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One America News, the network for conservatives that have wriggled down the far-right rabbit hole so deep they think Fox News is anti-Donald Trump propaganda, is reportedly largely run on the dime of AT&T and its former subsidiary DirecTV.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has rocked the company with distrubing revelations about how the social media giant knows it harms its users, speaking to the media and in front of members of Congress this week to lay out the case that Facebook is doing damage to its users.

Surprisingly, the season one finale of Marvel’s animated Disney+ series—“What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?”—managed to bring the show’s debut to a satisfying close by foregoing any pretense of being about what might happen. Instead, the episode shifts focus to what’s actually happening in the moment... at a time…Read more...

Archaeologists recently analyzed partially cremated remains from a necropolis on the north side of Ischia, a volcanic island off the coast of Italy. In new research published in PLoS ONE, the team reveals that a tomb once thought to belong to one person actually contained three.Read more...

A newly developed bipedal robot can seamlessly switch between walking and flying, and it’s the combination of these two skills that really sets this futuristic machine apart.

After a brief hiatus last year due to, y’know, *gestures wildly at the state of The Earth*, io9's mostly-annual Halloween Costume Show is back and ready for action—and most importantly, for you!

In a glimpse of what could bring a big boost to mobile graphics, Samsung just teased an image showing support for ray tracing on one of its upcoming Exynos processors.Read more...

A woman who was hospitalized with a life-threatening disease in 2019 has her aquarium to blame, say experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a recent report, they detail how her freshwater home aquarium was contaminated by the same bacteria that caused her illness, known as melioidosis. Hers is…Read more...

Paranoid about spilling food or drinks on your computer or keyboard? You can always not eat at your desk, but back here in reality, a more complicated solution is to build yourself a cup wrapped in a working version of Google’s mobile Gboard keyboard. After all, if the keyboard is already in hand while you’re…Read more...

There’s a very good reason why Dune, one of the most influential sci-fi books of all time, has never had a great adaptation. Basically, it’s just a lot. The story is set across multiple planets; follows several families, factions, and belief systems; and is less about action than it is about persuasion—diplomacy or…Read more...

The Flanagan Cinematic Boo-niverse is continuing to expand at Netflix. After his latest television series, Midnight Mass, the streamer has announced Mike Flanagan’s involvement in two more frightful works.

When we first got a glimpse of Locke & Key season two, we were teased that the Locke kids’ acceptance as the fabled guardians of the magical keys and their family estate was going to create some pretty big problems for them—and a sinister threat was already in their midst. Now, we can see just how bad that’s going to…Read more...

If you’re a regular Google Maps user, you might be able to use the app to make less emissions-intensive choices in the future. Google announced on Wednesday that it is adding options to show drivers less carbon-intensive routes on the Maps app, along with a slew of other individual-focused tools like showing the…Read more...

It’s official: 480 Otis is 2021's burliest bear. Bow down.

Back at WWDC, Apple said expanded FindMy integration was coming for AirPods in iOS 15. Now, Apple is delivering on that promise with a firmware update that gives you more options if you lose track of your AirPods Pro or AirPods Max.Read more...

It feels like Joby’s GorillaPod tripods have been around unchanged since the dawn of time—but for good reason. Their design is very clever, with flexible legs that hold any shape allowing them to grip random objects for the ultimate flexibility in where a photographer or videographer can perch their camera. Fifteen…Read more...

Keanu Reeves hypes up the movie spin on his comic-collaboration BRZKR. AMC’s Interview With the Vampire has found its Claudia. Plus, new footage from Eternals, and what’s next on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Spoilers now!

The real reason many people buy houses isn’t for the extra room or because it’s a sound financial investment. It’s so that every October they have a place to go completely overboard with Halloween decorations and turn their front lawns into haunted horrorscapes.

The Windows 11 rollout is underway, with brand new PCs and newer hardware the first in line. If you’re on an older machine, you might have to wait a few months to see an option to upgrade.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a new statement defending his company late Tuesday in the wake of U.S. Senate testimony from whistleblower Frances Haugen. And while comparing Facebook in the 2020s to Big Tobacco in the 1990s isn’t new, it really is striking to see Zuck make the same arguments that companies like…Read more...

Polar’s always been a brand for the more hardcore fitness buffs among us. Case in point: When everyone was hunkering down at home last year, the company launched three new fitness smartwatches. Truly inspirational. Now, in 2021, Polar is doubling down on the fact that we’re sick of staying at home by launching yet…Read more...

A new study might provide some comfort to those who suffer from allergies. The research found little evidence that having allergies directly raises the risk of developing mental health problems, or vice-versa, something that previous research had suggested might be the case. Though it’s still possible that treating…Read more...

Members of the hacker collective Anonymous claim to have leaked a large cache of data belonging to the Republican Party of Texas. The leak, the size of which is unclear, is said to include the “private documents” of the organization.Read more...

While the first season of Marvel’s What If? has transformed from a simple anthology series of tales from alternate realities—call them the Marvel Non-Cinematic Universes, if you will—it’s certainly become a giant, over-arcing story about a group of heroes coming together to fight what seems to be an all-powerful…Read more...

Right on time for spooky season, CBS is gearing up to release its adaptation of Ghosts, the 2019 BBC One comedy about a cash-strapped married couple who unexpectedly become the latest, modern-day owners of a sprawling and once-luxurious countryside manor that just so happens to be infested with a bunch of ghosts. To…Read more...

Depending on your mob media consumption, you might think of mafiosos as vicious sociopaths (The Sopranos), tragic personalities (The Godfather), tough but ultimately loveable goofballs (Analyze This), or just poorly written (The Many Saints of Newark). As it turns out, some of them are also Gen Xers or millennials or…Read more...

