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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has been docked to the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly a month, with NASA and its commercial partner repeatedly delaying the departure of the crew on board the capsule. Despite indefinitely postponing Starliner's return flight, NASA and Boeing insist that the spacecraft is...Read more...

Did anyone else get force-fed amoxicillin as a young kid? I can still taste the chilled pink chalkiness to this day, lingering in my mouth hours after having taken a spoonful to help kill my strep throat. That's the core memory storming into my brain after I saw this pink Google Pixel 9 leak circulate on 9to5Google....Read more...

Borderlands' August 9 release is just over a month away, and it's still almost incredible that this movie exists. The fact that it's directed by Eli Roth and based on the mega-popular video game isn't so odd; rather, it's the stacked ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Edgar...Read more...

There was a moment while I was watching Ti West's latest film, MaXXXine, that I thought I figured it out. Not the plot or any big twists mind you, but merely what the film was trying to say about fame, Hollywood, and these characters. Just as that happened though, things took a turn in a way that was far simpler and...Read more...

Turbulence on a flight from Spain to Uruguay on Monday was so severe that at least 36 people were hurt, with some even suffering neck and skull fractures, according to a report from the New York Times. Videos posted online after the turbulence appear to show seats stained with blood and one viral video even shows a...Read more...

Before Deadpool 3 became Deadpool & Wolverine, we know that there were a lot of ideas rattling around Ryan Reynolds' head that got shot down. Now we know at least a couple of them, we can start painting a picture of just how varied and wild some of Reynolds' pitches were.Read more...

Hurricane Beryl was upgraded to a Category 5 storm earlier today, making it the earliest storm to hit the heavy-hitting benchmark on record. The storm's winds peaked at a staggering 160 miles per hour (258 km/hr) as it continued its northwesterly course across the Caribbean.

July 1 marked the official merger day between Six Flags and Cedar Fair into Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, a process set in motion after last year's $8 billion deal. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that two theme park companies have officially combined operations, bringing together Six Flags locations with...Read more...

After several weeks with the Copilot+-ified version of the Microsoft Surface Pro in hand, I'm at a loss for words other than annoyed. My 11th-generation Surface Pro consistently set my blood to a lukewarm temperature throughout my use. On occasion, this laptop made my blood hot enough to boil over.Read more...

Netflix has cast a fresh pantheon of gods, faeries, talking dogs, and severed heads for its second season of the live-action Sandman-including a new Thor, Loki, and Odin to rival Disney's. Take a look:

By the time Voyager returns home from the Delta Quadrant at the end of its seven-season run, Kathryn Janeway has seen more in her tour of duty than most Starfleet captains see in their lifetimes (even if she and her crew got to skip out on that whole, y'know, cataclysmic interstellar war thing). So it makes sense that...Read more...

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Remember in May when Scarlett Johansson threatened OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with legal action for using an AI-generated version of her voice for ChatGPT 4.0? The CEO and the actress went back and forth about the accusation, with Altman completely denying it. Scarlett would be happy to see YouTube become the first...Read more...

The home release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is coming soon and it's easily one of the most highly anticipated of the year. Because the film is so great and we want to revisit it over and over, sure, but also because it's got a fantastic set of special features, a piece of which you can exclusively see right...Read more...

Temuera Morrison wants Boba Fett to steal" a future episode of The Mandalorian. Elizabeth Debicki discusses her MaXXXine character's ruthlessness. The cast and crew of Twisters takes you behind-the-scenes in a new featurette. Plus, get a sneak peek behind the scenes as Netflix's One Piece returns to film season 2....Read more...

A weird new app lets San Francisco residents monitor local bars via live video feed to see what's happening there and to check how busy the venues are. 2Nite, which launched earlier this year, uses a network of cameras at various Bay Area establishments to provide remote insights into what's happening at those...Read more...

Have you seen photos on social media of a street sign that reads, Notice, Stolen goods must remain under $950"? The photos were taken in San Francisco and appear to be referring to a right-wing disinformation campaign that claims theft has been legalized in California. But the signs weren't put there by any...Read more...

Who has time for summertime sadness when there are new gadget releases to check out? This month, we got an update on the Insta360 GO and a new mini-LED QLED from Sony. We also went hands-on with the ROG Ally X, which boasts a bigger battery than the Steam Deck. These waterproof JBL speakers are affordable and perfect...Read more...

With three episodes left in the first season of The Acolyte, show creator Leslye Headland admits she isn't quite done incorporating pieces of old-school Star Wars mythology from the Expanded Universe, aka Legends.Read more...

Leave it up to Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) to give Louis' (Jacob Anderson) interview a final definitive disruption that leads to marital woes for Armand (Assad Zaman).Read more...

It's always an honor to get to witness anything or anyone transform into the Force," young padawan Jecki Lon tells Osha in The Acolyte's fourth episode, perhaps preparing us all for the carnage that was to come just a week later in its fifth, leaving a lot of people transforming into the Force. But even with this...Read more...

Chinese company Space Pioneer accidentally launched the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket during a Sunday test of the vehicle that went terribly wrong. The rocket crashed and exploded near a city in Central China, but no injuries have been reported so far.Read more...

In July, there are multiple new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books about estranged friends reuniting to confront something dark in their past-call it the It effect-as well as an array of sci-fi adventures, mythology revisions, tales of terror, supernatural mysteries, fantastical romances, and more. Read on!

Warning: this article is going to make you hungry. There's simply no way around it. Even as we humorously break down the good and bad of Deadpool & Wolverine teaming up with DiGiorno on a series of limited-edition pizzas, talking about pizza at all is going to make you crave a slice.Read more...

