Thursday.Read more...

A new report from climate research organization Oil Change International has found that almost half of the fossil fuels that could come out of existing coal mines and oil and gas fields need to stay untouched, if we’re going to stop warming at less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

French car manufacturer Renault unveiled a potentially groundbreaking reimagining of their Scénic model that features a battery that runs on hydrogen. The announcement was a part of a ChangeNOW summit that took place today in Paris.

The live-action She-Ra currently in development at Amazon has hired Nicole Kassell as the series director, says Variety. Kassell is a well-known streaming service director and executive producer, who has worked on genre shows such as Watchmen, Westworld, and The Leftovers. While a pilot order is still up in the air,…Read more...

On Wednesday, a Bloomberg report revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is requesting more than 100 personal cell phones from Wall Street executives and employees. The phone turnover is part of an ongoing investigation into record keeping and communication at big banks. And the people are not taking it…Read more...

Voyager 1 is nearly 14.5 billion miles from Earth and continues to hurtle out of the solar system at about 38,000 miles per hour. But NASA engineers working on the 44-year-old spacecraft have recently been vexed by the probe’s articulation and control system, which is generating data that appears to be completely…Read more...

Evil just loves to end its seasons on extremely intense cliffhangers—season one, it was Kristen (Katja Herbers) maybe murdering the serial killer who was freed from jail on a technicality and then proceeded to threaten her family. Season two, it was Kristen and fellow supernatural investigator David (Mike Colter)…Read more...

A chunk of the U.S., from California to Texas to the Midwest, is at risk of blackouts and unreliable power supply this summer as extreme heat and drought impact the electric grid, a major regulator said Wednesday.Read more...

One day you wake up, make some coffee, think you’re a huge Star Wars fan, and have your world turned upside down. Case in point, io9 is filled with writers and readers who are wild about Star Wars, but do any of us know someone who could throw down $120,000 on a Star Wars watch?Read more...

With Will and El out of Hawkins, the remaining hometown heroes find themselves at a crossroads when Stranger Things season four picks up with their lives. We see the younger crew go into high school and splinter apart as new friends show up, and also see unlikely pairings form when danger is afoot.

All eyes are on Cape Canaveral today as Boeing attempts an uncrewed test of its Starliner capsule. The previous test of the NASA-funded system did not go well, so the aerospace company is under tremendous pressure to succeed. The stage is set, and you can watch this much-anticipated launch live right here.Read more...