The overwhelming majority of humans will never be able to afford flights to space, but World View Enterprises is hoping that its stratospheric balloon ride, at a fraction of the cost of SpaceX or Blue Origin trips, will offer a very space-like experience for its customers.

The Apple Pencil is a useful way to get more out of your iPad, giving you the ability to sketch, scribble notes, and multitask. But at $99 for the first-gen Pencil and $129 for Apple Pencil 2, the stylus doesn’t come cheap. Here’s what you need to know about getting the most out of your new accessory.Read more...

Lord of the Rings’ road to blockbuster movie stardom wasn’t all Kingsfoil and bountiful Hobbit luncheons. Peter Jackson’s vision for J.R.R. Tolkien’s vast world was incredibly ambitious, and a point of contention with production studios he attempted to convince to let him bring the fantasy saga to life. One…Read more...

In 2017, a team of astronomers looking at the oldest and most distant galaxy in the observable universe saw something weird in their data: a flash of bright light, which they last year reported could have been a gamma-ray burst that emanated from a star within the ancient galaxy. But other astronomers weren’t so…Read more...

If you live in New York City, you are a pedestrian or you are a driver, and you’re enmeshed in a war over streets that hits everyone’s wallets and time. Now, an extraordinary alliance has emerged: a militant local bike lane group, backed by Uber and Lyft, is battling car owners over hundreds of free parking spots.…Read more...

They got Affleck, they got Keaton, so you have to wonder about Clooney. Next year, DC is expanding its very own multiverse in The Flash, Andy Muschietti’s story about Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), which will feature not only the debut of Supergirl (Sasha Calle), but a pair of Batmen played by some familiar faces: Michael…Read more...

Facebook and all of its affiliated companies and services suddenly disappeared from the web on Monday—an outage that lasted over five hours and left users unable to reach their FB, WhatsApp, or Instagram accounts. Rumors and conspiracy theories soon spread that the social media giant had been hacked, or that it was…Read more...

Keen as ever to innovate around new ways to siphon data out of your home, Amazon is reportedly hard at work on a smart refrigerator that will be able to track your purchase habits, predict your food preferences, and give you health and nutrition advice you didn’t ask for.Read more...

We just received our first look at HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon; sure, there was probably less than 60 seconds of footage in there, but it can still feel inexplicable if you don’t know all the background material George R.R. Martin wrote for the history of Westeros. So let’s meet all of…Read more...

Complaints Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accuses the company of lying to the agency, investors, journalists, and Congress.Read more...

The UK is already facing major gas shortages, and now French officials threatening to sever an agreement to supply electricity to the country. The reason? The officials are ticked off by the UK’s refusal to grant French fishermen licenses to fish in British waters, creating the latest drama in the messy Brexit split.

At her 70th birthday party, vibrant former ballet dancer Judith Albright (Barbara Hershey) suffers a mild stroke. Intent on not being a burden to her daughter and her teenage grandson, she agrees to move into a nursing home—located in a Gothic mansion that just so happens to be hiding a very disturbing secret. One of…Read more...

After months of waiting for an official date, Google has finally announced that its Pixel Fall Launch is happening on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.Read more...

The Southern California city of Huntington Beach is currently covered with crude oil from a pipeline breach. It may be jarring to see officials rushing to save a California beach from a crude spill, but the city’s culture has been awash in oil for decades. You can look no further than the local high school mascot.Read more...

If your street isn’t packed with cars and angry neighbors because your decorations aren’t completely over the top, you’re not doing Halloween right. If you’re not sure how over the top you need to go, let this amazing Ghostbusters-themed house in California be a good place to start.Read more...

The reanalysis of a fossil found more than 20 years ago in New Mexico has resulted in the discovery of an entirely new species of horned dinosaur. Named Sierraceratops turneri, the Cretaceous beast is a sign that dinosaurs were more diverse than we thought—and that many new species are still waiting to be found.Read more...

New information about California’s biggest oil spill in decades continues to emerge, as federal and state officials scramble to contain the damage and lawmakers call for changes and accountability.Read more...

Hasbro has heard your demands for new Mandalorian figures, and answered with: well, what if the next Stormtrooper figure came with some light artillery?

Spider silk may not be quite as magical a substance as we’ve been led to believe, new research suggests. Scientists looked closely at the silk of several different spiders but were unable to find any with antimicrobial properties. The researchers say their findings should throw into question past claims of finding…Read more...

The West has been primed to burn at a moment when more people than ever have moved to some of the most dangerous forests on Earth. The result has been an endless stream of horror stories and images: houses on fires, dead animals, ecosystems upended, people crying when they realize they lost everything, drone shots of …Read more...

Earth is losing some of its glow, a study published in Geophysical Research Letters last week shows. It appears climate change and a natural climate shift have essentially scuffed up our planet. We really can’t have nice things, can we folks?

Tilda Swinton is heading to the post apocalypse for a cryptic new musical. Jason Blum has Halloween-tier plans for the return of The Exorcist. Jason Reitman talks about the wonderfully small way his father contributed to Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Plus, a classic Flash returns on Stargirl. Spoilers now!

As the automotive assembly line improved and modernized over the past century, it opened up new possibilities for new vehicles to be customized by drivers. BMW is taking the next step with customization with a newly developed robot that can quickly paint vehicles with complex designs like a giant inkjet printer.Read more...

Even among 2-in-1s, Microsoft’s Surface Book was kind of a unicorn. You can open up its wings and use it like a typical laptop, but then with the push of a button, its screen can detach and fly away, becoming a standalone tablet floating through the wind. OK, I may have overdone the unicorn analogy, but you get the…Read more...