President Joe Biden delivered a stunningly bad performance last week during his debate with Donald Trump, causing many Democrats to worry about the future of American democracy. But some folks on social media think they've figured out why Biden looked so puzzled and frequently spoke haltingly with a blank stare in his...Read more...

After the Eye of Sauron heralded a busy start to the summer for Lego fans, you're getting a bit of a break in July-with just six major releases bidding for your time and attention to beat the heat with large amounts of plastic bricks. And one of those is a book! But that doesn't mean there aren't a few things keeping...Read more...

It took 20 years, but the design and delivery of the International Fusion Energy Project's massive toroidal magnets is complete. The 19 coils are now in Southern France, according to an ITER release, setting the stage for the massive nuclear fusion project to make its first plasma... eventually.Read more...

A lot happened on last night's House of the Dragon, a quality the show's many fans have come to expect from HBO's Game of Thrones prequel. But you have to assume most viewers gasped at the big cameo in The Burning Mill," featuring a character even diehards weren't expecting to see.Read more...

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Summer is officially here and with it comes lots of streaming content. Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most....Read more...

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Trap, in which a serial killer colorfully dubbed the Butcher" (Josh Hartnett) learns the cops plan to ambush him at the concert he's just taken his daughter to. Feast your eyes below:

Scientists in California tested a way to coax certain fat cells to burn calories, rather than simply store energy. In new research involving mice, the team found it was possible to convert existing white fat cells into calorie-burning beige fat cells. The findings could pave the way to a new class of obesity...Read more...

The U.S. Supreme Court pushed lower courts to take another look at two laws in Florida and Texas that would have stopped social media companies from removing extremist content or accounts in a decision Monday that's widely being regarded as reasonable. But the court also delivered a much less reasonable decision...Read more...

House of the Dragon has been teasing a terrible civil war in Westeros since the foundations were laid in season one-and now, with House Targaryen bitterly divided, battles are just over the horizon. This week, in episode three, The Burning Mill," we see one last attempt at reconciliation-as well as the beginnings of...Read more...

Streaming services chalk up another victim as Redbox parent company Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment files for bankruptcy.Read more...

Donald Glover's career thrives on mystery. He loves working on projects in secret and then dropping them on an unsuspecting public to incur maximum shock and awe. He's done it with TV, he's done it with music, and now he's doing it with his very own IMAX sci-fi movie that looks like what might happen if Lando...Read more...

Entertainment Weekly has released the first trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man, introducing the world to Jack Kesy's take on everyone's favorite demonic paranormal investigator. Does the film do justice to Richard Corben's artwork from the original three-issue miniseries its based on? Take a look for yourself:

If you're so worried about the Nintendo Switch sequel that you're hovering your mouse over the buy button months before its official announcement, you can relax a bit. Nintendo is promising that they'll beat the scalpers simply by making enough Switch 2s to go around.Read more...

Most of us could probably do with Wi-Fi that's a little faster, and there are more ways to squeeze some extra speed out of your home network than you might have realized-beyond the obvious step of paying your broadband supplier for faster internet.

Later this month, Cobra Kai returns for its sixth and final season, and your ass-kicking first look is finally here. Netflix just released the first trailer for the show and in it, you'll see the now united dojos of the Valley training for their biggest test yet, the return of an unstoppable enemy, and a tantalizing...Read more...

This post was updated on 7/1/24 at 9:46 a.m. to include more information about Switch 2 stock expectations. It was updated 6/18/24 at 9:52 a.m. to include new information from the latest Nintendo Direct. It was updated 5/8/24 at 11:55 a.m. ET to include comments from Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.Read more...

Chad Stahleski is getting ready to shoot his new Highlander film. Could the next Mission Impossible have found an intriguing new co-star? House of the Dragon prepares for carnage in a new teaser. Plus, what's next on My Adventures with Superman. To me, my spoilers!

It has been a pure delight to melt your brains every week, but today's solution will be the last installment of the Gizmodo Monday Puzzle. Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, or puzzled along in silence. Since I can't leave you hanging with nothing to solve, check out some puzzles I made recently for the...Read more...

The U.S. Justice Department intends to criminally charge Boeing for breaching a settlement connected to two deadly 737 Max jetliner crashes, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The federal government is reportedly seeking a guilty plea from Boeing, which may include a $243.6 million criminal fine and...Read more...

Apple is reportedly bringing cameras to AirPods, ear hairs be damned.

Marvel Studios recently released new photos from Deadpool & Wolverine and while they're not groundbreaking, each is our best look yet at characters on opposite sides of the spectrum. On the one side, there's Cassandra Nova, the evil, likely main villain in the film played by The Crown's Emma Corrin. Then there's...Read more...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is coming to an end in the biggest way imaginable. Crunchyroll just announced it acquired the rights to the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and will release it as a trilogy of theatrical films, bringing the story and franchise to a conclusion on the big screen.Read more...

One of the stars of A Quiet Place: Day One is Frodo the cat, the service animal companion to Lupita Nyong'o's Sam, who steals the movie from even Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things). It turns out the feline's future might be more important than we think, and that its journey in the Quiet Place franchise might not be over.Read more...

Over the last three decades, Magic: The Gathering has become increasingly complex as a card game-from new mechanics and formats, to the contemporary rotation of what cards are considered playable in those forms, a lot has been done to transform the game, even in the way it's sold. And that's even before you try and...Read more...

At first blush, the remains of an ancient Roman sandal look more like little gnarled carcasses than footwear. But upon closer inspection and using X-rays, archeologists say the shoe parts they found at an ancient military site are unusually well preserved.