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Deadly tornadoes swept through six states and killed at least 80 people this weekend. Among the dead are at least 14 workers in two states who died after the storm ripped apart a candle factory and Amazon warehouse.Read more...

Matthew Vaughn has an update on Kingsman 3. A new Book of Boba Fett TV spot teases a war coming to Tatooine. Plus, new looks at the return of Servant and the CW’s next DC Comics series, Naomi. Spoilers away!

In recent months, you may have come across a phrase growing in popularity: Web3. You might be wondering what it is, what it will mean for the future, and how exactly the third-generation internet differs from the first two. Let’s cut to the chase: For Web3 evangelists, it’s a revolution; for skeptics, it’s an…Read more...

iOS updates are often incremental, with a handful of tweaks and bug fixes rather than major new features. But iOS 15.2 is a little different: The upgrade packs in a slew of big changes that will make a meaningful difference for most iPhone users.

Tesla will soon accept dogecoin as payment for merchandise, according to a tweet from Elon Musk early Tuesday. The announcement caused dogecoin’s price to surge over 18% at a time when most cryptocurrencies have been plunging.Read more...

The first covid-19 case of the new omicron variant has been detected in mainland China, according to state media outlet CGTN. The omicron case was detected in someone who was reportedly asymptomatic and arriving from outside China, according to the broadcaster.

Going into Spider-Man: No Way Home fans who follow movie news daily probably feel like they’ve got it all figured out. And, to an extent, they’re right. The trailers have made it very clear that after the shocking ending of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is going to ask Doctor Strange (Benedict…Read more...

One of the more impressive feats the CW’s been able to pull off with its Arrowverse is building out an interconnected world of heroes in which Batman hasn’t exactly been the most central and important of characters. While Batman’s appeared for special events and factored into the lore of Batwoman, the CW’s been…Read more...

With awards season upon us once again, Hollywood’s heavyweights are making the rounds as they promote their latest projects in hopes that they’ll bring home more than a few of the industry’s coveted statues of recognition. This week, the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes were announced, and WandaVision’s Elizabeth…Read more...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will kickoff modernization efforts at over a dozen different federal agencies, with the end goal being the creation of a more seamless “customer” experience for the average American.Read more...

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), an organization that represents hundreds of thousands of cops across the country, is hopping mad about President Joe Biden’s nominee to the governing board of the Federal Communications Commission. And no, their stated reasons don’t make a lot of sense.

One of the many reasons the Scream series is so beloved is that it’s in on the joke. The movies are predicated on the characters not just understanding the rules of horror movies, but specifically calling them out. It gives the franchise a unique edge that’s helped make it such a success.Read more...

Huawei has long been banned from using Google software and operating systems on its devices, so it developed the custom HarmonyOS as a replacement. Its phones may be struggling without Android, but forget all that: HarmonyOS now runs on a... water bottle.

The clock may be running out for notorious Israeli surveillance for hire company NSO Group. Sources told Bloomberg that the company’s cumbersome mixture of unpaid debts and growing international scrutiny have made NSO a bloated pariah and is forcing its leadership to consider shutting down its Pegasus spyware unit. S…Read more...

We haven’t heard many details about the iPhone SE 3 except that it will arrive early next year with 5G support, but that hasn’t stopped analysts at JP Morgan from making one hell of a prediction about its success.

You’ve heard of Christmas cheer. What about Christmas sleaze? It practically oozes off the screen in 1984 slasher Don’t Open Till Christmas, directed by Edmund Purdom—who also stars as a detective trying to figure out who’s been slaughtering people dressed as Santa Claus. Ho-ho, oh-no!Read more...

There’s nothing like sitting through a series of presentations about all the ways one of the most imperiled glaciers on Earth to get the blood flowing.Read more...

Apple just announced a new Android app called Tracker Detect, making good on its promise to extend the ability to identify nearby AirTags and Find My trackers to Android users so that they can tell whether or not they’re being unexpectedly surveilled.

It’s an especially hard year to be the type of person who does all of their holiday shopping at the last minute. An ongoing pandemic has left supply chains struggling to keep up with shipping demands, so those who waited too long to snatch up good gifts will have to get extra creative this year. Luckily, we have some…Read more...

If the rumors are true, all Spider-Man movies become one later this week. That’s when Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters and it might see not one, not two, but three Spider-Men sharing the screen. And even if it doesn’t, we know it will feature villains who have fought three different Spider-Men. Since this week is…Read more...

With space stations performing impromptu backflips, rockets careening out of control, billionaires going into space like they just don’t care, and space junk threatening to cause disaster nearly every week, 2021 will go down as one of the more memorable years in space.

It is the year of the microchip, and while the prevailing discussion revolves around shortages, advances in chipmaking techniques promise to revolutionize our gadgets.

Not everything about looking back on the year behind us is always about the things that were new. In the past few years in particular, we’ve been able to take the time to step away from the contemporary pop culture cycle and check back in on the things we missed out on, or wanted to catch up with. Here’s what was on…Read more...

Shortly after President Joe Biden appeared at international climate talks, his administration auctioned off a record amount of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling. It claimed its hands were legally tied by a court mandate. But in a memo, the Department of Justice appears to have admitted a prior court ruling…Read more...

The Expanse kicked off its sixth and final season last week on Amazon Prime, and if you’re like us, you’re a bit concerned for the crew of the Rocinante. Stuck fighting a seemingly hopeless war, and having endured a lot to get to this point, they’re all feeling the strain. But as always on The Expanse, there is reason…Read more...

Apple hyped a new FaceTime feature called SharePlay earlier this year, but then then notable excluded it from the official launches of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey. But SharePlay was released as a feature in iOS 15.1 and has now rolled out in macOS Monterey 12.1, so now everyone can take advantage of the full…Read more...

