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We’ve all been there. A dart blaster battle erupts in the office and you’re too busy with emails or spreadsheets to reach for a weapon to return fire. The solution, as Adam Savage demonstrates in the latest Tested video, is to build yourself a dart-blasting helmet that unleashes a torrent of foam projectiles wherever…Read more...

When Harley Quinn co-creator Patrick Schumacher announced that a spin-off about a bar full of supervillains was in the works at this year’s SXSW, he dropped another bit of news about the third season of the hit animated series: namely, that The Suicide Squad movie and Peacemaker TV series writer and director James GunnRead more...

Disney’s inability to quickly address the company’s involvement in funding legislators involved with Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill has seen plenty of internal and external dissatisfaction with the House of Mouse. But now, things are slowly starting to change—if not nearly enough.Read more...

The next generation of potential vaccines for HIV are set to be tested in humans. This week, the U.S. National Institutes of Health launched an early clinical trial that will track the safety of three experimental HIV vaccines, all being developed by Moderna and based on its mRNA technology, the same platform used for…Read more...

Scientists were able to capture never-before-recorded data on the behavior of the elusive American black swift bird. Among other things, they confirmed that the birds spend nearly all their time flying when not breeding and that they likely rely on moonlight to help them hunt. The team also managed to record them…Read more...

One of the best innovations in wireless earbuds in recent years has been multipoint connectivity allowing the headphones to wirelessly connect to multiple devices and effortlessly switch between them. The new Genki Waveform earbuds take that idea one step further and actually let users listen to audio from two devices…Read more...

Ethan Hawke and Robert Eggers tease a... gaseous tone for The Northman. Denis Villeneuve offers an update on his Dune: Part Two script. Get new looks at Nope and the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Plus, what’s coming on Raised by Wolves. Spoilers get!

Elon Musk, the wealthiest pre-teen shitposter on the internet, challenged Vladimir Putin to a duel on Monday, but the Russian President has yet to take Musk up on his offer. Instead, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Putin, gave Musk some advice on how to properly train for a fight in a Telegram message that…Read more...

Instagram has plans to allow users to display their NFTs and even mint new NFTs within the app, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. But what does that even mean? There are quite a few possibilities, and none of them make a whole lot of sense.

Chances are you’ve retweeted your favorite movie moments from One Perfect Shot on Twitter. The account’s cinematic curation has garnered a mighty following and has connected film enthusiasts and filmmakers alike over their love of iconic movie moments. It makes perfect sense that it’s been transformed into a show …Read more...

In the wake of Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s recent apology for not doing enough to counter Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, employees who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies have announced actions to hold the company accountable.Read more...

Research on homeopathy, a 200-year-old form of alternative medicine, is often biased to make it look more effective than it really is, according to a new study out this week. Homeopathy researchers routinely neglect to register the details of their clinical trials before they publish their results, and unregistered…Read more...

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Australian judges to youth: Drop dead.

It’s perhaps appropriate that the first signs of the recently confirmed megamerger between the libraries of the now Sony-operated Funimation and Crunchyroll are coming in the form of a Dragon Ball based arrival. After all, what is streaming platform consolidation if not a Fusion Dance by another name?

An asteroid measuring around 10 feet wide has burnt up in the skies north of Iceland. This sort of thing happens from time to time, but this incident was notable in that the asteroid was spotted less two hours before the impact.Read more...

For people who have spent decades touting the end of our analog world, tech executives sure do like to stand up on a stage in a room full of people and put their dignity on the line. Silicon Valley CEOs may promise that the workplace of the future is telecommuting via hologram, but when they make those promises, they…Read more...

When Pride Month rolled around last June, both Marvel and DC were ready with special content focusing on their respective LGBTQIA+ characters. This upcoming June will be no different, although one publisher seems to be celebrating Pride Month much, much more heartily than the other, and I’ll give you one guess which…Read more...

Someone at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had it with free trials that turn out not to be so free months later. The federal agency thought that the online signup for Amazon Prime was so shady it conducted an official inquiry into it.Read more...

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments for a case that could weaken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate air pollution. Depending on how the court decides the case of West Virginia v. EPA, the EPA could lose some of its regulatory powers, including regulating greenhouse gas…Read more...

It’s always a cause for celebration when there’s a software update pushed out to Android users. And today, Samsung is bringing some of the best features from the Galaxy S22 series of smartphones to previous generations of its flagship devices.

No, you aren’t experiencing déjà vu. Over 10 years ago, The Time Traveler’s Wife was a major motion picture starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. It’s just that now, in very fitting sci-fi fashion, it’s coming back with new actors, a new creative team, and a whole new outlet. And the first trailer is here.Read more...

For any Bill & Ted fans who think it’s bogus the franchise has come to a close, we have some excellent news. New comic books are on the way featuring everyone’s favorite time-traveling rock stars, and this time they’re going back to hell.Read more...

Back in 2017, the world beheld the awesome power of desperately hungry Rick and Morty fans when that unofficial McDonald’s “Szechuan Sauce” tie-in promotion went sideways—then righted itself, sort of. Last year, the Adult Swim series officially aligned itself with a new fast-food partner: Wendy’s, pushing the chain’s …Read more...

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said that God will “give us time” to fix climate change—“if” it exists, he emphasized—if the U.S. acts now to increase fossil fuel production to respond to the burgeoning energy crisis thanks to the invasion of Ukraine. I can’t believe I just typed that sentence, but here we are!Read more...

NASA is poised to take a major step forward this week as it readies the Space Launch System for its inaugural launch and the official start of the Artemis era.Read more...