Two years ago, evidence of a big cosmic burst reached Earth in the form of bright blue flash. Nicknamed “the Cow,” it looked like a supernova—a star’s dramatic death—but it happened even quicker than known star deaths. Now, a team of astronomers believe they’ve narrowed down the list of cosmic suspects to just two:…Read more...

The opening of Roland Emmerich’s new disaster film, Moonfall, has it all: Halle Berry, beautiful space images, astronauts, a twirling shuttle, Patrick Wilson dancing, runaway killer goo, “Africa” by Toto. Truly, if you weren’t already on board for this film, this clip should do the trick.Read more...

After months of leaks and rumors, the tech world had reached something of a collective agreement that Samsung would abandon the “Note” moniker for its supersized power user flagship and move everything over to Galaxy S line. The company didn’t release a Galaxy Note in 2021, and a report out of South Korea claimed…Read more...

Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet—a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of cybersecurity, that would be news on its own, but this particular network was using an alarming blockchain integration that makes…Read more...

Over the weekend, some Android users with Microsoft Teams installed began reporting that they weren’t able to call 911 unless they were signed into the app’s latest update. It’s a pretty grisly software bug, to be sure, and one that’s thankfully been rectified thanks to a new patch that Microsoft issued to its latest…Read more...

It’s the best around and it’s coming back to town. And by “town,” we mean “Netflix.” Cobra Kai season four debuts in a few weeks and io9 talked to its creators about where things are going next and what the ride has been like so far.

The death toll from Friday night’s destructive tornado outbreak in six states continues to rise. Fighting back tears, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that there are now 64 confirmed deaths in his state alone with at least 100 more people who are unaccounted for.Read more...

Citing the rise of space tourism, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to end its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program, the regulator announced in a press release last Friday. Launched in 2004, the program was intended to bring attention to commercial space flight and to certify the pilots of commercial…Read more...

After Sony released the PlayStation 5, gamers were quick to vocalize how much they hated the controversial two-toned black and white façade the company had settled on. At least one company, PlateStation, sought to offer a way for people to customize the new console with colorful aftermarket plate covers; when Sony…Read more...

After a three-year hiatus, Image Comics’ Saga, from writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, is finally picking back up to continue the story of how Alana, Marko, and their daughter Hazel fought in defiance of the universe to protect their small family.

One day we’ll have the effortless smart home experience we’ve all been promised, but it’s going to need to be fixed by some talented people who truly understand why the smart home as we know it is broken. Developer Bastian Andelefski just created a simple iOS app that relies on augmented reality and the iPhone’s…Read more...

The Analogue Pocket was revealed to the world back in October of 2019, and more than a year after preorders opened in August 2020, the portable console is finally here. It’s been a long wait for one of the most anticipated handhelds since the Nintendo Switch, and for those lucky enough to be getting their preordered…Read more...

J.K. Simmons talks returning to J. Jonah Jameson. Ciri tests herself in new footage from The Witcher season 2. Plus, updates on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s filming, and a new look at the return of Resident Alien. To me, my spoilers!

Roughly 40% of new covid-19 cases in London consist of the recently discovered omicron variant, according to UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who made the starling claim on Monday. The news comes as the British public is urged to get coronavirus booster vaccines to help shore up protection against a disease that has…Read more...

As those of us who have watched HBO Max’s And Just Like That, the sequel to the iconic series Sex and the City, can affirm, there are some scenes involving Peloton that could cause the wrong impression. Peloton apparently thought so too, and basically decided to rewrite that part of the story.Read more...

A 1.1 million-square-foot Amazon warehouse that collapsed in Edwardsville, Illinois was among the buildings hit by a series of deadly tornadoes on Friday that swept across six states, killing dozens of people. The tragedy has put Amazon under scrutiny for purportedly not allowing its warehouse workers to have their…Read more...

Multiple health departments in Missouri have abandoned most or all of their covid-19 tracking and prevention work after a recent court ruling stripped state and local public health agencies of their powers to establish disease prevention measures.Read more...

Early on Sunday, a tweet appeared on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s account announcing, out of the blue, that the country had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and would be distributing 500 coins, or $24 million at current market prices, to citizens. Sorry to rain on your parade cryptocurrency stans, but the post…Read more...

With Halo Infinite, 343 Industries and Microsoft want the sixth major entry in the long-running shooter franchise to feel like a soft reboot of the series, particularly in regards to the relationship between the Master Chief and his AI buddy Cortana. After her supposed death at the end of Halo 4, and Halo 5 setting…Read more...

As the “Great Resignation” and anti-work movement continue to pick up steam, companies are struggling with record employee turnover. Customer service industries have been among the hardest hit, with many workers saying no thank you to the idea of handling Karens day in and day out during a pandemic. In a bid to curb…Read more...

One of the things that often makes My Hero Academia so compelling a read (and watch) is Deku. Fun as it can be to watch Bakugo overreact to everything or get swept in the superhero spectacle of it all, using the once powerless Izuku Midoriya as an anchor point to bounce off other characters in the throes of heroic…Read more...

Ever since Injustice: Gods Among Us showed up in 2013 with its take on Superman as a despot, and Man of Steel offered a take on the superhero that was more brutal than the versions that came before, the idea of the Man of Steel being anything other than a shining beacon of hope has been met with disdain. Those who…Read more...

On late Saturday evening, it was announced that Anne Rice, the novelist of gothic horror books such as “Interview with a Vampire,” died at 80 years old. The news broke from her son Christopher, who revealed on social media that complications from a stroke led to her passing.

A bug that prevented a small number of Android users from calling 911 if they had Microsoft Teams installed and were not signed in has been fixed in the latest version of the app.Read more...