Companies like Michelin, Bridgestone, and even Hankook have been demonstrating and promising puncture-proof airless tires for almost two decades now, but their actual rollout has been limited at best. If you’re tired of waiting, maybe it’s time to just build your own like these brave Brits did using a bunch of PVC…Read more...

The first full-length trailer for Ms. Marvel is here and it’s as adorable, fun, and exciting as the comics. Full of absolutely excellent directorial decisions and featuring Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, the new series looks like a tone-perfect mashup of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Sky High.Read more...

Lenovo just refreshed several of its more budget-friendly ThinkPad models, and one, in particular, is worth keeping a close eye on.

At least one familiar face won’t return for Hocus Pocus 2. The Puss in Boots sequel has one hell of a stacked cast. What If could return for season 2 much sooner than you’d think. Plus, what’s next on The Walking Dead and Riverdale, and new looks at Jurassic World: Dominion and Nope. Spoilers, away!

Last June, Reebok collaborated with Hasbro for a collection of five limited edition sneakers that took their inspiration from the heroic costumes worn by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the original live-action series. Reebok went so far as to even theme the shoeboxes, with all five assembling to form an image of…Read more...

Mammals with a nearly exclusive preference for meat are relatively common today, but new research uncovers one of the very first: a bobcat-sized carnivore that lived near what is now San Diego.Read more...

China reported 5,370 new covid-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the country’s National Health Commission, the biggest one-day increase of the entire pandemic. The high case count comes as the province of Jilin and its 24 million people were placed into lockdown on Monday, with millions more in China under harsh…Read more...

In new research out Monday, scientists say they’ve found evidence that our immune system appears more prone to inflammation and other metabolic changes in the aftermath of even a mild case of covid-19. More research will be needed to understand how these changes could be linked to post-covid symptoms, however.Read more...

I first noticed it in the opening scenes. Over a moody, dramatic voiceover, Robert Pattinson, as Bruce Wayne, explains that the Batman’s power comes from fear. Criminals stare down darkened alleys, shadowed doorways, and disused train stations. This is when I rolled my eyes a little. Whatever city Gotham is trying to…Read more...

Media giant AT&T is mired in an advertising contract with One America News network (OAN), the virulently pro-Donald Trump cable channel, until 2024, according to Reuters. The news, first revealed in a lawsuit filed by OAN against the telecom giant, comes months after after AT&T’s subsidiary, satellite TV provider…Read more...

The game that has sold over 82 million copies worldwide is now a Paramount+ series, meaning that legions of Halo fans (and potential legions of non-gamers who happen to dig sci-fi shows) are eagerly awaiting the first episode to drop. While episode one won’t stream until March 24, the review embargo has just…Read more...

Last week’s episode of Picard thrust its heroes into a dark reality where Jean-Luc was not an ideal hero of the utopian Federation, but a butchering general of an evil Confederacy. It asked many questions of the man, but it also asked us this: every wondered what was going on inside a Klingon’s head... quite literally?

It’s probably for the best that Darth Maul isn’t the big bad in the upcoming Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series, avoiding a retread of the character’s terrific bow on Star Wars Rebels. But director Deborah Chow and original writer Hossein Amini pitched a much darker take in which the character would return, but it was…Read more...

This appears to be a case of a misguided marketing piece cut in a way that’s quite a choice.Read more...

Universal Control has finally arrived. Apple’s long-awaited feature debuts today with the release of macOS Monterey 12.3, which brings a handful of other welcome additions.Read more...

If you’re Ukrainian, Meta will no longer allow you to use its platform to call for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin. You can still wish for Russian soldiers, other politicians, and military leaders to meet grisly ends, though.Read more...

Just $1 billion has been allocated for international climate finance in the latest federal spending bill—a far cry from the $11 billion a year President Biden had promised to other world leaders. It’s also just $387 million more than the Trump administration put towards similar causes last year, according to…Read more...

“Energy As A Tool And A Weapon” was the ominous title of a recent hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. With introductions from fossil fuel fanboy and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and a witness panel that included a senior vice president at Shell, the hearing presented an…Read more...

The Batman’s noir aesthetic gave us a moody, grimy world for Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne, as well as his many friends and enemies, to play around in. But if you’re looking for more on how Gotham was brought to life in Matt Reeves’ new DC movie, a new artbook has you covered—and io9 has an exclusive look inside.

There’s a line in Silent Running, a film released 50 years ago this month, that hit me extremely hard when I heard it: “If people were interested, something would have been done a long time ago.” The line is said in response to the news that Earth has decided to abandon all of its efforts to save its own plant life.…Read more...

Duke University researchers say they’ve recently performed a pioneering organ transplant in a baby boy—one meant to help his body accept the new organ without the need for large doses of anti-rejection drugs. More than six months in, the baby’s immune system seems to be adjusting as expected, and he’s doing well. It’s…Read more...

Did you skip seeing Spider-Man: No Way Home in theaters out of concern for the pandemic? Probably not, given the film’s astounding box office. However, there must be a few of you out there, since that number includes myself—which is why I’m delighted to finally watch the opening of the movie. Even if you have seen it,…Read more...

Over-inflate a balloon with a cartoon character on it, and they’ll end up looking stretched and unfamiliar. But as low-tech as balloons are, this same issue also affects the next generation of flexible displays that could one day be used in wearable devices. Researchers in South Korea believe they’ve come up with a…Read more...

Meta (formerly Facebook) might want to put on a VR headset and spend eternity in the metaverse because the company won’t want to show its face after a former Nintendo executive dressed the company down this weekend.Read more...